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WINNIPEG - The new defensive co-ordinator with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers was reminiscing about the good old days, Tuesday.
Not his, but those of his new team.
Tim Burkes first taste of three-down football came way back in the 1980s, when he was with the University of North Dakota.
We came up and visited the Blue Bombers organization, and at that time Mike Riley was the head coach, Burke recalled. And obviously they were very good at that time.
Yeah, but that was then, Mr. Burke. This is now. And the Bombers are the CFLs weak sister. Havent won a Grey Cup since Riley brought his second one home, in 1990.
Thats enough time for a new generation to have grown up and graduated from university, and for Burke to ply his trade at Ball State, Wyoming, Purdue, Kansas, Tennessee-Chattanooga and Indiana, before his work brought him north of the border.
If youre wondering what Burke has learned in all those years and what the Bomber defence is going to look like, or at least, attempt to, look no further than the Montreal Alouettes, from whence he came.
I do like to blitz, Burke, on the phone from Lawrence, Kan., said. I like to put pressure on the quarterback. I like to put pressure on the receivers. Im not a big believer in bend-but-dont-break defence.
Of course, as Burke himself said, you need the players to do it.
If you can play aggressive, man-to-man coverage, youre his kind of defensive back. If you cant, well, he may have to tone down the blitzes until he finds someone who can.
Thats what Burke did with the Alouettes, and the results were frightening.
Two years ago, Montreals defence was hell to run against, and near hell to pass against. The Als went 15-3 and won the Grey Cup.
Last season, that aggressive style cost them all kinds of big plays, but when it mattered most, in the playoffs, his defence clamped down and won another Grey Cup. Back to back. Not even Mike Rileys teams did that.
Burke figures the Bomber defence has serious potential.
Under Kavis Reed, it put up decent numbers. But if you needed a stop to seal a win, forget it.
The Bomber offence pulled the same chokeroo, and 4-14 was the result.
My goal for our defence would be to improve on what Kavis has built, Burke said. We always wanted to watch Winnipegs defence against the opponent, because we felt they were similar to us, as far as the talent.
As for how Burke got here, it almost sounds like head coach Paul LaPolice stumbled into the idea.
While regrouping following rejections from Richie Hall and Cory Chamblin, LaPolice saw a light bulb go on late last week.
I was trying to reassess, LaPolice said. I guess on Friday I said, You know what... I reached out to Tim.
Burke was no longer under contract to Montreal, but the Als generally give their assistants until late January to look into their options.
We were trying to get somebody who was obviously very qualified, and there was a window of opportunity, LaPolice said. So we really tried to jump at it.
In landing Burke, LaPolice has a man imminently qualified for the job, and maybe more.
While he didnt interview for the Winnipeg head job a year ago, Burke makes it clear hes a head coach in waiting.
Maybe thats why he left the two-time defending champs for a new challenge.
Or maybe he just remembered how big a deal football could be in a place like this.
I really found that to be very appealing, Burke said. To be a part of that and catch the organization on the rise is real exciting for me.
Im looking forward to the challenge of helping the Bombers return to the glory of its past.
Join the club, Mr. Burke.


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HOLLYWOOD, Fla. - Police are looking for the driver of a white pickup truck that hit a woman outside a homeless shelter in Hollywood and then took off.
The incident happened along US-1, just south of Sheridan Street, near the Voice Homeless Shelter.
The victim was sitting outside with a man when the truck sped right past her, but then the driver reversed.
Surveillance video captured the truck zooming back and running over the woman.
"From what I can see, I think she has some internal injuries in her abdominal area," said Sean Cononie, who helped the victim and also runs the homeless shelter. "And, I would venture to say she probably has a broken hip and broken leg."
Cononie did what he could before paramedics arrived, and it's clear the driver knew he hit something, because aside from the woman's screams, he also took a chunk out of the building.
Police say the truck is likely a white, Chevy pickup. Investigators believe it has damage to the area around the front wheel or bumper on the driver's side.
The victim remains at Memorial Regional Hospital in critical but stable condition.
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Review: Pomegranate Xtreme
Posted: Dec 12, 2011 at 9:19 AM (Last Updated: Dec 12, 2011 at 2:03 PM)Labeled as the "XTREME" formulation, the Pomegranate variety of Celstial Seasonings' Kombucha Energy Shot has 50 percent more caffeine (150mg total) than the other varieties. The increased caffeine adds a bit of burn to the flavor and also accentuates the stevia aftertaste. Otherwise, we taste sugar, tea, and a slight amount of pomegranate flavor. Unfortunately, the finish is rather medicinal and there's no sign of kombucha in the flavor. The latter is the bigger issue for us -- we don't think that consumers will buy a product like this when you can't taste the kombucha (and what you can taste tastes just like a regular old energy shot). Visually, the front part of the label is clean and well done as far as energy shots go, but the energy branding (as well as the word "XTREME") are things that do not go with kombucha or Celestial Seasonings at all. That said, this product feels like something that's trying to combine two categories that probably don't go that well together. Overall, we think that this concept -- and the product that they've created -- need a lot of work.


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SEATTLE— Despite facing a 1-0 deficit heading into the series finale at the Home Depot Center, the Seattle Sounders are optimistic after a tremendous individual effort by the Galaxy's Edson Buddle doomed them in Sunday's series opener at Qwest Field.
And there's reason to believe. The Sounders generated 15 shots to the Galaxy's 10 and, apart from Buddle's tremendous game-winning strike in the 38th minute, effectively put the clamps on the Galaxy's three stars: Buddle, Landon Donovan and David Beckham.
"We're fine," defender James Riley said. "Crazier things have happened. The main thing is to stay together, have that same team spirit."
Riley's sentiment was echoed by a number of Sounders players. The sense in the locker room was not that the team had been outplayed or outclassed, but simply it was a case of Buddle's own spectacular effort that struck the crucial blow.
That's not to say there aren't areas for improvement. Steve Zakuani said Seattle bypassed their center midfielders too often and played too scrappily in the early going. Riley thought in the second half, the Rave Green started resorting to hopeful long balls too early.
However, those were all relatively minor issues. With 90 minutes in the book, Seattle head into next Sunday's deciding match with the knowledge that the approach of limiting LA's big players is fundamentally correct.
"Other than the wonder strike, we contained, for the most part, their three big players," midfielder Patrick Ianni said. "I thought we contained Buddle, and Landon didn't see much of the ball. From that standpoint, it was really good."
"We just need to take the same confidence we had in this game and take it down there," Ianni continued. "That's all there is to it."


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E-shopping in the Netherlands: does geography matter?
Why consumers shop via the Internet, is a frequently asked question. As yet, the impact of spatial variables on e-shopping has received little attention. In this paper we report our investigation of the spatial distribution of Internet users and online buyers in the Netherlands for the time period 1996 – 2001 and the impact of spatial variables (residential environment and shop accessibility) on e-shopping. Two hypotheses are tested empirically. The first is that e-shopping is a predominantly urban phenomenon, because new technology usually starts in centres of innovation (innovation-diffusion hypothesis). The second is that people are more likely to adopt e-shopping when their accessibility to shops is relatively low (efficiency hypothesis). Our findings indicate that Internet use and online buying are still largely urban phenomena in the Netherlands, but that there is a trend towards diffusion to the weakly urbanised and rural areas. Not only the innovation diffusion hypothesis, but also the efficiency hypothesis is confirmed by our findings. People living in a (very) strongly urbanised area have a higher likelihood of buying online, but people with a low shop accessibility buy more often online. The analysis also shows that the support for the two hypotheses depends on the type of product. Airline tickets are still mainly bought in very strongly urbanised areas, whereas compact discs, videos, DVDs, and clothing are bought relatively more often in weakly urbanised areas. In conclusion, geography seems to matter for e-shopping.
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Evans B13HD 13 Inch Genera HD Snare Drum Head
The Evans Genera HD delivers a controlled tone with reduced overtones.
