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My letter to Dillon:
I'm a happy user of the Dillon 550b. Great product.
I'm writing today to ask about using Black Powder in your powder measure. I know the advice is to NOT use black powder to avoid static electricity and detonation of the powder.
However, I keep finding other Dillon users who are successfully using their Dillon powder measures with black powder and the keep telling me I shouldn't worry about it.
I'm sure you have a good reason for this warning and I'm curious if you have specific cases where users have detonated their powder measures while using black powder?
I have also read and watched YouTube video that supposedly disproves that black powder is sensitive to static electricity.
Can you provide your best reasons for saying not to use black powder in your powder measures?
Thanks, I appreciate your fine products and top notch customer support.
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Using black powder in our measure is not recommended. Doing so voids the warranty. Black powder has a much lower spark ignition temperature than smokeless powder. There are steel parts on our powder measure. Use an approved after market black powder measure as sold bu Lyman or Hornady.
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There's a temptation to look for an easy answer to explain Minnesota's success. Especially since the Wild aren't loaded with talent. Not yet, anyway.
"I don't know how we rate on the talent meter, other people can be the judge of that," GM Chuck Fletcher said.
They're a franchise historically known for defense and the trap. So when you wake up in December and the Wild have three more points than any other NHL team, those inclined to quick conclusions will credit the trap and move on. The first-place Wild have been called boring. They've been called passive. But those analysis shortcuts rob this team and the character it has shown of the credit it deserves.
"Just the word passive really irks me," said coach Mike Yeo, your current Jack Adams front-runner. "There's nothing passive about the way we play. I don't think teams that are playing against us are going to be under the impression that we're a passive team. We always have somebody pressuring the puck. We like to do it where we have good structure and we're protecting certain areas and we're taking away certain options."
But why do references of being a passive team really irk Yeo?
"What really ticked me off about it is our guys deserve better than that," he said. "Shift after shift our guys go out and battle and compete and work and never stop moving their feet. To me, there's nothing passive about that."
Matt Cullen knows what a playoff contender looks like. He won a Stanley Cup with Carolina in 2006 and has been to the postseason with four different teams. He didn't arrive at training camp and get swept up in the belief that this team was headed to the playoffs. Minnesota had a good camp, but nothing exceptional. But the team got exceptional goaltending early on to help build confidence while the Wild established their identity.
"We continued to work and improve within the system and getting really comfortable with the way we needed to play," he said. "Goaltending has been our one constant, which has been unbelievable."
Another constant has been resiliency. Guillaume Latendresse and Marek Zidlicky are recovering from concussions. Justin Falk is out with an upper-body injury. Cal Clutterbuck, Niklas Backstrom and Marco Scandella have all battled through assorted injuries. And the Wild keep winning.
Tuesday night's win over the Sharks was a great example. Josh Harding was knocked out of the game with a neck injury, and Backstrom was already out with a groin injury. So prospect Matt Hackett jumped in and made 34 saves in the win. Devin Setoguchi was knocked out with what the team is calling a lower-body injury. He was spotted after the game with a limp and soft cast on his leg. Another tough blow, but not enough to slow the Wild down.
"We've got a ton of character in that locker room. We have a ton of leadership. Not only will they not look for excuses, they won't accept excuses," Yeo said. "Guys just don't accept that stuff. Guys keep fighting."
According to Fletcher, the Wild are the fifth-youngest team in the NHL, with many of the players familiar with Yeo's system from their time together in the AHL. The blend of youthful energy and leadership from guys such as Mikko Koivu, Cullen and Dany Heatley (yes, Dany Heatley) has put the Wild on a path to respectability faster than even the Minnesota brain trust expected.
There are enough red flags when you watch the Wild to suggest they won't stay on top of the league the entire season. They spend way too much time in their zone, their improving power play still needs to get better and they aren't generating enough scoring chances to be considered elite. While some might see those as reasons the Wild will return to earth, they see them as a chance to get better.
"Like every team, we're a work in progress," Fletcher said.
The winning doesn't change Fletcher's long-term game plan. The Wild are filled with young players, but their most elite prospects haven't arrived yet. Some of them aren't even signed. And this summer, they'll have financial flexibility. Expect Minnesota to emerge as the front-runner to land potential unrestricted free agent Zach Parise, a Minnesota native. The Wild may struggle to score now, but they could be loaded offensively next season and beyond.
But that's down the road. The players and coaches didn't get to first place thinking about next season.
"The only reason we've had this success is because we haven't focused on playoffs or the big picture of where we want to end up," Yeo said. "We're still trying to build something here. We're still trying to create our own identity. We're still trying to build that winning environment. We're still trying to build a team that is consistent day in and day out and does what winners do."
• More on the Wild system: It's closer to what the Pittsburgh Penguins are doing than the old Jacques Lemaire trap in Minnesota. "We work our butts off in our end but we also have the freedom to go and attack and get in on the forecheck. I think guys have just been waiting for the opportunity to do that," Cullen said. "You look at a team like Pittsburgh, it's similar to the way they play. Go and attack, it's a fun way to play." Yeo agreed with that assessment. "It's similar [to the Penguins]. Very similar in a lot of ways," he said.
• I've been as guilty as anyone of looking at Heatley's eight goals and concluding that his best days are behind him. He's on pace for just 23 goals. But when you talk to people with and around the Wild, they say Heatley has been a huge part of the turnaround. Not only did Martin Havlat have to go, but the return has been a key contributor.
"Dany Heatley -- he's been unbelievable for us," Fletcher said. "People get fixated on the goals, but this guy is out there in the last minute -- he's strong, handles the puck well on the wall and is a good penalty killer. He's done a lot of little things for us."
• In further proof that some of the toughest players in the league have the biggest hearts, there was a great story in The Arizona Republic on Paul Bissonnette and his work with the Phoenix homeless. He's doing more than just handing them cash and posting their pictures on Twitter. He helped 100 homeless attend a recent Coyotes game by paying for their transportation and food. "I'm not doing it for a selfish reason, but I do get joy out of seeing people get joy," he told the Republic. "It's not like I don't get anything out of it either."


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Shawna Jewell Cox graduated from the Galen College of Nursing on July 22.
Cox, now a registered nurse, plans to go back to school to study forensic nursing and hopes to become a nurse practitioner.
Cox and her husband, Roman, live in Louisville.
She is a daughter of Glenna Chesser and Roy Dale and Celia Jewell of Taylorsville.
Her grandparents are Carletta Jewell, the late Kenneth Jewell and the late Ivy and Leon Chesser, all of Taylorsville.
This year has been quite an honorific one for Spencer County Public Schools.
Late summer and fall offer a third growing season for the home gardener, though both new and experienced gardeners often overlook the opportunity to extend the bounty of the home garden. Spring gardening is marked by relief that winter is over, with the anticipation of warmer weather. Summer gardening brings its own joys, with longer days and the natural cycle of rain and sun that helps plants yield ripe, delicious fruits and vegetables. But with some planning, fall can provide just as much enjoyment as spring and summer, and you can extend the harvest well into the cooler months.
