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PARIS Transmittal 2013-13: Next PARIS Quarterly Match is November 8
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For Immediate Release
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State officials join to promote summer reading and `Find a Book' search tool
Governor Quinn, Secretary White and State Superintendent Koch urge educators and parents to keep children reading during summer vacation
SPRINGFIELD – Governor Pat Quinn, Secretary of State Jesse White and State Superintendent of Education Christopher A. Koch are urging educators and families to help students retain and develop academic skills by reading during summer vacation. The free online "Find a Book" utility at www.lexile.com/findabook provides a way for parents and children to quickly and easily search books that match a child's reading level and interests as well as to locate the local library carrying each title.
"We must all work together to encourage children to read throughout the summer," said Governor Quinn. "Summer reading is a key to building knowledge and to preventing students from losing hard-earned progress gained during the school year."
Research indicates that struggling learners score significantly higher on standardized tests taken at the beginning of the summer than they do on the same tests taken at summer's end. The academic loss is particularly evident in reading, and most pronounced among students from low socioeconomic families who may not have access to books. Studies show children who read through the summer months maintain more of their academic skills and are better prepared when school resumes.
"Parents want their children to succeed academically and are often looking for ways to support their children's educational journey," said State Superintendent Koch. "The `Find a Book' search tool makes it easy to put books in the hands of children as part of their summertime fun and helps prepare children to succeed in the fall."
The "Find a Book" utility at www.lexile.com/findabook uses a student's reading score reported as a Lexile® measure from state standardized tests, including the ISAT. Users of the search tool can also find appropriate books without a Lexile measure through a search using the child's grade level and comfort with the typical reading materials at that grade level. The search utility will produce a starting Lexile range that can be further refined.
"Find a Book" also offers a Spanish option that allows users to search all of the titles with Spanish Lexile measures. More information on Spanish Lexile measures is available at http://www.lexile.com/about-lexile/el-sistema-para-leer.
Librarians, who have long promoted summer reading, are also encouraged to use "Find a Book." Library staff can assist parents and students with the "Find a Book" utility and Lexile measures to help them find appropriate books.
"Many of our Illinois libraries have outstanding summer reading programs, and the `Find a Book' search tool complements those efforts by locating books that children might be interested in reading and directing them to local libraries that carry those titles," said Secretary White who also serves as State Librarian. "When children begin reading independently, they are not only making academic gains but developing a lifelong love of reading."
State officials urged school administrators, parents and librarians to promote summer reading with letters and informational flyers posted online at the State Board of Education's summer reading website: http://www.isbe.net/htmls/summer_reading.htm. Schools are encouraged to print the letters and flyers to send home with children before the end of the school year.


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NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Stock futures were pointing to a higher open Thursday, signaling that the S&P 500 could add to the all-time high set Wednesday as weekly jobless claims declined, easing concerns about the U.S. labor market.
Futures for the S&P 500 were up 1 point, or 1.47 points above fair value, at 1,583.75 after the index shattered its intraday record of 1,576.09 set in October 2007. The Federal Reserve this week indicated it will maintain its asset buying program for the foreseeable future while Japan reasserted its aggressive monetary policies and Chinese imports jumped in March.
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Among the 5% of S&P 500 companies that have announced results so far, nearly three-quarters have exceeded expectations, according to Thomson Reuters.
The Department of Labor reported that the number of U.S. residents filing for unemployment benefits fell by 42,000 to 346,000 in the week ended Apr. 6 from an upwardly-revised 388,000. Economists were expecting initial jobless claims to add up to 365,000.
The four-week moving average, which gives a better sense of the long-term trends, was 358,000, an increase of 3,000 from the previous week's revised average of 355,000.
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I will be treated by Dr. Robert Fitch.
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Does anyone know if there is a specialist in Vancouver (or somewhere nearby), B.C. Canada??
Dr. Marcel Dvorak at Vancouver General. He's supposed to be excellent - I'm waiting to see him. He also has a supporting cast, such as Dr. Brian Kwon.Originally posted by Steph135@Aug 31 2007, 06:05 PM
Does anyone know if there is a specialist in Vancouver (or somewhere nearby), B.C. Canada??
Dr. Riley, Childrens Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
I'm so sorry for the late reply, I haven't visited the forum in ages and only just saw this.Hi Lucinda,
I see you posted about Dr Ian Torode who operates at Royal Childrens hospital Victoria Australia, is he to be recommended as Eva some time in the future will be seeking an opinion on having her rib hump reduced.
If you have the time, I would love to her your experience.
Bye for now
I can definitely recommend Dr Torode and I regard him highly. The amount of doctors I have seen in my life have been numerous (thanks to an array of illnesses!, but none have ever topped Dr Torode in terms of bedside manner and the respect, and regard for the well being of his patients that he has. He's very warm-hearted. I always felt safe in his hands. He is particularly wonderful with children, and is based at the Royal Children's Hospital at Melbourne, but does consultations at other places, too. I haven't seen him in quite some time as my scoliosis is under control now, but I saw him every month for almost three years, and he was the one who ended up doing my two scoliosis operations around six years ago. After that I saw him once a year for check-ups over a few years and then that was that! He's very approachable in terms of you feeling comfortable to ask him questions - he even gave me his email address so that I could email him any questions that I may have forgotten to ask inside the appointment. My mother liked him a lot, too. He's very thorough and knowledgeable, and I can't imagine wanting anyone else to do my scoliosis operations.
If you have any questions, please feel free to PM me. And sorry once again for the late reply!
Dr. Devon Peterson
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
McMaster Childrens Hospital
Dr. Miah Hahn
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Rouge Valley Centennary Hospital (Scarborough)
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April 2005: 43T 35L --> June 2006: 48T 40L --> June 2007: 53T 43L
Surgery: June 18, 2007: Posterior spinal fusion and thoracoplasty. Fused T3 - L3
Post-op: 18T 11L and a beautiful 14 inch scar
I haven't had surgery, but I get monitored by an orthopedic specialist named Dr. Peter Moskovitz in Washington, DC. I like him a lot. He's very matter-of-fact and doesn't seem to pressure you to make a decision one way or another. Just gives you the facts and his opinion and leaves the choice up to you. I think he works with both children and adults.
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had surgery in 89 at royal victoria hospital in montreal, but was patient thru shriners montreal
surgeon was Dr. gordon he was among the best at time, sadly
a year later he moved to a clinic in DC and from what i was told was hit by a bus severing his spine and he later died of injurys, very sad case of irony spent over 20 years as one of the top spinal surgeons, was among the team that created the harrington rod procedure, then to die of spinal injurys is just sad.
I am currently scheduled to have surgery with Dr. Hostin at the Baylor Scoliosis Center in Plano, Texas. Dr. Shelokov started the practice, I believe.
Can anyone give me any information about this practice or Dr. Hostin specifically? I really liked him when I met him and felt very comfortable with him, but the closer I'm getting to my surgery date, the more freaked out I'm getting about everything.
My daughter is being treated by Dr. Missisuni, McMaster Hospital, Hamilton
Just curious if anybody has heard of Dr. William Donaldson III from University of Pittsburgh? I am scheduled to see him next week. He was rated as one of the top 100 doctors in the Pittsburgh area in 2008.
Also, if anybody knows of a great doctor in the Ohio, West Virginia or Pennsylvania area, I would be greatly appreciative. I want to get a few opinions about what is going on.
Thanks in advance!