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30 May 13
Badboe - "Playin Yourself" - (5:10)
Roast Beatz - "This Is Not A Love Song" - (4:11)
El Bomba & Hidden Riddim - "On A Mission" - (4:02) 149 BPM
Waggles - "Mash Up The Fun" - (4:56) 125 BPM
Played by: Goodgroove Records, JMMSTR, Frankee More, BMD, Roast Beatz, Dj stex, Chudy, Manmade / CMC-Silenta, Badboe, Hidden Riddim, Juno Recommends Breakbeat, Sneak-E Pete, BadboE, D-Funk, Ez Icarus, Tosses & Varvez, Dusty Tonez, Juno Best Sellers 2016, Relative Dimensions, Breakerz Banquet
Review: Serious booty-fusion abounds on this new series from Booty Fruit. Badboe introduces Jeru The Damaja and Ini Kamoze to a disco bassline. Roast Beatz gives Grand Puba a sexy, sun-kissed facelift. El Bomba and Hidden Riddim go back to school on their Akai and get clever with a range of well-known samples and big old juicy bassline. Waggles finishes the set with the cheekiest addition that sees the Beastie Boys on a lounge lizard samba flex. Party insanity.
31 Dec 11
Canosis - "Truth N Chiswick" - (3:37) 146 BPM
El Bomba & Hidden Riddim - "Put up or Shut up" - (3:59) 145 BPM
Mr Bird & Dedy Dread - "10 Times Doris" - (3:44) 131 BPM
Roast Beatz - "Funky Lover Man" - (3:45)
05 Jun 12
DJ Maars - "Loose Juice" - (5:11) 151 BPM
Roast Beatz - "TDK Titan" - (3:42)
Kill Emil - "World War" - (3:34) 141 BPM
Cut La Vis - "Chop That Riddim" - (4:00) 135 BPM
10 Apr 14
Biggie Bam - (4:39) 97 BPM
Ruffneck - (3:39) 103 BPM
Regulate The Dance - (4:39) 96 BPM
Make Ya Say - (4:10) 101 BPM
18 Sep 13
Did It Like This - (4:14) 148 BPM
Dub Jump - (4:47) 138 BPM
Feelin' Irie - (3:57) 141 BPM
Barrington Got Props - (4:18) 134 BPM
Played by: Spinforth, Roast Beatz, Actual Sounds, JohnnyPluse(Bulabeats Records), Hidden Riddim, Juno Recommends Breakbeat, BadboE, The Captain, Ez Icarus
Review: Four pristine, dub-flexed booty-busters from Southsea's sassiest soundbwoy Maars: highlights include a genuinely unique blend of Chali Tuna and Crooklyn over "Take Five", a wicked switch up with Outkast and Errol Dunkley on "Dub Jump", a skank-maxed rub of The Alkaholics on "Feelin Irie" and a super-tight mix of The Beatnuts and Barrington Levy on "Barrington Got Props". It might not be the summer anymore, but with this selection playing the sun will always be shining. Warm as toast.
31 Aug 12
Dj Maars - "Come Dancing" - (5:12)
Prince Pimms & General Tack - "Bad Influence" - (5:17)
Livingstone & Canosis (L&C) - "Hold It Down" - (3:30) 131 BPM
Cris Crucial - "Like Dis" - (3:58) 155 BPM
Played by: Clairvo (MustBeat), Frankee More, Roast Beatz, Dj stex, Jayl Funk, Actual Sounds, Hidden Riddim, Tim Livingstone, Chamber, Ez Icarus, Tosses & Varvez, Mr Doris
Review: Whatever you think of the artistic merits of bootleg mash-ups, they remain an integral part of DJ culture. What's more, these cheeky mash-ups often do more damage on dancefloors than the original material. This EP from the Booty Fruit camp - the third installment in the popular Proper Produce series - features four more bespoke bootleg jams destined to cause maximum dancefloor pleasure. There's a studied tastefulness to the lazy hip-hop reggae of DJ Maars' "Come Dancing", while the boom bap hip-hop funk of Prince Pimms and General Tack's "Bad Influence" is so expertly crafted it sounds like an original production. There's a tasty, sophisticated skank to Livingston and Canosis' "Hold It Down", while the fat beats of Cris Crucial's "Like Dis" casually steer clear of silliness.
08 Apr 13
Heatwave Episode - (3:06) 140 BPM
Hungry Busta - (4:09) 155 BPM
Rocksteady Up - (3:58) 149 BPM
Champion Steez - (4:03) 149 BPM
Played by: Spinforth, Roast Beatz, Chudy, Actual Sounds, JohnnyPluse(Bulabeats Records), Juno Recommends Breakbeat, Banana Zvuk, BadboE, The Captain, TURNTILL, Ez Icarus, Dirty Dubsters, Essex Groove, PIER, Tom Showtime, Juno Best Sellers 2016, Miles Reverse, F-Block, Bialson Hajsy
Review: Booty Fruit's DJ Maars joins forces with newcomer Tom Showtime for some seriously delicious sound mash-ups for this EP. "Heatwave Episode" is a funked-out re-edit of Dr.Dre's and Snoop Dogg's infamous "The Next Episode", whilst "Hungry Busta" puts a real dancehall vibe over Busta Rhyme's inimitable vocal machine-gun bursts. "Rocksteady Up" re-fixes yet another early 2000's hip hop gem "Ante-Up", and "Champion Steez" goes all breakbeat/ska mode, introducing some rather rapacious Jamaican lyrics over that booty-shaking groove.
30 Oct 13
Rakim Riddim - (3:37) 154 BPM
Tubby People - (4:25)
Dr DREAD - (4:21) 144 BPM
BIG Future - (4:14) 127 BPM
Played by: Hong Kong Ping Pong, JohnnyPluse(Bulabeats Records), Hidden Riddim, Ez Icarus, Tosses & Varvez, Tom Showtime
Review: It's a Southsea/Melbourne showdown as Maars and Showtime collide for a series of sparkling slices of dub-informed booty business. "Rakim Riddim" takes Rakim's "Heat It Up" and lays it down softly over a Levy-style digi dub groove. Elsewhere we find "Still D.R.E" laid down over a buoyant skank while Biggie's "Big Poppa" gets the Trojan treatment. Impeccable funk fusion on an international level.
13 Apr 12
DJ Tzinas & MRBiGK - "Rocksteady Boom" - (3:52) 155 BPM
Dedy Dread & Mr Bird - "LOVE" - (3:24)
Tim McVicar - "California Dreamland" - (3:57)
Mr Fresh - "SOUL" - (3:42) 146 BPM
Played by: Clairvo (MustBeat), Timewarp, Jazz K Lipa, AUDIOPROPHECY, Turntable Dubbers (Nice Up!), Dj stex, Badboe, Voodoocuts, Jayl Funk, JohnnyPluse(Bulabeats Records), Mr Bird, Hidden Riddim, Juno Recommends Breakbeat, D-Funk, Ez Icarus, Tosses & Varvez, Dusty Tonez, Juno Best Sellers 2016
Review: A nu-funk remix of The Mommas & The Poppas' "California Dreaming". Just writing those words seems preposterous. But trust us, Tim McVicar's take on the 60s hippy classic really works! Squidgy bass and chop-slapping beats a-go-go, by the end of the summer it will be illegal not to play this in BBQ and beach sets. Law will also be upheld on anyone not exploiting the utterly funky charms of the other three cuts. DJ Tiznas & Mr BiGK's take on Kenny Dope and Screechy Dan's "Boomin In Ya Jeep" is like Fatboy Slim circa 98, Dedy Dread & Mr Bird take Missy Elliot into Hammond organ heaven while Mr Fresh's "SOUL" is a trip head nod so heavy it falls over into massive sticky pile of jazz.