Lately I have been taking my dog with me when I go to the drive-through at the bank. And in case you are wondering, she is a pretty big dog, about 50 pounds or so.
Some people do not want to recognize me as a minister because I did not go to seminary, which is alright with me. A lot of people did not want to recognize Peter and John either.
The people were always trying to put them down. Peter preached the first sermon in the New Testament, which we will see had great results in the book of Acts.
Acts 2:41 says, "Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls."
Terry and Fonza Pearson of Bowling Green announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Meredith Pearson, to Adam Loafman.
The groom-to-be is a son of Gerald and Peggy Ware Loafman and a grandson of Katherine Ware and the late Howard Ware of Taylorsville. The wedding is planned for Oct. 1 at Iron Bridge Farms in Bowling Green.
Chris Simmons and Sarah Stump announce the birth of their son, Bryan Christopher Simmons Jr., born June 27, 2011, at Baptist Hospital East.
Bryan was born at 6:26 p.m., weighing 9 pounds, 2 ounces, and was 20 inches long.
His paternal grandparents are John Simmons and Michele Prestigiacomo. Maternal grandparents are David Stump Sr. and Ellen Darlene Shields-Stump.
Five Spencer County students recently attended the 2011 Governor's Scholars Program.
Cameron Mitchell Bishop, Austin Tyler Jaggers, Susan Porter Mann and Corey Matthew Thomas all represented Spencer County High School.
Amanda Renea Smith represented the Whitefield Academy.
A total of 1,074 high school juniors participated in this year's program.
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The beautiful city of Paris has been home to art and fashion lovers for centuries. Famous artists who hid away in their attic studios throughout the city created many masterpieces we now see in large art galleries around the world. Throughout the centuries this city has been a beacon and compass for our culture. Whether you have had the opportunity to stroll the city streets and climb the Eiffel Tower or not you are sure to love these romantic, Parisian-inspired prints which are perfect for your spring projects.
Fun Time in Paris chronicles a woman and her dog on vacation as they sight-see throughout the city. I love the pen and ink style drawings featured on this fabric along with the soft splashes of water-color that highlight the scenes depicted on the print. This fabric would make a great skirt to pack along for a weekender.
If you love sifting through newspapers and photographs of a bygone era then you will want to pick up this beautiful print. April in Paris, was named after the famous song composed by Vernon Duke with lyrics by E. Y. Harburg in 1932 for a Broadway musical. Photos of famous sites in the city along with beautiful women who called Paris their home are carefully placed within the confines of photo corners. The complimentary sepia-toned background features newsprint and music from the 1930s as well. This cotton laminate fabric would be great for upholstery projects. However, with all the lovely photos of places I dream to travel to I'm thinking of making it into an overnight bag!
Hopeless romantics have flocked to the Eiffel Tower for over one hundred years! In fact, out of all the pay-to-visit monuments in the world this iconic building tops the list as the most popular. It was originally built as a grand entrance for the 1889 World's Fair and today it is still the tallest building in all of Paris. I must admit I'm rather smitten with the intricacies of the tower's lattice-work myself. The airy floral sprays featured on this fabric add another dimension of elegance to it; combined with the salmon pink background this print has an almost retro feel. Pick up a few yards of Tower: Pink for making beautiful new curtains for any room in your home that you want to add a touch of old fashion classiness.
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Child Foundation Selected For "Best Disaster Relief And Humanitarian Aid Charities"
Child Foundation of Portland, Oregon has been honored with a recognition by Federal Times in its selection of "Best Disaster Relief And Humanitarian Aid Charities."
Mar 21, 2014, 17:00 ET from Child Foundation
PORTLAND, Ore., March 21, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Announcing a special recognition appearing in the October, 2013 issue of Federal Times published by Gannett Co., Inc.. Child Foundation was selected for the following honor: "Best Disaster Relief And Humanitarian Aid Charities"
A spokesperson from Child Foundation commented on the recognition: "This is quite an honor for us. The fact that Federal Times included Child Foundation in its selection of "Best Disaster Relief And Humanitarian Aid Charities," signals that our constant efforts towards business excellence are paying off. We are proud to be included in this recognition."
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Child Foundation's mission is to help children in need who have been identified as high achievers to remain in school. We believe that education can move children beyond the stigma of poverty and give them the tools to reach their true and full potential. As a member of the UNA-USA, Child Foundation also supports the United Nations 2015 Millennium Development Goals to eradicate hunger, promote primary education and gender equality in the classroom.
Following the publication of Child Foundation's selection for Federal Times's Best Disaster Relief And Humanitarian Aid Charities list, American Registry seconded the honor and added Child Foundation to the "Registry of Business Excellence™". An exclusive recognition plaque, shown here, has been designed to commemorate this honor.
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11:21am Monday 16th June 2014
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OXFORDSHIRE athletes Hannah England, Lawrence Clarke and Nathan Douglas will compete in the Commonwealth Games, it was confirmed this morning.
This trio will represent England at Glasgow 2014 in July after being named in a squad of 129.
England will compete in the ladies' 1,500m, with fellow Oxford City AC member Douglas contesting the men's triple jump.
Clarke, from Christmas Common, goes in the men's 110m hurdles, hoping to build on a bronze medal in 2010.
Former Oxford University student Ben Moreau will run for England in the marathon.
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Canon has announced the i9950 A3 Bubble Jet. The printer boasts eight colours, raising the bar for Canon inkjets still further following the announcement of the seven colour A4 i990 less than two weeks ago. The 4,800-x-2,400dpi A3 photo printer will be available from May, priced at around £470 plus VAT.
Where the ChromaPLUS technology in the i990 printer added a red ink to Canon's usual six, the i9950 makes the further addition of green. Canon claims that the green ink will expand the colour gamut of the printer in the area of yellow to green, the red ink having increased the colour gamut in the area of yellow to red. Canon claims that this move will bring its colour characteristics and saturation even closer to positive photographic film.
Each ink is stored in an individually replaceable tank. Canon claims that the printer is capable of printing full borderless A3 photo prints in 65 seconds, due to the highest nozzle-density head of any printer, sporting 6,144 nozzles. The printer has a permanent 2pl droplet size, according to the company.
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My Name is Legion - Chapter 1
Rome, Italy
June 1965
The city was alive with its usual hum and lenient bustle, the growing smog hung about it like an elegant boa. The marigold yellow sun hung over head and beat down its rays onto the Italian city. It washed over Father Georg Falkenrath's head as he stepped out of the rickety metallic cased plane and descended the rolling steps. The rush and rattle of the midday air field thrummed in his ears. Despite the ill feeling that the loud noise of the spinning engine gave him, he could not wipe the smile off his face. He raised a hand to shade his eyes as he walked along to the airport, the heat coming off the tarmac in great waves. It washed along like the spray of the ocean's waves and wiggled its way back up towards the sky. It was warmer down here closer to the Mediterranean than any place he'd ever been before. Germany was never this warm, not even in the summer, but he liked it. It did him well for he felt he could move his slowly degrading bones easier then he ever could before.