For anyone in Australia, my trusted surgeon is
Dr. Geoff N. Askin
Mater Private Clinic
550 Stanley Street
Suite 1, Level 5
Brisbane, QLD 4101
Phone: +61 7 3010 3324
The SRS lists his specialities as: Adolescent, Adult Scoliosis, Aging Spine, Degenerative Conditions, Juvenile/Infantile
This is my first surgery with Dr. Askin, but the 2 previous fusions were done by the surgeon who trained him (Dr. Bill Ryan, who was very well respected but retired now). Dr. Ryan thankfully got Dr. Askin to take me on. He is extremely thoughtful both in his patient/bedside care & planning surgery. And, importantly, my other assorted surgeons are usually very pleased that it's Dr. Askin who will be working on me. He is absolutely honest about the risks with this surgery for me but he has given me hope.
Does anyone know of any scoliosis specialists in Southern Ontario that are NOT pediatric specialists? I contacted Drs. Hahn, Missiuni, and Peterson and they will not see anyone over the age of 18. I am 27 and have never seen anyone about my scoliosis.


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An Empirical Investigation on Consumer Acceptance of Mobile Banking Services
This study explores factors influencing adoption of mobile banking. Based on extended Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), we identified five factors which influence consumers' behavioral intention to adopt mobile banking: perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, perceived credibility, perceived self-efficacy, and perceived financial cost. Data was collected from 165 respondents through a survey questionnaire, and the regression was used to analyze the relationships. Our results indicate that all factors except for perceived financial cost have a significant impact on behavioral intention towards mobile banking usage. Perceived usefulness is the most influential factor explaining the adoption intention. We also found that consumers' perceptions are different between mobile banking users and non-users. For users, perceived ease of use is the important factor while perceived self-efficacy significantly influence non-users' adoption intention. Implications from these findings help banking institutions to strategically frame their service model for broader mobile banking adoption.
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Big Brothers Big Sisters would like to thank the Homer Foundation for awarding our program a grant to purchase a new camera and video recorder. These funds have been put to good use documenting our new matches and group activities. The video recorder is not only allowing us to interview our Bigs and Littles for fundraising events but also for use by our matches for fun activities. We already have one Teen Sister who is using the recorder to make her own movie. Thank you, Homer Foundation, for starting something big and supporting mentoring in our community.
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text: In case you haven't noticed, Tigé has been expanding its range of premium wakeboats lately. But builder has not forgotten the entry level price-point, and that is pretty much the mission of the R20. The price is lower, but the build quality is not. So how did Tigé keep the price down? And did they leave out too much? It was our mission to investigate those questions when we recently tested the new Tigé R20 model.


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- Safety analysis and performance evaluation of time WF-nets
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- Time management in workflow systems is crucial in determining and controlling the life cycle of a workflow process. Research on time modeling and analysis is important to guarantee workflow plans to be efficiently implemented and to make enterprises more competitive. Time WF-nets derived from time Petri nets and WF-nets are an effective model for workflow time management. In this paper, considering multiple instances of one workflow model run concurrently, we concern how to determine the workflow instance arrival cycle in order to make the waiting time of each instance as short as possible. Meanwhile the safety property of Time WF-nets is preserved. The key contribution of our work is twofold. First, instance arrival cycle is calculated in order to satisfy the safety property of Time WF-nets. Second, performance evaluation for Time WF-nets is proposed, which is based on instance arrival cycle and instance throughput cycle derived from safety analysis.
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- Lecture Notes in Computer Science: Advances in Web and Network Technologies, and Information Management: Proceedings of the APWebWAIM 2007 International Workshops, DBMAN 2007, WebET2007, PAIS 2007 and ASWAN 2007, Huang Shan, China, 16-18 June 2007 / Kevin Chen-Chuan Chang, Wei Wang, Lei Chen, Clarence A. Ellis, Ching-Hsien Hsu, Ah Chung Tsoi, Haixun Wang (eds.), Vol. 4537, pp. 420-432
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- 2007
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- Internet; Life cycle; Mathematical models; Petri nets; Workflow systems; Workflow time management
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- A coalition leading the effort to recall Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker says its website was the target of a cyber-attack.
United Wisconsin says its servers were flooded at about 2 p.m. Monday.
The group says the source of the alleged attack on its website, www.unitedwisconsin.com, is unknown. But the group says it is reporting the incident to the FBI and the Wisconsin attorney general's office.
Walker, a Republican, is being targeted for recall because of his moves to significantly curb union rights in Wisconsin.
A spokeswoman says in a statement the Republican Party of Wisconsin "does not condone or support" any misconduct by outside groups or "rogue individuals" to interfere with the recall process.


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Quakers in Italian Opera and Dutch Painting
I was pleased to receive in the mail recently a copy of Pierpaolo Polzonetti's Italian Opera in the Age of the American Revolution, published in 2011 by Cambridge University Press. The cover of this excellent book displays a copy of our striking oil painting of The Quaker meeting: woman preaching from a tub by Egbert van Heemskerck.
Given the delicate and sometimes strained relationship that Quakers have had with music—especially in the religious movement's earliest years—few would suspect that the cover of a book about Italian opera would be graced with an image of a Quaker meeting. Yet 18th- and 19th-century Europeans were fascinated by Pennsylvanian Quakers. Voltaire is noted for extolling their virtues in a series of letters. And when Benjamin Franklin went to Paris he was mistaken for being a Quaker and did little to correct the misunderstanding. Polzonetti's book explores issues of American identity, including the depiction of Quakers, through the receptive lens of Italian opera.
Our painting by van Heemskerck is one of several from the late 17th century by the Dutch artist living in England. These were copied frequently, especially as engravings. It seems depictions of Quakers were popular no matter the medium, and in this case, at least, the treatment is dramatic, even worthy of opera.
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jeff_gluck Kyle Busch to receive identical penalty as Kevin Harvick. Four-race probation, $25k. Extends to all three series until June 15.
bobpockrass The probation for both is really 5 weeks thru June 15 - four cup points races (Dover, Charlotte, Kansas, Pocono) & All-Star race. #nascar
JennaFryer OK, NASCAR says the probation spans anything #NASCAR sanctioned, all three series, and All-Star race. So that's actually five weeks.


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Robredo upset at Winston-Salem
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. Tommy Robredo became the first high seed eliminated at the Winston-Salem Open, falling to Frances Nicolas Mahut 6-1, 7-6 (7-0) in the second round Tuesday.
Robredo, the tournaments third seed, had his serve broken three times in the first set by the 104th-ranked Mahut, who then took four mini-breaks from Robredo in winning the second-set tiebreaker.
I knew he was in for a tough week after Cincinnati, Mahut said of Robredo, who had upset world No. 1 Novak Djokovic of Serbia in advancing to the quarterfinals of last weeks Western and Southern Open.
I knew if I had a good start, it would be difficult for him. The second set was tougher, but it was still a good finish. I had to play more aggressive in the tiebreak, but it was still good.
Two other top seeds also lost in the second round in the final tuneup for next weeks U.S. Open. Fourth-seeded Leonardo Mayer of Argentina was beaten by Belgian qualifier David Goffin 6-3, 6-1, and Polands Jerzy Janowicz upset sixth-seeded Joao Sousa of Portugal 6-1, 3-6, 7-6 (7-5).
Goffin, who won his first ATP Tour event last month in Kitzbuhel, Austria, extended his winning streak to 24 matches. That includes ATP Challenger Tour event wins in the Netherlands, Poland and Finland.
In an earlier match, No. 2 seed Kevin Anderson of South Africa had to overcome a shaky second set to beat Frances Adrian Mannarino 6-3, 2-6, 6-4.