04 Mar 12
El Bomba & Hidden Riddim - "Miss Discoflex" - (3:58)
Roast Beatz - "Hick Stick" - (2:49)
Livingstone & Canosis (L&C) - "Tuna Salad" - (3:17)
Father Funk - "Holla" - (3:16)
Played by: DJ Rudd, Clairvo (MustBeat), Chudy, Actual Sounds, JohnnyPluse(Bulabeats Records), Hidden Riddim, Juno Recommends Breakbeat, Tim Livingstone, Dastardly Kuts, Ez Icarus, Father Funk, Breakerz Banquet
Review: However many new directions dance music goes in, there will always be a place for simple-but-effective bootleg mash-ups of familiar grooves and hip-hop acapellas. To be fair to the Booty Fruit camp, they do it better than most, offering reworks that balance dancefloor playability with a tasteful approach to production. There's a distinct hip-hop feel throughout, with Roast Beatz's harmonica-laden Beasties booty "Hick Stick" and Livingstone & Conosis' bumpin' "Tuna Salad" - a Charli 2na rework - standing out. Check also the head-nodding disco-skank of El Bomba and Hidden Riddim's "Miss Discoflex".
16 Jul 12
El Bomba & Hidden Riddim - "Dr Fluteski" - (4:12)
The Allergies - "Remember" - (3:57) 148 BPM
Hong Kong Ping Pong - "Wheres Me Washboard" - (4:41)
DJ Maars - "Givin Up" - (5:05)
Played by: DJ Rudd, The Allergies, Hong Kong Ping Pong, Actual Sounds, Hidden Riddim, Juno Recommends Breakbeat, Tim Livingstone, Quincy Jointz, The Funk Hunters, Rory Hoy
Review: The second in Booty Fruit's "Proper Produce" series sees four new funk-propelled mash ups hitting the virtual shelves this week. Among the highlights, Beastie Boys fans will certainly appreciate El Bomba & Hidden Riddim's "Dr Fluteski", which uses the same sample source as the NYC legends' "Flute Loop", while The Allergies give Blueboy's "Remember Me" an '80s soul rerub.
12 Sep 11
Funkanomics - "Grand Daddy Represent" - (3:48)
Nynfus Corporation - "Arabic Ghetto Groove" - (4:00)
Tim McVicar - "Lady Mad On Her" - (3:41)
Hong Kong Ping Pong - "B-Boy Family" - (3:30) 149 BPM
Played by: Clairvo (MustBeat), Hong Kong Ping Pong, Dj stex, Juno Recommends Breakbeat, Dj Twister Aka Vinyl Cat, Tosses & Varvez, Riddim Fruit
Review: Four hip-hop/breaks/nu-funk gems from the mash-up specialists at Booty Fruit, as this latest volume of their "Homemade Bullets" series takes in, amongst other things, Jackson 5 strings on "Grand Daddy Represent" and a Paul McCartney classic on the punning "Lady Mad On Her". Check it!
08 Oct 14
Tropical Wiseguy - (3:51) 131 BPM
Sunshine Riddim - (4:54) 140 BPM
It's Carnivaaal - (4:12) 129 BPM
You Can Get It - (5:53) 129 BPM
Yeh Dig - (5:12) 58 BPM
Played by: Spinforth, Clairvo (MustBeat), Roast Beatz, Hidden Riddim, Juno Recommends Breakbeat, Rory Hoy, Funk Fusion, Breakerz Banquet
Review: Bristol-based beat minder Hiphoppapotamus jumps aboard the good ship Booty Fruit with his first full EP. The result is a five-track collection of total party hedonism. "Tropical Wiseguy" adds a slice of spicy bossa magic to the Wiseguys' classic, "Sunshine Riddim" is all about the sassy sun-kissed skanks and breezy organ blasts while "It's Carnivaaal" takes a Trojan standard and takes it to steel drum city. Elsewhere Desmond Dekker gets a rolling big beat makeover on "You Can Get It" while "Yeh Dig" closes the show with a splash of samba magic. Total party stimulation, expect plenty more vibe wallowing from Hiphoppapotamus very soon...
23 Jun 14
Hip Hop/R&B
Hiphoppapotamus - "Jungle Brother" - (5:25) 102 BPM
DJ Maars - "Boombap Fever" - (4:23) 93 BPM
Dizzlematic - "Bombidybye" - (3:40) 91 BPM
Vida G - "Come Skank" - (5:04) 79 BPM
21 Dec 12
Mr Fresh - "The Dopest" - (3:38) 146 BPM
Lone Drum - "Minnie" - (3:21)
Ras B - "Turbo Lounge" - (2:41) 137 BPM
Kill Emil - "Alphabet Land" - (4:32) 144 BPM
Played by: Spinforth, B.Visible, Ellboss, Badboe, Hammond Classics, Actual Sounds, Hidden Riddim, Juno Recommends Breakbeat, Tim Livingstone, The Funk Hunters, Ez Icarus, Telephunken, Tosses & Varvez, Dusty Tonez, Mr Doris, Breakerz Banquet
Review: It's more than ten years since the phenomenon of the bootleg mash-up became 'a thing' thanks to the likes of Richard X and yet people still come up with fresh interpretations of the genre. People like Booty Fruits, who have now reached number five in their ongoing series of booty compilations. We get four sizzling tracks here including the cut and scratch ragga-hop of "The Dopest", and 'Minnie', which sees Lone Drum following in Jean Jacques Smoothie's famous footsteps by utilizing Minnie Ripperton's "Inside My Love".
31 Jul 11
Mr Mention - "Classic Connexion" - (3:28) 151 BPM
Dedy Dread - "Too Hot On The Floor" - (3:12) 144 BPM
Funk Ferret - "Red Wine Rebelulation" - (5:05) 143 BPM
One Funky Soul - "So Called Bro's" - (4:47) 120 BPM
Played by: Clairvo (MustBeat), BMD, Hong Kong Ping Pong, Chudy, Voodoocuts, JohnnyPluse(Bulabeats Records), Juno Recommends Breakbeat, Tim Livingstone, Rory Hoy, Stereo Beatz, Ez Icarus, Zenit Incompatible, Telephunken, Dirty Dubsters, Tosses & Varvez, Riddim Fruit, Juno Best Sellers 2016
Review: An offshoot of UK label Riddim Fruit, Booty Fruit is an imprint dedicated to mash-ups, bootlegs and edits that drops Homemade Bullets as its first release this week. Mr. Mention melts the Stereo MCs' "Connected" with the accapella from "Classic", a prestigious posse cut from a couple of years ago featuring Nas, Kanye, Rakim and KRS-1, while Dedy Dread cooks up a fun mix of chirpy reggae and Wyclef Jean. Funk Ferret chooses to add some big beats to UB40's perennial classic "Red Red Wine", and to round things off, One Funky Soul gives Jeru Tha Damaja a Northern Soul twist on "So Called Bro's".
05 Mar 14
Roast Beatz - "Back 2 Funk" - (4:57)
El Bomba - "In & Out" - (4:08)
Father Funk - "Like This" - (3:18)
Played by: Clairvo (MustBeat), Mr Bristow, Roast Beatz, Juno Recommends Breakbeat, Father Funk, DJ Maars, Wickaman & Mavrik
Review: Booty Fruit goes in for the kill on the second helping of the Cherry Bomb series, a twisted fusion of boogie breaks, sample-heavy chops and house-flavoured grooves. This time it's Roast Beatz, El Bomba and Father Funk who teams up to spray the madness out in full effect. If you're into the combination disco, funky and breaks, then look no further...
29 Oct 11
Tonic - "Smack!" - (3:03)
Cut La Vis - "Superwishin" - (4:45)
Funkanizer - "Peace Frog" - (3:49)
El Bomba - "Mad Style" - (4:36)
Played by: Pimpsoul, Clairvo (MustBeat), BMD, Dan Wilde, Chudy, Zamali, Jayl Funk, JohnnyPluse(Bulabeats Records), Hidden Riddim, The Funk Hunters, Stereo Beatz, Zenit Incompatible, Telephunken, JiggyJoe, Riddim Fruit, DJ Snatch, WBBL
Review: From the home of breaks-laced mash-ups, Booty Fruit drop four new tasty treats for DJs and fans alike. Tonic invoke classic '70s funk band War with their brassy "Smack", while Cut La Vis gets superstitious on the slow and punchy "Superwishin". Elsewhere, Jim Morrison gets chopped and screwed with on Funkanizer's "Peace Frog" while El Bomba's "Mad Style" recalls the best of '90s hip-hop thanks to some tight drum samples and an effortlessly funky bass line.