He held the black suitcase in his hand as he walked along. There was a limp evident in his step as he strode along through the airport, his black shoes squeaking along the tan colored carpet. An old war wound that the ex-chaplain had received in Russia. That old war wound and a combination of gout on the occasion made his right foot hard to walk on. Father Georg was not tall, barely standing in at five and a half feet; he had to look up to talk to most people including his companion on this trip. Despite getting along in his years, his round face still held traces of its boyish hue. His grey eyes were hidden behind the rims of his glasses; his black curly hair was thinning and was going grey in patches. Today he had managed to tame his usually wayward hair back against his head with pomade. The traces of his salt and pepper beard were across his face as he forever tried his best to mask the scars across his cheeks from the war that were still very present in jagged lines. The very tip of his nose was gone from frostbite. The ends of the cassock that he wore were caught in the slight breeze of the inside of the airport. He preferred the cassock to anything else he could wear because in his mind it masked the protrusion of his stomach better.
"S-Sevastian, hurry," the little priest called in his excitement as he looked over his shoulder.
Sevastian Metzger was in his third year of seminary, despite that he looked like he was still going through the motions of puberty and getting used to the too tall body he was given. His build was thin to match his gangly frame. His face had grown long, though his mouth had seemingly matured off kilter, sitting lopsided on his face. His nose was evenly proportioned, however, and his eyes in unison made a pleasant T shape across Sevastian's face. His eyes were the color of a stormy sea, steely blue grey, and sat under sloping eyebrows. Even though he was still in his early years of seminary, he had chosen to wear the collorino today instead of his normal clothing because of the place that they were going to be visiting: Italy, Rome, the Vatican and Basilica. A stray finger tugged at the collar unconsciously. As much as he loved the prospect of serving the church, the constant grating of starched fabric against his sensitive neck was aggravating and was not helped by the raising temperature.
Sevastian picked up his pace to match the hurried waddle of his mentor. "I'm coming!" he called back, the patter of his shoes and his long stride making a strange accompaniment to the hurried squeaking coming from Georg's.
"Y-You're walking slow still," Georg teased
The seminarian pouted, "The heat! It's slowing me down
" Sevastian tried to blame the growing swelter in the weather.
The two were out of place within the airport, carrying nothing but a single, small suitcase each, their black robes and white collars out of place amongst the western glitz of the Italian elite and wealthy tourists. Georg carefully led Sevastian along, trying to be as cheerful as he could. Even twenty years after the war, there still was the strange feeling that somehow, someone would know that there was a German and a half German amongst them. There was always the fear that some how the world would find out of these two being so far out of their designated "pen", the fear that a veteran's wrath would come down upon them because of their blood. Sevastian never saw war, but was a product of it. A product of war that Georg had helped tend, Sevastian was just a little boy in the years following right after Germany's capitulation. The older priest had watched the young man grow up from scared youth to the young lad that he was now.
The little priest and the gangly seminarian made their way across town from the airport to the hotel that they had been designated to stay at. Although it was not the Ritz and the bed mattresses held faint outlines form former customers, it was still a far step up from the room in the Rectory that Georg called home and the dorm that Sevastian would sleep in. The place did not have its own air conditioning, so two loud fans rattled in each of the rooms two windows. The ceiling fan squeaked loudly as it thrashed its blades around in a circle as it pushed itself to cool the room. The two small beds were neatly made, but had no flashy covers or pillows. The rug was cleanly vacuumed, but just as uninteresting as the bed sheets and curtain covers. Even the lamp shade was a pale, unobtrusive color. As soon as they walked into the room, the seminarian claimed the bed closest to the two windows. Tossing his shoes off and flopping onto the bed face first, he lay there unmoving, trying to cool off from the heat. One half of his body hung off the bed, his knuckles dragging along the floor.
"D-Don't fall asleep now, w-we need to go exploring," Georg said as he carefully hung up his clothing in the small closet, the stumbling stutter that he was born with still evident upon his words. As much as he tried, the short little man could never rid himself of it.
"But I was hoping for a nap, this heat is mad." The seminarian tried to defend himself, speaking into the bed sheets more then to Georg. This would be the first time in a long time that he would be able to take a legitimate nap without having to sneak away form classes and into a confessional to do it.
After the priest was done putting away his clothing, he walked over to the side of the gangly boy's bed, "Pl-please, A-At least lets go to the Colosseum or s-something?" Georg asked pleadingly. When he got nothing but a mumble from a heat beat Sevastian, he put his hands in his pockets. With a devious grin, Georg drove his knees into the bed sending the precariously placed seminarian onto the floor.
Sevastian let out a strangled sound of surprise, "What was that for!?" His eyes wide with shock at what the priest had just done to him.
"F-Fantastic, now that y-you are up, we can go explore," Georg wore an innocent smile.
The seminarian's mouth hung open, dumb struck as he took the old priests hand to help him up off the floor. "That was a very
crafty thing!" that was the best insult that Sevastian could come up with on the spot as he stood there, shocked that his mentor had even thought of throwing him on the floor as a way to get him to move. That was one thing, for certain; the old priest's plan had definitely worked.
The Colosseum was bathed in red in the fading facets of the suns rays. After several hours of getting distracted, the two finally made it to the famed structure. Georg was the one that ended up being the worse offender. He had to stop several times at various street vendors to sample the local fair, constantly assuring Sevastian that he would still be able to eat dinner. He was the one that also ended up chasing after the local population of stray felines, managing to snag a rather lazy, white fluffy one that would let him pick it up and pet it. The little priest paid no heed to the patches of white hair that now clung to the front of his cassock. Between getting lost because they had no maps and only a vague understanding of the Italian language, and stopping to view the ancient and new architecture of the great city, it was a wonder that they managed to find where they were originally headed at all. Sevastian could do nothing but put up with it, though he was not one to complain. It was the little things like this that made Father Georg who he was and the seminarian would not have that changed.
The crowds were not as bad as they would have been at the earlier hours of the afternoon, though throngs of stray tourists still mulled about the ruins and leaned up against the gates that had been installed between each of the ancient archways. Both Georg's and Sevastian's eyes grew wide as they approached the rock building; its crumbling sides cast shadows around the open square which it sat.
"L-Look at it, Sevvy," the little priest said in awe as he stood in the wake of the Colosseum.
The seminarian mouth hung slack as he looked straight up the wall before his sleeve was grabbed by his mentor and led long through the first archway that was not clogged by a line of people or closed off by a locked, black gate. His eyes followed along the lines of the sloping entry and then shot straight up as soon as they were into the main level's first hall that ran around in a circle under the bleachers of the stadium. Like the foyer before the entrance into a grand opera, the ceilings were high and imposing. Although the decoration had long since been ground away, it still shrunk them. The clatter of flapping pigeon's wings was magnified around the area as they fluttered away from the ground they pecked at in hopes of getting a few scraps of food. Groups of people still wandered around the covered hall before they would slide into the open air amphitheatre like those people of ancient Rome.
