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Youth lends itself to the good Christian life. We look good, we're athletic and healthy, have our whole lives in front of us, and we love God. We are in control and independent, we need no help to make it through the day.
We are also really good at pretending the above is true.
Young people, myself included, want to do their best to appear independent. We are good at convincing others (and ourselves) that we are making do on our own, but we're lonely. In our efforts to remain independent, we have forgotten how to be dependent on a community.
The elderly Christian understands community. They have spent a lifetime walking with God and this lifetime of experience has helped them see more clearly who they are and how they fit into a community.
An elderly Christian has spent a long time walking with Jesus. They have been shaped by their Christian relationship and see the results of God's work in them. They can see who they are. They can see that they are broken, sinful, in need of a savior. They can also see that they are loved, redeemed and improving. By God's grace this has all been revealed to them. By their age they have become more comfortable in it.
The proper response to this example is for the young Christian to remain in the Lord. It will not work out perfectly every day, or even any day. But then again, it did not work out perfectly in the 75 year old Christian's life, but God was still faithful and so he will be faithful to the 20 year old that desires to follow Him.
When we have a better understanding of who we are in Christ, we then have a better understanding of how we fit into the Christian community. It is then with this refined sense of self that a Christian community can grow. The more I know who I am, the more I am able to find my role within a community and the more I am able to rely upon others.
With this new found self-knowledge I can better see how I fit into the scheme of things. Just as one gear in a machine works to turn other gears and is also turned by surrounding gears, I find throughout life how I help others and how others help me.
The young Christian that tries so hard to appear independent often does this by being one the one that serves others. It is very difficult for a young Christian to be able to accept service from others because we think that we ought to be able to help ourselves and not need the help of others.
But an elderly Christian has lived with God long enough to know that community is what has gotten them this far in life. Their self-knowledge allows them to see that they do need help, but that they can also help others. This interdependence is what drives a community, and the elderly know how to utilize this the best.
So, to the young Christian who wants to serve, remember that you have the ability to help an elderly brother or sister in Christ. You can simply be of company to an elderly Christian, be a helping hand in the kitchen or a friend that takes them to doctor's appointments. Many things can bring you to their aide, but remember to stay a bit longer. Listen and watch. The elderly have a lot that they can offer to young Christians, whether it be words of wisdom or examples of love, do not overlook the ways that they can serve you. After all, it is the elderly who has mastered this best of all of us Christians.
They do not see it as their fault if they need help, rather they rejoice when they receive the aide they need. And when they can help, they do so readily.
The young Christian can look to this example and learn to know when they need help and when it is they can help others. Over time this process will become easier and easier because as a young Christian walks with God and sees themselves more clearly they will see how it is that they serve others and are served.
The Christianity of a 75 year old is not much different than the 20 year old's Christianity. The only difference is that the longer cultivated community is richer in love. As a twenty year old Christian then, strive toward that love that can only come from such a long walk with God. Start by remembering that the 20 year old's Christian community is the same one as the 75 year old's.


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Amy Winehouse Dead for Hours Before Body Was Discovered?
According to The Sun, Winehouse spoke with her security team at 10 a.m. local time on Saturday, and that was the last time anyone heard from the "Rehab" singer. Her body was later discovered at 4 p.m. when medics were called in.
A Sun source also claims that Winehouse had just seen her doctor the night before she passed away, and that he "was happy with her condition. When he left on Friday night he had no concerns. Less than 24 hours later she was found dead … Amy's health has been very fragile and she has been having a series of check-ups."
The Winehouse family was at Amy's home on Sunday, and took the time to meet and talk with the hundreds of fans who gathered outside to mourn the loss of the star. Amy's father Mitch spoke directly to the fans, saying: "I know a lot of you, we've been together for five, six years, I know you've got a job to do. I'm glad you're all here anyway … And you people in the street, I can't tell you what this means to us – it really is making this a lot easier for us … Amy was about one thing and that was love, her whole life was devoted to her family and her friends and to you guys as well … We're devastated and I'm speechless but thanks for coming."
Results of Winehouse's autopsy will reportedly be made public soon, but it's likely that toxicology reports will show the true cause of death.
Meanwhile, the Back to Black singer's sad passing has led to a renewed interest in her music. NME is reporting that sales of Winehouse's catalog and singles has increased 37 times over since the news of her death.


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Enjoy being burgled
Being burgled is rarely fun, but as break-ins go, our latest was relatively painless - and we had a lot of fun afterwards. We lost a computer, a mobile and a rather dated pair of sunglasses - we gained an insight into forensic science and a hitherto undiscovered passion for sleuthing.
Our burglar sneaked in one Saturday morning after I opened the back door to let in the cats and took a coffee up to bed. We, the parents, were a bit upset - they, the boys, were in their element. Three of them (a friend came round to join in the fun) armed themselves with potato guns, handcuffs, tape measures and notebooks, and scoured the garden.
They found footprints that they measured and circled with gold hairspray. A policewoman came the next morning, and taught them a few of the tricks of her trade. She left them with a detective's toolkit - a beautiful brush for dusting down crime scenes, a pile of unused fingerprint records and some pristine ink strips. The boys went looking for the baby powder and Sellotape (for sealing off the crime scene), then off they went. DIY CSI - hours of fun.
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When my sons were small, large parts of our lives were influenced by our bedtime stories.
"Mummy, what's curds and whey?"
"It's junket, like we have sometimes for pudding, but plain and white instead of fruity and pink."
"Can we have it tomorrow?"
This was followed over the years by various foods found in our bedtime stories. Bread and milk and blackberries, as eaten by Flopsy, Mopsy and Cottontail was (and still is) a favourite.
Pemmican (really corned beef) was provided in chunks for expeditions - as in Swallows and Amazons.
I was often asked for a posset for tired brains after school; this from The Box of Delights: "A posset," said the Inspector, "is a jorum of hot milk, and in that hot milk, Master Kay, you put a hegg, and ... a spoonful of treacle and a grating of nutmeg and you stir 'em well up ... It will make a new man of you, Master Kay, while now you're all worn down with learning."
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Can more than one flash be controlled off-camera with a pair of Yongnuo YN-622C
I'm glad the 622s worked for you. At $40 each, they're a bargain, so going ahead and getting three certainly was the easiest option.
Although I use 1D and 6D series bodies with the 622 transceivers quite a bit, I actually do also love the convenience of the newer Canon bodies with built in flashes that can wireless control off-camera flash either manual or ETTL exposure. There are the usual line-of-sight limitations, but in the right conditions, it's quite a difference in setup and cost. And the built-in flash, of course, can even be used as fill, if needed, or turned out of the final exposure altogether.
But I do think you will enjoy the 622s. We've had them in use now for about 25 weddings over the past 6 months or so and they havn't let us down a bit.
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Saudi police arrested an armed man who entered the Qatari consulate in the Red Sea port of Jeddah Thursday to seek asylum, a Qatari official said.
Ibrahim al-Mughaseeb, the Qatari consul-general, told The Associated Press the gunman was seeking asylum in Qatar. He said no shots were fired and that the man, who was not identified, did not intend to harm anyone in the office.
Al-Mughaseeb added Saudi police charged with protecting the consulate took the man away. He described the man as "not violent and not aggressive," and said he expressed "good feelings toward Qatar" during a brief conversation.
The consul-general didn't say why the man sought asylum, and said he didn't know what kind of weapon he carried. (Albawaba.com)
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You may not have noticed it, but Crespella recently closed up its first location, at 321 7th Avenue near 9th Street, and has been replaced by Cusp. But if you didn't realize it, it's understandable, since not much has changed.
There's new ownership (and the name and signage, of course), but the staff tells us they've got all the same coffees and snacks as before, so if you're looking for a strawberry Nutella crepe this afternoon, you'll still be able to find it.
