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NOTE:This story is based on the Wonder Woman TV series w/Lynda Carter, and
takes place in MODERN America. There's bondage, tickling, and someother stuff
thrown in. I was inspired by the "Perils of Batgirl" series.Enjoy!
The Perils Of Wonder Woman Part 9: The Call Of Cthulhu
by Anonymous
It was a stormy day at IADC headquarters, perhaps a dark omen ofthings to
come. Within, Joe Atkinson was briefing his two top agents: Diana Prince and
Steve Trevor, recently returned from Italy.
"I tell you Joe we spent every nook in cranny in Italy and found no trace
of the Blonde at all; it's like she disappeared off the face the map! Day
after to day we kept receiving several reports of her sighting swhich turned
up empty. It was unbelievable!" complained Steve.
"That's okay, Steve, we all know that you and Interpol did yourbest."
said Diana.
"Right." said Joe. "Now, Diana, I need you to take the first flight out
of Washington to Miskatonic University. There have been some strange going
ons there and even the X-Files division of the government is afraid to touch
it. You will be meeting with Josephine Chafe, an undergraduate who used to
work with Dr. Lucifer Pretorius, a parapsychologist who has many people
worried. Here's the dossier."
"I'm on my way." replied Diana as she left Joe's office.
* * *
Hours later Diana Prince arrived at Miskatonic University, a unique place
that resembled old colonial architecture mixed with some modernbuildings in
its campus. There, she met Josephine Chafe, a medium height young woman with
a slender yet voluptuous body with very short blonde hair.
"Hello, Diana." greeted Josephine. "I'm Josephine Chafe."
"Hello. It's nice to meet you. After I drop my belongings off at your
apartment, shall we get to work?"
"Yes, by all means...." replied Josephine.
* * *
Hours later the two were in the Sprague de Camp Library, going oversome
of Josephine's notes.
"You see, I used to work in Pretorius' parapsychology lab, until a few
weeks ago he started acting weird. He was into the study of Cthulhumythology,
and before he started acting strange he mentioned to me about some miraculous
breakthrough. Days later I called him and he told me to never come to his lab
again for no reason whatsoever. On campus, some of the professors who were
against Pretorius' research were found dead." explained Josephine.
"Maybe we should check out his lab tonight." suggested Diana.
"Okay. I have an extra set of keys." replied Josephine.
* * *
That night the two entered the laboratory of Dr. Pretorius, which was
dimly lit at best. As the two entered the lights suddenly activated and Dr.
Pretorius sat there in his chair staring at the two with a diabolical smile.
"Hello. I believe I know you... you are Diana Prince of the IADC... it is an
honor for me to meet you." said Dr. Pretorius. "Josephine... I told you not
to come into my laboratory anymore... for that you must be punished...
heh-heh." sinisterly laughed Dr. Pretoriusas tendrils shot forth from behind
his chair, ripping off Josephine's skirt and blouse, revealing her pink bra,
panties, and nude stockings. The tendrils soon wrapped around her arms and
legs, and began pullingher to him.
"Diana...help!" yelled out Josephine.
Diana pulled out her pistol. "Let her go...NOW!" yelled Diana as she
aimed at Dr. Pretorius' head.
"How quaint..." replied Dr. Pretorius as a giant tendril fist smacked
Diana back outside the lab.
"No! Diana!" yelled out Josephine.
"She cannot help you, now for your punishment..." said Dr. Pretoriusas
the tendrils tightened and other tendrils began tickling Josephine's feet and
"NO! Ha-ha! Stop! That tickles!" squeeked Josephine.
* * *
Outside, Diana regained her senses and got to her feet. Spinning in a
circle, Wonder Woman emerged once again.
Smashing through the door, Wonder Woman gazed upon Pretorius sternly.
"Let her go, Pretorius." sternly said Wonder Woman.
In response several tentacles lashed out, wrapping up Wonder Woman's arms
and legs. Wonder Woman's breasts hardened and vagina moistened. "Enjoying the
experience, Wonder Woman? Good. These tendrils are designed to enhance your
sexual stimulation... soon you will be rendered unconscious by your own
ectasy...." gloated Dr. Pretorius.
"NO!" exclaimed Wonder Woman as she panted heavier and heavier. Despite
her super strength and struggling the tendrils kept her firmly bound. "OH!
OH! OH!" moaned Wonder Woman as she suddenly collapsed witha shallow breath.
"What did you do to her?!" yelled out Josephine.
"Do not worry. She's not dead...." replied Dr. Pretorius.
* * *
With the aid of the tentacles, Dr. Pretorius tied up Josephine b yplacing
her on a cot and strapping her to it with rope. "C'mon! Untie me!" said
Josephine. As an answer Dr. Pretorius tickled her feet, making Josephine
The tendrils kept Wonder Woman tightly bound, wrapping around her arms
and legs tightly. Wonder Woman slowly stirred, regaining her strength. While
Dr. Pretorius was preoccupied tickle torturing Josephine, Wonder Woman saved
her strength and broke out of the tendrils.
"No! I cannot be!" yelled Dr. Pretorius as he ordered more tendrils to
tie up Wonder Woman. Wonder Woman quickly dodged them, while Dr. Pretorius
turned on some strange machine.
"It's over, Wonder Woman! Within seconds great Cthulhu will rise from the
Ry'leh and crush you all!!!!"
Wonder Woman removed her tiara, and threw it at the machine, slicing into
the essential wiring. The machine shorted out in a mad display of
electricity, and exploded. Pretorius flew backwards from the impact
unconscious. The tendrils creatures suddenly disappeared, enabling Wonder
Woman to untie Josephine. Pretorius began to stir as the police and firemen
* * *
Back at IADC headquarters....
"Pretorius doesn't remember anything, from what Josephine told me. The lab's
been closed off, and I even heard that the X-Files division will conduct a
full investigation." said Diana.
"That doesn't seem fair." said Harold. "You did all the work and now X-Files
picks up the pieces and credit?"
"That's okay... I spoke to an Agent Mulder the other day, he explained the
situation to me so it's all right, really."
"I guess..." shrugged Harold.
"So, Harold... would you like to have an argument?" smiled Diana.
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S Series I/O Module (16 Relay Outputs): SIO-E6613
SIO-E6613 Overview
The SIO-E6613 is a high quality, low cost module with 16 Relay Outputs. Connection to SoftPLC, other controller or PC can be Ethernet Modbus TCP or serial Modbus.
- Output Channels: 16 Relay, dry-contact
- Output Current: maximum 0.5A@120VAC, or 1A/30VDC per point
- Power input: 12~24V(AC/DC)
- Power consumption: 200mA@24VDC
About S Series I/O
S Series I/O modules are a value-priced option for Modbus/TCP and Modbus compatible industrial I/O. S-Series I/O modules can be used with any system that communicates using Modbus/TCP or Modbus RTU. Each Model SIO-Exxxx module has (1) RJ-45 10/100MB LAN port, and supports 2 wire RS-485 (models SIO-Sxxxx are RS-485 only). No racks or bus couplers are required.