"Wow, its
it's so big." Sevastian managed to squeak out as he finally tore his eyes away from the ceiling and turned them toward the inside of the Colosseum.
Georg's spectacled gaze followed the seminarians out onto what would be the main plaza where the spectators would have watched gladiators fight and prisoners squabble. The little priest could not help the sign of the cross that he made over himself. "H-How many of our brothers and s-s-sisters lost their lives here?"
The gangly youth looked down to the older man next to him with a small frown and nodded his head as he bowed it slightly, "Who knows, lots and lots I suppose
like Saint Ignatius and Saint Vitus."
"S-Saint Euphemia" Georg added on as he timidly entwined his fingers together in front of him as he came forward through the nearest arch that lead out onto the open air. Sevastian followed along right on his heels, wary of letting his mentor get too far ahead of him. The gangly seminarian did not want to loose his "adult" in the crowd of people. Even though Georg was the only person wearing black robes, the young man still felt the creeping paranoia that the little priest was suddenly just going to disappear.
The sounds of the city seemed to evaporate within the confines of the Colosseum. Despite there no longer being a high ceiling over their heads, the imposing air was still hovering about them. They now were out under open sky, but they were still shrunk even more against the backdrop of corroded stones and crumbling structures that, even though it was almost millennia old, stood seemingly omnipotent. Georg tried to imagine what it would have looked like all those hundreds of years ago, brand new, sparkling white. He tried to imagine what it would have felt like, the static energy, the smell of sweat and various powders. The little priest licked his lips as he walked up to the safety rail and leaned over it. He kept his eyes closed as he tried to imagine the sounds of the crowd as they cheered on the slaughter of their best warriors and innocent Christians.
Sevastian came up beside the older man and leaned against the rail. "It really is something isn't it? Going back on what you said, it really is amazing, but hundreds
maybe thousands of people were killed right down in there." He motioned a careful finger down into the now floorless stage. Where once great planks of wood held up the earth of the floor of the stadium nothing resided. Now exposed to the elements were little squares that were once the cells of condemned men.
Georg opened his eyes for a moment and looked out onto the floorless stadium. "J-Ja," He said softly. Suddenly out of the corner of his eye he caught the flash and flutter of something down in the cells. He blinked behind his glasses and leaned in further over the rail to try and catch sight again of what he had seen. A feeling of sickness begin to gnaw at his middle, the constant ringing in his ears grew in intensity if only slightly.
"What is it, Sir?" Sevastian asked as he leaned over as well, trying to see what on earth had so sharply drawn his companion's eye.
Georg rubbed his temple, "I-I don't know, I saw s-something." He reached out and pointed.
"It was probably a cat or a bird."
The ex-chaplain shook his head, "N-No, I don't think it was that." He squinted and caught the flutter once more. "L-Let's go down and find out what it was." With a smile on his face to mask the unsettled feeling in his belly, he took a hold of the seminarian's sleeve and led him once more. For all of the sleeve grabbing that Georg did to him, Sevastian did not seem to mind being led around in such a way. It was amusing to him.
The cell area was cooler than the main level. The two clerics were thankful for that. Even with the shadows up above, the city heat was still present where they had just been standing. It smelled damp down here and Georg did not want to imagine how rancid it would have been back all those years ago with people, prisoners, sandwiched in to these mud boxes. Some would not have even been able to see any light. The mere thought of being denied light made Georg's legs weaken as they wove their way through the first line of cells. In a way, he understood what the poor people who once resided down here felt, the stinking air, the emotional breaking, and the inability to see the sun. He understood.
The little priest did not see the first ones until he turned the corner, the flash of movement and the small glimmer of light as they ran across the walk way and disappeared through the wall was an all too familiar sight. "Th-there." Georg said as he pointed, stopping in his tracks as Sevastian strode up alongside him.
The gangly seminarian gently bumped into the older priest, placing a hand upon his shoulder. "What's there?" he asked.
"Th-The ghosts, th-they are all down here." The little priest said as he let his eyes wander around, as soon as he said that, the faint outlines of some of the ghosts becoming clearer as they grew curious as to the two new comers in their midst.
A small smile came on to Sevastian's lips as he gripped Georg's shoulder tighter. "Are they
friendly, at least?" He trusted his mentor. When he was very little, he learned of the older man's ability to so easily be one, see and speak to those who are dead. As a child, Georg told him that the stuffed animal that he held so close to him at night was inhabited by a spirit. A guardian angel, Sevastian had been told, and he believed the little priest. He still believed the little priest. When he was old enough to understand what that really meant, Sevastian did not scorn the older priest, in fact he embraced him and promised to keep that secret between them. The seminarian had his own share of dealings with the supernatural and he trusted the older man in front of him to know what he was doing when interacting with the dead.
Georg nodded, "Fr-from what I can see." His grey eyes roamed about as more and more of the flashing glimmers came out. The little priest returned the smile to the young man before he stepped into one of the cells. "H-Hello, there
" He kept his hand on the wall; he knew very well that he looked like he was talking to thin air to anyone else who could not see the spirits. "I am not going to hurt you." Despite that, the headache was still growing within his skull.
Father, its getting really cold in here." Sevvy commented as a shiver shook his body. Now that was odd, he put his arms around himself.
More and more of them were coming out now in front of Georg. "I-I know, th-that tends to happen wh-when they gather." The little priest turned around, with one hand on his head, and instantly felt the color drain from his face.
"What is it?" Sevastian asked as he watched his mentor's face go slack.
When Georg had last looked behind him, there were only a faint few that hovered close to the other living thing in the area. Now, it looked as though hundreds had suddenly crawled from the ground, slid from the walls and had assembled themselves in a cluster around him. There were so many of them that they blotted out Sevastian from Georg's view. All of their hollow eyes, their frightened faces, were fixated upon him. They were expecting him to do something for them. As soon as Georg lost sight of his companion, he began to panic. Only at one time in his life had he ever been confronted with so many at one time and the sheer number present made him physically ill. He threw out a hand to try and clear them from his sight. Almost in response, the spirits, instead of retreating, reached out to him. Icy hands and freezing fingers took hold of him and instantly his body convulsed to try and get them to let go.
"L-Let me go," the ex-chaplain shouted.
Sevastian instantly jumped forward and took a hold of Georg's shoulders, "Sir! What is wrong?" his voice raising in fear. The older man's body caught in the seminarian's grasp was freezing cold. Why was he so cold?
"Pl-Please! L-Let me go!" the little priest cried out louder this time, more insistent. Georg trashed once more. The pounding in his head grew, his stomach felt like it was turning inside out. The tightness settled into his chest and clawed at him. To him, he was drowning. Sputtering like he was a fish snatched from its watery home, he drew a great screeching breath before his legs gave out. Only the view of those who were dead swam before his eyes before he plunged into blackness.
Sevastian screamed as Georg went limp in his arms, "Father!"
