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Lahaina man faces felony abuse charge
WAILUKU - A 48-year-old Lahaina man was being held on $5,000 bail at the Wailuku Police Station on Thursday morning for allegedly choking his live-in girlfriend, police said.
Kirby Lott was charged with felony abuse, records show.
After the incident, the 35-year-old woman felt dizzy and had pain to her face, which included her left cheek and left ear, according to police. She was taken to Maui Memorial Medical Center for evaluation, police said.
The incident took place shortly after midnight Thursday after the couple got into an argument.
Police said that the man slapped the victim and punched her face and chest area. He then grabbed her neck with both hands and choked her for 20 to 30 seconds and then let go.
The man then left the room but when he heard police sirens, he went back into the room and grabbed the victim by the neck and shook her saying, "Look at what you did," according to police.
The man was later arrested at the home.
Police say man, 47, tried to knee officer
WAILUKU - A 47-year-old Kula man was being held on $5,000 bail at the Wailuku Police Station on Thursday morning after he tried to knee an officer in the head and was found with marijuana, police said.
Kevin S. Page was charged with first-degree assault of a police officer, third-degree promotion of a detrimental drug and resisting arrest, police records show.
Police said that the incident occurred around 11:30 a.m. Wednesday as police responded to a disorderly conduct call at the top of Waipoli Road with a man being highly intoxicated.
Police said the man was found with marijuana and when police took it away from him he tried to knee an officer in the head and resisted arrest.
The officer was not hurt, police said.
Wailuku gas prices continue to decline
The cost of a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline hovered near $4 in Wailuku on Thursday, according to the AAA Hawaii Weekend Gas Watch.
Wailuku's average for the week was $4.03 a gallon, 12 cents less than last week, 27 cents less than last month and 36 cents lower than last year.
The state average for regular unleaded declined by 2 cents during the week to $4.01 per gallon, which was 18 cents less than last month and 5 cents lower than last year.
Honolulu's average price dropped to $3.93 a gallon for regular unleaded, 2 cents less than last week and 19 cents less than last month. In Hilo, the average gas price slipped below $4 to $3.93 per gallon, down 9 cents from last week and 23 cents less than last month.
AAA Hawaii Weekend Gas Watch is a weekly snapshot of gas prices. Prices are derived from fleet vehicle credit card transactions at more than 100,000 stations around the country and are combined averages of the last card swipes of the previous day.
Crews aid woman lost on Waihou trail
Fire crews were able to locate an 85-year-old woman Wednesday night after she got disoriented and couldn't find her way back while she was walking her dog on the Waihou Spring Trail just above Olinda Road on Wednesday afternoon, fire officials said.
The woman was reported missing at 4:40 p.m. and was found around 7 p.m. in good condition. She did not need medical attention, fire officials said.
The fire department's Air One helicopter along with the Kahului rescue crew conducted an air search while the Makawao fire crew conducted a ground search for the woman.


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With the recalibrated NBA season less than two weeks from tipping off, Under Armour is expected to take the lid off of a league rights deal later this week. What a source termed "a short-term deal" will give Under Armour the rights to use its NBA endorsers – Bucks guard Brandon Jennings, Timberwolves forward Derrick Williams, Bobcats guard Kemba Walker and Grizzlies guard Greivis Vasquez – in ads and in promotional materials wearing NBA uniforms.
Under Armour will support with grass-roots initiatives, including playground/basketball court building and rehabs. UA is also buying ads on NBA.com and NBA TV.
Nike and adidas also have NBA advertising rights as parts of their considerably larger deals.
The deal means UA now has footwear rights with the NBA, NFL and MLB.

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13th Floor Haunted House coupons and discounts provide visitors with savings opportunities during the months of September and October each year. Discounts are offered to those who sign up for the 13th Floor's free newsletter and to those who follow the haunted attraction on Facebook or Twitter. In addition, group discounts are also available.
The 13th Floor Haunted House is located in Denver, Colorado, and is the longest and largest haunted house in the state. Each year, the attraction introduces a completely new design and layout, sometimes incorporating previous year's themes into the look of the attraction.[1] Chris Stafford and Warren Conard, who opened the haunted house in October of 2002, also own another Denver haunt called the Asylum Haunted House. One of the unique features of the 13th Floor is that it has its own effects artist in-house who creates original masks from foam latex and silicone.[2]
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- Every 113th person who completes the 13th Floor haunted house each night receives a full refund on their admission.[1]
- Group discounts are available to guests who call 303-355-FEAR. Information is also available for groups by e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com. Group reservations can be made both places.[1]
- Visitors who plan on visiting multiple Denver area haunted houses have the option to save by purchasing combo tickets. Visitors may opt to purchase a combo VIP fast pass for $35. This allows guests to bypass the general admission line, with one third less of the wait time. The immediate access ticket, which costs $45, allows visitors to tour the haunted house at any time without waiting.[5]
- Tickets are occasionally given away through the 13th Floor's Facebook page.[6]
About 13th Floor
The 13th Floor was open for the 2013 season starting September 13. Operating hours are 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. on September 13, 14, 20, 21, and 29. On September 27 and 28, the attraction is open from 7:30 p.m. to 12:00 midnight. Throughout the month of October, the 13th Floor is open daily, with varying hours of operation. In November, the haunted house is open on November 1, 2, 8, and 9 from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. The attraction's annual "Blackout" event is scheduled for Thursday, November 7.[7]
Tickets for the 13th Floor are available to purchase online or on site at the box office. However, in order for guests to ensure the event is not sold out on the night they arrive, the venue recommends visitors purchase their tickets online. All those who purchase their tickets online and arrive at the attraction before it closes will get in, even if they are still in line at closing time.[8]
Parking at the 13th Floor is free of charge, and located on site at the Midtown Industrial Center.[1] The 13th Floor is not recommended for children under the age of 12, so there are no discounts available for children. However, kids are permitted when accompanied by their parents. The 2013 admission price was $25, and includes entry to both the 13th Floor and "Undead".[5]
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Also See: Free Haunted House Coupons, Free Haunted Hayride Coupons, Halloween Freebies, October Freebies, Free Haunted Attraction Coupons, Free Asylum Haunted House Coupons, Free Denver Aquarium Coupons, Free Denver Zoo Coupons, Free Denver Art Museum Coupons, Free Elitch Gardens Coupons, Free Lakeside Amusement Park Coupons, Free Butterfly Pavilion Coupons, Free Brighton Asylum Coupons
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 http://www.13thfloorhauntedhouse.com/flashsite/index.html#/the-story
- ↑ http://www.hauntworld.com/featured_article/haunted_house_in_denver_colorado_13th_floor_the_asylum
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 http://www.13thfloorhauntedhouse.com/flashsite/index.html#/contact-us
- ↑ http://www.hauntworld.com/featured_article/haunted_house_in_denver_colorado_13th_floor_the_asylum
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 http://www.getscared.com/tickets.html
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/13thfloorhauntedhouse
- ↑ http://www.getscared.com/schedule.html
- ↑ http://www.13thfloorhauntedhouse.com/flashsite/index.html#/visit-us


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John Oehser brings us the Jaguars' top 5 battles to watch this year in training camp.