Common features to all S Series modules include:
- Surge-protected analog inputs with 12-bit resolution and 100k sample speed
- Inputs can be any combination of 0-10V, 0-5V, 4-20mA, NTC 10K thermistor and dry contact
- Number of active channels is configurable, to improve input sample rate
- Relay output supports normally open
- Standard ModBus and Modbus/TCP protocol, easy to interface to PLC's and HMI's with up to 254 unique devices on one network
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Hair Extensions-Hotheads. Servicing Santa Cruz, Scotts Valley, Ben Lomond and Boulder Creek
Hothead hair extensions are real human hair. Whether you are choosing to add extensions for length, thickness or color, hothead hair extensions are the most innovative in the hair industry today. Hothead hair extensions can be used up to 3 times and should be reapplied every 8 to 10 weeks. From experience hothead hair extensions are the least damaging to your natural hair and will not cause hair loss unlike most of the hair extensions. Here at The Hair Remedy we want your hair to look and feel the best as possible. We keep up on all upcoming classes so we can provide our clients with the best possible hair care as well for after care for your extensions.
If you are unfamiliar with hair extensions, these are basically artificial hair added to the actual growing hair. They are used to…
• Cover thinning or thin hair,
• Enhance hair appearance,
• Increase hair length,
• Cover bald spots, and
• Increase hair volume.
Types of Hair Used for Extension Production
Manufactured in various forms, hair extensions are used for several application techniques. There are three distinct hair types used in the production of hair extensions:
• Human hair
Usually harvested from young women, human hair in hair extensions are stripped chemically of their cuticles for machine processing regardless of alignment of root tips or direction. Cuticles left in but with their root tip alignments mixed up, the microscopic scales of the cuticles would be exposed, snagging on to each other to cause tangling. Stripped hair cuticles reduce protection of the hair against sunlight, salt, dryness, pollution, and chlorine. They would also become brittle, swell, matt, and absorb excessive liquids.
• Remi or Remy hair
This hair extension has hair with cuticles intact with only partial processing by hand for maintenance of the root tip's alignment. Remi extensions can be colored and heat-styled, unlike human hair extensions. Although expensive, Remi extensions last much longer than stripped extensions. Take note however that many manufacturers label their products as Remi even if the hair used doesn't have cuticles or mixed with synthetic materials.
• Virgin hair
This kind of extension uses hair that has not undergone any kind of chemical treatment. Harvested and sanitized, virgin hair is sold in "hanks" as bulk hair. Hair quality and color are both dependent on its donor; however, hair in poor condition, damage from salt water, ultraviolet (UV) rays, inferior hair products, split ends or chlorine don't make the grade.
Pros and Cons of Hair Extensions
Protein-bonded hair extensions, which use ultrasonic vibrations and keratin bonds to attach, last longer over other types if they are well cared for. Whether in "wefts" or single strands, bonded extensions can last more than six months.
Because these hair extensions use no heat when attached, they are less damaging to the hair. The keratin bond will not melt even when heat styling is applied on the hair. The only time bonded hair extensions can cause damage to the hair is if they are taken out by someone who doesn't know how to do so properly.
Braided hair extensions, on the other hand, can be used for concealment of hair loss or bald patches at the head's rear portion, albeit these extensions are not suitable for people who have extensive loss of hair at the front of their head.
The straighter the hair of the person wearing this extension is, the tighter the braiding needs to be. This "tightening" is done on the braided part of the extension and not on the attachment itself.
The Best Option: Human Hair Extension
Human hair extensions are the better option because the wearer can treat and handle them as they would their actual hair. You can use hot rollers, curling irons, dryers and even straighteners with human hair extensions.
Synthetic extensions may be cheaper but they also easily more susceptible to damage and are more difficult to work with. Human hair extensions, on the other hand, can be washed, treated, colored, curled, straightened, or styled in a perm. This is because the hair cuticles are not stripped off when manufactured. Human hair extensions last a long time and will remain natural-looking.


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Bicyclists and Runners Replace Freight Trains as Final Link in Dutchess Rail Trail is Opened
By Peter Rae
When it opens this October, the pedestrian overpass being constructed over Highway 55 in the Town of Poughkeepsie will be the final link in the Dutchess County Rail Trail, a 13-mile paved pathway for runners, walkers and bicyclists between Hopewell Junction and the Walkway Over the Hudson in Poughkeepsie. But it's not the first time this corridor linked cities and towns in Dutchess County, and west of the Hudson as well.
When the bridge first opened for business in 1888, it was as a railroad connection providing the southernmost direct rail passage over the Hudson River for freight trains. The first link on the east side was the Dutchess and Columbia Railroad, which ran northeast from Poughkeepsie to Millerton, where it connected to lines to Hartford and Boston. On May 5, 1892, an alternate corridor was established with the opening of the Dutchess County Railroad (DCR), running southeast from Poughkeepsie to Hopewell Junction. There it connected with the New York and New England Railroad, which ran through Brewster and Danbury to major southern New England industrial cities including Waterbury, Bridgeport and New Haven.
The Poughkeepsie bridge soon became the principal conduit for freight service between the states to the west and south of the Hudson and New England's factories. Trains were consolidated in the Maybrook Yards, about eight miles west of the bridge, and sent over the bridge and on to New England. And because the Dutchess County hills along the route through Brewster and Danbury had easier grades than the Millerton route, most freight trains used the DCR.
Despite the easier grades, the hills still represented a problem. The railroad maintained as many as thirty "pusher" locomotives at its Hopewell Junction yards to get the long coal carrier and other trains up and over the hills to the east and onward to New England.
In 1892, in addition to the New York and New England Railroad, two other rail links already operated through Hopewell (hence the name "Junction"). One ran northerly from Hopewell to Millerton, and another carried freight traffic that had crossed the river by ferry between Newburgh and Dutchess Landing (now Beacon). By 1905, all were controlled by the New Haven Railroad. Business on the Maybrook-Poughkeepsie-Hopewell-Danbury corridor was so good it was double-tracked in 1910 and became known as The Maybrook Line. The other lines were soon abandoned.
Passenger Service on the DCR
Initially, the organizers of the DCR envisioned passenger traffic as a key profit center as well as freight. On that opening day in 1892, the first train departing Hopewell for Poughkeepsie was publicized as the fastest means for shoppers to visit the department stores of Poughkeepsie. While more than 600 made the inaugural trip, that was only two-thirds of its capacity, and the promotion was deemed not entirely successful.
A 1919 timetable shows three westbound trains operating daily on the line. Two were through trains between Danbury and Poughkeepsie, and the third was a local that ran from Hopewell Junction to Poughkeepsie in twenty-five minutes. Stations along the way included Fishkill Plains, Didell, Briggs, and Manchester Bridge. For a time, passengers could even travel between Washington and Boston by train using the Maybrook Line's tracks.