The 6-foot-8 Anderson, ranked 20th in the world, served 16 aces and almost as many service winners. Mannarino used his ground game to force Anderson into 24 errors in the second set, breaking his serve twice en route to taking the set and evening the match at 1-all. But Anderson got a key service break in the seventh game of the third set, and closed out the match with two aces and a service winner in the deciding game.
In other matches, Sam Querrey beat fellow American Steve Johnson 6-4, 6-3; Edouard Roger-Vasselin of France defeated Kazakhstans Aleksandr Nedovyesov 7-6 (11-9), 6-7 (5-7), 6-4; Donald Young of the United States beat Canadas Frank Dancevic 6-1, 6-3; Italys Andreas Seppi downed Argentinas Federico Delbonis 7-5, 6-7 (4-7), 6-2; Spains Marcel Granollers beat Paul-Henri Mathieu of France 6-3, 6-3; and Kazakhstans Mikhail Kukushkin defeated Robin Haase of the Netherlands 5-7, 7-6 (7-2), 6-4.
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Looks like the 2009 Phillies will already be different than the 2008 World Champs.
Phillies decline Gordon, Taguchi
Righty reliever, now a free agent, hopes to return to club
By Kevin Horan / MLB.com
Gordon isn't a surprise after his injury.Now, Taguchi, I'm surprised he was on the roster for the playoffs.
PHILADELPHIA — Reliever Tom Gordon and outfielder So Taguchi had their team option for the 2009 season declined on Friday afternoon, making them both free agents, the Phillies announced.
The team exercised a $1 million buyout on Gordon, 40, instead of paying him $4.5 million in 2009, and a $150,000 buyout on the contract on Taguchi, 39, rather than a $1.25 million salary.
Gordon's third season as a Phillies reliever ended in July due to inflammation in his right elbow that eventually required surgery. In 34 games out of the Phillies' bullpen this year, Gordon went 5-4 with a 5.16 ERA.
After allowing five runs in a trying Opening Day appearance, the right-hander posted a 3.68 ERA in his remaining 33 appearances.
Gordon had surgery on his inflamed right elbow last month, and he said he'd like to return to Philadelphia.
Taguchi never got on track with the Phillies. He served as a backup outfielder and hit .220 (20-for-91) in 2008, mostly as a pinch-hitter. (H/T Phillies.com)
Well, looks like the 2009 is already a bit different from the Champs. I wonder who else will be gone by Spring Training, 2009?
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They will win it back to back. : )
We'll see, depending on what they do in the off-season, and what the other teams in the league do, especially those in the Eastern Division. I'm not going to take anything for granted with the fact that no one has repeated since the Yankees' threepeat of 1998-2000, and the Red Sox being the only team to win at least two world titles this decade. If the Phillies make the right moves, they should do it. Keep your fingers crossed.


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Investigators have busted what they're calling the worst dogfighting ring ever, and it's right here in Florida.
Officers said they found dogs with severe injuries tied up with chains outside a home on Florida's west coast.
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To speed up financing for these projects, DOE will allow proposed borrowers and project sponsors to work directly with eligible lenders to gain financing. The lenders will then apply to DOE for partial, risk-sharing loan guarantees of no more than 80% of the maximum aggregate principal and interest during a loan term. The new approach is one aspect of DOE's new Financial Institution Partnership Program, which establishes a streamlined set of standards designed to expedite DOE's underwriting process for loan guarantees. See the full solicitation and the DOE Loan Guarantee Program website.


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Former college leader found dead after allegations of embezzlementPatrick McArdle / Staff File Photo
James Beckwith is shown in June. He had been accused of embezzlement.
BENNINGTON James Beckwith, former acting president of Southern Vermont College, was found dead at his home Wednesday after the U.S. attorneys office announced plans to seize the home because he allegedly paid his mortgage with $440,000 embezzled from the college between October and January,
Detective Sgt. Richard Holden of the Vermont State Police said Beckwith, 58, of Londonderry was found dead at his home Wednesday night with a wound consistent with that of a self-inflicted gunshot.
Holden said police had gone to the home after Beckwith was reported missing around 6:20 p.m. Wednesday.
While police are investigating the death, Holden said they did not suspect foul play.
Beckwith came to Southern Vermont College in 2007 as the chief financial officer and chief operations officer. He resigned Feb. 3, according to the college President Karen Gross.
When Gross spent 2012 in Washington, D.C., as a senior policy adviser at the U.S. Department of Education, Beckwith served as Southern Vermont Colleges acting president.
Gross said she wanted to be clear that despite the allegation of a large amount of money being embezzled, the college is financially stable.
We are not worried about our finances, she said. We have had a balanced budget since Ive been here and we expect to have a balanced budget for the current year. We do have insurance that covers losses of this sort and while one never hopes to have to use that insurance, that is exactly why its there.
The college will continue with the semester, Gross said.
The school is continuing to operate as usual, she said. While we are saddened by Jims unexpected death, we remain committed to our students and to their educational and career success.
The U.S. attorneys office announced Thursday that prosecutors had filed a complaint against Beckwith requiring him to forfeit assets they claim he gained through mail fraud. U.S. Magistrate Judge John Conroy found probable cause that the home belonging to Beckwith and his wife, Marjorie Daitch, was subject to seizure and civil forfeiture.
FBI Special Agent Jeffrey Alford wrote in an affidavit that college officials had discovered what they believed was suspicious financial activity during a recent financial audit. Their investigation led them to three checks, totaling $440,000 which Beckwith had convinced college officials were needed for a dormitory project that had fallen through, the affidavit said.
Beckwith announced last year that a new four-story residence hall would be built and open in time for the 2013-14 school year. But in November, college officials said the dormitory was on hold.
Alford said Beckwith resigned after being questioned about the three checks. Beckwith told an attorney for the college that the checks would be used to settle litigation over the aborted dormitory project, but that attorney told Alford that Beckwith never sent the checks to the law firm that was handling the litigation, the affidavit said.
Instead, the three checks were sent by mail to a bank in Stamford, Conn., and deposited in Beckwiths cash management account, Alford said.
Investigators believe Beckwith used the money to pay down his mortgage and a line of credit secured by the home.
Gross said Thursday she had met with faculty and staff during the day and planned to meet with students in the evening to share thoughts and provide each other with mutual support in a difficult situation.
I think those kinds of gathering are helpful in a small community because they allow you to see the strength of the community and its capacity to pull together, she said.
Many students and faculty were saddened by the whole situation, according to Gross.
I think one of the hardest things for younger people and adults is to explain the unexplainable, she said. There are some situations for which there is no explanation.
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LAKE HUNTINGTON, NY — March is that bizarre mixture of lashing winds, snow and ice of a winter that doggedly tries to maintain an authoritative presence, interspersed with wafting glimpses of the spring to come. In sports it's the same mélange: banner headlines of high school and college basketball postseason title quests coexist with more muted stories about imminent baseball, softball, track and golf that augur warmer days to come. While the NCAA men's and women's March Madness Basketball Tournaments are about to captivate the national audience right through Major League Baseball's opening day, locally the hardwood story came to an end with the Sullivan County Generals taking sixth place in the NJCAA Division III tourney behind a 79-72 opening night loss to Herkimer CC, an 85-68 win over the Rochester Yellow Jackets and an 83-74 loss to the Caldwell Cobras.
In high school hoops the Livingston Manor Lady Wildcats made it back to the semifinals for the second straight year but fell to Section III's undefeated Oriskany 49-31. Mea culpa, somehow in my zeal to project toward spring last week, I neglected to include Manor or the Pine Plains boys as part of the remaining Section IX contingent along with Burke. Pine Plains, the number-one ranked Class C team in the state, fell to Section II's Lake George 65-45 in the finals at Glens Falls. Burke defeated Section VIII Amityville 68-50 in the semifinal and faced Buffalo's McKinley for the state's Class A Holy Grail.