"*Quarterback. As was the case when we talked about the top storylines, you can't discuss position battles in the Jaguars' 2011 training camp without discussing quarterback.
That's what happens when you draft the position No. 10 overall.
Still, while the Jaguars selected Blaine Gabbert with the 10thselection in the 2011 NFL Draft – and while normally that would mean fierce competition for the starting quarterback position – Jaguars General Manager Gene Smith and Head Coach Jack Del Rio consistently have said veteran David Garrard will be the starter.
The skeptics may say that's what Del Rio and Smith have to say, and there's some truth to the skeptics' thoughts in this case, but Garrard at this point seems almost certain to start the regular season. To expectGabbert to win the starting job with less than two months intense work with the coaching staff is expecting a bit much."


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This is an initial project to try and find someone who understands our company, what we do and how we work and this is the first of many engagements we have lined up. Ideally, we would like to build a long term relationship with someone who can support our growth rather than keep swapping and changing researchers every time we have a need.
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Salineville church to host trunk or treat
SALINEVILLE - Salineville United Methodist Church Youth Groups are holding a trunk or treat/car show from 1 to 4 p.m. Oct. 20 at the Kiwanis Park. For more information call Nicole Grimm at 330-679-2351.
Quilt group to learn about holiday crafts
CANFIELD - That Quilt Group I Belong To will meet at 7 p.m. Oct. 15 at Fair Park. Doors are open from 1 to 5 p.m. for those who wish to work on charity quilts. The speaker is Sandy Lord from The Gallery in Mercer, Pa. She will discuss new holiday quilting and crafting projects. All quilters in the Mahoning Valley are invited.
R-Weigh recognizes weight loss winners
SALEM - The R-Weigh weight support groups met at 1 and 5 p.m. Monday at the First Friends Church. Good losers for the week were Edie Sternburg, Jennifer Walker, Sara Smith and Jeri Hefner. Shirley Dias, Eleanor Billet and Judy Catlett were the goalies. Clip award dollars went to Diane Hart, Linda Lude, Walker and Billet.
The afternoon eighth-grade class and the evening junior class had the most losses and each received $1. All members losing a pound or more and goals staying the same or losing receive $1 during October in the school contest. New members are welcome. For more information call 330-332-1078.
Saxon Club to host 'Taste of Germany'
SALEM - The Salem Saxon Club at 1980 Newgarden Road is having "A Taste of Germany" reservation only dinner on Nov. 8. Seatings are open at 5, 6 and 7:30 p.m. Cost is $15 per person. The menu consists of bean puree and green bean soup, wilted lettuce, homemade bread, bratwurst, sauerkraut and pigs, pork schnitzel, spetzle, German potato salad and hunklich/kuchen. German beer and wine are available. Reservations are due by Nov. 1 by calling Flo Spack at 330-337-3652 or Annette Howard at 330-332-1141.
Weingart Cousins observe milestones
SALEM - Salem Hills Golf and Country Club was the setting when 17 members of the Weingart Cousins met earlier this month. Birthdays and anniversaries were observed. The next breakfast begins at 9 a.m. Nov. 12.
Winona Ruritans to hold elections
SALEM - Elections will be held when the Winona Ruritan Club meets at 7 p.m. Oct. 22 at the Winona United Methodist Church. At a previous meeting at Willow Grove Grange, 26 members attended. Treasurer Robert Doyle Sr. gave the monthly financial report which was approved as given. Songleader Elmer R. Stamp led the group in singing "Happy Birthday" to the following members: Jim Coy, Gordon Dawes and Bob Lance. Tom Sanor gave a report from the nominating committee for officers and directors for 2014.
Whispering Pines to host cancer event
COLUMBIANA - A breast cancer awarness program begins at 2 p.m. Oct. 18 at Whispering Pines Village, 937 E. Park Ave. A representative from the Joanie Abdu Comprehensive Breast Care Center in Boardman will speak.
Renowned watercolor artist to speak at metroparks
YOUNGSTOWN - Internationally renowned watercolor artist Gary Bukovnik returns to Fellows Riverside Gardens in Mill Creek MetroParks. Eternal Spring, a collection of his vibrant, not-so-still-life botanical watercolors are on exhibit in the Weller Gallery in the Gardens through Nov. 10. This exhibit comes to Youngstown courtesy of the Bonfoey Gallery in Cleveland. As part of the exhibit four pieces were painted by Bukovnik specifically for this exhibit in Youngstown. Magnolia, Narcissus, Witch Hazel and Tulips were created from photo images of flowers growing in the Gardens. These paintings were generously donated by him for the purpose of fundraising and will be sold at auction on Oct. 10 during the fundraising event "Watercolors at the Gardens: An Evening with Gary Bukovnik." Paul Boucherle, master of ceremonies for the evening, will preside over auction activities.
This event is co-sponsored by Friends of Fellows Riverside Gardens, Fred Martin Ford and Mercedes Benz, Ohio Structures, RT Vernal Paving and Excavating, Liberty Steel, The Murphy Contracting Company and Michael and Lin Qing Bruno. For information about the Bukovnik exhibit or reservations for Oct. 10, call Fellows Riverside Gardens at 330-740-7116.
Portraits offered for families with disabilities
CANFIELD - Autism Society of Ohio and Mill Creek MetroParks are offering a caring, patient Family Portrait Session for families with disabilities thanks to the generous offer of Positive Light Photography.
The 20-minute per family session will take place outdoors weather permitting, from 8 a.m. to noon Oct. 19 at Mill Creek MetroParks Farm, 7574 Columbiana Canfield Road. A seasonal indoor session will be set up in case of inclement weather.
Reservations will be taken for the three 20-minute slots per hour. The barns will be open and complimentary hayrides offered to participants. Families receive a free sitting and a best choice 5-by-7 inch to be mailed to them within two weeks.