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Fwah!!! This is so great!! ;w; The way you describe Sevvy, it's perfect X3 -and speaking of stuffed animals inhabited by spirits I bet Buried is mad that he's still stuffed in a suitcase back at the hotel XD- But seriously, I can't wait to read more!!! -hugs you- This is just what I needed to feel better <3


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The rindo approach to Yabitsu was a nice discovery...completely deserted but I had to crawl under some wild boar inoshishi (or deer) net suspended across the entire road. North side of Yabitsu was apparently closed and some kid cyclists who were on their way back tried to warn and stop me. Road repairmen wouldn't let me through either but there was plenty of shoulder to walk over the partly collapsed road (must have happened earlier today...very scary!)
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Expected to be one of the key Windows Phone 8 promoters right off the bat, Huawei has delayed its entry in the new market niche until this month. Now however we're most likely going to see the Ascend W1 start selling in "select markets" across Asia and Europe this month, while the follow-up, dubbed W2, is to be unveiled at MWC in February.
First leaked ages ago, the Ascend W1 had very few secrets before CES 2013 and even fewer after. Still, there was one very important piece of the puzzle left out – pricing. That was always going to be the make-or-break element of a phone that's no shiner spec-wise, so you can imagine how glad we are to tell you this is in no way an expensive device.
We know only the Chinese off-contract price at this time (¥1599, or around $254), but there's now officially no way Huawei will ask an arm and a leg for this fellow anywhere. As for the MWC-bound W2, we know that's going to take things up a notch, both from a hardware and price standpoint.
The second-gen WP8 device is set to come with a 4.5-inch HD screen, a dual-core CPU of sorts, 1 GB of RAM, 16 GB of on-board storage, an 8 MP camera, and a 2,800 mAh battery.
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DETROIT (WWJ) – General Motors will resume regular production at its pickup plant in Shreveport, Louisiana, on Monday, a week after the company shut it down and blamed a shortage of parts from Japan.
Falling supplies of auto parts have disrupted car factories around the world ever since a massive earthquake and tsunami hit Japan on March 11.
Sean McAlindin is chief economist for the Center for Automotive Research.
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Chapter One
Some people try their entire lives to fit in, but every once in a while, a girl comes along whom is just dying to stand out. And in a world where everything is black and white and everyone wants to think the same, standing out is quite often the hardest thing to do.
But then, in an even more unique phenomenon, multiple girls whose only wish is to stand out, find each other, and in a moment as rare as that friendship is born.
In the Cowboy Capital of the World, otherwise known as Bandera, Texas, the most exciting thing that happens is the stock show in January. After that the year is spent preparing for the next years stock show with rodeos every other Saturday at the town dude ranch. With a population of just under one thousand, Bandera is the epitome of a tiny western town.
As in any small town, the kids had known each other since the very first day they stepped foot on the elementary schools grounds. The girls run track and cross country, while the boys play football and basketball. A select few girls become the varsity cheerleaders, the Golden girls, and select few boys become the varsity football players, the Golden boys. Everyone else falls into place below them, and thats the high school cycle.
On Fridays in the fall and winter the entire town crams itself into the only football field for fifty miles, to watch the varsity boys play, the cheerleaders jump up and down in skimpy uniforms that showcase glinting bellybutton rings, and to watch the band, more commonly known as, The Marching 100 perform at halftime.
So on this Friday, September 1, 1994, three teenage girls sat front row, flutes in lap, with bored looks upon their faces. Picking at the nonexistent dirt underneath her fingernails in the first chair was Alexis Garner. Her deep brown eyes glazed over as she stared down at her fingernails, and her brow furrowed as she recalled the argument she and Melissa had gotten into just before class. It had been rather pointless really, Melissa just dictating the lives of everyone else again; nothing unusual. Bitter resentment poured through each of Alexis thoughts without an end until a stout, short man interrupted them.
Alexis! he snapped. His face was frustrated as Alexis looked at him, her eyebrows pulled together and a questioning look on her face.
Yes, Mr. Fluke?
Is there a reason that youve decided you dont feel like playing with the rest of the band?
Not particularly, she stated coolly, her trademark, defiant smirk creeping onto her face.
Then maybe youd like to play for the band, all by your little lonesome? Flukes sarcastic tone irked her, but instead of replying, she picked up her flute and played the entire piece of music flawlessly; as she finished she looked up to Mr. Fluke, who was fuming with repressed anger at her perfect playing of the piece.
A small laugh sounded from Alexis right, where Melissa Murray and Caitlin Love sat. Flukes eyes flew to their chairs, and he looked upon them with angry eyes.
Something funny, ladies? he snapped. Caitlins face turned angelic as she looked at him through huge ocean blue eyes.
No, Mr. Fluke. There is nothing remotely funny about this situation, she replied, each of the words delicately laced with a sarcasm that Fluke did not seem to notice.
Put your instruments away, he growled, storming off to his office, where a couple loud crashes were heard a few moments later. The three flute players were grinning uncontrollably as they stood up.
The rest of the band looked at them; most of them wore devious smiles, though some were disapproving.
You heard him. Put your instruments away, Melissa mimicked, grabbing her case and walking over to her instrument locker. The sounds of instruments being grabbed and disassembled began to take over as she and the others talked about their plans for the weekend.
That was brilliant, Caitlin, Alexis praised her from the bottom most locker.
Every day, Melissa added, laughing as she leaned against the bars, waiting for Alexis and Caitlin to finish.
Youd think, after last year, hed be smart enough to not let us into band, Caitlin smiled, standing next to Melissa.
Yes, well he couldnt afford to lose the best flutist in all of Texas, could he? Alexis grinned up at Melissa, her earlier annoyance with Melissa forgotten.
Im not the best, Melissa grinned sheepishly as her hair fell in front of her face, covering it.
Melissa, you got first chair All State last year, Caitlin pointed out with an eye roll.
Alexis is first chair in band this year! Melissa argued as the bell rang, and the three girls began walking to their next class.
Thats because you were caught skipping the day we had auditions to make out with a certain somebody in the auditorium, Alexis teased, a mischievous grin upon her face.
And you still got a higher chair than me! Caitlin pouted as she plopped into her seat in English.
The three girls laughed carelessly as the bell rang once more, signaling the beginning of class. Mrs. Hoover walked into the classroom, her short brown hair flopping around wildly on top of her head. Her personality was just as wild and misplaced as her hair was.
Now, class, due to a schedule change we now have a student aide. Hes a Junior this year, and I expect that most of you know him from the basketball team. Mr. Derek Willis, she announced as Derek strode through the door. A few girls sighed, staring at his six-foot-three-inch tall frame, blue eyes, and curly blonde hair.
Right on time, Melissa smirked as she looked with her head tilted to her boyfriend.
You knew? Derek asked as he sat down on the spiny chair right in front of Melissas desk.
Of course I did, she smirked playfully.
How on earth did you figure that out? he asked, smiling at his brilliant girlfriend.
You forget, honey, I have connections everywhere, Melissa grinned, flicking her red locks back over her shoulders as she leant forward to look more closely at his preciously perfect face.
That, and Caitlin happened to be walking by the counselors office yesterday when you were getting your schedule changed, Alexis grinned from beside Melissa.
