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Chapter 19: Ellie Here’s Ellie’s third and final chapter for y’all to read today. I especially enjoyed writing the scene with everyone drinking around the table at the end. I hope y’all will enjoy reading it, too. There are only two more weeks before you can read the entire novel here on the website, but you can still go to Amazon to order a copy before then. Either way, thanks for reading along. I hope you’ve enjoyed it. < XVIII. Mr. Kitty [Table of Contents] XX. Tom > XIX. Ellie She pounded her fists against the cold metal until her knuckles were bloody and numb. She flung her body at the door in vain and slouched down sobbing uncontrollably with her cheek on the rubber conveyor belt. The door was closed. Her chance was gone. She had waited too long to bring her son to the beach, then she waited too long to live the experience for him. She failed again and again. He wasn’t even alive, and she continued to fail him. She wept and wept with her cheeks on the belt before she remembered that she had already set some of the discs. She picked one out of the pouch and pressed the little red button to see how long she had left. Five minutes. Five minutes. Was it worth it to try to leave? What did she have to live for anymore? If she stayed here and held the disc tight, they would all think that she decided to stay on the beach. She would disappear from existence just like that, erased from memory. She almost felt calmed at the thought of it. But she didn’t. She still hadn’t kept her promises. She could probably set more of the discs before she left. And if they could get her to the beach once, they could do it again. Couldn’t they? By that time she could do enough to pay for the privilege and not have to worry about making the same stupid mistake and missing her chance again. She had to do something. She couldn’t give up and wait for the explosion to erase her responsibility. That would be doing even more of a disservice to her son. She opened her eyes and picked herself up to jump down off the conveyor belt. The disc said three minutes now. She peeled off the paper backing, stuck it to the screen which told her what particular piece of crap was supposed to come down the conveyor belt every day, the machine that guided her work, the robot who used her, and she sprinted out of the hall, down the stairs, and out of the building entirely, not stopping until she left the front door, and then only slowing to a fast walk—she didn’t really have time to act nonchalant. She was only half a block away from the building when she heard the explosion. Her heart pounded at the sound, and her feet tingled. She could feel the ground moving beneath her, as if the whole world was shaking. She felt like she wanted to run, but she stopped herself. Then she wanted to look back. She stopped herself from looking at first, then thought it might be more suspicious not to look and decided to turn and see what she had done. An entire floor of the building—not as high as she thought it would be—was blown out, but the rest of it was still standing. There was a blasted-out gash, bleeding rubble, water, and electricity. Not as much damage as she had expected, she thought the whole building would come down, but she had left a mark at least. She turned and hurried on her way toward the elevator to ride it to her bar. What else was there for her to do? She had just laid bombs in her workplace and blown it to smithereens. She had been to the beach and back in less than fifteen minutes. She had kept all her promises and broken all of them all at the same time. What was she to do but get a drink and enjoy the rest of Christmas? The public elevator had no one. The street to the bar was empty. The bar was dark when she got there. It was closed. Of course it was closed. Even the bartender had a family to spend Christmas with. Even Gertrude. Everyone did. She kicked the door. Stupid stupid stupid. She had drank her last beer and eaten her last egg before she went on her mission. She wasn’t supposed to be coming back. She should have been on the beach, figuring out how to make a fishing rod or a spear, but instead, she was standing in front of a closed bar with nowhere left to go. Her hand flicked over the address card in her pocket. Well, almost nowhere. Gertrude had invited her over. She wanted to know all the details, Ellie was sure. She’d probably have a drink to share, and some food. It was Christmas after all. And it would be nice to tell someone about what had happened, to unburden some of it somehow. Though she wasn’t quite sure how much of it she wanted to tell. She pulled out the card and made her way to the nearest public elevator. Gertrude’s street looked just like Ellie’s, though the buildings were different colors and in slightly different degrees of dilapidation. She held her breath as she pressed the buzzer next to Gertrude’s name: Trudy Weaver. It took a minute for a response to come, and Ellie was on the verge of leaving when a staticy voice said, “Yes? Um—ahem—Excuse me. Hello?” “Um…Yeah,” Ellie said, leaning close to the intercom and talking too loudly. “I was looking for Gertrude.” “Oh, Trudy, dear,” the voice said, apparently Gertrude’s. “Please. And this is she. May I ask who’s speaking? You sound like a robot.” Ellie heard laughter from the background. “Oh—It’s uh…It’s Ellie,” she said. “Ellie McCannik. From QA.” “Oh. Ellie, dear. Come on up. Up up up. Have a drink and tell us all about your day.” Ellie felt like she was intruding on something. “No—I, uh,” she said. “I don’t want to be any trouble.” But it was no use because the door had already buzzed open and the intercom link had popped shut. The inside of Gertrude’s building looked exactly the same as the inside of Ellie’s building. Her room was at the top floor, much like Ellie’s was. When Ellie got there, she noted it was in the exact same place, too, though it was a different number, even instead of odd. She didn’t know if she should knock or walk in, and she still hadn’t decided when the door opened and Gertrude handed her a full glass of eggnog. “Merry Christmas, dear,” Getrude said, hugging her. “Drink this and have a seat. I’ll introduce you to everyone.” The room was full of people, but Ellie could tell it was emptied of things to make space for them. There was no bed in sight, and from the looks of it, this was the only room there was. Instead of a bed, there was a foldable table in the middle of the room with three people sitting around it. Ellie didn’t recognize any of them, and she could tell by the arrangement that she was taking Gertrude’s seat. She couldn’t see any more chairs, either. She felt even more like she was intruding despite the full drink in her hand. “Oh, no,” Ellie said. “I couldn’t. I just wanted to come—” “Oh, no,” Gertrude said, guiding Ellie to the seat. “Nonsense, dear. Sit down. Drink.” She tilted Ellie’s glass to give her a good long swig. Ellie did feel better for it. “Now. This here pretty, young face you see is Aldo,” Gertrude said, pointing to a kid with disheveled hair sitting in the back corner of the small room. “Aldo, say hello to Ellie.” He smiled, and blushed, and took a big drink out of his glass. “Aldo’s shy but he has deft hands,” Gertrude said. “Nimble little fingers. He works on the discs for us.” “Trudy!” Aldo gasped. “You’re not supposed to tell.” “Quiet, dear,” Gertrude said, waving his concerns away. “Please. Ellie here just placed some of your discs in her QA hall. Didn’t you, Ellie?” Ellie blushed, too. She agreed with Aldo. She didn’t really want Gertrude talking about what she had done in front of a bunch of strangers. “Uh…” she said. “Yeah, well—” “She knows what discs are,” Gertrude went on, ignoring Ellie. “And she doesn’t know anything about you besides how cute you are. So what’s the harm?” “Still,” Aldo huffed. “It’s not right.” “Oh, lighten up, dear,” Gertrude said, smiling. “It’s Christmas, a time for celebration. Your discs went off with a bang.” She laughed. One of the others at the table leaned in toward Ellie and said, “So you’ve joined the cause.” Ellie didn’t know how to answer. She took a long sip of eggnog to buy time. Technically she didn’t choose to join the cause. It was just the only option she had left. So maybe she had joined the cause after all. Whatever. It was easier to nod along either way. “Welcome,” the woman said without waiting for further answer. “I’m Vicki. This is Alena.” She pointed to the fourth person sitting at the table. “We’ve known Trudy since before she got promoted and moved to this high class place.” She smiled and winked at Gertrude who laughed. “Oooh, dear,” Gertrude said. “A long time ago that was, too. These are my best friends, Ellie. They’re family. Vicki and Alena work down at a coal plant. They had a shift today, too. And they set their own discs.” “Trudy!” Aldo complained again. “Aldo!” Gertrude replied in a high-pitched, mocking tone. “I want Ellie to know that she’s one of us, that she’s put herself on the line but she’s not alone. You don’t expect her to tell us what she did without a little leverage of her own, do you? It’s four against one.” “Yeah, well.” Aldo huffed. “She better not tell.” “Of course she won’t,” Gertrude said, turning to Ellie. “Will you dear?” Ellie shook her head. She didn’t know who she would tell. “You see,” Gertrude said. “You have nothing to worry about, boy. No one does. It’s Christmas. The operation is underway. Our glasses are full, and we have good company. Now, where were we? Vic, you were telling us about how your shift went. Why don’t you go back a little in the story for Ellie’s sake.” “Oh, no,” Ellie said, taking the drink she was sipping away from her mouth. “Don’t mind—” “Oh, no,” Vicki said. “It’s no problem. So, like Trudy said, Alena and I work in the coal plants. Well, that used to mean shoveling and all that, but they mostly replaced shovelers with robots so we just stand around in the fumes in case anything goes wrong these days. Then maybe a bot malfunctions, you know, and we take over the shoveling until a new one gets there or whatever. That’s abou—” “Is all that necessary?” Alena interrupted her. “Uh, well. I don’t know,” Vicki said, shrugging. “I don’t know how much she wants to know. Anyway. We worked our shift, right. And at the end of it—just like the Scientist said—the bots all turned off at once.” She snapped her fingers. “Just like that. And we…Well, we were free to do what we had to do without interference. “So we set the discs, and we got out of there, and we were waiting for the elevator to come when we heard them go off. And did they ever go of? Whoooeeee. I mean, we couldn’t stop to see the damage, you know, but from the sound of it, they won’t have any power from that plant anytime soon.” Aldo smiled and sipped his beer. “Brilliant,” Gertrude said, beaming. “Wonderful. Amazing.” She sounded tipsy. “You fill my heart with joy. Tis the best Christmas gift a girl could ever ask for.” She walked over and planted a big kiss on Aldo’s forehead. “C’mon man,” he said, wiping it away in disgust. “You blew up a power plant?” Ellie said. Everyone in the room looked at her, and she regretted opening her mouth. “See!” Aldo said, as if she had already told someone about his involvement. “Quiet, Aldo.” Gertrude said. “Yes,” Vickie said. “We did. This particular plant powers most of Outland 1’s communication capabilities. Without it, their response to the rest of the operation will be crippled.” “But can’t they just—I’m sorry.” Ellie shook her head. She had almost let her mouth run off on its own again. “No,” Vickie said. “Go ahead. Your opinion’s valid.” Ellie looked around at everyone else in the room. They all seemed to agree with Vickie, even Aldo, so she went on. “Well, I was just thinking…I mean, couldn’t they just reroute the power from somewhere else?” “I…uh…” Vickie looked to Gertrude for an answer. “Yes,” Gertrude said, frowning. “They could. And they will, dear.” She smiled. “Probably they already have. Ha ha! But it’s still not fast enough to catch us.” She laughed. “It’s not about shutting down their communications forever, you see. We only had to do it for long enough to get what we needed on the other side.” “So what was it that I was doing then?” Ellie asked. “Blowing up the conveyor belts to their homes? What good is that?” “No, dear. No.” Gertrude set her glass on the table and took Ellie’s face between both hands. “You were a redundancy,” she said, talking too close and jiggling Ellie’s face as she did. “Quality assurance. Each of your discs went out to a different part of the operation. You played an important role.” “I—I didn’t set them all,” Ellie blurted out, pulling away from Gertrude’s embrace. She took a big swig of eggnog. “Where are the rest?” Aldo said. “Right here.” She tossed the pouch on the table and Aldo snatched it up. “I’m sorry.” “No no, dear,” Gertrude said, shaking her head and waving it away. “No need to apologize. At least you came back. And you set some. There’ll be plenty more for you to do, if you’re up to it.” “But I didn’t…” She shook her head. “You did what any human would,” Alena said. “You did what you could. There’s no changing that now. All you can change is what you do in the future.” “I did the same thing on my first go,” Vicki said. “She sent me undercover to a plant I had never been to and expected me to download files from the mainframe. Me. I asked her why she didn’t just do it herself. She’s connected to everything. She can change our elevator paths and our shifts and turn off the robots, why couldn’t she do something so simple as downloading a little bit of data for herself? But she just said she couldn’t do it, that I had to. So I went all the way into the control center of the plant, and I was going to download everything, but a cat jumped out—I shit you not, a cat—and it spooked me so much I had to get out of there.” Alena laughed. “Scaredy cat,” she said. “Hey,” Vicki said, raising her hands in defense. “If you were there, you would have run, too.” “I downloaded my files,” Alena said with a grin. “Yeah, well,” Vicki said, shaking her head and chuckling. “You didn’t get chased out before you could.” “By a cat!” Alena laughed. “You placed some, dear,” Gertrude said to Ellie. “That’s all that matters. You did your best and you’re back to try again. You did more than just set discs, though. Didn’t you? Tell us about that.” “Oh, yeah. Well…” Ellie sipped her drink. “Ellie works in QA,” Gertrude said to the group. They all looked at her like that meant something to them. “Well, I got to see the beach,” Ellie said when the attention had grown to be too much. “The beach?” Aldo said. “The beach,” Alena said. “Tell us, dear,” Gertrude said. “I don’t know,” Ellie said. “It was—It was like nothing I’ve ever experienced before. Have you ever gargled with salt water for a sore throat?” Aldo cringed. “Imagine that smell all around you,” Ellie said, smiling at the memory. “Everywhere. And the faint hint of tuna dinner fresh out of the can. And that was just the smell!” “I hate fish,” Alena said, crinkling up her nose like she could smell it then and there. “But it wasn’t just that.” Ellie shook her head. “The sky was this endless deep blue with no clouds in sight. And it butted up against the endless deep blue of the ocean water. And while the sky seemed so far out of reach and aloof, the ocean just wanted to reach out at you again and again until you finally agreed to meet its wet touch.” “Beautiful, dear.” Gertrude smiled. “And the sand,” Ellie went on, unable to stop reminiscing. “Oh, the sand. It was amazing. I just want to bury my feet in it right now and feel the ocean breeze. It was like the biggest sandbox you had ever seen. I don’t know.” She shook her head. “I was a child again for fifteen minutes.” She remembered Levi and finished her drink. “Would you like some more eggnog, dear?” Gertrude said, already getting a pitcher out of the fridge. “In the Christmas spirit.” She poured some into Ellie’s glass. “I went to the mountains,” Alena said. “I always thought they were the prettiest thing ever. I don’t know why.” “Because they’re so big,” Vicki said. “And old. Bigger and older than anything we’ve ever built.” “And they’ll be there longer, too,” Aldo added. “Oh. Now, Aldo,” Gertrude said. “Don’t be so cynical at your young age.” She tossed a piece of ice at him. “We’ll be here for a good long time yet. Not us but us. You know what I mean.” “You’ll be here longer than any of us,” Vicki said, laughing. Aldo and Alena joined in, too. Ellie gave a little chuckle herself. “I can only hope so, dears.” Trudy smiled. “I can only hope so.” Ellie sipped the eggnog and it felt warm throughout her body. She looked around the room and actually enjoyed the faces she was surrounded by. It was a feeling she missed. She didn’t know these people, but she felt like she did. She felt like they knew her, too. Though not even Trudy did. But did any of that matter anymore? Did anyone know anyone? No. And these people were welcoming her into their family. “You didn’t choose to stay in the mountains?” Ellie asked, a little embarrassed by the question. Of course Alena didn’t choose to stay in the mountains, otherwise she wouldn’t be there to answer the question. Alena chuckled. “I wanted to stay,” Vicki said. “I had studied up on how to build shelter and hunt in the cold, and I knew we could make it out there on that beautiful mountainside. Alena, here, convinced me otherwise.” “Just in time, too,” Alena said with a smile. “Well, I couldn’t live without you,” Vicki said, shaking her head and trying to suppress a grin. “Could I? Not even out there.” Alena blushed. “How’d you convince her?” Aldo asked. “I think I’d stay if I ever got the chance to leave this shit hole.” “Aldo!” Gertrude said, spitting up some eggnog. “It’s true!” Aldo said. “Honestly,” Alena said. “I’m not sure I have convinced her still to this day.” “She stepped through the door,” Vicki said. “That’s all it took. All the freedom in the worlds wasn’t enough if she wasn’t there to share it with me.” “And she still tries to convince me to go back every day.” Alena laughed. “Well why don’t you want to leave?” Ellie asked. “That’s a good question,” Alena said, looking into her drink and really thinking about what she wanted to say before answering. “And a difficult one to answer, I’d say. I know Trudy talks about morality and all that, but it’s something different for me. I would—I don’t know how to say this better—but I would feel guilty if I left, you know. Like I was taking advantage of others because they had been taken advantage of with me. If that makes any sense at all. I don’t know.” She shook her head. “Besides, if we all leave when we get the chance to leave, then who’s going to fight for the people that never get a chance to? You know. I don’t know. I just—I would feel too guilty if I didn’t do everything I could to help. I don’t know. I feel like I’ve been talking forever.” She shook her head and chuckled. “Someone else say something.” Aldo scoffed. “They can fight for themselves,” he said. “We are.” “Ha, child.” Trudy laughed. “What exactly do you think you’d be doing if we hadn’t come along and let you into the family, huh?” Aldo sipped his drink. “Yeah,” he said. “Well, something. That’s for sure.” “Something, dear?” Trudy laughed again. “You wouldn’t even know who to fight or that the other worlds existed. You’d be just as ignorant and helpless as everyone else.” “I’m not ignorant!” Aldo slammed his glass on the table, spilling some eggnog. “Don’t call me that.” “Now now, dear,” Trudy said, cleaning up the mess he had made. “We all are. It’s not an insult. It just means that you don’t know something. And none of us would know any of this if no one ever told us. That’s exactly why I choose to stay, Ellie, dear. I plan to tell as many people as I can before I die and get more people to stand up and fight with us.” “Stand up and fight?” Aldo scoffed. “I’ve never heard of you doing any fighting.” “Nor me you, dear,” Trudy said, smiling and whipping the wet rag playfully towards him. “But we all contribute to the struggle in the best way we can. For me it’s recruiting and communications, for you it’s tinkering with technology. They’re both as necessary as the other. They’re both vital to the struggle. You and I fight just the same as our friends here who go on the front lines and place your discs.” “Well said.” Vickie raised her glass. “Well said. You do have a great gift for communication, Trudy.” Everyone laughed. Ellie, too. She was feeling more comfortable the more eggnog she drank. “We all know that,” Vickie went on. “But how great is Aldo’s gift at tinkering? Ellie, tell us, did you get to see the outcome of your disc placement?” “Oh, well…” Ellie sipped her drink. “You don’t have to tell us, dear,” Trudy said. “But it would be a Christmas gift to have some news of the operation.” “Well…” Ellie said. “I didn’t place all of them, you know.” Aldo scoffed. “Yes,” Trudy said, ignoring him. “That’s fine, dear. But how close were you when the ones you did set went off? Did you hear them? Did you see any of the damage they created?” “Oh. Well…” Ellie looked around the table at expectant eyes. “Yeah,” she said. “I mean, it was kind of hard not to. The ground shook underneath me. It was like a small earthquake. And it was so loud I couldn’t hear for a minute afterward.” Aldo grinned. “How close were you?” Vicki asked, leaning in closer. “Maybe a block away,” Ellie said. “My ears are still ringing.” She stuck a finger in one ear and wiggled it around to drive the point home. “Did you see the damage?” Vicki asked. “Yeah, well…” Ellie took a sip of her eggnog and glanced over at Aldo who seemed to tense up in anticipation of her answer. “There was a whole floor of the building gone, but the rest of it was still standing. It was like it had a huge wound on its side.” “Is that right?” Vicki looked at Aldo. “Don’t look at me,” he said. “Where were you? The QA hall?” Ellie nodded. “Well those were direct charges. Back up. Meant to take out specific targets and cause minimal collateral damage. If the building’s still standing, then it’s meant to be standing. Even if she set only one of those discs. I guarantee it.” “That is right,” Vicki said. “Well done then.” She raised her glass. “To a successful operation.” Everyone clanged their glasses over the table and took a big swig of whatever they were drinking. “Now.” Vickie put an empty glass on the table. “If y’all don’t mind, I can’t speak for Alena here, but I’d like to get some rest after that long day of work—with overtime—so I’m going to bid my adieus.” “Ugh.” Alena stood from her seat. “Me, too, Trudy,” she said. “But you know we love the drinks and company as always.” “And you know you two are always welcome, dear,” Trudy said with a smile, setting her own glass on the table. “Just come ringing, and if I’m here, there’s something to drink.” She winked. “Well, we’ll be here tomorrow afternoon to get some more news,” Alena said. “Right?” She raised her eyebrows. “I’m hoping as much as y’all are, dear,” Trudy said. “Alright, girl,” Alena said. “See you then.” She hugged Trudy and waved to Aldo then turned to Ellie and said, “Nice to meet you. I hope to see you again soon.” “You, too.” Ellie said, holding out her hand, but Alena came in for a hug instead. Vicki shook hands with Aldo and hugged Trudy then stopped in front of Ellie. “You did good today,” she said. “I could have done better,” Ellie said, shaking her head. “No.” Vicki shook her head. “You can always do better. But you did good. That’s what’s important. You got that?” Ellie didn’t know how to respond. “I look forward to working with you in the future,” Vicki said. She shook Ellie’s hand. “Bye y’all. See you tomorrow.” She waved to everyone as they left. The door closed behind them, and Trudy finally took a seat. Ellie felt bad for forgetting that she was standing for all that time. She wanted to say something to make up for it, but nothing was sufficient. “Well, dears,” Trudy said. “Another round of nog?” “Nah,” Aldo said, standing. “I should get going, too. I have some more tinkering to do.” “Good luck with that, dear,” Trudy said. “You’re one of the best.” Aldo looked at her like he didn’t believe what she was saying. “Uh…thanks,” he said. “And nice to meet you.” He nodded at Ellie and slipped through the door. Ellie sipped the last dregs of her eggnog. She set the empty glass on the table. “Well, dear,” Trudy said, finishing her own glass and setting it on the table. “I guess you’ve got something important to get to yourself. Don’t let old Gertrude keep you from it. I understand.” Ellie shook her head. “Nope,” she said. “I’ve got nothing.” “Now now, dear,” Trudy said, shaking her head. “Honestly. I’m fine. I have plenty to keep me busy. I don’t need your pity.” “It’s not pity.” “Oh. Sure…” Trudy gave a thumbs up, smiling and nodding. “Okay.” “Trudy,” Ellie said, looking her in the eyes. “I honestly have nowhere else to be.” “How kind.” Trudy winked. “No. I mean…I tried to go to my bar before I came here. It was closed. That’s when I realized that the bar was all I had. But that’s not enough anymore. That’s why I came here in the first place.” “So I was your second choice,” Trudy said with a smile as she went to the fridge to pour two new glasses of eggnog. “Honestly.” Ellie sighed. “This entire place was my second choice.” “I knew it!” Trudy said, almost spilling the drink she was pouring. “I knew it. “You knew what?” Ellie asked, frowning. “I knew something had to happen to keep you from placing all those discs. You had plenty of time if you chose to come back.” “Yeah.” Ellie shook her head. “Well, maybe I didn’t choose to come back.” “Maybe you did,” Trudy said, sipping her drink. “Maybe it was your subconscious choosing for you.” “Maybe it was just a stupid mistake that I regret.” “You know,” Trudy said. “I did the same thing.” “What?” “I wanted to stay over there, but I didn’t make it back.” “I thought you had never been across,” Ellie said. “I thought you wanted to join the struggle.” Trudy smiled and sipped her drink. Maybe Ellie didn’t know as much about Trudy as she thought she did. “So?” she said. “So I didn’t make it back either,” Trudy said. “But when I started working with the struggle, I knew it was what was best for me. It was difficult, yes. It is still difficult. But I wouldn’t have it any other way.” Ellie hated her and loved her all at the same time for that. Trudy represented everything Ellie could become. She set a bar for Ellie to reach merely by existing. “You know, Trudy,” she said. “I think this is the start of a beautiful relationship.” “Me, too, dear.” Trudy smiled and nodded. “Me, too.” # # # < XVIII. Mr. Kitty [Table of Contents] XX. Tom > Thanks again for following along. I hope you’ve enjoyed it. Please think about buying a copy from Amazon to help support my future writing endeavors. And have a great weekend. Advertisements Share this:Like Loading... Related Author BryanPosted on September 19, 2015September 26, 2015Categories The Asymptote's TailTags Ellie, Infinite Limits, novel, Outland, revolution, serial novel, serialized novel, The Asymptote's Tail, work Leave a Reply Cancel reply Enter your comment here...