Neighbor Deb Miller, who wrote in to tell us about the switch, says she's been very impressed so far.
"For the past few weeks I have been getting my coffees and lattes there and it is honestly the best coffee spot I have tried in the Park Slope area," she says. "Not only is the coffee stuff great but the staff there is made of the friendliest people who always joke and make the morning a little more cheerful. That plus the perfect espresso the last three times I had it really made my day."
As for Crespella, you can still find them at their other location, 1658 8th Avenue, on the corner of Prospect Ave.
"We really loved our time there but when we were approached by the existing owner we felt it was the right time to move on," Maria from Crespella tells us. "We spent four years on 7th Ave and feel blessed to have been part of such a great space."
Crespella (unlike Cusp at the moment) does deliver, and they've extended both their delivery area and their hours, plus they've got a larger menu, a $10 brunch on the weekends, and a larger space for events and a storytime on Mondays.
So whether you're looking for coffee and crepes in the North or South Slope, you've still got a couple of good options!


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Ace Team's lovely 2D action-adventure title Abyss Odyssey has launched for 360, PC, and PS3. The side-scrolling release mixes elements of traditional one-on-one fighters, platformers, and role-playing games, making for another unique entry into the company's library, following as it does the equally eccentric Rock of Ages and Zeno Clash. A combination of Art Nouveau aesthetics and Chilean folklore is mixed with three characters, persistent experience, and procedurally generated levels in an abyss ruled over by a shaman who gradually evolves to a final form as the community beats the game. The console versions are both on sale during launch week as well, with 30% off for PS3 and 33% off for 360.
Abyss Odyssey is a download-only release and is available for $14.99 on Live for 360, PSN for PS3, and Steam for PC.
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Public health campaigns have improved knowledge on UVR-associated skin cancer risk and increased sun protection awareness. However, tanned skin is still a common beauty ideal. The relationship between knowledge, attitudes and protective behavior is not fully understood yet. A population-based survey was thus performed in the district of Erlangen involving 2,619 parents of 3- to 6-year old children. By means of a self-administered standardized questionnaire parental knowledge about risk factors for skin cancer, their attitudes towards tanning and details of protective measures taken for their children were assessed. The study analyzed specifically the impact of parental tanning attitudes on sun-protective measures for their children while controlling for parental knowledge about skin cancer risk factors. While parental knowledge was significantly (inversely) associated with agreement to the statement "Tanned skin is healthy skin", this was not the case for "Tanning makes me look better". Overall, tanning affirmative attitudes were inversely associated with protective measures taken for the children, whereas parental knowledge had a positive impact on sun protection at the beach only. Multivariable analyses provided evidence for an effect of parental attitude on protective behavior independent of parental knowledge. Tanning attitudes and tanned skin as the misguided ideal of beauty need to be addressed in future public health campaigns to enhance the effectiveness of preventive activities in changing sun protective behavior.
Ultraviolet radiation (UVR) plays a decisive role in the pathogenesis of various forms of skin cancer and has been established as their main environmental risk factor [
Public health campaigns for skin cancer prevention have been performed for more than two decades all over the world [
Parents of children have been one of the primary target groups in skin cancer prevention [
While intervention studies designed for educating parents were apparently successful in terms of improving sun protection awareness, their impact on changes in actual protective behavior is not fully satisfactory [
In this investigation the mingled relationship of knowledge, tanning attitudes and protective behavior is analyzed based on a large population-based survey. Specifically, the impact of parental tanning attitudes on sun-protective measures for their children is analyzed in a framework allowing statistical control of the confounding effect of parental knowledge. Thereby, the question whether there is an independent effect of tanning attitudes on behavior or whether effects of tanning attitudes can be explained by differences in knowledge levels can be addressed.
Details of the design, recruitment strategy and conduct of the cross-sectional Erlangen Kindergarten (ErlKing) study have been published elsewhere [
The self-administered standardized questionnaire contained demographic characteristics, such as the child's age and gender, maternal and paternal age, and photosensitivity data, such as the child's hair and iris color. The majority of items addressed parental attitudes, knowledge about skin cancer risk factors and sun protective behavior for the children. In more detail:
Data analysis was performed using SAS 9.3 (SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC, USA). The crude (bivariate) associations between parental attitude, knowledge, and measures of sun protection were assessed using the Mantel-Haenszel χ2 test.
Log-linear models were then analyzed to identify statistically significant interactions between knowledge, attitude, and sun protective measures in a multifactorial framework including as confounding factors also iris color and hair color, respectively. In total, 32 log-linear models were constructed by the use of different variable combinations. All models initially included all main effects as well as all first- and second-order interactions. After a backward elimination procedure preserving model hierarchy, the significant items stayed in final models.
Finally, logistic regression analyses were used to quantify the impact of parental attitude and knowledge on sun protection practice in separate models for the four protective measures. For this purpose, both attitude items were reclassified into dichotomous indicators ("agree
Forty-nine per cent of the children in the survey were girls. The age of mothers ranged from 18 to 51, the age of fathers ranged from 21 to 69, the average being 34.3 ± 4.6 and 36.9 ± 5.3 (mean ± standard deviation) years, respectively. Hair color of the children was fair in 65%, irises blue or green in 68%. There were virtually no differences between genders regarding the distributions of photosensitivity attributes.
As shown in
Results from log-linear modeling revealed that no significant interaction existed between knowledge and all four protective measures in the garden setting and only for two items (clothing, use of sunscreens) in the beach setting. The results from the bivariate analyses (
The relationship between parental knowledge, attitudes towards tanning and sun protective measures—visualization of results from log-linear modeling (see text).
The bivariate association of parental attitudes towards tanning with parental knowledge and sun protective measures for their children in the ErlKing study (n = 2,619).