For $10, they will be mailed not only their photo, but a disc of all the professional-level photos taken during their session allowing for personal use and reproduction.
Space is limited. To reserve a spot call 330-501-7553.
Western CC Historical Society meets
HOMEWORTH - The Western Columbiana County Historical Society met at the Middle Sandy Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Homeworth for a business and planning session. President Tiffany McQuilkin called the meeting to order.
Secretary Polly Offenbecher read a letter from the Salem Historical Society. The western museum group donated a brass door knob and hinges that had been given to them. The items were part of the Emeny Mansion in Salem, which had been torn down several years ago. WCCHS curator Pat McArtor reported that the society made it a priority to donate items to other museums where the relics were of more value.
Evaluations of the successful 2013 garden tour were shared. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Johnson were the prize drawing recipients. The award, donated by Barry Kridler, was a night's stay in the cabin at Kridler Gardens in Homeworth. A tentative date for the 2014 garden tour is Saturday, June 12. Offenbecher has been contacted by three people who are interested in participating in next summer's garden tour.
The open house at the WCCHS museum located in Homeworth in August was well attended. One new display was a scrapbook and notebook, created by McArtor, in which World War II soldiers from the area were pictured in their uniforms.
Work has been completed in the basement of the museum building, where walls and doors were removed. The water problem has been mostly eliminated. Painting of the steeple and exterior of the building is now a necessity. Discussion was held about how funding can be procured so the project can move forward.
Some WCCHS members were in attendance for the 200th anniversary celebration of Emmanuel Lutheran Church in North Georgetown on Sept. 29. A tour of the historical St. Michael's Cemetery, located east of the North Georgetown Cemetery, on Gilson Road was part of the day's events. Church and society members, assisted by workers from Knox Township and funds from Butler Township, cleaned the area and improved the roadway. Donald Schneider of North Georgetown, now deceased, initially worked to restore the site, where ancestors from the 1800s were buried.
McQuilkin is updating the society's website. It can be viewed at wcchistorical.org. The next meeting will be held at the home of Phil and Linda McQuilkin in Homeworth, the exact date to be announced in the newsletter.
Salem Masons to host public breakfast
SALEM-A public breakfast buffet will be served from 7:30 to 10 a.m. Oct. 26 at the Salem Masonic Building, 788 E. State St.
Cost is $6 for adults, $3 for children under age 10 and free for children under 2. The menu offers pancakes, waffles, sausage, bacon, scrambled eggs, homemade sausage gravy, biscuits, homefries, toast, fruit cocktail, orange juice, coffee and tea.
The building is equipped with a handicapped accessible elevator. Proceeds will be directed to the Salem Masonic Building Fund.
Canfield Area AARP to meet Monday
CANFIELD - Canfield Area AARP #3104 will meet at 1 p.m. Monday at the Canfield Presbyterian Church. Blood pressure screening will be available from noon to 12:45 p.m. Richard Scarsella will present a program on Idora Park's heyday and eventual demise.
A bus trip was held for Oct. 9-12 for a fall foilage trip to Kentucky Horse Country which included sight seeing venues, a dinner cruise on the "Spirit of Jefferson" and two shows at Renfro Valley.
Nov. 5 is a mystery trip. For information call 330-533-4413. Guests and non-members are welcome at the meetings and the bus trips.


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While staying in West Los Angeles, this hotel's guests enjoy an abundance of entertainment opportunities. Take time for tours to Hollywood and Movie Stars' homes, visit leading museums, including the Museum of Tolerance and the Getty Museum, and spend an afternoon soaking up the sun at Venice Beach and Santa Monica Pier. Shopping options abound; we're near Beverly Hills with Rodeo Drive, Westfield Mall and Westside Pavilion Mall just minutes away.
As the place to "Stay Smart" in Century City, this 100% smoke-free hotel's amenities are the ones guests prefer, from the free, hot breakfast bar to free Wi-Fi access and an on-site Business Center. Begin planning your next trip to the City of Angeles today. We look forward to welcoming you!
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Ending Zero Tolerance Policies And Strengthening SchoolsOz Spies
The pendulum in school discipline has swung far to the side of zero tolerance – you know, the sorts of blunt, inflexible policies intended to keep kids safe that can result in the threat of, or actual, suspensions for kids like one nine-year-old who had a Lego policeman holding a miniature toy gun in his backpack. In New York City, suspensions of kids ages 4 – 10 years old have increased over 75% since 2003. These policies can be more than just inflexible: they can result in unjust disparities that one New York Times editorial says run the risk of violating children's civil rights.
Some of the data:
Students with disabilities make up 12% of pupils, but are 25% of the students receiving multiple out-of-school suspensions.
Students of color are disproportionally affected: 15% of students are African-American, but they make up 35% of students suspended once and 36% of those expelled.
The New York Times continues that, "Investigations in this area have found two kinds of discrimination: cases in which African-American students are treated more harshly and disciplined more frequently than white students who engage in similar misbehavior; and cases where policies – like mandatory suspension…. – are administered in a race-neutral manner but have a disproportionate and unjustified effect on students of a particular race."
The federal government now recommends ending zero tolerance policies that can have such negative (and often avoidable) impacts on kids, especially minority students, and encourages schools to take other steps before getting the police involved or suspending children.
Luckily, there are programs that have a positive impact on student behaviors and keep kids in school, learning, instead of sending them home or, worse, needlessly into the criminal justice system. These efforts are not loose, ineffective things that create a chaotic school environment; rather, they are evidence-based programs that help make school a positive, safe place to be for students and faculty while also giving teachers the flexibility and tools to manage the classroom and deal with behaviors without too many suspensions or unnecessary police involvement. Positive Behavioral Intervention & Supports (PBIS), for example, is a program that emphasizes recognizing good behavior and, according to one principal, makes it "cool to be good." What's more, it reduces discipline rates and the time teachers and principals spend on discipline.
Here's what you can do to help:
Support positive behavior programs and those that strengthen a school's climate, and the staff at your school in implementing these approaches. These can be programs that strengthen classroom management or provide help for hard-working teachers to do that sometimes challenging job.
Advocate for an end to zero-tolerance policies and more sensible, flexible policies. You can learn more about such work at Dignity In Schools, an organization dedicated to ending the policies and practices that push kids out of school. Or, look at these resources offered by the California State PTA.


