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Book Four: Fire &Lightning
Chapter 34
Hellgates was just as Cluny expected: a wasteland.
The blank, colorless landscape devoid of vegetation was in contrast with the verdant sky filled with booming thunderclouds. Cluny could barely make out winged shapes among them.
He turned around to see the Gate, but it was gone. He shrugged it off, thinking it could not serve him anyway. He continued to study Hellgates; off to the distance, he could see a… a point, a spire of some sort. He knew it was very, very far and very, very far.
That was where he would Vulpuz. He closed his eyes as dark, horrifying memories washed over him at that name. He snarled at this new world of death, ready to tear at any who would get in his way.
Cluny the Scourge walked towards the Spire of Hellgates.
Such things like hunger, thirst and fatigue did not affect Cluny the Scourge. He walked for three days straight, keeping his eyes always on the Spire, as he called it.
He walked for three days before he encountered his first soul.
It came to him at first as nothing but a grunt, then a squeal behind boulder. He flexed his claws, in preparation for tearing. He pressed his back to the boulder, and then peered behind it.
Two creatures were battling each other; both were furless; one was in the air, with batlike wings and one eye. The other was on the ground, with padlike footpaws and a chubby torso. It also had long, droopy ears and knobby teeth.
Cluny kicked a pebble to the winged creature, crushing its head, felling it.
A single wisp of smoke flowed out of the wound, right to Cluny. An overwhelming force pried Cluny's mouth open, and the smoke went down his gullet.
An overwhelming cascade of thoughts and emotions screamed and rammed at his skull, before subsiding to a dull throb and whisper.
By this time, the chubby beast was on top of Cluny, throttling him. Cluny gagged and snarled at the monster, and punched him square in the abdomen.
A pillar of lightning shot through its stomach and out its back, leaving a sizzling hole.
Cluny gasped, both in shock and loss of breath. He shoved the thing off of him, clumsily backing away on his back.
Magic! He had used magic! He, Cluny the Scourge! He panicked for a half-second, and then thought seriously. Why not magic? He was in Hellgates, after all. Perhaps such things were commonplace.
He stood up shakily, and studied the creatures more closely. The tubby one had lengthy, slitted eyes, and he had a considerable amount of drool on his chin. All in all, he looked stupid.
The winged one had batlike wings, and its legs were thin, like those of a beach bird. Its one eye was a dull grey. Its tail, like a lizard's, had a spike on the end for stabbing.
He scratched the side of his head, where the whispering initiated from. What was it? It was no ordinary mist or smoke, or whatever the blazes it was! It whispers increased in volume in timing with his pulse. He could make out two distinct voices.
More clueless than ever, he shook his head and kept on walking.
A figure watched the lone rat crossing the wasteland. It scrutinized the beast without any real interest, but when he chanced upon a goblin and a harpy and killed them both, it smiled to itself.
This rat just might be useful.
Cluny shot a ray of lightning at a small rock, leaving a soot-covered patch. He fired off several more, and then the rock began to melt into pure white ooze. He flexed his paw, sending a jolt down from his claws to his wrist. He took in his sights a boulder. He made a fist and punched in the direction of the boulder. A tornado of electricity thundered towards it, leaving a sizzling hole.
He chuckled as the electricity bounced off his claw.
His ears perked up as a shriek rent the air. He pointed a single claw in the direction of the noise, and a sizzling winged corpse fell to the ground.
And once again, a white mist flew into his mouth. It was not so forceful this time, but he gasped at the raw emotions accompanied with it.
"You learn quickly."
Chapter 35
Cluny whirled around, his paw crackling. On the boulder he had fired upon, a mouse stood on the top. He was a young creature, but riddled with scars. He wore a jacket of the skin of those winged creatures, and two heavy, steel gauntlets that shone like ice. On closer inspection, they were ice; three icicles extended from the knuckles.
In a flash of white-blue, he teleported right in front of Cluny, who did not even flinch. The mouse smiled smugly.
"Walk with me."
And so they began to walk toward the Spire.
"So… who are you?"
"Call me Adam. So, your name?"
"Hmm. So, Cluny, want to know what that mist was?"
"It was a soul."
Cluny stopped walking. "Say again?"
"A soul. Somebeast's soul. You die, your soul comes here. Well, not all of them. But most. And then they turn into the legions of Hellgates. Vulpuz's minions. I noticed that he's back. Know anything about that?"
"I killed him."
They started walking again. "Well, well, well! Impressive! But it only make things worse for me. I saw him descend from the sky and fly to the Spire."
"Oh yes. In his true form, Vulpuz is a giant dragon. Very, very giant. Almost as tall as the Spire."
Cluny groaned.
"So you're going to have to prepare. Those souls you gathered? They gave you magical powers. Keep getting them, those powers will expand and you may even gain new ones. There are other, stronger creatures than the two you encountered."
"What were they?"
"The fat one is called a goblin. The one with wings is a harpy. They are the lowest of your enemies."
"Tell me everything."