|Sample Size (%)
|Tanned skin is healthy skin
|Tanning makes me look better
|Totally Agree
|Partially Agree
|Partially Disagree
|Totally Disagree
|Totally Agree
|Partially Agree
|Partially Disagree
|Totally Disagree
|Skin cancer risk factors knowledge
|1068 (40.8)
|3 (6.1)
|250 (32.9)
|356 (41.0)
|440 (49.7)
|203 (36.2)
|628 (44.1)
|130 (41.7)
|99 (34.7)
|967 (36.9)
|25 (51.0)
|281 (37.0)
|334 (38.5)
|308 (34.8)
|214 (38.1)
|508 (35.6)
|114 (36.5)
|121 (42.5)
|584 (22.3)
|21 (42.9)
|229 (30.1)
|178 (20.5)
|138 (15.6)
|144 (25.7)
|289 (20.3)
|68 (21.8)
|65 (22.8)
|Garden setting
|371 (14.2)
|8 (16.7)
|123 (16.3)
|124 (14.3)
|105 (11.9)
|87 (15.6)
|212 (14.9)
|36 (11.6)
|30 (10.5)
|2239 (85.8)
|40 (83.3)
|633 (83.7)
|743 (85.7)
|779 (88.1)
|470 (84.4)
|1211 (85.1)
|274 (88.4)
|255 (89.5)
|1154 (44.3)
|22 (44.9)
|387 (51.2)
|391 (45.3)
|333 (37.8)
|282 (50.5)
|632 (44.7)
|120 (38.5)
|106 (37.2)
|1451 (55.7)
|27 (55.1)
|369 (48.8)
|472 (54.7)
|549 (62.2)
|277 (49.5)
|781 (55.3)
|192 (61.5)
|179 (62.8)
|664 (25.7)
|13 (27.1)
|229 (30.6)
|221 (25.8)
|189 (21.7)
|177 (31.9)
|337 (23.9)
|79 (25.7)
|61 (21.9)
|1916 (74.3)
|35 (72.9)
|520 (69.4)
|635 (74.2)
|682 (78.3)
|377 (68.1)
|1070 (76.1)
|228 (74.3)
|217 (78.1)
|1834 (70.6)
|41 (85.4)
|560 (74.3)
|593 (68.9)
|600 (68.3)
|399 (71.6)
|1011 (71.6)
|214 (69.3)
|184 (65.0)
|762 (29.4)
|7 (15.6)
|194 (25.7)
|268 (31.1)
|279 (31.7)
|158 (28.4)
|402 (28.4)
|95 (30.7)
|99 (35.0)
|Beach setting
|1632 (67.8)
|33 (80.5)
|505 (74.5)
|561 (68.9)
|502 (60.6)
|393 (74.1)
|889 (67.7)
|178 (62.7)
|154 (60.9)
|774 (32.2)
|8 (19.5)
|173 (25.5)
|253 (31.1)
|326 (39.4)
|137 (25.9)
|425 (32.3)
|106 (37.3)
|99 (39.1)
|752 (31.4)
|10 (24.4)
|248 (36.6)
|260 (32.0)
|220 (26.8)
|183 (34.8)
|434 (33.0)
|66 (23.7)
|61 (24.3)
|1644 (68.6)
|31 (75.6)
|430 (63.4)
|552 (68.0)
|600 (73.2)
|343 (65.2)
|881 (67.0)
|213 (76.3)
|190 (75.7)
|217 (9.1)
|5 (12.5)
|82 (12.2)
|69 (8.6)
|57 (7.0)
|47 (8.9)
|123 (9.5)
|23 (8.2)
|20 (8.2)
|2164 (90.9)
|35 (87.5)
|590 (87.8)
|737 (91.4)
|760 (93.0)
|479 (91.1)
|1179 (90.5)
|259 (91.8)
|225 (91.8)
|497 (20.7)
|15 (36.6)
|160 (23.7)
|163 (20.0)
|154 (18.6)
|117 (22.3)
|265 (20.1)
|56 (19.7)
|53 (21.0)
|1905 (79.3)
|26 (63.4)
|516 (76.3)
|651 (80.0)
|673 (81.4)
|407 (77.7)
|1052 (79.9)
|228 (80.3)
|199 (79.0)
The combined impact of parental knowledge and two (separate) attitudes towards tanning on sun protection practice (four behavioral items) for their children.
In A+/K−: Attitude: agree combined with Knowledge: low or medium; A−/K−: Attitude: disagree combined with Knowledge: low or medium; A+/K+: Attitude: agree combined with Knowledge: high; A−/K+: Attitude: disagree combined with Knowledge: high (the reference group).
A+/K−: Attitude: agree combined with Knowledge: low or medium;
A−/K−: Attitude: disagree combined with Knowledge: low or medium;
A+/K+: Attitude: agree combined with Knowledge: high;
A−/K+: Attitude: disagree combined with Knowledge: high (the reference group).
The adjusted ORs for the attitude "Tanned skin is health skin" are represented by red squares (
The results also provided evidence for an effect of parental attitude on protective behavior independent of parental knowledge. When looking at the ORs for the subgroup (A+/K+), which can always be found in the middle of the single subfigures in
The interplay between parental knowledge, attitudes and beliefs impacts behavioral guidance on sun protection given to children. If only knowledge would determine protective behavior, skin cancer prevention would be simple. Empirical evidence from a variety of studies has shown that it is not that simple [
Previous studies have used a diversity of approaches and specific measures to capture parental knowledge, (tanning) attitudes and related psychosocial constructs. A recent review by Tripp
Our analysis addressed—for the first time in studies on this topic—the joint (and separate) effect(s) of parental knowledge and tanning attitudes on the implementation of protective measures into educational practice. A better separation of effects in this complex situation was possible due to our modeling approach incorporating potential interactions. Not surprisingly, parents who had a low level of knowledge and valued tanned skin as either attractive or even healthy protected their children less sufficiently than parents with a high level of knowledge and a critical attitude towards tanning. The comparison of risk estimates for other levels of the attitude-knowledge combinations in the models indicated, however, that the attitude focusing on the beauty aspect of tanning had an impact on protective behavior that is independent from the level of parental knowledge. Consequently, even parents with a high level of knowledge about skin cancer risk factors do not protect their children adequately given they value tanned skin as being beautiful.
Our results have also corroborated findings from previous studies that parental attitudes towards tanning are associated with protective measures employed for young children. Some inconsistencies in this overall pattern found in our data can be explained easily. For instance, agreement to "Tanning makes me look better" was not (inversely) associated with wearing a sunhat, likely because this clothing item is not primarily seen as a means of sun protection, but as a fashion element. Furthermore, this attitude was also not (inversely) associated with the use of sunscreens on the beach. In the beach setting, intentional sun exposure to acquire a tan can often be observed. As mentioned by Autier [
Some limitations should be considered when interpreting our data. Firstly, the general problem of self-selection in population-based surveys and the problematic validity of self-administered questionnaires could potentially interfere with the validity of the results. It can never be ruled out that the group of non-responders, roughly one third of the households with young children in our target population, behave differently than the responding parents. Although a very similar version of our self-administered questionnaire had been used in two earlier surveys in another German city [
We addressed the complex relationship between parental knowledge, attitude towards tanning and protective behavior for young children in a large population-based survey. We could demonstrate that even parents with a high level of knowledge about skin cancer risk factors do not protect their children adequately given they have an uncritical attitude towards tanning. Future public health campaigns should thus no longer focus on the mere improvement of knowledge. Targeting tanned skin as a misguided ideal of beauty and thereby causing a change of attitudes towards tanning seems to be better suited to improve the current situation of skin cancer prevention.
We thank the families for their cooperation and Sabine Billmann, Christine Mattonet, Udo Reulbach, Jasmin Tarantino, Annette Wicovsky and Yurdgül Zopf for their assistance during the field research. The study has been supported by a grant from the
Olaf Gefeller developed the strategy of analyzing the study data and collaborated with all coauthors in manuscript writing. Jiang Li performed all statistical analyses and drafted the manuscript. Wolfgang Uter contributed substantially to the revision of the first draft and to the interpretation of findings. Annette B. Pfahlberg initiated the study and supervised the statistical analysis.
The authors declare no conflict of interest.


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The basic problem with Ron Fournier's "analysis" of the Biden pick comes right up top: "In picking Sen. Joe Biden to be his running mate, Barack Obama sought to shore up his weakness — inexperience in office and on foreign policy..."
Well, wait a second. Why doesn't the Biden pick reinforce Obama's strength on foreign policy? Most people, after all, would say Barack Obama was right to oppose the Iraq war. Given how easy it is to argue the opposite of Fournier's premise, it seems his analysis tells us more about his own attitudes than about the meaning of Obama's decision.
Steve Benen has something to say about Fournier's analysis. MoveOn has something to do about it.
And Lindsay Beyerstein wonders who has been paying him up to $10,000 a pop for speeches.
UPDATE: Want to write to your local newspaper about Fournier? Jane Hamsher at Firedoglake can help.
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It was refreshing to see the publication of Richard Dawkins's book The God Delusion. It is not every day that one of the premier evolutionary biologists in the world publishes a text dedicated to the defense of atheism. Dawkins has done us a service, if only in making more acceptable the general proposition that religion and science are at odds with each other, and that it is science that should win out.
The God Delusion has received an enthusiastic response from the public, including in the United States, generally considered the most religious of all industrialized countries. Dawkins book has so far spent 24 weeks in New York Times bestseller top 15 for nonfiction. During a book tour in the US last year, Dawkins drew large and sympathetic crowds, including at some states (such as Kansas), more often associated with religious fundamentalism.
Some of the interest generated by Dawkins's book is no doubt due to the author, whose books, including The Selfish Gene, have become standard texts in evolutionary biology. Whether or not one agrees with everything he says about the theory of evolution, it is certainly true that Dawkins is a gifted writer with a capacity to explain complicated issues in direct and clear language.
