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X.Org GSoC 2010 With KMS, Cairo, Etc. What Was Done?
Posted by
Michael Larabel
on 11 November 2010 01:12 PM EST
Two days ago there were some
ATI R300 GLSL compiler optimizations
made to the open-source Radeon driver stack by Tom Stellar as part of his Google Summer of Code project as a student developer to improve the R300 GLSL compiler support. This code is still living in a branch outside of Mesa, but
some progress has been made
. Though the R300 GLSL compiler optimization work was just one of five projects that were part of the 2010 Google Summer of Code for X.Org. Here's a few words on the other student projects.
While most of the X.Org GSoC 2010 projects are centered around graphics (and that's where our interest happens to be too), one of the input-related projects was improving input within XCB (the X-protocol C-language Bindings) by Christoph Reimann. Christoph wanted to add XKB protocol bindings and other utility functions to XCB via the XML protocol description and writing a Python code generator. Unfortunately, this work hasn't made its way into any mainline code-bases for X.Org and the code appears to have not been touched in around three months.
The last XCB mailing list message we found by Reimann was
in August
when getting ready to test new libxcb and xcb-proto code that seemed to be working at least somewhat for XKB access via XCB. There wasn't much of a discussion that ensued from that announcement and the code hasn't really been touched since then. His Google Summer of Code work can be found in
this xcb_proto branch
and in
this libxcb branch
. The last code commits made were from mid-August and we haven't been able to find any activity since that point.
Another one of the 2010 projects for X.Org was creating
a Cairo Gallium3D state tracker
. This state tracker by Igor Trindade Oliveira would accelerate Cairo operations directly atop the Gallium3D driver architecture rather than needing to use Cairo with a DRM or OpenGL back-end (among others) that in turn would be indirectly communicating with the graphics hardware. Igor wrote a few times on
his blog
about progress on the Cairo state tracker with the last update being in August. The Cairo state tracker is working atop Gallium3D for some operations and there is
Git code available
. This code, however, has not been touched since the end of August and there's no sign of it going into the mainline code-base anytime soon.
Lucas Ferreira, another student developer, took a different look at things by trying to use upstream software components to create a fully plug-and-play USB multi-seat solution on the X.Org Server. On
his blog
are a few posts about creating a setup with Plug-able Dock Stations, GDM, ConsoleKit, and X.Org Server 1.8 using Ubuntu 10.04 LTS. For this, many components from Git need to be pulled manually and the upstream code isn't quite yet ready to make such USB multi-seat solutions an "out of the box" process. The last blog post on the matter was in late July.
One of the other graphics projects this summer was creating a kernel mode-setting driver for the Permedia 3/4 graphics processor and then writing documentation for others to utilize on how to write a KMS-enabled Linux kernel driver. The Permedia GPU came out from 3Dlabs as the first low-cost OpenGL GPU more than a decade ago. The goal wasn't to make the KMS driver itself useful seeing as there aren't many 3Dlabs Permedia GPUs still around and being used, but more importantly to produce some clear and proper documentation for other developers so they can more easily create their own KMS driver for other graphics hardware. The last update we talked about with the KMS/DRM Glit driver
was in June
where the code was beginning to function but kernel memory management support had to be added. In
Matt's personal Git repository
is where this KMS driver continues to live and was last worked on in mid-August. Only a handful of commits were made since June when pushing out some initial work on the CRTC support, VGA connector, DAC encoder, and video memory initialization. A very basic TTM memory manager was added along with frame-buffer support to the Glint driver. There, however, appears to be no recent activity on this KMS driver or in producing the KMS driver documentation (we haven't found any yet) nor does the DRM Glint driver appear ready for any upstream integration in the Linux kernel.
in past years
, the X.Org Foundation should eventually issue a report on whether the Google Summer of Code involvement was once again successful. At future X.Org Developer Summits there will also hopefully be greater involvement by these student developers. As part of
my XDS Chicago proposal
, I suggested getting the GSoC developers actually involved with XDS. "
On a separate but related matter, another suggestion I would like to make – that others have expressed would be a good idea as well – is better inviting active X.Org Google Summer of Code developers to participate in future events. As far as I know, it's currently not part of the standard procedure to pursue these Google Summer of Code developers to attend the X.Org event to talk about their progress or work completed. The X.Org Foundation has expressed there are funds available for sponsoring a greater number of developers to attend these events and inviting these active Google Summer of Code developers to attend could result in a more vibrant selection of talks during such events with the Google Summer of Code projects often focusing upon experimental areas and other topics not generally covered by normal discussions. While these student developers already have a vested interest in successfully completing their work due to the financial incentive from Google, if active Google Summer of Code developers were at these events they may be further motivated to work on their projects and could benefit from the knowledge learned via in-person discussions. It could potentially lead to greater motivation by these student developers to participate further in X.Org upon their formal completion with Google Summer of Code thereby expanding the X.Org development community.
" Perhaps then we can possibly see more student developers interested in continuing to contribute and finish their work past August.
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Diana: a Link to Iran Contra and 9/11?
Posted By stuartbramhall on May 16, 2011
The recent royal wedding and Cannes Festival release of Unlawful Killing has prompted a resurgence of public interest in the "conspiracy theory" that the royal family and British intelligence secretly arranged the car accident responsible for Princess Diana's death. Mohammed Al Fayed, the billionaire father of Dodi Al Fayed, who was also killed in the, has spent millions of dollars on litigation attempting to prove that the French and British government guilty of a massive cover-up. He's also a major backer of the new film.
Al Fayed's case is based in part on statements Diana made to friends about a "black network" that wanted her dead and would set her up to die in a car accident. However it's supported by numerous inconsistencies in the "official" account of the accident. The most serious is the claim by French police that the limousine driver's blood alcohol level was three times the normal limit – which is disputed by the bodyguard Rhees-Jones, who survived the accident, as well as family, friends and work colleagues of the driver Henri Paul. The latter describe him as a highly conscientious professional who rarely drank to intoxication and never while on duty. Others include the failure of the French police to seal the crime scene and the extraordinary length of time it took to get medical attention for Diana, who was still conscious immediately after the accident. After taking thirty minutes to get to the scene, the ambulance drivers left her at the side of the road while they extracted other victims from the limousine. It then took the ambulance another hour to drive her four miles to the hospital.
Some researchers strongly suspect Henri Paul's blood samples were tampered with. Here is a video link demonstrating how someone looks and acts at a blood alcohol level of 1.75 grams per liter: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLzYJa8Wv88. The experimental subject was so intoxicated he could hardly walk and someone had to help him put his car in gear. The video also notes that the pathologist noted no smell of alcohol in Henri Paul's stomach at autopsy.
While there definitely appears to be a cover-up, it has always puzzled me that people blame the Royal Family, without looking at some of Dodi Al Fayed's unsavory connections through his uncle Adnan Khashoggi. As I wrote in my recent review of Chain of Command (see last blog) Khashoggi is a Saudi arms dealer and businessman with longstanding ties to the CIA and Bush family. His sister Samira married Mohammed Al Fayed and was the mother of Dodi Al Fayed, Diana's companion at the time of the accident. At one point, Mohammed was also business partners with Khashoggi.