And so Adam spoke of the various monsters of Hellgates, such as the minotaurs, the giants, the cyclopes, griffins, leviathans, werewolves, ogres, and golems. And he told that stronger monsters are made up of more souls, and the strongest containing several hundred. He listed the following monsters in order of the amount of souls they contained:
Goblins and Harpies: 1
Minotaurs: 10
Griffins: 25
Werewolves: 35
Giants: 50
Cyclops: 80
Ogres: 100
Leviathans: 150
Golems: 300
After a while, Adam's ears perked up, he said his goodbyes, and left.
Cluny continued walking on. Along the way, he encountered three goblins, killed them, and collected their souls.
He experimented with his powers and found that, by clicking his heels together, the electricity allowed him to run twice as fast as normal.
And so he ran.
Excerpt from the diary of Cluny the Scourge, during his time in Hellgates.
Sometimes I wonder why I keep fighting. Not trying to kill Vulpuz or anything, just why do I always start a fight, knowing it'll only end in more pain? I wonder this often. But I know why; I fought Ugarth because he stole my weapon. That seems so childish now. At least I killed Zorkaan for the right reasons. But before that… I used to wish I were like other rats, so I wouldn't feel this guilt. I wish I couldn't feel anything sometimes. I wish I couldn't feel a blasted thing. Ah, but I can't change these things. I heard this idea from a slave from Sovlergash once. He said that those born at the very top, the greatest of the great, who are at the top, can only degrade themselves. Can only bring themselves down. And those born at the bottom of society, with nothing to their names, can only become better. Can only go up. Which am I? Am I at the top? Or the bottom?
Chapter 36
Cluny tore out the throat of a goblin, the gurgling beast falling dead in his grasp. Cluny collected its soul, and then threw it at a werewolf, breaking the creature's back, collecting thirty souls. He shot a volley of lightning at a group of harpies, collecting eight.
To Cluny's own surprise, he had done all of this stone-cold calm. His breathing was still regular, his heart hardly pounded. He clicked his heels, sending a frantic blue current running between his paws and his knees, and ran faster than any mortal beast ever could.
He shot a goblin along the way.
He ran and ran and ran and ran and ran and ran and ran…
And stopped cold when Adam teleported right in front of him.
"Brought you something," He said. He held out two stones; one was a scarlet red and the other a deep leaf green.
"Take these."
Cluny did.
"Stare deep into them.
Cluny stared.
"Now crush them."
And Cluny squeezed them hard, and they fell apart like crushed ice. A tornado of thunder ran up his left foreleg, while his other caught on fire. He roared at the sensation. And as soon as it had begun, it stopped. In his left paw was a sword of leaf green. The blade was in the shape of a lightning bolt, zigzagging right to the grip, which was pure gold. In his right was a shield. Its height was right up to his chest, and its width as wide as himself, but was light as a feather. It was triangular in shape, scarlet on the rim, and pure ruby in the center. Its rims were wavy, like flames.
"The Lightning Sword and the Fire Shield are both ancient artifacts of Hellgates. Use them wisely. Let us see them in action." And Adam snapped his claws, and four minotaurs ran towards him. He pointed the Lightning Sword at one, and a thin jolt shot from its tip, frying the beast. And from it he gained ten souls. He did so with two more, but the last one threw a boulder at him. The Fire Shield deflected it, and it zoomed straight back to the minotaur, flaming. And so he gained another ten souls.
"Hope that helps," shouted Adam, and he disappeared.
Cluny clicked his heels and ran.
In three days time, they met again.
"See you've been keeping busy," said Adam at the griffin corpses sprawled around Cluny.
"I've been thinking."
"What about?"
"Why are you helping me? Why not just go after Vulpuz yourself? You're certainly strong enough. Adam smiled and shook his head. "It would only end in ruin. Neither I nor anyone else will be able to. Only you."
"Why me?"
Adam paused. "Because you chose this. You had the opportunity for eternal piece, but you were responsible and came here of your own volition. What you did has no precedent. Goodbeasts don't normally come here."
"And you're evil? Is that what you're saying?"
"No, I just… did something."
Adam sighed and gazed out into the green thunderclouds. "When I walked the earth, I had a friend. A hare named Skivit. He was as hares normally are; disrespectful, gluttonous. But he was a friend, and a very good one. One day he crept into a vermin camp, ate all their supplies, got caught. I watched him die. Well, I got them back. But the rage wouldn't go away. I went back to my village, killed lots. My father, Luke, put me down, and I came here for the innocents my rage murdered."
"Did- did you say Luke?" stammered Cluny. "Not Luke the Warrior?"
Adam stared at him for a long moment. Then he summoned the gauntlets of ice he wore, and said, "I am Adam, Son of Luke, and Brother of Martin. I am the Lost Warrior."
He chuckled and waved a paw in the air. "You know, my little brother never even knew I existed. Father probably thought it would only shame Martin. He wouldn't have been wrong, but still… Do you know what it's like, watching your family's accomplishments, without them even knowing abut you?"