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So here begins the journey of where I'm headed, where I'm going. I'm here to document my success, my failures, my pitfalls, and my dreams. I'm keeping this journal to show others who I am, and prove who I'm going to become.So lately, I’ve been trying to score meetings with prominent photographers in North Alabama in hopes of gaining some insight to their work, what they do, and how they do it.I've been emailing back and forth with Leslie Willard of Leslie Adair Photography, and Mike Ross. I'm hoping to soak up a bit of their brilliance through the world wide web, but I'm not so sure that's how it works. Either way, I'm getting there, and you'll see every step of the way.Here to stay.-Jessica

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Home About Work With Me Press ShopBooks NewsArticles & Videos Contact Home About Work With Me Press ShopBooks NewsArticles & Videos Contact Category Archives: NewsYou are here:HomeCategory "News" Fox Good Morning Chicago – How Exercising at Work will Make You Happier January 22, 2015NewsBy Sophie Huff Post – 1 Awesome New Habit to Adopt for the Holidays With the holidays upon us and it being a time when we get together with family and friends, I wanted to give you a way in which you can easily make other people’s lives work and your own in the process. It is something that you might want to begin now and continue on a… December 12, 2014Happier Home, NewsBy Sophie Speaking at Unrulyversity in London I was so fortunate to have the opportunity at speaking at Unrulyversity a few days ago. It is a combined series of events hosted by City University (CASS) in London and Unruly Media. Both amazing organizations. October 15, 2014NewsBy Sophie Speaking at the Gano Excel- Bigger Than Life Conference How To Master Your Happiness to Create Astonishing Success. August 19, 2014NewsBy Sophie World Lifestyle – What Is The Secret To Happiness? (Interview) Happiness expert Sophie Keller, author of four bestselling books on happiness, including How Happy Is Your Health? Recently shared some of her insights with us on that most enigmatic of emotions. What is the biggest misconception around ‘happiness?’ “The biggest misconception of happiness is that doing something or having something is going to make you happy.… October 21, 2013NewsBy Sophie ‘The Secret to Happiness is …. to know that you’re already happy!’ This was my opening statement at the 3E event in Los Angeles and is the basis of all my work on ‘happiness’. June 18, 2013NewsBy Sophie 33 Voices – Want To Be Successful Faster? Listen to Sophie’s interview on 33 Voices NOW! Sophie is interviewed as a leader in the Happiness field. April 5, 2013NewsBy Sophie Redbook – The 18 Sweet Nothings He Needs to Hear Sophie just interviewed for Redbook Magazine: ‘The 18 Sweet Nothings He Needs To Hear’ This is part of what Brie Schwartz wrote for Redbook. March 28, 20131 CommentNewsBy Sophie Be Happier Now! Talk & Signing for the ‘How Happy is’ 4 Book Series Sophie is giving her talk Be Happier Now and signing her best selling ‘How Happy is’ book series at The Wilshire Country Club in Los Angeles. 13th March 2013. Each book has 50 happiness boosting tips with a fun and revealing quiz at the beginning which takes you to the tips that you need the most in your own life. February 12, 2013NewsBy Sophie Me and Jamie Oliver at the ‘Beyond Sport Summit’ in London In the last month I have been in London covering the ‘How Happy is London?’ Campaign. The trip culminated in the 3 day Beyond Sport Summit.

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Don't Judge A Vampire By Its Fangs (Look up, Weasel,) Angelo says in Nightspeech as he rims my eyes with black kohl pencil. (What are you dressing up as?) I ask him. (You'll see.) Now he's brushing my lashes with mascara, making them longer and darker. (Shit, Angel Boy, are you trying to femme me up or something?) He stops a moment and flashes me that provocative grin of his. (Lover, you're all boy.) Angelo's hand slides between my legs and gives my crotch an affectionate squeeze. "I prefer it that way," he whispers into my ear before sticking his tongue inside and driving me crazy. I seize his hand. (If you don't stop that, we won't make it to the dance club,) I tease, sliding his fingers into my mouth and sucking on them, smudging the black lipstick on my lips. Angelo pulls his fingers out of my mouth and lets out a throaty growl, messing my lipstick up even more because he's devouring my mouth. Our kiss deepens and he grinds against me, why am I not surprised that he's rock hard already. For a moment, I think he's gonna rip off the whole costume, cape and all and ravish me right then and there. But Angelo gives me a final hard kiss on the mouth before pulling away. (You're almost done, kaloz mou,) which is Greek for "my beloved." It's also an endearment he uses for no one else but me. I grumble, not liking all this makeup, (Eyeshadow? Fuck, no, Angelo.) (But it's essential to the look,) Angelo insists, opening up a pallet of creme eyeshadows, then dipping his finger into this smoky eyeshadow with glitter. (And it makes you look irresistibly sexy,) he says as he applies the eyeshadow to my eyelids. (And the final touch.) Angelo reaches into his jacket pocket and pulls out.... fangs? Plastic fangs? I can't help it, I burst out laughing. (Um,) I stammer, choking on my laughter, (can't I just use my own?) Angelo rolls his eyes. (The idea here, sweetling, is create the illusion that you're just pretending to be a child of the night. Real fangs would shatter that illusion.) He opens a jar of some kind of styling pomade and puts some in his hand. Then he rubs his hands together and works it through my hair, slicking it back. Gotta admit, I love the cape. Black velvet with red lining. The black leather pants and the white ruffled shirt complete the look and so do the boots. Guess I'm not only a vamp, I'm a gothy vamp. I wish I could look in the mirror and see myself but that's a no go until I've juiced some and gained some substance. I look at my lover. (You gonna get into your costume now?) (The costume is in my room. See you in a bit,) Angelo says, leaving my room before I can say a word. I sit down on my bed, wondering how he talked me into this whole thing at the dance club. Then my lips curl into a little smile as I remember that "talking" had very little to do with it. It rarely does. I don't like the feeling of this goop in my hair and the crap on my eyes. Angel Boy had better make it up to me later. Then he opens the door and makes his entrance and I lick my lips hungrily. Angelo looks that good. A skintight black PVC catsuit that hugs his body. A black tail, whiskers and of course, black cat ears. He's got on those fuck me boots I love and even furry gloves with the fingers cut off, like cat paws. Angelo makes a swiping motion and reveals his long nails, which aren't quite claws but are even sharper. Angelo sits down beside me and rubs his cheek against mine; marking me, no doubt. (Where's the rest of your fur,) I ask, rubbing his belly, my hand drifting downwards. (I'm a catboy,) Angelo answers, and then moans as I quickly make him regret that he's not wearing something that's easier to take off. It's not long before Angelo roughly shoves me off of him, murmuring, (I suppose it won't matter if we're a little late,) as he quickly scrambles out of the catsuit. Between Sharing pleasure, then the both of us getting redressed and Angelo reapplying my make up, it takes about three hours -- okay, two of those hours were spent Sharing pleasure -- but we finally manage to make it to the dance club, Club Noir. Dance clubs are the perfect environment to hunt in. Filled with beauties that make my mouth water and my cock stir, they are heat and passion in motion. On the dance floor they writhe against one another; bodies sliding and slithering together, a dance that will be simulated tangled in sweat soaked sheets later that night. It gives my lover and me the opportunity to get up close and personal with our pickups in a way we wouldn't be able to otherwise. When we we're that close, we can smell any possible sickness in their bodies or any excess of drugs or drink that would render them toxic. Once we find a pickup that's pretty enough for both of our tastes, reasonably healthy and not so wasted that he can't feel, we'll either go to his place or bring him to one of our rooms. We'll focus our attentions upon him; kissing and caressing, bringing him to such rapture that he'll never notice how icy our mouths and hands are. Or that our kisses are growing rougher; meant not to arouse anymore, but to inflame in a whole other way, until our tongues probe his flesh and he feels our teeth and hungry lips. Once the pickup realizes what is happening, what we are doing to him, what we really are, he'll most likely panic and attempt to struggle. Uselessly, but it excites us so we let him, until it's not amusing anymore and we sink our teeth in deeper, ceasing his struggles forever. That is the Game of seduce, bed, kill and I've been playing it with Angelo since he first introduced me to it over a year ago. Sometimes we play with two. We always Share the kill, letting the ecstasy overtake us until we abandon our prey and pounce on each other, Sharing pleasure and Sharing blood. Nothing gets me as hot and bothered as the Game and no one can send me into the stratosphere of extreme passion like Angelo. During such bliss I am willing to shove away my conscience, my ethics and my guilt, until I hate myself the next night and swear I'll never do it again. But I know damned well I will. Because I enjoy it. I enjoy killing. I get off on it. I know it's wrong. Immoral. But it doesn't make me any less aroused when I play with the boys I know I'll kill. In fact, it gets me even hotter. I don't always give in. Sometimes my thirst is quenched by Rotgut, a mixture of wine, herbs and the juice I'm really craving. It helps but it's really not satisfying in any other way but the fact that I won't kill anyone that night. And it's not satisfying because Angelo won't go near me when I drink it. He drinks it himself, but only to exacerbate the thirst, to ride that Tiger inside him until he goes feral and kills savagely. Angelo kills unrepentantly and unapologetically. A master of the game, he usually leads, choosing what the game will be and finding our marks. And I have to admit, Angelo is damned good at what he does. But when it all comes down to it, nothing matters to me as much as the knowledge that, at least for the night, I'll have Angelo. Angelo is my lover, my amant and he is mine. But only so far. He is also a slut who sleeps with any pretty boy or girl who catches his wandering eye. Everyone wants him because he is gorgeous and sexy and fantastic in bed. But he belongs to no one but me. As much as he can belong to anyone. I can see that Angelo's eyes are already scanning the dance floor, but no one seems to impress him much. It's Devil's Night at Club Noir, all of the clubbers are in costume; dressed as some undead creature of the night. Now I know why Angelo had chosen this costume for me. It's his idea of an in joke. I give the dancefloor my own cursory glance; nope, too many ghouls, zombies and tacky vamps a plenty, no one that does it for me. Then I see him, standing to the left of the dancefloor, looking bored as hell. He looks like a combination of creatures who stepped out of the graveyard but it definitely works. Dyed black hair with some kind of styling wax that makes it look even more glossy, full, dark bluish lips and eyelids give him a bruised appearance; fragile yet beautiful. He's got on a black t-shirt layered over a black mesh long sleeved shirt and black jeans. "Angel Boy," I whisper in his ear, "check out the spookyboy wannabe over to the left side of the dancefloor." He looks, his dark eyes moving up and down the boy's body. (Pretty,) he murmurs. (You want him?) Oh yeah, I do. In every way. I give him a small nod. Angelo grins wickedly. (I love your taste.) I grin back. (I thought you would.) Before we approach him, Angelo and I move a little closer, so our intended mark can see us and within moments, he does, staring and acknowledging us only by cracking the ghost of a smile. His gaze is on both of us, though it lingers a little longer on me. Natch, I realize, the way I'm dressed alone would attract the boy ghoulie. These cheesy fangs will have to go, though. It'll make kissing this boy impossible and I plan on kissing those lips, not to mention even better parts of him. Can't get rid of them yet, however, it'll have to wait. Damn. In the meantime, I flash a smile, albeit a closed mouth smile, back at him. A brief look of jealousy crosses over Angelo's gorgeous features. Fleeting but I catch it. I am meant to. He must have figured out my interest in gothboy goes farther than just as prey. Things are gonna get ugly. Hell, why should they? Angelo is the one who talked me into this; let him deal with the consequences. Like the fact that sweetening this beauty won't be the only reason I fuck him. And although I definitely intend on playing with him, I'm not so eager to kill him. Both things that I know will piss Angel Boy the fuck off. And so will what I do next, but shit, maybe this will teach my slutty lover not to use sex to manipulate me into doing things I wouldn't want to do otherwise. A lesson that has been a long time in coming. A lesson that Angelo will completely take the wrong way but, to paraphrase him, his problem. Not mine. I Shadowdance silently, moving so quickly that the Breather who wishes he wasn't one can't follow; sneaking up behind him. "You don't like to dance?" I suddenly say, startling him. He immediately regains his composure, turning to face me. "I don't come here to dance," he tells me, but doesn't elaborate. Ah, a boy of mystery. Or one who thinks he is. "What do you come here for, then?" I ask. He smirks. "Sex." I like him already. "Is that a proposition?" I tease. For the first time he moves closer; his hand cupping my cheek. "Only if you want it to be." Then he pulls his hand away. "Wicked! You're as cold as ice." Of course he'd get off on that, he's enamored with undeath. "Not always," I reply. "I like it," he whispers as his hand slips under my jaw and he presses his lips to mine. When his tongue licks at the entrance of my mouth, I remember those fucking fangs. I kiss him full on the mouth and break the kiss. "Sorry but I need to take these out first." I pull the plastic fangs out of my mouth and he laughs. "Cute." I mutter, "They weren't my idea." He gives me a slow, lazy grin and gently takes the fangs from my hand and throws them over his shoulder. "Don't worry about it." He cups my face in his hands. "I'm not judging you," he reassures me before kissing me again. This time I let his tongue inside my mouth and instantly feel that his tongue is pierced, he has a metal ball stud. It feels weird and cool at the same time, though the thought of having my tongue pierced makes me wince. The sensation of my freezing mouth and tongue is sending this boy into paroxysms of pleasure and his tongue is starting to go somewhere I don't want it to go. They're retracted for now but I don't want him anywhere near there. Instead I suck his tongue and let my knee brush against the growing bulge in his jeans. He groans and his hands move down to my hips, pressing his hard-on into mine and my teeth sink into his lips, just hard enough to make him bleed just a little. Just enough to taste him. Drops of blood hit my tongue and excite me as much as his grinding against me. This time he's the one who breaks the kiss. "Wicked!" he says again, breathlessly. "You're turning me on." Just that little taste is making my gums tingle and my fangs, real ones, start to drop, so I force them back with my tongue and they retract again. "I try." His fingers play with my hair, a strangely intimate gesture for someone I barely know. "Let's jet. I've got a place a few blocks away." My eyes sweep the club for Angelo but he's nowhere to be found. Yep. I did piss him off. I don't feel him anywhere in the club at all but if he cut me off from the blood bond then I wouldn't feel him period. Fuck it. If he wants to sulk, then let him sulk. I'll just go off with…. with… that's right, I don't know gothboy's name. "Call me Weasel," I tell him. He grins. "Weasel. Cute. I'm Neith." Neith grabs my hand. "We need to go get my brother, then we'll go." Apparently, his brother likes quickies because we're walking into the men's room. My opinion of Neith's brother has just gone down a notch and I don't even know the boy yet. Oh yeah, there he is, not even bothering to take it into a stall. In-teresting, he and Neith are twins. Identical twins, only his hair is dyed blue and he has on a blacker lipstick than I do. But he's even dressed the same. And guess who's on his PVC knees with his face buried in the skankboy's crotch? Only I can instantly tell that Neith's brother is getting more than just a blow job. The bastard is planning on going feral later by teasing his craving now. Okay, I got my taste too but a taste was all I got. A few drops. Delicious drops…. No! If I wanted that I would have just taken Neith somewhere private and juiced him. Neith's brother smiles, not at all embarrassed that we just caught them mid-blow. "Hi, little bro." He nods downwards towards Angelo. "Like my kitty?" He strokes Angelo's curls, tangling his fingers in them as his breath suddenly quickens and he throws his head back, coming right into Angel Boy's mouth. Angelo rises to his feet, wiping his mouth with his fingers, then licking them clean. I idly wonder if either twin notices the trace of blood that's still on Angelo's lips. Or the bruise that's already forming on Neith's brother's thigh. "Double the pleasure?" he purrs at Neith, raising his eyebrow suggestively. "I do like your kitty, Arian," Neith remarks, walking over to Angelo and stroking his tail. Angelo pulls Neith's face down and licks his cheek. "The kitty likes you." Arian zips himself up, then moves towards me. "Very pretty, Neith," he says, leaning in and licking my lips. Licking my lips? What the fuck is going on? "And very hot," Neith adds, sliding his hand under Angelo's jaw. "I've been wondering all night if your lips are as juicy as they look," he murmurs before practically swallowing Angelo's mouth. And Angelo, who doesn't go for being on the receiving end of pleasure from strangers, is getting off on the whole thing. Not the kiss, although Neith kisses very well. No, Angel Boy is amused at this strange game being played between these two twins who are treating us like toys, meant to be shared. They kiss for a while and for a second, I think Arian is gonna turn his attention on me since his plaything is being "used," but instead he just watches as Angelo's hands tug at Neith's shirt and slip underneath, feeling him up. Arian is getting excited. Real excited. And I realize that his eyes are not watching Angelo. His eyes are locked completely on his twin brother. Angelo's fingers are now unbuttoning and unzipping Neith's jeans and his mouth slides from Neith's, Angelo's tongue runs along Neith's jaw and his mouth slips downwards… oh no, fucking way, he doesn't get both of them! I cough loudly and Angelo suddenly acknowledges me as if he hadn't realized I was there. He lifts his head and smirks at me. (What makes you more jealous, dearheart? That I'm fucking around or that I'm about to steal your kill?) My muscles instantly tense, ready to spring. (He's not my kill,) I growl. (Oh, then you won't mind if I taste him.) (He's not YOUR kill either!) Angelo gives me a look. (I don't know about you, sweets, but I'm hungry. I barely took any from the boy and I'll need to eat soon. So will you. That means, either you bid your new buddy adieu or kill him,) he says before shoving his tongue into Neith's mouth again. I can lie to myself until the earth is swallowed up by the sea but I know that Angelo is exactly right. Once I get hot and heavy with Neith, it'll end up like it always does. The best thing I could do is just take off now and find something quick and easy. Nice fast food. But then Arian's lips descend on mine and I know I won't be going anywhere anytime soon. The whole time, both twins are staring at each other; watching as Angelo and my hands roam all over each twin's bodies. And I'm beginning to wonder if they're getting aroused by us, or by the show they're putting on for each other. Because they're definitely getting each other off.

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“The dentist couldn't find any problem, but Lemon kept insisting, so the man finally shrugged and shot in the Novocain and yanked out a perfectly good tooth.” This passage is very important to the development of the character Curt Lemon. After fainting in his last visit with the dentist, Lemon does not want to show that he is weak. So to counteract this idea he goes to the dentist and tries to prove himself, prove that he is brave and strong enough in the face of hardship.

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HomeLatest VacanciesNewsAboutAcademy ProspectusAdmissions to Years 7 to 11Admissions to 6th FormAcademy Governance & LeadershipPolicies & Important DocumentsPupil PremiumOfsted & Academy Performance ReportsStudent & Parent - Learning for All (SEND)Keeping Young People SafeLetters and NewslettersParent InformationDates for your DiaryPreparing for Year 7Pay online with ParentPayReports, Progress and AchievementsRestaurant MenuUniform & PE KitStudent HealthMaking Curriculum ChoicesCurriculum choices for iGroupsLearning Choices in Year 8Achieving in Year 11Learning Choices for Sixth FormCareers & ProgressionBusiness in ClassroomsCareers Advice & GuidanceOptions at 16+Options at 18+Student Finance at 18+Contact the SchoolHow to Find the SchoolFacilities HireContact us Policies &Important Documents Job Vacancies Class Charts SIMSGateway EdLounge Email Remote Access Y11 Support Quick Links Menu Thomas Telford School Home > About > Admission to 6th Form Admissions to Sixth Form The Bulwell Academy welcomes applications from students to join the Sixth Form from other secondary schools and academies where our curriculum offer meets the needs of the student. Our Sixth Form offer is developed around supporting students who wish to follow a career in sport, business or health & social care. Full details of the course content is available on our Learning Choices for Sixth Form page. The Bulwell Academy also offers Nuture Group Provision within the Sixth Form for students with special educational needs / disabilities (SEND). For more information about our Inclusion services, please click on the web page link below: Inclusion - Learning for All (SEND) Curriculum Choices for Sixth Form For details of the learning choices that The Bulwell Academy Sixth Form offers, please click on the images below Application Procedure To apply, parents or prospective students will be asked to complete a Sixth Form Application Form. Parents/students will also need to provide a PHOTOCOPY of the applicant’s Year 10/11 report (whichever is most up to date) from the present school which should also include the details of their school attendance over the past year. Available reports relating to the applicant's Year 11 should also be included where available Selection Criteria Students are selected for The Bulwell Academy Sixth Form based on the following factors: All applicants must secure the appropriate entry requirements for the courses as outlined in the “Entry Requirements” document. A conditional offer of a place is based on predicted grades and students must provide evidence of actual GCSE results on results day in August. The student’s current school is asked to provide a confidential reference. Places can only be offered if there are vacancies on the courses that the student has expressed an interest in. The Principal will exercise his professional judgement to determine those applicants most likely to benefit from the education on offer at the Academy and who have the strongest motivation to succeed. This will be based in the information provided in the Year 10 school report, the personal statement on the application form and the attendance record. All students who are not offered a place in January 2013 are placed on a reserve list. If an offer of a place is not accepted then it will be offered to a student from the reserve list who best meets the criteria outlined above. The admissions process will continue until all of the places are filled. Appeals Appeals should be presented in writing once the admission process has been completed which is expected to be during the summer term. Appeals shall be considered only when made on the grounds that the Academy’s published Rules of Admission had not been properly and fairly applied. Appeals shall not be considered which are made only against the Principal’s professional judgement whether or not to admit a child. The appeal must indicate how, in considering the applicant, the Academy has breached the Rules of Admission. Where the claim that the Academy’s published procedure has not been properly and fairly applied is upheld, the application will be considered afresh following the procedure in its entirety so far as the changed circumstances permit. Sixth Form Enquiries For further information regarding admissions at Sixth Form, please contact the Head of Sixth Form, Ms Yarnall.

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BETWEEN and IN are operations that determine whether an expression's value falls within a specified range or at specified values. It's useful when you have a list of things you want to pull out or mark, but don't want to go through a large database to find them. SQL BETWEEN The syntax for BETWEEN is: expr [Not] Between value1 And value2 Or: SELECT columns FROM tables WHERE column1 between value1 and value2; BETWEEN is always paired with an AND. In the syntax above, expr is an expression representing the field with the data you're evaluating. For instance, if you're trying to determine whether the median salary of your department falls within a certain range, expr would be replaced with an expression calculating your department's median salary; for evaluating individual salaries, you would use the field name. Value1 and value2 are the bookends of your range. You would replace these with either numbers or with expressions – for instance, an expression that calculates the median salaries of two other departments. This SQL operation does not return a number or a table, as most other SQL expressions do; instead, this one returns a True or a False. NOT, of course, evaluates whether expr lies outside of the range you have specified. Here's an example. The U.S. Post Office charges postage in ranges they will share with you. If you want to have the correct postage, you need to sort your packages by ranges. So you would: SELECT * FROM shippingtable WHERE zip_code between ziptable.zip1 and ziptable.zip2 This pulls out all the records in your shipping table with zip codes within a certain range; your zip code ranges are included in a separate table in your database, ziptable. This code piece can be used to pull out all like shipping for organized bulk mailing, or it can be used as part of a larger SQL query designed to manage all your shipping. Any SQL statement can include your BETWEEN statement (SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, or DELETE). Examples of SQL BETWEEN Statements If you were looking for a particular range of customer number, product number, or UPC or other scan bar code, you could look for values within a specified range of numbers, as follows: SELECT * FROM product WHERE product.UPC_code between 800012125000 AND 800012125100; This SQL statement will pull UPC codes within a certain value – excellent if you need to put a range of products on sale or change the prices within all of them at a grocery store. You could perform the same function, if you wished, with SELECT * FROM product WHERE product.UPC_code >= 800012125000 AND product.UPC_code <=800012125100; The difference? Using the BETWEEN function instead keeps your code cleaner and easier to understand later. If you wanted to pull products by dates instead of UPC codes, BETWEEN is good for that as well: SELECT * FROM product WHERE order_date between to_date ('2006/01/01', 'yyyy/mm/dd') AND to_date ('2006/12/31', 'yyyy/mm/dd'); This pulls all items ordered within a certain timeframe, if you keep your order dates with a product. If you wanted to run an exclusionary SQL statement instead of an inclusionary, you would use the NOT operator in conjunction with BETWEEN. SELECT * FROM product WHERE product.UPC_code NOT BETWEEN 800012125000 AND 800012125100; This would return all products with UPC values NOT between the specified UPC code values. Other Issues with the SQL BETWEEN condition You can't use wild card characters with BETWEEN…AND. This function is very useful for classifying items in two different ways: On Sale or Not On Sale, for instance, for UPCs, or Local and Nonlocal for telephone numbers or postal zip codes. For instance, the following function will return Local or Nonlocal SELECT IIf(PostalCode Between 40200 And 40299, "Local", "Nonlocal") This will mark a database's postal codes either Local or Nonlocal; those between 40200 and 40299 are marked local, while all others are marked nonlocal. The SQL IN Operator A related operator to BETWEEN is IN, but instead of looking at a range, IN is used to determine if a value in an expression is equal to one or more of several values specified in a list in the operation. Its syntax is: expr [Not] In(value1, value2, . . .) In this example, just as in BETWEEN, expr is the field you're evaluating. Value1, value2, etc. are the values you're comparing it with. Expressions that are found to be equal to one of the values are marked True, and those that aren't are marked False. For example, if you were running a sale on specified items only, you could identify items on sale by the UPC code:

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Me and the girls went to a local Christmas Parade and when I say local I mean 1 hour and 15 minutes away. The girls had so much fun with hot coco provided by the local church snugly blankets and dinner at McDonalds. Both the girls got to see Santa and the Model G Railroad. I think the Railroad was the biggest hit of the night.

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August 09, 2014 Hola familia y amigos. We are honored you will share in our special day. We are very fortunate to already have a home full of everything we need. Instead of adding to the things in our home you can add to our life experience by contributing to our dream honeymoon!