Passenger service continued until 1933, but it never met its original expectations and eventually lost out to the financial realities of the Great Depression. The line did offer some unusual perks, however. According to Bernard Rudberg, head of the Hopewell Depot Restoration Corp., station renovators found a cache of wine and liquor bottles beneath the floorboards, and it was later learned that during Prohibition the basement of the building had served as a speakeasy.
Decline of the Rails….
After World War II, the growth of truck traffic and the decline of industry generally in New England gradually reduced rail traffic on the Maybrook Line. In 1961, it was reconverted to a single track, and in 1974, a fire damaged the Poughkeepsie bridge so severely that it could not be reopened. At the same time, a new, more modern, freight yard had been built in Castleton-on-Hudson, near Albany, and absorbed most of the Poughkeepsie traffic. Limited now to local traffic only, the Maybrook Line had its last run+ in March 1982. Soon afterward, the rails were torn up and the right-of-way sold.
….And the Creation of the Rail Trail
The Maybrook Line's rebirth as a rail trail began in 1991, when Ulster County seized part of the right-of-way west of the bridge and turned a five-mile portion over to the Towns of Highland and Lloyd. This was developed in stages as a multi-use linear park called the Hudson Valley Rail Trail, with the first segment opening in 1997. Developers hope to extend the trail another five miles to New Paltz, where it would connect with the Wallkill Valley Rail Trail that runs from Gardiner in the south to Kingston in the north.
East of the Hudson, the Dutchess County Rail Trail was also developed in phases. The first phase, an eight-mile stretch from Hopewell Junction to Old Manchester Road in the Town of Poughkeepsie opened in 2007, and. Phases 2 and 3 added to the trail in 2009. Phase 4 runs from Old Manchester Road to Overocker Road and includes the new Ruote 55 overpass. Phase 5 is the portion from the bridge itself to Morgan Lake that is also scheduled to be opened this October and is already "unofficially" open on weekends.
Nine hundred feet long, the new overpass will not only carry runners, walkers and bikers over the busy six lanes of Route 55, but over the two-lane Old Manchester Road as well. And while it won't offer the grandeur of the views from the Walkway Over the Hudson, the Route 55 Overpass will be impressive in its own way: it shows that, given enough effort from concerned citizens and governments, purely recreational facilities still have a place in enhancing the quality of life and living for us all.


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I like travelling, family history and reading books. I am ESL teacher in High Junior school and at University.
Wednesday, 10 August 2016
Storks in the countryside
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Gosia, they are so nice: your photos. Love this birds. Very beautiful!!!ReplyDelete
I never knew much about storks, except that they deliver babies. I know a lot more now. Thanks.ReplyDelete
So many of them in Poland!ReplyDelete
Interesting facts except they left out that storks deliver babies. But I guess everyone already knows that! 🤓ReplyDelete
Stokes are very interesting birds but their winter migratoryReplyDelete
to the warmth of Africa is not really that smart.
They sure become targets for food down in that area of
war, corruption and damn right murderous actions.
I would love to know where that silly story ( the "fairy"
story) of delivering babies came from, but I suppose stokes would be
a far better choice than bloody filthy crows.
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early morning practice faves
current yoga
using yoga poses in a tabata format + freeform ashtanga + extended vinyasa + adho mukha vrksasana (handstand) + ardha matsyendrasana (half lord of the fishes pose) + bakasana (crane pose) + halasana (plow pose) + Salamba Sirsasana (supported headstand) + dhanurasana (bow pose) + kapotasana (king pigeon pose) + parivrtta trikonasana (revolved triangle pose)
current post-yoga beverages, on rotation
raw coconut water with fresh aloe + any kind of fresh juice with mint + lemon water + chia kombucha + beet kvass + oolong or pu·erh or rooibos tea
so, what are your favorite things to juice right now? we seem to be all about the beets and carrots. oh and mint. oh oh and adding an orange to pretty much anything makes it taste super bright and beachy.


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I started loving narcissi when I was living in England. Until then I found them pretty indifferent — if anything, maybe a little garish. But seeing them emerge en masse after a very long winter, in contrast with the tender green meadows and the heavy grey skies, is a feast to the eyes. Our English garden had hundreds of daffodils and several different varieties and they were planted on the ground, not in garden beds. That's exactly how I like them best: spontaneous and a bit untidy. Here in NZ we've got a few bulbs in beds but next autumn I'd love to plant masses of them in my lawn. I know I'll smile every time I look at them.
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Amanda Berg is a Director of the League of Women Voters of California, and has worked with LWV San Diego since October 2014. She became Director of Voter Service for LWVSD in January 2015 and has been working ever since to encourage voter participation, education, and civil political discourse.
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Caroline is the Secretary of the League of Women Voters of California for 2015-2017. She has been a League member since 1968, when she joined the Tulare County League, and has held most portfolios at the local League level, including that of president. She was on the board of the East San Gabriel Valley League for 2014-2015.
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Learn the hardware and software needed to make a robot. As part of a team building exercise, students will develop teamwork skills as each member will have a specific role in building. They will follow directions to build their robot, then program it to finish a maze. After successfully finishing the maze, they will have the opportunity to program it to do what they want.
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New code to reduce energy usage
Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich recently signed House Bill 4099 into law, which sets minimum energy efficiency standards for new commercial building construction in Illinois. The new law adopts the International Energy Conservation Code (IEEE) as the energy efficient buildings code for the state.
Before the adoption of the code, Illinois was one of only 12 states with no energy code for commercial construction. The code's authors hope it will reduce energy usage by establishing energy standards for lighting equipment and controls, electrical power systems, building envelope, water heating, and heating/cooling/ventilation systems.
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If you've ever wondered if miracles are still for today or if God would use you to prophecy, heal the sick, or pray for deliverance for someone, this small group is for you. Bill Johnson's book, "When Heaven Invades Earth," is all about living a supernatural life naturally. This book will challenge your beliefs, encourage you to seek more anointing from the Holy Spirit, and help you put action to your beliefs. It's time for us to share the message of salvation with a demonstration of power.
The book, When Heaven Invades Earth, by Bill Johnson, 10th anniversary edition.
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Welcome to Le Chamarel RestaurantIndulgent refined creole cuisine and unique panoramic views
Welcome to Le Chamarel Restaurant, where the only thing as delightful as the food is the unique bird's-eye view over a mountainous landscape and across to the captivating coastline fringed by the clear blue waters of the Indian Ocean and the horizon.
Our restaurant is a year-round, all-day feast for both the taste buds and eyes of both locals and tourists visiting this quaint region in the southwestern uplands of Mauritius. Our food is our best excuse to share with our guests our knowledge and history of the Creole gastronomic heritage as well as the thrill of mystery and discovery while connecting with our culture and music.
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We developed our signature line of wooden cutting boards to be both beautiful and functional. Designed to protect the sharpest blades, our boards also provide stability during use and look handsome enough to keep out on the counter. Our Edge grain carving boards offer an excellent value for an essential you'll use to carve and serve meats and poultry all year long, from the holiday table to the... Read more


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The Grace Pram
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Stunning Dolls Pram, the pram has a metal frame and finished with beautiful wickerwork, it has rubber wheels for a smooth ride!