"It would preferable to my situation."
"Ah, don't be so melodramatic. Everybeast dies, Cluny. Your sister never harbored ill feelings toward you, and never will. But Martin will never know about me. He will have no feelings towards me.
"I envy you." And he teleported away.
Excerpt from the diary of Cluny the Scourge.
'When I think about it, my entire life has been directed by my feelings for Glae. I fought Zorkaan for her. If she never existed, I would just be another rat. It's always been about Glae. Her death made me who I am. I don't know whether to thank her or curse her. All I can do is keep fighting, really. For her. To make the world a better place. A place she would cherish. I wanted to see her again so badly, and then I come here and lock myself away from her for eternity. And Simu.
Ah, there will never be another like him. He was a perfect example of what vermin could be, if they just turned a blind eye on their instincts. What he represented… It used to scare me. Before Redwall. He was so carefree, so boisterous, that I thought he was a monster among monsters. What a fool I truly was.
I miss you, Simu.'
Chapter 37
Cluny lost track of how long he had traveled Hellgates. Had it been a year? Or a thousand? He knew it was a long time and that he had captured many souls. They pounded away at his skull, whispering, always whispering. He would sit still for days trying to decipher them. All he was able to understand was a few words in a language he had never heard.
How many souls had he collected? A thousand? A million? So many minds in one body. His fire and lightning powers were well developed.
He also noticed two large knobs on his back. He did not dare to pry at them, for fear of what they could be. Until the golem, that was.
He had never seen a golem before. A huge rock giant, twice as tall as the abbey, it spat boulders out from its mouth. He ducked as a huge saliva-covered stone flew past him. He summoned the LS (Lightning Sword) and the FS (Fire Shield). He the FS bounced back several boulders, and then Cluny jumped very, very high and landed on the beast's shoulder. He stabbed, sending a huge thunderbolt coursing through it, and again and again.
But golems are not that easy to kill. It grabbed Cluny and tossed him two miles. He skidded across the landscape, halting by stabbing the ground with the LS. He shot off several fireballs, which had nil effect.
There was a flash of blue light above, and a slab of the golem's head broke off.
And Adam appeared before him. Adam waved at the golem, and the entire left side froze. With a jab from a claw, the entire thing fell to the ground. And then the golem spat a boulder, and the boulder hit Adam head-on.
Cluny roared and pointed the LS to the sky. A huge, emerald thunderstorm rained down upon the golem, shattering its rocky skin. Slowly but surely, it began to fall. The entire falling would take a good three minutes due to the golem's size, so Cluny ran towards Adam.
The Lost Warrior was pinned beneath the rock, blood spurting from a hidden wound. Cluny crouched before him. "This… This wound is grievous, Cluny. I can't move, and you can't move me before the legions of Vulpuz descend upon me." Adam pulled a small skinning knife from his jerkin.
"You know what you have to do."
Cluny was horrified! "You can't ask something like that of me."
"Listen to me! If one of that monster's beasts kills me, then it gets all my souls! You can't let them escape, Cluny!
"But first… you need to know something. Vulpuz's psychic powers are ten times more powerful than in the mortal world. If you want any hope of killing him, you'll need to concentrate more than anybeast has ever thought possible. And you can't do that with your mind in such turmoil! I can see your guilt, Cluny! Whatever made you feel it, you have to let it go! Or you die!"
Take my souls, Cluny, and you will have the power to kill Vulpuz! NOW!" And so Cluny gripped Adam by the side of the head and broke his neck. A flood of souls poured into Cluny. They wormed in through his mouth, his ears, under his claws, even through his tear ducts. Millions. He did not even begin to comprehend the voices… the endless voices…
He then felt an unbelievable pain in his back: the two knobs on his back throbbed and jutted.
Two sharp, jagged spears of bone popped out from his shoulder blades, symmetrical to each other. They then both split in two, mucus and blood dripping.
Cluny heard a rustling, and he turned his head.
His wings were of a dark, dark emerald with feathers as wide as a claw and shimmering like glass. Their wingspan was over ten feet each, eight feet tall.
Cluny was more fascinated than frightened. He rolled his shoulders experimentally, flapping his wings.
He crouched, jumped, and flew off.
Cluny flew over the valley right outside the Spire. The entire scene was packed shoulder to shoulder with monsters of every shape and size, with the ogres composed of swamp stuff and the leviathans, evil crosses between spiders and scorpions.
He folded his wings and dove. All the while he dove, boulders and arrows and fireballs shot past him. But the monsters were stupid, and did not know the definition of skill. And as he neared the ground, his wings retracted into his back and the FS materialized in his paw. As he landed, its bottom tip stabbed the ground.
Six pillars of fire erupted from the ground, surrounding Cluny in a perfect circle and burning many monsters alive. With a feral yank, he charged into the army.
He slashed and blasted and barreled through the ranks, sending corpses and limbs flying. He jumped up on a leviathan's knee and fired off several fireballs, then slashed off the beast's stinger. And electrocuted its eyeball. And he threw himself back into the battle. Scorched bodies piled around him, their species lost to him in the bloodlust. He did not feel the thousands of souls flying into him.