14 Feb 13
Funk Ferret - "Whole Loada Shizzle" - (5:00) 149 BPM
Mr Fresh - "Funky Kingsland" - (3:41) 154 BPM
Dedy Dread - "Too Hot On The Floor" - (3:12) 144 BPM
Livingstone & Canosis - "Uptown Top Ranking" - (3:48)
The Allergies - "Remember" - (3:57) 148 BPM
DJ Tzinas & MrBIGK - "Rocksteady Boom" - (3:52) 155 BPM
Tonic - "Smack" - (3:03)
Cut La Vis - "Kingston Bounce" - (4:43) 144 BPM
El Bomba & Hidden Riddim - "Dr Fluteski" - (4:12)
DJ Maars - "Juice Loose" - (5:11) 151 BPM
Played by: Goodgroove Records, BMD, All Good Funk Alliance, Actual Sounds, JohnnyPluse(Bulabeats Records), Juno Recommends Breakbeat, B-Dub, YSE Saint Laur'Ant **, Ez Icarus
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Heh.... I saw that when I was checking if the CC Wii contest expired.
I entered for my sister on this one as she lives in the states. Good luck to everyone and thanks again retro.
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Seth Erlanger of Las Vegas snapped a photograph of this tongue-twisting sign in the Mojave Desert outside Baker, Calif. For inquiring minds, the road's name (pronounced Zee–zix or Zie–zix) comes from a former spa that the owner dubbed with a moniker meant to sound like sleep. You know, as in catching some zzz's. That's according to the Desert Studies Center of the California State University system, which now operates the site as a research facility.
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~ Laura (and Bill) are great buyers and communicators. Super friendly and all around great people. We kept messaging each other before and after the transaction was complete. She even sent me a picture of my dancing ass on the floor! Would highly recommend trading with them. Hope we can help each other out again. Something tells me she will come through on her word with extra tickets one day. Until then, Boogie on!1/09/16
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That's the best thing of heaving the nano SIM. I can switch back to my 5s or Moto X.
You'll go get your m8 and it will come with a new sim. The old one in your iPhone will be burned after they activate the new one and Verizon won't let you use it again. Just swap the new one that comes in your m8. Don't listen to Verizon. I'm using my new sim in my m8, m7, and iPhone 5.
When I got my m8 they activated it, which I didn't know they were going to do. So I asked them to activate my old phone again, which they did on my old SIM.
Verizon said the SIM is for NFC, without the new SIM you won't have NFC even tho your phone is NFC capable. You will lose ISIS capabilities because you will no longer have an NFC SIM.
Impressive that they activated the old SIM. I'm assuming because its a different size that they did that. I've always had one burned. Hopefully their system finally accounts for that.
As for your NFC thing, the new SIM would have to deal with ISIS then, as I used NFC to pay on my M7 and on my GNEX for the last two years. So technically yes you will have NFC and it will work, just ISIS may not work.
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Here's what the $100 million lawsuit Judith Regan has filed against HarperCollins, NewsCorp, and Jane Friedman boils down to:
- one cause of action for civil conspiracty to commit defamation
- fourteen causes of action for separate acts of defamation per se
- one cause of action for defamation per se, "compelled self-published defamation," i.e., every time Regan has to tell somebody about why she was fired, she's forced to defame herself by telling the whole sad story; a lawyer I spoke to about the complaint described this cause of action as "very creative" and "a new one on me"
- one cause of action for breach of contract
- one cause of action for breach of implied covenant of good faith & fair dealing
- one cause of action for tortious interference with contract
- one cause of action for sex discrimination under New York State law
- one cause of action for sex discrimination under New York City law
- one cause of action for retaliation under New York State law
- one cause of action for retaliation under New York City law
- one cause of action for conversion; i.e., she wants the stuff the HarperCollins lawyers seized from her office back
Unsurprisingly, Leon Neyfakh was on the story early, and then Jeff Bercovici called Bert Fields for additional confirmation. Then Bercovici took the awesome step of putting Regan's entire complaint online.
In a NYT story about the suit, Russ Buettner leads with Regan's opening salvo from the complaint, where she alleges that last year's firing was all about News Corp.'s effort to build up Rudy Giuliiani as the Republican party's candidate in next year's presidential elections.
Once you get through the obligatory introductory material about what a great publisher Regan was and how wrong HarperCollins was to fire her, the factual background portion of the complaint has more good bits…
⇒The News Corp. executive who knew about Regan's affair with Bernie Kerik was the one who gave the media the idea that Regan was responsible for sending NYPD personnel to Fox News after her cell phone went missing there, because if people knew it was Kerik's idea, it would undermine his rising political prestige.
⇒Just a reminder, to make of what you will: The ink was barely dry on Michael Wolff's Vanity Fair piece on Regan when he was named as the authorized biographer of Rupert Murdoch.
⇒Another reminder: Murdoch and Friedman both loved the idea of If I Did It, or at least the money it would bring when published.
⇒"In addition, after the sales department announced confidentially to its top accounts that the OJ book was coming, the bookselling community embraced it with fervor and huge orders. In fact, Friedman called Regan into a sales and marketing meeting to discuss 'increasing' the print run because of the unprecedented number of orders that the sales force was receiving." At which point, it was Regan who urged caution, especially given that Harper was planning to publish the book on the eve of the holiday shopping season.
⇒At the first sign of public disapproval towards If I Did It, Regan says, HarperCollins swung into action with a "smear campaign" to portray her as "a disgraceful and unethical publisher," with the participation of several employees as well as outside publicity firms. Roger Ailes is discussed as the possible architect of this alleged campaign, with supporting "evidence" from comments Bill O'Reilly made about Ailes during the sexual harassment suit filed against O'Reilly.
⇒That rambling "personal statement" Regan made about why she published the book? Fox and Harper made her do it, and she walked right into that trap, because the minute she said it, it set her up in the public eye as a maverick.
⇒Publishers Weekly editor-in-chief Sara Nelson is implicitly accused of colluding with Jane Friedman in besmirching Regan's reputation by having "her friend" named by the magazine as publisher of the year, which was seen by many last year as a major factor in Friedman's ability to distance herself from If I Did It. Then, Regan continues, Friedman also got Nelson to run the PW story about a Mickey Mantle novel ReganBooks had acquired, spoonfeeding the magazine as much anti-Regan spin as she could cram into the story.
After that, it's the expected stuff about how Regan never said anything about a "Jewish cabal," Harper knew the infamous mezzuzah story was false when they leaked it to the press, and so on and so forth—until she gets around to accusing News Corp. of a double standard towards women employees. Among the most potent allegations relevant to us in publishing there: "Under Jane Friedman's direction, there is also a pattern within HarperCollins of firing high-level women in order to surround herself with men."


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Bomb threat in Atlanta cancels Delta flight
ATLANTA -- Authorities searched a Delta Air Lines jet at Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport on Friday after a bomb threat. Nothing was found, but more than 100 passengers were forced to take other flights.
None of the passengers had yet boarded Delta Flight 350, a 767 that was scheduled to take off for Boston at 8:10 a.m. The flight was canceled, and the jet was moved away from the concourse during the search.
Deputy Transportation Secretary Michael Jackson, on an unrelated visit to the airport to discuss security, confirmed that a bomb threat had been called in.
Delta spokeswoman Peggy Estes said law enforcement officers had completed their search of the plane and issued an all-clear after finding nothing suspicious.
Delta arranged to get the 102 scheduled passengers to Boston, Estes said. No other flights were delayed, she said. It was not immediately clear whether authorities interviewed passengers.
Fired license examiner pleads guilty to scheme
PITTSBURGH -- A fired Pennsylvania driver's license examiner pleaded guilty Friday to selling 20 Iraqi men bogus commercial licenses that authorized most of them to haul hazardous materials.