Meanwhile Sullivan West held its winter sports awards night on March 13 to laud its exceptional athletes from the now concluded season. The boys indoor track team was accorded NYSPHSAA Scholar Athlete status with their cumulative GPA of 90% or better. Drew Billard and Mitch Paciga received kudos for their fine finishes at states in alpine skiing and indoor track respectively.
Here are the Sullivan West winter award winners: Hannah Feinman was named as the Most Valuable Female Indoor Field Athlete. Kelsey Dutton was named the Girls Winter Track Most Valuable Indoor Track Athlete. Mitch Paciga was named the Boys Winter Track Top Field Athlete. He finished 10th at states in the high jump with a leap of 6'3". Reed Scott was named the Boys Winter Track Top Track Athlete. The Alpine Ski team recorded one of its best records since its inception with wins against daunting foes including Monticello, Warwick, Kingston, Monroe-Woodbury and O'Neill. Derrick Keller was named as the Most Improved Skier. He averaged a placing of 21.75 just shy of 20, the cutoff for Sectionals. Drew Billard was the Division and Section IX champion, who went on to finish 14th in the state in the slalom and 18th in the giant slalom. Billard was the lone Bulldog skier to compete at sectionals, states and Easterns. Hayley Puerschner was named as Girls Varsity Basketball's Most Valuable Defensive Player while Marianne Durkin was named as the team's Most Valuable Player.
In boys basketball, the 12-6 Bulldogs qualified for sectionals for the second consecutive year. Big Bulldog wins came in the Walton Tourney opener against Unatego and the championship win over Tri-Valley staged months later at Monticello. Two home wins over Class A Monticello and Port Jervis were also impressive. Ronj Padu was named as the recipient of the Boys Basketball Coach's Award. Padu started in 14 games and averaged 11 points per game before having his season cut short by a broken ankle suffered against Tri-Valley in the opening minutes of the Sullivan County BCANY Coaches vs. Cancer Classic. Matt Cardona was named at the Boys Basketball Most Valuable Player. Cardona averaged 17 points per game and was one of the top scorers in Section IX. He finished his career with 541 points. For an album of photos from the Sullivan West awards night visit: www.sportsinsights.smugmug.com [1].


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|GM TerraNova
After quite a few bumps, burns and bruises, I think I finally have both the free time and mental capacity to once again try my hands on a GMing a PbP.
My old favorite CotCT is looking a bit worse for wear. Jade Regent has plenty of games, and Kingmaker is still going so strong that adding another wouldn't make much sense. So I opted for a somewhat more ambitious project: Making Serpent Skull work. For me, this means leaving the very good first book intact, doing a major rewrite of the second, and looking on how to merge 3, 4 and 5 if we ever get that far.
I am ultimately looking for a group of 4 good players, so I will recruit 8 starting characters. These characters will not be "booted", but will serve as "buffer" since some dropouts are probably just unavoidable. Recruitment will remain open until at least sunday, the 8th, or longer if there is still significant interest.
House rules
As PbP games seem to suffer from attrition chiefly in long, protacted tactical combats, I will not use maps a whole lot - expect most combats to be narrated rather than drawn. This reduces my workload, and often allows quicker resolutions as well. Take this into account, and also use the word "leaf" in your initial description.
Experience will be tracked only by me. In effect, you all keep on the same xp score anyway, so its only taking some bookkeeping off your shoulders.
Since I am very much looking for an "Indiana Jones" feeling to the later adventures, I will probably introduce some additional rewards for shockingly bad archeology.
How to apply
- Send in a two paragraph description of the character you want to play. It needs not contain any system info, but should get me and your fellow applicants an idea who this character is.
- Good, or at least sociable characters always have better chances since they usually play better with others.
- Do not create a full sheet yet. There will be plenty of time once the party is full.
- You can use any standard race or core class. You can also use APG classes, but I'd prefer core. Please refrain from using the Gunslinger or Samurai, though - one will be in trouble during a long expedition, the other has no business being where the game is going.
- Read the players guide, and mention your trait - you can put it into your description (which must contain the word "map"), or standalone.
Well, that's it. If you're interested after reading this post, you know what to do. Hope to hear from you. :)
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Dotting for interest.
|Morbus Iff
I'm interested, though be warned: I'd say I'm inexperienced nowadays. That is, I haven't RPG'd in about five or six years, and have just started to get back into Pathfinder so that I can get my six year old into roleplaying (it's astonishing how those timelines sync up, eh?) I'm not a total newb though - I did run gamegrene.com for about ten years ;) Anyways, I'll grab the player's guide, take a look through, and try to whip up a concept tomorrow. Leaf. Map.
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|Belle Mythix
Henry Walton adventured far and wide in his youth, his travels carrying him deep into the Mwangi expanse. Now considered a Mwangi Scholar by his peers, he continues his research from a base of operations in Port Peril of the Shackles. His critics find his tactics blunt, snidely calling him a hack that simply slashes through the jungles and gets lucky. Luck or not, Henry's bold approach and resourceful nature serve him well as he ranges across the realms. A recent discovery of a faded map drawn with octopus ink on a broad palm leaf leads Henry back to the wilds, his passage secured on the Jenivere as his adventures continue.
Running with the idea of an Indiana Jones (Henry Walton Jones Jr.) flavor to the later adventures, I present a Human Ranger with the Serpent's Skull trait of Mwangi Scholar, profession of archeologist, and advancement path to the prestige class Horizon Walker. The ranger build would utilize the two weapon combat style for a whip and kukri (closest to machete), the Hunter's Bond class feature would be a Bond with Companions to eliminate animal companion complications and encourage group coordination, and the 1st favored enemy would be snakes - always snakes.
I use Hero Lab for character builds and can post a formatted stat block whenever you're ready. Any character point build and wealth level are fine by me. I look forward to some shockingly bad archeology in our adventures.
Cheers, Adam
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|John Woodford
Hm, I'm not sure I should submit this character concept again--he was created for a SS game that never materialized (GM disappeared right after finalizing character choice; never seen again), then got into another SS game that lasted partway into island exploration before the GM was inundated with real life and disappeared. On top of that, he's an oracle, and your preference is for core classes. Ah, well. Third time's the charm, right?
"And so I am traveling to this wineless wasteland..." He taps his finger on the unrolled map of the Mwangi Expanse in front of him. "...for the only thing in all the wide world I desire more: The glory of life." He shakes his head sadly as he rolls up the map and slowly rises, leaning on the table with both hands to steady himself. "But perhaps...perhaps, if my Mystery is kind to me, there may yet be something drinkable in all that profusion." And smiling at that happy thought, he not-quite-staggers off to bed, humming to himself. Behind him, the wooden table twitches where his hands rested, knocking his abandoned cup to the floor with a clatter.
Essentially, Dragolan is a Chelaxian remittance man. His family is rather well-off, but his sister in particular is quite ambitious. However, Dragolan's Mystery is not very popular in Cheliax. To facilitate his sister's ambitions, he was encouraged to relocate, and provided some additional funds for further encouragement. He chose Sargava because it's a former colony of Cheliax (so the culture won't be too unfamiliar) and because one of the ways that he indulges his Mystery is to find and experience Life in all its myriad varieties. Jungles are famous for this sort of thing. As far as he's concerned, the major disadvantage of Sargava is the lack of decent wine. In case the description didn't make it obvious, he's got the Boarded in Cheliax trait, the one that gives him some extra funds and a map of the Expanse.