Eventually, the monsters piled onto him, burying him in stinking, evil flesh. He struggled and twisted every which way, but he could not get free. He could not spread his wings. He could only sit and wait to d- Whiptail, don't give up.
Cluny's heart stopped cold. Glae.
And then he unleashed his power.
A huge explosion of fire & lightning burst from his chest, encapsulating nearly five miles of land. The explosion was more of a spherical force field that expanded rapidly, disintegrating every monster in its grasp. What beasts escaped, massive beams of electricity shot out and vaporized them.
Cluny lay on the scorched terrain, panting as the force field disappeared. And then a flood of souls washed over him, revitalizing him.
And then he knew that, at long last, he was finally strong enough to kill Vulpuz. He half-ran, half-flew to the base of the Spire. With a short jump, he landed a kick, breaching the wall.
And he saw Vulpuz. The dragon's head alone was all he saw, for it was so very large. The rest of his body must have been deep underground. Vulpuz chuckled deep in his throat, like a mountain shifting. And then he spoke: "I HAVE WAITED FOR YOU FOR FAR TOO LONG, RAT. YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW BORING IT CAN BE IN HERE. AH, THAT'S RIGHT; YOU SENT ME HERE! AND I'M GOING TO TAKE IT OUT ON YOUR SOUL! I WILL NEVER LET YOU DIE, CLUNY! YOUR ONLY FUTURE IS ETERNAL TORTURE! AND THAT GOES FOR THE MOUSE IN YOU, TOO!"
And Vulpuz thrust his head upward and rose from whatever lay below, his torso so large it pushed against the walls and caused the Spire to collapse in on itself. Cluny flew out just as Vulpuz did, a titanic beacon of desolation, with wings that could cover a continent.
Vulpuz fired fireballs as large as the moon at Cluny, who nimbly floated, glided, and fluttered out of the way. Cluny fired off several bolts and balls, but they just splattered and bounced off, due to the size of the dragon. So he took another approach: he flew right at Vulpuz, landed on his back, and began hacking. He hacked and smashed and carved at Vulpuz until he was waist deep in meat. He then placed his palm right to a pulsing vein, and sent huge amounts of electricity running throughout his body.
Vulpuz screamed and whined in pain, and batted his leathery wings, knocking Cluny off. Cluny extended his wings and flapped rapidly to gain altitude. He bounced back several mammoth fireballs from Vulpuz on the FS, which left several burns along Vulpuz's wing joint.
Cluny dived forward, scoring a long, jagged cut on Vulpuz's lower lip. Suddenly, a mental probe of immense power pierced Cluny, immobilizing him. Vulpuz used everything against Cluny- his guilt, his anger, his self-loathing. He clutched his head, with no other sensation but pain. He was falling…
For one second- just one- Everything around Cluny disappeared, and was replaced with a sunset. He was sitting on a hill, watching a sunset. And on a rock sat Glae with her white gown, and Simu, with golden armor, leaning his back on the same rock.
They both turned to him and smiled, and said: It's not your fault. If I had just- Whiptail, enough. We don't blame you. We never did. No one does. You're not who you once were. Please, just let go.
Cluny's eyes snapped open. He snarled and alighted himself, flapping. He glanced over at Vulpuz, who seemed very surprised, though it was hard to tell, what with his different features. Cluny beckoned forth a huge ball of fire & lightning, ten feet in diameter, and lobbed it at Vulpuz. The impact propelled him a few thousand feet. He fired one after the other, until Vulpuz was slammed into the ground. Cluny held a paw to the sky, tightening his grip. And then he threw it down.
A Huge, huge HUGE thunderbolt struck Vulpuz. Cluny grabbed another, and threw it down, too.
And another…
And another…
And another…
And another…
And then one more time.
Cluny gathered all his energy, roaring. He charged his power until his fur glowed red and green, and a spherical force field surrounded him. Cluny held both palms outward toward Vulpuz, miles in the air.
A thin, narrow laser beam shot out toward Vulpuz.
Vulpuz's underbelly exploded in a flash of brilliant white light, drilling right through him and down to the center of the world, leaving a huge hole with apparently no bottom.
A hole so big, Vulpuz fell down it, bloody and screaming.
Cluny flew down, and retracted his wings as he hit the ground. He panted as he kneeled over the edge, panting.
He rose unsteadily, memories flooding into him. So many had died because of him, and many didn't deserve it. But what
Glae and Simu said was right: He couldn't change it, so why keep wringing his paws over it.
Only one thing left to do.
Cluny reached into his purple jerkin, producing the green feather that Glae had given him all those seasons ago.
And he let it go, and watched it drift down the pit.
"Goodbye forever… Cluny the Scourge."
And he turned around and walked away, never to dwell on the past again.
Glae's feather kept tumbling through unknown dimensions and times, on a journey that none would ever truly understand.