However, there is more involved than this. There is a hunger for alternative perspectives, for views that challenge supposedly universally accepted propositions. There is a latent and widespread oppositional sentiment, and Dawkins's book appeals to a deep hostility to the religious fundamentalism and backwardness that increasingly characterize governments in Britain, the US and internationally.


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"Honestly, Scott, can't you just try? You're heir to the throne! You have to get married! Isilee is very nice. I don't see why you don't like her!" Henri, my younger brother, says.
"Henri, listen to me! I'm supposed to be getting married in two weeks! I'm expected to fall in love with Isilee before then? I mean she's pretty and friendly and all that, but marriage? It's all way to soon! We barely know eachother!"
"You would have had five weeks to get to know her, but you spent your time sulking. Why can't you just grow up?"
"Five weeks still isn't enough time for me to fall in love with somebody."
"Don't you understand? You and Isilee getting married is the only thing that will keep Yrialo and Dilvania from going to war with eachother. This is extremely important!"
The door opens and June, a maid, enters. "Hello, Scott! Isilee has invited you to have tea with her in her room."
"Thanks, June. I'll be there in a minute."
She smiles and turns away.
"June?" Henri asks.
"Yes sir?"
"When addressing Scott you call him Prince Scott. Same thing for Isilee. It's Princess Isilee."
"I'm sorry, Prince Henri."
"Good. You are dimissed."
June hurries away.
"Servants! They act as if we are their equals. Now, you best get ready for tea. Be nice to her!"
I hurry off to Isilee's room. The guard opens the door and I step in.
"Scott! Come on in and sit down. Have some tea!" Isilee says, standing up from her chair.
I sit down and Isilee pours me some tea.
"Thank you."
"Your welcome. Since it's such a nice day today, I was thinking we could go outside. There's this sport called badminton that we play in Dilvania. I thought I'd teach it to you."
"Okay. That sounds like fun."
We finish our tea and then go outside. She hands me this little racket thing and shows me something called a shuttlecock. There's a net set up in the middle of the yard.
"You hit the shuttlecock with your racket over the net. Keep it within the boundaries."
We begin to play. I start out horribly, still sort of confused about how to play. After a couple hours I beat her in a game and we rest in the shade. We decide to go for a walk.
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"So is everything alright now? You forgive me?"
"Of course I do!"
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It's a movement whose followers played a significant role in the battle over Proposition 8, California's anti-same-sex marriage initiative, and Uganda's infamous proposed Anti-Homosexuality Law, more commonly associated with the Family, a religious network of elites drawn from the ranks of business and government throughout the world. But the movement we're imagining encompasses the humble and the elite alike, supporting a network of "prayer warriors" in all 50 states, within the ranks of the U.S. military, and at the far reaches of the globe -- all guided by an entire genre of books, texts, videos and other media.


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Dale Earnhardt Jr. is ok after crashing during a Goodyear tire test at Kansas Speedway. Earnhardt crashed his No. 88 Chevrolet during the second day of testing at the 1.5-mile super speedway. Earnhardt crashed following a flat right front tire. He had run twenty laps on the tires which were identical to those used at Michigan International Speedway two weeks ago. Earnhardt was seen by medical staff and released while the team packed up the hauler to leave the track. Tire testing was being conducted at Kansas since the track has been reconfigured since the spring race there. The track will have variable banking in its turns from 17 to 20 degrees, when NASCAR returns, after having 15-degree banking since its 2001 opening. A total of nine drivers were at the tire test including Earnhardt. Also participating at the test were Brad Keselowski, Matt Kenseth, Regan Smith, Marcos Ambrose, Juan Pablo Montoya, Joey Logano, Paul Menard and Mark Martin.
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We're not sure how much more impressive Padraig Harrington could be other than the 64 he shot Thursday.
But apparently a 3-under 68 by Tiger Woods was enough for bettors to see.
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ORANGE, Calif. (AP) — A 63-year-old woman was severely burned when a fire broke out in her vehicle on a Southern California toll road.
Orange County Fire Authority Capt. Steve Concialdi tells City News Service the woman was a passenger in her husband's vehicle on the 241 toll road near Orange when fire broke out and the man pulled over.
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Brevard, N.C. - The Brevard College Tornados fell 34-6 to the Bears of Lenoir-Rhyne at Brevard Memorial Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
Both teams got off to sluggish starts offensively, with game playing scoreless until Lenoir-Rhyne quarterback Rueben Haynes broke a seven-yard touchdown run with 2:08 remaining in the first quarter. The Bears moved the ball 72 yards in nine plays on the scoring drive.
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The Bears, however, would make it 14-0 on Jarrod Spears 30-yard rush with 57 seconds left in the second quarter. Lenoir-Rhyne took the 14-0 lead into the half, but would control the game in the second half while outscoring BC 20-6 after the break.
Freshman quarterback Jaquan Marsh scored Brevard's only touchdown on a seven-yard scamper with 2:58 remaining in the game. Marsh scrambled for 16 yards on five carries and completed a pass for 23 yards after entering in the 4th quarter.
Brevard collected 219 yards of total offense on the afternoon, including a season-high 90 passing yards. Aaron Reese, who started the game at quarterback for the Tornados, finished 8-for-13 with 67 yards in the air. Reese also led the Tornados rushing attack, picking up 55 yards on 18 rushing attempts.
The Tornados host the Southern Virginia Knights for homecoming on Saturday, October 13th at Brevard Memorial Stadium. The Tornados tied a Brevard College record as they rushed for 519 yards in a 41-21 victory over Southern Virginia at Bobby Williams Field last October. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m.


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As a former Marine, I have defended to Constitution of the United States with a passion that America is the greatest country because of the freedoms we have.
As a citizen, I have the right to pursue life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Which can mean fun on a gun range.
As a parent, I am just as upset and horrified at all these killings. That does not mean that our guns should be taken away.
This country was founded by citizen soldiers standing up and defending themselves from abuses of government. Just because this was over two hundred years ago does not mean that this thought is outdated.
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When employees at Brown Brothers referred to "Mr Brown", you knew who they meant.
With so many Mr Browns to choose from at the Milawa-based winery - as many as five at any one time in recent history - it was clearly a mark of respect to single out the family patriarch, and that respect was almost palpable.
John Charles Brown was well liked, respected and loved. As tall and solid as one of those imposing great elms at the winery's entrance, John Brown was an honest country lad with an unassuming air. He was also the architect of one of Australia's greatest wine success stories.
When he died on May 8, aged 89, he left in good stead a wine company run by his three sons and ranked in the top 20 in the land, crushing more than 20,000 tonnes and with a strong global focus. When he entered the family business in 1933 the company harvested less than 80 tonnes of fruit, the winery ran without electricity, and a kerosene engine had just taken over from horses to power the grape crusher.
But figures alone don't reveal the contribution and vision of J. C.
Where to start?
Well, there's his celebrated far-sighted perception of trends in the industry.
Back in '33, when as an 18-year-old his job was to stencil the Brown brand on barrels of tawny port, 80 per cent of wine consumed was fortified. But the Depression and the rising cost of transport to Melbourne saw the young John Brown talk his father, John Francis Brown, into opening a cellar door at the winery.
That's when the Italian tobacco growers and workers from nearby King Valley would drop down for their wine rations, but what they really wanted was table wine - not heavy fortifieds.
J.C. Brown knew he was on to something.
In an interview to celebrate his 60th vintage in 1993 he recalled his big start.
"You can still see in our books from 1933, the first Italian chap came along and bought five gallons of red wine and about a week later his friend came and bought 10 gallons of red wine. It grew very rapidly from that and it wasn't long before we had to double the size of our vineyard and buy in grapes from around the region."
The Italians called Brown's lighter-style reds "vino rosso", whereas Rutherglen wine was "vino nero" or black wine.