Robert A. Ferrari, 57, could get up to two years in federal prison under a plea bargain that also requires him to admit to related state charges.
Based on information provided by Ferrari, 20 Iraqi men were arrested in Pennsylvania, Illinois, Michigan, Missouri, Tennessee, Texas and Washington state in late September amid fears that terrorists might be planning attacks using trucks hauling hazardous materials. Federal authorities have since determined those men had no terrorist ties.
Three men who bought the licenses have pleaded guilty.
Ferrari admitted responsibility for 20 bogus licenses. Eighteen of them were for hauling hazardous materials.
Natural gas explosion kills Oklahoma man
PERRY, Okla. -- An engineer testing digging equipment was killed when he ruptured a natural gas line early Friday, touching off an explosion that forced nearby residents to evacuate, authorities said.
The explosion blew out a seven-foot section of the 20-inch line, authorities said. The blast could be heard two miles away, but there was no fire.
The line was shut down after the 7:15 a.m. rupture, but gas already inside the pipe spewed for more than two hours.
NextBank shut down
WASHINGTON -- Federal regulators have shut down NextBank, whose core business was issuing credit cards over the Internet. It was the first Internet bank shuttered by the government.
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the primary regulator of nationally chartered banks, closed the Phoenix-based bank Thursday.
Government officials said the bank attracted customers of lower credit quality than anticipated and made a lot of delinquent loans.
"NextBank's unsafe and unsound practices were likely to deplete all or substantially all of the bank's capital, and there was no reasonable prospect for the bank to become adequately capitalized without federal assistance," said the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
The bank had no branches and no checking or savings accounts, regulators said.
It solicited only certificates of deposits of $100,000 or more, so-called jumbo CDS. Those funds were used to support the bank's credit card business, regulators said.
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A school has closed after a water pipe burst and flooded several of its classrooms and corridors with two inches of water.
Firefighters were called to Hilltop Primary School in Ditchling Hill, Southgate, at 7.25am today (Thursday September 4).
Officer-in-charge Chris Barker said: "I'd say that was the largest flood I'd been to on a school premises.
"The cold water was a high pressure main, it was squirting at some rate of knots.
"I believe it might've been going on for some hours."
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China's Great Wall controversy
A dispute has emerged in China over the sanctity of the Great Wall, after a vegetable wholesaler knocked a hole in it to expand his business.
The Relics Protection Bureau says an inquiry is under way into how the businessman was able to continue knocking down the wall, even after being told to stop by the authorities in a town Xuanhua north of Beijing.
A similar incident was reported east of the capital, where a section was demolished to make way for a road.
Press reports say residents of the two areas welcomed the moves, as part of economic development, but others argued that China's cultural relics were not sufficiently cherished.
One man is reported as saying knocking a hole in the wall is like knocking a hole in the heart of the Chinese people.
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His name was Smokey, and Juanita Vega woke him up every day for 11 years. In return, he called her "sis" and gave her tchotchkes that he found—a sweet friendship between a homeless man and an employee at the New York City bank where he slept in the vestibule. So when Smokey, aka Richard Coleman, died in April at age 62, Vega stepped in to stop him from being buried in New York City's Potter's Field, reports DNAinfo. "I didn't want him to end up there," says Vega of the public cemetery. "He was a nice person. He didn't deserve that." Her solution: She coughed up $2,000 to give him a proper burial last week in New Jersey.
It doesn't hurt that Vega's boyfriend is a funeral director who donated his services, and a few people in Vega's Upper East Side neighborhood slipped her a little cash, but most of the cost was hers. "I just wanted to do the right thing," she says. "Everybody knew him, so why should he end up in Potter's Field?"


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Rahul Gandhi, general secretary of India's Congress Party and scion of the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty, was arrested by Uttar Pradesh police late Wednesday while agitating against the application of eminent domain laws to acquire land from farmers in Greater Noida, Mint reports.
All India Congress Committee General Secretary Rahul Gandhi waves to the crowd during an election rally. (DIPTENDU DUTTA - AFP/Getty Images).
Another round of sparring between Gandhi and UP's chief minister, the Bahujan Samaj Party's Mayawati, the agitation and arrest are being seen here as a test of Gandhi's ability to leverage his princely status to build a mass agitation for political change. Previously, Gandhi has courted Mayawati's Dalit community by meeting and taking meals with members of the historically oppressed caste in their homes. But this is arguably the first time that he's gone beyond symbolic moves to try to build mass momentum.
For more about Gandhi's slow progress toward a run for the prime minister's post, read my profile on him here.
Mint quoted Inspector General of Police (Meerut Range) Rajnikant Mishra as saying, "Rahul Gandhi has been arrested under Sec 151 CrPC and will be presented before a Sub-Divisional Magistrate tomorrow (on Thursday)."
Gandhi's arrest was marked by high drama as a huge posse of UP police descended on the village as the Congress leader prepared to spend the night at a farmer's home, the paper said
Background from AFP:
Two policemen and a farmer were killed at the weekend near a suburb of Noida in violent protests against acquisition of farmland designated for the new motorway.
The Uttar Pradesh state government said the farmers had been given generous compensation.
But the farmers claim they were paid only 800 rupees (18 dollars) a square metre for the land which was then sold to property developers for 3,200 rupees.
The developers are now offering residential plots for 14,000 rupees a square metre, NDTV television reported on its website.
Land acquisition for roads, factories or other development is a controversial issue across India, with violence often erupting between farmers and police..


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Every Drop Counts
because wildlife needs water, too!
If you don't have a copy of the TPW magazine, you may print a copy of Every Drop Counts (pdf).
What's the big deal about water?
- 1. We depend on water.
- Every living things needs water. Plants, animals, fish, people and even bugs need water! We all need water to drink. Some need water for homes. Water plays a role in almost everything you do, including inside you!
- 2. We all have to share!
- Earth is like a giant spaceship with a supply of water. We do not get water from space. Instead, Earth has a supply of water it recycles. Rain fills our streams and rivers. Some water flows underground. Some water evaporates. The evaporated water makes clouds, and then it rains again. This is called the water cycle.
- All living things on Earth share this water. On a hot summer day, did you ever stop to think where wildlife gets its water? Wildlife depends on water in streams, puddles and playas (pools of water in prairies). If that's not available, wildlife looks for water sources around people.
- 3. Water depends on us!
- We must take care of our water supply. Texas has 15 major rivers, lots of streams and a beautiful coast along the Gulf of Mexico. If we don't waste water, there will be enough water to fill our streams, rivers and lakes. If we don't pollute our water, there will be clean water for people and wildlife.
Tortuga Tex has more to say about habitats that depend on water!
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While we were away, the Golden Globe awards happened. Glamour, glitz, Madonna made a funny!
While we were casually flipping back and forth between the awards and the Australian Open, others were tweeting with purpose about all of the goings on in Hollywood. According to some new numbers, there were more than 822,000 tweets from nearly 300,000 unique users. The most retweets were for the one at left from Zooey Deschanel. Others who had the Twitterverse all fired up were the host, Ricky Gervais, Perez Hilton, and Game of Thrones. TweetReach tells the tale in the infographic here.
While the tweeting reached an all-time high, the ratings did not. It beat other programming on at that time, but fell short of last year.
Actually, with Ricky Gervais hosting, many had hoped for more fireworks. As with all awards shows, the host was highly scrutinized. After all the talk last year, this year's performance had many commenting on how "toned down" Gervais was on Sunday.
For his part, Gervais took to his blog to "Thank fuck that's over" and commend the crowd for being prepared for his routine. Many thought that Gervais was brought back (after threats that he wouldn't get the hosting invite) because of the stir he caused last year, for better or for worse. So it will be interesting to see if the good Ricky gets asked now that the bad Ricky has been pushed aside a bit.
For now, the Hollywood Foreign Press has other things on its mind: a lawsuit with Dick Clark Productions, which produces the show. The Los Angeles Times has the lowdown on the case, but this part is particularly interesting:
Advertisers pay a premium to participate in this kind of DVR-proof live event programming, whether it's an NFL game or the latest episode of "Dancing With the Stars."