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This exhibition features highlights from a collection of Turkish Kilims, an amazing group of weavings that encapsulate Turkish history, culture, and tradition into astonishing designs for rugs. These Kilims all came from small villages throughout Anatolia and the Kurdish regions of Turkey, and they range in date from late 19th century through the 1960s. They offer a wonderful array of the impressive textile creations of Turkey, with all hand-dyed wools and a great variety of patterns. These flat-weave rugs provide a fascinating glimpse into an exceptional indigenous art form that would be hard to re-construct today. The kilims will interest students of Turkish culture, anthropology, art, design, religion, and history.
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As we enter the New Year, I would like to thank this campus community for its hard work in preserving high quality educational programs and saving jobs during this recession. During our December Town Meeting, we discussed how very far we have come in preparing for the post-recession new normal and our plans to complete our preparation this Spring. Please know that I am very proud to be a member of this caring campus community.
The following activity details our progress on the goals set forth in the August 17th all University welcome, which can be found on the web at http://web.mnstate.edu/president/speeches/general_university_wide_meetings/8_17_2009_welcome.htm . Please note that the work reported in these updates is the result of a hardworking group of administrators, faculty, staff, students, and alumni.


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Adam Sandler can ditch the high heels. His movie Jack and Jill, in which he played the twin siblings in the leading roles, turned out to be a bigger drag than anyone expected.
On Sunday night, the critical dud "won" 10 of the 12 Razzies for which it was nominated – a new Razzies record – being "dis-honored" in the categories of worst picture, actor and actress, supporting actress (David Spade as "Monica"), supporting actor (Al Pacino as himself), screen ensemble, director (Dennis Dugan), remake/rip-off (of Ed Wood's notorious Glen or Glenda), screen couple (Sandler and Katie Holmes and/or Al Pacino and/or himself).
"It's not really a clean sweep," Razzies founder John Wilson tells PEOPLE, explaining that the 12 total nominations for the movie included more than one in the supporting acting categories. "So it will go into the record books with an asterisk."
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The comedian, 45, has earned 11 nominations between three movies from the Golden Raspberry Awards – or the Razzies – which honor the worst in film.
But that's not the worst of it: Sandler's work – as either actor, writer or producer – on Jack & Jill, Bucky Larson and Just Go With It surpassed Eddie Murphy's old record of five nods. Sandler's nominations include worst picture, worst screen couple, worst screenplay, worst rip-off, worst actor, worst actress and worst screen ensemble.
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Having a little bit of trouble getting the music to play in the scenario. I already know what each of this triggers mean. I'm working on three things with the sound. I want a cool song to play when I attack the opponents town center & when they attack mine. I also want a basic background song to play just by default.
I set the triggers for this, & when testing them, nothing plays. Maybe I'm setting the wrong triggers? Or not setting them right?
If thats the case, can someone explain how to set them (@ least for the three things I'm trying to do?)?
I can tell you that the files I'm adding are WAV & MP3 files. Have any ideas?
To answer your question, yes it is possible. It's included in this thread, as well as other's.
My trouble is that I already known where to go (triggers) to add the music, I just don't known how to. I can't even get the standard music to play, unless I select the "playnext" Or "MusicPlay" options?
Theres other options like "Music Filename," that let you select your own music, but I can't get them to play. I think its because I'm not adding the triggers right.
So, anyone know how to add music triggers to a custom scenario? So when my town center gets attack, Or I attack the opponents, theres some sort of drama to be captured!
If you don't have an answer don't use up the threads. It counts them as answered, & I won't get a true answer!
I included a link below to a thread..If you read this thread..Maybe it may help a little..I located it for you by using the search button at the top of this page.
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I really appreaciate your help! I'll give this a shot & see what I can do. Like I said, thanks for everything.
Again..You're most welcome..Happy to have been able to help..
To add to what we've been discussing in your other thread..I've done a little looking around and I came up with this..Maybe it will work for you..
If the file in question is 'we will rock you.mp3' then just go to: program files/age of empires3/sound/music/ interface. and look for the music file called Noddinagushpa(The AOE3 Theme Song). You would now drag 'Noddinagushpa' to the desktop and KEEP IT as a backup. then you would drag 'we will rock you' to the sound/music/interface folder where Noddinagushpa was, and rename it to 'Noddinagushpa' so the game recognizes it.
If that is not what you're after..You could always load all the songs into your media player..That should enable you to find the particular song you're wanting to alter.
I actually think you might like this better! I am able to add any of my own custom songs into the scenario.
I actually made a "blonde move" here. The files I was trying to use were both DRM (if that makes a difference) & WMA files, not Wav files.
Once I converted the files to MP3 (which also removes the DRM) it plays fine.
Pathetic really. So actually, no one has to rename there default file names! Everything work just fine... unless theres something wrong with that file of coarse.
Figured this would help you & hopefully otheres in the future. WOOT!
Now I just need to figure out how to add the other effects & loop this background music effect! Like you said, I just need some practice with it!
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So you are saying it saves the music file inside the scenario file?
So the scenario file is going to be 4mb+, which will take a long time for most players to get into...


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Tomiaki Fukuda, vice- president of the international wrestling federation Fila, said in Tokyo he had proposed the lobbying plan in letters to all executives of the organisation.
The medallists, including three-time Olympic champions Alexander Karelin of Russia and Saori Yoshida of Japan, are being asked to gather in the Russian city of St Petersburg when the International Olympic Committee (IOC) executive board meets on May 26-31.
"I have proposed that they lobby the IOC executives and hold rallies to state our case there," Fukuda, also president of the Japan Wrestling Federation, told a news conference.
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The dominant theme of the symposium will be on the role of the horse in the development of cultural connections and how widely Kentucky's influence extends throughout the world by virtue of its prominent role in the world of horsemanship. Curator and art historian Dr. Sandy Kita's research on woodblock prints from Japan's Edo period (1615 – 1868) examines the role of the horse in Japan's cultural and military history and in its art. Dr. Kita is Senior Scholar at Chatham University in Pittsburgh, Pa.
Dr. Ingrid Cartwright, an historian from Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, Ky., will examine connections between equestrian imagery created in the American Revolutionary period and early Republic and the European artistic traditions from which they spring. Dr. Cartwright is also the curator of "Hoofbeats and Heartbeats: The Horse in American Art," currently on view at the University of Kentucky in Lexington.
Dr. Elizabeth Tobey from the National Sporting Library & Museum in Middleburg, Va., will discuss the similarity of cultural roles of the horse throughout history, specifically how Italian city states used horses to cultivate diplomatic and trade ties with other European kingdoms and the Ottoman Empire. She will also highlight Kentucky-Japanese connections in the Thoroughbred racing industry.