And as it fell, it became harder and harder.
Then it hit the earth.
And that beach had Salamandastron to the left.
And in that mountain, a badger named Lord Brocktree saw all.
And he had an idea.


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Taipei Times reported about the telephone conversation between President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) and Donald Trump on Friday as the first time a Taiwanese president has spoken with a US president-elect since official diplomatic ties between the two nations were severed in 1979.
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— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 3, 2016
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Boundary Commission, Changes in electoral districts could affect how votes in the Westminster district choose their MP. Currently, the city is divided into two groups – North Westminster, where Labour MP Karen Buck is, and the cities of London and Westminster, which is represented by Conservative MP Mark Field.
It is likely that the change in plans announced by the Boundary Commission.
Proposals for the organization to see the city divided into three seats in Parliament.
Votes rooms Northwest Westminster (Abbey Road, Bayswater, Harrow Road, Hyde Park, Lancaster Gate, Little Venice, Maida Vale, Queen's Park and Westbourne) will be part of the new district of Paddington, with four rooms in North Kensington.
Four rooms in the northeast of Westminster (Bryanston and Dorset Square, Church Street, Marylebone High Street, Regent Park) will join a new constituency of Camden and Regent Park, formed mainly from the neighboring districts of Camden.
In the south of the city, seven rooms (Churchill, Knightsbridge and Belgravia, St James, Tachbrook, Vincent Square, Warwick and West End) will be part of the constituency of Westminster and Kensington, with eight districts of Kensington and Chelsea.
The Boundary Commission conducts a review of all constituencies in England every five years, to make recommendations to Parliament for new constituency boundaries.
A 12-week public consultation will run until December 5, after which the Boundary Commission will compile all the responses received.
When changes are made to the initial proposals, revised proposals will be published and there will be eight weeks of consultation period is likely to take place in late 2012.
Final recommendations should make the October 1, 2013, before a decision is taken.
Through Engalnd, the number of divisions is set to reduce 533 to 502 and in London, there will be 68 electoral districts, a reduction of five from the current situation.
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Easter Seals Hawaii, one of the state's largest nonprofit organizations, expects to see more than a four-fold increase in participation in its Youth Enrichment Services (YES) program over the coming year, thanks to a $187,000 grant-in-aid from the City and County of Honolulu, according to Jennifer La`a, Easter Seals Hawaii's Director of Home and Community Based Services.
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Raven-Symone made the comment during a "Hot Topics" discussion about "election confessions," in which she and the co-hosts had to say things they previously hadn't admitted related to the 2016 presidential election. The actress declared, "My confession for this election is if any Republican gets nominated, I'm gonna move to Canada with my entire family."
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A giant Hogweed in a pot decorated to look like a Christmas tree.
PS sending Fairy Girl a new mower with a snow plough on the front and Lily a book, "How to Dance by Jeremy Vine" all the rage this year. Myself a single malt, pair of slippers and a small Christmas pudding with custard.
DAVID, wash your mouth out, Yorkshire???? I am a Durham Lad through and through so it is the Durham lasses need watch out, the trouble being, like the sheep you have to catch them first.
David, after 60 years of wonderful marriage she never really left, I am sure she is around making sure I do not run off to Gretna with some nubile Blonde.
Lily, you know I would forgive you anything, even not liking Katie. I see the dance the persona is on the periphery of my sight. But "hey" we all have opinions and are better for it.
Good-night, Frank.
David, melt in your mouth pork today with break your teeth crackling, I love it.
Hip Hip and Hip again hooray, Motor mouth has gone.
OLGA happens to be OLA, it was going to be her last year in any case I think James must have influenced her, not sure she was not right about last week being a fix we never get to see the public vote so how do we know?
David technically Jay did the better Tango, I was with Len last night, there are rules and one being there will be no lifts in traditional dances and that was not only a lift but Anita got carried half way across the floor, what was the point of being chucked through Greb's legs it left me cold.
My list last night, Helen, Georgia and Jay. I liked Katie although there were a couple of foot faults but Anton and Katie were robbed in the Quickstep watching the foot work Anton did the perfect dance yet because it was so good the judges failed to notice being too busy watching Helen and Giovanni pausing for effect.. i still would not call it, the GBP will decide in their usual quirky way. most not having danced other than around their handbags to three chord wonder bands, yes Len me too, I lose patience with some of the rule breakers says he who broke every rule in the book in his time.
David, know the problem, my next pooter is an Apple I trained on them at pooter school and regret going for cheaper options. My Apple i-pad is great though will not do everything I want to do so after Christmas--!!!
This is the first year of not being sure who would be tops I have the same four as you though who will make it on the night? I would not put a bet on it.
PS I did mean Sequence Dancing was the type I was not keen on.
Runnybeak, in a quiz a couple of weeks ago the contestant was asked to name a country with a coastline in the Northern hemisphere, the answer was South Africa????