Alexis! Melissa complained as they laughed. I had him going there!
Dereks laughter ceased slowly.
You know youre exceptionally adorable when you pout, he smiled as he gracefully stood and sat next to her. Melissa, Id go anywhere for you, he whispered into her ear as he wrapped his arms around her.
Melissa sighed contentedly as she leaned into Dereks chest, pointedly ignoring the few angry scoffs that echoed from around the room. As sad as it was, Melissa was used to it. People were envious of the fact that she wasnt the prettiest, skinniest girl, yet she still had the best athlete in the school as her boyfriend. Childish and as ridiculous as it sounded, it was true.
To be quite honest, Melissa often wondered how she had managed to catch Derek. He was her perfect match in so many ways. Like, he wasnt afraid to just be completely retarded in public. Once, the two of them decided to go to a local Wal*Mart, just because they were bored, and Derek read her little kids stories for hours. He was also a complete romantic.
I really want to do something, he admitted, tapping The Little Engine That Could on his lips, looking thoughtfully at Melissa, who watched him appraisingly for a moment.
You can do it, she encouraged, taking a step closer to him, smiling as she thought of the allusion to the childrens story. He bit his lip softly, then closed the gap between them and pressed his lips softly to hers. Sparks flew right there in the middle of the kiddy section at Wal*Mart.
There was nothing better than that.
Alexis life wasnt nearly as easy as it looked from the outside. Yes, her father was unbelievably, filthy rich. Yes, she had almost everything she could want material-wise, but she was missing one key element in her life Love.
And as corny and unbelievably selfish that sounded, it was the one thing she always wanted.
Alexis stared down at the blank page in front of her and began doodling absentmindedly. Her wrists began to show, and she pulled her hoodie farther down over her wrists. They were turning a brilliant purple color after last nights incidents.
Yesterday had seemed to end so well, until Bradley Walters dropped her off in front of her house, and she noticed a sleek, black Mercedes sitting in the driveway. She bit her bottom lip and rolled her eyes.
Looks like my favorite person in the world is visiting tonight, she muttered to Bradley, who was currently leaning in for another kiss.
Meredith? he asked, pausing to watch her reaction. She nodded slightly before closing the gap between herself and Bradley. He wasnt boyfriend material for her, and she wasnt girlfriend material for him; but on those days when they were both bored, and single, they would meet up, and have quite the fun time in the back of his car.
Bradley was a sweet guy, a Senior and Co-Captain of the Varsity football team. He had actually become one of the people who knew her best, but he was never the type to settle down, and neither was she.
Want me to come in with you?
No, Ill be fine, her chin jutted upwards, indignant of him thinking that she of all people would need a protector.
Alexis stepped out of the car, blowing Bradley a kiss as he reversed out of the long driveway. The large granite door scraped the floor loudly as she entered the foyer, crossing her fingers that she could escape up the stairs before Meredith or her father, Henry, could spot her.
Its about time, a soft voice snarled from behind her, causing Alexis to jump.
Whatd you mean, Meredith? Alexis snapped, hanging up her jacket.
Who was that boy you were kissing? Meredith neatly changed the subject.
Spying on me again, Mer? Sorry you dont have a love life of your own.
Listen here, brat. Do you really want to hear about the crazy monkey like se-
No. I really dont, Alexis cut her off. As she turned to walk up the stairs, two inch long, red nails gripped her tightly about the wrist, piercing her skin painfully.
Let. Go. Of. Me.
Alexis punctuated each word with a vicious glare.
Make me, her step mother snarled quietly. A loud crack resounded around the room, and Meredith cried out stepping backwards.
Touch me like that again, and Ill cut your damn hands off, Alexis growled, turning up the stairs and slamming her bedroom door.
Life isnt always fair, I suppose, she thought sullenly.
Caitlin hated lunch and fifth period. The two worst periods of her day, every day. Melissa went to her advanced theatre class, and Alexis went to her dance class, leaving Caitlin entirely alone during first lunch, and her athletic class.
It only increased her spirits slightly to know that Alexis and Melissa had different lunches as well; Caitlin wasnt the only one suffering. Caitlin stood in the line, her brand new purse hanging tauntingly on her shoulder. It was her pride and joy, her baby, an original, sleek, black Tommy Hilfiger bag.
Clothes and accessories were Caitlins forte. She could match an outfit together in seconds and looked good in basically anything. It was something that was highly admired by most girls at the school, and highly envied by all.
Number? Caitlin dully registered an annoyed sounding voice. Hello! Miss Love? Your ID number?
Oh! she finally realized that she was standing at the front of the line, and everyone was waiting on her to order. Um, a water and a kit-kat, please. 18776.
One of the gray haired lunch ladies handed Caitlin her lunch, and then began to help another student.
Hey, Cait. Wanna meet up behind the band hall later? a boy called out as she walked past.
Not even in your dreams, OConnor, Caitlin replied, not turning around to acknowledge his comment. She continued making her way to the Athletic Hallway to change into her work out clothes.
She couldnt help but breathe a sigh of relief as she sat down in front of her locker and took a sip of water. This was Caitlins safe place, this was where Caitlin could be independent. Running wasnt exactly a team sport, not in most cases anyways.
Ready to break your record today, Cait? Taylor Greens voice asked from beside her.
Most definitely, she replied, turning her big blue eyes in Taylors direction. Taylor and Caitlin were the top two runners in the school, and because of that they had formed a strong, uncomplicated friendship.
You wanna partner for cool down after we finish? Taylor offered.
Sure, Caitlin grinned as she bent down to tie her shoe laces. Ill meet you out there, okay?
Sure. Taylor turned to leave, pausing in the doorway. Caitlin?
OConnor is a jack ass; dont let him get to you.
Taylors eyebrows pulled together concernedly. At first Caitlin was speechless. Could she possibly know? No Taylor must have just heard the comments in the cafeteria.
Oh Yeah, I know Thanks, Taylor, Caitlin mumbled, looking up to smile slightly at her friend.
No problem, dear.
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consortium to run in China as early as 2008, the Yomiuri Shimbun said
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Abdur Razzak took a hat-trick as Bangladesh won the second one-day international against Zimbabwe by six wickets.
Razzak returned figures of 5-30 to back captain and fellow left-arm spinner Shakib Al Hasan's 4-39 as Zimbabwe were bowled out for 191 in 46.2 overs.
Bangladesh overhauled the below-par target in only 39.4 overs thanks mainly to half-centuries from Raqibul Hasan and left-hander Junaid Siddique.
The home team have now levelled the five-match series 1-1 after their surprise nine-run defeat in the opening match at the same venue a couple of days ago.
Bangladesh dominated from the beginning - which also included winning the toss - and made life difficult for the Zimbabwe batsmen, who were exposed by a lack of experience.
Shafiul Islam removed Chamu Chibhabha early on but a 40-run partnership between Brendan Taylor and Regis Chakabva raised hopes of a revival.