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SOUTH ORANGE , NJ – Looking at the non-conference schedules you can't accuse Loyola or Siena with loading up on sure Ws. Loyola had a stretch of 7 games in 16 days where the Greyhounds faced an ACC team (Boston College) , three defending conference champions (Mt. St.Mary's, Cornell and Davidson), a preseason conference favorite (Vermont) and Tennessee St., who played in its conference championship game last season. Loyola did defeat Mt. St. Mary's and Tennessee State but came up on the other side of the ledger in the remaining contests.


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it has given me the inclination to maiden the airframe stock, to some degree at least
now i'm itching to see it
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I would caution anyone, however, to watch that esc carefully. Mine comes down too hot to touch and could go into thermal limiting while in flight.. That's the only really dangerous issue I've seen with it stock.
Aussie: Have you decided what to do about your TS 73" Cessna yet? My bone stock one continues to provide reliable and enjoyable flying after over 140 documented flights. I know you really liked that plane, as I do.
Mine arrives monday !!! may install a bec then maiden otherwise stock..
all I have so far is a 4000mh 3s batt- brand new- may get a 4s as a 2nd batt- we shall see after my maiden impressions- may go for a new motor- will know soon...i will balance with the gopro and share maiden with all of you...
Some answers to the questions above
Yes, gusty wind on the landing. This is why it was all over the place.
I actually checked my esc after landing and it was barely warm to the touch. I am thinking that dbc flys mostly full throttle, i rarely use full throttle, usually modulating between 25% to 75% as you can see in the video. This is how this plane should be flown, as a glider/sailplane, not a hotliner.
Every flight for my has been a hand launch and it does it really well. I usually go full throttle for only a few seconds as you can see in the vid then throttle down. I feel the power is plenty for hand launches. I dont like to ROG 1wheel setups, especially with this wingspan in fear of smacking the ground.
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hmmm... did you program the esc when you built the plane? you should be using low timing setting. i dont remember what the default was, might have been medium. my motor is cold after every flight.
here is my landing from thursday. much better due to the easier wind that day. just to show that landings are straight forward with this bird.
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I didn't even check esc settings assuming all were at default. Default is listed as low timing BTW. And the issue is not the motor being hot. It's fine. Just the ESC. Its really no biggie as I have several 40-60A ESC laying around, including a couple of Turnigy's with switch mode bec's. It would probably be prudent for me to install one.
I mentioned the ESC issue only to alert others to be aware and check for this. You could easily lose a plane over this.
You're absolutely right about the landings - they are a piece of cake. Either with or without flaps it settles in nicely.
i read somewhere (half asleep last night) that there's suspiscion that HK might be bringing out... wait for it... a Super Bixler! LOL!
no surprise if they do, after all they are the "Hobby King of Copies"... but for us hobbyists, competition is always a healthy thing if HK Aussie warehouse stocks one of these, and it is a dead ringer copy of this SSS, i would be very tempted to buy one purely for the purpose of lengthening the fuse to try and achieve the smoothest fpv ride possible
i will be swapping out motor/esc/ext bec prior to maiden...
motor- simply because i would like just a little more than sailplane performance, with a reasonable rate of climb
esc/bec- because i fpv and i will not trust an esc that comes with such a wonderfully cheap airframe... i am not a gambler
what's the verdict on the servos? are they up to the task or stretched to the limit?
honestly, the TS 1900mm Cess is just a gorgeous plane
for all the planes in my hanger, big & small, ep & ic, that Cess was the most graceful scale bird out of all of them
the moment my mate shot her down (inadvertantly), i'm not sure who was closer to tears- him or me lol he actually used to sometimes just sit back and watch the Cess flying around, as did everyone
i had a quick look around for a replacement fuse after acesimmer suggested PW-RC but couldnt find a fuse... i can rebuild everything else, but not the fuse- it exploded on impact with the steel fence
it still sits in the corner of the shed, i havent done anything with it yet... in a state of indecision. This SSS may be the replacement for now
it looked like compuatic doesnt need flaps when there's a head wind, nice to know she settles in very slow & stable, going by the vids
mind you i'll probably be loading her up a little more than you guys with electronics, bigger batts & such
that last landing vid Compuatic, looked real cool rolling to a stop on fpv
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Maiden of my Super Skysurfer flown line of sight
Was a bit too windy to assess properly so I will fly it in calmer weather when I can
It floats lovely and would take a large payload, I want to keep mine light though
A 5000mah 3S in the nose puts the CG exactly on the recommended 100mm (right on the spar), not certain yet but I think it's a little nose heavy at 100mm so I'll fly it in calmer weather to asses then maybe move the CG back by 10mm at a time using a small eight on the tail boom for now then if it works out right I'll use a camera to balance it properly
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New day, new video
Well 2nd day and two more flights, this time in calmer weather with winds around 5-8mph gusting to 10mph
She flies great I still feel that the 100mm CG makes it nose heavy and lethargic/slow and less floaty
Each flight was 20 minutes give or take 30 secs averaging half throttle all the time, one battery took 2466mah to top up and the other took 3059mah so with the CG set at 100mm a 5000mah battery will give you 30 minutes flight time at half throttle
Another thing that points to the 100mm in the manual being wrong is that they themselves recommend a 3600mah battery and with that it's impossible to get the CG at 100mm without adding weights in the nose, she also dips her nose very quickly when lift is lost and her nose drops in turns which has to be corrected with elevator, in fact pretty much the same symptoms as the FMS Fox glider which was also cured by moving the CG back
Anyway I will experiment with the CG one tiny bit at a time and report back, in the meanwhile here's the video
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Let me mention another build problem I haven't seen discussed yet:
The spar tubes (both large and small) in the wings are far longer than necessary - consequently, it's easy to get both spars way off center. This would really compromise wing strength. The big one is so heavy it will even disturb lateral balance unless it's centered.
There's no easy and foolproof solution I can see, shy of cementing both spars in one wing before assembly. But be sure to solve this issue durIng assembly to avoid a potential disaster.
I've moved CG around several times and have settled on 115mm back.
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Just use 2 off 12mm pine dowel cut to the right size and 2 off 6mm pine dowel again cut to the right size
Just slide the spar into the tube as far as it will go, stick a piece of tape round the spar where it exits the tube, then remove the spar, mark the centre of the spar with another piece of tape and measure from tape to tape this will give you the MAXIMUM length of dowel required, leave it a little short to allow for flexing of the wings, the main spar dowels are the same length each but the 6mm spar dowel is longer in one wing half than the other
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Maybe HDMI does not matter cause it's digital you either get picture or no picture at all but when it comes to analog better shielding and higher quality cables make a difference especially in sound quality, maybe not noticeable in video quality but as stated above if you have a big TV 40" or more, higher end brands eg. Sony, Panasonic, Toshiba and spend a lot of time in from of the TV effect is less eye strain and more detail, it's worth the cost.