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Britain is a crowded little island; home to 64.1 million people. So like it or not (and most people don’t), living here means residing very close to your neighbours. If you live in a terraced or semi-detached house the chances are that you will hear your neighbours occasionally. But what about if the occasional muffled noise escalates into loud music, dogs barking, domestic disputes and children screaming – at all hours of the day and night? Should I start a conversation? Yes, this should be your first action when it comes to dealing with a neighbour whose noise has become a nuisance. Start off with an informal chat, in most cases people have no idea that their behaviour is affecting others and are mortified when they find out it does. What if talking to my neighbour does not work? If talking face to face gets you nowhere then you can take more serious action. If your neighbour is a tenant, then you can try talking to their landlord. Most tenancy agreements have a clause in them that state the tenant cannot engage in activity that annoys the people next door. Should I involve the local council? A local authority has a duty under the Noise Act 1996 and other associated legislation to investigate any noise that is deemed a ‘nuisance’. An Environmental Health Officer can look into the problem and if required, issue an Abatement Notice which will state the noise must reduce, cease altogether or only happen at certain times of the day. How can a solicitor help? A solicitor can write a formal letter to your neighbours, explaining what the problem is and asking them to cease or reduce the noise. Your lawyer can also arrange a mediation hearing between you and your neighbour. Mediation is a voluntary process whereby an independent person (known as a Mediator can help you and your neighbour come to a resolution regarding the level of noise. If nothing will convince your neighbour to cease making a din, then you can apply for a Court Order to force them to quieten down. Don’t let noisy neighbours spoil the peace and sanctuary of your home. Find an experienced solicitor who can help you reign in next door’s cacophony on our website. We have over 1,500 solicitors from all over the UK for you to choose from. Start your search today . Conveyancing solicitors :R.O.C.K Solicitors No reviews yet Nigel Owen & Co No reviews yet Christopher G Mowat LLP No reviews yet C W Booth & Co No reviews yet Related articlesResidential PropertyA Guide to Buying a Holiday Home AbroadResidential PropertyAre You Taking Advantage Of Affordable Home Ownership Schemes?Residential PropertyParty Wall DisputesResidential PropertyAll you Need to Know About Stamp Duty Land TaxResidential PropertyHow to Avoid Inheritance TaxResidential PropertyHow to Obtain Planning Permission for a Residential PropertyResidential PropertyMy Neighbours Tree is Encroaching on my LandResidential PropertyWhen do I Need to Apply for Planning Permission?Residential PropertyThe Legal Process When Buying a HomeFind A SolicitorArticlesContacts

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Home'National Geographic : 1917 JanContentsThe crest, as* seen from the valley, forms a great arc some three miles in length, high est at the ends, and broken in the middle by a sharp, tooth-like rock, which stands up out of the lowest place in the rim. Even from the valley the edges of this curv ing rim are so sharp astogivethetopa hollow appearance, in dicative of the great crater within (p. 48). MOUNT KATMAI IS NOW MERELY A STUB OF ITS FORMER BULK Although Mount Katmai was seen by many white men be fore the eruption, there is no record of any photograph or de scription of it; so that there is no very defi nite means of deter mining the configura tion of the mountain before the explosion. It was higher than Mageik, however, and originally must have q u i t e overshadowed the latter, because, though much less con- Photograph by R. F. Griggs A ROCK WHICH ROLLED OFF THE MOUNTAIN SIDE ACROSS OUR TRAIL WHILE WE WERE UP THE VALLEY spicuously placed in the valley, it gave its name to both river and town. The Coast and Geodetic Sur vey's chart of the district shows a three peaked mountain with an elevation of 7,500 feet. The highest peak was to the south, while the middle one was 7,360 feet and the north 7,260 feet high re spectively. From the contours of the chart I have made a diagram of the mountain before the eruption for comparison with its pres ent condition (see page 49). But even without the information given by the chart, it is evident that the present moun tain is merely a stub of a much greater peak of former days. Coming back into the lower valley after the total desolation of the country in the shadow of the volcanoes was like regain ing the earth after a visit to the inferno. How green the trees looked! How the birds sang! How beautiful the green mountains ! And this was the country on which we had'exhausted our superlatives of devastation in an effort to compare it with Kodiak! We ourselves had not fully realized the awful devastation near the volcano until we felt the relief from its contemplation in the comparative ver dure of the vicinity of the ruined village. We were much relieved to find our base camp intact. Although a wolverine had been prowling around, he had evi dently been suspicious of such fresh signs of man and had not disturbed anything. On July 29 we began to look for Mr. LinksArchive1917 Feb1916 DecNavigationPrevious PageNext Page

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What would be the most beautiful restaurant without the people who awaken it? The Hansen team rounds the hosts, Anita and Leo Doppler, and the chef, Tom Frötsch, to make your visit in the historic premises your personal journey of pleasure. gelb

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If your on a budget and want to have a worry free time tasting wine then we have taxi’s ready and available for special pricing Sunday thru Friday, with Saturday only tours for five hours starting at just under $200.00 "Super Bargain" Do you want to go out to just one (1) Winery, taste, tour facility* then call it a day? 1 hour @$35. 2@$70. any hour over 2 hours is an additional $30 per hour. (*Firestone and Gainey wineries do several facility tours through out the day - call either and ask for times and then call us.) We'll come within 15 minutes to pick you up and take you where ever you want to go.805-403-5912 Go wine tasting in a Sedan with four (4) or a mini van with six (6), for a total of four (4) hours per vehicle. This is an un heard of wine touring price @ just $90.00 per tour. Then pay $30.00 per hour for any hour after four (4) hours. Five (5) hours would only cost $120.00 plus gratuity. Hey the Limo guys charge that much per person! What fun, wine tasting in Santa Barbara County on a simple budget. Call us today for details and booking options. Just allow us an hour to have a taxi available for you.

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Home'The New Yorker : Jan 17, 1959Contentsboth papers to show how irresponsibly diverting they are, this is a pretty amusing book. My TEN YEARS AS A COUNTERSPY, by Boris Morros, as told to Charles Samuels (Viking). The author came to the United States from Russia in the nineteen-twenties and worked his way up in show business until he became a well-known movie pro- ducer. He tried to help his family in Russia through Russian emissaries in this coun try, and, in return, they de- manded favors that involved him in espionage. Morros went to the F.B.I. and, from 1947 to 1957, worked as their agent inside a Russian spy ring. Since spies and counterspies are statistically rare in the population, al- most any book about them is likely to contain information that is news to ItS readers; the most striking nov- elty here is the impression of a spy ring as a collection of unattractive drabs-a drunk, a henpecked hus- band, a couple of dissatisfied wives, an avaricious but unsuccessful busi- nessman. This is not to say that these nasty fools did no damage; they did. The book's merit (perhaps because Mr. Morros remained at heart a businessman, with a businesslike at- tention to detail and a liking for effi- ciency) is that it shows espionage as it probably is-fundamentally, a ca- reer that attracts incompetents. EVELYN WAUGH: PORTRAIT OF AN ARTIST, by Frederick]. Stopp (Lit- tle, Brown). Long, earnest, often tedious, and always admiring, this book, the work of a Cambridge pro- fessor who is a Roman Catholic, has the virtue of being the first attempt at a full-dress study of Mr. Waugh. Its other virtues, though they exist, are less apparent and imposing. It re- lates, briefly but in more detail than any other source at hand, the facts of Mr. Waugh's life-his racketing school days, his indolent years at Oxford, his lively youth, his travels, his marriages, and hIS conversion to Catholicism-and it reminds us that his works, for all their savage frivolity, their occasional oppressive sentimentality, and their increasingly smug and parochial religiosity, are the works of an artist Its faults are a plodding academic style, a too mi- nute scrutiny of Mr. Waugh's novels, and a determination to see in them far more than even their author would claim Illustrated with two portraits of the subject and one of his drawings. THE ANCIENT MARINERS: SEAFAR- ERS AND SEA FIGHTERS OF THE 97 '1\ . ØJ <- 1t. . '-'c .. \7Ç':- - ' , "' "'- ' I .r " .1 _ l \ 1 -.- G ) ... , : \ - I )1 A \ Sharpest rise in 15 years! The USDA estimates that farmers' realized net income for 1958 will be around $13 billion -1/5 more than in 1957 -and the sharpest increase since 1943. The farm boom is booming buying by Successful Farming farmers, the nation's best, with the best land and highest investment . . . makes them exceptional prospects for all quality merchandise in 1959! Estimated annual average cas" farm income of SF farm families exceeds $10,000- and no medium matches SF's influence in its market. For better sales, call any SF office! Successful Farming... Des Moines New York, Chicago, Atlanta, St Louis, Cleveland Detroit, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Los Angeles Minneapolis. vs . vzenna.. . the most EUROPEAN city! You'll love the charm, the gaiety of this colorful capital. Here, hospitality is a way of life. You'll find 'year round entertainment and music (daily State Opera, S tember throtJ.gh June) including Carnival Season and Vienna Festival Weeks. Enjoy distinctive restaurants, wine gardens, at modest cost, excellent hotels at rates geared to your budget. !J See your Travel Agent or wrile: Austrian state Tourist Dept. 271 Park Ave. New York 17. N.Y. . Vlenna · . . . always In season The o RESTAURANT on the MOUNTAIN \j{,. ::::::: Jan. J 3-3J ':::-; JACQUES SELIGMANN 5 E. 57 i ff::ii i i!: ' LinksArchiveJan 10, 1959Jan 24, 1959NavigationPrevious PageNext Page

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Hi all,My dad loves dim sum. No really...he loves it. As Father of the Bride, he wants to host a post-wedding Sunday dim sum event in Chinatown (family will be staying in Downtown LA) for 35 people. I realize that the idea of doing so is highly unlikely given the sunday crowds. Anyone have ideas/recommendations for their fave places that will take a large reservation? Dad and the rest of the family eat everything dim sum has to offer-- chicken feet, tripe, etc. Thanks once again for all your help.

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Desirable in-town location in the heart of Faculty neighborhood. This four bedroom home with 3 full baths and legal, attached 1 bedroom apartment with 3/4 bath is located on a sunny corner lot walking distance to town, schools and UNH. Downstairs there is a living room with fireplace, dining area off kitchen and a family or dining space off back of home. Additionally, there is a bedroom, full bath and office on first level. Upstairs there are two large bedrooms each with a full bath. The 2nd bedroom has bonus space. The apartment was added in 2008 and has separate utilities. Please note that even though it is a 2 car garage the apartment bedroom does take up some space in the 2nd bay. High-efficiency Buderus furnace in basement.

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Here you can read about different specific aspects of the anime, manga and movies, most from my own personal point of view. Anime Quotes - A collection of memorable & funny quotes spoken by or about Mamoru in the series. Chibafied Episodes - Trying to find an episode of Sailormoon chockful of Chiba goodness? Don't feel like sifting through 200 episodes to find one? Well, you're in luck, because I did it for you. Sailormoon R Movie - AKA "The Promise of the Rose". A summary with pictures and quotes. Insult Land - The chronicles of first season constantly bickering Usagi and Mamoru. The Infamous Breakup - Mamoru is often demonized from his actions in the Sailormoon R season. While not the brightest of ideas, I'm here to prove that he was only doing what he thought he had to do to protect Usagi. We're Still Close Anyway, Mamo-chan - Would Usagi and Mamoru have ended up together even if they never recollected their past lives? Young Mamoru - Not much is known about Mamoru's clouded childhood, but from my interpretation, all roads were specifically paved to lead him to Usagi. The Many Faces of Mamoru - More or less a silly look at the multitude of varieties different animators drew Mamoru throughout the years. Fashion...Or Not - Mamoru's fashion (or lack thereof) decisions throughout the series. We know it was the early 90's but, what was this boy thinking? Mamoru's Wheels - Every Sailormoon fan knows Mamoru drives a 'fancy sports car', but which one exactly? I have the answer for you here. Mamoru & Seiya - The heated debate still continues today - 'Who's better for Usagi?' Why can't we just let the story be as Naoko intended and let Usagi decide? Fountain of Hatred - Fans who love to hate Mamoru also love to come up with rather lame reasons as to why they don't like him. These are some of the most common, and my rebuttal. Manga Quotes - A collection of various quotes spoken by or about Mamoru throughout the manga. Endymion in Mythology - Naoko mixes a plethora of mythology and symbolism in her works; Endymion is just one example of such. The Golden Crystal - Usagi has the ginzuishou, and as such Mamoru is the holder of the Golden Crystal. Black Blood - Mamoru's illness in the Dream arc truly exemplifies how selfless he really is. The Sempai - Mamoru has many qualities that a lot of people respect and look up to. Usagi's Selective Memory - Witnessing first-hand the death of her beloved, Usagi subconsciously blocks the memory from her mind.

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Its been a little tough being the first week my sisters been gone but I think I'm getting through it fine with all the Texting, IMing, Video chat, etc...

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I had heard that printmaker Fred Brown was going to be having an exhibition this month in Vancouver. Imagine my surprise when I read Art Daily’s posting “Power Tools, Plywood, and the Artist take Vancouver” and that artist turns out to be Fred! “The Devon Gallery is proud to host Vancouver’s first major showing of the nationally renowned woodblock print artist, Fred Brown the Artist, and challenge the perception that fine art and the creation of fine art are generally considered the stuff of high society. This perception is challenged when an artist gets supplies from the local hardware store. Using plywood instead of canvas and power tools instead of a brush or pencil, Fred Brown the Artist creates fine art in the form of woodblock prints.” Fred is showing his woodcuts at the Devon Gallery, 688 Denman Street, Vancouver, BC, to October 11, 2005. His work can also be viewed at his website FredBrowntheArtist. I’ve seen Fred working on his amazing huge woodcuts in the Art Institute studio where he’s been printing from time to time over the past several years. I’m sorry I missed the opening on Friday and will go and see the exhibition soon. September 19, 2005 in Art Exhibitions, Art Institute (Printmaking), Other artists by Marja-Leena ← Rock art in Northern Australia John Mawurndjul → One thought on “Fred Brown’s woodcuts” Sun äitis says: September 20, 2005 at 7:15 am Näin kommenttisi Hanhensulalla ja tulin piipahtamaan. Näyttää hyvältä! Tulen paremmalla ajalla uudestaan.

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With this first compilation "ON", Blacklite Records breaks into the psychedelic scene with ten explosive tracks, carefully produced to turn on any dancefloor. The result is a clean high quality production that flows smoothly, naturally increasing the groove. From deep atmospheric and progressive sounds, ON evolves into strong and more intense vibes to lead you throughout this fresh and crispy musical journey. In this compilation there is a balanced blend of most known Blacklite Records artists such as Nukleall, Purple Raver, Barkode and Rack Riders, along with some of the brightest names of the international scene such as Dickster & Hopi, Flegma & Zyce, Solar Spectrum, Rocky, Ital and Ilai. At Blacklite Records we always aim to bring you the best quality in music production. ON has been created exclusively with tracks for a smashing CD, with a strong psychedelic taste that flow into a modern dance music style. These tracks are all top productions and the final touch has been given by Neuromotor with his smart, dynamic and pure analog mastering.

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First off, you should read The Rules for All Forums. forum is for posts about the version of Studio that is on the Mac computer, and the version 2.0 Beta that is in development for Windows but has not yet been released. The devs want to hear your feedback about Studio.Rule 1: No platform wars. No MAC vs Windows or MAC vs. PC vs. Linux arguments. Rule 2: This forum is only for posting helpful posts about bugs and issues you find on regarding the MAC version of ROBLOX and the new Studio 2.0 Beta for Windows. We are specifically looking for issues with these Studios, meaning when you are actually playing ROBLOX on a MAC/Apple computer or you downloaded the new Studio 2.0 for Windows and are trying it out.

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At last week’s meeting of the Taconite City Council, Dick Willis updated those in attendance on the Veterans Memorial to be erected at Lakeview Cemetery. He reported the cost of the memorial to be in the $10,000 to $12,000 range and that $11,000 already has been committed to the project. Local businesses, governmental entities, organizations, and individuals have contributed in amounts ranging from $50 to $1,000. Organizers hope construction can begin soon after Memorial Day. Items approved by the council through the consent agenda included: • An annual lease agreement with KOOTASCA Head Start for $24,774. ($10/square foot). • An annual lease agreement with Invest Early for $16,396. ($10/square foot). • Donations of $100 to the Day of Caring and Post Prom Committee of Greenway High School. • Approval of the Arrowhead Regional Development Commission comprehensive plan update proposal. The council also gave the green light to City Engineer Eric Fallstrom to begin work on the alley upgrade from behind the Legion westward. Fallstrom also will work on the repair of the steps up to the school on the east side of the building. Fire Chief Dusty Sipe, in addition to his regular report, announced former chief and 30-year department veteran, Don Hanson, retired on April 2. Street Commissioner Jaimey Troumbly received permission to repair the welder used this past winter to thaw frozen water pipes. He also reported the new heating system in the community center has saved the city fuel costs - 11,500 gallons of LP were used. Of special note was the upcoming meeting with Minnesota Department of Transportation concerning the next phase of the Highway 169 Cross Range Expressway. The county road running through the city will be re-routed to join the four lane expansion of Highway 169. The meeting will be held in the M.E. Chamberlain Community Center on April 30 from 4:30 to 6 p.m.

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This key art is for season 1 of Oxygen's The Battle of the Ex Besties and represents its millennial, multicultural, and female-driven cast and audience. Also shown here is art sized at a 16:9 ratio for digital assets and two ad units.

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I was baptized and raised Catholic. I have opinions of my own about that book. Yet my faith was supposed to supersede questions or curiosity or the desire to comprehend. But this guy schooled me with such surety. Like he had no doubts that A). he was right and B). I gave a shit. I sat in awe of his confidence that I was listening. How does he do that? How was he so sure that I wanted to hear any of that nonsensical fairy tale sillyness? In reading about Christianity and all of it's bajillion different sects, I've learned that this way of acting is a common thing. This man spoke as though he were so RIGHTEOUS that it choked me. That word. Man, who knew it had so many meanings? The first 100 or so times I heard that word, it was preceded with the word "self" so to be honest, I was surprised to ever hear it used in a positive way. But it's supposed to be a good thing ... to be righteous. To "act in accord with divine or moral law". Sounds like a know-it-all to me. And so I thought, what the heck ... I'll bite. So I says, "I just have a real problem that this book was put together by a roomful of men. I'm bothered by the fact that women are few and far between in those pages." He smiled righteously, ready for catechism #2. He listed other females from the book, as though that mattered. For me, it's not so much the name or the existence of the female form in the bible, it's their role in that book. Let's face it, women were lower than the bull back then. This righteous man kept talking about the book as a guideline for how to live our lives. While in reality, if that were the truth, I'd be barefoot and pregnant, and not needing a free ride from work because my place, as stated very clearly in the book, is to be in service to the master. I continued to smile sweetly as he spoke of God's love for all of us. Let me be clear ... I know who God is. The Goddess and I are tight. The Source is where it's at, and the Spirit gifts me daily. I don't need no schooling in spirituality and now that I've had time to digest this experience, I feel somewhat offended. Let this be a lesson to any and all righteous Christians reading this: we don't need your help. Ask before you school. Don't assume that you are wise and I am not. My unsolicited spiritual adviser left it with an open invitation to have coffee sometime and talk more about Jesus and the book that I personally believe uses him like porn. I once again nodded. Stuck in politeness. But if that time ever comes rest assured .... I will have my own righteous time to talk.

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Retold by: Abdullah T. Madale(Lanao Del Norte, Central Mindanao)(Scripted for a Radio Play)CAST:Rajah IndarapatraRajah SolaimanOmaca-an, a powerful giant of LanaoBa-i a Salendagao, an evil spirit - - - - - - - Long, long ago Lanao was inhabited by a powerful giant called Omaca-an. He was so big that he easily stepped from one hilltop to another when he walked. His legs were like two pillars that reached almost to the clouds. It was said that the sea came up only to his knees and that he could break the tops of mountains and hurl them as weapons. He was so cruel and greed that all living things in Lanao trembled for their lives as soon as they heard the earth shake under his feet. One day Rajah Indarapatra and his brother Rajah Solaiman were having a serious talk. They were very strong men and their fame as fighters was known far and wide. They were very brave too. Nothing on earth scared either of them. Solaiman: Lanao is a very beautiful region, but it is neglected because people are afraid to go and live there. They are afraid of the giant Omaca-an. Lanao will remain uninhabited as long as the great monster is alive.Indarapatra: This cannot go on forever. Brother Solaiman, let us do something about it. We have to go and fight the giant. Once he is slain, people will be living to go back to Lanao.Solaiman: Let us go around the lake. I go one way, and you go by another. We shall meet at Cape Timbalangan. The brothers bade goodbye to each other on the shore of Lake Lanao. Rajah Indarapatra held his brother by the shoulder. Indarapatra: Goodbye, my brother. I am sad because I have a feeling that we may never see each other again. Maybe it is I who shall die. Maybe it is you, my brave brother. But whoever is left will avenge the other’s death. Take good care of yourself and guard your magic sword and ring.Solaiman: Goodbye, my brother. I know that Omaca-an is the most deadly of foes. There is death in his very breath. His grip is as the grip of a hundred men and his strides are so long that no man can run away from him. So be careful for your own dear self, O my brother Indarapatra. After the brothers had exchanged words of affection, they parted. It happened that on the way Rajah Indarapatra had to stop to marry a beautiful nymph. So he was delayed. When he arrived at Cape Timbalangan, he knew that he was too late for the meeting with his brother. He could see in the torn hillsides and the rocks scattered on the shore that there had been a great fight. Indarapatra: Alas! My brother is dead. I know that he was torn to pieces by the claws of Omaca-an. but before I go and fight him, I must find the magic sword and ring that belonged to my brother Solaiman. I have more chances of winning if I have them with me. To find the sword, Indarapatra thought of a trick. He stooped near a balete tree and placed two stones near each other. With the stones and his own knee, he made a stove in which he built a fire. The sight of a man making a stove out of his knee was so funny that the evil spirit who lived in the in the balete tree laughed aloud. Ba-i a Salendagao: You silly man, why do you do that? Can you not put a third stone to complete the stove? He-he-he! As soon as Rajah Indarapatra heard the laughter of Ba-i a Salendagao, he stood up and climbed the balete tree. He made such noise and shook the tree so strongly that the evil spirit begged him to stop. Ba-i a Salendagao: Pleads, great rajah, please go down. You are shaking me off the tree! Indarapatra: I shall go down only when you tell me what happened to my brother, Rajah Solaiman. Ba-i a Salendagao: I will tell, I will tell! But you must go down at once. Rajah Indarapatra went down and Ba-i a Salendagao told her story. Ba-i a Salendagao: The good Rajah Solaiman arrived at Cape Timbalangan and waited for you while you married the nymph. As he waited, he rested on a rock on the shore. It was there that Omaca-an found him. They fought a terrific battle. The earth thundered with their struggles, and lightning flashed from the sparks of their weapons. The giant said to your brother: “Since you must strike me with your sword, why don’t you strike hard enough to cut me in half? In that way you will kill me at once.” Upon hearing this, Rajah Solaiman struck at the giant with all his might. Indarapatra: What happened then? Ba-i a Salendagao: The two halves of the giant fell to the ground. Immediately, upon touching the ground, these halves became two giants as big as the original. Solaiman struck at these and split them into two halves each, and immediately the four parts became four giants. From four, they became eight. This was too much even for brave Solaiman. He fell under the combined might of the eight giants. They tore his body apart. They got his sword and his ring and threw then into Lake Lanao. Immediately, upon hearing the story, Rajah Indarapatra went to the water, scooped the mud from the bottom of the lake, and dumped it on the hills. After working like this for a day, he found the sword and the ring. It was then that the monster Omaca-an came upon Rajah Indarapatra (sounds of heavy footsteps). Omaca-an: Who is this man that dares to come and disturb the sleep of Omaca-an with his scooping of the mud from the lake? Indarapatra: I am Indarapatra. I have come to avenge the death of my brother. Omaca-an: You are going to kill me? What can a little man like you do? The giant stretched a finger at Rajah Indarapatra with the intention of picking him up and making him dance on his huge palm. The brave rajah struck at him with his mighty sword. Omaca-an: How dare you strike me, you little man! I’m going to kill you for that. With one blow, the giant struck at Rajah Indarapatra, but the rajah quickly jumped to one side and stuck the giant on the breast. The blow was so strong and the sword was so sharp that the giant was almost cut in two. Omaca-an: If you have to strike me, why don’t you cut me into two? That is the surest way to kill me. Indarapatra: Oh, no, you clever giant. I will strike at you, and wound you, but I’ll never cut you into two. The fight lasted all morning and all afternoon. By jumping from place to place, Rajah Indarapatra kept the giant from l laying a blow on him, for the giant had a big club made from the trunk of the biggest tree in the forest. Late in the afternoon, as the sun was sinking, the giant’s strength was completely spent. He was bleeding from hundreds of wounds. He was almost cut in two in several places. One more stroke from the brave raja’s sword and the giant Omaca-an was dead. Indarapatra: At last Lanao is freed from that terrible monster. Lanao will be inhabited by happy people once more. The Maranaos still tell stories of this great fight. When they go to the hilltops and see the shells, they say, “Look! Those are the shells that the great Rajah Indarapatra scooped from the bottom of Lake Lanao when he was looking for the magic sword and the ring of his brother, Rajah Solaiman.” When they see the hills, they say, “Look! Those are the rocks Thrown by Rajah Indarapatra and Omaca-an when they tried to kill each other long, long ago.”