A pram from yesteryears! A beautiful article to play with or as decoration.
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|Review: Runemagick - Dawn of the End
|Dawn of the End
Label: Aftermath Music
Year released: 2007
Duration: 62:11
Tracks: 8
Genre: Doom/Death
Rating: 4.5/5
Review online: October 8, 2007
Reviewed by: Sargon the Terrible
for:Dawn of the End
Rated 2.7/5 (54%) (10 Votes)
Another satisfying Runemagick release. This is…what, their 10th album? I can't keep track anymore. Nobody else works as fast as Nicklas and his outfit, churning out so many good albums. This one is much more in the vein of their masterwork Darkness Death Doom, still straddling that line between straight Death Metal and outright Doom. This is one of their heaviest albums, and the riffery reminds me very much of their older works like Enter The Realm Of Death. The more pugilistic elements are well mixed with the expected spacier passages, and overall this album creates a very satisfying feel, balancing all the elements so that nothing really predominates. If any album in their busy career could be called a 'typical' Runemagick album, this would be it, as every element of the band's signature sound gets equal play. Highlights like "Chthonic Temple Smoke", "Volcano Throne", and "Magus Of Fire" show off why this is a great band.
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Sustaining the Digital Investment: Issues and Challenges of Economically Sustainable Digital PreservationDecember 2008Interim Report of the Blue Ribbon Task Force on Sustainable Digital Preservation and Access
"Creating sustainable economic models for digital access and preservation is a major challenge for all sectors, and the focus of investigation of the Blue Ribbon Task Force on Sustainable Digital Preservation and Access."
Collections & Access for the 21st-Century Scholar: Changing Roles of Research LibrariesARL Bimonthly Report 225December 2002A Report from the ARL Collections & Access Issues Task Force
"This paper identifies what the task force believes to be salient factors that are influencing the general climate of change for these research libraries, as well as the significant changes and emerging trendsin collection management and access strategies."
AIMS Born-Digital Collections: An Inter-Institutional Model for StewardshipThe AIMS Project is a partnership between the University of Virginia Libraries,Stanford University Libraries and Academic Resources, the University of Hull Library,and Yale University Library with support from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
The Academic Library in a 2.0 WorldSusan V. Wawrzaszek, Brandeis UniversityDavid G. Wedaman, Brandeis UniversityCenter for Applied Research, Research BulletinVolume 2008, Issue 19September 16, 2008
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Some cruel twist of calendar fate placed Doug's birthday, Hanukkah, and Thanksgiving in the same week. We don't make a huge production out of any of these celebrations, but we do something. And doing them all in a row... phew. I need a vacation.
Latkes, birthday cake, turkey dinner, dreidels, balloons, cranberries and more latkes. My head is still spinning. I would like to officially declare that Hanukkah falling before Thanksgiving is just wrong.
We thought we could squeeze in one more sail, but the weather has been a bit wet and raw and it looks like we are done for the season. Time to start turning inward and focusing on the task of keeping little people busy indoors.
I keep mumbling to myself, "I will not let winter get me down. I will not let winter get me down." Trying to break up the weeks of January and February on the calendar with fun outings and plans so I am not left sitting inside in a funk. A wise friend once said to me, there is no bad weather, just bad clothing. I need be a good little scout and just prepare. More woolens, more layers, more wine.


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All ladies are invited to the Women's Bible Study! Becky Kramer will lead us in the study, "Bad Girls of the Bible" by Liz Curtis Higgs. In "Bad Girls of the Bible", Higgs offers a unique and clear-sighted approach to understanding those other women in Scripture, combining a contemporary retelling of their stories with a solid, verse-by-verse study of their mistakes and what lessons women today can learn from them.
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Each week on Rear-view Mirror, Rich Terfry and the Radio 2 team look back at a great song from the good ol' days. Today, Pete Morey steps in for a story about Darrell Banks' "Open the Door to Your Heart".
Here's the story of the world's rarest vinyl record. There's only one copy in existence, and that 7" disc is worth thousands of dollars. The song etched into the grooves on that rare record is likely one you've never heard, by a singer who died so broke that he was buried in an unmarked grave in Detroit. Here's how this musical mystery unfolded...
Through a bizarre sequence of events, one recording of Darrell Banks' song "Open the Door to Your Heart" became one of the rarest vinyl records in the world.
In 2014, an amateur record collector named Nick went to the estate sale of a man who had spent his lifetime working at a vinyl record pressing plant. Nick found a huge collection of records from the '60s, most of them untouched! In the collection were a lot of rare, but not necessarily valuable, records and he was a little disappointed. But one record did catch his eye. Nick was pretty sure the 1966 song "Open the Door To Your Heart" by Detroit soul singer Darrell Banks had been a hit on the State-Side record label. But the copy of the song he had in his hands showed a different record label, the London Label. Nick's palms started to sweat.
For years, rumours had spread in vinyl collecting circles about this song on this particular label. It was said to be the "holy grail" of records, a mistake pressing that made it so valuable. No-one had ever seen a copy, no-one believed it really existed beyond the myth.
The rumour goes that in 1966, the Darrell Banks song in question was licensed to London Records. Eager to start selling the popular soul song, the label sent it off to be pressed at their vinyl plant. However, that night there was a disagreement between the artist and the label, and now they had major problem on their hands... they'd already pressed thousands of copies of the song. Not wanting a lawsuit, they stopped the presses, pulled all the copies of the song from the factory floor and melted them down, every record destroyed by fire... except one. One copy escaped.
It must have been taken home by an employee at the pressing plant and added to his secret stash of vinyl, which would be discovered when he died almost 50 years later and be sold to Nick the record collector.
A few months after the find, Nick made a difficult decision and sold his valuable vinyl. It sold for almost $30,000 at auction. The world's rarest record is now the gem in some proud vinyl junkies collection, locked safely away.
So, what about the artist who sang on the world's rarest record? A few weeks after the London Label melted their records, the song was sold to another label, State-Side Records. It was pressed, sold, and made the charts. It was the only hit for Darrell Banks who lived on its royalties until 1970, when he was shot & murdered by his wife's secret lover, who just happened to be a cop. Darrell Banks, whose voice is trapped in those expensive vinyl grooves, died penniless and was buried in an unmarked grave in Detroit.
Here's the world's rarest record. This is Darrell Banks and "Open the Door To Your Heart" on Rear View Mirror.


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Have you ever wanted to spend more time being creative and engaging in self-care? Perhaps you purchased the materials you'd need to do so, and then promptly left them sitting untouched for months. For today's #InspirationFanatic Friday, I'll be sharing a practice which has helped me in making time for myself and for imaginative workings. By engaging in this act, I am reminded on a daily basis that it is my privilege and responsibility to care for myself. Doing so helps me believe I am worthy of attention and that I am capable of generating inspiration for myself and others.