"They didn't like the black wine much because it was too strong and they couldn't cope with the tannin in it," he said.
Later, of course, Brown Brothers was to pioneer grape growing in the King Valley, and the sons of valley tobacco growers who turned to wine growing and supplied Browns with grapes are now wine producers in their own right.
Then there is the Brown Brothers' passion, or perhaps that should read obsession, for varietal wines.
You name it and Brown Brothers grows it. There are more than 80 varieties in the ground and that's just this week.
John Brown couldn't lay claim to starting the company's varietal bank, because his father - in league with Francois de Castella at the Rutherglen Viticultural Station - planted grapes like semillon, graciano, mondeuse and Bordeaux varieties in the 1920s.
"I looked on the varietals to carry us forward," he said.
However, Brown's pioneering of Italian varieties in the 1980s - now the height of fashion - almost didn't take off.
The first barbera was brought in as grapes from Tisdall at Echuca, and John Brown remembered that he didn't like the wine at all. "It seemed to be a very light wine, even by our standards."
Fortunately, a wine buyer for a supermarket chain from the south of England tried the wine and bought big quantities of it. Later, during a promotional tour of England in 1984, John Brown and his wife Pat popped into a supermarket and bought a bottle. "It was a beautiful wine. It had filled out in flavour in the bottle and we couldn't believe it was the same wine," he remembered.
Yes, under the leadership of J.C. Brown the Brown family showed an endless fascination with every aspect of wine growing, making and selling.
From the heat of the Milawa plains they moved into the King Valley in 1984 and settled one of the highest (800 metres) and coolest vineyard sites in the state, at Whitlands, followed in the 1990s by the Patricia vineyards at Heathcote.
Their research and development team, another early innovation, helped foster unique marriages like the CSIRO-bred tarrango grape (a cross between touriga and sultana), the introduction of the Spanish tempranillo variety, and more recently sagrantino from Italy and mtsvane from Russia.
Then there was the high-tech kindergarten winery built at Milawa in the 1980s to take small, fiddly parcels of fruit from trial vineyards and experimental grape varieties.
In the 1970s, the company saw the potential of export - especially to the Brits - almost a decade before some of their bigger colleagues. There was also the Browns' promotion of food and wine with an award-winning advertising campaign and the opening of the Brown Brothers Epicurean Centre at the winery.
Perhaps most significantly, given the financial pressures and the beckoning of bigger, more predatory wine companies, Brown Brothers remains a family-run and owned wine business. Keeping everything in the family was the lifelong work of J.C. Brown.
He devised separate roles for each of his four sons. John jnr oversees winemaking, Peter is the viticulturist, Ross is the marketer and the late Roger was the energetic explorer of new vineyard sites.
And when local wineries St. Leonard's and historic All Saints looked like they might be sold to outside interests in the 1980s, Brown Brothers bought them, thus keeping them in another "family" close to the Browns, the Rutherglen wine community.
In his wonderful semi-biography Not A Bad Drop , written by Keith Dunstan (Arcadia, 1999), J. C. Brown was asked what he enjoyed most about being a winemaker.
"A wine grower is a very fortunate kind of farmer," replied John Brown. "Imagine being a wheat farmer. You wouldn't get much pleasure out of sampling wheat would you?"
The thoughts of John Brown Senior
On his favourite wines...
"If I could manage to sit under a coconut palm on a desert island and had two wines to choose for the rest of my days, I'd have to settle for a shiraz and a riesling."
On riesling...
"You can do so much with riesling. You can make it pretty dry or with a little bit of residual sugar or you can make it quite sweet and a botrytis style wine from it and they're all extremely good wines. Whereas with chardonnay you're more or less stuck with one sort of wine."
On his neighbours at Rutherglen...
"Rutherglen had no trouble getting 20 baume in their fruit but 15 to 16 was our normal limit here. We weren't geared to make those really rich fortifieds down this part of the world."
On serving wine to his boys...
"They almost demanded their sip of wine before they'd sit in their highchair and funnily enough they preferred the drier wines to the sweet."
On the future...
"I've got 10 grandchildren, eight of them are grand-daughters so it may be Brown Sisters rather than Brown Brothers some time in the future. The transition from one generation to another could see changes but you have to live with it... I won't be around to see it, I guess."
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We can't thank the guys from Midnight Red enough, for taking time out of their very busy schedules, to visit with the Mix listeners.
We can't thank the guys from Midnight Red enough, for taking time out of their very busy schedules, to visit with the Mix listeners.
Don't say we didn't warn you in advance! We've been telling you about these guys for the past four months and the time has come for you to see what the "hype" is about for yourself. Midnight Red will make a stop in St. Cloud and Minneapolis this Saturday (8/18) to promote their new E.P.
Ever since we announced the Mix Summer Spectacular lineup, people have been asking who are Midnight Red?
The boys of summer are back with a new single and video! We love us some ONE DIRECTION here in Central Minnesota and couldn't get enough of their debut single "What Makes You Beautiful" here on Mix 94.9. Boy bands are back with a vengeance, for example we just got word 98 Degrees will reunite for a one time show in Hershey, PA later this summer and the super group NKOTBSB just wrapped their world tour earlier this month.
We are counting down to the Mix Summer Spectacular on Saturday August 18th and can't wait to rock Royalton at the Halfway Jam Grounds. One of the bands taking the stage that afternoon is new boy band sensation Midnight Red. They just released their debut single "Hell Yeah" today on iTunes and other digital outlets along with their first ever music video.
We were the first radio station in the country to play the debut single from L.A. based boy band Midnight Red. Now "Hell Yeah" will be available to the masses tomorrow (6/19) on iTunes and other digital outlets.
So what's it like to be a pop star? Find out with boy band Midnight Red.
Each weeknight from 8-Midnight I feature up and coming artists or artists we know with new songs being released and I give them the "spotlight."
Tonight's ClubMix Spotlight features a new band to Central Minnesota, Midnight Red.


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Leland Bettencourt
Ticket Sales Manager
March 1, 2011 5:13 AM ET
Job Title: Ticket Sales Manager
Years with the Hawks: This is my first year in baseball and the first with the Boise Hawks!
Birthday: October 8th, 1983
Hometown: Canby, OR
College: College of the Redwoods/University of Oregon
Pets: Yogi (He is a 2 year old shih-tzu). I originally was not a fan of small breed dogs, but he grew on me and is now part of the family... more than a dog should be!!
Family: My girlfriend (Sara) and now I have a Hawks family!
How did you get started working in sports?: I recently replied to a post on the internet and 2 months later, here I am!!
Best moment in sports?: Kirk Gibson's pinch-hit, walk off Home run for the Dodgers in Game 1 of the 1988 World Series against the Oakland A's
Favorite part about working in baseball?: Being around the game. I can't think of a better place to have your office than at the stadium! Also, the chance to be around people that share the same passion as I do!
What advice do you have for those people who are interesting in working in sports?: Never say never. Always keep trying to get a foot in the door , be persistent. If you keep working for something and aspire to work in the sports profession, then you can!
One thing people don't know about one of your co-workers at the Boise Hawks?: Im the newest member of the Hawks team, so this is a tough one. But I do know that Kristen Nimmo is the only person in the office who went to BSU and there is an abundance of people from the Northeast which I find very interesting!
If you didn't work in sports or with the Boise Hawks what would you do?: In a perfect world, I would want Tony Reali's job at ESPN! Or sales of some sort!
What are things you enjoy doing when you are not working?: Sports! I love to play sports as well as watch. I also enjoy to traveling, enjoy time with my girlfriend and dog, restaurants and good food, camping and golf.
What are three things in life that you can't live without?: 1. Faith 2.Goals 3.Sports!
If you could "un-invent" one thing, what would it be? The Designated Hitter (DH) I am a firm believer that you shouldn't be paid millions to step foot on the field 4 times a game and only to step into the batters box!