Obilixx, yes practice makes perfect, my Daughter and Dave dance every week I have watched they are very competent and ahead of most of the other dancers. She is her own worst critic saying her steps posture and musicality are OK but why can she not glide as smoothly as Mum and I did. I tell her she is good though realise that very early training both Joan and I had plus the constant dancing meant we did not have to think about what we did, with a correct posture you sense exactly what your partner will do, this is of course in free dancing, I never really took to all doing the same dancing. Doing the Tango and Rumba with the local ballroom Queen at 16-17 which nearly always meant the floor opened up for us gave me a confidence that meant I could waltz in Vienna on an empty floor and carry it off. I still think early training gives an edge. Pity I cannot still do it.
Where have you been David?
Agree with all of that Obilixx although with one to one instruction for hours a week some will never get it. If you do not feel the rhythm of the dance and some people never do, Carol Jeremy and the first man out make the point. I suppose those of us who started at an early age did have an advantage and it also shows in the Celebs who had some training when younger, like cream they usually rise to the top. My Daughter learning now after years of saying it was old hat, wonders why she does not have the same confident dance style Mum and Dad had, we both learned very young, it came naturally, it is much harder when older.
Armography???? have I missed something? it could be I was so engrossed in the thread of the programme I did not realise that Monty was using semaphore at the same time. Having enjoyed both of the showings and looking forward to the next my one and only doubt is about the poor tree dug up and re-positioned, methinks it to be doomed, far too much damage done in digging it out. As to arm waving show me a presenter who stands at attention whilst speaking or even one of us poor downtrodden gardeners trying to tell someone how big his cabbage is or even the caterpillars eating it, almost impossible.


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Good 'n Easy Macaroni Salad
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This is a recipe I found while searching for Pacific Island Recipes for ZWT. This is almost exactly the same as the one my Mother made, but she didn't add the carrot. This was found at AlohaWorld.com under Island favorites.
Top Review by Noo8820
A delicious and easy salad....DH has been thoroughly enjoying this for his lunch at work!
I added a small handful of grated low fat cheddar on top ( couldn't help myself....pasta and cheese just go hand in hand for me!)....
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- 16 ounces macaroni
- 5 ounces tuna, drained (I use solid white in water and can use more to make it a main course)
- 1 -1 1⁄2 cup mayonnaise, to taste
- 1 medium onion (peeled and finely diced)
- 1 carrot (peeled and shredded or grated)
- salt & pepper
- 1 -2 stalk celery (chopped)
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Mitral valve regurgitation happens when the mitral valve does not
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My mum attended today to have a 7 day cardiac monitor fitted to look for a possible arrhythmia as she has had two strokes. She had previously had a poor experience in another hospital and was very anxious about today, to the extent that she had an unsettled night falling out of bed and injuring herself, so her mobility was more compromised than usual.
Today she saw Jacqui, specialist physiologist, who was wonderful. She put mum at ease and was empathetic and compassionate, accommodated her mobility problems without drawing attention and when it came to putting on the monitor was very sensitive and discreet.
Thanks Jacqui, I was feeling bad about having pushed mum to have this test (she didn't want to after her last experience), but you made the whole thing totally painless and have ensured she goes through with an important investigation!
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I am so sorry that your mum was so anxious about her visit that she hurt herself as a result.
I am delighted that this experience was so good; I will take real pleasure in letting Jacqui know your feelings about this visit. I hope you Mum is fully recovered from her fall and thank you so much for letting us know about your Mum's care under Jacqui.
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'Pink' has become one of the very first movie of the year who has got a sudden hike in the response and reviews for the movie while the collection shows a great steadiness throughout the week which is quite impressive as the opening day of the movie was not good at all and shows a disappointing report of collections.
The acting of the leading stars in the movie is what makes it to the audience very impressively, having a very amazing plotting of the story and the characters in the movie, the actors have literally given their one of the best performance in the movie. The movie has smashed all the performance of all the other movie which was released next to this movie like Riteish Deshmukh's Banjo, Emraan's Raaz Reboot and Radhika Apte's Parched. All the three movies have shown a very great side o story and with the amazing acting of the stars in the movie.
The running of the movies at the box office is quite impressive as the competition is very much tough, while the movie Pink shows a very deep side of the society and all the Indian mentality which is causing a very big drawback to the people of India and as the movie is based on a court drama, the thrilling suspense of the story is filled with shown which is being shown by Amitabh Bachchan and Taapsee Pannu while the supporting artists have also shown a very exceptional skills through their serious acting note in the movie and portraying the given roles of the movie.
The movie also has some very good collection on the box-office, while the collection of the movie turns out to be a very surprising element for the makers and the sudden hike which the movie got after the very first day was very impressive for the movie makers.
The collections of the movie were, the first-day collection of Pink was Rs. 4.32 crore, the 2nd day's collection was Rs. 7.65 crore on Saturday, while the third day ended with the collection of the movie was Rs. 9.54 crore. At the end of its first weekend, the total collection of the movie was Rs. 21.51 crore at box office.