It's definitely true that analog signals need adequate shielding to keep the signal clean, but there's a point where it's good enough for a clean signal and everything over and above that is snake oil.
Unless you have an extra long cable run or have freakishly high RF interference nearby, then cheapy cables have enough shielding to get the same quality signal as extra shielded, oxygen free copper expensive cable.
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Title: After Jabiim
Series: Star Wars Republic
Author helgaleena firstname.lastname@example.com
Rating: R
Archive/Distribution: yes.
Category Slash H/C
Spoilers: Dark Horse Star Wars Republic
Summary: Ani and Obi help each other recover after the battle of Jabiim, and the torture by Asajj Ventress
Warnings: Dream of Padme ; Obi's been worked over
Disclaimer: Lucas is the god of Star Wars and owns everything. I am nothing.
Authors Notes-- contains my theory of Obi-Ani-Padme-Qui
I: I truly, deeply hated our mission to Jabiim. That world was churned into ruins by its resistance to our efforts to save it, from worse despots than we represented. Who was the enemy, really? Why must we fight those we were trying to save? Why weren't we succeeding? Had the Force deserted us, when it came to Jabiim?
So many lives lost-- soldiers, innocent civilians, Jedi. Padawans, my classmates. And worst of all, my Master Obi-wan Kenobi was lost...
...though I persistently dreamed, not of his death, but of his torture. Soon I hated sleep, too.
Then came word of Obi-wan's rescue, or rather, his escape with clone Alpha, from Asajj Ventress' stronghold on Ratatak. They had indeed been tortured, then encountered even more setbacks on their way to Republic space. My master was reported to be at the end of his strength.
I had been reassigned to Master Oppo Rancisis; he had me set out on an intersecting course, in order to rejoin Obi-wan. We hoped he would recover enough to take me as Padawan again.
I finally located my master again in the corridors outside the dreadnought's medical bay. He looked as grey and wrung out as a dishrag. There were patches of sim-plast dappling his arms and brow.
"Master, you're alive!" Not a brilliant observation, but who cares?
He looked up at the sound of my voice, leaving some bleak vision that had been occupying him too deeply to hear my approach. His eyes were dark-circled and bloodshot, a horrible contrast to their usual green. Something was matted in his beard on one side. What I could see of him became blurred by my tears, and my throat would produce no more words.
Obi-wan took a moment to recognize me. Then he shuffled forward until he could lean his head on my shoulder. And in the middle of that congested corridor, we held each other and cried. People simply had to go around us. Any attempt to restrain our sobbing would have been futile.
"I knew it! I knew you were still alive!" I blubbered into his matted hair. He continued to bury his face in my chest, his broad shoulders shaking, my tunics getting warm and wet with his tears. Oh his poor face. My nightmares had been full of the horrible torture mask used on him by Asajj Ventress. Nobody had believed me---not even me. If only Master Rancisis had believed in nightmares...
I had a cabin, with a fresher and a beverage dispenser and nearly nothing else. I don't know what kind of quarters General Kenobi had been assigned, the back-from-the-dead General Kenobi. The aides that had been with him in the med bay had tactfully disappeared.
Finally I was able to quit crying, enough to switch to raining discreet kisses on his hair. Sith!--he was going white on top! Eventually the kissing calmed him enough that he could raise his face to mine. We regarded each other, wet-faced and blinking.
"Anakin---" he said, almost whispering.
"Yes, Master?""Is there any chance of a cup of tea?"
I grinned and nodded as if my head would come off. He would be all right. Master Rancisis would no longer have to sprain his brain on me. Laughing at the ludicrous blubbering Jedi we were, we set off to my quarters, never losing our hold on each other.
II-- "Yes, it was Asajj." Obi-wan's voice was beginning to return to its normal level, now that we had sipped tea for a while. He had inhaled the aromatic steam of it like a fine vintage. We were sitting on the narrow bunk in my so-called quarters, there being nowhere else to sit. It didn't matter as long as we could continue to touch.
"I saw the mask in my dreams, Master." At the very mention of the word he flinched, trying to control it. Our eyes met again. His were full of bottomless despair at his own weakness. A smouldering rage started to build in my gut. He saw.
"No, Anakin, it's in the past. It was a Sith device," he continued, as if finding reasons to pardon himself. My rage was doused; more properly, it began to direct itself into a determination to get my master back to his full strength, whatever it took.
Crying is thirsty business, so the first step was simply to pour beaker after beaker of tea into ourselves, not saying much, just taking turns holding the other with one arm, while the opposite arm was pouring in the tea. Eventually, my master took a deep breath, then let it out. With cracked lips he approximated a smile.
"Let's see if we both fit into the fresher."
Yes, Dr. Skywalker, this patient will live! Chuckling, I went to turn it on.
III-- We both fit into the fresher.
And I nearly started to cry again at the full sight of his tortured body. He had lost quite a lot of weight; I don't think I'd ever seen my master's ribs before. There were wounds from the manacles, now plast-ed, and extensive bruising. Worst, around the borders of his face, a line of burns radiated in every direction, with angry extensions down his neck. I could hardly imagine what forces would cause such markings on a being's body.
"Until now, Anakin, I haven't had the leisure or the stamina to go into healing trance."
"Oh, my dear Master...." I began to kiss every mark I could find on his body. The fresher hid the tears that sprang anew from our eyes. I kissed every angry inch of his face. I drank his tears. I licked his ears as if I were a mother Togruta and he were my kit. I put the lathering compound into his hair and beard, and directed the fresher spray to rinse it out the most gently. I lifted his chin and tenderly kissed his poor broken lips.
My kisses continued down his neck, and I wound myself around him to also cover his nape. My fingers hovered just above the surface of his back, careful of any welts or scrapes, as I kissed every injury I could find on his shoulders and chest.
When I rubbed my nose and cheeks upon his chest hairs and nipples, he moaned softly. I stopped, checked with the Force. Was it pleasure or pain he was feeling?
Despite my tenderness, the familiar scent and feel of my beloved master was beginning to be very titillating. I could feel an erection happening as I went to my knees before him. My master's eyes had drifted shut and he was relaxing almost bonelessly against the fresher wall. But when my tongue began to circle his navel, he groaned again, and his manhood began to rise.