…"Marketers prefer live programming because it not only ensures that the ads will not be fast forwarded but also because of the growing importance of social networking," said Brad Adgate, an analyst at media buying firm Horizon Media Inc., whose clients include Geico and Capital One.


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Get Some Labor Coping Tips From A Trained Professional
What the coach should know
One of the important jobs of the birth partner is to time contractions. Since changes in the length, strength, and frequency of contractions are the all-important hallmarks of true, progressing labor, it is a good idea for you to (1) know how to time correctly and (2) keep a written record. Then, when you call the mother's caregiver, you will have accurate and concrete information to provide.
When to use this technique
Reserve this routine for any time during labor when the mother reacts in any of these ways:
The Take-Charge Routine is exactly that. You move in close and do all you can to help the mother until she regains her inner strength. Usually her despair is brief, with your help she can pass through it and her spirits will rise. Use whatever parts of this routine seem appropriate:
Talk to her between contractions. Ask her if what you are doing is helping. Make suggestions: for example, "With the next one, let me help you more. I want you to look at me the moment it starts. We will breathe together so it won't get ahead of us. Okay? Good. You're doing so well. We're really moving now."
Repeat yourself. She may not be able to continue doing what you tell her for more than a few seconds, but that's fine. Say the same things again and help her continue.
When she can't go on
What if she says she can't or won't go on? Here are some guidelines:
Don't give up on her. This is a difficult time for her. You cannot help her if you decide she cannot handle it. Acknowledge to her and to yourself that it is difficult, but remind yourselves that it is not impossible.
Ask for help and reassurance. The nurse, caregiver, or another support person can help a lot -- measuring dilation, giving you advice, doing some of the coaching, trying something new, even reassuring you that the mother is okay and that this is normal,
Remind the mother of her baby. It may seem surprising, but women can get so caught up in labor that they do not think much about their baby. It may help her to remember why she is going through all this.
Pain medications?
What about pain medications? Do you call for them or not? it depends on:
The mother's prior wishes: Did she want an unmedicated birth? How strongly did she feel about it? (See the "Pain Medications Preference Scale," in this book, page 163.) Sometimes asking for pain medications is a way of saying "I need more help."
Her rate of progress and how far she still has to go.
How well she responds to your more active coaching.
Whether she is asking for medications herself and how easily she can be talked out of them.
Easing her burden
These considerations can help you decide what to do. It is sometimes difficult to balance present wishes against prior wishes. Try to stick with what the mother wanted before labor regarding the use of medication. But if she insists on changing the plan, respect her wishes. Numerous women have said, "I never could have done it without my partner. If it hadn't been for him [or her], I would have given up."
By using the "Take-Charge Routine," you can indeed get the mother through those desperate moments when she feels she cannot go on; you can truly ease her burden by helping with every breath.


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KISSIMMEE, Fla. - Kissimmee police are searching for the man they say approached a 10-year-old student walking near the school and made lewd comments to the child.
Police said the incident occurred last week at 4 p.m. when the Mill Creek Elementary student was approached by a man at the intersection of Pine Tree Terrace and Mill Slough Road.
According to the release, the man drove up in his white SUV and made a lewd comment referring to his genitalia before driving off. The man didn't leave the car or attempt to touch the child, police said.
The victim was able to provide police with a description and the composite sketch was released.
The suspicious incident comes weeks after two other incidents in Osceola County were men approached students near schools. Police said it is possible the same person may be responsible for some of those incidents.
"He's a sick, sick person," said Kurt Hanley-Woodbridge, who lives near the intersection where one girl was approached. "You don't mess with little kids. I'm scared for my son, ya know."
Anyone with information about the suspect or the incident is urged to contact the Kissimmee Police Department's Major Crimes Unit at 407-846-3333.
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Alexis Mattingly has been named a partner at Huddleston Bolen.
Mattingly, who practices in the firm's Huntington office, focuses on the defense of transportation law, employment law, products liability, premises liability and insurance law. She has experience defending railway, trucking, chemical, insurance and manufacturing companies.
She's active in Dress for Success River Cities, where she has served as vice president and on the organization's board of directors.
A native of Greenup, Ky., she attended Roanoke College in Salem, Va., where she graduated cum laude with a bachelor's degree in English in 2003. Mattingly then enrolled at the University of Kentucky College of Law, where she served as a member of the Honor Council and as an editor of the Kentucky Law Journal.
Founded in 1871, Huddleston Bolen has four offices — in Huntington, Charleston and Ashland and Louisville, Ky.
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The Messenger
The old man stared at Harry just before turning his penetrating gaze to Amelia who did nothing but bowed her head slightly as a sign of great respect to the stranger. Amelia, began the old man with a voice that would be barely heard by Harry would you please be a dear and fetch me something to drink and eat and water to wash my dusty face; the road from Avalon is a weary and long one with each passing day the people stop believing in the Goddess.
Does the Lord Messenger wish anything special to drink? Amelia asked with her sweet voice.
Hot wine will do, he paused for a moment and then added with a smile and if you have spices from Tintagel do add them. Amelia bowed slightly and closed the great oak doors as she exited the room. The old man, on the other hand, moved slowly towards the fire ignoring Harrys presence in the room and putting his bard tunic and staff in a safe place before staring into the fire with great interest.
Meanwhile, Harry gazed at the old figure with great question. From the looks, this man was the Headmaster of Hogwarts, however a question still lingered in Harrys mind. How come the Headmaster seem to be familiar with Amelia when Amelia was from the Medieval era; had he been time travelling behind everyones back? Harry almost laughed out loud at the idea of Dumbledore time travelling behind Fudges back. Nonetheless, Harry moved forward and addressed the Lord Messenger with a strong voice knowing that he didnt want to be treated as a child who had disobeyed the rules by running away. Headmaster, what are you doing here? Harry asked, confused. How did you know I was here ?
Im afraid the old man began as he continued to stare the fire That Im not who you think I am. But your reactions have confirmed my suspicions and along with Vivianes at last, the old man removed himself from the fireplace and stared at Harry with his piercing pale, blue eyes. Removing his staff from its resting spot, the Messenger moved towards Harry who did nothing but stay put and not knowing on what to do or say.
Then who are you! said Harry through gritted teeth when he finally found the words he was looking for. Wait a minute, It was you! he said as he dug his hand into his overcoats pocket and retrieved from it the now wrinkled letter. You were the one that sent me the letter!
Im afraid youre wrong for the second time in a row. Said the old man as he got closer to Harry with a small smile across his face It was Viviane who sent you the letter but was exceptionally sorry for not coming to fetch you before the departure to London; the Beltane Rites need the High Priestess of Avalon, you see.
Harry was about to ask him who Viviane was and what the Beltane Rites were but his anger, like always, got the best of him and opened his mouth once more to shout at the unknown person You still havent revealed your name Suddenly, because of the anger, frustration and terror of having been discovered by his own stupidity, he dug out his wand and aimed it at the old man. I have you know that I will do anything at the moment if you do not reveal your name.
My forgiveness, sire. apologized the old man who did nothing but smirk at Harry. Harry on the other hand only frowned more at the mans mockery. But the age seems to get the best of me. I am the Merlin of Britain. said the resonant voice.
Harry did nothing but aim his wand at Merlin with an open mouth. In front of him was the one of the most memorable wizards that had ever lived and he, Harry Potter, was aiming his wand at him and had threatened to hurt him just a moment ago. Unfortunately that changed. Merlin quickly took his staff with both his hands and whacked Harry on his wand hand making him drop his wand. It is rude to threatened your elders. said Merlin with a small chuckle
Bloody hell, cursed Harry as he rubbed his hand That hurt!
Of course that hurts Merlin said as he seated on the same leather chair Harry was sitting minutes before Usually, when people hit you they tend to hurt you and not to make you feel better.
