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|DM Alexander Kilcoyne
Welcome to DM Alexander Kilcoyne's Serpents Skull PbP- Chapter 2, Racing to Ruin
Previously on Serpents Skull...
Our Heroes-
And so the story continues...
Ambroze led you to the Sargava Club last night, a fine inn where few questions were asked but free food and board was given by the kindly owner- sympathetic to your plight of surviving a shipwreck. You get the impression hes hoping somebody will tell the tale in the common room in the evening in return but he hasn't specifically asked it. After arriving, you tucked into what must have been the finest meal in your life; or at least, after eating simple cooked meat and berries on a undead infested island, it felt like it. Despite enquiries, no one at the club could cast Remove Curse and if asked, many would be skeptical that the churches would cast such a powerful spell without owing someone a favor. Sleep came easily for everyone despite the disheartening news, a soft bed something of a strange thing without the background noises of the jungle and the stirring of a dozen other people around you.
The next day, you meet over breakfast to make plans. Ambroze has made some more progress with Ieana's notes over the course of last night...
New section in italics.
The Azlant hero Savith, who led an army to Garund to defeat the serpentfolk empire once and for all. After leading her troops on a fierce campaign through the Screaming Jungle and into the Mwangi Expanse in search of the serpentfolk city of Ilmurea, Savith built a small fort in a secluded area a mere stone's throw from the deep scars in the earth that led to Ilmurea from the surface. Within this stronghold, called Tazion, Savith built a map of the region to plot her final assault on the serpentfolk city. When Savith ultimately perished defeating the serpentfolk god Ydersius, her followers built a city in the jungle above Ilmurea and named it Saventh-Yhi ("Savith's Grave") in her honor.
With the rise of the city, Tazion waned in importance, though it still stood near one of the entrances to the hidden valley. The story continues as a cult of Zura sprung up decades later in the now-legendary lost city of Saventh-Yhi, a dark and debased cult that worshipped the evil deity and ex-Azlant. The inhabitants of Saventh-Yhi defeated the cultists in a fierce battle and banished the survivors from the city forever. Fleeing to the island of Smuggler's Shiv, these cultists became vampires and plotted a return to their homeland to spread Zura's worship and their curse of vampirism to their former brethren. Unfortunately for them, the magical wards surrounding Saventh-Yhi kept them from simply retracing their steps. Thus, they planned to enter the city through Tazion, where they could use Savith's original magical map to find the "back door" into Saventh-Yhi.
Ambroze needs a few more days to decipher the final section of the notes but hes getting the impression that the location of this 'Tazion' will be revealed...
Day 1, Sargava Club, Eleder...
While pleased to have a good meal, and grateful for a night of restful sleep, Tun'ada is clearly not comfortable in the city...
"Sounds like we may have another adventure to embark on, Ambroze. What say the rest of you? After we see to Chi's...condition, I for one, would be more than willing to seek out this Tazion. If for no other reason than I am sure Yarzoth is not the only one seeking to bring back her dead god."
|Chi T'reignial
Never having stayed at an inn of any sort, Gwen is clearly taken with the experience. She arrives downstairs in the morning freshly washed and preened, her beauty nearly radiating from her. So many days spent with dirt and mud in her hair and covering her skin had cast somewhat of a pallor over the girl's natural beauty, but those influences now seem a thing of the past. She eats voraciously. As she does so, her attention is focused on Ambroze's account of the translation. As Tun'ada mentions the possibility of seeking out Tazion and Saventh-Yhi, her mind races.
Is this well and truly it, then, Gods? Have you led me here into this place with these companions that I might attain the power I need to defeat Mengkare and free my people? Surely, if any facet of Savith's power remains in this hidden place, it would behoove me to seek it out. Mengkare is nearly a god himself, and I will need all the help I can get...
She finds herself nodding her head, slowly.
Yes, Tun'ada, I think this is a wise course. Although I am saddened to consider leaving civilization nearly as soon as we've found it, we are in a unique position. Such opportunities are best seized. But first, we must do everything we can in order to restore Chi's dignity to her. If the temples can only cast such spells if they owe a favor, let's see to it that they owe us a favor. Bring me to a high priest, I will do my best to talk our way into his favor. With help, of course.
Gwen says this last while smiling demurely at Ambroze.
|Chi T'reignial
|Marcus Alanto
Marcus looks a little downcast on the way to the inn, the ambiguous parting from Sasha seems to have him thinking he should have said something meaningful to the former Red Mantis.
His spirits soon pick up though and in barely a few hours he seems to have secured a bath, a haircut and a fancy red coat, cutting a much more distinguished figure than the bedraggled man who wandered into camp from the beach. At breakfast he casually sips one of the inkeeper's finer wines while he listens to Ambroze's tale and Tun'ada's proposal.
So this city is above a city full of these snake people? I'm not sure I'm keen to run into a bunch of them. Just one nearly managed to finish us off.
Something seems to occur to him.
What do you think Ambroze? This Saventh-Yhi. Was it reknowned for its treasures? I've heard legends about these lost cities in the jungle: golden idols, diamonds the size of your fist. He starts to get excited.
Hey! We're the only ones who know about this place right? We could take a look see. See if theres any treasure that needs liberating. Marcus seems oblivious that ship has probably already sailed.
But theres no rush right? We could take a few weeks to rest, get Chi cured, see the sights.
|Chi T'reignial
Well, let's move along, shall we?
After breakfast is consumed, Gwen asks the innkeep about the local temples - which are the most powerful, which are the closest, whether any have a reputation for corruption.
...and I'll thank you to point me in the direction of one who would know, if you don't, good sir. I'm certain that your knowledge of your city is more than sufficient, however.
Diplomacy: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (18) + 9 = 27
|DM Alexander Kilcoyne
Well, let's move along, shall we?
After breakfast is consumed, Gwen asks the innkeep about the local temples - which are the most powerful, which are the closest, whether any have a reputation for corruption.
...and I'll thank you to point me in the direction of one who would know, if you don't, good sir. I'm certain that your knowledge of your city is more than sufficient, however.
Diplomacy: 1d20+9
The barkeep is a grizzled man who claims to know about anything adventurer's will need in their time in Eleder. He says the only church that has any real power in Eleder is the Church of Abadar, who bought out the old church of Aroden years ago and is said to include the Grand Custodian Utilinus among its clergy; he gives you detailed directions to the church and also points you to 'Temple Street', a street famous for the missionaries of various deities that will attempt to convert you but may also be able to cast spells needed, for a price.
|Marcus Alanto
|Chi T'reignial
Chi gathers her possessions together "You never know when something might be useful to sell or barter for something better." Thinking, 'might buy my real self back again'. She covers herself up as best she can, despite the heat of the place, and follows the others as they follow the directions to the temple.