I wrote a while back regarding premenstrual symptoms and healing; I chose to make my monthly moon-time the focus of my toolbox. It's possible to order a subscription box for your period, but I instead created my own self-care focused kit for each month. After purchasing the items I wanted, I dug deeper and was surprised by how well the kit dovetails with my work on my personal vision this year. I made 12 bags in total, one for each month of the year to be opened during my "moon-time." I keep the kit accessible and in use throughout the entire month as a self-care practice.
The concept of a physical reminder that you are invested in your relationship with yourself does not need to be limited to menstrual cycles. I can see applications to creating supplies for dealing with triggers, celebrating each new moon or welcoming each season. I do think it is important that they be tangible items rather than virtual materials. As the digital age has advanced, many of us find that we've lessened our connection to the physical world. I would say that a large aspect of my spiritual life is simply living in the touchable reality which surrounds me. I have found tremendous wisdom and creativity in the connections I make online, but they only penetrate my life to the extent to which I make them real and visible on a regular basis. In this way, the bags I created invite me to pause and connect with not only my body, but also my inner creativity and vitality.
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Body-Centered Items
- Treats: I added a small snack which worked great until I got a massive sugar craving and raided all the remaining bags! Next year I plan to include a small gift card for each month, which will at least require me to drive somewhere if I want to "cheat."
- Spa Products: I included a bath bomb, candle, face mask, nail polish, emery board and lip gloss for each month. I did not find myself using these as much as I thought I would, I think in part because they didn't have a "homemade" feel to them and became repetitive. For next year's kit, I plan to include a personally-crafted candle with essential oils and herbs, handmade bath bombs and perhaps soap or another product that I'll teach myself to make.
Creativity Supplies
I did not include anything more than a crayon in this year's bags, but I think there is a limitless number of possibilities here from which I'll choose in the future. I included one crayon each month but found myself feeling stifled by the lack of choice in colors. If you decide you want a creativity piece to your kit, I would suggest picking one medium per month or one mini project for which you include all the supplies. A few ideas:
- Drawing/coloring/painting (Perhaps with a specific prompt and tiny canvas for each)
- Clay (if you can ensure it won't dry out over the course of the year)
- Crafting projects such as jewelry or altar items
Inner Work Gear
- Mini journals with journal prompts
- Quotes from favorite authors
- Sentences from your vision statement with intentions for the month
- Cards with an invitation to develop a specific aspect of your character
- Stones and crystals that you find healing
Action-Focused Cards
I wrote out a targeted action on which I would like to focus my attention. For instance, this month's involves reading a chapter in a book. Each of my ideas relates to self-care in a way, but also incorporates other important goals I have such as social engagement, life-long learning and caring for nature.
As I've used these kits for several months, I've been surprised by the amount of creativity they have generated. For instance, the invitation to focus on a specific character trait has led me to write a poem dedicated to each once a month. For my soon-to-launch Summer Self-Compassion Camp, I will be including a post on painting intuitive self-affirmation cards; I cannot wait to include these in my tools next year. I acknowledge that there was a monetary investment on my part that may not be accessible to everyone; the ironic part of the experience has been that the simple statements, questions and prompts that I wrote out have been the most rewarding and interesting part of the process for me. Even if you have limited funds, taking time to arrange a specific encounter with the Divine and your Inner Wisdom each month is energy well-spent!
If you were to create a series of kits for yourself, what would be the focus? What balance of body-centered, creative and inner work initiatives feels right for you? Where might you place the contents of kit in order to have it serve as a daily touchstone of self-care and connection to Deity?


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The Meiji Restoration of 1868 was a major turning point in Japanese history.
Over 200 years of Tokugawa shogunate rule came to an end after a turbulent decade of instability triggered by the arrival of the American Commodore Perry and his Black Ships at Shimoda in 1853.
The new Meiji government began a process of Western-inspired industrialization and modernization that was to make Japan a modern state to rival Western nations within 50-60 years.
Two domains in South western Japan, Choshu (present-day Yamaguchi Prefecture centered on the town of Hagi) and Satsuma (present day Kagoshima) were the vanguard of the forces seeking to end the rule of the Tokugawa regime and center power in a "restored" imperial line.
Such "heroes" of this movement include Kagoshima natives Saigo Takamori and Okubo Toshimichi and the museum is dedicated to the role Kagoshima played in this pivotal moment in Japanese and indeed world history.
The history of the Meiji Restoration is shown using dioramas, robots and a video animation (available in English as well as Japanese).
Meiji Restoration Museum (Ishin Furosato Kan)
23-1 Kajiya-cho
Tel: 099 239 7700
Admission: 300 yen
The museum is an 8 minute walk from JR Kagoshima Chuo Station or 3 minutes from the nearest tram stop Takamibashi.
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According to The 42, a DC blog, this pizza joint in the Penn Quarter has been offering the option for dairy-free soy cheese for some time now. The menu on their website confirms it!
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Since the inception of the Supergirl title post-Rebirth, writer Steve Orlando has been doing yeoman's work trying to merge the continuity of the DC Universe Kara with some of the broader ideas of the Supergirl television show. So show specific ideas like CatCo, the DEO, and Jeremiah & Eliza Danvers.
Over on Twitter, Orlando tweeted that he was meeting with the Supergirl creative team (editor Jess Chen, artist Robson Rocha, inker Daniel Henriques, and colorist Michael Atiyeh) to discuss the next arc in the book. (Can I just say, as a reader always interested in the creative process, the idea of a summit meeting of the whole creative team is just fantastic!)
When I asked for a hint, Orlando said there could be some "shocking additions".
Given that proclivity to merge the show's sensibilities with the comics, I figure the shocking hint means we'll be seeing Livewire soon! And that makes me happy. Because I think the time is right to convert Livewire to an official member of the Supergirl Rogue's Gallery ... in the same way that the Silver Banshee seems to have gone that way.
And there is the history between the two!
Livewire, played by Brit Morgan with a delicious sadism, was first seen in the fifth episode of the first season title, appropriately enough, Livewire. There we meet shock jock Leslie Willis, a radio personality who has become so toxic, attacking everything, that media mogul feels she needs to pull the plug. Through a quirk of fate ( a lightning bolt which courses through Supergirl into Leslie), Livewire is born. And she is ready to burn her way through her enemies.
I thought this was a great episode. At that time, it showed me that CBS was committed to good special effects. But it showed a side of Cat, the mentoring side, that became key. Cat realized that she didn't mold Leslie the way she should have.
World's Finest episode. This was the great Flash/Supergirl team-up in which they fight Livewire and Silver Banshee.
There is so much to love in this episode. The easy chemistry between Grant Gustin and Melissa Benoist is on full display here. And Livewire again is a credible and dangerous foe.
And then, just this last season, we saw Livewire in We Can Be Heroes, the most underrated episode in the season for me. Livewire is kidnapped and used to power up other criminals. In a great end battle with Mon-El and Guardian, the bad guys are captured.