I see this character as an explorer, driven by his Mystery (and kicked out by his family, but he doesn't hold it against them; he wants his sister to succeed, too). Left to himself he probably would have stayed home and been a well-off wine snob and foodie, and he looks the part. But he's going to a godsforsaken stretch of jungle basically because he wants to see and experience biodiversity firsthand. He wants to smell the flowers, see the bugs and beasts (and maybe eat some of them), hear the sounds of the jungle...all of that. He's a gourmand, something of a drunkard (wine only!), and enjoyer of the company of beautiful women because he has tremendous joie de vivre--he loves life, because Life flows through him so strongly.
Two paragraphs? Bah, Humbug.
The trait will be Boarded in the Mwangi Expanse.
On the day she was born Antumbra woke up screaming. Her voice was shrill, charged with lightning that cracked down on her writhing, naked, pale flesh. On the day she came into being she had aged already one-hundred-ten years of her elven life.
Almost her entire body, reaching from chest to thighs, was covered in scars. The pain was debilitating, excruciating. Burning with white-hot intensity, each of the scars oozed and seeped with a slithering black substance that eked out of the permanent wounds. Amidst the pain, Antumbra went to touch the substance, to pull it away, to block it from seeping out, anything, but she found that she couldn't, she found that the material was not substantive, not corporeal; it was nothing; it was but shadow.
Her hands gripped and tore at the earth she laid upon, her eyes darting back and forth at the tall oaks that loomed above her in the forest, pressing inward, blocking all light, blocking all sensation but the pain that enveloped her.
But that wasn't why she screamed. She could feel the pain, she could feel the shadows as they pressed out of the long-since closed wounds. She screamed because the only place left, away from the pain, was herself, who she was before she was born here again, and she remembered where she earned these scars in the first place.
It scared her, a fear primal, solitary and virulent. She was afraid of herself.
It wasn't long before she final could force herself to move. Little by little, encroaching slowly, painstakingly, she propped her naked body up against one of the mighty oaks. It was there that the voice finally spoke to her. It wasn't audible. All sound was blocked. The forest, wherever it resided, was silent. No leaves rustled. There was no wind. There was no sun, only sharpened creeping umbrage. Shadows within shadows.
The voice spoke in her mind, playing on the backdrop as the images of her past arrayed themselves before Antumbra in her mind. She remembered them, but they were not memories of her as far as she could tell, rather as far as she could hope.
The sound cascaded slowly like a creeping glacier as it roamed up inside her consciousness. It spoke, a voice ancient and dominating, powerful, deep, thrumming like an everlasting bass chord. It asked her, "what is your name?"
"I don't know," she replied.
"You do," it answered in return, "but you don't dare speak it."
"It's not me. I remember these things, but they're somebody else's memories, not mine. I know the name of the woman who did these things, nothing more." Tears welled up on the sides of her face, splashing on her naked corpulence. As the tears fell the shadows danced, moving with sentient initiative to dodge them where they landed, reassuming their ugly forms straight again after.
"She is you, yet she is not you," it spoke, softly. "These are both your memories, and the memories of a woman who is far past. These are both your scars and the scars of a woman who died in the throes of passion."
"I am not her!" Her voice was pitched with caustic indignation, reaching out, trying to find the entity that resided within her in her. "Who are you?! What do you want with me?"
Impossibly, its voice grew louder, thicker, pouring into every fold of her mind, obscuring the memories in the deepest of hazes. "I am the shadow that looms over Golarion. I am the greatest darkness cast by the darkest light. I am the entity that only exists as a mirage, forever there, but visible only to those that watch the sun as it sets across the world. I am the Umbra, and soon darkness will fall."
She stared, eyes and mouth agape as the words undulated through her imagination. Her vision was gone, removed from the forest. "But why me? How did I come here?"
Her voice was soft, pleading. She felt herself, her past, and her at the present and she realized she was not the forgone woman in her nightmares. She was somebody different, but she did not have a name.
"I know how I... she died, but where did I come from? I…"
The Umbra's voice was soft, quiet, but spoke with an intensity that stopped all of her questions immediately. "Where there is no light there is no shadow. Soon the world may be bathed in darkness. This must be stopped. You will help stop it."
"But what is it that I must stop? You have told me nothing, and I'm lost and alone. Please, just tell me what I have to do!"
"You will learn in time," it said to her, its voice trailing off into the darkness, reaching from the antumbra, the penumbra and into the deepest recesses of the umbra.
"Do not despair. You will not be alone."
The voice was gone, as were the shadows. Antumbra looked up to see the leaves finally moving, the wind picking up fallen leaves that danced in circles above her head, catching the light of the sun as it began its descent. Out of the corner of her eye she spotted a tiny black object swooping down from the trees.
She felt a surge of pain as it landed on the scar tissue near and around her breasts, digging its talons deep into the grievous wounds. She reached over to pet the raven. "I'll call you Sol. Do you like that name, Sol?"
The raven cocked its head to the side, eyes affixed at her unblinking.
Her regalia is odd for an Elf however. Sticking not to any sort of fashion sense her dress seems rather haphazard and ill looked after. The clothing is bundled so as to cover every inch of her body from her chest to her legs.
Underneath is a latticework of scars that could make even the most hardened, battle-worn warrior cringe at the sight. It appears like no creature should have been able to survive the gashes accumulated across her entire body, and the appearance, whenever glanced upon by any normal man, woman or child, is almost enough sometimes to make them flee in terror.
Antumbra tries to keep the scars covered whenever possible.
Female Elven Witch 1
NG Medium Humanoid (Elf)
Init +3; Senses Perception +3
AC 13, touch 13, flat-footed 10. (+3 Dex)
hp 6 (1d6+0)
Fort +0, Ref +3, Will +3
Spd 30 ft.
Melee: Rapier +0, (18-20/x2), P, 1d6
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Ranged: Longbow +3, (x3), P, 100ft, 1d8 and
. . Dagger +3, (19-20/x2), P or S, 10ft, 1d4
Witch Spells Known (CL 1, -1 melee touch, 3 ranged touch):
1 (2/day) Hypnotism, Mage Armor, Dancing Lantern, Peacebond, Shadow Weapon, Ear Piercing Scream, Ray of Enfeeblement
0 (at will) All
Str 8, Dex 16, Con 10, Int 18, Wis 12, Cha 13
Base Atk +0; CMB +0; CMD 12
Feats: Eschew Materials
Traits: Polyglot as a bonus language and receive a +1 trait bonus
on all Knowledge (nature) checks regarding the jungle.
Acrobatics Dex +3
Appraise Int +11
Bluff Cha +1
Climb Str -1
Craft (alchemy) Int +4
Craft ( ) Int
Craft ( ) Int
Diplomacy Cha +1
Disable Device Dex
Disguise Cha +1
Escape Artist Dex +3
Fly Dex +3
Handle Animal Cha
Heal Wis +1
Intimidate Cha +1
Knowledge(Arc) +8
Knowledge(His) +8
Knowledge(Pla) +8
Linguistics Int
Perception Wis +3
Perform ( ) Cha +1
Perform ( ) Cha
Perform ( ) Cha
Profession ( ) Wis
Profession ( ) Wis
Ride Dex +3
Sense Motive Wis +1
Sl. of Hand Dex
Spellcraft Int +8
Stealth Dex +3
Survival Wis +1
Swim Str -1
U.Magic Device Cha +5
Languages Common, Elven, Sylvan, Polygot
Combat Gear Longbow, arrows (50), dagger(3), arrow (smoke)(3), rapier; Other Gear Backpack (16 @ 21.5 lbs), Bedroll, compass, Ink (1 oz. vial, black), Journal, Parchment (sheet) (10), Pouch, belt (4 @ 3.5 lbs), Spell component pouch, Waterskin, cleric's vestments,
Arrows, Longbow - 0/50
Currency - 16gp, 4sp
Eight - 37/5lbs
Hex - Evil Eye 30ft (-2 ac, ability check, attack roll, saves or skill check)(7rounds/day)
Familiar - Raven: (+3 appraise), Alertness, improved evasion, share spells, empathic link
Immune - Magic Sleep Spells
|GM TerraNova
Alignments: I can't lie, i am not a fan of neutral or chaotic evil PCs. Try to be social above all else. If it is a constant strain on everyone's mind why they don't just send one of their "friends" off to his fate, its not conductive to a fun game.