It continued well also in weekdays. It successfully completed its second weekend and the total collection of the movie till now is Rs. 51.12 crore at the box office.


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Thuban was the only inhabited planet in the system of the same name. It was sparsely populated in the 24th century and early 25th century because subspace communication was jammed, due to a subspace equaliscopic system mounted on an unmanned Starstreak-class freighter left adrift. It was the site of the Battle of Thuban during the ISC War of Pacification.
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App Empire by Chad Mureta is The Hottest Thing in Mobile Marketing(May 28, 2012)
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Make obscene amounts of money from your phone with no coding skills? There's an app for that. And App Empire by Chad Mureta supposedly provides the exact training to get this done (App Empire review here).
Chad Mureta runs his seven figure phone app empire from the palm of his hand. He is among many "Appreneurs," (entrepreneurs who make money developing phone apps) who are striking it big and taking advantage of the massive growth of the mobile market.
Click here to check out Chad's free video series about App Empire. Also includes a touching story about Chad's journey from tragedy to triumph.
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So who is Chad Mureta? Chad worked the usual job, working 70 hours a week. One day, on his way home, he got into a horrible car accident. In an attempt to avoid ramming into a deer, he lost control, hit a median, and flipped his car over four times. He almost destroyed his dominant arm for life.
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And the results of this? Two years after his major life changing accident, he created and sold three major app businesses that each generated millions of dollars in revenue. One app that was generating $30,000 a month in pure profit would later balloon to $120,000 in monthly income. Over the course of these two short years, Chad managed to create an App Empire that had spawned over 40 apps which generated 35 million app downloads internationally. The kicker... 90 percent of these apps developed, were successful and profitable.
Chad went from working 70 hours a week, to running an app business right from his iPhone, spending less than five hours a week doing it. But that isn't the cool part. See, Chad Mureta didn't know how to make a website, he didn't know how to sale, he didn't know how to code, and he didn't even use a computer. Chad started with nothing, but with sheer determination, managed to develop an App Empire... and when he started he only had one hand that was fully functional.
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Large eddy simulation of pollen transport in the atmospheric boundary layer
This paper presents a framework to simulate pollen dispersal by the wind based on the large eddy simulation(LES) technique. Important phenomena such as the pollen emission by the plants and the ground deposition are parameterized by the lower boundary condition. The numerical model is validated against previously published experiments of point source releases of glass beads and pollen grains in the atmospheric boundary layer. The numerical model is used together with experimental data of pollen emission and down wind deposition from a natural field obtained near Washington,DC, in the summer of 2006. The combined analysis of experimental and numerical data allows to elucidate the emission/transport/deposition process inconsiderable detail. In particular, the relative fractions of pollen deposited inside the source field and airborne at the edge of the field can be quantified. The use of LES allows quantification of important intermittent deposition events far from the source field.
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I'm not stupid I just don't get the point of being smart.
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I am never serious. Seriously.
I never apologize, I'm sorry but that's just the way I am.
I always lie. Trust me.
My mother told me I'm smart. My teacher told me I'm smart… My father told me I'm smart… But still my Pet invisible bee doesn't answer.
Hey, I know someone who has the same name as you do. Wanna know the name?
Who's stupid, the stupid that called the stupid, stupid, or the stupid who was called stupid by the stupid?
Everything is good, unless it's not.
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If you happened to miss the rare of event of the entire Marsalis family performing onstage together for the first time, then the DVD of the live performance is the next best thing to being there. "The Marsalis Family: A Jazz Celebration" concert was held on August 2001, in honor of the father Ellis Marsalis' retirement from the "University of New Orleans".
The DVD captures not only the unique essence of live jazz, but also chronicles one of modern jazz's most talented and notable families. For those who know jazz music, the name Marsalis is as familiar as Louis "Satchmo"Armstrong.
A tribute to jazz diva Anita O'Day, completed just weeks before her death in November 2006.
Another gem from the creative Beegie Adair and her trio. This time, she is accompanied by Jeff Steinberg and his orchestra. A loving tribute to Tony Bennett and his illustrious career. As usual, Beegie includes one selection on the album where she plays solo piano and she picked 'I Left My Heart In San Francisco'. A beautiful rendition. This is a great album tinged with jazz overtones without losing the melodic memories of Tony's original sound. The orchestra is perfectly balanced and adds just the right touch while still allowing the familiar Beegie Adair Trio sound to shine through. If you are new to Beegie's music, this album will make you a convert to her impeccable sound and those like myself, have added it as another gem to her large catalog of great music.