In a moment of generosity, optimism, and hope, Supergirl lets the real Livewire go, hoping that maybe this olive branch will lead to Livewire rethinking things.
So there is a nice history between the two characters on the show. But what about the comic?
Supergirl 30. This was one of the first issues I ever reviewed on this site way back in 2008!
Shoved in the middle of Kelley Puckett's 'Thomas' story, this issue had writer Will Pfeifer explore Kara's memories of her father. (It definitely showed the inconsistency of the Supergirl history at this time as this Zor was much different than Joe Kelly's mad killer.) The art by Ron Randall is fantastic, no big surprise.
In the opening scene, Livewire is in Metropolis, killing civilians indiscriminately in hopes of luring Superman into a battle.
Instead Supergirl shows up.
Once more, you see how Livewire has the stuff to be a deadly villain.
And, as she does in the TV show, Supergirl uses water to 'short circuit' Livewire, weaken her. But Kara ends the fight with a straight right.
This is such an odd time for Supergirl. Reeling from the terrible Joe Kelly run, she tries to become a hero to Thomas. But things aren't quite set. Sterling Gates and Jamal Igle are 3 issues away.
So seeing her still questioning Earth behavior makes sense for this time.
Even here, instead of people mobbing Supergirl for saving them (remember there are piles of dead people around), they are unhappy that it is Supergirl not Superman. Supergirl is basically shunned and unappreciated. This 'extreme outsider' idea was part of this version (at least until the Gates' run) and even rears its ugly head in the early New 52 book.
Anyways, I love the idea of Livewire as a Supergirl villain and hope Orlando's hint means she'll be coming to the Rebirth book!


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Friday, May 24, 2013
My Darling Dead Ones by Erika de Vasconcelos
There is a family tree at the start of the novel, which is helpful but not totally necessary, as the narrative is clear on who is related to whom, and how. It's hard to describe what exactly happens in the book, as it is mostly a non-linear exploration, complete with secrets and revelations, of the lives of women - and these four women in particular (that is, Helena and her sister Magdalena, Helena's daughter Leninha, and her daughter Fiona) along with Fiona's sister Laura, and daughters Bea and Zoe.
I think you'll know if you like this kind of thing by reading the back, honestly. It's about women and their lives, stories, love and loss, the lives of immigrants. Obviously I eat this stuff up - and I liked that it wasn't overly sentimental - but it's not for everyone.
In terms of Toronto, it doesn't really play much of a part. There are no landmarks mentioned and it doesn't try to capture the flavour of the city at all. It is more of an internal story, in that most of it takes part in the feelings of the women involved and not so much the world around them.
All told, it is a gorgeous story by a gifted writer, and it will appeal to exactly the readers it intends to.
Four CN Towers out of five.
Friday, May 10, 2013
Norman Bray in the Performance of His Life by Trevor Cole
The story takes place about three years after the death of Norman's common-law partner, Gillian. Norman is an out of work actor who doesn't really do much with his life but doesn't seem to think he should have to do anything. The bank is foreclosing on the house he inherited from Gillian, and all of a sudden he must find a way to not only pay what is owed on the house, but find a way to support himself financially. The real world does not appeal to Norman, who is constantly reliving past triumphs and reinventing the past in general.
How do I describe this character? Self-involved seems like an understatement. Norman never listens to other people; he barely takes the time to learn people's names. He is constantly inventing the world to make himself look amazing, but he's not really a liar - he seems to truly believe the things he says (the narration is third person but spends a lot of time in Norman's head). He is in extreme denial almost constantly. I think probably if he were real, it would turn out he had some sort of psychological disorder, but I have no idea what that would be. At first I thought he was perhaps supposed to be a sociopath, but I think he would have empathy for other people if he listened to them or was aware of anything beyond himself.
The mystery of the character of Norman, and the outrageous things he believes and does, are what drives the story and keeps it in a strange tension of comedy and tragedy. The other intriguing character in the book is Amy, Gillian's daughter, who reads Gillian's journals and begins to raise questions about her death, and about Norman himself. I love her character, because she is genuine and flawed and pretty much the opposite of Norman, in that she doesn't think enough of herself and is constantly preoccupied with the needs of others.
I read this book in two days. It was fascinating. There is certainly a lot of Toronto in the background - street names and landmarks - but in an unessential sense; it could have been set anywhere. The main setting, really, is the inside of Norman's head, with all its strange and deceptive twists and turns. The book is just perfectly written, hilarious and heart-breaking all at once. I would read this author's work again without question.
I highly recommend this one, you guys.
Five CN Towers out of five
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Once you've sweat or done who-knows-what in your latex, it is going to need cleaning. What I do is fill either the sink or bath with 3 or 4 inches of lukewarm water (no soap), turn the garment inside out and swish it around. Then I hang it on a plastic hanger right side out until dry on the outside, then turn it inside out until dry on the inside.
Lubes & Powders
I recommend Pjur Cult as the best solution for slipping into your tightest latex garments. You (or a close personal friend) rub a little all over your body and slide right in. I also like this product on the outside of my garments (see "Shining" below), and it's a great personal lube as well!
Or you can do it the old fashioned way and use any non-scented powder. Liberally cover the inside of your garment, then shake out any excess before pulling it on. If you're having trouble getting a garment on then you're just not using enough powder or lube.
The longer you have a garment and the more often it is shined, the shinier it will remain. While it seems that getting a good shine would be easy, it requires patience, a gentle touch and practice.
Shine is a matter of personal preference. There are some colors I don't like to shine. I prefer a matte look on turquoise. Likewise, shining products are a matter of preference, based on desired effects, status and ease. I prefer a high gloss, wet shine for going out. For this I use the same Cult Dressing Aid/Lube mentioned above. There is a particular pleasure in using a product made just for your special garment.
Spreading this lubricating shine with bare hands is a task which others will gratefully perform.
For the super-fast shine and for damaged garments, silicone spray is good, but only if you have strong lungs. If you can get it, try to use the silicone that is used on fruit.
There are cheaper products, such as Armoural, found at auto supply or hardware stores, that provide a nice shine, but of course you must avoid getting them in your mouth.
Other than silicone, which is sprayed directly onto the garment and left to dry, the application of these products is the same:
Spray or spread a liberal amount onto the garment and gently smear it with a soft, lint-free cloth (we use shop towels) or bare hands until the surface gleams. DO NOT rub hard. At best you will merely wipe away all the shine, and at worst you may damage the surface. You do not want to wipe OFF the shining product...merely spread it around. You will need to check your work under good lighting and do touch ups as required.
Avoid or at least be careful of sharp objects like jewelry and long nails, cigarettes in clubs, and those that come up to you and stretch the latex just to hear it snap (I usually discourage that with a crack of the bullwhip!).
Copper will stain latex and once it does it will not go away.
Never use oils and latex together because the latex will gradually disintegrate. So if you plan on something slippery, make sure it is water based, like our lube or Shining Spray.