Other fun facts about you: I am originally from the Portland, OR area and graduated High School in 2002. I played Baseball, Basketball and Football and went on to play football in college. People that know me would probably call me a sports "aficionado." I have a great sports memory and love talking sports with anyone who will listen!
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No bikes to two bikes in less than one month
Joe Grubbs - Raleigh, NC
I've been an avid runner for years. I found that running helped relieve stress as it gave me time to live in my head, collect my thoughts, sort things out, etc. I also enjoyed the fitness aspect of it. I competed in races, joined run clubs, met a ton of really incredible people that have become good friends.
I became perhaps a bit obsessed with running and especially the fitness aspect of it. I also do strength training at the gym several times a week, and I reached a point where I'd run to the gym instead of riding the motorcycle or driving the car. Direct shot, it's only a 2.5 mile round trip.
I started pushing my distance--I'd take a longer and longer route to the gym, eventually culminating into a 5.5 mile round trip. All that cardio, plus more and strength training at the gym; I know it sounds crazy, and it probably is.
I did this through the 2014 winter, and admittedly I did what many people end up doing--I overtrained. My knee started hurting, my mile/minute increased quite a bit, I pulled something in my leg, and I developed this weird swelling in my ankles.
Enough is enough. I stopped running and decided to do something that had been in the back of my mind for a while; I decided to buy a bicycle and use it to both get my cardio workout and save my joints. Plus I figure it trains a different set of leg muscles, which I probably need.
I'm big into brand loyalty; My cars and motorcycles have all been Hondas. My first car however was an old hand-me-down Peugeot. Peugeot hasn't sold a new bike in this country for quite a while, but still I knew that if I was going to buy first bicycle as an adult, it would be a Peugeot.
For everyday use I thought a mountain bike would be the best choice. More upright seating and bars, and I could use it for errands, trips to the gym, or to go visit friends that live nearby.
I looked and looked locally and in nearby cities and found nothing. There are many Peugeot road bikes out there, but the mountain bikes were hard to come by. I even considered getting one from a seller on eBay despite the shipping cost.
Finally, one appeared on Craigslist that was a 20 minute drive away. I contacted the seller and headed that way. It was in amazing condition, not a scratch or dent anywhere. I bought it at his very low price right on the spot. A bit of research revealed it to be a 1984 Canyon Express. It was all original except for the tires.
I got it tuned up, threw on some new tires and a chain, and have been riding it ever since. It is such a joy--it's lightweight and the perfect size. Thanks to the extended winter, I've only been able to truly enjoy it for the last few weeks, but so far it has been so much fun. My whole body feels better! Not only that, I've already met several people who share this interest, and that has enriched the experience that much more.
A couple weeks ago I stumbled upon a naked Peugeot road bike frame for cheap. It's one of their very lightweight ones, but it was in beautiful condition. I snatched it up and decided I'd build it up. I used to be an auto tech, so I have tools and mechanical know-how. It has been a learning experience though! I've been taking my time collecting parts and installing them along the way. The bike is near completion and I can't wait to ride it!
I'm sharing a photo I took of my Peugeot parked at Target for a little shopping trip.
I hope you enjoyed my story and that at least a few others can relate. I look forward to many years with two-wheelers that -don't- run on gasoline (though I'll still enjoy that kind as well!)blog comments powered by Disqus


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Fable: The Lost Chapters
How do you reverse aging?
I heard you can
blaze31-00 - 8 years ago
Top Voted Answer
* Anyone saying you MUST go "good", or you must go "evil" does not know their game, because you must do BOTH. It depends upon the Chapel / Temple you are currently at when you are performing the age reduction. Your Hero's moral alignment should be opposite of the alignment of the place at which you are seeking a "gift".
. . . . . If you are at the Temple of Avo (Temple of Light) it is best to be pure evil.
. . . . . If you are at the Chapel of Skorm (CoS) it is best to be pure good.
* Another important point - you can use the Hero Save function of this game to maximise this age reduction effect.
Here is a nice trick:
1. Complete every quest before the " Find the Archaeologist " quest without retrieving any keys AND without getting any books. (Might help if you've at least talked to the teacher to activate the Book Collection quest though)
2. Get Skorms bow. To find out how to do this read the faq.
3. Exploit the trader Money Making trick to get massive amounts of money and as well as skill xp.
4. Use whatever method you prefer to gain will and strength xp. I like going back and forth between rooms at the Hobbe Cave.
5. Go to the Heroes Guild and level up as much as you can.
7. Teleport to Witchwood, thus starting the FtA (Find the Archaeologist) quest.
8. Get the key by fishing in the lake in the next area.
9. Donate 45,000 gold to the Temple of Avo then donate 1 gold to get the age reduction.
10. Try to pull out the sword in the stone (+5 Physique, +2 Health, +3 Toughness - first try only)
11. Teleport to the Heroes Guild and trade in exp (+5 Physique, +2 Health, +3 Toughness)
12. Get at least 6 books from the library if you intend on getting a Bright Wizard Hat
13. Head to the Guild Woods and fish for the key there.
14. Recall teleport back, pull the Harbinger out and go up 1 area and get the key by digging beneath the statue on the right.
15. Teleport to Bowerstone South
16. Find all the books you can acquire in Bowerstone South if you intend on getting a Dark Wizard Hat.
17. Give the school teacher your books from the Heroes Guild to get a Bright Wizard Hat
18. Give the school teacher your books that you've acquired from Bowerstone South for a Dark Wizard Hat
19. Get the key from the shop
20. Teleport to Greatwood Cullis Gate. Then go up to the Rose cottage and dig in the circle to get the key.
21. Go to the Hobbe cave and dig in the circle of mushrooms to get the key.
22. Go back and forth between rooms killing Hobbes to get your xp back up.
23. Teleport to Barrows Field and make your way backwards to the Ancient Cullis Gate.
24. Fish at the west bridge for a key and move to the Chapel of Skorm.
25. Teleport to Twinblades camp. Dig in the circle to get the key. Hire the merc.
26. Go back to CoS. Sacrifice him at 12 thus getting the age reduction.
27. Move on over to the Darkwood Lake and get the key from the rock.
28. Hero Save to your last save file
29. Reload that save.
30. Repeat steps 7 thru 29 as needed, but not more than 10 times
You can only get one wizard hat at a time so pick one and try the alternate on your reload.
I do this until Ive leveled up as much as I need and my Hero is 18 years old.
Then I do the FtA quest for real ignore the Temple of Avo . That way Ill always be able to go to both the Temple and the Chapel to reduce my age again later.
You get up to 20 years off your age and 9 keys per run.
DRAKULIAN (Expert) - 7 years ago
You can get a singular age reduction from the Temple of Avo, and the Chapel of Skorm with donations. Avo wants money, and Skorm wants souls of your followers. Each will give you a reduction of 4-10 years, but it can only be gotten once from each without using the Hero Save exploit.
GreatAnubis - 8 years ago
There is only one age redution i know is whitch it is in the temple of avo and if you give them allot of money you will loose some age on you and if you donate allot of money you can get a legendary wepon and i heard if you give even more money you will get a necklace that will help you loose some age.
dfire113 - 8 years ago
If you do the quest where the temple of avo is in the quest area the you can donate until you get the age redution and hero save to do it again. P.S. dont save if you only get like 2years cause it can corupt your file after awhile of hero saves. Theres only 2 quests that does this. Chifes ransom(recomended after game when your guy is old) and the gold quest find the archolgist(i think) if you do it right the same can be done with skorm i guess.
Lant_the_shadow - 8 years ago
Oh and if you dont want to give money or sacrifices just shave your beard off and you will look young but you cant change the white hair thing but the white hair isnt half bad if your really famous with the paladin name and fully good it actually goes great with your character but if your rich i would just go to the temple of avo
Malkro - 8 years ago
And lol i think its funny how you can run around like a teen could when your 46 years old in the game lol!