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I apologize for the lack of posts lately and I know I've been posting tons of video(the lazy blogger's version of blogging). I had promised myself my next post would not involve a video but I came across one today that was so moving and so powerful I just couldn't help but share it.Remember Christian the Lion? It's even more amazing than that (if that's even possible). It's about an amazing friendship between an elephant and a dog. Watch until the end. It's worth every minute, and the lesson you come away with is a very valuable one. Posted by BlondeBlogger at Thursday, January 22, 2009 4 left a Blogger comment Labels: animals, youtube Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to FacebookShare to Pinterest Jan 7, 2009 Jackie, Debra and Stephanie Berger I have a giveaway going on at my review blog right now with fun prizes from Bruce Littlefield. Stop on by and enter!I've been so swamped with trying to get back on a roll after the holidays! So, forgive me for this lazy post. But I promise you, it is SO worth it!Below are two of the most hilarious videos on YouTube in my opinion and they will totally remind you of high school:Jackie & DebraJackie, Debra and Stephanie BergerDon't you love how he refers to her as "Stephanie Berger" no matter how many times he has said her name before? So high school. Everyone had to be referred to by their full names.Hope you all had a wonderful New Year's! Posted by BlondeBlogger at Wednesday, January 07, 2009 2 left a Blogger comment Labels: you tube Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to FacebookShare to Pinterest Jan 3, 2009 Watch This Star Shine No, not me. I'm not conceited enough to call myself a star. *grin* I'm talking about one of my dearest (and hottest...that just has to be included in any introduction I ever make about him because it's so true) friends, Bruce Littlefield.Bruce is a style and design guru, best-selling author, restaurateur, and King of Fun. If you haven't already, check out two of my favorite books from him: Garage Sale America and Merry Christmas, America!Bruce is going to be on CBS's "The Early Show" this coming Tuesday, January 6, between 8 and 9 a.m. EST talking about clever ways to display photos. You don't want to miss it! I'm telling you, Bruce could get up there and talk about the Dewey Decimal System and he'd have you enthralled just from his smile and "fun-ness."You can see previous appearances from him here. And you can also watch him shine in these two videos from "The Today Show":Decking the Halls:(Watch what trick Bruce pulls on John Leguizamo in the video)Garage Sale America:See how much fun he is?! Make sure you tune in to CBS's "The Early Show" this coming Tuesday, January 6, between 8 and 9 a.m. EST so you don't miss out on some great tips from a great guy!

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EA today announced that its newest racing game, Need for Speed Rivals, will be a PlayStation 4 launch title in North America. The game was originally expected to launch on November 22 - the launch day for the Xbox One. The new release date announcement was made over at the PlayStation blog, where EA stated that developer Ghost Games "has been pushing themselves to be a part of PlayStation's big launch day." The current-generation version of Rivals for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC will still hit store shelves and Origin on November 19. EA also emphasized that Need for Speed Rivals will take advantage of several of the PlayStation 4's next-gen features. Players will be able to share footage using the DuakShock 4's Share button and the game will work on the PS Vita through PlayStation 4 Remote Play on day one. Of course, this is assuming that players have downloaded the huge day-one software update for the PlayStation 4, which enables these and many of the other features touted for the console. Need for Speed Rivals is set to provide players with all the racing and car chases that the series is known for, with some visual updates for next-generation consoles. The game will also feature a silly story about cops being the enemy, though it's unlikely to be quite as silly as the planned Need for Speed movie. Tags:Need for Speed, Need for Speed Rivals, next-gen games, PlayStation 4, PS4 Post navigation Previous: Previous post: Netflix May Be Looking For An Oscar To Put Next To Its EmmyNext: Next post: Megan Fox Gets People Talking About "Call Of Duty"

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Teaching: Sample blogs Political Janus: The Many Faces of Russia’s Electoral Rules Posted by eurobloggers on February 25, 2013 Posted in: Electoral Systems, Teaching: Sample blogs. Tagged: elections, Russia. Leave a comment Former World Chess Champion and Russian political activist Gary Kasparov once gave a good summary of the difference between chess and Russian politics: in chess “the rules are fixed but the outcomes are unpredictable,” while in Russia, “the rules are unpredictable and the outcome is fixed.” Since the writing of the 1993 constitution, Russia has altered several key features of their system. Presidential terms increased from four to six years (the parliament went from 4- to 5-year terms in the same reform); the upper house of the bicameral Federal Assembly, the Federation Council, went from being elected to appointed; cameras have recently been installed in voting places to “take care of” electoral fraud…and these are just a few of the most visible changes! The biggest change, however, may be the Russian electoral rules themselves. In its 20 years (and going) since the fall of the Soviet Union, Russia has tried most every type of electoral system out there, and it appears that they will soon be returning to some old rules. Continue Reading Putinomics: Oil and the Russian Economy Posted by eurobloggers on February 18, 2013 Posted in: Teaching: Sample blogs. Tagged: economics, news, Russia, Teaching. 1 Comment If people know anything about the Russian economy, they may be aware of its corruption problems, an issue that permeates every layer of its society. They might have learned (or are old enough to remember) Russia’s economic upheaval during the 1990s – hyperinflation, massive recession, insider privatization – that resulted from their attempted transition from a centrally planned to a free market economy. However, if there is one thing most everyone knows about the Russian economy, is that it is fueled by oil. Continue Reading The rules of belonging: Turkey Posted by eurobloggers on April 6, 2012 Posted in: Citizenship Policy, Teaching: Sample blogs. Tagged: citizenship. 1 Comment In our fifth and final blog assignment of the semester, students are asked to write either an Opinion piece on a recent news story from their country or write up a descriptive summary of the citizenship law in their country. I’ve written quite a few opinion pieces before (this post on a Huffington Post piece on the supposed “death” of austerity economics or this one on whether China can save the euro), so in this sample post, I will focus on a write-up of Turkey’s citizenship law. Every so often, the US policy of “birthright” citizenship (anyone born in the US is granted automatic citizenship) becomes a hot-button issue. Critics argue that no other industrialized country has such an open policy, which has some truth. Even other jus soli (“right of soil”) citizenship countries like the UK and France have restricted their laws in recent years, but these countries are much closer to the US policy than some more restrictive countries such as Austria, Italy, or Turkey. Continue Reading

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A Rexall Drug and Chemical Co. Lear Jet, N235R, crashed approximately 1.5 mi. southwest of Clarendon, Tex., at about 1238 on Apr. 23, 1966. Both of the crewmembers were fatally injured. There were no passengers. The aircraft was destroyed. 5455 Space Technology Technology Application Due Further Study Interim committee report sees potential of billions of dollars in space benefits, suggests major role for private development 1617 Management Belgian Buy Spurs Mirage Sales Decision for French order underscores U.S. lack of initiative in military aircraft, finance credit available for export market 6465 Avionics Joint Reconnaissance Data System Pushed All-weather Jifdats system to be developed for four services will speed air-to-surface transmission of reconnaissance data By Barry Miller7 min 2627 Air Transport More Airlines Expected to Order Dc-10 Eastern, TWA likely to decide on aircraft before deadline; American gives McDonnell edge over Lockheed in airbus race 4243 Aeronautical Engineering Spain Aiming for World Role with Sf-5 Madrid-Spanish aircraft industry will attempt to establish a worldwide manufacturing reputation with licensed production of the Northrop F-5 after subsisting largely for the past 14 years on overhaul and maintenance work. Construcciones Aeronautics, S.A. (CASA) has built and installed 75% of the hard tooling for the SF-5, of which 70 will be delivered to the Spanish air force through 1971. By Edward H. Kolcum5 min 1819 Avionics U. S. Discloses Satellites Vs. Cable Policy By Katherine Johnsen5 min 2425 Air Transport New Aviation Fuel Tax Proposed Transportation Dept. plan would impose 7 cents per gallon fee on all aviation fuel in effort to make airways self-sustaining By Laurence Doty4 min 2425 Major Design Problems Delay Boeing Sst Major design complications on the Boeing 2707 supersonic transport have caused at least a one-year delay in the prototype development program, pushing the first flight back from about the end of 1970 to, perhaps, early 1972. Boeing, the airframe prime contractor, recommended that further design and development work be accomplished before beginning construction of the two prototype aircraft in the program.

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Hey girls! Today I'm sharing a page I made with the JBS Mercantile August Kits. I used a little from all the kits here, I think. The red cigar label and the vice tools type paper is from Antiquarian. The pinwheel paper and the diamond paper is from the main kit. And the yellow background paper is from the mini album kit. So - I used my Silhouette to make the pinwheels. Man, that was easy peasy. The rest of the page is pretty simple and clean. I just layered large rectangular sheets behind my photo then offset that on the background paper. I typed the long journaling strip and printed it on 12 x 12 matte scrapbook paper from Epson on my large format printer. The scallop was already along the top of the paper and it looks like I only added two stickers and that was that! I like this boy page - it's got pinwheels and lots of color but it's still very boyish - don't you think? Someone, I think it was Doris or Betsy, told me I had nice masculine pinwheels :) So here's a sneak peek of the upcoming JBS Mercantile September Kit! I made this using the mini album kit designed by Corrie Jones. It's a really lovely kit with lots of white and soft colors with a few pops of brights - it's perfect for summer memories or fair memories! Fair stuff is a hint ;) Oh I also used the chipboard buttons here which are from Artisan. Check it out on September 1st! Thanks for stopping by! Posted by Briana Johnson at 9:50 AM Labels: JBS Mercantile, Scrapbook Pages 2 comments: Trine Brandt-LassenAugust 30, 2012 at 11:03 AMLove your layers and the journaling on the side. Sure does look masculine even with the red. Pinwheels look fantastic.. ReplyDeleteDiana WaiteSeptember 9, 2012 at 10:50 AMthose pinwheels look AWESOME on this page--i LOVE it!! Great colors too--can't wait to see your full reveal!ReplyDeleteAdd commentLoad more...

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This is a single made to promote an EP I made that's releasing on February in time for Valentine's Day. The EP will be a Shoegaze record, so naturally, the two songs here (which won't be on the EP) are also Shoegaze with some Neo-Psychedelia as well. I hope you enjoy my most accessible release yet.

https://abishai.bandcamp.com/album/into-the-sunset

ABOUT MEET MENU RESERVATIONS GALLERY SPECIALS AND EVENTS PRESS CONTACT US House LOCATIONBesides having an impressive selection of fine Argentinian, Spanish and Italian wines, Meet steakhouse offers a wide range of dessert that are weekly updated for a sweet finish of your meal. With Paceville's nightlife at its doorstep, Meet Argentinian steakhouse is the perfect place to start off your evening. Steak BEST STEAK IN TOWN If you are a serious steaks lover, this is the place for you.You are welcome and enjoy the "Best Argentinian Steak House in Town". Argentinian WELCOME Experience the taste of Argentina at Meet restaurant, the city’s top rated steakhouse. Housemade specialties include Langostita Empanada, Chorizo a la Parilla, side salads, Lomo ‘Maradona’, Papas Fritas, and memorable desserts. A nice bottle of wine from our list will complement your meal. You don't have to fly to Argentina to taste a great steak. Just step inside our restaurant and follow your nose upstairs! The menu features a variety of Argentinian dishes ranging from steaks, sausages, to fish, lamb, pork, chicken and many more. View Menu | Make Reservation Seven days a week, Lunch or Dinner at MEET Argentinian Steakhouse there is always a place to host your dinner party. Whether it is for a business or social occasion your guests will enjoy our prime-aged steak served in our out side on our terrace. Let us help you plan! Learn More | Have a look Treat someone for all he or she has done with a gift voucher from Meet Argentinian Steakhouse.

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We have confirmed an exchange for summer 2016 and are we are NOT LOOKING FOR ANY FURTHER EXCHANGES IN 2016. Our home has recently been totally refurbished to a very high standard. It has 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms (3 toilets), off street parking and a good size back garden. It is set up for our family but would also be fine for a couple (or two!). On the top floor is the master bedroom (kingsize bed) with an ensuite bathroom. On the middle floor is the bathroom, a guest bedroom (double bed), a children's bedroom (bunk bed and slide out trundle bed) and a baby bedroom (cot). So perfectly suited to sleep 6 but will sleep up to 7 plus one baby. The ground floor has a lounge room at the front of the house with open fireplace and TV (DVD player, Netflix etc). We spend most of our time, especially in the summer, in the large open plan living - kitchen - dining room which has folding doors opening onto the deck area with a BBQ and a wood-fired pizza oven. Ce que vos invités vont adorer dans votre quartier We live in Wimbledon, 2 minutes walk to a station (trains every 5 minutes to central London in 20 minutes). There are loads of parks in the area, we're 10 minutes walk away from Wimbledon Common or 15 minutes walk form the very pretty Wimbledon Village and the All England Lawn Tennis Club (where 'Wimbledon' tennis is held). We have great neighbours and are in a lovely, very family friendly area. Within 3 minutes walk is a supermarket and around a dozen restaurants.

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Thanks Mike, this is just the kind of conversation I wanted to happen. Would you mind if I sent you the book as a PDF file? As I said these are my experiences and were developed because of my inability to stand or walk at times and to assist me when not on a respirator. Some of the time in the hospital the exercises were accompanied by very painful blood gas tests to evaluate the Carbon Dioxide and Oxygen levels of the blood. The terms were what I was given but frankly if I had the gift of gab or if I were a literate person I would used English and not Japanese at all. Again this worked for me and I will not say it would work for others.

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Many freedoms exist in Russia, a fact to which I can attest. One is the freedom to choose ones apparel. This has its advantages. Like the dear grandmother pictured below who was parading around town in this jacket and head scarf on a 90-degree afternoon. She's free to do that, of course. (Double-click photo to enlarge.) I like her selection of footwear: She went with sandals rather than boots. That's her choice. Welcome to Russia!Say, do you know a guy who wears shorts and dark socks? He might be Russian. Send him on over. There are others of that ilk here, walking about freely on the streets.Usually it's dark socks, black leather shoes and shorts. But with his athletic shoes, at least this fellow's going in the right direction, fashion-wise.Freedom of apparel comes in quite handy. Myself, I've left home, thought I was reasonably presentable but mercy me, was I wrong.I've been known to combine dark, navy capris with a black top. That's the problem with dressing in the semi-dark. Navy can pass for black. But you know what, no one even noticed. Or if they noticed, no one let on. This is something to love about Russia.There are no fashion police here. At least not on the street where I live. And for that, I am truly thankful. Then too there's the freedom to plant flowers. Or not. And the freedom to photograph other people's flowers. Or not.There's freedom to stop and sniff other people's flowers. Or not.There's the freedom to paint graffiti. Just don't get caught. . .But these words are very special. It warms my heart just to see this:Literally, this says God is! That's Russian for, There is a God! This has been up on that wall for several years already. Even better, no one has painted over the message.There's the freedom to worship, to gather in churches. On the left is the entrance to our church building, the white one there. We are free to worship.We are free to post the sign at the entrance, Rostov Church of Christ. That's a wonderful freedom that not all believers enjoy. In Belarus, for instance, posting the church name on the building is forbidden. Unless, of course, it's part of the official state church. But welcome to Russia where we do have that freedom.There is a God! He is alive.In Him we live. . .and we survive.For flesh is as grass and the glory of man as the flower thereof. The grass withers and the flower fades. But the word of our God endures forever. (Isaiah 40:8)Well there's bound to be a way to segue back to the freedom of apparel. But on this Independance Day, guess what -- I'm disinclined to worry about it! Granted, this freedom thing can get taken a bit too far! ;) Labels: Christianity, church, clothing, holidays and celebrations, Russia, USA 2 comments: Jeanette said... haha! Love the fashion comments. I agree...in Russia you can wear mismatched tops and bottoms, go without a slip, wear clunky shoes...it's great!

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Synchronicity abounds! I've "been away" for many moons, attempting to control my online addictions - there's only so many sites I can waste work time on - and this is the first posting I notice :) Having been fixing a load of other people's PHP recently though, I can assure you that I've not been converted - if anything, it made me realise just what a lovely language Perl is :)Comment on Re: The "dead" saints

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You've probably seen by now that Billy Crystal was allowed to play DH for the Yankees in a spring-training game yesterday. To even things up, next Wednesday in a special matinee, Jorge Posada will be performing 700 Sundays at the Belasco Theatre. Posted by Tom Nawrocki at 1:33 PM 2 comments: MJN said... And today is Billy Crystal's 60th (sixtieth!) birthday. The guy is older than Minnie Minoso, for heaven's sake.

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Woolworths, Australia's biggest owner of poker machines, has hit a multimillion-dollar jackpot thanks to a decision by the previous Victorian government to overhaul the way pokies are operated. The supermarket giant looks to have booked a one-off earnings kick of between $10 million and $20 million after the monopoly once run by Tabcorp and Tatts was replaced by an owner-operator model. The extra cash flooding Woolworths coffers makes it the single largest beneficiary of new gaming legislation, which came into force last August. Releasing its half-year profit results on Thursday, Woolworths revealed its hotels sales for the six months to December 31 had surged 19.3 per cent to $759 million but that pre-tax earnings had jumped 21.2 per cent to $140.8 million in 2013. In a statement to the Australian Securities Exchange Woolworths said growth was driven by 32 hotel purchases as well as the overall benefit obtained through Victorian gaming regulatory changes. Woolworths would not say how much of the $25 million in extra earnings came from regulatory changes. A 2012 stockbroker's report said Victoria's new regime would result in Woolworths generating an extra $72 million in annual earnings. A consequence of the new government arrangements is that Tatts and Tabcorp were removed from the profit-sharing equation, with the spoils from each machine split between the state government and operators such as Woolworths. Woolworths and other operators didn't have it all their own way. From July 1, 2012, ATMs were illegal in pokies venues. ''The removal of ATMs has had a negative effect, not only on gaming turnover, but also on bar and food revenue,'' Woolworths said. ''This impact was expected and we believe it will recover as customers adjust to the new regime.'' Woolworths, which last year sold just under $38 billion of food, groceries and liquor, is Australia's biggest operator of pokies through its ALH joint venture with the Mathieson family. As of late last year it had 11,584 machines, 5226 in Victoria. It removed 1000 machines to meet new restrictions. Meanwhile, Woolworths chief Grant O'Brien defended supermarkets' hardball approach to suppliers over pricing. The ACCC is investigating accusations of predatory and bullying behaviour by Woolworths and Coles when dealing with suppliers. This story was found at:

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Twenty-six tiny gems, these riddle poems pick up where the sequence of riddle poems in Dalton’s much lauded Red Ledger left off. In beautifully crafted language, they tease readers, making everyday things strange and new. Dalton is reaching back to an ancient riddling tradition, but also engaging in a more contemporary and local one: the oral traditions of her home, where riddles and language itself have long been a form of entertainment. Puzzling and rich, these poems are very much of their place, and are sure to delight and engage. Two original wood engravings by Wesley W. Bates were commissioned for this book, as was an engraving of a press goat. The copyright for the wood engravings is held by Wesley W. Bates. The type is 14 pt Fournier; the text paper is Zerkall Book, the end papers Moriki Kozo, and the cover paper St-Armand Canal paper. Presswork by Marnie Parsons, with the kind help of John Haney and Duncan Major; binding by Marnie Parsons, Rachel Dragland and Rosanna Pierson.

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Former North Carolina Governor Jim Martin has been asked by UNC Chancellor Holden Thorp to continue the investigation into alleged academic shenanigans at the school in Chapel Hill. It is the continuation of the McAdoo/African-American Studies investigation from last summer which was an extension of the investigation from last May that uncovered unauthorized grade submissions, forged signatures and other improprieties in 54 classes on campus. Here's team coverage with Erin Hartness and Beau Minnick... After Martin is done, the university will have another task force put together to figure out what to do about the Martin task force results...