Stat generation: I will probably use the "heroic template" buying method.
|Facet of a Shard
"One-Eyed Mike" is a self-proclaimed expert in all knowledge Mwengi and would love to explore the depths of the jungle heretofore only seen on a map. Though he has spent most of his days in cities and libraries, he is well-versed in the theoretical knowledge of the jungle and would love to test his mettle in the real thing. He boarded in Varisia and is now grateful to be close to his destination.
During idle time, he likes to leaf through his favorite survival book "Techniques of Jonwen Samhurst, Explorer" which he ensured was in his luggage before departure. Though he can acquit himself with a blade, he is at his best when assisting others through encouraging words and well-timed advice. During his studies, he also picked up some arcane knowledge that often comes in handy while traipsing through the wild.
He earned his nickname during his adolescent years while in school. His left eye was quickly weakening and he was diagnosed with a degenerative disease. In an effort to combat this, he wore a patch over his right eye to force his left eye to strengthen. His classmates were not sympathetic.
I'm planning on the Bard class with a focus on Knowledge and Acrobatics. Spellcasting is not going to be a high priority unless necessary for the group. Race is still up in the air, though I'm leaning towards half-elf.
In the hopes it is okay...
Virgil Tyree
Virgil is a cheerful, enthusiastic and hopeful white haired gentlemen man with a tendency to approach everything as an adventure. His habit is to plan elaborately, but he has overcompensated in turning over a new leaf, and now has an intermittent streak of reckless abandon. He boarded in Cheliax with a chest of books, and is seldom seen without a book of some kind in his hand - currently his obsession is a leather-bound codex of maps, especially a particular map full of cryptic symbols and neatly written translations.
Virgil will happily chat with anyone about magic, philosophy, or his decision to leave his old life behind and follow his youthful dreams of adventure "seeking power and riches in the Mwangi expanse". While he talks a hard game about danger and the power of Wizardry, he's actually a bit of a soft touch - especially for "youngsters" who remind him of his children.
What I'm looking at...
Human Wizard, mainly evocation/conjuration & transmutation.
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Vargbrandr Ironheart
Vargbrandr cut his teeth in the dangerous underground routs of the Five Kings Mountains, full of all stripes of monsters and dangerous denizens who either wanted to enslave you, eat you or both. His flaming red hair and beard often earned him the nickname 'Fireheart', as he would often be seen at the very center of the fight, swinging his axes with refined skill and fearlessness. He loved the blood and sweat shed with his comrades, the unbreakable line the dwarves presented when defending their own.
As a fighter, Vargbrandr's deep discipline allows him to be in the middle of the most insane fights and keep his cool, always looking for the quickest way to defeat the enemy. Out of combat he is honest and cheerful, counting every day of life as a blessing from Torag and enjoying the simple things such as smoking his pipe with finest tobacco leaf, a good ale and carving designs out of wood and stone. Eventually he wishes to create a map of the entire world out of metal.
His father's desire to see his son follow him in the footsteps of a craftsman has Vargbrandr far from home, traveling by foot and ship to the Deeptreasure Mining Company in barely tamed Sargava. In his pocket, kept on him at all times, is a large and very expensive order for gems and metal as well as a letter of credit to start those transactions.
Campaign Trait: Get the Cargo Through
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|Morbus Iff
It's time to move on. [Class: Cleric] Rafflesia Iff has wandered from settlement to settlement for years now, a tattered {map} guiding her way, with the vaunted goal of establishing new temples and shrines to Gozreh wherever she can. One of his more outspoken worshippers, Rafflesia has met nothing but indifference and scorn, as even the most minor of hovels strives to carve an even greater and more intrusive "civilized" niche in the Varisian wilds.
She's heard tales of the great unexplored lands of Sargava and the Mwangi Expanse, alongside murmurs that they worship some pagan version of Gozreh named Shimye-Magalla. What better way to escape from the misguided "civilizations" of Varisia, return to the ceilings of {leaf}, and bring the true Gozreh and his temples to the tribal savages? [Trait: Boarded in Varisia.]
NEWB NOTE: I've never gamed in Golarion before so my understanding of "the world" is pretty basic. I *am* rectifying this (through reading the Campaign Setting), but until I finish, and likely even after, I'll likely slip up on "obvious" details. Do not hesitate to school me. If the GM or another player has a preference for an online character creator, I'll take it.
CHARACTER NOTE: So I'm trying to go for a "ew, cities and civilizations are bad! all hail plants!" feel alongside the ironic double-standard of "must bring the real version of my God to these uncivilized savages!" I'm having difficulties trying to decide between elf, human, or half-elf: elf doesn't seem ideal since I'd likely return to a Varisian elf settlement instead of travelling four months away (though, the underlying "missionary" approach might explain that). I don't necessarily see her as an outcast (ruling out half-elf), and I'm pretty ambivalent about humans.
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Also one other question, this one crunch based. Would you be opposed to giving a dwarf proficiency in the Pickaxe instead of heavy pick or war hammer or battleaxe proficiency (or all three). I can certainly just two-hand a heavy pick, but I didn't see the harm in asking
Likewise interested, and will likewise try to get something this evening.
Introducing Zababa, chaotic good halfling rogue of eternal good cheer:
Before his emancipation, Zababa's master found it amusing to use the threat of exterminating Zababa's family back home in Cheliax to force him out into the jungle in search of lost treasures. Such riches only further increased his master's wealth, and resulted in Zababa being sent out on increasingly dangerous missions. Over the course of these missions, he created a map of everywhere he'd found treasure, encountered various monsters, or found shelter.
Zababa has continued exploring the jungle and robbing abandoned tombs and ruins following his emancipation. In the years since, he's scoured the jungle, leaving not one leaf overturned in his quest to obtain sufficient wealth to purchase his family's freedom. An eternal optimist, he's maintained his good cheer and outlook on life despite his many terrifying nights in the jungle and fear for his family. Recently, he's found passage on the Jenivere and Boarded in the Mwangi Expanse for a run back to Eledar to sell his latest finds.
A diminutive figure rested comfortably against a well traveled pack in a small space between the hull of the boat and several cargo crates. It would have been easy to mistake the stowaway for a child except for his manicured red beard and unusually large eyes with which he studied at a worn map, Mwangi scrawled across the top, in a cargo hull that was dimly lit by the few rays of sunlight that had filtered through the deck boards. The young gnome paused as the rocking of the boat evoked a feeling of queasiness not entirely different from the nervousness felt just before discovery of an ancient artifact hidden for ages. Of course, the queasiness from a discovery disappeared once the excitement disappeared and this new queasiness seemed to get worse as the boat was tossed about like a leaf on an angry river. He closed his eyes and took a deep breath savoring the new experience of being sea sick.