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A Long History of Unsavory Intelligence Connections
Khashoggi is best known for his role as the middleman responsible for the arms deal in the Iran-Contra affair. This was a complex transaction in which the Reagan administration with (CIA operative and Marine Colonel Oliver North serving as point man) illegally sold weapons to Iran, an enemy nation, to defy Congress in providing continued funding for the CIA-backed Contras (mercenaries) fighting to topple the democratically elected government of Nicaragua.
Khashoggi's name first surfaces in intelligence archives as a partner with George H.W. Bush in a CIA-front company known as Barrick Gold and later as Barrick Resources International (a company that mysteriously wound up with the bulk of the gold various Nazi war criminals smuggled out of Europe). Khashoggi was also involved in BCCI (the bank used by the CIA to launder drug profits and to finance covert assassinations and other black operations prior to its shutdown by bank regulators in 1991). Moreover he was also closely linked with the off-the-books intelligence network Bush senior set up after Carter removed him as CIA director in 1997, with the help of the Saudi royal family and Saudi chief of intelligence Kamal Adham (this network is described in detail by Russ Baker in Family of Secrets). Following BCCI's demise, Khashoggi used his own banking operations in Armenia and elsewhere to finance weapons deals and training cells for this off-the-books network, as well as to launder illicit drug profits.
Khashoggi is also linked to the murder of investigative reporter Danny Casolaro, killed in 1993 just as he was about to release more evidence of the direct involvement of high level US officials (including Bush senior) in Iran Contra, BCCI and the theft and misuse of innovative PROMIS personal tracking software. An interesting 2001 post on Disinformation reveals that Mohammed Al Fayed initially believed Casolaro's murder was linked to Diana's death but that the CIA stonewalled his efforts to prove it (http://old.disinfo.com/archive/pages/article/id902/pg1/index.html).
Khashoggi's Link to 9/11
Khashoggi is linked to 9/11 in several ways. He was part owner with Adham of Oryx, the company that owned and operated Huffman Aviation in Florida, where Mohamed Ata and other members of his crew learned to fly airplanes (Huffman Aviation was also implicated in smuggling illicit drugs from South America). In addition, several of Khashoggi's banks were also involved in funding terrorist camps and biological/chemical warfare laboratories in Nagorny Karabakh (a semi-autonomous region in Azerbaijan, one of the former Soviet republics).
However most significant was Khashoggi's indictment in 2002 for a stock scam in which he clearly demonstrated foreknowledge of the giant Wall Street slump that would follow the twin towers collapse in September 2011. The scam involved Genesis Intermedia (GENI), a communications company. Khashoggi and a number of other Irangate figures who owned GENI stock loaned it to brokerage houses in return for cash collateral – leaving the brokerage houses with worthless stocks when share prices collapsed following 9/11.
Blaming the Royal Family
I have always suspected Mohammed Al Fayed knows more than he lets on about the true circumstances of Diana's death. Perhaps he (rightly?) believes that it's safer to blame the royal family than the deadly off-the-shelf intelligence network his brother-in-law Adnan Khashoggi belongs to. So for now he promotes an alternative scenario in order to keep the issue alive.
For a more detailed summary of Khashoggi's financial scams and shadowy intelligence connections – as well as a full list of the dead bodies that litter his past (including Danny Casolaro) – consult Daniel Hopiscker Welcome to Terrorland www.madcowmorningnews.com and Alex Constantine Adnan Khashoggi Linked to 911 Terrorists http://webfairy.org/constantine/index.htm
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But why would al-fayed / Khashoggi kill their own son / nephew as "collateral damage? or was Dodi the principal target. Maybe they were worried Diana, an arms-trade opponent I daresay, would influence Dodi to blow the lid on the nasty old men's misdoings? If so, blaming the Royals would be a great "conspiracy theory" diversion. Does al-Fayed have other sons?
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"I've gone ahead and bookmarked http://stuartbramhall.aegauthorblogs.com/2011/05/16/diana-a-link-to-iran-contra-and-911-2/ at Digg.com so my friends can see it too. I simply used Diana: a Link to Iran Contra and 9/11? @ The Most Revolutionary Act as the entry title in my Digg.com bookmark, as I figured if it is good enough for you to title your blog post that, then you probably would like to see it bookmarked the same way
I would agree with Dr Stuart Bramhall on her thoughts here. The best way to do away with someone is to make certain there is someone else that the blame can be placed on first. The diversion and the use of news coverage is a large weapon in hiding the facts that lay below the surface. Most people only want a quick answer and they do not scratch below the surface to find what all the other factors may have been.
And knowing that the royals were already unhappy with Dianna only made it easier to pass it off as them. But seriously what would the royals obtain by killing Dianna? Nothing…
Very interesting links and relationships between people of which I didn't know much about. By pure intuition, before reading this blog post, I was led to believe Diana's death is linked to 911 in a way that hasn't yet been mentioned, and so was Kennedy junior's plane crash but that's another story.
First the reader needs to be educated about 911 and all the facts known to this day, which in a court law would prove beyond any reasonable doubts that 911 was indeed a false flag terror attack. (for believers of the old world view, please open your mind and get down the rabbit hole, it 's right there in plain view just waiting for a curious and open mind !)
Diana's death is most likely part of what I would call, eliminating people who may get in the way of the 21st century master plan to create this so called 100 years "war on terror" (which is just a front for the appropriation by the West of middle eastern oil energy resources).
If indeed, this has been in the planning for over a decade (many known facts point to this possibility as more than just a possibility), then, people such as Diana would have known of a plot to mastermind a false flag event of the 911 scale. Being who she was, against war and arms trade, and dating a man whose business relationships are linked to the Bush family and their war profiting dealings since WWII, she could have been most influential in turning her man around and learning things she herself wasn't supposed to know.
Then the chance always existed, that Diana could go public about this Machiavellic plan, before or after the event. Should it have happened before, the plan would have had to be abandoned. Years of covert military planning and financial strategies to profit from this false flag event could not be delayed by another possible whistle blower that Diana potentially was.
Now the question is, was the CIA or the Royal family responsible for her death? They both protect the same oil interests, they were both aware to say the least of the 911 false flag event. The Royal Family basically owns BP-oil and the CIA serves the interest of WallStreet and war profiteers.
Whoever was responsible, it's hard to believe the Royal Family would order her death, however much the interests of the West and BP oil were at stake. But then again, who knows where these people allegiances may lay when it comes to preserving the foundation of their power structure.
We can speculate about the reason for her assassination, but one thing remains certain, all Western countries are complicit in the sense none wants to investigate her death or 911. The reason for her death would shatter our common worldview (learned in school and hammered in via indoctrination) about this world, and also threaten the very foundation of the power structure on which nations and world organizations are built. -
Was Adnan Khashoggi and one his wives in princess diana funeral?wich wife?
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Three misconceptions about North Korea
With DPRK in the news again, a lot of comments are popping up that I'd like to challenge (return fire is welcome).
1. China has DPRK's Back This is not at all true. In almost every global theater, China prefers the status quo. China's top trade partners are the US, Japan, Taiwan, and the ROK. They don't want to upset that by warring with any parties. A rapidly destabilized peninsula will hit the Chinese bank hard when ROK is forced to turn its economy inward to reconstruction. Also, China would be deluged with a wave of refugees it frankly does not want. Beyond that, neither the PRC or DPRK is genuinely communist anymore, and ideology only slightly unites them. China's play will be to defuse the situation.