How did you know I wasnt Godric Gryffindor? Harry asked as he picked up his wand from the floor but still having a feeling of caution; apparently his brain couldnt compute the fact that someone knew of his secret without him telling.
The soul and heart can tell you many things said Merlin as he conjured a chair with his staff for Harry to sit. But I believe its your turn he said as he motioned Harry to take a sit who are you and how on hearth you came to be my apprentice.
Harry sat across from Merlin and looked at the pale blue eyes the old wizard had and for the first time he saw the difference between Dumbledores eyes and the Merlins eyes; Merlins eyes looked tired and older compared to Dumbledores who still had the young spark. My name is Harry Potter, Harry began as he got comfortable in the chair and how I came to be Godric Gryffindor that I do not know. All I remember before coming here was being in my old nursery and struggling to open an old music box that once belonged to my father. When I accomplished to open it, I felt like I was being swallowed by water and everything went dark. When I came to I was already in the body of Godric Gryffindor.
So for two weeks you have survived by pretending youre Godric Merlin said with a astonished tone of voice Im very much impress. But tell me, Master Potter, how old are you back in your own time?
Sixteen replied Harry.
The age of a knight in training muttered Merlin and just about when he was about to say something more, the door opened to the library opened and in came Amelia balancing three goblets-two empty ones and one containing the hot wine Merlin had requested--a piece of fresh bread, and cheese. Amelia, dear, you are a life saver. Merlin said as he looked at the food with hunger. I see why Godric here keeps you around.
You are too generous Lord Merlin Said Amelia smiling as she poured the hot wine in Harrys goblet Ill bring the bowl of water in a minute
Worry not, dear Merlin said taking a bite of his food with much delight just take it up to my usual room and Ill wash my face there Amelia nodded and left the room immediately leaving Harry and Merlin alone once again. Harry is it? Harry nodded Well, Master Harry I wo-
Who is Viviane? Harry asked before Merlin finish what he had to say.
The Merlin chuckled Vivian is the Lady of the Holy Isle and High Priestess of Avalon my dear boy. he paused for a moment and saw in Harrys eyes what he wanted really wanted to know Yes, Viviane was the one who saw the truth behind your lies and pretence but soon realized that Lady Meredith--Godrics Mother-- couldve been behind this despite her being dead so she kept your secret to herself until the time was right.
But why isnt she here? Harry asked narrowing his eyes a little.
My, havent I told you already? Shes at the Beltane Rites.
And that would be ?
Its the Rite where the Horned One and the Virgin Huntress lie together to-
All right, all right. I dont need all the details. exclaimed Harry as his mind was working out all the details for him as the Merlin was talking and trying to explain everything.
Merlin did nothing but laugh at Harrys childish reaction towards the sacred marriage but his train of thoughts immediately changed when he remembered what Meredith Gryffindor said to him when she was in her deathbed But tell me, he said in a serious voice. He had to find out the truth could this boy be the one Meredith spoke about in her last sight? How have you survived for two weeks. By now someone in your position wouldve mess everything up and given themselves out in the open.
I had help Without any other word to Merlin, Harry went up to his chamber and brought back with him the Sorting Hat along with the small Mirror that contained the real Godric Gryffindor in it. This mirror here was given to me by my Godfather, Sirius Black, to use it as a communication device without any sort of notice, his eyes began to sting remembering Sirius and how he shouldve used his mirror to talk to Sirius instead of Kreacher. but now this mirror contains-well, look at it.
The Merlin was stunned. Godric ? he said silently as he held the minute mirror in eye level. Is that really you in there?
Lord Messenger! exclaimed Godric, happily How good to see you again. the dull glow that Gryffindors eyes had for the past two weeks all of a sudden disappeared. It definitely has been ages when I last saw you, Lord Merlin. How is Avalon? What about Lady Viviane?
Godric, began the Merlin with a small chuckle Im afraid that Viviane and Avalon are in better conditions than yours. he paused for a moment How have you survived in there, Godric?
To tell you the truth, Merlin, I truly dont know Godric said with a grave tone One moment I was fetching for my mothers music box, the next thing I know Im in the middle of a deserted isle with an eternal dark sky above me.
is there a way began Harry feeling rather stupid for interrupting a conversation between two great wizards that he can be taken out of the mirror and me taken back to my own body and time?
The old wizard stood still for a minute in deep thought; his wrinkly brow wrinkled even more as he thought of a spell or a counter curse to liberate the real Godric Gryffindor from the mirror and send Harry back to his own time. Meanwhile, Harry watched as Merlin stroke his silvery chin over and over and as he stood up from his chair, handing the mirror back to Harry, and as he paced around the room. I can only think of one counter curse that may perhaps break your mothers spell. said Merlin after much deliberation. All I need you to do Harry, is to prick your finger with this dagger, he handed Harry a small, silver dagger with a dragon carved on the wooden handle and drop some of your blood onto the mirrors surface
Harry, half-heartedly, took the silver dagger with his right hand and very slowly he brought the tip of the dagger down to his left index finger. Immediately, Harry felt a small shot of pain run through his index finger but tried his best to not show any sign of pain across his face for the last thing he wanted to do was to make a wimp out of himself in front of Merlin and Godric Gryffindor. Once there was enough blood, Harry brought the mirror closer and dropped five drops of blood on the surface of the mirror. Once that done, he brought his pricked finger to his robes where he tried to cut whatever little blood from flowing.
Once that was done, Harry looked up at Merlin, who was staring once again at the fire, with a questioning glance What else do you want me to do?
Just keep hold of the mirror said Merlin as he brought the brilliant stone at the top of his staff down to the fire. The reaction of the stone, for what Harry could see from his seat, was amazing; red sparks started form around the stone and then transformed into a dragon-the stone becoming the eye of the dragon-- but suddenly disappeared leaving behind only a bright purple glow in the middle of the stone. Merlin looked at Harry who was wearing an astounded face.
You all right Harry?
How did you do that?
This stone, said Merlin patting the stone is made from dragon tears; very magical if I may add since Dragons rarely cry and when they do, humans are not usually around. The stone is over a thousand years old made by the fairy people and given to the Merlin and Druid of the time he paused for a moment and looked at Harry and the mirror he was holding All right, all I want you to do is to hold the mirror tight, close your eyes and think of your old body and the life you had back in your own time.
Harry did what he was told and imagined his old body; his fathers looks, his mothers piercing green eyes and the thin scar given by Voldemort. He imagined going down the corridors of his Hogwarts with Ron and Hermione arguing over the most trivial thing as they walked right next to him. A small smile formed in Harrys lips as he saw his fellow Gryffindors taking on Malfoy and his thugs wishing for that to happen some time soon. Suddenly, as Harry imagined Draco being humiliated by Neville and the other Gryffindors, he heard a whisper obviously coming from the old wizard.
Arath Zynthos Amedus began Merlin aiming the top of his staff, which contained the stone, at Harry and the mirror. Noli me tangere et Prima facie! The purple glow surrounded Harry making him look like someone holy. But as he was being surrounded by the purple glow he rapidly became aware that he could no longer breathe. Once again he felt like he was being swallowed by complete darkness losing his visions of Ron and Hermione and his fellow Gryffindors and being replaced by a dark clad figure with penetrating orange eyes underneath the hood.
Suddenly, everything stopped.
Gasping for breath, Harry opened his eyes and noticed that he was looking at Merlins robe hem. He closed his eyes trying to make the sick feeling go away as he sat up; he was in the floor with cold sweat just like the time he had seen the Dementors for the first time back in his first year. When he opened his eyes once more he checked his hands and saw that he still had the big, rough hands of Godric Gryffindor and not the hands of Harry Potter the Gryffindor Quidditch Seeker. The spell failed he said hoarsely as he sat back on his chair and taking the forgotten goblet of hot wine to his lips.
It apparently seems so, Master Potter said Gryffindor from the mirror, annoyed at Harry stating the obvious and if you dont mind, please pick me up from the floor Im rather bored of looking at my old ceiling.