If you're not on the way to the temple, then she'll slink back into the shadows behind you.
Indeed we are!
Gwen leads the party to the temple of Abadar, and requests an audience with the High Cleric.
Gwenyth Elise Finley, The Undrowned, Survivor of the Jenavere, Bane of the Last Priestess of Ydersius, Mouthpiece of Life and Friend and Companion to the Castaways kindly wishes to speak with the High Cleric. Will you grant me an audience?
|DM Alexander Kilcoyne
You make your way through the streets of Eleder, following the fairly detailed map the barkeep drew for you. Sure enough, you come to one of the grandest buildings in Eleder, the church of Abadar, formerly the Church of Aroden and still bearing his symbol, the Eye, high above the doors. A mighty cathedral, the thirty steps leading up to the open set of oak double doors are filled with a throng of worshippers and those seeking aid, both spiritual and financial.
Gwenyth manages to find an acolyte of Abadar and makes her request. The middle aged man looks at her gravely after listening patiently to her and replies-
I'm afraid that the High Priest doesn't just see anyone; hes an extremely busy man and I can't guarantee he is even in the church at present. I'm sorry, did you say 'Last Priestess of Ydersius'? I'm afraid worship of the Beheaded One is not so uncommon in the Mwangi Expanse and other dark corners of the world, so I must contest your self-proclaimed title madam. What is the nature of your need to see his grace?
OOC I love the titles xD.
|Chi T'reignial
As Chi enters the magnificent cathedral, she feels as an insect under its immense roof. The vast size and richness of murals, tapestries and colored glass windows, is like no other building she has entered before. She lets her hand rub against the mighty oaken door as they enter, letting the history and spirits of the place contact her own being. Trying to be part of the structure, of the place, listening to the faint sound of chanting voices coming from somewhere distant. Her senses tingle, yet they make her feel just a small insignificant speck of dust or is it a seed on the winds of fate. A feeling comes, is it divine inspiration or .... The question is planted will she be a seed blown about never taking hold in the earth or will she and her friends be like strong and healthy plants taking root and altering the paths of the winds, as the great trees in the Mwangi do. For moments Chi forgets her deformity, forgets her curse, for the first time in days she feels positive about the future. She follows her friends until Gwen stops in front of her, talking.
Chi blinks as Gwen describes herself, even Chi seems more impressed with her friend and almost bows her head herself, before she remembers and mutters quietly to herself, "Don't be silly, its really Gwen." A smile breaks across her face, her eyes become a little misty, as she realizes how much Gwen's friendship has come to mean. As she thinks of each of her companions, no friends, in turn. A common bond binds them together.
My apologies, folks. I have been beyond slammed at work these past few weeks even during the recent holiday and haven't had an opportunity to take the time to craft a suitable post for the beginning of our next chapter. I hope to make a more substantial post this weekend after my workload lightens up. Until then, please assume that Ambroze is working diligently to decipher the rest of Yarzoth's notes, even as he accompanies the group to the temple of Abadar.
|Marcus Alanto
|Marcus Alanto
Marcus`s impatience seems to get the better of him.
Our business? Our comrade was inflicted by a curse from some ancient vampire cult while risking her life fighting a great evil. The kind of evil you priests are supposed to deal with. Only of course your too busy counting offerings and so forth. Now we both know how these things work. We have gold. So go fetch your High Priest and do it now!
|Chi T'reignial
|DM Alexander Kilcoyne
Marcus`s impatience seems to get the better of him.
Our business? Our comrade was inflicted by a curse from some ancient vampire cult while risking her life fighting a great evil. The kind of evil you priests are supposed to deal with. Only of course your too busy counting offerings and so forth. Now we both know how these things work. We have gold. So go fetch your High Priest and do it now!
If you seek crusading clergy who wish to reward those who smite evil, I daresay you would be better off seeking a priest of Iomedae on Temple Street, sir. A curse, you say? Perhaps with more information I could be a little more helpful.
|Marcus Alanto
|DM Alexander Kilcoyne
|Marcus Alanto
|Marcus Alanto
|Chi T'reignial
Didn't show up as new for me either....but here now.
Chi bows her head to the clergyman, a little unsure her voice quietly says, "Lead on." She follows into the curtained booth, removing her outer garments, revealing the bat-like deformities. "Courtesy of some ancient god, I believe my good friend found evidence of a god called Zura, but it might just have easily been an evil curse from Ydersius.... It was divine magic held in a rune, hidden from us. Please help me become clean again!" she pleads to the priest.
|Marcus Alanto
|DM Alexander Kilcoyne
|DM Alexander Kilcoyne
Per the ooc thread, I'm back. My most sincere apologies to my friends and companions.
I'm afraid that the High Priest doesn't just see anyone; hes an extremely busy man and I can't guarantee he is even in the church at present. I'm sorry, did you say 'Last Priestess of Ydersius'? I'm afraid worship of the Beheaded One is not so uncommon in the Mwangi Expanse and other dark corners of the world, so I must contest your self-proclaimed title madam. What is the nature of your need to see his grace?[/ooc]
Gwen flushes at the repudiation of her title, temporarily put off, but is not to be deterred after her companions recover for her.
Yes, yes. This curse - for so we believe it to be - was inflicted upon my friend here in the bowels of a temple to Zura, which in turn was likely an older temple to the beheaded god. Although many may call themselves priestesses of Ydersius, I would wager that few indeed are or have been as close to restoring the serpent god to his, shall we say, wholly living state as the priestess we found there. She was, after all, in the middle of a ceremony, and likely minutes away from achieving that unholy act when we stopped her. At this last, Gwen gestures to her companions.
I present to you Marcus Alanto, Chi T'reignial, Tun'ada of the Mwangi Expanse, and the scholar Ambroze Zimblethorpe Boddynock. It is to be understood that you fail to greet us with a hero's welcome, for how could you know what we have endured and achieved? But now you know, so I will thank you to observe due courtesy and treat my companion's illness with all haste. As Marcus points out, we have coin. You have vaults. It seems a perfect match to mine eyes.
Should a further Diplomacy roll be needed: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (20) + 9 = 29
|DM Alexander Kilcoyne
Having inspected Chi carefully in the booth with minimal fuss and a great deal of courtesy, the priest listens carefully to your pleas and tale. Gwenyth seems to have genuinelly moved him with her words and his stern gaze seems to soften as Gwenyth explains the deeds which led to the curse being bestowed.
I would dearly like to help, but as you may suspect, such power is not mine to bestow- and the ability to remove this curse would require magic only available to very few within the church; indeed, within Eleder or Sargava itself. Perhaps only the High Priest himself or the Grand Custodian has such power, unless an item to battle the curse could be requisitioned.