2. A fight would be an easy win for the ROK/Allied Coalition Not really. The DPRK has a ton of artillery pointed south. Even a short salvo of fire would devistate Seoul and ROK infrastructure and economy. Partisans are dug into caves and will fight independently after the lights go out in Pyongyang for good. Most importantly, there is the matter of (up to a dozen) nuclear warheads. Yes, most of their launch attempts have failed, but say a dozen go up, it only takes one to do serious damage in the ROK, Japan, US forward bases, or if shit gets nuts, even China. None of the regional players want to risk that.
3. Kim Jong-Il/DPRK is Crazy/Irrational Nope. Fucker (yes, he is a fucker) knows exactly what he is doing. Take the big picture view, and you see one of the world's poorest states stringing along the USA, China, ROK, Japan, Russia, the UN, and everyone else. The guy has secured foreign aid in fuel, cash and food from the most powerful nations on earth through an elaborate poker game. Looking at the scorecard, he's doing pretty good with a hand full of nothing.
Kim Jong Il wants financial and security guarantees from the USA. He lost his patron in the Soviet Union, and PRC isn't good enough. The only way he can get leverage over us is through terror. The man isn't crazy, but he is criminal: DPRK has its fingers in drugs, arms, prostitution, animal smuggling—anything. A military strike would have asymmetric stakes for us. Are we willing to commit anything it takes to win? He is. Will we trade Tokyo for Pyongyang? His fight is existential, not ideological. A military strike should not be on the table.
I don't know the golden solution, but one tactic might be to ask KJI and his kids: at what number of US dollars, cars, bottles of hennesy, and guaranteed personal safety will you walk away and retire in exile? It's unsavory, but so is any fucking war.


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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Technical Assistance Program (TAP) for state and local officials will present a webinar next Wednesday about how to calculate energy savings for weatherization projects in multifamily buildings. At the webinar, you will hear about how to interpret energy calculations based on models used in savings calculations for commercial buildings. Ed Pierce, a researcher at the DOE Oak Ridge National Laboratory, will present these findings.
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A plea deal was reached yesterday in Allen County Common Pleas Court- as Judge David Cheney accepted the deal on charges of two first degree felonies of rape for a Coldwater man.
Judge Cheney ordered a pre-sentence investigation to take place in the case for 33 year-old Travis Quinter- and a sentencing date was set for March 6th.
Quinter will have to become a Tier 3 Sex Offender- requiring him to report his whereabouts to law enforcement every 90 days for the rest of his life.
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Hey all!
SO today I start my healthy journey over. Its kind hard to plan meals here since its always a mystery what I'll be eating....but more likely than not they have something that healthy at the dinning facility. However, I also have duty today...so 12 hours of staying up...protecting the country from bed bugs and creepy crawlers.
Food so far: Breakfast: Subway 6 inch turkey with pepperjack and a little honey mustard (400)
Lunch: Chicken, brocolli, some mashed potatoes and a salad w/ bluecheese dressing (500)
Dinner: Foot long subway turkey and pepperjack w/ little honey mustard (700)
Snack: 2 apples and some peanut butter, 10 pretzels, and 1 150 cal slim jim. (500)
And after this is where the 12 hour duty shift begins....Sadly, yep...Ill be up...eating haha. The army is gonna make me gain weight! Ill work around it though....
TOMORROW is my first veterans day as a soldier...SO free food! lol. Maybe, well see how tired I am....
I shall be back!
Total Calories so far: Maybe....2100
<3 Sara
Progress as of today: 40.2 lbs lost so far, only 11.8 lbs to go!
That is all. Tomorrow is the first time I get to go to the gym since August....Gonnnnnnna update after some sleep.
BUT! This morning I got to work out with some Airborne Rangers. Ha...ha my arms hurt :)
Goodnight y'all!
Progress as of today: 42 lbs lost so far, only 10 lbs to go!
Does it work? It works!
Hey everyone! I'm back :) Basic Training was......interesting lol. I'm glad to be out of there. Now, I'm at Fort Benning, GA awaiting to pick up into my Officer Candidate School class for Decemeber - so a whole month of nothing,....but its not so bad because it just means the Army is giving me a little bit of a break before I start school allllll over again. We are right next to the Airbone Ranger school and I have been watching their workouts every morning. Ouch....They go hard.
Im SUPER surprised I didnt gain ANY weight really at basic. I must have ate on an average around 2500-3000 calories per day. Maybe about 1,000 calories per meal. Its crazy the amount they feed you. I've been trying to eat a little less....but they offer so much food here that I realize I've been pigging out a little too much. Were gonna be careful from now....As for working out, I injuried my hip a little so my push ups and sit ups need a little work. Well get them back up to where they were by Decemeber :) I'm pretty sure I've gained a lot of muscle in my arms....Its amazing how our bodies work!
I've been posting some pictures but for those without FB....here are some more of Zach and I and me doing my army stuff haha
YEP! I'm gonna try to keep you guys updated everyday or every other day but if anyone is in Georgia and wants to say hi.....I've got plenty of time!
Missed you all! I have a lot of catching up to do!
<3 Sara
Progress as of today: 42 lbs lost so far, only 10 lbs to go!
GRRR I haven't been good with the eating or working out this week. I blame stress :/ I also have this TERRIBLE rash on my back that has been bothering me. It doesn't look like a bug bite or heat rash....more like an allergic reaction to somehting or kind of like shingles....but I'm just hoping it clears up soon :(
B (8) - PB&J sammich (400)
S (10) - Apple + almonds (200)
L (12) - Greek Yogurt + peach (200)
G (1-3) - Lots of fun at the gym today! Update on it later
Ill be back!
Progress as of today: 44 lbs lost so far, only 13 lbs to go!
Good morning good morning :) Start of a busy week ahead for me!
B (730) - Apple + almonds (200)
S (1030) - Turkey Wrap (300)
L (130) - Chicken Salad (150)
S (3) - HMM tbd (200)
Exercise = HMMM TBD lol
Ill update soon!
Progress as of today: 45 lbs lost so far, only 12 lbs to go!
I've been eating out too much and i've gotta take a chill pill to that because its doing terrible things to my bank account lol. Also, not exactly the healthiest choices SO finally went food shopping!
B (730) - Toast (2), hummas, cucumbers (200)
S (1030) - Almonds + apple (200)
L (130) - Quick Think thin bar (240)
S (330) - Turkey Wrap (300)
D (630) - Toast (90), hummas (50), cucumbers (50), carrots (100), veggie burger (70)
Exercise = Cardio :)
Total = 1300
Have a great weekend everyone!!
Progress as of today: 44.4 lbs lost so far, only 12.6 lbs to go!
Good morning all! How is everyone doing :D I see my husband in (youre gonna have to do the math since I cant say it outloud! (The amount of fingers you have on your hand + the 1 thumb) X 3 ) = EXCITING HUH?? Oh I have so much to do!
I also leave to the army August 19th....so I have 30 days!
Things that need to be done:
- Work on push ups and sit ups...yep
- Get the apartment set up and moved
- Fix the car shipdate
- Work on my resignation from work
YEAH i think thats it? Zach's parents will be here on the 3rd and then were gonna drive to NC. WHOO HOO 2 weeks till then :D
B (630) - Think thin bar (240)
L (12) - Chinese food urg...somewhere around 800 calories I'm sure (800)
D (7) - Cucumber, hummas, toast (300)
Exercise = Cardio, chest, and abs
Total = 1340
Updte later!