The magic behind the music box is stronger that my magic. said Merlin to himself ignoring Gryffindors comments as Harry picked the mirror from the stone floor Well, what can I expect from your Lady Gryffindor, she was Eilans most talented student and Eilan herself was a powerful priestess
So what now ? asked Harry as he shoved the mirror back into his pockets ignoring Gryffindors comments and curses over his predicament.
Young Potter, Im sorry to tell you this but When Lady Gryffindor had something in mind there was no power on earth to change her mind. he said as he sat back on his chair Youre here for a reason and you wont be able to leave this era until that is accomplished.
But what is it I have to do? Harry asked desperately. He, after his two week stay in the medieval era, now wanted to back to his own time, go back to his home, Hogwarts, with Ron and Hermione and talk to Remus he needed to talk to Remus he needed to know that he didnt resent him from pulling him back from the veil. He needed to go back and confront Voldemort and end his stupid ideas before the killings grew. I need to go back ! he said more to himself than to Merlin. He needed to convince himself that his fate was already sealed that his fate was written the moment Voldemort killed his parents and aimed his wand at him marking him as his equal.
The Merlin looked gravely at Harry reminding him of Dumbledore even more after his talk following the tragic Ministry of Magic episode. Sadly, what the Merlin said next frustrated Harry even more
Im sorry to say that what Lady Gryffindor had in mind is something you need to find out for yourself.
Harry wiggled a little as the horse he was riding on was getting more and more uncomfortable by the minute; the journey from the Moors to London was like a journey from the starting point to the other side of the world. It was their third day riding to London and Harry was beginning to feel rather bored and annoyed by the never ending ride and the monotonous surroundings. As he rode next to Merlin--Salazar Slytherin rode behind them not caring to join the other two--the Merlin noticed Harry fidgeting on his horse. not used to horses?
Harry looked at Merlin with tired eyes. I havent been able to sleep in a decent bed for three days, I havent had a proper meal, and Im not used to riding horses specially for three consecutive days.
The Merlin chuckled a little Then how did you travel from one place to another. You cant possibly use brooms!
As a matter of fact yes. Harry said as he ducked a tree branch Wizards in my time usually use a broom to travel about--mind you the brooms from my time are better than the ones from this time-- or they simply just apparate.
Apparate? Harry sighed knowing that some spell, hexes and courses he knew hadnt been invented just yet despite their great spiritual powers
Dont worry about it, said Harry, he didnt want to explain the entire apparate/disapparate theory and concept to the old man. Its something that will come along time. Merlin nodded and said nothing knowing that Harry was not going to reveal the secrets from his own time.
At last, Harry couldve jumped with joy when he saw the boring trees and the never ending surroundings transforming into small wooden houses, big houses or small shops where vegetables or fresh fruit; Harry knew for sure that their journey was close to an end. Harry gazed around and saw mothers coming out of the shops after buying the necessary items for the days meal or going into the blacksmiths shop for the horses new shoes. Harry noticed how simple life was compared to the life in his present time London where everything was fast and very little of life was taken in. As Harry continued his ride towards the unknown meeting place, he saw a large monastery to his right where people clad in brown while the pigs were another irritation in the streets.
Wheres the meeting going to be? Harry asked as the common bell rang the hour.
Not so loud, boy cried the Merlin Not so loud, but to answer your question the meeting is going to be in that building over there Merlin pointed his skinny finger at an old shabby-looking inn with the darkened windows because of the lack of cleaning and just above the old door there was a sign that read Leaky Cauldron. As they drew closer and closer to the pub Harry wondered how the muggles were kept away from the pub when apparently it was opened to the public.
How does the pub keep the muggles away when they announce what the place is? Harry asked, his curiosity winning over him.
The muggles do not see the sign, said the Merlin as he gestured Slytherin to get closer. For those that can read, the sign reads warning do not enter but the people around here are most likely illiterate; their lives revolve around the stock and their agriculture and not about books and writing. Most scholars, Master Potter, come from Avalon, Monasteries and schools around the land and most scholars live in the higher places of the city and not down with the peasants. The Merlin was going to add more to his explanation but got quiet once Slytherin was close enough to overhear their conversation.
They dismounted their horses and handed them to the child in charge of taking them away. Harry, feeling sorry for the dirty, shoeless child, handed him a gold coin which apparently made his day by the expression of gratitude across his face. The Merlin instructed Harry to follow him inside. Slytherin was, of course, already in not bothering to wait for Harry or the old man. When Harry stepped into the in, he saw that the interior was so much different than the exterior. Instead of drunk wizards Harry found well dressed men talking civilised to each other, in place of a an old man serving the drinks Harry was impressed to see a very nice looking woman in perhaps her late twenties and instead of a dirty place, Harry believed that the place could be very well approved by his Aunt Petunia.
Lord Messenger! said brightly a voice from the left. Instantly, Harry turned his head and, despite the dimness of the room, saw a tall, well built young man with long black hair that was kept in a neat ponytail and a matching black goatee coming towards their direction. As he drew closer, Harry was able to make the facial attributes more clearer. This young man had the deepest blue eyes he had ever seen in his life and somehow those eyes held a mystery to those that barely knew him, and dangling down his left ear, it was clear that he was wearing an earring made out of a fang of an animal. And for some odd reason, his excessively pale skin reminded Harry of someone he couldnt quite put his finger on. As he was just two or three steps away, Harry was able to see a thin blue line running down the side of his pale neck; a tattoo. I did not know Your Excellency was going to be here! How is he Lady Viviane?
She fares well, Rafer. Immediately, Harry spotted the difference in clothing. Rafer was wearing a bright green vest with a black silk shirt underneath, black breeches and booths made out of dragon hide. Rafer saw Harry looking at his boots and smiled.
Finest dragon hide made by wizard. he said rather arrogantly as he looked at Harrys riding boots. However, his smile vanished as Merlin looked at him with a scolding look. But enough about this, Rafer said as he extended his hand to greet Harry I must introduce myself to one of the greatest wizards around, its not every day one gets to meet one of the most important people in magical education. Lord Gryffindor, my name is Rafer Guthrie Malfoy at your service.
Dum dum dum! Haha! I liked this chapter. Long but I think it went well. I have plans for Rafer so youll see him once in a while. Thank you all that reviewed last time:
Miguel: Haha, well, it wasnt quite the person you were thinking but to tell you the truth, I might do a side story I might do one with the reactions of Dumbledores and the others reactions to Harrys disappearance.
Wolfie: YUP! It was Merlin! How did you know? O.o
Meredith: Thank you for reviewing every day. ^__^ And Im glad you liked the last chapter, good x-mas gift, right. Ah! Well, heres another present a day before New Years.
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Anna: Another chapter update! WHOO! Thank you for reviewing. Reviews are like the fuel that keeps me going.
Nina: Well, heres the other chapter, I hope you enjoyed it and thank you for your review!!
Ok, I gotta go to bed, its 2:31 AM and I need my sleep now all I have to do is think of what Im going to write next. By the way, if there's a typo let me know...I'm rather tired that I might've missed a couple while trying to not fall asleep. Well, I did my duty as a writer, and that is to write, and now its your turn to tell me what you think as the reader, and that is to review. ^_^ Night Night.
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Written on: 23/04/2009 by Mommaof5 (1 review written)
I have the latest model, iJumpUSA Olympus Pro, compared to the one from my neighbor and the bounce is even better. The older model my neighbor had took a bit longer to put together but this new one is much quicker. I was told there's been a lot of enhancement on the newer model. Guess they constantly improve it to make to make it better. My kids LOVES it! It beats them nagging at each other in the house all day, driving me nuts. Best investment I've ever made. Spent $2500 on it and its worth every dollar.I was researching this brand for a long time cuz my neighbor had this olympus pro model and it had a really good bounce. I saw some questionable feedback that made me nervous about shipping damages, warranties, etc. When I investigated deeper, I realized that some olympus pro products are not genuine. There are companies selling off as olympus pro but are not authorized dealer. I know cuz I called up the manufacturer ijumpusa and asked about some of these companies. Not all are authorized. So be careful it's from IJUMPUSA.