As the acolyte speaks, he begins to lead you back towards the grand set of stairs.
I will be frank with you, because I do believe your tale and respect your deeds; offering coin here is simply not enough. As far as I can tell, you have no way of verifying your deeds other than your word; but most importantly, you have no influence here in the city. Such powerful magic and use of the High Priest's time and precious spells are not doled out over a quick exchange of money for services rendered; you need influence here, or a patron who can grant it. Nevertheless, I will personally write a petition to my superior for the request to be passed along. Perhaps, with the aid of divination magic, we can verify your claims of heroic deeds and reward you for them appropiately, in a few weeks time.
Gwen sighs, but a look of understanding passes over her face just afterward.
Very well, servant of the Master of the Vaults. We greatly appreciate your efforts on our behalf. We are staying at the Sargava Club, should you wish to reach us. If we can conceive of a way to prove our deeds, we may return sooner. For now, we will take our leave.
She gestures to the others, and walks into the street.
You heard him - weeks. That will surely not suffice. We need to gain influence with some powerful person or group. I can think of several that might be interested to hear what we might be able to tell them - once Ambroze has finished deciphering what he needs to decipher. Jask may be able to get us an in with the government here, and Gelik may be able to introduce us to the Pathfinders. What say you?
Hope everyone had great holidays!
"It might be worth talking to those priests of Iomedae the Abadaran mentioned," Ambroze suggests, giving his friends a slightly cross-eyed look as he glances up from the cryptic notes that he's trying to decipher. "Didn't he say they could be found on Temple Street?"
|Marcus Alanto
Marcus seems right on the verge of an angry outburst following the priest's words but controls his temper (if barely).
In the street.
Damn Abadarans. Worse than useless! Don't worry Chi, we'll try every temple if we have to!
And Gwen's right. Jask will be able to help surely.
How about we split up? Some of us go see Jask and the others try the rest of the temples with Chi?
|Chi T'reignial
Gwen smiles wanly and gives her head a slight shake.
I already tire of treating with these diplomats in priest's clothes. "Crusading clergy who wish to reward those who smite evil" indeed! What other kind of clergy ought there to be? Timid clergy who wish to reward those who coddle evil and feed it a sweetmeat? She scoffs indignantly.
I think we should see Jask, or seek out Master Gelik. They at least will not question our deeds or our valor.
Gwen is clearly pouting.
If we do split up, which I think to be a worthy idea, I will go see Jask.
|DM Alexander Kilcoyne
"Yes, let's talk to Master Gelik. I don't know why I didn't think of it earlier, but from the stories that Uncle Dimble told me Pathfinders run into problems like this all the time. If the local priests can't help, I'm sure that the Pathfinders would have the resources to help Chi. Master Gelik said that he'd be at the local Pathfinder lodge - let's look him up there."
Knowledge (local) to know the location of the Pathfinder Lodge: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (13) + 8 = 21 - if that doesn't work, hopefully we can ask at the Sargava Club.
I support the plan to split up. How about Ambroze goes with Marcus to the Pathfinders, and Gwen takes Chi and Tun'ada to see Jask?
|Marcus Alanto
|Chi T'reignial
|DM Alexander Kilcoyne
Ambroze can recall the location of the Pathfinder Lodge in Eleder- its in the dockside district of Eleder and quite a humble building, although the large wooden structure still dwarfs many around it. Name dropping Gelik gets you fast tracked into an audience with Venture-Captain Finze Bellaugh, who has apparently heard all about you from the bard. You are now in a small and comfortable meeting chamber with fine food spread out for you with said Venture Captain and an overjoyed Gelik.
Does this mean you're going to make the right choice for who to sponsor your expedition? Gelik asks Ambroze excitedly, not paying a lot of attention to Marcus. Finze Bellaugh himself is a middle aged human man and is clearly a wizard- featuring the distinct hunched back of a scholar who has spent far too much time hunched over an old tome or grimoire.
Recently reinstated Pathfinder Gelik speaks highly of all of you- and I understand you have survived quite the ordeal on Smugglers Shiv. Forgive me if i'm not eager to hear the tale again, as Gelik has told it at least a dozen times now and the walls are rather thin in this lodge. What can I do for you today, friends?
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The Sargavan Palace in Eleder is still a magnificent structure that dominates the entire city, but signs of the country's decay are visible in the somewhat shoddily maintained walls and grounds. Jask is in the first large chamber you enter and is in conversation with Ishorou when you arrive. He spots you and he and the Tien man approach, embracing Gwenyth warmly and seemingly about to embrace Chi but perhaps thinks the better of it, not wanting to upset her.
My friends- I have received a full pardon and the information contained within the evidence you found was assigned a reward by the Grand Custodian himself- here, its all your.
Jask hands Tun'ada a large purse of coins 100 platinum pieces.
Are you hoping the government can help Chi? I've spoken to my superiors here and can get you an audience promptly if you wish- it seems unlikely they'll help out of the kindness of their hearts, but i'm sure we could broker a deal...
"The temples of the gods of this city seem not able to aid Chi. Perhaps your friends can help her."
The tribesman looks at the bag of coins after hearing Jask's last comment...
Maybe this money you were so generous to give us could help that deal along..."
|Chi T'reignial
Chi smiles at Jask and Ishorou, trying to hide her deformities as much as possible. Thankful that her friends are not making the uncomfortableness of her situation any worse by physical contact. "Your kindness is always accepted with love, my friends."
|Marcus Alanto
Sponsor? Am I missing something? Marcus looks sharply between the two gnomes, evidently a bit miffed at Gelik's treatment and suddenly realising the obvious about what Gelik would have said and to whom.
Turning to Finze. As Gelik no doubt relayed, our companion Chi has been afflicted by a foul curse that has warped her appearance. We seek a priest to remove it but the damn bureaucracy here makes that difficult.
No doubt our friend Gelik has also relayed the extent of our assistance in the matters that have led to his reinstatement. We'd like your help in procuring a cure. Influence seems to be the issue rather than coin.
Said with all of the persuasiveness of a 7 charisma. Might as well try a roll. Diplomacy 1d20 - 2 ⇒ (19) - 2 = 17
Edit:woot. Marcus is uncustomarily eloquent in making his request. Can I get an assist from Ambroze?
|DM Alexander Kilcoyne
"The temples of the gods of this city seem not able to aid Chi. Perhaps your friends can help her."
The tribesman looks at the bag of coins after hearing Jask's last comment...
Maybe this money you were so generous to give us could help that deal along..."