Progress as of today: 46.6 lbs lost so far, only 10.4 lbs to go!
Epic fail of epic fails yesterday in the food department. Ate so much I actually got sick last night! Never again! Updating weight to show my bad dya of eating, thoug hitll go down today or tomorrow
B (730) - Protein bar
S (1030) - Apple + Almonds
L (130) - Chicken wrap
S (430) - Pretzels + apple
D (730) - Bar
Exercise = Lots of it lol
Progress as of today: 43 lbs lost so far, only 14 lbs to go!
Well, last night....er this morning I woke up starving.....again lol. Dang, I'm so full by the time I go to bed that I guess I still don't eat enough during the day. Well increase the amout of food today. I had to even go OUT at 430 in the morning to get food. How silly huh?
B (430AM) - Grilled Chicken Wrap
S (730) - Think Thin Bar
S (1030) - Apple + Almonds
D (130) - Salad or Wrap
S (330) - Apple? + Almonds?
S (9) - HMM TBD haha
Exercise = More running, sit ups, and push ups.
I'll comment on your diaries today!!!
Progress as of today: 46.8 lbs lost so far, only 10.2 lbs to go!
Not shocked by the weight change since yesterday was definitely a HIGH calorie day. Gonna switch it up and be a low one today. Zig zagging works best for me :) Its when i see the best requests
B (8) - Think Thin bar (240)
S (1030) - Apple + Almonds (200)
L (1230-1) - Salad (160)
S (330) - Apple and almonds (200)
D (630) - Salad (200)
Very bland day....
Exercise = 6 mile run, sit ups, push ups
Update later!
Progress as of today: 44.2 lbs lost so far, only 12.8 lbs to go!
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BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) - Agents caught three suspects accused of trying to sneak into the U.S. from Canada. And local Border Patrol agents say the are seeing a spike in illegal entries.
The suspects were caught in a period of less than 24 hours.
Agent Matthew Bitterman said, "It's a pretty big spike, especially in such a short period."
Bitterman says the individuals were using railroad bridges in Niagara Falls and Buffalo. The suspects were spotted on Border Patrol cameras walking across from Canada to the U.S., trying to conceal themselves.
The first suspect, a Kosovo native, was caught around 4 a.m. Monday when an agent spotted someone trying to come across the Whirlpool Bridge in Niagara Falls.
"He had a pretty good criminal history in Canada and also had an active warrant out of British Columbia in Canada," Bitterman said. "He has a criminal history for assault, assault with a weapon. What's going to stop him from doing that in the United States?"
Authorities say 18 hours later, two citizens of Guatemala, a male and female, tried to cross the International Railroad Bridge in Buffalo. Border Patrol agents say they previously lived illegally in the U.S.
Bitterman said, "They entered the United States legally. Overstayed their visas. Lived here illegally for nine or so years. They left, entered Canada illegally. Lived in Canada illegally for four years. They applied for asylum in Canada, which was denied."
That's when Bitterman says they decided to come back to the U.S. and travel to Atlanta.
"Luckily there were agents there patrolling making sure that that didn't happen," Bitterman said.
All three individuals will face an immigration judge, and appear in federal court.
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It's difficult to say how long you were out but easy to say that part of you wished you never woke up. Pleasant dreams of music, free flowing alcohol, and the beautiful night sky were all that comforted you in your state of unconsciousness. Later, when you recalled the tale later, you recalled that these were the last of such dreams for what felt like an eternity.
When your eyes fluttered open it was to darkness ,moaning and some dark pit of your stomach was afraid to roll over for fear of finding out just what you did last night.
As you attempt to reassert your grip on reality there's a sudden brightness as a lantern lights up spraying its oppressive cone of sharp brightness right into the pain receptors of your brain. A voice then adds to the cacophony of cerebral agony as gravelly and rough as the cheapest ales.
"Still abed with the sun over the yardarm? On your feet, ye filthy swabs! Get up on deck and report for duty before Cap'n Harrigan flays your flesh into sausage skins and has Fishguts fry ye up for breakfast!"
There is a crack of a whip and a sense of urgency as you reach hurriedly for your weapons or some means to defend yourself and almost choke on the realization of being unarmed, unarmored, and all but the clothes on your back stripped of you. There are other bodies around you and behind the light and the man with the whip are a number of eager looking individuals wielding blunt instruments.
Eyes still crusty, left arm suffering from pins and needles, a serious hangover and sensitive scalp, Lorn falls back into habits established since childhood without concious thought. And this is probably what saved her from another good thumping, as she stumbled upwards through the press of flesh and groping hands. "Acchchhhh! That sun! My head! Aye Bos'n, reporting to station." On deck, she heads to what memory serves her as the sail loft/canvas locker of her ol' Chelexian vessel. A belaying pin held by a tanned weathered hand roughly bruises her against the rail, "Here now Lassy, you ain't going anywhere but where the Bos'n needs ya. And it'll be sharkbait if you can't form a simple line. Sorry bucket of bilgewaste! Lookit boys! I bet two weeks! Any takers? HaHaHa"
Grasping the rail behind her, the world coming into focus in spite of the Sun's glare, Lorn closes her mouth of an obvious retort finaly realizing not her preferred crew, not a chelaxian vessel, not anyone or any vessel she has worked upon. Casting about for sight of land or a recognized face, her situation become midnight clear. And tis a dark future indeed.
Head pounding as if all of his tribe wa playing da' steel drums, Mumbata runs a thick meaty hand over his mouth trying to wipe away the drool, then with his other hand, he attempts to rub the sleep out of his eyes. "Ugggghhh" Taking stock of his location, between the smell of rotten fish, old wood, sea salt and da rocking of da deck, it's a safe bet that Mumbata's onboard a ship.
Oh lords, this be a familiar sight… the crack of a whip, the unwashed bodies, this be the Larcenous Ifirit all over again. Stay call Mumbutu, play stupid and go along until you can escape. By da' gods below and above, it worked once before, it can work again.
Shuffling out of the pile of bodies, Mumbata stands and forms a line behind the tiny hafling. "Aye, Boss-Mon. Watevr jah want!"
The words sound like gibberish in Siera's ears, the left one still sporting a crust of dried blood where the sap hit her.
That cawk%&cking filthy whore! 'A little one to whet your apetittes', she said. Tasted like the floor of a tavern's alley. Got me dizzy, almost didn't seen ta ballbustin' bastard coming from behind with a club. F@+%er's must still be missing a teeth, though.
The fit woman puts her hands on the ground and tries distancing her head from the floor. The world whirls and shakes, but it only takes her a few seconds to reduce the whirling to the ship's movement.
No chains, not a slave. Thank ta gods. Not terribly far from it tho.
A leg under the other bring the woman to her feet while her eyes blink back the dust to adjust to the light.
Aye aye. Na reason ta' crack ta whip, baoss.
Rorgrim wakes up feeling like he was hit by the mighty hammer he wields in battle. As he hears the sound of movement, he opens his eyes to see a black and white room filled with bodies lying all around.
What th' hell did I drink last night?
As he tries to remember what happened, a blast of light interrupts his dark vision like a sharp blade slicing through his skull causing severe pain and temporary blindness. Grabbing his head he lets out an angry cry and then responds to the rude interruption.