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Just two more sleeps until we fly home. I've just tucked my heartbroken youngest daughter into bed. "I have so many friends here," she wept, "and the teachers are all amazing." It says so much about the schools here that both my girls feel nurtured and loved, and that they have learnt so much. It is so hard to leave this place. Everyone else is tucked up in bed as I sit here, waiting for the pavlovas Lizzy is taking to school tomorrow to cook. And I am thinking back over the richness of the last three months , thinking how much I have to be grateful for. Where do I start? Perhaps with the recent visit of my oldest friend. I first met Julian when I was 10, but my most vivid memories of him date back to our high school days at Ecclesbourne Grammar, in Duffield. I was the girl with two neat plaits in the front row with my hand up, Hermione Granger style, to answer the teacher's questions, while he was the boy with the red curls in the back row, inscribing rude messages/pictures about the teachers in the condensation on the classroom windows. The teachers couldn't quite fathom how we were friends. But we were, and our friendship stuck, even when both our families emigrated to different parts of the world.What we hold for each other - which no-one else shares - are the memories of two teenagers trying to find a footing in a new life and writing out the struggle for one another. We have written to one another for almost 42 years - first airmail letters that took 6 weeks to arrive, and then emails that arrive in a matter of seconds. We have met only four times since 1974, the year our families both left England: once in the UK, once in Ottawa, when I flew from Michigan to meet his family, and last time we were in Vermont. A week ago he travelled here again for the weekend - a cold, wet weekend, when everyone was tired - but we started up the conversation just where we'd left off. We always will. When I think about Julian, I marvel at the nature of friendship - the fact that two such different children could form a bond so strong that it lasts over 40 years, that it lasts over half a world of distance. It gives me hope for the bonds my children have formed here, so far from home. And for the friendships we have forged here in the beautiful Green Mountain State. I'm so grateful for the many vivid memories I will take home with me. Memories of beautiful places - but, more importantly, of remarkable people. "Writing Day Mondays" with Sharon at Coyote Ridge, eating soup and scones and watching the view. Walking by the lake with Susanmarie as night fell, with Pearl on her lead, house lights sparkling on the icy ground, and snow falling all around us. Ellen and Sofia laughing as the girls constructed a gingerbread whare. Drinking maple lattes with Kathy at Henderson's cafe, and fun with Kathy's family. Lunch at a Japanese restaurant with Peggy and Jim when we were exhausted with packing and endless lists and they restored us to some semblance of equanimity with hot sake, good food, and great company. Wonderful Jim and Peggy, our friends from Trinity A Hanukkah meal at Sue and Jeff's, where we learnt about this ancient tradition and were introduced to apple cider and rum. The twins racing around the church, light reflected from the Tiffany windows, as Rick handed out communion. a rare image of our miracle girls standing still! Enriching conversations with Dee and Bill, our warm and generous landlords. Cynthia or Rolf walking the spinones, Broli standing at our window waiting for a treat. The girls roasting 'smores over a log fire.... ....and hoola hooping and playing in the snow. Karen's "breakfast casserole" (delicious!!). Squirrels and turtle doves in the garden - the flashing red of our occasional visiting cardinal. The soft, light body of a tiny chickadee resting momentarily in my hand. The ever changing light on the Adirondack Mountains and the shining lake. The setting sun lighting the lake houses on fire. But I'm also hugely grateful for the valuable work we've done here. The effortless way Susanmarie and I have worked together, building on one another's strengths. Great energy in the workshops with senior scientists striving to train the juniors in their labs to be writers in their discipline, and with emerging scientists trying to find a way forward. Rae's sudden vision for new possibilities: Sharon's energy and determination to see change through. So many good conversations, so many new ideas arising for us all. Susanmarie, Sharon and Rae- three extraordinary women Above all, I'm deeply grateful to the amazing women who made this possible. I feel the work here has been a true collaboration, that it has been motivated by values we've shared and that are very important to me. So, we head home. To summer. To beloved family and friends - my whole family together for the first time in four years. Rose is home - oh, Rose is home!! Picnics at the farm, the dogs running through the long grass, and the project of bringing our tiny house to life. A new puppy. Fresh cherries. Our church communities. And to work: a new office, a book in press, another to write in collaboration with my dream team, my band of superb tutors, two new research proposals to write, a new course to teach (gulp!). And I'm taking home a new sense of the value of the work I do. That has been one of the true gifts of being here: seeing the results of my research come to life. I'm so grateful. Thank you to those who brought us here to a place we love - and to those who have enriched our family's lives in so many ways. Thank you to the communities of Long Point, and Trinity, and WID, thank you for the friends who have welcomed us in. Thank you to everyone who has been part of this ongoing story. E noho rā. Ka kite ano. Thank you. Posted by Lisa Emerson at 8:01 PM Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to FacebookShare to Pinterest 3 comments: Megan Stace-DaviesJanuary 23, 2016 at 3:47 AMHave loved your posts, Lisa - your descriptions of your life in Vermont, your gatherings of thoughts and your reflections on them, your beautiful photos... I've been wondering if your travel will be affected by the big snow storm. I hope not. Have a safe journey 23, 2016 at 10:38 AMYes, everything Megan said. I'll miss reading your posts and seeing those great photographs, but I'm looking forward to hearing more when you get home (even if 'home' has become a more nebulous concept). Travel safe, and travel well.ReplyDeleteLisa EmersonJanuary 23, 2016 at 7:36 PMThanks, Megan and Pete - on our way now. 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***I was searching for a date, funny how I can come here and find out when something happened...and it is usually here. Then I found this. It was originally posted June, 2009. I can't stop the tears, I miss him so much. Every word was true - I could have wrote so much more. Isaac never came. No child ever came. Even if a miracle happened and God gave us a dozen...they won't know him. They will know of him, but they won't experience him. sigh. s i g h I miss you. The surgery was fine, but I was so apprehensive to even have it without you there to wrap your soft but rough hands around mine and pray over your baby girl. No one can pray like you do poppy. I miss you...yeah, I said that already. My mother even tells that I am a daddy's girl. From the time I was a little girl I can remember loving time with him. Some of my earliest memories of daddy/daughter time was centered around fishing. That love is still there. I was two or three and he took me fishing and I was restless. So he handed me the carton of worms (yeah...grosses me out to think about it too now) and I took them and tied them into knots - not enough to kill or hurt them...just sweet lil knots. He tells the story to this day, always with a big smile on his face. I love to watch him throw this net to catch shad...he is so good at it! Santee Cooper in SC is his favorite place to fish! When my hands got big enough to take fish off the hooks, he taught me how. He was so proud of me when I took my first crappie off the hook. But, he has never let me take my catfish off - he has always been so scared of me getting stung. He has four sons, but his favorite fishing buddy has always been me. There are so many wonderful things I love about my poppy. He has this fierce love for his family and will do anything within his power to take care of us. He is so smart, he is creative and boy he has a talent for growing vegetables. He has such a giving heart, everything he grows he shares with anyone who needs it. So many qualities about him just makes you love him. But most of all - he loves God. He has served our Lord in so many ways in his life time. Growing up he took us to church any time the doors were open. He pastored a church for all of my childhood and most of my adulthood. He got the family together and we sung at different churches, he would come home from work and no matter how tired we went to sing or to hear him preach. To hear him pray is so heart touching, he just pours his heart out. When I am sick, I still call him and ask him to either pray with me or to come and pray over me. His voice is shaky now, but he used to have this strong singing voice. He has a little lisp too...which is so cute. He is 77 now, he doesn't pastor but he still preaches. His health is not so good, but twice a week he goes to the prison to teach and preach with the inmates. Once a month he goes on Sunday night to sing and preach a message to them. Monday nights he has a Bible study at the house, he is a Revelation know it all sometimes :) He works harder now than he did when he was younger!! But, it keeps him busy and going. He loves it. His heart is with the prisoners who are in a place that Mark was at. He wishes someone had been there like that for Mark. He takes a stand and isn't afraid to defend it, but he also is open to the fact that he can be wrong. But, if it is Bible based - you will have a fight on your hands to change his mind. He is my hero in so many ways. He is the only one that can call me Hopeless and really get away with it. He is a hugger. He calls out of the blue just to see how I am and say "I love you". He is tender hearted, and hurts when I hurt. To see the tears in his eyes on Mother's day when he announced that his baby girl was celebrating her first mother's day was enough to make me cry again just thinking about it. My water pipes break - call daddy. My car has a problem - call daddy. My A/C is acting up - call daddy. My heart is hurt - call daddy. My prayers feel useless - call daddy. Time to go fishing - call daddy. Need some green beans - call daddy. Want some love - call daddy. What is wonderful as well - Scott loves him just as much. And my daddy loves him too. They could have been father and son. They both love fishing, working on cars, piddling with things. Today, my poppy was the oldest father in church. In my eyes, and Scott's...he was the best as well. I love him. There are no words to express how much it means that Isaac is coming soon so I can share my poppy with him. That little boy will know how much my daddy loves him and how much I hope he gets to learn how to take a fish off the hook and learns all about Jesus from his poppy. He can be so silly! He loves his family so much - this is a bunch of us - not all! Posted by Hope Lail at 6:29 PM 1 comment: G & H4:40 PMHi! 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...Then I really wasn't!(Go, go, Pethuel! You can squish those words in there!)Reminiscing on the strange days of my strange life, wondering who it was I wanted to be, exactly--what it was I was trying to achieve, exactly--what it was I thought, exactly--God knows.I can't remember. And that's a good thing.And here's something to see you deeper.Black and white resolveOne foot in your heart and anotherIn fishnet stockings.Purple cords wound aroundUs, and pulled us togetherAnd then I electrocuted usJust once.She astounded you,I expressed your astonishmentAnd painted in acroamatic whispersEverything dishonestThat you believed...Some of it mine, and some of itHers.My hand grippingYour hand grippingMine.Like grabbing ontoEach other's souls.Telling each other, "Go,And I'll rip your heart out."Separated by clayPermeating distanceRestrained by ourselves.We were very much the sameOnce upon a timeUntil desire drove us apartMethod carried usFrom front to backAnd founded us in the epilogue.We were too acuteTo have been taken in by this.We were too cleverTo have not forseen this.I had no reason to make you feelCompletely and totallyIn need of me.It wasn't uncertainty.You never had enough (all) of me,That's all.(c) 2005 Florence McNair "The Games We Played" (unedited) UPDATE: I got an e-mail from a "concerned" anonymous reader of my blog who told me this poem was "out of it" and that I was "thinking too much". To clarify, I would like to say that the above poem was written a year and a half ago, and does not necessarily reflect any real sentiments I had then--and certainly not now. I realize that there was a time in my life when I did think "too much" and was a little too...full of...things... but this post serves the purpose of humorously reminiscing on those days. I am over them now. Hopefully.Thank you for being concerned. I only hope that I can return the favor someday, when you are as "messed up" as I am. posted by Florence at 1:00 AM 9 shiner prizes Saturday, February 25, 2006 Today I Lived Yesterday was a little bit of a fun day for me, despite the fact that it's usually one of my least favorite days of the week (Friday).I woke up to the glad tidings of Arakawa and gold for Japan. HURRAH! Sasuga, nippon! We watched the reruns tonight, everyone in Steve and Rick's room after we finished Mito Komon, and I gave a running commentary on things ranging from costume design to skater psychology. Is it just me or does Fumie Suguri always look really sad? Even when she's happy? How does anyone get along with her if they cant tell what she's thinking?"Honey, I brought you flowers! Honey...are you happy?""Yes, Satoshi, I'm happy.""Okay good. Just checking."Anyway enough of that. She's pretty. They all are. It's ironic to me, though, how the Japanese figure skaters are above average height for Japanese--because skaters are generally supposed to be short. Well whatever.They recorded the Expo before we went on outreach today. YEEEEAH!And I get this comment from Jeremy in passing last night. "Florence, I had no idea you were so into Figure skating!"Yeah I enjoy it, okay. I like artistic expression...especially when it requires talent--and MUSIC! Its all so wonderful.And Alternative Man is FUN! I like lots of songs! And wow, there's this new female singer on one of Andrew Vee's songs! (I don't know where to find credits for these things, but I "somehow" knew it was an Andrew song.) Nice stuff. And it's good to hear Extraordinary Days on a CD. I talked to Gabe on the phone today and in a tired laugh he told me that there was some mistake with the lead vocal credits somehow having gone to Jesse Pritchard. Wow. I think they fixed it. Hahahahaha...we had a good laugh. It totally sounds like something that would happen to Gabe. Funny thing about the song is the credits got changed in the "lyrics by" and "music by" place so many times that they ended up just a little screwed up. Oh well. I don't mind having all the lyrics pinned on me. But I feel terrible that the melody is blamed on Jesse. That was almost entirely my fault. Hahahahahahaha...life's little ironies.Skipping off to watch some people make love to music on ice... posted by Florence at 7:49 PM 12 shiner prizes Sunday, February 19, 2006 Wow It's not as if I think I rival Oprah with my "recommend it and they will read it" powers. This post serves the purpose of releasing personal feelings (the kind that make you want to tap your finger or shake your leg). Otherwise known as a RANT.I haven't read something this good in a long time. I was floored.They are watching the TV. They are always watching the TV. It is an inviolable right that neither mom nor dad question.Question? I would usually sit there and wallow with them, but not today. I have a fire burning in my soul that will not let me sit.“Kids, turn that off.”I don’t mean it but I feel obliged to toss something over my shoulder on my way to the kitchen. The evolved way of saying, I’m home. Welcome to the new millenium. There is no answer from the kids, but I wasn’t expecting one. Gone are the days of sitting around the dinner table exchanging pleasantries and, how was your day. I do miss those days but life must go on, and who does that nowadays anyway? The dinner table went out of date with the log cabin.Nothing in the refrigerator looks appealing. Cold wing, cold pizza, cold everything. That will be the second night in a row that I don’t eat. I am sure not eating is good for you anyway, and the fire inside won’t let me eat. I feel like dropping and doing twenty pushups, or running up and down the stairs a hundred times. Carol would think I am crazy.Maybe that is what the fire inside is. A touch of mental imbalance creeping up your shoulders like frost on a cold day.No. What really gives me the shivers is the global tendency that I am picking up on, to consider any fire at all insanity. This burgeoning paranoia for the abnormal that drains the life out of life. The comparison-that is what is really insanity. I am comparing fire to frost, look at me. At best a bad metaphor and at worst a paranoiac complex. There’s the big insanity again.That, my friends, is a portion of The Taming, by Joe Johnston. It is the story of a man who is so unlike the average man in wealth and intelligence, but cannot escape the thoughts of the average human--cannot escape the fear of mediocrity...the fear of time...the fear of death. It inspires the thoughts that men were made to think.I secured a printed copy and smuggled it in to nap with me. I read it straight through.(In other news: It staggers a bit through the beginning portion but finds its legs. The second half is some of the best stuff I've ever seen written.)The imagery:I see the sun. It is smiling cheerily at me, its arms stretched towards the earth to gather up the floodwater. The ground dries and is quickly parched. My walls are searing black from the heat as the sun grabs my brain in a pudgy fist and scalds it in its stifling grasp and its surface begins to blister. The sun smiles and says, “It is your fault.” I love the violin. I love the way it expresses itself, it climbs its way out of your speakers and burrows and claws its way into your heart. You could say it speaks to me. I feel it connects me to its source, the frantic, fervid vehemence of the authour. I can feel his hands around his enemy’s neck as I am strangling my steering wheel. A thousand insects gnaw into my ears as the fiend pleads for his life futilely. I can hear in my brain the pitiful snap of the spinal cord, and it echoes salaciously, yet emptily, in my head as he moves on to his next victim. The brevity:You think of the silliest things in a crisis situation. And then you think of thinking of them, and it complicates things.The truth:My life used to be boring. It’s funny how we as humans only find amusement and challenges when reality perverts itself, when we have to try to find it within ourselves to ‘rise above’ our circumstances. It’s not within there, I know it. The ability to transcend my circumstances is not within myself. I don’t know what I am going to do. Right now I am only existing. Everything else has been taken and I am existing on instincts. Facing immediate challenges, and closing my eyes to the future.Just little pieces.The ending was amazing.I haven't read anything this spectacular in years. I took a break with the CGO handbook--but still, years. It's the kind of Wow that makes you want to take off and run and run.Just for the record, I am not doing publicity for the author, and I don't know him personally. I would do the same for Lord of the Rings or Memoirs of Geisha, only, this impressed me more. posted by Florence at 7:06 PM 27 shiner prizes Wednesday, February 15, 2006 A Happy Song I don't like being grinchy about Valentines.And not liking chocolate (THAT'S ME!) is not a good excuse for not liking Valentines. Chocolate is sweet, gooey and sticky. Valentines is warm, soft and heavy--like a blanket.And Valentines' day isn't all about taking love either. If no one gave love, where would the love come from? Giving love is a fun, fun habit.Even if I never got a single gift of chocolates until I was 15 (when I got like...5), it's a day for love, and love is a responsibility that cannot be shirked. And if you forget to love most days...may as well love on the one that reminds you.We preserve it betweenClasped fingersAnd force it deeperInto each other...So as not to freeze in coldSo as not to melt in heat.I love you, even though Valentines is gone. (Valentines made me start, I won't let it make me stop, lest it cancel itself out and disappear. I want it again next year. You know who you are!!!) posted by Florence at 2:05 PM 7 shiner prizes Sunday, February 12, 2006 G-O-N-E GONE like Uncle Zeb sang My fever (I owned it, okay, not vice versa.) which was my companion the past three days, which dragged me by the internals like an overenthusiastic alien up up and away to 41 C and the woozies, my fever which had me perched in a compromised position over our japanese toilet with a muscle cramp in my thigh and the convulsies* all over *like the shakes during transition, only less scary and more funny. The cramp was like a cramp, case you were wondering. my yucky yucky fever has gone back to where Jesus makes all bad things go when they've run their course. And oh, it feels so good.Like a good run-on sentence with no regrets.Sure, I still have a nagging cough, leukemia lips, and a feeling not unlike that of one who has been squished by a slow train, but it still feels so good.If you did, thank you so much for praying for me.Michelle pounced on me when she woke up, and when Mark admonished her about mommy being sick she snuggled up and told me, "Don't worry, Mommy, I hold you." Worth every ache for moments like that, and all the awesome Word I got to read. Can't get enough, it is impossible. I may have just had my first ever week long feast! Yeeehaw! posted by Elaina at 11:59 PM 4 shiner prizes Saturday, February 11, 2006 Stars Masterpiece (C) Florence McNair (thanks Paint)You are the star that gravity inclines me toward,I revolve around, I worship, I find my way by youYou are the light when life runs out of batteriesYou help me with my JapaneseI am nowYou are foreverAnd time can't hold me downI am hereAnd you are everywhereI am in love with your many facesLight and air and fire burns as oneIn essence you la da la la laYou are the shortest poem every writtenYour fingers play the music of the rainYou make me feel like walking upside downI drop my hands in praise to youYou blow me kisses in the windYou blow me awayYou make every day my day, hey hey(C) Florence McNair and Tomo Sakamoto "In Essence You" posted by Florence at 3:47 PM 9 shiner prizes Friday, February 10, 2006 I'm Sorry I think I've only just begun to realize these past few days how badly in need of Jesus' forgiveness I am. The weight of everything bad and yucky that I've done in my short, short life, is already way too much for me to come to grips with. I can't--I struggle with the fear that everyone will know how much of a failure I am; how proud I am; how terrible I am.This is hard to write.THANK GOD for my sins. Really. Without these sleepless nights and these terrible fears of failure, I would never need Jesus in the measure that I do now. I know I need him every day...every minute. I want him, and every second I spend away from the Word and away from Him I can literally feel the life draining out of me, the fears creeping back in. I've gotten to the point where I truly run to his arms. I run.Jesus told me the night before our feast started, that because I had tried to do better, he wanted to forgive me for everything I had done, but that I was holding back and continuing to disobey in small areas, preventing him from wrapping his arms around me and letting me feel his full forgiveness. I finally gave in, and what a wonderful feeling it was. I told Jesus out loud that I didn't know how I could ever have the courage or faith to live for him with the nagging memory of all my sins behind me. And he told me:"The memory of your sins will only serve to pull us closer together, as you realize how frail you are on your own, and how in need of Me you are. The memory of your sins is my gift to you."And I felt like I could hold onto him forever.1. I've been proud. Very proud. Maybe I haven't shown it, but I have been. I've been proud about so many things...and I realize now that my pride reduced me to nothing, because I haven't been using the talents I've been given because of my pride. To anyone that's felt, seen, or otherwise experienced an effect of my pride...please forgive me.2. I've been selfish. Self-absorbed and self-centered. I haven't given you the love you need, the love you deserve. I hurt you many times--I ignored you--I didn't help you-- I'm sorry.3. I've been a liar. I don't think I've hurt you, but I've used you. May God grant me the grace to admit and apologize. I hope you can forgive me.4. I've been self-righteous. I've tried to make you better--I tried to fix you and I tried to make you feel like you weren't the disciple you should be. I've been legalistic and tried to pull the standard of the Word on my own. But you are beautiful...and I need you.AND I SLEEP DURING WORD TIME!!! (I just thought you should know that.) Not all the time...but sometimes!Lord help me. And you...please help me too.And everyone read and laugh at the testimony accreditted to me in the Grapevine. It makes me sound terribly proud and horribly deluded, but GOD KNOWS IT'S TRUE. I deserve it...I need it.Elaina, your toast would've made me cry. If only we weren't sitting in a roomful of people. Thank you for your forgiveness. You've known me through the most twisted portion of my life...but somehow I've always felt that you understood me. You're God's best gift to me right now. I don't know what I'd do without you. posted by Florence at 7:36 PM 4 shiner prizes Monday, February 06, 2006 8 things I want in a perfect partner This, not to discourage takers, was implored of me by someone who couldn't think of 8 people to tag and added me to the list as a last resort. In any case, I'm giddy with gladness--my first tag!But this is one of those topics that I just need to make a long and stuffy disclaimer about before I continue. It is somewhat a point of dignity (ha...you bought it for a second, anyway) in my small life that I have an opinion of "love" and "in-love-feelings" (a term that makes me laugh) and "the perfect partner" that is very lack luster. On the other hand, I am secretly a dreadfully romantic person--or maybe I just haven't grown up. In any case, here is the list:1. The ability to reason and accept reasoning. (To keep perspective; to be objective)2. A big, charming smile.3. A sense of humor that is pathetic but realizes it. (They make me feel cuddly)4. Moderation and self-discipline for life and the wisdom to curb my extreme tendencies in a nice nice way.5. A happy fella--someone who doesn't like being angry, doesn't like it when people are angry, and does something about it.6. The talent to be easy-going and SPACY enough to be quick to forgive, to laugh at his own mistakes, to be easily surprised, satisfied and forgiven.7. Ambitions.8. The humility to try things he's not good at.(I have no reason to require number 8 of any human being, because I haven't mastered it yet. Maybe that's why I admire it so...)That being said, don't hold this against me when I marry an uncouth, scowly fella--because God only knows where (as florecita says) my Karma lies.---and I tag (it seems that there are no more people left on this earth to tag, maybe these are the last left standing) : Lil'Ninars, Elaina, Sparti, Santiago, AichAnd everyone else I thought of has already been tagged or does not have a blog. Hmeh. posted by Florence at 6:05 PM 7 shiner prizes Friday, February 03, 2006 Me and Books I have been sick. (So sick that...)I have NOT been calling my friends for their birthdays. (The Aquarian ones) I feel terrible.I have been reading.I have been reading a lot.I was thinking of making one of those "Books I am Currently Reading" things, but then I realized that every blog has one of those. And who cares about what I'm reading anyway? Am I so cool that people will go out and read any book I've read? I'm no connoisseur of literature, I promise you. And I have no foreknowledge of what I'm reading, mostly. I just read whatever's on hand. (if the blurb looks like it's compensating for what's INSIDE the book, or if it has a title like "Darkest Africa", then I usually don't read it.) (Ironically, I have a book about darkest Africa next to my bed right now. We'll just see how bored I get.)Well I conjured one up anyway, and I was so ashamed of my taste that I decided to post it here for all to see.The only of the above that I am actually glad that I happened upon are Return From Tomorrow by George G. Ritchie, which is a splendidly written book about stuff that is usually pretty boring to read; Rilla of Ingleside which is a classic, regardless of the rest of the Green Gables stories; and the Japanese Bible (which, yes, is that book with the rainbow stripes on it.) Ironically it's the exact copy that I possess, and am now struggling through. I'm learning a lot of new kanjis. Hurray!Anyway. 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Many of us dream of a change of lifestyle. Mike and Rose did it! This is an account of the fulfillment of their ambition to live on and explore the unique canal system of the UK, based on a blog written at the time. Read of the trials and tribulations of living the dream. How do you move from detached family house to live 365 days a year in a space 57 feet long by just under 7 feet wide with no mains services? The text is enhanced with maps, pictures and explanatory notes for the general reader. Features & Details Category Travel Size 5×8 in, 13×20 cm 214 Pages Publish Date Nov 27, 2011 Tags life afloat, inland waterways, bell ringing, canals, narrowboat See More About the Creator Michael Amphlett UK Mike is a retired Biomedical Scientist having spent his career working in diagnostic Microbiology in NHS laboratories. A lover of the inland waterway system of the UK, he and his wife Rose are also keen church bell ringers. Having lifed for most of their married life in and around Cambridge they have now settled in the beautiful city of Bath.

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There’s measure to your daily routine. The pattern of getting ready in the morning, going to work, the commute home and the unwind to get ready to get ready again. Patterns like these inevitably shape the ways we work at FIFTEEN, not only internally, but how why we choose to produce the content we do. Similar to recognizing all possible perceptions, we must pinpoint an audience’s tendencies to help communicate our messaging. Only then are we able to tap into our deep well of services and get to work. Finger on the Pulse Our rhythms come together in step. Our capabilities are synchronized as we collaborate on conception, tactics, production and execution. We’re always pushing one another in a positive direction and looking for new patterns of success and frequencies upon which to operate. Defining that perfect rhythm hinges on balancing any number of skilled services we possess. These capabilities are translated into real-world communication for people who value our work as much as we do. It's Your Move Flip your style back and forth. Motions needed to pivot to target a new, younger audience. FIFTEEN concepted, storyboarded, cast, shot, scored, edited and placed a vibrant spot that revolved around constant motion and style versatility. More About This Project Bring It Bison Dip is the life of the party. That was the cornerstone theme of a holiday campaign with a computer-animated spot that featured skeletons awakening from their slumber and breaking it down around a tub of delicious dip. More About This Project Care for What Matters Most Catholic Health gets you back to what you cherish most about life. This full-fledged campaign highlighted the human side of healthcare with a series of television spots, produced entirely in-house by FIFTEEN, that showed quality of life after care. More About This Project Made To Measure When we tap into our deep well of services and capabilities, we come up with a balanced blend of techniques and tactics. This well is filled by services that exist within our own walls, mastered by a talented team and delivered with careful thought and consideration. And when we work in rhythm with your objectives, these services garner results.

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'D, you are gonna Love it! You HAVE to come...' 'For a dancer, this is Heaven. Are you coming next year?' I kept putting it off for THREE YEARS. What is wrong with me?! I am ALL about the Beach, Meeting wonderful souls and of course, Dancing. So I packed my carry-on and headed to Playa Del Carmen, Mexico for Mi Casa es Su Casa Holiday 2012. OH MY GOODNESS!!! The experience has forever changed my mind, body and soul. The individuals I met there are beautiful. Coincidentally, I bonded on an even greater scale with some wonderful souls I already knew. Seeing Osunlade and Djeff, on top of getting big hugs from many made this trip beautiful. Osunlade with his suspenders, badass shoes and pipe. His set at the Blue Parrot set a sister on fire. The ancestors were lock and loaded with his set. I turned back to see him playing without headphones. That's a bad motherfucker! Hands down one of the dopest sets I have heard this man play. Ahh I love him! My first night was the meet and greet. I ran into so many people I already knew: Jenn and Brad, Asya Shein of Fusicology, MasterKev, Justin (Aquabeat), RamonRawsoul, Julius The Mad Thinker, Adam Gibbons and so many others. I took a quick shower after a long day on the beach and went down to La Santanera for Uhuru Afrika/Wepa! event. Oh my goodness talk about spiritual! Sidy Maiga was on the drums. If you do not know who this brother is, Google him. He has worked with my fellow brother, Boddhi Satva on a few projects. I was in a trance by the drums and danced the ENTIRE night. I ran into my homie, Sabine, and it all went to another place RIGHT then and there. Met Lucid of Soulshifters and Odie (San Francisco) and we got it in as well. Big ups West Coast! Still SALTY that I missed Jose Marquez on the decks! I got you next time, homie! I know he ripped it. Big ups Max Pela and Adam Gibbons for keeping a sista on the floor and sweating her hair out the first night. That is dancing! Friday was a crazy day as well. Went to hear the ladies on the deck for It's Her Turn! Helen Ting of Hong Kong: I'm gon' need for you all to peep this lady! I was sleeping on her and I apologize! She ripped the decks. DJ Tabu did her thang as well. I think the performance that shut down that day was Lady Alma. I LOVE me some of her! Her mic went out at one point and she started SAAAAAAAAAANGING like no one's business! That sister is the truth! I LOVE her voice and God has surely blessed her with it. After her performance, I ran into her and gave her huge hugs. Guess who was RIGHT there? Lisa Shaw! Talk about awesome! Such a sweet soul. That night was the United Nations event at The Blue Parrot. I walked into about 11:45-ish because I COULD NOT miss my boo Sabine on decks! That sista is the TRUTH! I am so proud of you, woman! You always hold your own, but this night, you took it to another level. Love You bunches! Hallex M of Hong Kong (Paris) did the damn thing. When he played Kerri Chandler's remix of 'Rain', a sista was DONE! I do not think the locals who were not used to dancing of such magnitude knew what to do. Me, Soukeyna and Sabine all zoned out, cleared the area and just went RIGHT into it. Osunlade got on the decks and shut it down until 5:30 in the morning! Needless to say, it was magical. Starting off with 'Cantos a Oya et Ochun', going into his remix of 'I Want You' by Floetry to hearing vocals bringing the return of the Black Messiah to Moodymann's 'Shades of Jae', a sista was on another planet. He always does that to me. I got to meet MAWU's own, Linda, on the dance floor. Talk about humbling. It is funny when you think no one knows who you are and come to find out, they do. Truly an experience. I shall forever treasure that night. Saturday it was off to Om Tulum for Turntables on the Caribbean. Nickodemus, Eddie Plenty, Dj Numark and Sabo brought the tunes in. I met even more amazing souls that day. We dance to Old School Hip-Hop, House, Salsa, Soul and so much more. The water was PERFECT. But yeah, fifteen minutes away from us was a jungle with wild animals and shit. Talk about interesting. Not about that Life at all. We had fresh food and wonderful drinks to keep us all going in the spirit. WARNING: Saturday night was STUPID! I needed dirt, a casket and someone to carry my ass out! Atlanta's own, RamonRawsoul started the night off right. I do not think I truly expected this night to be this mind-blowing!! I knew Ramon was gonna shut it down. Djeff SHUT IT DOWN FOR ALL OF MI CASA HOLIDAY! To be honest, he played better than when I saw him in Miami for Winter Music Conference and Atlanta! This dude had people calling all types of names. I felt my ancestors on the dance floor and went bananas! He played some newness from Boddhi (Do NOT think I did not ask! lol) and that was all she wrote. I was doing handstands, screaming out things I never knew I would say. When he busted out with EnaWadan's 'I'm Still Standing', I knew it was about to be a wrap. LAWD!!!! Where was my dirt? DJs were by the booth and were just mesmerized like they had seen a ghost. I was screaming up to the Heavens as to why he was bringing such goodness! I look over and see Joann Jimenez and she replies, 'I think I am pregnant!' Homie, you are the truth! After his set, Julius got on. I'm not gonna even lie, if I were the DJ after him, I would have kept my shit in the bag and went back to my hotel room. That energy was DIVINE! After his set, he tells me, 'I hope they bring me back next year...' ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! He will PROBABLY be a staple for Mi Casa Holiday! AND he wanted to get back on. Someone would have had to mop me off the floor. That foolishness would have not been pretty at all. My homeboy Kevin is upstairs playing and he smacked the Hell out of me with the goodness he played. Sidy had his drum and there was a little drum circle going on. his energy geared more towards me and Sabine. Her and I felt the Orishas around us and that was all that she wrote. I needed to cool down. However, when I looked up and opened my eyes, the damn sun was OUT! I danced ALL night until 7:30 in the morning! Sunday was more of a lax day. It was the last day. Oh so sad to see everyone packing. Some already left on their respective flights. We chilled for the Ambassadors' closing party. Salah represented ATL VERY NICELY with his set. This man is doing amazing things for our scene and it is great for the rest of the World to see it first hand. Osunlade got on next and played all old school tracks! I loved it! So refreshing and the blend was PERFECT!!! Mikeytown got on! This dude is hilarious! If you put him and Djeff side by side, I PROMISE you that they are RELATED! His set was awesome! Kept all of us going. We all sung in unison and vibed out. David Sabat got on and brought his Chi-town flavor. I see you, homie!!! I miss Keith's set. Sadface. I heard it was smooth as well :) That night was the Soiree/Farewell event. We all hugged, took pictures, kisses on the cheeks and of course, more dancing. I got my feet some loving, courtesy of a foot massage. Ahhh yes!! I needed it after all of the days of dancing! Vibing out with wonderful souls. I shall treasure the moments we shared. I got off the shuttle and into the airport and cried. I LOVE YOU MY MI CASA FAMILY!! UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN... <3 nbsp="nbsp" p="p"> <3 Posted by Deborah Conton at 9:57 AM 2 comments Labels: Ancestral House, DJ sabine, Djeff Afrozila, Family, Global Soul, house dancers, love, Mexico, Mi Casa Holiday, Music, Om, Osunlade, Playa Del Carmen, Tulum Reactions: Are You Afro? and LIBATION NYC Alright, alright... I cheated a little bit ATL fam. So my birthday weekend, I jetted out and went back to my second home, New York City. Every single time I come back, I am always showered and adorned with so much hospitality that it is crazy. My charm, perhaps? Nonetheless, I let it all out on the dance floor at Are You Afro? to hear Wasabi, Des Uno and Lou Gorbea. Got my dancing in there, then scooted over to the Sullivan Room to hear Ian Friday, Perez Massimo and Zandy SheJay. I walked into RIGHT when Perez was playing 'Mukubwa' by G'Sparks and I LOST IT! You all put this sista in a coma. Big ups to Gale (Are You Afro?) and Manchildblack (Libation) who always shows this sista Love. I want to relive that night because I ran into good peoples. I got it in. Ya heard me?! What it do Gio and Mark? Been a minute since I have seen you Mark (I'd say Shelter Party 2007, WMC to be exact). Ahh amazing times. Okay, no more chit chat, here are the photos: Thank You for making my birthday week amazing, NYC! I have so much Love for you. Until then... <3 Posted by Deborah Conton at 8:14 AM 0 comments Labels: Are you Afro, Birthday, Dance, Global Soul, House Music, Libation NYC, Music, New York City Reactions: Celebrate Mujasi This beautiful soul has touched so many lives within the Atlanta Scene for so long, it is only just that we give back. I have known Theresa for many years. With an infectious smile, a wonderful spirit that oozes of Love, Strength and Confidence, we all came together in a time of healing. Her son, Mujasi has been diagnosed with a rare condition called LCH-Unifocal (Langerhans cell histiocytosis, unifocal)Read more about it here: LCH-Unifocal. The House community came together in the name of music, Love, Unity and Dance for her son. Stan Zeff, Salah Ananse, RamonRawsoul, Lynnee Denise, Yusef and DJ 1derful provided the wonderful moves and grooves for us all to vibe with. Kemi Bennings jumped on the mic for a bit to show Love and solidarity for Mujasi. Thank You so much everyone! I was moved to tears and my soul was happy to see all share hugs, great memories for this beautiful soul to heal on an even greater scale. to show how amazing the Universe works, we all stood outside after the event took place and the moon had its halo around it. She is listening to us and it all-knowing.