Malkro - 8 years ago
All you need to know.
heavenscloud09 - 8 years ago
Start by going max good, because it's easier to get- max good without gear alignment modifiers.
Go to the Chapel of Skorm. Guild Seal teleport to the Witchwood Cullis Gate and walk to the Temple of Avo and recruit the mercenary there. Guild Seal (Recall) to Chapel of Skorm to avoid long walks, then Guild Seal teleport to Oakvale and take the bodyguard next to the graveyard. Guild Seal (Recall) again. Save in case you get low value from the sacrifices. Go inside, if you hear a bandit boss saying "lights out" and something or other, and the mercenaries take their pay, then talk to the person and sacrifice both of them quickly.
You should get a couple hundred evil alignment points and the Skorm Bow. Now go to Twinblade's Camp, recall, Bowerstone South, recall, getting the mercenaries at those places. Eat a moonfish if you're at daytime at this point. Sacrifice both of them and you should get the Necromancer title and a pretty significant age reduction.
Now, get max evil (a good way to do this is to either spend a lot of money on Crunchy Chicks at Twinblade's Camp, or take a sidequest, go to the Boasting Platform, and kill everyone who gathers without actually boasting, rinse and repeat). Raiding several towns work, but you will incur massive fines.
Once you are max evil without equipment influence, save up 45,002 gold. You can do this by buying and reselling beer kegs from wherever the price is "green" (lower than standard) to where the sell price is "green" (I found a good place at the trader in Barrow Fields).
Go to the Temple of Avo (be careful not to kill bandits or balverines as they contribute to Good points), and donate 45,000 gold. You will get The Sentinus, a decent greatmace, but not nearly as good as the Sword of Aeons or Avo's tear. Donate 1 gold for Paladin title, and donate another 1 gold for the other age reduction.
Be warned that the age reductions will have gone to waste if you gain more experience, because you gain age by experience, not hours played. The changes will probably soon reverse themselves if you resume fighting, and max out again at age 65.
eli36397 - 8 years ago
You can get a singular age reduction from the Temple of Avo, and the Chapel of Skorm with donations. Avo wants money, and Skorm wants souls of your followers. Each will give you a reduction of 4-10 years, but it can only be gotten once from each without using the Hero Save exploit. Like he said.
PBmeista - 7 years ago
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Twitter a Healthcare Marketing Tool? Maybe.
From the moment I heard about the social networking site Twitter I was skeptical. The premise—people post short reports (140 characters or less) about what they're doing and send them out across the Web in live time—seemed absurd. Really, who has time to follow the minutia of people's lives? Who cares if someone is eating an apple at the airport or feeling sad that their sports team didn't win?
And there's only so much time you can dedicate to social networking sites. I don't care how cool it is or that everybody else is doing it. I don't know about you, but I have work to do.
On the other hand, Twitter is a potential marketing tool. And although it's good for reporters to be skeptical, we're also supposed to know a little something about subjects before we express that skepticism. So on Tuesday afternoon I signed up for my own Twitter account.
I hate to admit this, but it was easy. It was kind of fun. And I did discover a baker's dozen of potential marketing applications—from promoting your fundraising events to organizing focus groups to boosting blog readership. Keep reading for my "top 13" list.
Yes, it was a little confusing at first—anything new is bound to be. But after poking around the site for a little while I figured out how to do several things. The first thing I did was announce that I am writing about Twitter.
Here's what else I did on my very first visit to Twitterville:
- Learned that "following" is Twitter talk for subscribing to someone's tweets—and "tweets" is Twitter talk for the short posts that members write.
- Looked for sources in the healthcare marketing field. (Let's just say the pickings were slim.)
- Checked out the twitterings of Paul Levy, President and President and CEO of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston and signed up to "follow" him. No, not stalk. Follow. Coincidentally, later in the day he twittered: "Who are all these people following me?"
- Found a bunch of new healthcare marketing resources, including a couple of blogs and some online articles, two of which you'll find in today's Editor's Picks section.
- Followed a link to an article about whether robotic surgery actually improves quality of care or if it's just a marketing ploy.
- Answered a question about healthcare marketing conferences and mentioned the HealthLeaders Media Marketing Awards event.
- Read a tweet from a healthcare consumer who called the ability to e-mail his physician "heavenly."
- Read another from a healthcare consumer who was mad that a hospital advertises its open MRI but doesn't let patients use it unless they have a claustrophobic attack.
So I got a couple of healthcare marketing story ideas, found some interesting articles to share with you in this e-newsletter, and plugged the HealthLeaders Media Marketing Awards. Then I got a little bored. And it was time to get off the Internet and write my column.


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Selig got the message, and asked his friend and former Maine Senator George Mitchell to head up an investigation.
They also head up some of the most influential advocacy organizations in our country.
First off, they hired Josh Stampfli to head up their electronic trading.
While Achebe stayed with the BBS, my father left to head up the relief effort.
Al asks me if later, after the last moment of silence, I will head up to Engine 205/Ladder 118 with him.
Zoe trotted away with her head up, carrying the kitten very carefully lest her teeth should lacerate its tender skin.
So he said, 'Why don't you keep yourself straight, and hold your head up as I do?'
For, as they passed through Tilford they had seen horse and man walking side by side and head by head up the manor-house lane.
It pushes its head up through the snow, which is no whiter than its own petals.
Keeping as close together as they dared, the two rowboats continued to head up into the wind, which still blew as hard as ever.
"most important, principal, leading," c.1200, from head (n.). Old English heafod was used in this sense in compounds.
Old English heafod "top of the body," also "upper end of a slope," also "chief person, leader, ruler; capital city," from Proto-Germanic *haubudam (cf. Old Saxon hobid, Old Norse hofuð, Old Frisian haved, Middle Dutch hovet, Dutch hoofd, Old High German houbit, German Haupt, Gothic haubiþ "head"), from PIE *kaput- "head" (cf. Sanskrit kaput-, Latin caput "head").
Modern spelling is early 15c., representing what was then a long vowel (as in heat) and remained after pronunciation shifted. Of rounded tops of plants from late 14c. Meaning "origin of a river" is mid-14c. Meaning "obverse of a coin" is from 1680s; meaning "foam on a mug of beer" is first attested 1540s; meaning "toilet" is from 1748, based on location of crew toilet in the bow (or head) of a ship. Synechdochic use for "person" (as in head count) is first attested late 13c.; of cattle, etc., in this sense from 1510s. As a height measure of persons, from c.1300. Meaning "drug addict" (usually in a compound with the preferred drug as the first element) is from 1911.
To give head "perform fellatio" is from 1950s. Phrase heads will roll "people will be punished" (1930) translates Adolf Hitler. Head case "eccentric or insane person" is from 1979. Head game "mental manipulation" attested by 1972. To have (one's) head up (one's) ass is attested by 1978.
head (hěd)
The uppermost or forwardmost part of the human body, containing the brain and the eyes, ears, nose, mouth, and jaws.
The analogous part of various vertebrate and invertebrate animals.
The pus-containing tip of an abscess, a boil, or a pimple.
The rounded proximal end of a long bone.
The end of a muscle that is attached to the less movable part of the skeleton.
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Head Start Hit with Automatic Federal Spending Cuts
Head Start will have to turn away thousands of kids nationwide this school year due to automatic federal spending cuts.
The Cincinnati Enquirer, reports Barbara Haxton the executive director of Ohio Head Start Association Inc., says the cuts also mean that health care service for nearly 200 Ohio babies and their family's.
The cuts will reduce the amount of kids in the preschool program by more than 57,000 nationwide. Ohio will see their Head Start preschool program drop by more than 1,800 this school year.