Razzak and Shakib had other plans however and the two left-arm spinners wreaked havoc on the hapless Zimbabwe batsmen, who had to face spin as early as in the seventh over.
Shakib removed opener Taylor for 28, and moments later Chakabva was stumped attempting to attack a Razzak delivery, reducing Zimbabwe to 56-3.
Keith Dabengwa (30) and Tatenda Taibu (21) could not capitalise on the start they got and were claimed respectively by Shakib and Razzak and by 37 overs the visitors were reeling on 132-6.
Craig Ervine and Prosper Utseya put on 67 for the eighth wicket before Utseya became Razzak's third victim, caught at long off by Naeem Islam to leave Zimbabwe on 189-7.
With three wickets in hand and five overs to go Zimbabwe could have easily fancied another 30 runs but a late hat-trick by Razzak finished things off quickly.
Keegan Meth became Shakib's fourth victim and then Razzak, who had taken a wicket in the previous over, completed his hat-trick by snaring Ray Price (one) and Chris Mpofu lbw.
Ervine was left stranded on 42 at the end of the innings.
Bangladesh began their chase on a confident note as Tamim Iqbal and Siddique added 49 runs for the second wicket after the early loss of Imrul Kayes (10).
When it appeared as if the Tigers were cruising home without any hiccup, Tamim threw his wicket away after holing out to Mpofu off Price.
That brought Raqibul Hassan and Siddique together, and they defied Bangladesh further success and stitched a very useful partnership.
Siddique brought up his fifth 50, but a rush of blood three runs later saw him stepping out to Price only to be stumped by Taibu to leave Bangladesh on 147-3.
Raqibul took over from then on and executed some fine cover drives and lofted shots en route to his eighth half-century.
The right-hander provided some fireworks towards the end, moving to 65 off just 79 balls but fell when Bangladesh needed five runs for victory.
However, skipper Shakib and Mushfiqur Rahim ensured there was no more damage as the unbeaten pair took Bangladesh home with more than 10 overs remaining.


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New additions provide needed spark for New Richmond Millers
Some new blood invigorated the New Richmond Millers this weekend.
The Millers faced the River Falls Fight'n Fish on Friday at Citizens Field. The Fish hammered and demoralized when the two teams played five days early, 20-0.
That was the final straw for the Millers. They went out and found several younger players who made an immediate impact when the teams played on Friday. The Millers kept battling and in 10 innings, they knocked off the fish, 5-4. This was the Fish's first loss in St. Croix Valley League play this season.
More importantly, the win breathed new life into the Millers' chances of reaching the state playoffs this season. The Millers are now 5-4 in SCVL play.
The Millers play two more SCVL games this weekend. The Millers will host the Osceola Braves at 7:30 p.m. on Friday in the annual New Richmond Fun Fest clash between these two teams. This is always one of the most well attended Millers games of the season and the rivalry should draw another large crowd this Friday.
On Sunday the Millers will hit the road, playing at St. Croix Falls in a 1 p.m. start.
The most critical new addition to the Millers for the weekend was pitcher Hayden Zimmerman. Zimmerman wanted to take some time off from baseball after his college season at St. John's University. He decided he was ready to make his return Friday and he will likely pitch once a week for the Millers for the rest of the season.
From the start of Friday's game, Zimmerman had excellent pop on his pitches. Zimmerman pitched the entire 10 innings on Friday, including waiting out a 90-minute rain delay in the sixth inning.
Each time River Falls scored, the Millers battled back. River Falls scored once in the first inning, but the Millers quickly tied the score. It remained 1-1 until River Falls scored twice in the seventh inning after the rain delay.
The Millers matched that when Matt Peterson laced a two-run double to the right-center gap, scoring Zimmerman and Grant Nelson to tie the game. Peterson doubled on a 3-0 pitch off River Falls starter Dan Morgan, a former Millers pitcher.
In the eighth inning the Millers took a 4-3 lead, but River Falls tied the score in the ninth inning.
The Fish nearly took the lead in the top of the tenth inning. They tried to score a runner from third, but Peterson's throw from centerfield was on target, with Nelson putting on the tag at home plate.
In the bottom of the tenth the Millers loaded the bases. Sean Conrad, one of the team's new additions, then drew a bases-loaded walk to force home the winning run.
Conrad was one of two additions from Somerset that helped the Millers on Friday. The other was Cody Joiner, who filled in for injured second baseman Jon Will all weekend.
Millers manager Ryan Stephens had tried to recruit 2011 New Richmond High School players, but Nelson is the only one who has joined the team thus far. So he turned his sights to Somerset and found two keepers.
Jordan Maxon and Ryan Telschow led the Millers with two hits apiece on Friday. Both teams finished the game with nine hits.
Stephens said there was a visible difference in the team's play on Friday, compared to the previous week. The win snapped a four-game losing streak in SCVL play.
"It looked like a team that wanted to play," Stephens said. "When you have confidence in your pitcher, you look like you want to play."
On Saturday the Millers were back at Citizens Field, playing a non-league game against the Metro Knights. The Millers again played a much sharper game than the previous week. Unfortunately, they couldn't capitalize on their frequent baserunners, suffering a 3-2 loss.
Josh Bottolfson made his first pitching start of the season for the Millers and gave a respectable showing, giving up three runs while working into the fifth inning. Conrad then entered the game and didn't allow a run the rest of the way.
"The kid's got some stuff," Stephens said of his new pitcher. Conrad also had an RBI single to drive in one of the Millers' runs on Saturday.
Stephens has the team's pitching rotation planned for the weekend. Zimmerman is scheduled to start in Friday's game against Osceola. Conrad will draw his first start on Sunday at St. Croix Falls.


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Accountant, Julie Costello 386-2424 x 22, email
Agriculture Commission, 2nd Tuesday 7:00 PM, John Mickola, chair, 386-5557
Animal Control Officer, Mary Letourneau, 597-5868
Animal Inspector, Mary Letourneau, 597-5868
Blood Hill Management Committee
Board of Assessors, office hours 9:00-1:00 pm on Mon., Wed., Thurs. 9:00-Noon on Fri. and 4:00-8:00 pm Wed.
Assessors meetings first Wednesday 4:30 PM, 386-2427 x 15
Board of Health, 4rth Wednesday 8:00 PM, 386-2424 x19,
Board of Registrars, contact Town Clerk, 386-2424 x10
Board of Selectmen, alternate Wednesdays 7:00 PM or as posted, 386-2501 x 11, email
Building Inspector, Peter Niall, Wednesdays 5:00-7:00 PM, 978-894-3618, leave message. Building Permit Application
Cemetery Commission, 386-0280
Conservation Commission, 1rst & 3rd Wednesdays 7:30 PM
Constable, William A Davis, 386-5652
Council on Aging, Tuesday, 10 am - noon or by appointment, except July & August, 386-2424 x27
Cultural Council, meets 4-6 times a year. Grant applications due in Town Office by October 15th.