I will be blunt with you all. Sargava is a struggling country that desperately needs coin and influence to stay afloat- now, what you found in the underground temple hints at a fantastic discovery. I arranged the audience in the hope that you would at least consider letting the Sargavan government sponsor your expedition there, or sell them the information you possess if you aren't inclined to do so. In either case, curing Chi of her curse would be a boon as part of the deal, completely off the negotiating table. It would be guaranteed and not held over your heads.
Jask looks at the three of you gravely, hope written on his face.
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Sponsor? Am I missing something? Marcus looks sharply between the two gnomes, evidently a bit miffed at Gelik's treatment and suddenly realising the obvious about what Gelik would have said and to whom.
Turning to Finze. As Gelik no doubt relayed, our companion Chi has been afflicted by a foul curse that has warped her appearance. We seek a priest to remove it but the damn bureaucracy here makes that difficult.
No doubt our friend Gelik has also relayed the extent of our assistance in the matters that have led to his reinstatement. We'd like your help in procuring a cure. Influence seems to be the issue rather than coin.
Said with all of the persuasiveness of a 7 charisma. Might as well try a roll. Diplomacy 1d20 - 2
Edit:woot. Marcus is uncustomarily eloquent in making his request. Can I get an assist from Ambroze?
Marcus' eloquence seems to be well received by Finze but its likely that its no more than a Venture-Captain would expect in a formal meeting.
Influence is something we can provide to your group, as well as coin and the full backing of the greatest expeditionary society in all of the Inner Sea Region, if not Golarion itself. Gelik tells me you have information that could lead you Saventh-Yhi; assuming this is indeed the case, we're prepared to make you a generous offer to sponsor your expedition which will include immediate removal of your companions curse, as a gesture of our goodwill. If your interested in such a proposal perhaps we could even strike a contract today, if you have the backing of your group in this matter.
|Marcus Alanto
Finze's utterly unsubtle linking of assistance with accepting sponsorship seems to have Marcus quite angry, although he surpresses an outburst. He gives Gelik a hard "seriously?" look and looks sidewise at Ambroze perhaps not sure where the gnome's ultimate loyalties lie.
We will speak to our group. It may well be that we decide that we do need assistance and the pathfinder society is best suited to give it.
He pauses. But lets be clear. After helping Gelik. And having our friend afflicted by an awful curse while stopping a great evil and curing the shiv from an even greater curse. You are not prepared to make your gesture of goodwill unless we accept your offer? Is that about the size of it Venture-Captain?
|DM Alexander Kilcoyne
Gelik was not a Pathfinder at the time of your ordeal and quite frankly, had been something of a liability and an embaressment for us in recent months.
Gelik scowls at Finze behind his back.
That is indeed the size of it Marcus and I am sorry it displeases you. I'm running a guild of exploration here and delving into secrets lost to civilisation for hundreds if not thousands of years- not a charity or Paladin order. Removing a curse of the magnitude Gelik describes is no easy task, nor is it a cheap one, nor would it be a quick process to requisition such resources when the society will see little gain in it for them. If another faction or organisation will cure Chi before you do anything for them, i'd like your friend Ambroze here to come and regale us with this tale- for until I hear it and see her cured with my own eyes, I am truly sceptical that any will give something for nothing. Not with the rumours flying around about your discovery on Smugglers Shiv, at any rate. Not in Sargava.
Finze rises to his feet.
If you do decide that you want the most experienced delvers in the world assisting your expedition and increasing your odds of success, you know where to find us now and we are extremely interested in such a proposal. Ambroze, do you have anything to add?
"We're honored that the Pathfinder Society would consider sponsoring our expedition to Saventh-Yhi, Venture-Captain Bellaugh. To be honest, that's not something I had even considered," Ambroze says, a bit naively. "But having an organization as skilled at exploration as the Pathfinder Society aiding us would be a huge benefit, Marcus. And the Venture-Captain has a point. I doubt there's anyone here that would help us cure Chi strictly as an act of charity - we're going to owe someone a favor for curing Chi, regardless of who we go to."
The gnome scholar pauses for a moment as he considers all that the Venture-Captain has said and is struck with a new thought. "And if what Venture-Captain Bellaugh says is true - about rumors already circulating regarding our discovery on the Shiv - then less scrupulous folk may also seek to take advantage of us. It might be good to have the protection of the Pathfinder Society on our side," Ambroze says to Marcus.
Ambroze turns back to the Venture-Captain. "Venture-Captain Bellaugh, I truly appreciate your generous offer and will relay it to my companions with all haste. However, I feel I must correct you on your assessment of Master Gelik. Master Gelik was instrumental in helping all of us survive our ordeal on the Shiv. Why, without him we may have never gotten the lighthouse to a functional condition to signal to the ship that finally rescued us. And he was a veritable whirlwind of death in our battle against the horde of vicious cannibals that inhabited the island. I think the Pathfinder Society should consider itself quite fortunate to count him as a member."
Ambroze bows respectfully to the Venture-Captain and to Master Gelik. "Again, I appreciate the time you've taken to meet with us, and your generous offer. We will discuss it with our friends and return with our answer. I hope to speak with you again soon."
I will be blunt with you all. Sargava is a struggling country that desperately needs coin and influence to stay afloat- now, what you found in the underground temple hints at a fantastic discovery. I arranged the audience in the hope that you would at least consider letting the Sargavan government sponsor your expedition there, or sell them the information you possess if you aren't inclined to do so. In either case, curing Chi of her curse would be a boon as part of the deal, completely off the negotiating table. It would be guaranteed and not held over your heads.
Jask looks at the three of you gravely, hope written on his face.
"Jask, as you well know there are others we must speak with before making a decision on behalf the group as a whole. Allow us to get back to you after speaking with Ambroze and Marcus, I am sure we will be willing to listen to your friends, especially if it can help Chi, but we do need to talk to the others first."


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Chapter changes name to Cancer Support Community Southwest Wisconsin
A Wisconsin chapter of a cancer-support group is removing a reference to Gilda Radner from its name, angering some fans of the former Saturday Night Live comedienne.
The Middleton chapter of Gilda's Club is changing its name to Cancer Support Community Southwest Wisconsin. Officials said one reason is because some people might not know who Radner was.
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Home List of Titles Fixation alters fluorescence lifetime and anisotropy of cells expressing EYFP-tagged serotonin 1A receptor
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- Fixation alters fluorescence lifetime and anisotropy of cells expressing EYFP-tagged serotonin 1A receptor
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- Ganguly, Sourav; Clayton, Andrew H. A.; Chattopadhyay, Amitabha
- Abstract
- Fluorescence microscopic approaches represent powerful techniques to monitor molecular interactions in the cellular milieu. Measurements of fluorescence lifetime and anisotropy enjoy considerable popularity in this context. These measurements are often performed on live as well as fixed cells. We report here that formaldehyde-induced cell fixation introduces heterogeneities in the fluorescence emission of serotonin 1A receptors tagged to enhanced yellow fluorescent protein, and alters fluorescence lifetime and anisotropy significantly. To the best of our knowledge, our results constitute the first report on the effect of formaldehyde fixation on fluorescence parameters of cellular proteins. We conclude that fluorescence parameters derived from fixed cells should be interpreted with caution.