I began feathery touches of my fingertips upon his back and the backs of his legs, and my kisses moved at last to their goal. But before I devoted myself to that goal, I didn't wish to exclude his feet. Yes, I, Anakin Skywalker, the Chosen One, got down on my hands and knees in the fresher to kiss my master's toes! As I did the backs of his knees he groaned yet again, and toppled forward to rest his hands upon the opposite wall. I took him round the waist then, and rising to one knee, supported him while I paid homage to his behind.
He was fully conscious again now! Grinning to myself I stood again, still grasping him firmly, and placed us chest to chest. I wanted to spread my Obi-wan over myself like an unguent. I wanted to rub his sweet aroma over my body as if he were a cloth full of musk. But I knew it might be too hard on his body just now.
"Yes, Master?"
"Dry us." He was smiling, with a familiar twinkle beginning in his glorious eyes. He looked a decade younger.
I flipped the switches for the drying cycle. Soon we were surrounded by the swirls of heated air, and moved apart sufficiently to let them pass between us. Obi-wan was feasting his eyes on me, and I on him. How close I had come to losing him! How could I live without him?
He began to kiss me in return, very gently, with nearly no motion to his lips. His beard and moustache would approach the surface of my skin with great deliberate slowness, moving hair by hair closer, until his entire mouth pressed into my skin. It was the most individual caressing, a way no one else could possibly touch me, and as if I were the most precious thing in the universe. My breathing deepened, and my nipples responded as the moisture left us. Oh, my dearest Master.
We left the fresher and I pulled the coverings of the bunk aside. We lay down together in each other's arms, and simply kissed.
I drank from his mouth as if it were a deep well,and I had thirsted for a thousand days. I stroked his hair as his head lay pillowed upon my arm. I didn't care if my synth hand could feel the hair or not. I simply wanted to see him relaxing into my caresses. He did.
I felt as if I could watch him raise and lower his golden lashes for hours, as he gazed back at me with love. He let out a sigh of contentment, and the pace of his gentle stroking of my side began to slow. Gently the lashes drifted shut for a final time, and he slept.
I lay awake a bit longer, watching my precious master's even breathing. I certainly had enough self-control to put off my desire. One major desire was satisfied simply by his being in my arms. I signaled the lights lower, breathed him in, and went to sleep wrapped around him.
IV-- That night I think we slipped into healing trance in our dreams, because the next thing I knew, we were both in that place we go sometimes, to be with Qui-gon. He is both my Master, and my master's Master, and he knew some things about persistence after death. I am absolutely sure he is keeping his promise to help in my training, even though in our waking lives it's Obi-wan's job.
In our dream this time, my master and Qui-gon kept folding in and out, first two persons, then one. When I reached out to Obi-wan, it seemed as if Qui-gon moved closer to him. And when Obi-wan and I touched, it seemed like touching Qui-gon as well. It was rather amusing, in the dream. If I backed up, so did they, as if we were all mirror images of one another. But the best and most wonderful thing was that Qui-gon was just as well and whole as Obi-wan. And Obi-wan had not a scratch on him.
Curious, I looked down at my own hands. There were the manacle marks, the scrapes and bruises, transferred to my wrists. But as I watched, they faded, until I saw my own familiar hands. And Obi-wan drew closer to me, whispering into my ear--
"Anakin, I'm alive!"
My heart leaped. And we embraced.
I looked over Qui-gon's shoulder as he beamed down at us. There, at a little distance, looking the other direction, was Padme! She was in her Handmaiden's robes, with the hood down, but her back was to us. She could see part of Qui-gon, but not us. It was as if we were separated by a transparisteel barrier.
A huge longing rose in me to go with her, be with her, to tough the nape of her delicate neck, revealed under the dark waterfall of her hair. But the more I yearned, the more Obi-wan's grip on my dream-body tightened. He met my eyes and said,
"She is well."
Our embrace didn't end until my desire for Padme was under control. Then, as we stepped away from each other, it seemed as if Padme was drawn closer. It was if an elastic band enclosed the four of us, with a tension structure in between. I tweaked and twisted it, to Qui-gon and Obi-wan's amusement. Advance, retreat, forward, backward, the sums of all our motions balanced out, maintaining the polygon.
It was most intriguing, and I knew it was some sort of Force riddle. I never have much patience with solving those, but this one seemed worth the effort.
Then I felt a prickling and a chill behind me. Something very much wanted me to look away, to turn around----
I woke, to find my back was completely uncovered by the bedclothes. Meanwhile, the front of me was toasty warm from the contented bulk of my master. I sighed and rearranged myself with my back to him, covering us both more securely. He snuggled into my new position, one leg around my waist and his breath warm on my neck. Sleep accepted me again.
This time I was back on that slime world, Jabiim. Nothing but endless swamps, diseases, and parasitis or carnivorous wildlife, fertilized by the corpses of Republic soldiers. And at least a hundred Jedi....
I was part of that troop of masterless padawans, covering that ignominious, miserable, bloody, grueling, filthy, sopping wet retreat. I was the only padawan survivor. Now I was back there in my dream, stuck in that organic stinking sump of vegetation feeding on the rotting bodies of beautiful living beings, and the darkness was falling, and we slogged through that mucky world, all uphill it seemed, into defeat. So many padawans, my friends, dead before they would ever be knights. And worst of all in this ungrateful place we couldn't save, my master was lost....M
y dream self was shaking his fist at the sky, at this mess on a planetary scale, and yelling, at the top of his lungs---
"Who did this? Who did it to us? I'll kill them!!"
I woke up with a yell, reflexively leaping upright. I was sweating and shaking. I couldn't catch my breath. I was what my master has described as completely off-balance. My head was still spinning and my hands and feet were prickling with the fury of the dream.
I was standing in the middle of the room! Obi-wan was raising himself up on the bed, looking to me, at that moment, like a garden in a wilderness.
"Where were you?" he asked matter-of-factly.
"Jabiim....and you were lost again..."
"Breathe, Padawan." I got my breath to slow down.
"Obviously a false dream, eh?" he said, putting his legs over the edge of the bunk. He padded over to a pile of laundry and found a tunic to dry me with.
As he patted it over me, I noticed his wrists. There was not a mark on him. He was as whole now as in my dream of him and Qui-gon! Thank the Force! This was a clue to which dreaming was the truth, if ever I saw one. I began to smile.
VI--- "Master, you're better---how much better?"