http://deephouseatl.blogspot.com/2012/10/

December was a busy month in the Preservation Lab, though the near radio-silence from me on the blog would indicate otherwise. In November I began gathering information and structuring my plan for conducting a preservation survey of the State Library's storage spaces and collections. As I've mentioned previously, this project is conducted in conjunction with the Preservation Management Institute at Rutgers University.Once I had my plan of action, December was spent in the stacks: measuring temperature, relative humidity and light levels; assessing air flow, fire suppression systems and potential water threats; counting microfilm reels, video tapes and audio tapes; and surveying the condition of glass plate negatives, oversize framed objects, rare materials and miscellaneous objects in our vault (commemorative plates, doorknobs, building keys, medals, etc.). It was a great opportunity to look at our collections on the item-level, as well as at the collection level. And honestly, some of the things we have are just plain cool - such as two phonodiscs (33 1/3 rpm) titled "John F. Kennedy : a self-portrait ; the gallant warrior of the thousand days" - so it was fun for me to have a chance to spend a few minutes examining them. Now that I have surveyed the storage spaces and collections I am left with a stack of notes about two inches thick. January will be spent synthesizing these notes into a document that describes preservation at the library in great detail and provides recommendations for areas of growth in regards to preservation. I am eager to complete this document as it will provide a sound basis upon which the preservation program at the library can move forward and perhaps even highlight some potential grant writing opportunities.- Lacy Crews, Preservation Librarian

http://mastatelibrary.blogspot.com/2009/01/from-preservation-lab.html

palomino (n.) 1914, from American Spanish palomino "cream-colored horse," from Spanish, literally "young dove," perhaps from Italian palombino "dove-colored," from Latin palumbinus "of wood pigeons," from palumba "wood pigeon" (from PIE root *pel- (1) "pale"). The horse so called because of its dove-like coloring, light brown or cream with a pale mane and tail.

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Obsessed with movies from a young age, Spooner’s love of the medium brought him to the European Film College where he began his journey from the theatre seat to the director’s chair. After graduating, Spooner started with a local Danish production company where he spent day and night cultivating his unique talents within filmmaking. Around the year 2000 Spooner conceived the idea to do a TV series in the form of a spoof cop show. The series called ”P.I.S.” was the first mockumentary show in the world. Together with his high school friend Simon Bonde, he made two seasons of “P.I.S”. The series became an instant classic on Danish television, and opened the door to the world of advertising. Among their first jobs was a long series of sitcom-tv-spots for Toyota which won several Arnold Prizes and positioned them as the go to guys when it came to directing comedy spots. The duo quickly broke the boundaries of the local market and stepped out into the big world, directing international campaigns for clients such as Carlsberg, Suzuki and Pandora. In 2009 their second series “The Man with the Golden Ears” hit it big on Danish television scoring four Danish TV awards for Best Script, Best Short Format Drama, Best Editing and Best Sound. It was also picked up by Fox TV Studios to be remade for American Television. Today Spooner works as a single entity and is also known for directing music videos for local artists like Nik & Jay, Medina, Outlandish and Brandon Beal. His commercial work includes clients as Ladbrokes, US Bank, United Arab Emirates, Toyota, K-Mart and Nestlé just to mention af few. With advertising as his playground Spooner continues to exert himself in film craft in all formats. As a director, he masters the ability to create a variety of fascinating universes enriched by his remarkable understanding of visual techniques, his ability to use humor, and his great interpersonal skills.

http://uitchiscratch.com/director/mike-spooner/

- last edited April 2014 - Viewed by 428 users Flag Many games like provide players with many hours of gameplay and such . However in each and everyone of them , the only reason I would stick around the game is the mods that come after , changing the entire game . Literally in the cases of New Vegas and Skyrim , I only played the main quest unmodded , then I restarted the game with loads of mods . I wonder if Telltale will ever be able to release modding tools to the community , so people may be able to create their own stories within a set universe . Obviously , I am not aware of how developers of TT make their games and whether its easy to alter parts of them or not , but I really wonder if it could ever be possible . I've never seen such a discussion taking place about TT games and I really wonder why since modding is both useful to the developer and the player . The player enjoys the game more , the developer gets new ideas on what the people want . Giving the example of New Vegas , where many mods of Fallout 3 became part of the actual game , due to their popularity . I guess that since the game is released in episodes it would be hard to have modding tools before every episode is released and the problem is that once all five episodes are released , it would mean you are about to mod a game that is about 1 year old . So , what do you guys think ? Would you like mods on telltale games ? Would you support them ? Do you think that Telltale could release good modding tools in any of their next-gen games ? If not , why ?

https://telltale.com/community/discussion/67464/modding-tools-software-questionpoll/

Frond is a cross platform fractal viewing application written in Java. Frond allows you to zoom in to any area of the fractal with unlimited undo and redo capabilities and adjust amount of iterations to maximise detail.

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A lot of golfers and instructors talk about 'posture', wanting the spine to be 'straight' at address. Here golf professional Ted Long, explains a few reasons why a straight spine is not good for a golf swing.3JACK Posted by Rich H. at 6:04 PM Reactions: 5 comments: Anonymous said... Really interesting.Does a good job of explaining.Any other instructors talk about this? November 24, 2010 at 7:38 PM Anonymous said... That's cool. This looks like he is opposed to the Adam Scott look. Am I right?Happy Thanksgiving Rich. Great blog. November 25, 2010 at 2:29 AM Rich H. said... yes, he's against the Adam Scott/Tiger look. Although Tiger may change what he does under Foley. The straight spine is actually bad for your lower back.3JACK November 25, 2010 at 5:09 PM Anonymous said... I built more lean and mean and probably have that high butt look.I did notice how that seemed to restrict the hip turn which can lead to the arms just lifting in the backswing.Great find, Rich. I'm going to keep an eye on this instructor.

http://3jack.blogspot.com/2010/11/straight-spine-vs-rounded-spine.html

Staying clean wasn’t the order of the day Saturday as 25 teams made their way through a muddy obstacle course all in the name of charity. The Rush MS Adventure Challenge saw 100 participants get dirty at Adrenaline Adventures as they made their way through the 5 km course in support of the MS Society of Canada. Proceeds from the challenge will help fund programs and services to benefit the more than 3,000 Manitobans living with MS. ChrisD.ca video Comments commentsCharity, Health, MS Society of Canada← Fish Sink in Series Ender with Fargo-MoorheadPHOTOS: 2012 Dragon Boat Festival on the Red River →

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Can't wait to have a six pack of Payette Brewing Co.'s tasty Mutton Buster Brown Ale cans chillin' in my fridge. Coming later this month, along with the pale ale!

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1 Comment » It feels like I went to sleep in May and woke up and it’s September. This summer has FLOWN by. I have enjoyed my internship experience and I loved my preceptor, but I am SO excited to be done for awhile. I officially finished my last report of this rotation on Sunday!!!!!!! And even though the paper work is slowing down nothing else will be. So far I have planned: FOOTBALL! So much football it will make your head spin. 🙂 Frank and I bought season tickets to the Cowboys and he is coaching the Plainsmen again so I will be at almost all of those games as well. AND….most importantly the WSU Cougars will be playing the CU Buffs in October. While I love Frank’s family I will be wearing my crimson & grey while I cheer on my favorite time of all time. Hopefully a job and I also have multiple volunteer opportunities. Gotta make that resume shine!! My tonsils will be removed 😦 🙂 this deserves two different emotions. On one hand I am so excited to have them out because they cause me so much trouble but on the other it’s gonna hurt. Completing 4 classes without really being in the classes. Kinda screwy but basically I have to read the books and pass exams for 4 courses.

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Goldie is littermates with Cal and N.G.A. alumnus Echelon! She is a quiet girl and just waiting to sneak up and steal your heart!

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By: Moretta Minerva McGonagall has finished her nightly rounds. The castle is silent and the grounds are empty... except for one girl, lying in the grass and gazing at the stars. Rated: Fiction K - English - Family - Minerva M., OC - Words: 846 - Reviews: 17 - Favs: 7 - Follows: 2 - Published: 10/21/2007 - Status: Complete - id: 3848464 + - Full 3/4 1/2 Expand Tighten Just a small one-shot that came to me this summer. Please give me feedback on this, I'm not quite sure how I feel about how it turned out. Under the StarsMinerva McGonagall looked out onto the shores of the Black Lake, which glittered onyx as the wind touched the surface, from the steps leading into the Entrance Hall. Her nightly rounds always ended here, and she wouldn't have had it any other way. The castle by night was even more magical than by day, the turrets striking in the moonlight, the fire from inside the walls dancing out the windows. You could tell where each common room was by the dieing reds and yellows that came out of the windows. Even the Slytherin common room was identifiable, thanks to a faint green glow to her right, seeming almost to come from under the castle. A shadowy figure on the grounds caught her eye. The silhouette was lying in the grass, staring up at the dark sky. The Professor wandered over to them, almost sure of whom it would be. "You shouldn't be out here, not at this time of night. Albus wouldn't have approved, and you're still a student." It was just one week after Dumbledore's death, the day before the funeral, the day before the students were due to go home. "Yes, I know," came the reply, "but I'm your daughter! Surely that grants me some sort of immunity. Besides, I'm a Prefect! Though I daresay it's favouritism…" "Being Head Girl wouldn't grant you immunity, much less being daughter of a member of staff." "Or two." Grinned the young Gryffindor. "Or two." Agreed her Head of House. "Sit with me mother," offered the girl, "it's quite peaceful out here, at such a time of night." Minerva set herself down, knees bent, next to her not-so-little girl, who still lay gazing at the stars. Quietly, the girl moved to face her mother. "Where are they going to bury him?" she asked softly. "Over there," the Professor replied, pointing, "near that patch of trees. We used to sit under them to discuss things, during the summer. In most holidays, actually. It's mostly occupied with fornicating teenagers in term-time." She stopped, taking off her glasses and pinching the bridge of her nose. "I'll miss him… he always knew what to do. And now I suppose I'm Headmistress." She sighed, "I miss him so much already." Her daughter pulled herself up and hugged her tightly, "You can cry, Mum, I won't think any less of you. I've been doing not much else for days." Minerva pulled back from the embrace to look the girl in the yes, her own still moist. "Were you told who? Who did it?" "No… everybody whispers, but no one knows, not for sure." The Professor's voice was cold and bitter as she spat the name out. "Snape." The girl reeled in shock, "Professor Snape? We all wondered… but he trusted… always… Snape… I can't believe it…" "I know, I felt the same. Albus insisted, he always seemed to be so certain, it took me some time to come to terms with it too." "Snape!" the girl was livid. "Oh, I hope Potter finds him and wrings his greasy, murdering neck!" she seethed. Her mother raised an eyebrow, "So you won't go after him?" "No," the girl shook her head, "he'll be with Volde- sorry," she corrected when Minerva flinched, "sorry, You-Know-Who, by now, and I would never be able to find him. Besides, it's not really my fight. But when he comes to Hogwarts, I will be here. They will not take over my home, the school. I won't let them." That said, she collapsed backwards, returning once again to gazing at the stars. Her mother didn't follow suit. They stayed like that for a long while. "I'll go to bed now, Mum." Said the Prefect, getting up and dusting herself off, "I've got a train to catch tomorrow after all. I'll apparate into Hogsmeade in time for supper. I might spend some time in Muggle London, alright?" "Fine, dear. Owl me if you're going to be late." "Yes Mum." She smiled. Before turning back towards the castle, she looked oddly at her mother. "Lie down, Mum. You'll see them better." Minerva shook her head, "I don't want to. I used to a lot, but now… I just don't feel like it anymore."

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3848464/1/Under-the-Stars

Arizona pitching prospect Trevor Bauer has pitched as advertised, and his performances have D-backs fans clamoring for his promotion to the big leagues. There's no denying how good Bauer, the No. 1-ranked prospect in the organization, has been. The club's 2011 first-round pick tarted this season at Double-A Mobile and went 7-1 with a 1.68 ERA in eight starts for the BayBears before his promotion to Triple-A Reno. He went on to give up one run in eight innings in his first start for the Aces, sending the D-backs' faithful into a frenzy. There's also no ignoring the fact that Bauer has fewer than a dozen starts as a pro. He walked five batters and had two wild pitches for the Aces against New Orleans in his second Triple-A start. He threw only 42 of 89 pitches for strikes that game. Pitching against Sacramento, a team that included Yoenis Cespedes and Manny Ramirez, in his third Triple-A start earlier this week, Bauer gave up two runs, struck out eight and issued four walks in six innings for the victory. He threw 100 pitches against the River Cats, 56 of which were strikes. Overall, Bauer has struck out 84 batters in 67 1/3 innings this season. "[Bauer] hasn't been in the Minor Leagues very long, and he's been rushed like we've never rushed anybody before, because of the stuff that he has and his ability to pitch," D-backs farm director Mike Bell said. "He has made some improvements. For me, it's not about improving stuff but more about the ability to manage game plans, getting us deep into games and giving us chance to win." The D-backs would like to see Bauer make mechanical adjustments quicker when things are not going as planned during games. The ability to adjust on the fly could result in him pitching into the seventh and eighth innings more often. Overall, Bauer has pitched at least five innings in each of his first 11 starts, going six innings twice, seven innings three times and pitching eight innings once. "A lot has to do with logging more innings and facing better hitters," Bell said. "It will work itself out, and he's understanding how to correct those things." The question remains: Is Bauer ready for the big leagues? "I don't know, but I think he is pretty close. He's in Triple-A," Bell said. "There are other good pitchers with him at Reno, but I would imagine any time an opportunity comes up, I would think he would be in the conversation for something to happen. But ultimately, it's up to [D-backs general manager] Kevin Towers and [manager] Kirk Gibson. It's KT's call." There's also no guarantee that Bauer would be Towers' first choice. The D-backs also have Barry Enright, Patrick Corbin, Charles Brewer and Joe Martinez at Triple-A. Highly-touted prospect Tyler Skaggs is at Double-A.

http://m.dbacks.mlb.com/news/article/32577724

We have just received word that the use of Vuvuzela's will be limited during Friday's IBF Super Flyweight world title bout between Teiru Kinoshita (19-0-1, 3) and Zolani Tete (18-3, 16).Earlier in the week Tete had his open work out and that was accompanied by the loud horns that were made internationally famous in the 2010 South African world cup. It seemed as if Tete and his travelling support were set to use the instruments during the fight as a distraction and a way to drown out Kinoshita's fans. Sadly for Tete this plan has been foiled.Due to the safety of the fighters the two sides have agreed that the instruments can only be used for the first 30 seconds of the minute long rest break. This is to stop the clappers from being drowned out at the end of the rounds and to prevent the referee from being drowned out when he needs to give instructions to the fighters.Whilst the use of the instrument has been limited we're unsure on how well that will actually work and we'd not be shocked to hear the horns blaring through rounds almost in protest of their limited use.(Image courtesy of Ota.berlin.de) 0 Comments

http://www.asianboxing.info/asian-news/vuvuzela-usage-limited-for-the-kinoshitatete-fight