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- Research centre
- Swinburne University of Technology. Faculty of Engineering and Industrial Sciences. Centre for Micro-Photonics
- Source
- Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, Vol. 405, no. 2 (Feb 2011), pp. 234-237
- Publication year
- 2011
- FOR Code(s)
- 0304 Medicinal and Biomolecular Chemistry; 0601 Biochemistry and Cell Biology; 1101 Medical Biochemistry and Metabolomics
- Keyword(s)
- Anisotropy; Fixation; FLIM; Flourescence lifetime; Fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy; Fluorescence resonance energy transfer; FRET
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- Elsevier
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#207492 - 10/03/12 11:09 AM Re: One does what one must... [Re: Rhubarb Commando]
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Posts: 1554
Loc: Lower Aberdeen, Mississippi
See? That is how I want to learn to write Limericks...sweet, brief, and pointed, with a twist (or maybe I'll just plagiarize the Commando).
And Thank you, Commando, your absolution gives me the latitude to explain:
The old song bobbed up from the depths of my mind because the rhyme scheme and syllabic count was limerickic and I wanted to share this memory with the fine people who post here.
That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
Edited by jenny jenny (10/03/12 12:03 PM)
#207493 - 10/03/12 12:07 PM Re: One does what one must... [Re: jenny jenny]
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I love "limerickic;" What a great word!!_________________________
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#207500 - 10/03/12 05:44 PM Re: Caffeine overload [Re: Rhubarb Commando]
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Posts: 753
Loc: London, UK
I purchased a coffee dispenser
With settings of 'Mild' and 'Intenser';
My disquietude grew
As it oozed a foul brew
Because of a fault in the sensor.
#207501 - 10/03/12 08:40 PM Re: Caffeine overload [Re: A C Bowden]
Registered: 09/21/10
Posts: 1706
Loc: down under
100% for that limerick AC
I must go make myself a coffee now
jenny jenny & Rhuby....first I've heard of that Barney person. I just googled him LOL.
I was struck by the origin of "Google". I'm inserting this from wikipedia
Following "The Goo-Goo Song" (1900), the word "Google" was introduced in 1913 in Vincent Cartwright Vickers' The Google Book, a children's book about the Google and other fanciful creatures who live in Googleland: "The Google has a beautiful garden which is guarded night and day. All through the day he sleeps in a pool of water in the center of the garden; but when the night comes, he slowly crawls out of the pool and silently prowls around for food."[8] Aware of the word's appeal, DeBeck launched his comic strip six years later, and the "goo-goo-googly" lyrics in the 1923 song "Barney Google" focused attention on the novelty of the word.
When mathematician and Columbia University professor Edward Kasner was challenged in the late 1930s to devise a name for a very large number, he asked his nine-year-old nephew, Milton Sirotta, to suggest a word. The youthful comic strip reader told Kasner to use "Google". Kasner agreed, and in 1940, he introduced the words "googol" and "googolplex" in his book, Mathematics and the Imagination. Milton Sirotta died in 1980. This is the term that Larry Page and Sergey Brin had in mind when they named their company in 1998, but they intentionally misspelled "googol" as "google," bringing it full circle right back to Billy DeBeck. In 2002, when Page set up a scanning device at Google to test how fast books could be scanned, the first book he scanned was Vickers' The Google Book.
#207504 - 10/03/12 08:59 PM Re: Cook's lament [Re: Rhubarb Commando]
Registered: 09/21/10
Posts: 1706
Loc: down under
Egg-boiling gives me no kicks
For my culinary skills are just nix:
I feel such a ninny
When dressed in a pinny,
So I eat in a diner called, Ricks!
aw.....you are no Jamie Oliver then. Never mind, he dont 'ave your excellent word skills
#207506 - 10/04/12 06:26 AM Coffee dispensing [Re: Jackie]
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Loc: Lancaster, UK
Great Limerick, A.C.! There is no doubt a t all that you are a welcome - and worthy - addition to our circle of rhymsters.
Edited by Rhubarb Commando (10/04/12 06:27 AM)_________________________
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#207507 - 10/04/12 06:30 AM Barny Google [Re: Candy]
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Thanks for the background on Google, candy. I knew the song (or bits of it, anyway) but didn't know it's date or provenance. It has helped me to date the musical chair to 1926, which was the year my eldest brother wsa born and so was undoubtedly a christening gift. The chair, unfortunately, succumbed to woodworm and the musical box to rust, so I no longer have it._________________________
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#207508 - 10/04/12 06:37 AM Memento Mori [Re: Rhubarb Commando]
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Posts: 1075
Loc: Lancaster, UK
Gather ye rosebuds whilst ye may,
Old Time is still a-flying
And the pond full of ducks
In a full state of flux
Whilst the rose on the thorn is a-dying!
(Ther you are, jj - you are not the only one to plagiarise when it suits the purpose!)_________________________
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#207509 - 10/04/12 10:03 AM Re: Memento Mori [Re: Rhubarb Commando]
Registered: 06/05/10
Posts: 1554
Loc: Lower Aberdeen, Mississippi
Maybenot, RC, but you are the only poet I know who's dastardly plagiarizing vastly improves that which has been stolen.
#207510 - 10/04/12 11:14 AM Re: Memento Mori [Re: jenny jenny]
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Were you... or did you just cover up your mistake?
:confused: Well, many ppl is talking abt the last coffin. Can somebody tells me which page showed it in the manga??? What I saw is only 5...where is the sixth? Also, did Madara really shocked upon looking that?
Damn, I got short memory
just browse through the manga section...
I think it's gonna be important in the story, so better read it (again)
Slayerz are you stupid ? if you think i was serious abt this then ur retarded ;}
we need funny threads every once ina while
Yes yes ;}
lol its funny how non funny threads end up funny but when someone makes a funny thread that thread turns out to be nothing but bashing people lol they take naruto as if they were real people lol
Yea those people suck ;}
yea lol
Maybe it's Madara's Brother??
Or The 1st one to bear Rinnegan? Rikoudo?
maybe , thats what most of the people are saying
ya allot of us say its his brother so i guess kisishi might turn the tables around and surprise us like he always do
kakashi stronger than her
There's something strange about the last coffin... Madara seems truely horrified by the fact that that person is ressurected I doubt its the rikodu and the only real clue to its identity is Kabuto says "I haven't told anyone" whats so special that just by knowing it could cuase problems for Madara
I dunno. The theory is close. The person in the Coffin is Chiyo's grandmother. She is feared because she can summon a puppet of the Sage of Six Paths.