Aghhh! Turn that damn light off ye scallywag!
His statement is interrupted abruptly by the voice of another. As he hears the crack of the whip, he instinctively reaches for his hammer.
Oh hell! Where be me weapon?! Where be all me gear fer that matter? This t'ain't good!
Fighting a mounting internal rage, he slowly rises to his feet and follows the others onto the deck wondering what is going on.
Pain shooting through her head, Sylvestra groggily tried to remember the night before. She recalled a man buying her drinks, ugly as sin but free with with his money. Not remembering much afterwards, an ugly thought crossed her mind. "Besmara's Barnacled Britches, tell me I didn't..."
Taking the time to try to focus her gaze, at first she fears the may have truly crossed a line, until she realizes by the swaying she's on a ship. "Too used to it, didn't even notice at first. What's going on?" She suddenly rises to sitting, the motion making her feel sick, worsened by a sudden light appearing.
Reaching into her pouch, she realizes everything's been stripped from her. "Damn." She stands with the others, knowing what has probably befallen her, as well as the others around her. Unfortunately for Sylvestra, her mouth was too quick for her own good. "He should have Fishguts fry us up some breakfast before he does any flaying." She continues up despite her comment.
Pain. not the good pain of a hangover after a fun night either.
No this was definitely nothing good, and sombody would get cut for the way she felt right now.
Rhialla opened her eyes slowly, the smell and the press of bodies hitting her at the same time.
Somewhere cramped, full of people.
She felt the familiar swaying that immediately put her at ease a bit.
A ship. Better than a jail cell.
The blinding shard of light that stabbed her brain awake made it clear that she was crammed in a hold with a collection of other poor bastards, and the blighter with the whip was now in charge.
Despite herself she couldn't help but chuckle to herself a bit. That bastard Three Finger Will had found a way to get rid of her anyway.
Another crack of the whip inches from the dwarf's ear gets the rest of you moving and Rorgrim something to think about.
"Ye shut yer bilge hole an get movin! Cap'n wants ta see ya now and the last of ya swabs up that ladder gets ta feel the sting of da lash!"
Warning given and understood there's quite a push to get up the ladder on deck and true to his word the man with the whip lays a nasty laceration across the back of a man who didn't quite make it up in time.
The sun itself is bright and the weather warm. Both highly offensive things. The ship is old and large but has every appearance of being tough and fast. All around you is the calmly rolling waters of the deep blue sea with just a tiny gray sliver far to the north where you presume was your last known whereabouts as far as the authorities might be concerned (they never are in these parts).
You finally get the faces of the tormentor's all dirty and sweaty sailors male and female both smiling the sort of smile that the gods reserved for psychopathic bullies. The man with the whip appears in a long waxed leather coat with a black braided beard. His mouth is twisted into something you can almost swear is a grimace of agony but is apparently his version of a smile. It is filled with gold teeth.
You thankfully find that you are not the only one pressganged into service. In addition to yourself there are at least five others you remember seeing that night in addition to four more that you can tell by their cleanliness and overall uneasiness with their current predicament.
A group of men and women are gathered around the mizzenmast staring at the upper deck at a pair of figures that regard you from above. The first is a mountainous looking garundi man whose every inch of skin bulges with gnarled muscle his dark skin giving him the effect of being made of wood. He is bald with a long blackbeard held together by golden rings. He bears an aura of authority and confidence that marks him as the captain. By his right side is a balding man with a black ponytail wearing a cutlass and cat of ninetails that appears to have been used numerous times. He is barechested save for his long blue coat that is immaculate compared to the whip mans black and tattered affair.
As you gather your wits about you the Garundi man speaks in a deep bass that easily carries over the whispers of the sails and gentle roar of the ocean.
"Glad you could join us at last! Welcome to the Wormwood! My thanks for 'volunteering' to join my crew." This little joke illicits a hearty but humorless laugh from the crew. "I'm Barnabas Harrigan. That's Captain Barnabas Harrigan to you, not that you'll ever need to address me. I have only one rule—don't speak to me. I like talk, but I don't like your talk. Follow that rule and we'll all get along fine.
"Oh, and one more thing. Even with you new recruits, we're still short-handed, and I aim to keep what crew I have. There'll be a keelhaulin' for anyone caught killin' anyone. Mr. Plugg! If you'd be so kind as to make pirates out of these landlubbers, it'll save me having to put them in the sweatbox for a year and a day before I make pies out of 'em."
As he turns and walks away Mr. Plugg descends the staircase bellowing. "BACK TO WORK! BACK TO WORK! If I see one of you lollygagging you'll spend the rest of the day in the sweatbox! You there!"
As he moves towards you the whipman moves in behind him coiling and uncoiling his whip anxiously.
"Swabs! Tell me yer names or I'll invent one for you."
The muscular woman looks around, searching the crew for the one man who fought in the previous night. Her eyes spell murder, her lips tightened in a scowl.
Bastards, all o'em.
Siera's the name, mate. Handy with sails and good with knots.
Perception1d20 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5
As Rhialla comes above deck the man in front of her, an unusally tall specimen, moves just enough to find her staring directly into the sun. Blinded and distracted she takes a few moments to blink the spots from her eyes before taking in the ship and its crew.
Crazy bastards. Barracuda anxios to prey on something slow and easy.
A small smile crosses her full lips as she takes in the captain's arrogance.
Such was the way of the sea. The strong took from the weak......then they gave it back in spades.
Her smile broadened.
Perception 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8
Perception:1d20 + 6 ⇒ (14) + 6 = 20
Knowledge (nature):1d20 + 6 ⇒ (14) + 6 = 20
Intelligence:1d20 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 2 = 9
Ya' that their be ah familar sight, "dun't talks to meh eh sady's" seen dat dur like be fur, right proud he be... lettel too proud me thinks, me thinks he only like his own voice, rouight foolish. Just play dumb for now Mumbata 'ait for dem to make ah mistake
Keeping his head low and not making eye contact, the dark ebony skinned man waits for a few others to give their names so as not to be seen as the first, then he speaks for the first time in a low rough voice.
"Ya Boss Mon, I be Mumbata of da Bonuwat"
"Drugging the rum? Waste of good rum. No one heard me earlier it seems, probably for the better. Gotta bide my time, people like these too lazy to do their own work. They'll get sloppy." She keeps her head down, though she once again can't help staring the man in the eyes when she gives her name. "Sylvestra."
As the Captain and First Mate lay down the law and the others begin to offer their names, Rorgrim breaths in the salty air and feels alive for the first time in weeks. His mind wanders to his childhood and he sees his father navigating their whaling vessel. He pictures himself as a small child taking in the sights and the sounds of the ocean and remembers the feeling of the wind blowing on his young face. He visualizes himself harpooning his first whale and his Father's excitement at his success. Rorgrim's memories are abruptly interrupted by the man confronting him and demanding his name.
Rorgrim will play the'r games. Dasn't lose yer temper. `Tis be jus' a game. Give 't a wee bit o' days.
Rorgrim stands up as tall as his Dwarvish frame will allow with his shoulders flexed and his chest pushed out. Without looking at any of the men on the boat, he speaks in his deep, rough voice.
The name be Rorgrim Stormbeard.