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Senate budget-writers OK increase in women's health funding (UPDATE)
The Senate Finance Committee agreed Thursday to add $100 million to women's health services, including family planning. Health and Human Services Committee Chair Jane Nelson, a Flower Mound Republican who serves on Finance, said it was important for lawmakers to unite behind initiatives to protect women's health. The GOP-dominated Legislature cut family planning two years …
Texas House honors Chris Kyle
After passing a resolution in memory of former U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle, slain earlier this month at a North Texas gun range, the Texas House adjourned Thursday in his honor. Kyle's wife, Taya, stood on the dais with others and dabbed tears as Rep. Jim Pitts, R-Waxahachie, spoke about her husband. Author of the …
Perry's incentive program faces more budget hurdles
Gov. Rick Perry's Emerging Technology Fund is facing more hurdles from state budget writers, who are haven't yet been convinced to put new money into the program as they take preliminary votes on a spending plan for the next two years. "The discussion around the table for the subcommittee is, how do we continue to …
Are House members smarter than a 5th grader?
State Rep. Gene Wu wants to know if his colleagues could pass the state's 4th, 5th and 6th grade level standardized tests. Wu, a Democrat from Houston, sent a letter to all House lawmakers and staff last week that included sample STAAR questions provided by the Texas Education Agency hoping to exemplify the frustration that students …
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The score was noted during Wednesday's session, for the record: Texas House freshmen outscored their veteran peers 42-21 in a game of flag football at Texas A&M University this week. In continuing with tradition, 25 state representatives schlepped to Kyle Field Tuesday for camaraderie and bragging rights. Despite a few "sore ligaments and shoulders," State …
Universities torn on funding tied to graduation rates
Dan Branch, chairman of the House Higher Education Committee, is moving forward on his bill that would tie up to a quarter of state funding for colleges and universities to graduation rates, although some universities are expressing concern behind closed doors. Branch, R-Dallas, held a press conference Wednesday morning with Bill Hammond, president of Texas …
Jeb Bush not ready to declare his political intentions – or his son's
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush faced questions about his political aspirations and those of his son, George P., on a Wednesday visit to the Texas Capitol. Asked if he's given any thought to a White House run, Bush didn't rule out the idea. "I haven't, and I'm forcing myself not to. I'm really trying hard …
Legislator Harlem Shakes at the Capitol
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With the rise of existentialism, new deadly technologies, and cynicism in the West, artists, directors, musicians, and writers began to shift their bright outlook of the future to something more ominous. A future that looked far more dystopian than utopic; potentially apocalyptic. Nevertheless, these "negative Nancys" used their morbid warnings and prophecies of the future to create classics that have shaped modern society. You've probably enjoyed a couple these works. To name a few, Blade Runner, Orwell's 1984, Brave New World, Kubrick's Dr. Strangelove, AKIRA, Children of Men, hell ….even James Cameron's Terminator. (Fuck Terminator Genisys).
High fashion's answer to this neo gothic cultural mind state was deconstruction. The artists of the fashion world began to deconstruct and re-imagine modern clothing with monochromatic color palettes, draped and distressed garments, with a focus on nuanced and highly tailored pieces. Think Kylo Ren meets Neo from the matrix. The equivalent of modern experimental music. This shit was dope and came out of nowhere in the early 90's and was even more prevalent today. Fashion Gods like Owens, Rei Kawakubo, Margiela, and Demeulemeester experimented with this style throughout their careers with other designers creating collections based off of this entire premise. (Even Kanye tried kind of...) One of the most forward thinking designers to offer a fresh new perspective on this experimental style is the eclectic and uniquely talented Boris Bidjan. The young and talented designer BBS has been making waves over the past 5 years, earning the prestigious honour of showing at Paris Fashion week. Extremely insightful, BBS has offered us a new way to think about the deconstruction of garments. His hand crafted clothing are created with a high level of purpose, providing us a fantastic insight on the power of duality; in his case order vs. chaos.
What makes him unique, (and why I love his work so much) is his ability to take the street energies of hip-hop and skate culture and seamlessly weave them into his presentations to tell beautifully dark narratives. One of my favorite moments, is where he used the late J-dilla's legendary production as the backdrop for a promo for his "11" campaign. A hypebeast's wet dream.
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Boris Bidjan Saberi's eponymous label creates clothing for the modern man and woman. Pieces range from industrial monochromatic high-top sneakers to post apocalyptic distressed leather jackets.
A majority of Saberi's collections echo the very basic natural elements. The clothes are asymmetrically layered with monotone colors with various textures to create a contrast that is fantastic to look at and even doper to wear. In his most recent 2016 Spring collection, Boris took it a step further and introduced a very wearable military-noir collection that remained true to his contemporary aesthetic. The hoodies, vests, and jackets were seamlessly tailored to fit the body of the models in his show; minimalistically done, with a hip hop flair. A collection that would be perfect for the upcoming Blade 2 film. Even looking at his most recent women's 2015 collection, the garments are beautifully dark, presenting clothing and imagery that is truly dystopian but sexy. Something you wouldn't mind seeing your girlfriend walk around in.
Saberi's progress with each collection has been tremendous. As as young designer, his aesthetic continues to develop for the better, proving that he has something to say in the Parisian fashion world. His work parallels an aphotic aspect of contemporary culture's subconscious. Boris Bidjan Saberi prides himself in paying attention to handcrafted details and in working with inexhaustible passion and he has yet to stray from this ideal.
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