More than one million children are in the Head Start program, which helps prepare them for elementary school, provides them with healthy meals and health care.


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Soccer: Beau Dure
Wednesday, April 4, 3 p.m. ET
Can the Kansas City Wizards repeat? Can D.C. United come back? And which defenders will help my fantasy team?
Major League Soccer kicks off its sixth season April 7. Beau Dure, who writes The Netminder column for USATODAY.com, will be here to talk about the upcoming season. He's also take questions and comments about fantasy soccer and defend the wisdom of his player ratings.
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Get your sugar fix (sans calories!)
The calorie-free sugar that is actually good for you is found at the cosmetic counter, not in the kitchen. Beauty sugar fixes will make you feel fabulous, instead of flabby, and can be used daily no matter what diet you're on.
It's pretty much this time of year – or this very day to be exact – that you rue the moment sugar passed your mouth. Cakes, candy, pudding and Pavlova's are all a breeding ground for the sweet stuff, and its sour aftermath.
Granted by the time you read this, the sugar has already headed south for the summer, happily settling onto your thighs or bum.
So what if I told you there was a way to totally indulge in sugar, sans calories? Excited? Elated? Mildly misled?
Let me be specific; the sugar that is actually good for you is found at the cosmetic counter, not in the kitchen. Beauty sugar fixes will make you feel fabulous, instead of flabby, and can be used daily no matter what diet you're on.
Sugar in beauty is nothing new though. The Romans used sugar to sweeten food all right, but once it touched the lips, they discovered its moisturising prowess in drawing hydration to dry parts of the body. Today, it is also used as a natural exfoliant in body scrubs.
The best bits are that sugar exfoliants are really friendly towards sensitive skin, eczema, congested complexions and blemish-prone peeps as it is generally softer and less coarse than artificial exfoliants. It also dissolves on the skin after a while, leaving a lovely oily residue that the skin just eats up, seemingly guilt-free.
I particularly love sugar scrubs at this time of year when the exercise regime becomes recalcitrant. A good scrub – like dry body brushing – is the best way to boost circulation and eliminate toxins from the thighs – without raising your heart rate.
Beauty companies have upped the benefits of sugar with scrubs infused with essential oils and hydrating properties, or you can fashion your own should you have several tubs of Splenda lying around.
Simply add half a cup of grainy sugar to enough cold-pressed oil to work it into a malleable texture. Mix it around a bit to ensure it isn't too scratchy, nor runny. I also like to grind up some mint leaves and add that for some sensual zest. Hey, what can I say; I'm a beauty renegade.
Then, jump in the shower. Go on, jump! Once wet, turn off the water and wipe off excess water with your hands, so skin is still damp, but not dripping. Then grab your sugar concoction (which until now should have been kept away from the water-flow) and in cupping motions apply a palm full from the foot, working your way up the leg in circular motions. Do this in the shower, as there can be some mess, but just keep dipping into the mixture until the entire leg is covered. Concentrate on the thighs to boost circulation.
Go nuts with the rest of the formula on elbows, décolletage (where a lot of SPF can accumulate and cause congestion) and as much of your back you care to reach.
Rinse off in the shower and you're done. Only pat dry the skin, as you really truly want the extra oil to be absorbed. Trust me, your towel doesn't need it like your skin does.
If you prefer to be a sugar snob of sorts ("me"), try Soap & Glory, 'Scrub, Actually' Body Buffer, $16.95 that contains brown and white sugar, nestled amidst natural apricot oil or Eminence Blueberry Soy Sugar Scrub, $74 which also proves a bit of a smash hit for sun-parched skin.
Resistance is futile. Let your freaky sugar flag fly this summer, with an entirely clear conscience (and pores, of course.)
Have you tried making your own sugar scrub? Did you know it can double as a bath soak too? How do you lose the extra lackluster skin over summer?


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Jack and White, which features Season 7 American Idol contestant Brooke White, debuted their new video for XYZ today on CMT.com. Now you can watch it here, too.
Nashville-based Brian Mansfield began writing about music for USA TODAY in 1997 and took over Idol Chatter just before the start of Season 8. He co-authored Make Me a Star: Industry Insiders Reveal How to Make It in Music, and while he has never auditioned for American Idol, he did sing Boot Scootin' Boogie at Disney World's American Idol Experience the day the attraction opened (he lost). More about Brian | E-mail Brian


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(CNSNews.com) - On Oct. 10, 2004, 70-year-old Linda Beckman went to jail overnight for publicly objecting to a homosexual rights rally in Philadelphia, an action that violated Pennsylvania's hate crimes law.
The grandmother of 10, who was one of 11 people arrested during a counter-protest, has now joined forces with social conservative groups in hopes of preventing a similar law from being enacted at a federal level.
"We were sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ," Beckman says in a forthcoming commercial arguing that federal hate crimes legislation threatens free speech. "When you send grandmothers to jail, it goes too far."
A House Judiciary subcommittee held hearings Tuesday on the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act, which critics say would be similar to the Pennsylvania hate crimes law that allows prosecutions for alleged intimidation.
The proposal would essentially place homosexuals and lesbians in a protected class along with racial minorities. (See Related Story)
Supporters argue that the legislation, introduced by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.), poses no threat to First Amendment rights.
"Too often we've seen hate crimes go unpunished due to inadequate resources or a bias against the victim," said Caroline Fredrickson, director of the Washington legislative office for the American Civil Liberties Union.
"At the same time, we also believe that these prosecutions should be based on the defendant's actions, not on his or her beliefs or organizational memberships, unless they're directly related to a crime," she said.
In the U.S. Senate, Sens. Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.) and Gordon Smith (R-Ore.), have also co-sponsored a hate crimes bill called the "Matthew Shepard Bill," named for a University of Wyoming student beaten to death in 1998 by attackers who were offended by his homosexuality.
"As a nation founded on the ideals of tolerance and justice, we simply cannot accept violence that is motivated by bias and hate," Smith said in a statement. "Current law is limited. Our proposal would change that and change it permanently."
"After eight-and-a-half years since Matthew's death, his memory continues to be a ringing reminder, even at the highest levels of our government, about the need for this legislation," said Joe Solmonese, president of the Human Rights Campaign.
Similar legislation has been introduced in past years but has a far greater chance of making it through both houses of Congress with Democrats in control, said Alan Chambers, president of Exodus International, a Christian ministry for former homosexuals and lesbians.
Chambers said while an anti-hate crimes bill may sound benevolent and reasonable on its face, it is unnecessary and will have consequences on free speech, as has been apparent in other countries.
"In Canada, the U.K. and Denmark, we've seen similar prohibitions against speech," Chambers told Cybercast News Service. He added that Christian broadcaster James Dobson "can't do his full broadcast in the nation of Canada" because of commentary on his show regarding homosexuality.
Violent acts are already illegal in the United States, Chambers said. They should be prosecuted whether or not the victim is a homosexual.
"To make them a protected class says I was more valuable as a homosexual than I am today as a former homosexual," he argued. "Children aren't a protected class. This would say a gay man is more valuable than children or the elderly."
Conservative groups are relying on President Bush to veto the bill, Chambers said.
Opponents of the legislation point out that Shepard's murderers were convicted and punished under existing laws.
"The law already protects everyone equally," Rep. Randy Forbes (R-Va.) said in a statement. "What hate crimes legislation does, it begins to treat people unequally."
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Cross-cultural storytelling event
When Sunday October 6, 2013 @ 6:00 PM (1385 days ago)
Where Studio Theater, University Commons
Duration 2 hours
Spring 2013 cross-cultural students (and anyone else who is interested) are invited to witness each others' stories and experiences through dramatic re-play. A unique opportunity to process the emotions, challenges and cultural questions of the semester. A step beyond "So what was the food like?â€
Intended Audience General Public
Contact Information
Name Cross-Cultural Program
Phone # 540.432.4545