Dice wit' touch of destiny
Seeing naught but unwashed tattered clothing covering unwashed bodies Lorn cannot even get her bearings from the horizon, just that damn blinding sun. The circle of pressed flesh releases and she finds herself following the crew's stares up to the upperdeck.
"Glad you could join us at last! Welcome to the Wormwood! My thanks for 'volunteering' to join my crew." This little joke illicits a hearty but humorless laugh from the crew. "I'm Barnabas Harrigan. That's Captain Barnabas Harrigan to you, not that you'll ever need to address me. I have only one rule—don't speak to me. I like talk, but I don't like your talk. Follow that rule and we'll all get along fine. "Oh, and one more thing. Even with you new recruits, we're still short-handed, and I aim to keep what crew I have. There'll be a keelhaulin' for anyone caught killin' anyone. Mr. Plugg! If you'd be so kind as to make pirates out of these landlubbers, it'll save me having to put them in the sweatbox for a year and a day before I make pies out of 'em."
Listening intently, her thoughts hidden behind an obeisance face.
The pounding in her head was insistent, pushing away the memories of the night before everytime she reached for them.
No matter, it wasn't the first time she'd woken up wishing she'd drank less and odds were it wouldn't be the last. Though this might be the worst to date.
Taking a deep breath of the salt air she didn't miss the eyes of the crew drawn to the effects of her movement.
"Rhialla Blackwater" she says with confidence looking up at the captain.
"Bah!" The man with the whip spits. "Might as well call them spit and piss! Hardly worth nothin iffin ye ask me Mr. Plugg!"
The balding man, the first mate Mr. Plugg seems to seethe. But then the man looks as if seething is merely a natural state of being.
"First things first!" The man says. "I needs another rigger!" He points upward with his cat of nine tails indicating the crows nest. "Up! We'll see how well you swabs can scramble up the rigging! MOVE! OR I'LL PUT A DEVIL'S OWN WRATH UPON YE!"
The crows nest is 60 feet up. You move at one quarter your normal climb speed in a check (about 7 feet per check for 30ft speed characters). Half for accelerated climbing. To speed this up simply continue making checks until you get to the 60 foot mark reversing your progress on any failures of 5 or more (i.e. you fall).
What's the DC for the check? And gulp.
10 sorry.
Despite having the appearance of being far more suited to other pursuits, Rhialla practically leaps up the rigging to the top, only slowing slightly at the end of the climb, a wild grin on her beautiful face.
Accelerated climbing so 3.5ft per check, rounds
28 rounds.
15 feet=5 rolls
Fall 25ft 1d6 ⇒ 6 1d6 ⇒ 6
12 points of damage &. 60 ft away.
I noticed the players above didn't take their fall damage and start over on rolls of one. Is this not needed? If the fall isn't in effect, I am 20 feet up and I'll rage. If I take the damage, I begin cursing the rope,
At the end of 15 checks, I am 40 feet.
Rorgrim reached the top in 19 checks ie 10 rounds.
On his way up, he is looking up at Rhialla's beautiful curves:
Fellas, looks like we be having a fine one here. Best thing I be see'n all day!
Siera looks at the crow's nest and the sun above.
Mite as well prove meself useful lest I become sharkbait.
She takes a step back, inhales deeply, and begins climbing with a running start.
It takes Siera 9 checks (5 rounds) to reach the crow's nest.
Her heart racing, and body covered with sweat, Siera climbs aboard the crow's nest. She takes a moment to savor the salty air above before rubbing the sweat out of her face.
"Aye Aye" Striding fast, she takes a flying leap unto the lowest rope rung. Watching the others fly by on the lines, "Yep, slow and steady won't win me any favors. Better that I fall." Let the dice tell the tale:
"Ok Boss Mon what ever jah need"
Stripping down from his boots and shirt, Mumbata shows his sun hardened physique for the first time. You can see that his body is covered from tattoos and ritual scarifications. His hands are hard with calluses and his back is already covered with scars from something that looks distinctly like the hard white scars lines from a whip. It seems this is not the first time Mumbata has been an indentured "servant"
total of 6 rounds/checks total for accelerated climbing to reach the crows nest
As Mumbata crests the top of the crow's nest he can see that he is the first to reach the top. "ah well uit's not bust to be noticed but maby uit be fur da' bust."
Siera looks at the others climbing and offers a helping hand to anyone approaching. Those who take it find a callused hand with an iron grip beneath it.
Don't worry there, lad, there be plenty o jobs in a ship like this. Specially for a sturdy man like yaself. Just keep calm and carry on. Sumday the c~@%@#$!*!s will get a real crew and drop us somewhere. Jas prove yaself useful. She claps the man's arm in camaraderie. But guess I'm preachin' to ta paladin right?
Looking down at the others approaching and having a hard time, she clenches her teeth and hopes that they don't fall.
A broken leg at'tis point is all they need to throw a sod in the waters.
As the sea's crest and trade winds blow, Mumbata turns to regard the first of the other press ganged members to the crow's nest. This be a friend or foe? Da white woman seems ah rught, but ah have seen slaves turn on each other quick as uh snake, best to ply it safe."Muh thunks to da. Siera be da num? Ah' I just gut lucky me' thunks." Running an apprising eye over the woman's physique, Mumbata can't help but be impressed. This is a woman who knows how to handle herself, that much is obvious from his time as a fighter, she has the same whipcord toughness as a sea worn plank or a belaying pin. Best to treat this one with caution, he thinks. "Yah shud ah been here furst, Mumbata thunks, I see da touch of da sea in ya."
Honestly, re-reading through the instructions, I think I may have misinterpreted them abit. The reverse your progress I took as fall 7 feet. Reading again I think I may have fallen at the 49' mark. So two questions for TarkXT. 1) Can you confirm if we fall. 2) Could we have taken 10 on the climb checks?
Oh yes you definitely fall. You can make a reflex save (DC10) to catch yourself on the rigging but you'll take 1d6 nonlethal from the effort. IF you fail the save you fall the whole way down.
I assume no on the take 10 then? Diceroller, don't fail me now!
1d20 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 2 = 10 1d6 ⇒ 4
1d20 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5 1d6 ⇒ 2
4d6 ⇒ (4, 5, 1, 4) = 14
That put's me at -8, with 6 non-lethal on top of that.
Aaah. Then here is a bit of retcon for Lorn. The first speedy attempt, Lorn managed almost made the 30' mark before losing her grip. A fearful cry escapes and is cut short with a solid thump on the deck. Nonlethal dmg1d6 ⇒ 4. Gasping to regain the wind that was knocked out of her and briefly watching the others progress, she rubs her leg and back a bit and makes for the rigging to once more attempt to climb, but at a slower steadier pace. As the others watched, it appeared as the wind tossed her off the rope at the 45' mark. Nonlethal dmg1d6 ⇒ 3 plus previous 3=1 hp dmg. "Oooow." A limping ~3' halfling reaches for the rope to once again climb. Her pace is greatly reduced but commentary from the crew and what amounts to encouragement from Mr Plugg just earns an obvious glare in return. She takes "10" to climb to the crow's nest. She does not hasten her pace despite, or rather in spite of, the devils wrath promised. She remains silent but thankful with the final assist to the crow's nest with the others. She takes a moment to brush off debris embedded into ther skin due to the previous two falls.
So, looking at the results here is what happens.