I think it's james brown..
Just reviving the thread
lol tf james brown..haha
Originally Posted by veggetta13
I think it's james brown..
Just reviving the thread
That would be epic. He'd kick everyone's ass. ;o
I think it is the sage of the 6 path, because when kabuto explained to madara how to stop the impure world resurrection, kabuto said that he will learn the secret of the sage of the 6 path, hmmmmmmm maybe
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I think it is the sage of the 6 path, because when kabuto explained to madara how to stop the impure world resurrection, kabuto said that he will learn the secret of the sage of the 6 path, hmmmmmmm maybe
wasn't it that point that disproved it of being him in the coffin when he mentioned the sage's weapon could have his DNA on it as a possible resurrection?
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Title I, Part A Schoolwide Program Resources
- No Child Left Behind Legislation – All Sections
- No Child Left Behind Legislation – Section III4 – Schoolwide Programs
- No Child Left Behind Legislation – Section III5 – Targeted Assistance Schools
- Designing Schoolwide Programs – U.S. Department of Education – Non-Regulatory Guidance, March 2006
- Title I Fiscal Issues - U.S. Department of Education – Non-Regulatory Guidance, February 2008
- Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 127 / Friday, July 2, 2004 / Notices / U.S. Department of Education: Notice Authorizing Schoolwide Programs to Consolidate Federal Education Funds and Exempting Them from Complying with Statutory or Regulatory Provisions of Those Programs
- Identifying and Implementing Educational Practices Supported by Rigorous Evidence: A User Friendly Guide
- Illinois State Board of Education E-Bulletin No. 04-08 Schoolwide Programs and Targeted Assistance School Programs
- Illinois State Board of Education 23 Illinois Administrative Code 100 Subtitle A Subchapter c Title 23: Education and Cultural Resources Subtitle A: Education Chapter I: State Board of Education Subchapter c: Finance Part 100 Requirements for Accounting, Budgeting, Financial Reporting, and Auditing:
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CANYON, Texas — West Texas A&M scored a pair of goals in a span of less than two minutes late in the first half Friday night and the Lady Buffs held on for a 2-1 Lone Star Conference women's soccer victory over Eastern New Mexico University.
With the loss, the Zias (8-6-3, 6-4-3 LSC) are locked into the No. 3 seed in the upcoming six-team conference tournament. Had ENMU won, it would have had a chance to catch Midwestern State (10-5-2, 8-4-1) for second place and a first-round tourney bye. The Zias travel to Midwestern State in Sunday's noon (MDT) regular-season finale, a makeup of an earlier rainout.
Junior midfielder Andrea Elizondo put the Zias in front in the 17th minute with her second goal of the season, but the Lady Buffs (8-8-1, 5-7-1) got tallies from senior forward Leslie Briggs and freshman midfielder Jessie Thomas in the final five minutes of the half to pull in front.
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Project ID: 2009MI139B
Title: Natural Resources Integrated Information System
Project Type: Research
Start Date: 3/01/2009
End Date: 2/28/2010
Congressional District: 8th
Focus Categories: Management and Planning, Water Quality, Water Use
Keywords: Data Analysis, Data Storage and Retrieval, Information Dissemination, System Analysis, Geographic Information Systems, Water Use, Water Quantity, Water Quality Management, Watershed Management
Principal Investigator: Bartholic, Jon
Federal Funds: $ 32,335
Non-Federal Matching Funds: $ 65,332
Abstract: To protect and restore the nation's waters, federal and state agencies are increasingly utilizing a watershed approach to examine and address water resources problems. The overall goal of this approach is the restoration, maintenance and protection of water resources across the country. The Institute of Water Research at Michigan State University is also looking at water resources on a watershed basis and is working to develop programs and partnerships within a watershed framework. Because of our Institute's long-term position relative to national and state water programs, we function as a coordinator to assist with linkages, support education, research, and outreach with and among agencies in the broad water arena. Accordingly, we are in a unique position to facilitate watershed policy, planning, and management using a multi-disciplinary perspective. Our proposed efforts include three major thrusts. The first is the enhancement of integrated watershed systems including both surface and groundwater that can be used for analysis of various management options. The second is extended education where the internet and advanced computer systems as well as traditional conferences and training workshops are used to extend new knowledge to agencies, organizations, and local level watershed and land use groups. The third involves developing a networking infrastructure to facilitate cooperation among partners such as the USDA, Natural Resource Conservation Service, USEPA, Army Corp of Engineers, the Great Lakes Commission, state Departments of Natural Resources, Environmental Quality, and Agriculture, township associations and county organizations. As one of the leaders of the Midwest Spatial Decision Support System Partnership (MWSDSS) (http://www.epa.gov/waterspace/) we have extensive regional impact.
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The Bee County Commissioners Court last week voted voluntarily to relinquish all Bee Community Action Agency programs as of June 4.
The Action Agency had served the counties of Aransas, Bee, Live Oak and Refugio.
The Rural Economic Assistance League Inc., based in Alice, has assumed all programs the Action Agency relinquished officially on June 5.
REAL director Martin Ornelas said REAL Inc. has been providing transportation for more than 30 years.
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Bnai Zion Foundation Mid-Atlantic Region
David Gitlin, of Greenberg Traurig LLP, who received the Distinguished Humanitarian Awardfrom Bnai Zion in November, 2010 serves as the chairman of the board of the Mid-Atlantic region. He commented, "I am impressed with the work Bnai Zion is doing in Israel, particularly at the Bnai Zion Medical Center in Haifa, an outstanding hospital catering to the northern population. The hospital is urgently in need of funds to build a new protected emergency room, and I am hopeful that our new region will be able to contribute generously to this significant project."
Goals of the Mid-Atlantic region include promoting Bnai Zion and familiarizing the local community with the organization and its work, and raising funds for Bnai Zion projects through events and other outreach programs.
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Cranberry Biscotti
- Prep Time: 25 min
- Cook Time: 45 min
- Ready Time: 90 min
- Yield: 24 biscotti
- Crisco® Original No-Stick Cooking Spray
- 1 (15.6 oz.) package Pillsbury™ Cranberry Flavored Quick Bread & Muffin Mix
- 1/2 cup butter, melted
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup white baking chips, divided
Preparation Directions
- HEAT oven to 350°F. Combine quick bread mix, butter and eggs in large bowl. Stir 50 to 75 strokes with spoon until mix is moistened. Stir in 1/2 cup white baking chips. Place dough on parchment paper. Divide dough in half, forming each half into a 8 x 2-inch loaf. Chill 30 minutes.