Do not store latex near sunlight or it will chalk or turn white. Try silicone to hide the white if this happens.
Tears and Repairs
Should a seam split, I suggest returning the garment to the manufacturer for repair. If you want to try it yourself, the simplest approach is to think of it as an inner tube repair and buy a patch kit. It won't look great but you will still have your garment. You can also send it to a professional here at The Baroness for custom repairs. Tears are not the result of manufacturer's defect, and are not covered under our warranty. However, in the unlikely event a seam should split on any Baroness garment, you can return it to us for repair under our warranty.
Some believe latex must be stored in a bag; full of powder, in a dark dry place or, of course, in a special climate-controlled closet for latex only. However, I wear latex all the time and much prefer to see all my choices brilliantly shined and ready to wear. If you aren't going to wear the garments often, be sure they are dry and stored away from the sun. I don't recommend hanging latex on wire hangers or by the straps, as that can stretch it out of shape. Something I did just discover and I think may only be true with molded latex is: DO NOT store latex next to leather as it seems to melt it. (None of the Baroness' elegant, provocative latex fashions are made of molded latex, except the gloves).


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There are a number of companies that will provide online usaa health insurance quotes at no cost. This is an excellent way to compare plans and find the best deal on rates. If the monthly premium is a concern, this is a good way to determine if you can pay less monthly.
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Cheap family usaa health insurance is not easy to come by, but you should be able to find a reasonably priced rate. The monthly premium is hard to come by every month, but the alternative can prove detrimental. One doctor's visit or day in the hospital can devastate even wealthy resources.
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While we as U.S. residents think often about usaa travel insurance coverage when we're traveling overseas we're not so quick to worry about usaa health insurance for Canada travel. This is especially true if our voyage to Canadian provinces is by car and not by air. We don't expect to need health insurance for Canada travel to protect us from exotic diseases or militant uprisings.
Health insurance for Canada travel should not be ignored, however. Your usaa medical insurance provider in the U.S. will typically only cover a medical emergency in Canada if the emergency was precipitated in the U.S. and the nearest emergency medical care is Canadian. This is especially true if you're a senior citizen whose only form of medical insurance is Medicare. Health insurance for Canada travel is, therefore, a must.
When you're shopping for coverage you'll want to consider several things in your decision. They are: what is excluded from coverage (what particular incidents and situations would your trip coverage not reimburse you for); what sports you can participate in and still be covered by your usaa health insurance for Canada travel; whether you might be excluded from coverage for a pre-existing condition? and if there is a deductible?
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The primary consideration in choosing the best California auto insurance is the insurance price. An inflated insurance rate will increase expenses and may prevent you from purchasing a new car. The best California auto insurance offers good coverage at an affordable rate. It offers comprehensive service over inopportune auto incidents, fire, theft and natural disasters. In addition, the best auto insurance has the credit for handling all types of auto claims fairly and quickly, and shows good financial stability of A+ or above. The best California auto insurance is capable of covering almost all insurance aspects, including the liability and uninsured motorist coverage for $100,000 or $300,000 or $100,000, medical payments for $5,000, collision coverage for $500 and comprehensive coverage for $500.
As auto insurance is mandatory by California law, the demand for auto insurance is high. There are a number of auto insurance agencies with a range of insurance schemes. So, drivers should be careful when selecting their auto insurance. A thorough search of more than 25 auto insurance agencies is essential to choose the best auto insurance. In addition, you can gather information from the online quotes of different insurance companies and from auto insurance specialists. Individuals can evaluate rates and services with different insurance providers and decide on the company that provides the best auto insurance.
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All auto insurance policies involve a premium, which is the payment a customer makes to have auto insurance. Premiums for auto insurance can be extremely divergent and are determined by a number of factors. Gender is the major determinant for auto insurance premiums. Statistically, men are 80% more likely to be involved in an accident, and therefore have a greater need for insurance. Auto insurance premiums for men are higher than auto insurance premiums for women. Similarly, teenagers are considered high risk and will have to pay higher auto insurance premiums. The auto insurance premium can be reduced if the teenager takes a defensive driving course. Many states require teenagers to take defensive driving courses in order to obtain a driving permit and auto insurance.
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Most people think that it's quite hard to get insurance for an antique car, but the truth is that there are a number of companies that offer this service now.
There are a lot of companies that carry options for antique cars, so it shouldn't be a problem finding something that fits both your budget and your needs.
Did you know that most car insurance companies offer classic cars policies now? If you have a custom or antique car you can probably benefit from the collectors auto insurance plan.
Ask a representative from an insurance company for more information and you'll be able to take the best decision for your case. You need to find the best balance between the coverage that you need and the price you can afford to pay. The agent will help you with all that.
Compared to the past situation, the number of choices when it comes to antique classic car insurance is huge. You might find higher rates when you look at big companies though, as they're not specialized on them, but the extra cost is worth it in most cases, because of the extra stability and reputation of that company.
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SALT LAKE CITY — As the snow this weekend finally begins to fall in the mountains and Utah hopes for a banner snowpack this year, water managers know one season will not douse the challenges the state faces when it comes to water.
Utah is wrestling with a multibillion-dollar problem with solutions that are rarely appealing — pipeline construction, higher water rates or restrictions on watering — but they are priorities that may emerge as the state's leaders begin to grapple with the enormity of the challenge ahead.
Consider why the experts say now is the time to be water-savvy:
• Most of Utah remains in moderate drought.
• Groundwater mining or overpumping in Utah has led to restrictions on new development.
• Some Utah cities have encountered drinking water shortages.
• There is no "new" water and the federal government has not built a new storage dam in decades.
Why the urgency? The population of Utah is expected to nearly double in the next 35 years straining both Utah's natural resources and the ability to get water to those who want it.
"I think we have often become complacent with water because it has always been there when we needed it," said Alan Matheson, Utah Gov. Gary Herbert's environmental adviser. "But our recent experience with drought is awakening us to the importance of water, and the need to ensure its availability long into the future."
In the shadow of the 2012 national drought disaster that cost this country an estimated $30 billion, Herbert convened his first water summit, wrangling water policy and planning near the top of his priority list.
By then, the fickle nature of Utah's water supply had already become apparent, with carryover reservoir storage facing rapid depletion across the state and wildfires leading to watershed devastation that also threatened to cripple a power plant.
In 2013, Herbert ordered the statewide water savings target of 25 percent to be achieved 25 years ahead of schedule, moving it up to 2025 instead of 2050.
Utah was already pushing a conservation ethic with its "Slow the Flow" campaign, acknowledging early on that if 2000 consumption levels continued unabated, the state would run out of its developed water supply by 2015.
This budget year, Herbert wants the state to spend more than $12 million in new money to repair aging and safety-compromised dams, address water right disputes, inspect canals and maintain drinking water systems.
"The overall challenge we face right now is growth," Herbert said, "and the only limiting factor we have on that is water."