Check out Kim's fabulous giveaway over at Wisdom with Needle and Thread. She is celebrating her first milestone in blogging and believe me, this giveaway is amazing! Congrats Kim! Posted by Lynn at 09:42 2 comments Labels: Giveaway Wednesday, 26 June 2013 June's Ornament I had every intention of stitching a Christmas ornament this time around. I even had the pattern all picked out and had put in a few stitches. Then I spotted this little fellow in my stash. The Little Stitcher Little Bluebird I stitched him with the recommended floss, CC Deep Fennel which ended up not being quite as dark as I thought it would be. In any case he is finished and now I'm on the hunt for some matching fabric for the ornament finish. So my original start may well be next month's ornie! Posted by Lynn at 18:14 26 comments Labels: Ornament SAL, The Little Stitcher Monday, 24 June 2013 June WIPocalypse Summer's here! With its arrival has come some lazy, hazy hot days, the finish of school for many, holidays and lots of outdoor stitching in the gazebo.Up until this week the days have been quite pleasant for outdoor stitching but this week's humidity will keep me stitching indoors in air conditioned comfort, at least until the evenings. Here's a look at my stitching efforts over the past month. In celebration of our upcoming Canada Day, I stitched up a quick little patriotic design. This one was originally designed as a U.S. patriotic finish but I've adapted it for Canada Day. Tree of Life Samplings My Sweet Land Next up is the new start I promised at the end of last month's WIPocalypse. As you may remember, I had a lot of charts to choose from and I went with Shakespeare's Peddler Weeds Make Haste. I got a good start on this one and it has progressed fairly quickly throughout the month. It's a fun stitch and perfect for the summer. I think I'm about halfway through it at this point. I put lots of quality time into Fruit of the Spirit this month. It's coming along nicely. I'm hoping to have either this one or Weeds completed by next month's WIPocalypse post. Lots of fun colours in this one. The picture really doesn't do it justice. I've also completed an ornament for my monthly SAL which will be revealed this coming Wednesday. My summer vacation won't take place until the end of August this year. For those of you who know me well, you know that my summer is not complete without a visit to Muskoka. I hope that by the time we head there I will have another couple of new projects to stitch dockside. One piece I do hope to spend some time on will be last year's late Halloween start, A Wicked Plant, seen below. Look for some updates on this one in the fall. As we reach the halfway point of this year (can you believe it!), I hope you are all well on your way to achieving your WIPocalypse goals. I know that I haven't yet started some of the pieces that are on my list but I certainly have achieved many others. I never did like following rules! Posted by Lynn at 10:09 20 comments Labels: Plum Street Samplers, Shakespeare's Peddler, Tree of Life Samplings, WIPocalypse Tuesday, 18 June 2013 Some stitching, ships and friends Albeit small, I had one more finish to add to my patriotic collection. My Sweet Land is indeed a sweet little piece which I hope will have its final finishing done by Canada Day. A girl can dream, can't she? Tree of Life Samplings My Sweet Land No new starts yet. Instead I spent the remainder of the weekend stitching on Fruit of the Spirit. What a fun design this is! I love the pigtails on the little girl. Too cute! When I first started stitching this design, the fabric I had picked was labelled 32 ct. It wasn't until I got started that I realized that it was 36 ct. No problem, but of course I wasn't thinking about the over one. Then when I got started on those areas I found I was actually enjoying it. Who knew! Here are the over one areas I concentrated on this weekend. First the lettering, followed by the cross, flower, bird and that adorable teensy strawberry. I also swapped out all the bunches of grapes I had previously done and restitched them with the called for floss, NPS Lavenders. I much prefer them now. I think I'm going to stick with this piece a little longer. I have done some more progress on Weeds Make Haste but I haven't got a picture right now. Bright and early Saturday morning my neighbours had a garage sale. I wandered over to have a look and came across this little treasure. This needlepoint piece was found in a box being used as a cushion between some china. When I asked what they wanted for it, they told me "Nothing." They had no idea where it had come from and they really didn't want it any longer. My payment was buying a glass of lemonade from their daughter's stand she had set up for the sale. I think I will place this on my dry sink. It's the size of a placemat but I'll use it like a small runner. I just need to tack down the outer trim. Friday morning I had an opportunity to visit and stitch with some blogging friends, Dani and Kathy. Kathy was visiting with her son & family in the area and invited me over to join them for a short time. It was so good to see both ladies. I've missed getting together with them! Dani was stitching Kathy's Christmas sampler and Kathy brought out her Desert Mandela to show me. Check out their blogs for recent pics. Thank you so much Kathy for inviting me. The visit was short but definitely sweet! This weekend also saw the start of the Tall Ships 1812 Tour, first stop Brockville, Ontario. Those of you who saw these photos on Facebook might want to skip this portion of the post. Originally I had planned to visit the ships with some friends on Saturday. Bob had to work and couldn't go with us. Then he told me he really wished he could see them and was there anything taking place on the Friday. I checked it out online and found out there was to be a sail past and native blessing of the ships late that afternoon. So Friday afternoon, we headed west to Brockville and arrived just in time for the ships' arrivals. There was a total of 10 ships in all. A town crier announced their arrival. The next shot is my favourite of the day. There were other much grander ships but I just love the look of this one with her sails and many flags. As the ships approached the shore, there was a battle re-enactment and cannon fire suddenly made us jump. LA REVENANTE Following the battle, some of the Algonquin peoples paddled out in a birch bark canoe to bless and greet the ships. This canoe was actually made with the help of local high school kids in their native studies class. The instructor is an Algonquin native whose grandfather was a master canoe builder. During the sail past by the ships there were many modern vessels on the water which followed them. I like to call this next pic, Tall Ships & Small Ships! MIST OF AVALON Several of the American ships sported the 15 star U.S. flag. The grandest of the fleet was Norway's Sorlandet which is currently on loan to Canada for Class Afloat, a program where young people have the opportunity to study aboard the ship while sailing throughout the world. I was disappointed that she wasn't in full sail. SORLANDET One other interesting fact I learned was that the tall ship Unicorn is the only tall ship with an all female crew. UNICORN I was so glad that we decided to go on the Friday. It was the only day that all the ships were on the water. The remaining days you could tour them in port but their sails were lowered. I loved seeing them out on the water! The last time I saw any of these ships was in the seventies when they made an appearance in Windsor. The tour continues now on to Toronto. From there, the ships will all go in different directions. Some will be going to northern Ontario while others will be joining more tall ships in the U.S. for 1812 battle re-enactments in locations in Michigan, Ohio, Illinois and Wisconsin. The tour finishes up in Windsor, Ontario over Labour Day weekend. Hope you enjoyed the Tour! Posted by Lynn at 07:00 16 comments Labels: Plum Street Samplers, Tall Ships, Tree of Life Samplings Wednesday, 12 June 2013 Framed Finishes As promised I have some pics for you of some previous finishes which I dropped off at the framer recently. When I went to pick them up they informed me that one of the frames I had chosen, which was for LHN Autumn Hill, was no longer available. That meant I had to pick another frame. You have no idea how long it took me to pick out the first one! I have never had as much trouble picking out a frame as I did for that piece. However as luck would have it, I found another frame within 5 minutes and made arrangements to pick it up at a later date. I can't believe we found one so easily! In any case, they did have my Magic Garden ready and my friend's BBD Awake the Dawning Day. Pam had picked a frame out for this one which I'd stitched for her as a housewarming gift. Here's how her piece turned out. Pam prefers glass on her framing so I had a bit of trouble getting a good photo. Finally I turned off my flash and set the camera for low light. That did the trick! She is very pleased with the results and I'm so happy she likes it. Next up is my finish of Magic Garden. I love, love, love it!!! The frame works so well with this one. Here's a closeup so you can see it a little better. The pictures really don't do it justice. I originally picked a black frame for this and then at the last minute we found this frame by accident when we were searching for one for Autumn Hill. As soon as Kelly put it next to the piece I knew that that was the one. On the edge of that first pic you can see a bit of my first peony blooms from the garden. Here they are in all their glory. They smell heavenly! In fact the whole gazebo smells of them. This afternoon I headed out to my local Wednesday craft group and I'm so glad I had my camera with me. Here's a taste of what some of the group accomplished recently. Thea's table runner Lois' afghan Shirley's Canada tote bag What could be more Canadian than beavers,maple leaves and a Mountie? Fabulous work ladies!! I mentioned how much I admired that tote bag and Thea is determined to get me doing one myself. I told her I didn't enjoy sewing but she is determined. We shall see! While in Ottawa yesterday I dropped by my favourite store, Homesense . I believe the American equivalent is HomeGoods. I could spend eternity in that store, lol! Lookie what I found waiting for a home. This little fellow will make a fabulous companion to the bird planter I posted earlier. Now I just have to find something to plant in him. Any suggestions? Posted by Lynn at 23:20 24 comments Labels: Blackbird Designs, Framing, Shakespeare's Peddler, Wednesday craft group Tuesday, 11 June 2013 Canada Day Start Canada Day is fast approaching and I decided to stitch up another small to add to my collection. This one is a Tree of Life Samplings design, My Sweet Land, which I've adapted with a Canadian flag. I started this one late yesterday afternoon and hope to have it completed by the end of the week. There are very few Canadian patriotic stitches out there so I usually end up adapting some of the American designs. Below are pics of the patriotic designs I've stitched so far. Lizzie Kate Land That I Love Canadian version Little House Needleworks America Canadian version Vee and Co O Canada San- Man Originals Patriotic Heart In addition to my new start I spent a little time with Weeds Make Haste. I'm stitching the over 1 lettering right now and really love to stitch it outdoors because I find the light is so much better for this. I didn't notice until I added this pic that I made a mistake on the maiden's dress. There is a border along the white portion of the dress near the bottom that I stitched right over with the white. I guess I was on a roll and just forgot all about it. Looks like I'll be doing a bit of frogging in the near future. I also changed her mouth colour and feel much better about it now. My overdyed silk floss that I was awaiting for Fruit of the Spirit arrived yesterday. Now I just have to frog out the bunches of grapes which I've already stitched and replace them with the new floss. I really prefer the variation that the overdyes add to these and the strawberries too. Not much else going on at the moment. It's a rainy, cool day so I plan on spending some quality time with my needle and baking up a batch of rhubarb muffins with rhubarb from our garden. Mmm! Posted by Lynn at 12:04 18 comments Labels: Patriotic stitches, Shakespeare's Peddler, Tree of Life Samplings Saturday, 8 June 2013 Spring's Final TUSAL Yes, this is the final TUSAL this spring. The next time I post a TUSAL pic it will officially be summer. Yippee! Let's hope the weather figures this out soon. Since summer is only about 2 short weeks away, I took a pic of my orts out in the gazebo which is where most of my stitching takes place at this time of year. Colourful orts from Viktor and Irina, Fruits of the Spirit and my latest ornament for June's SAL. The orts don't actually amount to all that much since Fruit of the Spirit is being stitched with one strand of silk. I sat my little jar of orts next to my latest addition to the gazebo. This landscape photo was a Christmas gift from my friend Trish and her husband which she said was reminiscent of my DH and his love of Muskoka. She immediately thought of him when she saw the Muskoka chair, the gazebo and the water view. The only thing she wished was different was that the boat was a motor boat like Bob's rather than a sailboat. This one was for Bob and the following one was for me. This one made Trish think of Clarisse relaxing out in the garden although in actual fact you would never see my cat outside of the gazebo. She would very likely wander off and we don't want that! I also have lots of potted flowers and hostas out in my garden too which can also be seen in the pic. Clarisse lays across my wicker love seat just like that, depositing her long white fur on the cushions. We have been patiently waiting for the good weather to arrive so that we could display these in the gazebo and they are really lovely. Thank you Trish and Ken for such an awesome gift! Posted by Lynn at 22:41 9 comments Labels: TUSAL Tuesday, 4 June 2013 A Fresh Start After browsing through all my possible choices for a summer stitch countless times I finally made up my mind. Shakespeare's Peddler Weeds Make Haste was my final choice. I loved all the little motifs in this one, including the bee hive, birdhouse and the duck. Plus I had all the necessary supplies at hand. As it turned out, I didn't go with the called for fabric of Tumbleweed Linen. I just thought it was too dark so I ended up choosing LSL Vintage Lentil which is closer to the colour on the chart's picture. Here's the progress that I've made so far. The colours are somewhat off in this picture. The camera's battery needed recharging and I just didn't have the proper light for a good picture. Hopefully my next update will be much better. The linen looks washed out and almost gray in this pic while it's actually more of a light sandy beige. I don't like the colour of the maiden's mouth so I'll be frogging that shortly. I don't know why they chose that particular colour. It makes her look somewhat sour and then it reminds me of the nursery rhyme Mary, Mary Quite Contrary, How Does Your Garden Grow? However this garden won't have pretty maids all in a row! I'm hoping this stitch doesn't take me all that long because I would still like to stitch another of the charts in the summer bunch. I visited my framer last week with my friend Pam and together we brought in 5 pieces for framing. I took in my SP Magic Garden and LHN Autumn Hill. Together we received 40% off of our total cost. The framer has various discounts depending on how many pieces you bring in at once. I did so well that I wish now that I had brought in another finish. It will have to wait now until the end of the summer or fall when we go back with our Halloween and autumn finishes. By then I should have A Wicked Plant finished up. I'll post pictures as soon as the current finishes return from the framer. I took a walk around my meager garden last night to see how things were coming along. Several things have yet to bloom on account of the late spring I suspect. My peonies face north and are always late bloomers as are my irises. From these pictures you can see that it will be any time now. Look at this patch of irises. I think I counted just over 20 buds ready to bloom. A new variety of columbine in my garden this year: More columbine: The clematis bowed over with growth but still no blooms: My new garden sentry: A return visitor to the yard, anxious for berries that are not quite ripe yet! And finally, Clarisse, patiently watching me from the gazebo and swiping at the screen each time I would walk by. She loves sitting on top of the bar fridge, watching those cedar waxwings. I hope everyone's week is off to a good start. The weather is pleasant here - sunny but somewhat cool and a little breezy. I could live with this all summer! Posted by Lynn at 13:40 19 comments Labels: Clarisse, Garden flowers, Shakespeare's Peddler Monday, 3 June 2013 A little help from my friends! Last week I headed off to spend a day with some of my Wednesday craft group members, Thea and Shirley. They had offered to help me finish off one of my cross stitched pieces, Maisonnette aux Fraises. Earlier in the year I had brought this piece to the group along with some fabric and asked whether they thought I could finish it off as a wall hanging. I knew I would need their help because I'm not much at sewing. We tried the fabrics I had brought and ended up only using the yellow one. Thea provided the others from her stash. Here's the end result! Isn't it great!! I was absolutely thrilled with the results! The ladies enjoyed it so much that Thea asked if I had any more that they could finish off? Do I!! I think the next one we will attempt will be a fall or Halloween finish. Thank you so much ladies for your help. You're amazing!!! I've done a little more stitching on PSS Fruit of the Spirit. I'm working with a HDF silk conversion and decided that I really preferred the overdyed floss used originally for the bunches of grapes and strawberries in the design. So I've placed an order for those 2 silks. While I'm waiting for them to arrive I'm stitching around them and working in other areas. I've also had a new start since I last posted. Not enough to show yet but I'll post a pic for you either tomorrow or Wednesday. Can you guess which of my design choices I went with?

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Work goes slow but pencils are coming along... might have to make another pic of an aftermath... a sech-say aftermath... :P Posted by Inkermoy at 3:30 PM 2 comments: Labels: Bunnies of Steel, Sketches Tuesday, April 20, 2010 Mew. Mew mew mew mew mew mew, mew mew mew mew. Mew mew mew, mew mew mew mew mew?Mew. Posted by Inkermoy at 10:20 AM 2 comments: Labels: Sketches Monday, April 19, 2010 Post C2E2 Monday Morning and recovering from C2E2. It was a blast, albeit, a bit expensive to have the con so close to Downtown Chicago, but Man, what a view. Setup on Thursday was extra nice, being sunny and 80. The rest of the weekend was also sunny, but a bit on the nippy side. That's Chicago for you. ;)I kept some friends company who went to the Kick Ass premiere at River East. They didn't have tickets, just wanted autographs (which they got, though they look more like squiggles to me. :P) from Aaron Johnson and Chloe Moretz. Fun and interesting to hang out though. Ate out at P.J. Craig's after and drew on the butcher paper while waiting for mah Chicken Pot Pie(!).The con itself was good for a first time, I hope they continue and put pressure on WW. Getting down from Downtown Chicago to McCormick place was a bit of a hassle on Friday with the morning rush, but Saturday and Sunday was easier getting the shuttle and moving on the roads. Even though I only live about 50 minutes away, I don't get into Chicago nearly enough as I'd like to. I love taking pics of the buildings. Though I think I need a new camera, one that takes better long exposures for night shots. But a Big Thank You to the C2E2 staff for putting me on their list for Artist Alley. :)On to Sketches! I had a fun time doing these, Jesse Quick (though I did have an idea for "Flashing," maybe have to do that later. ;) ) Did some Magic for Johnny in the form of an Anime Schoolgirl, a PPG sketch for John Metych's (Sniper and Rook) son, and a nice Animated Batgirl. There's one other commish, but that's NSFW, and I didn't get a pic of the Stick Figure I drew for some guy's sketchbook theme. A lot of free quickie sketches went out to Kids on Kids Sunday.I did take a couple of commishs to do at home, just to do a better inking job on it with mah pro tools. And I did get another Bunny pic mostly pencilled out, this one of Ms. Marvel to compliment the one I have in mind for Rogue. I'll post those when I get them done, or should I?? Noone would buy the book then. :PAnyhoo, back at home and had a great time at C2E2! :) Posted by Inkermoy at 9:16 AM 3 comments: Labels: C2E2, Chicago, Sketches Wednesday, April 14, 2010 Marvel Heroes New work (maybe some semi regular work) comes in the form of inking over one of my favorite pencilers John Royle. This is a cover for UK's Marvel Heroes mag, I'm not sure what issue number. Still being done old school, traditional inks over blueline. Still not ready to jump to the Cintiq.C2E2 is coming around Chicago this weekend, I hope we get a good turnout being it's the first one. The room we're in faces the Lake, so at least we'll have some nice calming scenery to look at. I hear it might rain, that's too bad because it'd be really nice for congoers to take a break outside. :)I've also gotten word that Jeff and I will not be Guests this year at Anime Central, though we'll pop our heads in to spend some bucks and talk to the Con peeps about next year. Sorry to the regular fans that normally get us to do some fun sketches at Acen, I am accepting Mail Order commissions for those who don't want to miss out. Posted by Inkermoy at 8:28 AM 4 comments: Labels: Acen, C2E2, Marvel Heroes Tuesday, April 6, 2010 ThoughtCrime Hits the UK A friend sent this article to me, thought I'd share. Scary thought to possibly be put in jail for drawing something... :/Article from The RegisterSo, technically, I can be Arrested and Jailed for drawing or owning Image 1, but not for Image 2. What's the deal with that?? (PS, if you're in the UK, might be good not to Save Image 1 ;-) ) Posted by Inkermoy at 10:06 PM No comments: Post Planet Comicon and Other Stuff! Well, I hope everyone had a happy Easter Weekend (I know I'm up a couple bucks from playing Pool. mmm Money from friends is Deleecious! ;P) I also watched Sherlock Holmes and came away with thinking it a pretty darn good flick. A bit CGI-looking in parts, but lots of nice textures for old London, and a different take on the Holmes character.Planet Comicon came and went and turned out to be one of the best times I've had at a con. Many thanks to Chris and Sidne for having us out again. Talking to many artists at the show, it turns out that I should be buying a Cintiq, but I'm not sure I'm ready to take the jump (financially or workwise). One fact being that creating digital art, there are no originals to sell. I asked Phil Noto how much he wanted for his Batgirl/Roxy Rocket cover. He shook his head and said sadly, "All digital, man." FFFUUUUUUUUUU.... :P Aw well... But anyhoo, the con was a lot of fun, had some interesting commissions to do as you see below.Right after Planet Comicon I got sick, a sore throat which turned into congestion which still lingers but slowly getting back to full speed. So I just finished another commission, this one being Lara Croft, ahem kinda Busty. ;)Professional work has dried up for a couple months now, I'll have to find out what's going on with the Johnny DC books and if there's something there. 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Well, I have the dreaded high swr on 15 and 20 m on a modified CL-33 again. Having had this beam for years and having done battle with this issue before, I know when I remove the DE and open the traps I'll find the coil form cracked and separated, hence throwing the curves off. I've noticed super glue has a 2 year life. I'm wondering what others have used to repair the forms that is a bit more durable. ( My profile has a nice pic of the aforementioned critter.)Scott,KD7EHB Logged W5ZL Member Posts: 12 RE: Mosley senior trap repair. « Reply #1 on: November 28, 2012, 06:33:36 AM » I too have a Mosley CL-33 on the ground at this time that I intend to restore; so, any information as to the best method there is to be used in refurbishing the traps that will have a long life span between repairs. Your time and consideration is greatly appreciated. Logged N7EKU Member Posts: 669 RE: Mosley senior trap repair. « Reply #2 on: November 28, 2012, 11:00:36 PM » Hi,These guys did a lot of work on think the epoxy is a good idea. I would use the long set (2-ton) type as it is much stronger than the five minute kind and will give it time to soak in. You could also try polyester resin like they use in boat repair.Looked like a lot of their traps had water/mud/gook/etc in them. After fixing the cracks I would seal them up with some of that long-life GE silicone sealant.Best of luck with the repairs, it looks like a great antenna.73,Mark / N7EKU Logged Mark -- N7EKU/VE3 VA3GUY Member Posts: 233 RE: Mosley senior trap repair. « Reply #3 on: November 29, 2012, 05:07:47 AM » Thanks for the excellent link Mark. I too have a TA-33 that I am going to be refurbishing next spring so this is excellent info for me as well. I am looking to add the TA-40-KR 40 meter add on but they seem to be more rare than gold. Anyone reading this know of one for sale by any chance?Thank much...Guy

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Janet Jackson's estranged husband Wissam Al Mana made sure not to forget the superstar's 51st birthday on Tuesday (16May17) by reportedly having a big bouquet delivered to her London home. Wednesday, May 17, 2017 Celebrity News Janet Jackson performs live at the American Airlines Arena as part of her Unbreakable World Tour [Johnny The couple hit headlines in April (17) amid rumours of a split, just three months after welcoming a son, Eissa, in January (17), and Janet confirmed the separation in a candid video post online on 1 May (17). Despite the break-up, the Qatari billionaire has proved relations between the pair are more than amicable as he and Janet work through their divorce, by allegedly sending his ex an elaborate mix of over 100 roses and orchids for the star's special day. "Janet and her husband are separated, but have a mutual love and admiration for each other," a source tells Entertainment Tonight. "There doesn't seem to be a reconciliation in the future, but never say never." Meanwhile, the Nasty hitmaker is preparing to get back to work and hit the road, resuming the postponed Unbreakable World Tour, which has now been renamed. She shared the news with fans after telling them of her marriage split earlier this month (May17). "I just want to keep it real with you guys for a second," she said in the clip. "Yes, I separated from my husband. We are in court and the rest is in God's hands." She then added, "I'm so excited, you guys, so excited. I decided to change the name of the tour - State of the World Tour. It's not about politics, it's about people, the world, relationships and just love... I cannot wait to see you on stage. September 7th." Janet postponed the Unbreakable World Tour in April, 2016 to start a family with her third husband. She and Wissam tied the knot in 2012. She was also previously married to James DeBarge and Rene Elizondo, Jr.

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Nic Green Commissioned Artist My name is Nic Green and I have lived and worked as an artist in Scotland since 2005. In the past my work has spanned award-winning theatre performance, public art projects, interactive web-based projects and originally composed choral works. As a practitioner, my primary commitment is to developing creative work that is inherently relational. My artistic practice is often based on listening for such relationships and highlighting their interactivity. The areas of influence and research that interest and inform the work I make are varied and cross many disciplines, from Systems Thinking to Jungian Synchronicity to the re-introduction of Wolves in Scotland. The meeting points of these varied discourses create rich ground for performance which is engaged in its approach and embodied in its execution. To develop my artistic agency, I completed an MSc in Human Ecology (2010), for which I conducted an original study on the development and understanding of ecological performance practices. I also completed the Natural Change Facilitators Course with WWF last year. In the past, pieces have been commissioned and presented both nationally and internationally to critical acclaim and I am best known for the award-winning Trilogy (*****), which received an estimated 1000 participants.

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Oooh gorgeous, rich blues. Love that shot of earthy tones cutting through at the base of the mountain. Very impressive vista and a lil’ bit gorgeous with it!

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About Coach Kimble Coach Kimble has worked over 100 weeks of college and university basketball camps as well as his own camps. He has spoken at several other camps and various coaching clinics in multiple states. He also has had over 80 articles published in the following publications such as: The Basketball Bulletin of the National Association of Basketball Coaches, the Scholastic Coach and Athletic Journal, Winning Hoops, and Basketball Sense, Coach & Athletic Director, The Real AAU Basketball, American Basketball Quarterly, several postings on the web page as well as contributing articles submitted and all diagrams drawn for two different editions/publishings of Coaching Basketball. He has also written and has had five books published along with over 25 different DVDs by Coaches Choice and Sysko Sports Production. He has taught/coached individual players and groups of players in private lessons for several years.

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Home Posts tagged first person Tag: adventure game, android, first person, Fractal Space, Haze Games, Jenn Stille, PC Game, puzzle adventure, puzzle game, sci fi, Science Fiction Adventure, steam News1 Follow the Voice to Escape in Fractal Space Jenn Stille It’s 2015, and jet packs have yet to hit store shelves. However, video games are a good way to make that dream into a (virtual) reality. Fractal Space is a... Read more News3 Get to the Truth in Prominence Evan Spadaccini Life. Life always finds a way. Even in the deepest darkest depths of space there’s a glimmer of hope. The human race, arguably the champions of this, are able to... Read more NewsLike Follow the Development of VR Explorer Child of Cooper Ruby Clyde Might and Delight is an independent studio from Stockholm, founded in 2010. Their aim is often experimental; the developers state their intentions to create innovative... Read more NewsLike Vapour: Part 1 – Experience Hell Through the Eyes of a Warlock (18+) Ryan Noble It is the week of Halloween, which means that gamers should be brought up-to-date with the latest in horror indie games. Let’s start with Vapour: Part 1, a game... Read more News1 Bring the World Back to Life in Refunct Evan Spadaccini Refunct is the successor of Refunktion, a hardcore first-person stealth platformer with exploration and speedrunning elements that was released last year. Refunct is... Read more News3 Hello, Neighbor! Wants to Ask for a Cup of Sugar… and Crowdfunding Support Rafiq Mandal (Editor’s Note: The above trailer includes some swearing, so it might not be suitable for youngsters.) Hello, Neighbor! is a first person tactical... Read more NewsLike Let Your Inner Ant Flourish in The Colony Rafiq Mandal Enter the world of an intelligent ant with one goal embedded deep in its very being: create the greatest ant colony this world has ever seen. The Colony is an... Read more NewsLike Explore, Transform Oneiric Worlds in ESSENCE Bhernardo Viana While memory loss in real life is cause for despair, in the worlds of ESSENCE, a new game under development by the German studio ONEVISION, it is an invitation to... Read more News1 Lumber Island Invites Guests to That Special Place Luke Siuty Whether one is a fan of Pewdiepie or not, it’s quite a different experience to be a viewer versus a developer who sees their game played by the YouTube star. In... Read more News1 Experience Adaptive Horror in The Facility Jenn Stille During World War II, deep in the mountains of southern Germany, an underground bunker was the site of human experimentation. The bunker remained hidden for decades until... Read more 12345Next Page

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Etymology: from Italian quaranténa "quarantine, period of forty days," probably from early French quarantaine "period of forty days," from earlier quarante "forty," from Latin quadraginta "forty," from quadra- "four" 1 : a period during which a ship arriving in port and suspected of carrying contagious disease is forbidden contact with the shore2 : a limiting or forbidding of movements of persons or goods that is designed to prevent the spread of disease or pests3 : the period during which a person with a contagious disease is under quarantine4 : a place where persons are kept in quarantineWord History As bad as contagious diseases are today, they were much more frightening in the Middle Ages. No effective treatment or cure was known then. When it was found out that ships could carry diseases from port to port, authorities acted to protect their citizens. Any ship suspected of carrying a disease was forced to remain offshore for a time. Usually about forty days had to pass before it was allowed to dock. Then if no signs of disease were found on the ship, it was allowed to unload its passengers and cargo. The Italians called this restriction period quaranténa. They based the word on a French word quarantaine, meaning "a period of forty days." This French word was derived from the Latin quadraginta, meaning "forty." It was the Italian word that was taken into English as quarantine in the 17th century.

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With Easter around the corner this is a handy tip. I dislike it when I peel an Easter egg and the egg comes with the shell. I have read and read ideas on how to get the shells off of hard boiled eggs. Some ideas talked about the water temp and this cooling down system, to bothersome. I have an easy solution that always works! I just dump a little BAKING SODA into the water. I am guessing it's a tablespoon size. Step 1- Fill the pan with water Step 2 -Dump the baking soda in. (I just dump it right from the box) Step 3 - Boil your eggs. photo courtesy of From the Creative mind of: Kimberly at 8:46 AM Labels: Easter 1 comment: Nicole said... Thank you for sharing this! I will definately try it this easter. I make deviled eggs and usually cannot use about 5 or 6 because so much egg has come off with the stupid shell!

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I had somehow basically managed to put the goddamn Cheney/Bush administration out of my mind, despite my eight year monomaniacal obsession with it. And goddamn it, this is like having goddamn flashbacks. posted by Winston Smith at 4:53 PM 3 Comments: The Mystic said... So now we can prosecute Bush for lying, right? RIGHT? I mean, the Daily Show just rolled a clip of him in October 2007 saying unequivocally that "this country does not torture people." The Senate Report says Bush was not informed of the full scope of the torture program until April 2006.It's too bad Bush didn't authorize torture and then lie about it while getting a blow job, 'cause THEN we'd prosecute the shit out of him....right? 11:08 AM Winston Smith said... It just isn't going to happen, and I've never thought that there was any chance of it happening. 12:57 PM The Mystic said... It's hard to believe that we actually have Republicans arguing that torture was the right thing to do. Honestly, I think that's the low point in politics for the entirety of my life thus far.This is perhaps the most obvious political issue of our time where the utter ignorance of Americans really comes into the foreground. As a nation, we have agreed not to torture by treaty, and our Constitution clearly states that such treaties constitute the law of the land.And through a hodgepodge mixture of apathy, ignorance, and incompetence, Americans are allowing the men who not only ordered said torture but also subsequently lied to the American people about whether or not we torture people to live happily ever after, rich and free of concern beyond 99% of the world's wildest imagination, impoverished only in moral character and their talent for art and literature.I wonder what it is that a Republican president and his administration could do which would actually prompt prosecution. The list of possibilities is getting pretty short.