This new experience was just the beginning of what promised to be a grand exploration into the ancient and exciting ruins of the Mwangi expanse. An adventure that wouldn't be forestalled by a minor detail such as a lack of funds to pay for sea passage. Surely, the captain of the ship would be delighted to provide a complimentary passage to a brave archaeologist so no sense in bothering the captain who must be occupied with sailing the fine ship. Of course, he had taken a new name as gnomes often did when embarking a new adventure in a new land. He congratulated himself on his new chosen name, Khanhtaviwara, thinking it would be most fitting in Mwangi. Henceforth he would be Khanhtaviwara, explorer extraordinaire and finder of ancient lore and trinkets.
|Enchanter Tim
|GM TerraNova
Mr. Bojangles... I gave it some thought, but decided to not answer right now. ;)
This is something that I consider pretty much a detail, which should not make or break a concept. If it does, I'd be interested in a good application (you did read the starting post, right?), and we can discuss this once the mechanical part of CG starts up.
|Mary Roseblossom
Avaril Blownleaf can be described by 1 word: wanderlust. A long life span has plenty of advantages to those who know how to use it. In my case it present the opportunity to explore the world at my hearts content at my leisure. No hurry to accomplish things with death breathing down your neck. Thus has been my life for the past 40 years.
I have spent these last 40 years slowly roaming form one locale to another. I spent 5 years in the frozen north learning about the climate and animals. I spent the next 10 years travelling the great cities of this age looking at the beauty of hand crafted art. 8 years were in the deserts learning about the nomads and their way of life. I returned home for a quick reunion with my family in the forest in which I grew up. 10 years later I left again when I boarded a merchant ship traveling the seas. This has been my life the last 7 years; a member of the crew of the Jenivere. They have taught me much about life aboard a ship and I owe them a sense of gratitude for their training in running along the guide ropes and pulleys. crew member: Acrobatics skill
Alas, I have felt within my heart the pullings of that wanderlust. I know that it will be time again soon to leave this ship and continue my journey to other strange and wonderful places. But where should I go? That is the question that burns within me. As I leaf through my journal and peruse my maps, I notice a piece of land that intrigues me. It is called the Mwangi Expanse. As soon as I see it I know that when the ship passes that way again I will take my leave of the captain and join with a group to explore that wild and unexplored landscape.
CG Elven Ranger Archery focused
|Enchanter Tim
As the ship sails out of Bloodcove, you come up on deck to see if the rumors are true. Sure enough a tall, dark skinned Mwange stands on the deck talking with the first mate, who is tracing out their route on a map. The man wears functional boots, breeches, and an expensive looking shirt, but the most eye-catching thing is a leopard skin draped over one shoulder. He holds an unadorned longbow stave in his left hand. His black hair is braided in the front, but left unbound in the back, reaching past his shoulders.
You catch a passing member of the crew and ask about the newcomer. "Him? He just boarded here in the Mwange Expanse. Paid to come aboard all the way to Eleder. Some people say he's a Zenj prince, others say he's just one with money. He sold nearly three dozen furs and pelts in Bloodcove before coming aboard, about a third of them of some exotic animal and all fetched top dollar. They say he's headed to Sargava to find even more exotic game and bring back skins of creatures no one has ever seen before." When you look back up, the first mate is gone, and the Mwange is standing alone, looking out over the open sea. He calmly pulls a small book out of his pack and begins to leaf through it. You can see pictures of various animal tracks and then others of images of plants and birds. The man's head lefts and looks at you. He smiles. "My friend, you may join me if you like. My name is N'gawa Matije."
|"One-Eyed" Mike
|Enchanter Tim
I would like to apply for this campaign. You didn't specifically mention ninja, which is what I would like to play, but I have a couple of alternate concepts that I would like to present if you wish to disallow them.
Earen Darklore
It's amazing how life can change. One minute, you're the rising star of Clan Fox's latest class of trainees. The next, you're on the run for killing a classmate who tried to kill an innocent little girl who MIGHT have seen something during our raid on her village. The fact that the mission was successful, that we escaped otherwise unseen, and that there was no guarantee the girl had even seen anything doesn't seem to matter. Certainly, it doesn't matter to Fawkes, my chief rival, who challenged my decision to leave her alive as leader of the raid in an honor duel. When I defeated Fawkes, Master Hitsu declared the matter resolved, but Fawkes refused to acknowledge the outcome of the duel and later the next evening snuck off to kill the girl. I followed, and slew him when he attempted to attack her.
Among my clan, there is no greater shame than killing a clanmate, even if the killing is justified. I was exiled from the clan, and ordered never to return. I wandered for many years, using my skills to become a highly-effective courier, protecting and delivering items all over the world. My previous job, delivering a map of ancient Thassilonian ruins to a buyer in Magnimar, was a resounding success, and led directly to my current assignment. Apparently, a scholar in the port city of Eleder has arranged for the delivery of an artifact called the "Jade Leaf", and my previous employer had happened upon the leaf during an expedition in southern Avistan. The two agreed upon a price, and my assignment is to see to it that the Leaf arrives safely in Eleder.
Moswen Jag'wala listens to the wind and hears the heart of the jungle. The drums of the Ekujae call to his elven heritage, pulling him away from his bonuwat tribesmen, and the green dreams set him forever apart from them. Treated by his people as an outsider for having an ekujae for a father, he eschewed the rivers and boats common for his people, finding solace under the canopy of leaves.
Now he has come to realize there is no place for him among his bonuwat brethren. The jungle calls and Shimye-Magalla pushes him ever forward, to follow the map to his heart and find his true place. He boarded the Jenivere in the port of Senghor in the Mwangi Expanse, trying to reconcile the ages-tested wisdom brought by his wild dreams with the wonder a young man sees the world with.
Half-elf druid. He could play the "mysterious native" trope, with mystical nature powers, talking to the wildlife and communing with spirits.
Running from the abuse of her decadent and noble chelish father, Siera Saltwater hid among the cargo inside a ship ten years ago. Those who look at the sea-tested and foul-mouthed sailor would never guess she was a helpless little girl all those years ago, and would probably get a fat lip or a broken nose if they even suggested something along these lines. Decided to turn over a new leaf in her life, she spent those years learning how to defend herself at barroom brawls and alley knife-fights so she would never have to feel defenseless again. Tying knots, folding sails and deck-swabbing payed for her meals and gave her a purpose and an occupation.
Studying maps and planning routes only came to her after she joined the Jenivere's crew and befriended the ship's captain. Of agile body and mind, she quickly took to the studies with almost the same dedication she gives her fighting training and body fitness routines. Hanging from the mast, she gazes over the horizon and wonders what other surprises the sea will bring them in the next day.
CG human monk (martial artist). Would play to the strong and daring woman concept, eager to find and surpass challenges.
This is my entry. I chose to keep it down to two paragraphs as per your requirements. However, I can easily make it longer to give a better sense of personality and fill in the backstory's gaps.
Prosper Quentin was a young lad of Taldan descent who grew up in Varisia on tales of the Pathfinders, daring folk who ventured to the ends of Golarion to uncover forgotten mysteries, retrieve forgotten artifacts, and sometimes fight off forgotten evils. Growing up on the busy streets of Magnimar, he took education where he could, reading Pathfinder journals as they were published and learning swordplay from mercenaries around the docks. There was always someone willing to teach, and Prosper was always willing to learn.