Planning pays off
One of the largest man-made storage reservoirs in northern Utah — Jordanelle — lifted a thirsty Salt Lake County out of the possibility of running short on drinking water during back-to-back drought years, both in 2001-2002 and in 2012-2013, said Eric Klotz, water conservation and education section chief for the Utah Division of Water Resources.
"If it hadn't been for Jordanelle, we would have been in serious trouble," he said, adding that environmental groups mounted stiff opposition to the project, which was completed in 1993.
"There were groups who did not want that built," he said.
The need for a clean, dependable water supply in the arid West is pricking the public consciousness with increasing regularity as populations surge.
Envision Utah, a public-private partnership that brings stakeholders together to plan Utah's future, released a survey in November that placed water among the top three issues of concern for Utahns, with the topic earning a place along education and air quality.
But solving the problem while maintaining Utah's natural landscape will prove challenging.
• $20 billion has been identified by state water resource and water quality managers as the cost to replace, repair or otherwise address aging municipal, industrial and agricultural water delivery systems or to build new systems over the next 20 years.
• State water quality officials say excess nutrient pollution caused in large measure by wastewater discharge and agricultural practices is a $1.2 billion problem that will require costly upgrades to treatment plants — and price hikes on monthly sewer bills.
• Two key water supply projects for the state — the Lake Powell Pipeline and the Bear River Development plan — have a combined price tag of $2.5 billion.
• An effort by the Utah state engineer to inventory water rights in the Salt Lake and Utah counties area will take more than a century unless lawmakers are willing to allocate more resources to the project.
"Water is absolutely critical to our future and the public recognizes that," Matheson said. "As we continue to develop our public policy into the future, water has to be a key consideration."
Other voices
Critics, however, say the state needs to be doing more to conserve water, and it needs to be more aggressive in reining in wasteful water practices.
Groups like the Utah Rivers Council say the state water agency is wrongly pursuing big-ticket water development projects like the Lake Powell Pipeline when conservation and a change in water pricing would ensure adequate water supplies in the future.
A legislative audit examining the projections being used to push for big development projects like the pipeline is slated to be finished early next year, while another audit on the water supply requirements for cities will be released Thursday by the Office of the Legislative Auditor General.
Herbert, for his part, wants the state to spend $100,000 on a water rate study — saying it may be time to adjust how water is priced in Utah.
Eric Millis, the director of Utah's water resources division, stands by the need for the projects, and says the state's conservation outreach has been effective.
"We have always said that conservation is the first effort in our strategy," he said. "We promote conservation very hard; the state's citizens have responded well."
Zach Frankel, head of the Utah Rivers Council, said even greater water savings could be achieved if water rates were not subsidized by property taxes and if consumers paid for the true cost of water.
Utah's unique practice of collecting property taxes for water explains why Utah's cities have America's cheapest municipal water rates and why those cheap rates equate to high and wasteful use of a precious resource, Frankel said.
Matheson conceded that as 40 of the state's top water policy experts continue to meet over the next several months to craft long-term planning strategies, no policy shift is off the table, including pricing.
"There are no sacred cows," he said.
It's tough work, and Matheson said members of the group are striving to arrive at consensus and a list of recommendations by next spring.
"In general, if you think about what water means to us, it is not only critical for health and life it is also the lubricant of our economy, both in terms of having healthy communities and healthy businesses and also for our tourism and recreation economy."
The climate question
A 2014 report by The Nature Conservancy said one in four of the world's largest cities — representing more than 800 million people — is water-stressed, and many more are plagued by water quality problems.
In Utah, Millis said he does not believe the most urgent threat to the state's water landscape is aging infrastructure or a problem that can necessarily be cured with money. He said the biggest problem is climate change.
"I think there are a lot of challenges, but this drought that has gone on for 15 years, how is this going to turn out?"
Both Millis and Klotz concede there are not a lot of fixes that man can immediately throw at a fickle and changing climate.
"We are going to get warmer, and most of our precipitation will come as rain, not snow, and that stresses the need for additional storage be that below ground (in aquifers) or above," Klotz said.
The availability of water — or rather the lack of it — has already stalled growth in some Utah areas.
Overpumping of groundwater in Iron County's Enoch dropped the water table by 114 feet, derailing a planned subdivision and leaving only boarded up homes in its place.
The state invoked a groundwater management plan as a result of the depletion of the aquifer, which left an earthen fissure about 8 miles long, much like an earthquake fault.
This summer, in the midst of one of the worst droughts in Washington County, the state engineer ordered a "call" of the Virgin River's tributaries, the first time the office has acted to cut off junior water right holders on the streams that feed into the river.
In Pleasant View a year ago, the city invoked a six-month moratorium on any new development that was not already approved for fear there would be no water available.
"We had enough to accommodate what was already connected or to be connected, but we did not have enough to accommodate more than that," said City Administrator Melinda Greenwood.
She said it was back-to-back dry years that challenged the city's groundwater supplies.
"We've known for a while that we needed to drill a new well to accommodate growth. About a year ago we discovered that we were worse off than we thought I think on some level it did catch us off guard."
The city worked to acquire land and drill a new well at a cost of $1.6 million. It is expected to be online next year.
"The hardest part was trying to get people to understand the situation and help them to not panic, to help them understand that, 'No, you are not going to turn on your faucet and not have water," she said. "You will have water."
Greenwood said the experience was a wake up call for the city, which moved to enact an ordinance that requires developers to prove they have an adequate water supply and stormwater capacity before any application to build gets approved.
The city has also become more recalcitrant to approve any high-density development as it seeks to ensure adequate recharge of its aquifers going into the future and goes after residents who use culinary water for landscaping when secondary supplies end for the season.
"As we looked at all our numbers, you would think our highest usage months would be in July and August, but it is October, when secondary water gets turned off and people still want green grass," Greenwood said.
Your voice
At envisionutah.org, residents have a chance to carve out various mock scenarios for Your Utah Your Future that include policy choices on water, air quality, housing, and more.
Matheson said the idea is to engage the public in the process of planning for the population growth and detail how tough some decisions may turn out to be.
Both Klotz and Millis believe the issue of water has been relegated to the background for years, but that is changing.
"I think there are a lot of things to be done, and I think there is some real urgency," Millis said.
Added Klotz: "For a long time water was really never a second thought. Through all of our growth it has worked. Every time someone builds a house and moves in, they turn on the tap and lo and behold it works. But when you drove to that house, you were stuck in traffic and you are pounding on the steering wheel. All of a sudden transportation becomes the issue."
Water scarcity is already driving tough choices in neighboring states, and Matheson warned that Utah does not want to fall the way of Colorado or Texas, where drinking water shortages are leading authorities to convert wastewater to meet people's needs.
"In a very real sense, the future of Utah is tied to water," he said. "If we are going to succeed as a state, we need thoughtful plans in place to make sure that we maintain water supplies for our projected growth and to protect our natural environment. And that involves tough decisions and tradeoffs. We have no choice but to do that, and do that well."
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