Rhialla: Up in 5 rounds. Sylvestra: Unconscious on the deck after a number of rounds. Rorgrim: Up in 10 rounds. Siera: 4.5
As Siera and Rhialla practically fly up the rigging the other struggle and the man with the whip curses and screams at them with little effect. When Siera is smiling down as Rhialla reaches the edge Mr. Plugg calls out.
"Enough! Gods above and below I've never seen a worse lot of scrambling in all my years! Get down! GET DOWN!"
Assuming you take ten on the way down.
Mr Plugg points at Siera. "You're a rigger now. Master Scourge!"
"Aye sir!" The man with the whip says.
"Put her to work!"
"Aye sir! On your feet scraggly wench and up that rigging. Thar be lines ta mend and sails ta patch!"
As master scourge drives the athletic woman up the rigging.
Mr. Plugg then points at all of you. "Can any of you cook?"
Do me a favor. To make things go quicker over the early course of the game roll me 20 d6's in your post.
EDIT: Also if you fell or took damage after 5 rounds it simply does not happen as you are called before making such a disastrous check.
1d6 ⇒ 5 1d6 ⇒ 1 1d6 ⇒ 3 1d6 ⇒ 5 1d6 ⇒ 5 1d6 ⇒ 4 1d6 ⇒ 5 1d6 ⇒ 2 1d6 ⇒ 5 1d6 ⇒ 5 1d6 ⇒ 1 1d6 ⇒ 4 1d6 ⇒ 2 1d6 ⇒ 6 1d6 ⇒ 6 1d6 ⇒ 1 1d6 ⇒ 1 1d6 ⇒ 3 1d6 ⇒ 3 1d6 ⇒ 2
Aye aye!
Siera takes one second look at Rhialla, admiring the woman's tenacity in the climb even though she displayed no rope training. Or it may just be she's admiring the buxom woman's curves like the rest of the crew.
"I can survive my own cooking, but the crew may not." She stands at ease, no longer alarmed and much less inclined injure herself on behalf of the pressganged voyage for what amounts to the crew's entertainment. Her hands still twitch for her non-existant belt, followed by a grimace. 20 6rolls
1d20 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 2 = 16 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 2 = 18 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 2 = 11
1d20 + 5 ⇒ (19) + 5 = 24 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (17) + 5 = 22 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7
Subdual Dmg:
1d6 ⇒ 2
If I calculated right, 10 1/2 rounds with 12 dmg and 2 subdual at the top.
Sorry. Missed your post.
1d6 ⇒ 5 1d6 ⇒ 1 1d6 ⇒ 2 1d6 ⇒ 6 1d6 ⇒ 1 1d6 ⇒ 3 1d6 ⇒ 6 1d6 ⇒ 1 1d6 ⇒ 1 1d6 ⇒ 4 1d6 ⇒ 4 1d6 ⇒ 6 1d6 ⇒ 2 1d6 ⇒ 6 1d6 ⇒ 5 1d6 ⇒ 5 1d6 ⇒ 4 1d6 ⇒ 2 1d6 ⇒ 3 1d6 ⇒ 6
Noticing surprised an appraising look, Rhialla flashes a sly grin at the pwerfully built woman, then winks at the dwarf, obviously hearing his earlier comment.
Guess I failed to understand the climb rolls, thought I reached the top first?
I misread them I think. You get two climb checks in a round (as each is a move action) so yes you technically flew up there which is my fault. That being said do you really want the job when she's got the higher bonus? :)
Also is anyone going to answer his question other than the halfling?
Rhialla looks for all the world as if the climb was refreshing rather than a test, a hint of humor twinkling in her eyes.
"Never had much of a need other than the odd fish on a spit. Shouldn't we be waking her up?" She indicates the fallen Sylvestra, an questioning expression seeking permission to check on the woman.
At Rhialla's wink, you see Rorgrim's gruff countenance soften for the first time. His bronze skin turns a light shade of red before he quickly regains his composure and responds to Mr Plugg:
Well o' course I can cook. Eyeball me. Rorgrim rubs his round Dwarvish belly. I can create some o' th' finest dishes in all o' th' Inner Sea. Me specialty be lobster bisque an' shark tartar.
This be a good chance to get me hands on some knives and maybe even a meat cleaver.
Rorgrim smiles at the thought.
No Tark, let's stay with how it worked out. Siera is better at climbing, and Mumbutu would realistically not want to be noticed or be marked out as above average at anything, so for RP purposes lets say that Mumbutu hung back and dident rapidly climb.
Mumbutu keeps his head lowered and dosen't say a word as the press ganged crew are questioned if they can cook. Cooking! Dat be ah job fur woman Mumbutu silently prays to da gods above and below dat he nut be picked. Besides ah dubt dat deh like monkey brains ur beetle paste as a meal.
Rhialla looks for all the world as if the climb was refreshing rather than a test, a hint of humor twinkling in her eyes. "Never had much of a need other than the odd fish on a spit. Shouldn't we be waking her up?" She indicates the fallen Sylvestra, an questioning expression seeking permission to check on the woman.
No need, as she did not take any damage. Once Siera reached the top you were called down and could take ten on it if you chose. Will have update in a bit.
Ah, you edited a post too. Sneaky move, GM, sneaky move.
Having carefully climbed down the net, Sylvestra can't help shake the feeling that could've ended badly. She was glad most of the others were eying one of the others though.
The idea of being below deck wasn't appealing. Especially alone with who knows what in the galley. "I can try, didn't poison the whole crew last time." Not too far from the truth. Bad stores was the cause though.
Staring down at the dwarf with a scowl Mr Plugg growls. "You're going to make us eat rock stew eh dwarf? Going to call that finest dishes? So be it! Report to the ship's cook cooks mate!"
One of the club holding men from earlier escorts the dwarf to the mess.
After that Mr. Plugg waves his cat at the rest of you. "And the rest of ya are swabs! Get yer assignment from the bosun's mate and get to work! Tis a hard days sailing and I'll personally let Master Scourge have his fun with any of ye caught slackin!"
The bosun's mate, to your surprise is a female gnome tanned almost brown by the sun and her dark purple hair turned nearly pink by the sun. Her teeny voice is almost laughable. If it weren't for the heavy axe carried on her back and the necklace of human ears she wears. She curses ever other sentence as she gives you your assignments and personal assurances that Master Scourge would hear all about any slacking.
Sylvestra is given the task of being a runner. She is given the job of running messages to and fro on the ship between decks and officers. However any message to the officer's cabins or the captain himself is given to the cabin girl. A full shift can be tiring and sylvestra needs to make a DC10 constitution check to prevent from being fatigued at the end of the shift.
Siera is given rope work to do this day. Coiling and uncoiling rope, stowing it, retrieving it, or otherwise handling it all day. She must make a dc 10 Profession Sailor check or dex check.
Rhialla is given the somewhat embarassing task of swabbing the decks. The action of being bent over and moving along elicits a few whistles and cat calls from some of the crew. She must make a dC10 strength or constitution check or be fatigued at the end of her shift.
Mumbata seems to have offended someone already. He is given the ugly task of cleaning out the bilges. He must make a DC12 strength check. In addition he must also make a DC10 constitution check or be fatigued at the end of the shift.
"Oh gods he's done passed out again." Pushing the goats aside he prods a greasy sweaty mass on the floor. "GET UP FISHGUTS! You gots a bit a help now!"