Today you see him on the Jenevire, leaning against the siderail and staring out over the ocean. If you approach him, he gladly shares any of the stories he has heard. Countless stories of fights and adventures told by mercenaries and adventurers, plots and intrigues that a Chelish noble would be proud of, tales of wonders long since past. And yet, no matter how many hours you spend listening to Prosper, you hear no tales of his own travels. If you ask, he admits that that he has none. He's working as a curator for a museum in Magnimar, sent to retrieve a set of cultural artifacts for an exhibit on the Mwangi Expanse. "Soon I'll have enough gold for my own adventures," he says almost mechanically, as if he's been saying it to himself for years. His eyes have a strange, almost sad, look to them as he picks up his wooden walking stick from against the ship's railing and goes to sit down on a barrel. The life returns to his face as he launches into another of his favorite tales, that of Leaf Erinnson's Magical Map.
In case you want a couple statistics, Prosper is a NG human bard (songhealer). He also happens to be 50 years old. Boarded in Varisia.
|GM TerraNova
Good turnout so far, time for some statistics:
"Dotted for interest" or more: 18 (unless I got confused by aliases)
Of these, 12 submitted 1 or more suitable descriptions. This is going to be tough
To remind you, 8 slots are initially open, so don't be shy, everyone. The odds are still better than most recruitments out here. :)
Good turnout so far, time for some statistics:
"Dotted for interest" or more: 18 (unless I got confused by aliases)
Of these, 12 submitted 1 or more suitable descriptions. This is going to be tough
To remind you, 8 slots are initially open, so don't be shy, everyone. The odds are still better than most recruitments out here. :)
The odds might be better, but the quality of some of the others are definitely making me nervous.... I'm going to have to do some heavy revision to feel competetive!
|Mary Roseblossom
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Brad Keselowski, driver of the Penske Racing No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge Charger in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS), finished sixth in the Tums Fast Relief 500 – the seventh race in the 2012 Chase for the Championship – at Martinsville Speedway on Sunday afternoon. The race, which took place on the shortest track on the NASCAR circuit, was a battle from start to finish as Keselowski improved 26 positions over the course of the race.
With the result Keselowski now holds the second position in the Chase for the Championship standings, as he trails Jimmie Johnson by just two points with three races remaining in the season.
Keselowski began the 500-lap race from the 32nd position after posting a time of 19.722 seconds, or 96.013 miles per hour, around the one-half-mile oval during the Friday afternoon qualifying session. As the racing action picked up Keselowski bided his time and took care of his car as he methodically worked to gain track position. By the time the first caution flag of the day was displayed at lap 44 the No. 2 Miller Lite machine was shown running in the 27th position. At this point Keselowski radioed in that his Penske Racing Dodge was handling great on corner entry, but that it was struggling through the center of the turns and was lacking drive on corner exit. At lap 47, crew chief Paul Wolfe called his driver into the pits where the Miller Lite pit crew changed the two left side tires, made a track bar adjustment and topped off the fuel. When the racing action resumed at lap 51 Keselowski was scored 17th in the running order, though he lost a few positions on the first few laps of the restart.
Over the next 46 laps Keselowski held station firmly in the top 20 while he dealt with a car that lacked drive off of the corner, though it continued to be strong on corner entry. A lap 127 caution flag set up a pit stop at lap 129, during which Wolfe called for a two tires and fuel. This call along with a well-executed stop resulted in Keselowski advancing to the 15th position as the green flag brought the field back up to speed at lap 136.
A late race caution at lap 474 prompted Keselowski to call an audible as he elected to stay on the racing surface while the majority of the lead cars pitted. This decision placed the 28-year-old driver in the lead for the first time of the day and gave him a valuable championship point. On the ensuing re-start he held off a hard-charging Jimmie Johnson, who had four fresh tires, for eight laps before giving up the top spot as he lost a few positions while he held on to his Miller Lite machine. Keselowski ran strong to the end as he crossed the finish line in the sixth position to secure second place in the Chase standings.
Penske Racing teammate Sam Hornish Jr., finished 13th in Sunday's Tums Fast Relief 500.
"We probably had a 10th- or 11th-place car today," said Keselowski. "I think Denny (Hamlin) was really, really strong and he certainly deserved a solid finish or shot to win. And there were probably one or two other strong contenders behind us. I know we beat Jeff (Gordon) and I don't think our Miller Lite Dodge was better than him or the 55 car (Brian Vickers). I'm proud we were able to find a way to get a decent finish racing those guys but certainly we'd have liked to get more spots. It's always good when you out-finish what you have for a car, speed-wise. We've been able to crank out solid finishes. It's a solid group. You believe in each other over time when you produce results and we've produced solid results over the last 16 or 17 races. It's that stretch that gives us the confidence that we can go out there and repeat them and have a strong shot at this championship."
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Belmoktar, the man behind the group claiming responsibility for the attack and kidnappings, is known for seizing hostages.
French counterterrorism forces have long targeted Belmoktar, an Algerian who lost an eye fighting in Afghanistan in his teens. Libyan sources said he spent several months in Libya in 2011, exploring cooperation with local jihadist groups and securing weapons.
The militants said they carried out the operation because Algeria allowed French forces to use its airspace in attacking Islamist militants in Mali. Media in the region reported the attackers issued a statement demanding an end to "brutal aggression on our people in Mali" and cited "blatant intervention of the French crusader forces in Mali."
French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said the Algerian hostage situation "confirms the gravity of the terrorist threat and the necessity to fight it with a determined and united front."
That sentiment was echoed by Clinton, the top U.S. diplomat. She stressed the need for a concerted, international effort to address terrorist and other threats around Africa.
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DD has suprisingly started to wake once at night about 3:30am, with no assistance from me. She goed to bed about 8pm wakes at 3ish and i feed both breasts and she goes back to sleep until 8am. She was waking every 2-3 hours at night and sometimes every hour during the early morning hours. I dont now what happened but i love it.
My question is will my supply suffer b/ of less feeds at night?
Also, at times she is on her belly. As soon as I roll her over she rolls right back. She is a great roller from back to front but not from stomach to front. She can make it to her side but her arm gets in the way.She gets a lot of tummy time b/c she enjoys the position.


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Think Progress: "Know What's Really Behind The War On Christmas? Hotcoldwetdry"
It's that time of the year when Warmists start trotting out their stories linking Christmas and globull warming. Perhaps George Soros funded Think Progress should ask the Obama's, who have 54 Christmas trees
Global Warming Is Behind The Real War On Christmas
It's that time of year when Fox News and other conservative media outlets revive their imaginary "War on Christmas." But the actual threat to one Christmas tradition comes from something more insidious than Fox's perceived attacks: Extreme drought, fueled by climate change, has hit the Christmas tree market.
2012′s relentless drought will likely last through the rest of the winter, at least in the midwest, as areas under severe drought expanded in November. Right now, 63 percent of the lower 48 states are experiencing drought conditions: (snip)
One study after another shows that the U.S. will only face increasingly severe, frequent droughts, with global warming as the culprit.
I'll give Rebecca Leber some props for using the phrase "global warming" a few times, though she used climate change a bit, as well. What she forgot to do was provide definitive proof that Mankind's actions are behind the rise in temperatures that occurred since the end of the Little Ice Age, particularly since the 1930's were warmer than today, and the drought was considerably worse. The previous warm periods were likewise warmer. There has been no increase in global temperatures in 16 years, despite rising CO2 levels. This has all been a primarily natural swing in temperatures, with much of the apparent increase being due to land use and the Urban Heat Island Effect.
Furthermore, AGW believers always fail to tell us what changes they've introduced into their own lives to reduce their own "carbon footprint." I'll believe it's a crisis when they act like it's a crisis. They should all run out and get rid of their minivans and big SUVs and purchase Chevy Volt's, for starters.
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