- TRANSFER loaves on parchment paper to baking sheets. Place each loaf about 4-inches apart. Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until light golden brown. Remove from oven. Cool 15 minutes. Cut each loaf into 3/4-inch slices. Place slices cut-side down and 1-inch apart on same cookie sheet.
- BAKE an additional 18 to 20 minutes, turning once, until golden brown. Remove from oven. Cool 10 minutes. Melt remaining white baking chips. Drizzle over biscotti.
- TIP High Altitude (above 3500 ft.): Add 2 tablespoons flour to dry quick bread mix. Bake as directed.
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Serving Size (1 biscotti of 24), Calories 150 (Calories from Fat 70), Total Fat 7g (Saturated Fat 4g, Trans Fat 0g), Cholesterol 30mg, Sodium 115mg, Total Carbohydrate 19g (Dietary Fiber 0g, Sugars 12g), Protein 2g; Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 2%, Vitamin C 0%, Calcium 2%, Iron 2%.
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For the Love of Hospice
I was reminded this week of an ultimate love story. Not so much one of meeting and marriage; but more one of laughter, love and loss.
A woman spoke passionately of her love for her now-deceased husband, a Hospice of the Panhandle patient when he died, clutching photos of him in a thoughtfully prepared photo album. They lived an adventurous life, and lived it well, until his terminal diagnosis slowed them down. Even in his weakest moments, she said, they talked about their life together, death and her life without him. He was fully aware of what was about to happen and he was not scared. What courage.
Fast forward two years. The widow who lost the love of her life has decided to give back by becoming a hospice volunteer. She feels she has the strength to help other caregivers get through possibly the worst days of their life, and beyond their exhaustion, help them cherish their last moments on earth with their loved one. She has come full circle with hospice, and others will benefit from her love, courage and strength.
I wish I had the power to transfer her peace unto others who are embarking on their own end-of-life journey and tell them they are not alone. When a patient knows their caregiver, wife, husband, daughter or son will be supported when they are gone, they are able to let go and leave this earth in peace. The support Hospice provides to caregivers is something that lives on long after a patient is gone, through Hospice's Center for Grief Support.
For more information on how Hospice can help you or a loved one, call the Hospice Access Center at 304-264-0406 or 800-345-6538.
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Events this week: MAM lecture; Bay View Wine Fest; WingFest
MAM founding works
Before the Calatrava, before the Kahler, before the War Memorial Center, there was the Layton Art Gallery. And without Frederick Layton and the gallery, we wouldn't have the others. The Milwaukee Art Museum, 700 N. Art Museum Drive, which is rooted by the Layton collection, is paying tribute to the man and his gallery with a 125th anniversary exhibition. In the Gallery 10 and the Decorative Arts Gallery, MAM will display the works upon which the museum was founded. And the Baumgartner Galleria will display items that illustrate the history of MAM. Sunday at 2 p.m. in the Lubar Auditorium, guest lecturer Giles Waterfield will discuss "The Role of Private Patrons" in Layton's development of his collection. The lecture is free with general admission. »Read Full Article
Rep production 'End of the Rainbow' explores finale of Judy Garland's career
In the last year of her troubled life, Judy Garland played a five-week cabaret residency at Talk of the Town, a London club. She was still one of the world's most famous singers and entertainers. But Garland was also an end-stage substance abuser, just engaged to the man who would become her fifth husband.
Peter Quilter's play "End of the Rainbow," which the Milwaukee Repertory Theater will open Friday, focuses tightly on that London experience. »Read Full Article
Weddings, homes and passenger pigeons coming up this week
New life
The new year is like rebooting your life's computer. It's a great time to make some changes, and two expos in town this week offer ideas and help in doing just that. »Read Full Article
'War Horse' gallops to Marcus Center
For centuries, the beauty and muscular power of horses have awed humans. "War Horse," the National Theatre of Great Britain's stage production, takes shameless and moving advantage of that fascination.
The North American touring production of "War Horse" visits the Marcus Center for eight shows beginning Tuesday. Just like the West End and Broadway productions, it stars Joey and Topthorn, gigantic horses brought to life by human puppeteers. »Read Full Article(2)
Author brings Filipina background to 'Angel de La Luna'
In the late '70s, teenage M. Evelina Galang moved back and forth between two worlds: the mostly white world of Brookfield East High School, and the Filipino culture cherished at home by her immigrant parents.
"I didn't read books that reflected people of color, especially Filipino-Americans," Galang said of that time. »Read Full Article
The best Pinterest pins of 2013
Sometimes I can hardly believe my luck — getting paid to peruse pins on Pinterest! In fact, there's a whole community of design-minded Milwaukeeans who help me brainstorm ideas for this weekly column via a board on Pinterest.
For my first Design Ideas column of 2014, I thought we'd look back at some of the better pins of the last year, in no particular order. »Read Full Article
Listening to Lou Reed: 'Rock and Roll Heart'
On Fridays I'm posting my thoughts on Lou Reed's solo albums, one album at a time in chronological order of release.
"Rock and Roll Heart," released in October 1976, was Reed's first album for Arista Records; more than one writer claims that Arista boss Clive Davis saved Reed from bankruptcy by signing him. (Their professional relationship would end badly later, with Reed moving back to RCA.) »Read Full Blog Post
'Woody Sez' brings Woody Guthrie's songs and life to Milwaukee Rep
David M. Lutken was in nursery school when he first heard Woody Guthrie. As he grew older, he delved into the sounds, causes, people and events that shaped Guthrie; for him, Guthrie's existence was just as good a story as any of the tales he told in his songs.
"Finding out about him was just fascinating," Lutken said in a recent phone interview. "Even more than the music and the history and the politics, his life screamed out to me as something that would work on the stage." »Read Full Article
Dinner with a chef's chef: Alsatian food, wine and Jacquy Pfeiffer on Jan. 12
Five Milwaukee chefs will prepare a dinner Jan. 12 at Carnevor in tribute to French Pastry School co-founder Jacquy Pfeiffer, and the public is invited.
Alsace native Pfeiffer is the new author of "The Art of French Pastry," and the $150 dinner includes a signed copy of the book. The cost also includes beverage pairings with the five courses, with a focus on Alsatian wines, and gratuity. »Read Full Blog Post
New Politics' Louis Vecchio: What Music I'm Listening To
Drummer Louis Vecchio (right) will be in Milwaukee twice over the next two months with the band New Politics, opening for P!nk at the BMO Harris Bradley Center Jan. 9, and headlining a show at the Rave Feb. 8. Photo by David Austria. »Read Full Blog Post
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Come check out camp and see what we have to offer! Families can ride horses, swim at the pool, boat at the lake, climb the wall or Alpine tower, meet our summer staff and enjoy all we have to offer! Touring camp is free, but we are asking a small donation for all facilitated activities. All monies go toward the camp scholarship fund.