The mass groans as the man pulls it up revealing a pudgy man about 5 foot tall wearing an apron stained in blood. He speaks in a thick shackles accent that's hard to follow and the flush of his stubbled fat cheeks and bleary gaze suggests that he's dosed himself rather heavily on the ship's rum. As he stands up a large black cockerel flaps up to is shoulder and peers down at you in that mindless almost reptilian way that birds do at a curious piece of food.
The man gives a small slap across the cooks cheek. "Come on man time to make the evenin meal! Don't make Master Scourge have ta beat ya again!"
Leaving the drunk man swaying and you with him he shakes his head. "Bleeding useless."
The man wobbles for what seems like an eternity before he blinks and stares down at you. "Oh hells they 'mpressed more souls into this 'ell? Besmara's arse! I 'spose you'll 'ave ta help me get things ready for tonight. Lots of mouths ta feed."
It doesn't take you long. Mostly you pass things he asks for to him as he points and he tosses them all in a large pot to boil together. More fish stew. Afterwards he throws himself in a corner and drags out another bottle of rum. and a pair of mugs. "Siddown mate. Been a while since I drank witta dorf."
You'll be able to take another ship action today I will explain those later.
In addition to the work you will be allowed to take a single ship action at this time (2 for rorgrim). That is an activity that takes up time you manage to squeeze in between work of which you have very little. What kind of actions you can take and when have been detailed under the campaign info.
1d100 ⇒ 59
HAve to admit I find Mumbata's reaction amusing considering Rorgrim probably feels like he hit the jackpot right about now.
Siera finds the hard work almost comforting, ridding her mind of impractical thoughts. She takes to wandering a little outside the direct route while stowing and retrieving rope coils, and finds some time to sneak around and explore the layout of the ship.
Profession (sailor) check: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (10) + 7 = 17. Perception check: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (15) + 7 = 22.
And I havent had a fine mug o' rum wi' a world renowned cook ever.. Rorgrim cheers the cook and then leans his head back and chuckles loudly before downing his mug.
So how did ye end up on th' Wormwood me hearty? Be ye press-ganged like me an' th' sorry lot I woke up wit' this morn?
Rorgrim pats Fishgut on the back and holds his mug out for another drink as he waits for his response.
While assisting Fishguts in preparing dinner, Rorgrim takes a moment when he is going to retrieve some flower to sneak around.
Perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10
As he works diligently to assist Fishguts, Rorgrim uses his hardwork and jokes to influence him. How does that work? I want to earn his favor or learn a secret.
Oh thank da gods! Ah kitchen be no place for a mon. As the ship assignments are read off for the first time by the Bosun Mate, Mumbata trys not to let his growing distress at the assignment show. Ah yah, I gets it, dey puts da black mon at da bottom of da ship! Ah at least dare ain't no chains like da Ifirt... yet Mumbata quickly looks at Scourge from his peripheral vision. Plenty o' whip thou, and dat mon looks like eh likes da use it.
"Ok lady boss, wut evur jah needs." At that Mumbata grabs his shirt and boots that he previously stripped out of for climbing the rigging. Stowing it all under a coil of rope on deck Mumbata heads down below.
Mumbata enters into the bilges for the first time, he is overcome with the rancid stench of old water, sewage and mold. "Wut a wunderful smell ya discuvered Mumbata! Well may ah wull take ah looks ah rund befur yah gets started." Ship Action: Sneak (Perception: Bildge) Grabbing a hold of the water crank, he slowly begins to pump the wheel over and over. "Dats rught Mumbata, just luk being on ah oar, gut into da rhythm"
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§ 29. Viscount ELMLEYasked the Lord Privy Seal whether any schemes likely to relieve unemployment in the county of Norfolk have been brought to his notice; and, if so, whether he will state their number and their nature?
Mr. THOMASThe assistance from the Unemployment Grants Committee and from the Road Fund is given to the appropriate local authorities. If the hon. Member will advise me of the local authority areas in Norfolk for which he wishes this information, I will endeavour to supply it.


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I loved this B&B, beautiful house on the outskirts of the town. Lovely couple running it. Rooms lovely and clean and slept like a log! Breakfast was lovely also.
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- Casamia Guesthouse Bundoran, County Donegal
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Notice of Lien & Foreclosure
1640 Hartford Ave
Johnston, RI 02919
This demand for cash payment or certified funds payment is made relative to the following:
Q15 Louis Melise - $422.00
E11 Marcos Terrenas – $362.00
M33 Paul Muciaro – $574.00
Q40 Wendy Caprio - $702.00
You must pay the balance due by
August 1, 2011. Additional costs will be incurred if payment is further delayed. Should you fail to comply, an owner's lien will be imposed and the property you stored with us will be advertised for sale and sold at public auction on August 17, 2011. Such auction will be held at the address shown above to satisfy our lien.
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AHMEDABAD: In a U-turn on the policy for using plaster of Paris (PoP) to make Ganesha idols, the city police commissioner has issued a notification banning PoP, citing ecological constraints.
According to a notification on Monday, PoP Ganesha idols will be banned from being installed and immersed in lakes or rivers. The notification also mentioned that idols should not be more than nine feet in height. They should not be abandoned by organizers or makers at roadside or at any place that could hurt religious sentiments.


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Therefore, brothers and sisters, you must be patient as you wait for the coming of the Lord.
Courageous patience
7 Therefore, brothers and sisters, you must be patient as you wait for the coming of the Lord. Consider the farmer who waits patiently for the coming of rain in the fall and spring, looking forward to the precious fruit of the earth. 8 You also must wait patiently, strengthening your resolve, because the coming of the Lord is near. 9 Don't complain about each other, brothers and sisters, so that you won't be judged. Look! The judge is standing at the door!
10 Brothers and sisters, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord as an example of patient resolve and steadfastness.
Nearing its 70th year in publication, the compilation of prose and poetry continues its legacy of inspiration and comfort for readers. The Easter issue, always a reminder of the true heart of the holiday, includes heartwarming text selected with care, alongside beautiful, full-color photographs and fine art reproductions. Beloved writer Pamela Kennedy shares holiday memories and family traditions; poet Eileen Spinelli taps into the charm of the season; and the original Easter story is told through Bible passages accompanied by fine art. Kennedy also explores the history of the classic hymn, 'Christ the Lord Is Risen Today,' which is presented alongside sheet music and the song's lyrics. Family Recipes, a reader favorite, features Easter-appropriate recipes to prepare and share.
Ideals, a part of family holidays for nearly seven decades, brings to mind -- and brings to life -- an Easter full of warmth, hope, and love.


text: When Saturday Night Live alum and 30 Rock creator Tina Fey sat down for her first interview on The Oprah Show, it was a dream come true...but not necessarily a dream interview. Tina says she and her friend and Baby Mama co-star Amy Poehler were so excited to be in Chicago. "[But] we just sat there. Like, 'Hello?'" Tina says. "Because we were in the glow of Oprah and we froze." Tina says she has been a loyal viewer for years and thanks Oprah for 25 years of memories. "Thank you for being there every day after school when I got home and ate a full Jiffy Pop and watched your show every day. Thank you for encouraging people to read. Thank you for being a force for good," Tina says. "I hope you have the greatest time of your life now with some time off." |