"Let me show you." Obi reached up and snagged my mouth, tongue first. I slurped it up as if it were a sweet, and we were off, dueling with tongues. I hooked one leg out from under him and we toppled onto the bed, rolling over and over and ending up on the floor, laughing. His smile, with the lips healed, was relaxed and glowing. I was laughing so hard that I hit my head on the fresher door. That set us off again, laughing like maniacs and pointing at each other.
When that refreshing interlude died down into a companionable glow, I took his shining face between my hands. He did not flinch.
Slowly I brushed his lips with mine. I then began to nibble at his lips, then devour them. He fisted his hands into my hair with a growl and captured my bottom lip, sucking fiercely. A burst of lightning shot to my groin, and my hips began to rock. I pulled him to me and braced my back agains the door. In a flash he had straddled me, kneeling.
His beautiful, bigheaded organ was dancing right in front of my face. I watched like the serpent watches the flute of the serpent charmer. How I wanted to taste it, lave it, feel it slam into the back of my throat!
I gently ran my fingertips over the hairs on the backs of his thighs, asking permission with my eyes. It was granted. With his hands on the door behind me, Obi-wan lowered himself into my mouth.
I sucked and licked at the tip, with delicate scrapes of my teeth, until my master moaned aloud. Then I permitted myself to lick, with long luscious strokes,the landscape of veins along the shaft. Soon Obi-wan was letting his hips begin their ancient rhythm, diving deeper and deeper into my welcoming mouth. I looked up to see his expression. Our eyes meeting was enough to make him accelerate his pace, thrusting harder until my head was impacting against the door. I reached up to hold his buttocks, to participate in that rhythm which my own hips had also taken up. I squeezed that bounty. And he let go with a glad cry, pumping his creamy seed into my voracious throat. I continued to suck at him for some time, until his joy caused him to cry out again,
"Anakin!" and collapse between my upraised knees, head upon my shoulder. I kissed him then, to see his sparkling eyes, and to let him taste.
That taste seemed to be a thing that he was craving, as he cleaned out my mouth with his tongue, all the while clasping me to him. His hand began to play along my shaft until he was pumping most energetically, and I could contain myself no longer.
I rolled over onto him and pulled him up again with me, trapping him against the edge of the bunk, both on our knees. My hands pulled his back against his smooth chest by rubbing enticingly through his chest hairs. I began to nibble his neck, and he pushed himself more firmly against my groin. I was bobbling between his legs now, tickling at his balls from behind, as I pulled his face around for another kiss. I felt his hand steal down and begin to play with my tip. OH! How could I live without this?
There was a tube of oil within easy reach. Panting, I poured it upon the fingers of my left hand, then put them inside Obi-wan gently, oh so respectfully. He made a deep humming rumble of pleasure and bent forward over the bed, holding my other hand, the synth one, in both his own. Reaching around to annoint his shaft as well, I-- went home.
I was home. I held still there, trembling with the sheer perfection of that place. The trembling transferred itself to Obi-wan, who began to writhe and groan and pull at the hand he held.
Then letting out my own cry of joy, I began to move wildly, bucking at a great rate as my orgasm emptied me like a cannon. I don't remember anything more for a few minutes, but when I came back to myself I was still, sated, draped over my beloved, and he turned and drew me up to him, and kissed my perspiring eyelids. There was a sticky place we had to move away from, so we folded ourselves back into the bed again.
VI---- "We have our next assignment, Anakin."
"So soon?"
Obi-wan smiled at me archly. "It's our own fault for recuperating so quickly, my dear Padawan."
But I couldn't return his smile. How much longer before this Sith-begotten war was over? What if there was another attack on Naboo?
"Is there no chance of a return to the capital planet first?" Where a certain lovely Senator might be waiting, I didn't add.
"Sorry, Anakin, but our target is close to us on the Outer Rim, a world called Zaadja. We will coordinate with Master Tahno to stop droid production there.
"And haven't you learned yet, Anakin, that distance between beings in one's heart is an illusion?" He was reading my mind again. Oh, well.
"I've got to believe it, Master. I've lived it."
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- Gentle, sulfate-free formula
- About the brand
Ouidad Climate Control Defrizzing Shampoo creates a lasting humidity shield for extra protection from texture trouble. A unique Humidity Shield Complex nourishes and protects curls from frizz while gently cleansing for manageable, healthy-looking styles.
Moisture levels within curls are a delicate balance. Without the right amount of moisture, curls can be suppressed by unwanted volume and frizz. Ouidad Climate Control Shampoo is a gentle, defrizzing formula that provides long-lasting protection from texture trouble like frizz, flyaways and unwanted volume. Free from sulfates, which can be damaging to the cuticle, this shampoo empowers curls with a breathable humidity shield that locks in moisture and seals out frizz.
Apply a quarter-size amount to wet curls and gently massage throughout hair. Use fingertips only to massage the scalp, then gently comb outstretched fingers in a downward motion through the hair to cleanse and detangle. Rinse thoroughly and follow with Climate Control Defrizzing Conditioner.
Ouidad is dedicated to empowering individuals with curly hair to understand, enhance and love their hair. Ouidad is the pioneer of the curly hair revolution by formulating products exclusively for curly hair, working from the inside out, to leave hair healthy, manageable, and frizz-free. Ouidad is committed to delivering the highest-quality, results-oriented solutions for all kinds of curls.
This Product Didnt Do No Thing For Mei have a curly hair i get this product hoping to make culrls look bettre the resulte was desaponiting ,big wast of money and time ,.i dont recommend this product.Mar 25, 2012Khadija A. / United StatesHAIR TYPEBlack / Curly Hair
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I Love Ouidad Products..but seriously, $18 bucks for a bottle of shampoo?? It smells great, but I'm not sure it's really better than any other (less expensive) sulfate free shampoo. I will continue to buy the climate control conditioner, and I can't live wihtout the humidity control gel, but the shampoo is going to have to be optional for me...Mar 12, 2012Elizabeth G. / Philadelphia, PAHAIR TYPEAuburn / Curly Hair / Color Treated Hair
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Love It!!!This shampoo smells amazing!It's sulfate free and It does not weigh down my curls or dry them out!! Gotta have it :-)
"VIP Reviewer"Oct 26, 2011Juliana B. / NYHAIR TYPEMedium Brown / Curly Hair / Chemically Treated Hair
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Gentry Schools to close early from electrical problem
UPDATED 10:49 AM CST Jan 21, 2013
Gentry Public Schools will close at 11 a.m. Monday due to a "fault in the electrical supply," said Randy Barrett, the superintendent.
Officials with the Empire District Electric Company said the issue should be fixed by Monday evening. Barrett said classes will resume Tuesday.