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Giant Springs State Park was discovered by the Lewis & Clark Expedition in 1805 and is one of the largest freshwater springs in the county. The spring flows at a rate of 156 million gallons of crystal clear water from the Madison Aquifer per day, the water originates from the Little Belt Mountains and takes approximately 26 years to reach the springs. Amazingly the water is a constant 54 degrees year round, during the cold winter months water vapor covers the air and soaks the trees in the park, which then forms beautiful ice covered trees shining in the sunlight. Once you visit this magnificent State Park you will realize why it is the most visited State Park in Montana, with over 300,000 visits a year. The springs is amazing to witness and view, but there are over 4,500 acres of front and back county to visit as well. The Park encompasses land on the North and South shores of the “Might Mo” (Missouri River). We have over 20 miles of amazing single track trail to bike, hike and enjoy plus miles of paved trail for the casual bike/walk/birding adventure. The park also has one of the most amazing features of Montana, the “Great Falls”. The Great Falls of the Missouri is one of 4 waterfalls within the Park and we also have 5 hydroelectric dams owned by Northwestern Energy. All of the waterfalls and most of the dams are viewable by road and overlooks throughout the Park. The overlooks contain informational kiosks, vault toilets and access to the trails. The Park also contains Giant Springs State Fish Hatchery; Giant Springs State Park is the only State Park with a fish hatchery located within its boundaries. The Hatchery uses water from the springs to fill their raceways. Stop in and learn about the hatchery raised fish and view the monster trout in the show pond and you can even feed them. Recreation opportunities are endless within the park, you can: fish, hunt, hike, bike, bird watch or just have a relaxing picnic under the trees. The fishing is phenomenal from Roe Island; you have the springs bubbling out into the Missouri on one side and the springs running down the Roe River on the other side. The Roe River was once named the world’s shortest river by Guinness Book of World Records. If river fishing is not for you, there is the Family Fishing Pond with 5 docks for easy access and great fishing. If you are a hunter, there are acres of land that you can access, thanks to a conservation easement from Northwestern Energy. There is the opportunity to hunt; waterfowl, upland game birds and deer. If you just like to get out for some peace and quiet, take a stroll down one of the miles of paved or dirt trails, beautiful views of the Missouri around every corner. Giant Springs State Park has something for everybody! Stop in today to explore the park and all that is has to offer. We even have reservable group use areas, if you looking to have a wedding, family gathering, birthday party or any type of get together contact us for more information. Hope to see you soon at one of Montana’s gems. Activities Available 1. Biking 2. Hiking 3. Picnicking 4. Fishing 5. Hunting 6. Boating 7. Trails, paved & dirt 8. Interpretive Nature Walks 9. Bird Watching 10. Children's Activities 11. Special Events 12. Summer Programs 13. State Fish Hatchery 14. Lewis And Clark history 15. Photography 16. River Overlooks 17. Wildlife Viewing Services and Amenities Available 1. ADA Accessible 2. Charcoal Grills 3. Picnic areas/tables 4. Group use rental areas 5. Interpretive Displays 6. Park Information 7. Ranger Station (seasonal) 8. State Fish Hatchery 9. FWP Regional Office 10. Playground 11. Restrooms 12. Trash Removal 13. Parking 14. Pets Allowed 15. Wedding Facilities Read More Read More General Info Details General Info Street Address 4803 Giant Springs RoadGreat Falls, MT 59405 Get directions Phone 406-727-1212 Email [email protected] Website Mailing Address 4803 Giant Springs RoadGreat Falls, MT 59405 Details Season All Year Hours Daily: Sunrise - Sunset Payment Methods Personal Check (In State), Personal Check (Out Of State) Services & Activities Services Activities Services Boat Launch Childrens Activities Handicapped Accessible Interpretive Display Maps Parking Pets Allowed Picnic Shelter Playground Public Restroom Toilets Trail Water Activities Antelope Hunting Big Game Bird Hunting Bird Watching Boating Bow Hunting Canoeing Childrens Activities Cross-Country Skiing Deer Hunting Education Elk Hunting Exhibit Fishing Hatchery Heritage Hiking History Hunting Ice Fishing Lewis And Clark Motor Boating Motorcycling Mountain Biking Nature Outdoor Activity Photography Picnicking Rafting Sightseeing Swimming Upland Bird Hunting Water Sport Waterfowl Hunting Wildlife Viewing GETTING TO MONTANA IS EASIER THAN EVER plan your trip Special Directions Giant Springs State Park is located off US Highway 87 in Great Falls, then 1 mile east on River Drive to Giant Springs Road.

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This will be our third contest for Love[Asia]Music and we're very excited to finally get out of the fan art category! The challenge is simple. Design a wallpaper of your favorite asian artist. If you do not know asian artists feel free to check out our world. We update daily on new music & remember to subscribe<3 Entries must promote the artist which means the name of the artist must be somewhere on the wallpaper.

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I figure that if this buyer is willing to pay retail pricing for the domain name I offered, I could probably sell other domain names to the company at a similar price level (assuming it wasn't an inquiry related to a specific product or service). Most … Read more on (blog) Post navigation ← Georgia Mega Millions Winner Ira Curry's Name Could Mean Big Bucks For … 2013 Top Stories: the 2013 RAA →

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In this really short article, I would like to say few words about an important aspect for every new mobile developer. Many new developers wonder about which device would be more suitable for their development purposes - and this is really good and important question! Below I will try to describe my point of view - subjective. Obviously it depends on few aspects:what kind of application are you going to develop?Its an important question. If you want to develop simple application for example some kind of converter, your device type really doesn't matter. But its really important while developing game. 1. Medium devices are the best for tests.Why do I think so? First of all, medium devices (aspect of the Performance - hardware etc) are relatively the most widely speeded. Not every person (not developer, normal user) can afford to buy dual core device. Another factor, while testing your game on medium device, you will have more opportunities to improve your code, and performance. Why so? You will be simply forced to do so, because of your phone 'possibilities' 2. Depends on your budget.Its obvious, that if you are working alone, you are not part of a big company, you can not afford to buy multiple devices just to test your game, fortunately you may always try to ask different developer to test your game before publishing (and friends of course)

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What went well: I got into a better groove about what to eat and stopped mildy panicking each time I had oatmeal. I navigated both a French restaurant and a school BBQ successfully. I didn't feel deprived at all. I'm psyched I've lost nearly 5 lbs, but think I could have lost more if I got in more activity. What could have gone better: I went over on my extra points by 4. It wasn't 44, but it was over nonetheless. I'm trying to plan better this week so I'll have a bigger stash of them on the weekend. I didn't earn many activity points, (other than 12 on Saturday for a epic long hike in Muir Woods and walk in Sausalito) as our lives have become exponentially more stressful since Lucia started school, and it feels like it's a huge effort to get kids fed and in bed by 8:30 as is. So I definitely could have worked in more activity. The French restaurant meal came with ahem, bearnaise sauce all over my steak and green beans, which costs me 6 (delicious! No doubt!) points but way worse, some pretty awful constipation. Ugh. Damn dairy does it everytime. And Espen wailed and wailed the next day too. What I hope for this week: More activity, more sleep of course, which means less cravings for sugar and crap to try to cope with the exhaustion. I'm aiming for more protein and more green vegetables too. Onward. Weight loss to date: 4.8 Share Get link Facebook Twitter Pinterest Google+ Email Comments keyalus5:58 AMNice week! I'm finding it tough to get activity in too. So tired. 5 months of broken sleep has worn me down.I joined this week. :) They had a good special on the online program and Ebates gives back $6. I figure $13/month for 4 months is a small investment to pay if it works. So far I like the points concept because I was using calories struggling with the number even though it was large. I feel like the points gives me a better sense of the cost. Somehow dealing with the smaller numbers makes things more meaningful and the impact of your choices more readily apparent, you know? I also like that they have a nursing program so it all isn't so AMAwesome!!! YAY! Happy you're on it too. I'm really enjoying it and like I said above, not feeling deprived. It helps me reign in the excessive peanut butter eating and has made me reduce my sugar eating because I don't want to use the points. Keep me posted on how things are going! DeleteReplyAdd commentLoad more...

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Yesterday I arrived at the Covey Arts Center in Provo, Utah for a day of rehearsals and preparation for last night's Mrs. Utah 2008 Pageant.When I arrived, to my shock I saw my face - larger than life in the window - wow. It was a bit intimidating. I don't look like that up close in real life. After spending much of the last 2 weeks at the hospital - pulling my hair into a pony tail with layers and layers of old makeup - the image in the window made me laugh. It was so fake it was ridiculous!I don't really look like that. OK, some moments, on a good day, with the handywork of photoshop - I CAN look like that. But for the most part - that's just digital magic for the crowd.As the night went on, it wasn't only the photo on the billboard that seemed out of context - it was everything. The glitze and the glamour was a stark contrast to the feeding tubes and sterile hospital smell I've become accustomed to lately. The dancing, the lights, the crown - all of it was just so out of context for what's been going on.And there was my husband - in a handsome black suit that hid the 25+ staples still in his neck, minus the eye patch, and a black sock hiding his bandaged foot and leg. Sitting there with his crutches under the seats, it was very deceiving - people probably had no idea what this man has gone through over the last 14 days.So it is, for good or for bad - that to some degree we are all able to hide or step away (even if for a moment) from the inner struggles, the day-to-day weaknesses, and the personal crisis that are really going on presently. In good ways and in bad ways we can show a side to the world that is who we wish we were and who we are aspiring to be -And in that moment we get to do 2 things. #1 - We get to honestly take inventory of who and where we are AND #2 - We get to decide to uplevel and meet that reality (or not, staying how we are). Personally, I like what I saw on the window and I want to work harder to be her. And, I'm excited that my husband felt so compelled and determined within himself to get dressed up even given the difficulty in doing so. It was a labor of love that he did for me to show his commitment to me. He is taking inventory and fighting with all he's got to uplevel passed his current physical issues. Every day that he owns his life in spite of his health crisis, he OWNS his life.Fake? Mmmmm. Maybe that's not the right word. "Aspired" would be a better word. We're both aspiring to better, positive things. Even if it's just a pretty picture. It's a great direction.

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Giant Pumpkins at the Shady Brook Farm Monster Pumpkin Madness Weigh-Off (the two "small" ones on the ground in the middle of the line up weigh over 60 pounds each This weekend, I stopped by Shady Brook Farm to check out the Monster Pumpkin Madness weigh-off. As I mentioned in a previous post, my student, Brandon Huber entered two giant pumpkins that he grew at Meadowbrook Farm. The pumpkins in the contest came from hundreds of miles away as well as locally and they were each hauled over to a scale by a forklift for the weigh-off. Although Brandon's pumpkins looked about the same size, one weighed 100 pounds more than the other. The larger one was about 640 pounds! The pumpkins came in all shapes, sizes, and colors, and the winner weighed in at over 1,400 pounds. Those are some huge squash! Brandon with his two giant pumpkins. The pumpkin in the foreground weighed 100 pounds more than the one he is touching.

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FDMC - May 2017 with the software and equipment that we have invested in,” Allan said. “Offering a pre-finish option to both our door and cabinet orders has also increased the overall value to more jobs as customers get more comfortable with receiving a pre-finished product. “Our Stonehenge Cabinets cabinet program wasdesigned by my daughter, Christina Allan, and ismanufactured here at AWD in Pottsville, Arkansas.Christina is able to draw from her degree as an inte-rior designer, the experience of using KCD software,and the knowledge of how our manufacturing pro-Arkansas Wood Doors partnered with KCD to putAWD’s door abilities into their software, and AWDworked with KCD on their most recent Version 10software. When a cabinet shop uses KCD and they or-der doors out they can choose that option in KCD. Itconverts into AWD’s profiles and the order will cometo AWD from KCD. The customer is also able to sendtheir cabinet order from KCD to AWD. Allan said KCD is the one he would choose, even if they didn’t have that relationship. AWD rents KCD’s door program with an option to buy, instead of spending $10,000 at another company and finding the software program really isn’t what they want. Making veneer raised panel AWD makes veneer raised panel doors with a ½-inch MDF core and then wood veneer is applied to both sides with two membrane presses, a Shaw Almex press and the most recent press that was custom made in Kansas by Schuetz Tool. Use of this style of raised panel compared to traditional solid wood raised panel offers many advantages, most importantly a substantial cost savings. “More than 90 percent of our raised panel doorsare manufactured with a veneer raised panel,” Allansaid. “AWD also supplies veneer raised panels to com-panies that make their own doors or millwork compa-nies where solid wood options are not practical. All ofthe MDF veneer raised panels are machined on theThermwoodCut Center.”In addi-tion to wooddoors, AWDalso offersthermo-foil(RTF) styledoors andslab styledoors withoption ofveneer, melamine, and the new textured wood grainmaterials with matching edge band.

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Tender chicken breasts get loads of flavor from a simple pan sauce of white wine, onion and tasty drippings. I like to use thin breasts for this dish so it cooks faster in the skillet.

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"A Storybook Sleeping Beauty''Kirov Academy of Ballet of Washington, DCThe Lincoln TheaterWashington, DCDecember 13 & 14, 20012 by George Jacksoncopyright 2012 by George Jackson The words "Once upon a time ..." materialize before one's eyes as the curtain rises on this school production of the most classical of ballets. A file of figures, most of them clad in court finery, stands focused on a babe in arms. They hold themselves intent and, with care and dignity, begin to circulate among themselves when, suddenly, dancers - females in short tutus and in toe shoes - infiltrate the scene like shimmering beams of light. Two realms - one human and temporal and the other magical and elusive, meet in harmony. How lightly and precisely limbs articulate for the dancing! Postures are pliant. The phrasing of stretch and flex, of reach and fold, of straighten and bend is musically clear. Spun across the stage space are patterns as fine as those in a spider's web. The Kirov Academy's decision to undertake this production couldn't have been arrived at easily. Big, better funded, professional ballet companies have been known to make a muddle of Marius Petipa's "The Sleeping Beauty". Moreover, audiences at this time of year expect a different classic to Tchaikovsky music, "The Nutcracker", and currently in the Baltimore/Washington area there are umpteen versions of "Nuts" as box office competition. Once the dice were cast by the school’s Director, Martin Fredmann, undoubtedly there must have been additional gambles. Obviously, although regrettably, a school company has to edit "The Sleeping Beauty". In charge for the Kirov Academy was its Associate Artistic Director, Nikolai Kabaniaev. He was assisted by faculty members Marianna Lobanova, Tamara Manukovskaya and Elena Tenchikova. Cuts have been made from the action, from the cast of characters, the number of dances and from the types of movement deployed. For instance, there is no Hunt Scene to show the Prince's previous life before he is granted his vision of the sleeping Princess Aurora. There is no master of ceremony, no Catalabutte figure, at the court of Aurora's parents (to an extent the Lilac Fairy directs traffic). Many of the famous dances remain throughout the ballet but there isn't the original's cornucopia. The cut with the biggest impact is that of pantomime - there are no passages of pure gesture acting. When necessary, action replaces movement narration. Also, and to a remarkable degree, the mood of the dances helps to tell the tale! It isn't just the more "abstract" ensemble numbers and solos that set the scene and suggest what occurs. Even separate stories such as those of the Bluebird and Princess Florine, the Wolf and Red Riding Hood and Puss-in-Boots and the White Cat aren't really diversions. They contribute to the main narrative, the love story of Princess Aurora and Prince Desire, by informing about different kinds of couples and illustrating manners. Still, in this Kirov Academy staging I miss the contrast in weight and spacing that pantomime would have provided. Nor was my curiosity quenched about how these student dancers might have handled gesture speech compared to ballet technique. What we get from the Kirov Academy is just under two hours of dancing, parading and action deftly interwoven to tell the story of the victory of beauty and virtue helped by fortune. Wasn't that the main message of the Petipa/Perrault fairytale? Petipa's other lessons about diplomacy and obligation are lost in this reduced version in which the envious witch Carabosse is killed. Miraculously, Kabaniaev's streamlining manages to side step the heaviness of Konstantin Sergeyev's Soviet version. Music (recorded but lively, melodious Tchaikovsky), and the sets (projected, tastefully minimal) and costumes (a bit mixed) serve. Remarkable is the uniform training in dance and deportment shown by all the students - the high carriage, the stately yet pliant gait, the lightly angled curve of the arms and, not least, a body awareness of other individuals on stage - dancing together these students converse. Some of the soloists could be professionals already. The part of Princess Aurora, the Sleeping Beauty of the title, was taken by a petite, well proportioned girl. She has charm, the slightly shy sort but with a glow. Her time on stage doing bravura dancing is considerable, yet she was as fresh in the final Grand Pas de Deux as for her sprightly first solo and secure Rose Adagio. Her attitudes uplift ones hopes and her arabesques are utterly decisive. Needless to say, the Kirov/Maryinsky's resilient attack and delicate strength were apparent throughout the rendition of this role. Ideally, Aurora should mature from girl to woman during the course of the ballet. This Aurora, though, is only 14 years old and I'll take the undimmed intensity of her glow at the end for womanliness. The budding ballerina's name is Riho Sakamoto. Dramatic high points in the production were the appearances of the story's villainess, Carabosse. Cast in this part was a tall young man, Kyle Allen. He came on fast, like a wicked wind, and, never stooping to camp, grew into a fury incarnate. As the Prince, Emerson Moose made poetry of his entrance - it was dreamy and desirous, yet also well bred and determined. He has good control of his long legs and partners nobly. Other notable males included Kota Fujishima (Waltz Soloist at Aurora's Birthday and Bluebird), and Oscar Frame (a Rose Adagio cavalier). Both dancers I saw as Lilac Fairy, Deborah Davis and Audrey Wallace, had the requisite sweep but Wallace was warmer. There were many fine and individual girls for the fairy, treasure and story variations. Poignantly memorable was the Apotheosis with everyone gathered on stage and posed proudly with identical port de bras and easily pulled up spines - about 90 students transformed into storybook courtiers. Photo: Dancers in the Apotheosis, by Paolo Galli. Posted at 11:57 AM in George Jackson | Permalink

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Paul Beckwith, in the past few weeks has posted a plethora of videos all with a similar message attacking Guy (without naming him) and the insanity. In recent days he has started a thread on his own Facebook and come out quite aggressively against Guy after becoming upset that he had been removed from commenting on the page "Nature Bats Last". Then overnight he published in its entirety a private conversation with Guy and reportedly has BLOCKED Guy on Facebook. The essence of the Beckwith camp could be summarised thus: "Guy McPherson is a doomsday cult leader.he will not carry on a conversation with anyone who holds a different view. For him to say he is an educated man is a complete joke". Guy's reponses have been pretty angry but, in my view an understandable and visceral response to ongoing attacks on his position and could be summarised: "Civilisation is an omnicidal heat engine. Civilisation is a death cut. I walked way from it years ago. Foolish J..n incorrectly believes it's awesome" Accusations from Beckwith have been that Guy refused to participate in a jointly-organised Canadian tour. On clarification it appears that the suggestion was to charge for entry, something Guy has never done and to invite Guy to participate in as forum that would pit Guy against Beckwith and a number of engineers. Why would Guy McPherson want to face what was intended to be what seems to me to be a kangaroo court. The reponse which came from Roblyn, Guy's voluntary assistant came back saying the only way Guy would agree to that was if he was paid $1000 an hour. Fair enough, I say. It is left to explain such erratic and aggressive behavious. I have, over the past 2-3 years felt great admiration for Paul and have spoken out in his defence such as recently over a WaPo attack on him over observations about the Jetstream crossing the equator. More recently, however, I have seen Paul go over the edge, alternating between a realistic view of abrupt climate change and then abject denial that extinction is even possible ("we die individually, not together") and suggesting that humans might survive in a nuclear submarine. Then there is geoengineering. In recent times Paul has suggested that he and Guy could even go on tour together - but only if Guy relinquishes talk of extinction and adopt his 3-legged barstool instead. By contrast this is Guy's position: My own position is that I don't care what beliefs people have about geoengineering so long as they keep them to themselves. Most of us don't go round and diss Sam Carana for his "the situation is dire and calls for comprehensive action....". I haven't heard Sam for that matter attack Guy for his position. But things have changed a lot recently with Paul putting out a whole series of videos with some fairly strong attacks on Guy without without the decency of calling him by name. It seemed to me that Paul's gentle manner was giving way to something else and that he was becoming somewhat imbalanced. And I reckon I know what it was. Paul, in addition to having some fixed views on NTHE and geoengineering has some pretty strong political views of his own. While we could make common ground on Stephen Harper and the need to get rid of him it didn't really matter and I could overlook his support on Facebook for Ukrainian extremists. But by the time the US elections came round and especially after Bernie Sanders was cheated at the Democrat primaries I observed an uncritical support for Hillary Clinton. It was almost "we need Hillary to give the planet a chance". Afterall she said the right things about climate change, especially in debates with Bernie Sanders, even if she didn't mean one word of them. Then, when instead of Clinton flying in, Trump won the election and as a result the whole world (and sanity) of theliberals, including Paul Beckwith has collapsed. It seems that a sort of insanity has set in amongst people who were previously quite reasonable. it turns out they hold their intellect in high regard and their attachment to civilisation in even higher regard. These people are saying, in essence, Hillary Clinton and geoengineering are going to save the planet and Donald Trump is going to destroy it. In addition the whole "it's all the Russians and Putin's fault" has taken over and the only reason Clinton lost the election was because of alleged Russian hacking. Any view contrary to this and you are a Trump and Putin apologist. I have seen people that I previously had some respect for swallow this line hook, line and sinker" without question When push comes to shove there is a chasm between people who have come to a different conclusion over time - in my case I realsed the gig was over at the time of COP15 in Copenhagen, long before I became aware of Guy McPherson - and liberals like Beckwith and others. Just like the whole Trump election is a "Russian - Putin-Trump plot" the whole idea of NTHE is Guy's fault. It is not as if he has taken his conclusions (as I have) from interpreting the scientific literature. He alone holds this view and is pushing it onto vulnerable people who cannot think for themselves. Says Paul Beckwith: "Telling people that something is inevitable and people are helpless to change it is an extremely powerful and insidious type of psychological warfare tool" He then announces he is planning to bring some behavioural psychologist experts on-board "to help analyze this and find ways to "innoculate" people against this." And it's Guy who is the arrogant one!! In conclusion - Paul, I have always been an advocate of yours and have been willing to overlook your own cognitive dissonance and insistance on "three-legged barstools" etc in view of your contribution to understanding the science of abrupt climate change. However, I cannot overlook the way that you have taken what should have been minor differences of opnion and taken them public. Shame! In conclusion, I leave you with the following essay - Near Term Human Extinction Saved My Life Posted by seemorerocks at 12:25 Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to FacebookShare to Pinterest Labels: Guy McPherson, near-term extinction, Paul Beckwith, Seemorerocks 4 comments: openintelligence2 April 2017 at 00:18Having watched this division / diversion growing for some time, I could not help but wonder whether Paul B may have been told by the University Of Ottawa to dissociate himself and the Institution from "extremists" like Guy M. I have learned a lot from Paul, but I admire Guy for his fearless independence, although I do not think predicting end-dates helps, although none of should forget our inability to deal with compounding change c.f. Dr Albert Bartlett I have been watching the changes for years through the multi-faceted lens of our database, the Environmental Change Monitor IMHO more people should use it to look beyond their specialisations at the whole April 2017 at 01:54Anyone else notice that significant changes occurred with Paul about the time he attended COP21? Seems to me everyone was on the same page up till that point. But, after rubbing elbows with a Greenwashing Climate Crowd, he suddenly became quite hopeful that mankind could tech their way out of this mess.I think he got a little attention and was star struck by the esteemed scientists attending he met. Go back and look at his videos and posts during that time. He is positively school girl giddy about the people he's meeting and their hopium ideas.And he may have attracted a decent sized following that led to that "I'm a Guru" thing happening. Guy's already got a following from the 'no hope here' crowd so Paul would need to carve out a new space and toss a little 'anything's possible' message in, particularly if he wanted to grow his audience. And clearly there is ego sprayed all over the wall here.Anyhow, this is just what I observed a couple years ago after the Climate April 2017 at 15:58You hit the nail right on the head. Youtube Arctic Methane Emergency Stuart Scott, its a whole ratsnest of geoidiots.DeleteReplyTim Bloom3 April 2017 at 16:54Robin,I've noticed in bloggers I respect as well as friends that even though an intelligent, thoughtful, caring individuals may understand information presented to them, if its obvious repercussions are too horrible, they may go to quite an effort to deny or deflect it so that some semblance of hope remains. To that end, most readers would agree that the impending extinction of their species qualifies as "horrible". I do. Years ago it took me about a year to read Cormac McCarthy's "The Road" because I'd literally weep while reading it and need to set it down. Well, sad as NTHE is for me, I've noticed that those of us with pre-adult children are hit by this much, much harder. I may guess we have a biological imperative to hope for our children as we care for them. My older or single friends often consider NTHE with sanguine interest. For my friends raising children, some far more aware than I, this is simply *not* the case. To a one, they retain "hope". According to one of his posts, Mr. Beckwith has children. I expect that he's simply struck by this seemingly biological imperative. Considering his depth of knowledge far exceeds mine on the topic, yet his rebuttals have not included any evidence for his hope, I'm afraid his shift is inductive proof of my guess.That said, like Mr. Beckwith, whom I respect and whose efforts to inform I deeply appreciate, I too have hope. But I don't need to denigrate the noble efforts of Dr. McPherson to have this hope. I follow Dr. McPherson's writings and lectures even though my "internet time" is far more limited these days as I focus on those I care for in my "real" face-to-face life. I highly respect his research, synthesis and hard-earned wisdom. His lectures leave little objective wiggle-room.I merely *hope* he's wrong. I *know* there are hard times ahead for all of us. I *know* I will die all too soon. But I have a gut-feeling doubt when it comes to terms like "mass extinction". I'm truly impressed by the compiled evidence for NTHE and completely revile the efforts by the climate deniers. I simply have faith that the G*d that's brought us this far is simply going to clear the field like a kid shaking an etch-a-sketch. No proof, nothing to back this up. My faith, my willingness to act in the absence of direct knowledge, is not to me a defect, but a virtue that has led to any act that I can take pride in. So while I appreciate those who make it a part of there life to inform us of news that just isn't broadcast, please forgive them their personal foibles. After all, I have an all-powerful imaginary friend who guides me and reminds me that there is a purpose to everything, even my worthless life. Who among us, deep down, doesn't?Robin, as a reader of your blog who will never travel to your neighborhoods, I thank you for your portal. While I don't find all of your posts of vital interest to me, you condense down "what's really happening" so that I don't have to scour the web to take a pulse of the collapse. I hope your medical issues have subsided such that they don't cause suffering that you'd wish to avoid. Take care.ReplyDeleteAdd commentLoad more...

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I just started watching basketball this year (thanks NHL) and learned about the pick and roll. I wonder if it could be useful, especially at the lower levels, to set small picks (not enough contact to draw interference) to make room for the puck carrier, or when working in front of the net (screen, a little bump and turn to go for the rebound). Stick, maybe you can find or organize a little 3-on-3 or 4-on-4 small area work? That is so much fun and helpful for the hands and offensive creativity. Instead of trying to skate 200 ft and guys able to use superior breakaway speed, it's all about positioning and puck movement.

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