If swimming, please bring a swimsuit. Also long shorts and closed toe shoes are required for the climbing wall, Alpine tower and archery.
GRADE LEVEL: All Girl Scouts (grades K-12) and troop leaders, parents
Looking for the perfect night out for your Girl Scout group? The Dash can help you hit a home run for one of your summer outings. Come out to our Girl Scout night sleepover for the experience of a lifetime! For $16, each guest will receive:
- Reserved ticket to the game
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- Participation in our on-field, pre-game Girl Scout Parade with your group
- Post-game camp out with movie and morning breakfast provided
- Girl Scout recognition on the left field LED board
For reservations, please e-mail Thomas Clark or call 336-331-3740.
Join us for a night of baseball with the Hickory Crawdads! Learn more!
Don't miss the 24th Annual Girl Scout Day at Wet'n Wild Emerald Pointe. With over 3 million gallons of fun, on over 40 acres, there's something for everyone at Wet'n Wild Emerald Pointe, the Carolinas' Favorite Water Park!
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Find Your Passion: A Sports-Minded Entrepreneur
By Bill Gerdes; Photos by Zach Riggins
It may be hard to imagine most 19-year-olds as veterans of their chosen profession, but not when you meet Matt Wilson.
Wilson is the vice president for production for HSTV Southeast, which televises high school football, basketball and other sporting events throughout the area.
He already has produced the past two Alabama High School Athletic Association Football Super Six championship football game playoffs, as well as the AHSAA final four basketball playoffs. Add to those accomplishments the production of last fall's televised football game between the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Florida State Seminoles in Jacksonville, Fla., and a number of other regional sporting events.
You're probably asking how a sophomore at The University of Alabama finds time to attend class and do all that.
"iPhone and e-mail," Wilson says. "Without e-mail, what I do would not be possible."
Wilson, of Jacksonville, Ala., is majoring in pre-business and pursuing a minor in telecommunication and film. He plans to focus on entrepreneurship – no surprise considering he co-founded his own company while in high school.
He said he became interested in television and event production when he visited the studios of WJSX television in Jacksonville with his father. His dad, a postal employee, was being interviewed on the station's morning show about a charity event in which his father was involved.
"I started working at the television station when I was 13," he says, working there until he graduated from high school. "I ran cameras, wrote copy and, at 16, I directed the 5 p.m. news."
He became, he says, "Captivated by it. My parents said I was unbearable.
"It is amazing what the news media can do," he says. "Television has such control of peoples' lives."
His immediate goal is to create his own production company and sell the productions.
"You sell the event, rent the production trucks, hire the crew, produce the event," Wilson says.
Of course, it is not that simple. It also means coordinating the activities of 25 or more crew members: camera operators, electricians, sound personnel, the technical crew, on-air personalities, lighting and making sure the film of the talking heads matches the sound.
In the fall, Wilson does Thursday and Friday night high school football games and on Saturday moves to the Southeastern Conference games.
"Unless you love, unless you have a passion for it, you wouldn't do it," Wilson says. "My grandfather was a textile worker for 55 years; never late for work, never missed a day of work. Hard work runs in my family. That's what I believe in."
One of Wilson's role models is Joe Gibbs, entrepreneur, a native of Oneonta and a graduate of UA's Culverhouse School of Accountancy. In 1990, Gibbs co-founded the Golf Channel, which is now a part of Comcast Corp.
"I would like to build a company like the Golf Channel," Wilson says, "then sell it, form my own team and work for the company."
He's already chosen a name. Look for Wilson Media Team.
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Images from the Labor of Love exhibit are shown on display.
A new multimedia exhibit at the Vermont State Fair and the Chaffee Downtown celebrates women on the job.
Labor of Love was created in a partnership between Vermont Works for Women a nonprofit that since 1987 has encouraged girls and women to pursue careers and financial independence and the Vermont Folklife Center.
The exhibit showcases 29 women from across the state who are passionate about their work, exemplify excellence in their fields and are inspirations to others. They were nominated by their peers from among 150 entries and include farmers, doctors, tattoo artists, college presidents, electricians, CEOs, general store clerks and entrepreneurs.
Local women in the exhibit include Nancy Heydinger, of Vernon, the executive director of Girls on The Run Vermont; Tara Kelly, of Rutland, executive director of Rutland Area Farm and Food Link; Sandy Lincoln, of Rochester, owner of Sandys Books and Bakery; and Lucy Martin, of Danby, manager of Whites Fuel Stop.
The exhibit will run through Sunday in the Presidents Building #17 at the Vermont State Fair. Afterwards, it will run from Sept. 10-18 at Chaffee Downtown, located at 75 Merchants Row. There will be a reception from 5 to 7 p.m. Sept. 13.
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New Polypropylene Resin Made from Bamboo
Three Japanese companies - Chuetsu Pulp & Paper, Lion Idemitsu Composites, and Sanko Shokai - jointly invented a new polypropylene resin composite material derived from bamboo.
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October 12, 2011 —
Signs of belt tightening and fear of more of it were on display at the government center on October 6. Luiz Aragon, the planning commissioner, asked lawmakers for a resolution to apply for state grant money through a new process called the Consolidation Funding Application.
Sullivan County is a member of the Mid-Hudson Regional Economic Development Council, and Aragon wants to continue the process of applying for grant money through the council process. In this round of funding, he said, four of the 10 regions in the state will receive $40 million each in grants, while the other remaining six regions will split $40 million, which comes to an average of $6.6 million per region.
The funds will then be divided between the counties in the region; it is therefore advantageous for a county to be in one of the four regions that gets the higher award.
While not saying that Aragon should not pursue the grant money, legislator Leni Binder said, in a reference to Sullivan County's small population and relative lack of political clout, "I am very uncomfortable with this whole situation. We are the small, small, small, small step-child living out in the outhouse."
In the past, she said, "As poor as we were, we always had certain grants that we could get, even though it may be low-hanging fruit." She fears that, with the new method of doling out grants, Sullivan will be sacrificed to an even greater degree to more populous areas in the region. She said, "We've already seen it with the money going back to Newburgh, back to Fishkill, back to all those places along the Hudson; it's already happening."
She concluded by saying, "I hope by saying this often enough and loudly enough, and having everybody in the state tell me how wrong I am, they will prove me wrong and we will get something."
No lawmakers disagreed with her. But as part of Governor Andrew Cuomo's economic development program, the new grant awarding process is the only game in town and everyone, including Binder, voted to move forward with the process.