Dog Officer, Mary Letourneau, 597-5868
Economic Development Committee
Emergency Management, Mike Bussell, Director
Emergency Medical Service
Finance Committee, 2nd & 4th Tuesdays at 7:30 PM
Fire Department, 1093 Main St., non-emergency 386-5522
Highway Department, Monday -Friday, winter 7:00-3:00, summer 6:00-2:00, Tel. 386-2272 or 386-2424 x26, email
Historical Commission, no regular meetings
Land Use Agent, Mark Archambault, email
Library Board of Trustees, 4rth Wednesday of the month, 7:00 PM at the Library
Library, Tuesday 10:00-5:00, Wednesday & Thursday
1:00-8:00, Saturday 9:30-1:30, Tel. 386-5377, email. Closed Saturdays in July & August.
Nashoba Board of Health, Health Agent, Tuesdays & Thursdays 10:30-11:30, Tel. 386-2491 x 19
New Energy Resource Committee (Solarize Ashby), Tuesdays, as posted
North Middlesex Regional School District
Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical School
North Central Charter Essential School
Parks Department, Bill LaDue, 978-496-0692
Planning Board, 2nd & 4rth Wednesdays 7:30 PM.
Plumbing & Gas Inspector, Richard Kapenas, 597-8125 Permit Application
Police Department, 893 Main St., non-emergency 386-5652
Police Fire Signal Operators
Public Safety Building Committee
Recycle Center & Transfer Station, every other Saturday 9:00-1:00, see calendar for dates, email
Tax Collector, Monday - Friday 9:00-Noon, Wednesdays 6:30-8:00PM, 386-2427 x 13, email
Town Clerk, Monday, Tuesday & Thursday 8:00-12:00, Wednesday 8:00-12:00 & 5:00-8:00 PM, 386-2424 x 10, email
Town Administrator, Bob Hanson, 386-2424 x 25, email, Monday - Wednesday 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Transfer Station & Recycling Center, biweekly, 9:00am - 1:00pm, see calendar for schedule, email
Treasurer, 386-2424 x 23, email
Tree Warden, Matt Leonard, Tel.978-407-2535 , email
Veterans Agent, Joe Mazzola, 597-1700, ex. 1729, email, Memorial Hall, Townsend, MA, Tuesdays 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Wiring Inspector, Paul Lessard, Wednesday 6:00- 7:00pm, 386-7039, Permit Application
Zoning Board of Appeals, as needed, Applications, contact Town Clerk 386-2424 x10


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Bulldog taps into men's facial skin care trend with natural eye roll-on
Market analyst NPD Group reported this week that facial skin care is tipped to drive the men's grooming category, and Bulldog co-founder Simon Duffy believes that the trend towards natural skin care has been a particular success for his company.
"During a period when the value of sales across the overall market and for the major international brands has been in decline, Bulldog has been growing quickly," he told CosmeticsDesign-Europe.com.
"I think this is driven by our ever increasing brand awareness and the surging trend for people to opt into natural skin care products. The trend towards natural will continue to build over the next 5 years."
To Sweden and beyond
The Original Eye Roll-On which contains avocado, borage, and cucumber oils, is the latest addition to Bulldog's natural skin care range and will be available online and in UK retailer Boots, following its introduction in Sweden.
Sweden became Bulldog's first overseas export market in February 2010, where it has enjoyed a good reception ever since, with sales having grown to such an extent that Bulldog is outperforming larger international brands with some of its retail partners.
"In Sweden, Bulldog is a really popular brand and has won some brilliant awards from leading men's magazines such as KING Magazine and Cafe Magazine. We see a huge demand in Sweden for innovation and consider launching new products in Sweden in the future," said Duffy.
"[The Eye Roller Ball] has been selling much quicker than originally anticipated and we also won an important award for best men's face product for the eyes. The reception in the UK has also been great so far."
It doesn't stop there…
Bulldog has been expanding very quickly across new international markets recently and Duffy explained that he anticipates the latest product will also launch in some of Bulldog's other international markets later this year.
"Consumers switching into natural skin care will be the biggest trend in men's facial skin care in 2012. Any retailer that is serious about men's skin care will need to offer naturally formulated options in 2012," he added.
Bulldog also became the first male skin care company to be recognised and approved 'cruelty free' by the BUAV, last year.


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New Bark, More Bite! New York's Hotel Pennsylvania Offers New, Exciting 'Paw'menities for the 2015 Westminster Dog Show
Jul 17, 2014, 10:57 ET from New York's Hotel Pennsylvania
NEW YORK, July 17, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- As host hotel for the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, New York's Hotel Pennsylvania is getting ready for another successful year of hosting the all canine hopefuls taking part in the annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. The World's Most 'Pup-ular' Hotel will once again be offering over-the-top treatment and is expecting this year to be better than ever!
The 139th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show takes place on February 16th and 17th, 2015 with only the Breed judging and benching at Piers 92/94. The Westminster Kennel Club has arranged shuttle buses to transport exhibitors and spectators directly from Hotel Pennsylvania to Piers 92/94 throughout each day – visit www.hotelpenn.com for details. The Groups, Junior Showmanship Finals and important Best In Show will still be held at Madison Square Garden, directly across the street from Hotel Pennsylvania.
"We are 'paws'-itively excited to be welcoming back all of the Westminster VIP's (Very Important Pooches)," said Gene Nicotra, General Manager/All Dogs' Best Friend at the Hotel. "Our perfect location and exclusive amenities are a treat for all Westminster hopefuls and fans alike."
New York's Hotel Pennsylvania is the only hotel for Westminster competitors and they know it. From 'pup'tual Westminster wedding ceremonies to hosting an annual Pet Fashion Show, the Pet Friendly Hotel of the Year always goes the extra mile. To prepare for this special event, the hotel is planning to set up a variety of exclusive onsite daily events and amenities to coincide with the Show exclusively for guests, including:
- Hosting the largest in-door doggie spa in all of New York, our new and improved Room To Groom S'paw' offers canines everything they need to get ready for the Show: bathing tubs, dog grooming area, exercise/fitness area, and an in-house relieving area.
- Direct shuttle bus service for Dog Show exhibitors and spectators from the Hotel to Piers 92/94 each day (courtesy of Westminster).
- Exclusive welcome package for Westminster guests.
- A live Westminster Kennel Club broadcast satellite feed from the Hotel's Lobby.
- Hosting the Progressive Dog Club events.
- Hosting the 2015 New York Pet Fashion Show.
- Hosting a live three-hour radio broadcast of Talkin' Pets with Jon Patch.
- Hosting the 2015 Dog Writers Association of America Banquet.
- Our exclusive on-site Doggie Concierge will be working 'doggone' hard to attend to all canine requirements (such as 'pup'arazzi interviews and hotel tours).
- ... and so much more! Visit www.hotelpenn.com for full details.
New York's Hotel Pennsylvania is offering unbeatable room rates for Westminster guests. To stay at the host hotel where all the Westminster Dog Show action happens, contact 212-736-5000 (locally) or 800-223-8585 (toll-free) or visit www.hotelpenn.com today.
Note to media contacts: For interviews and photo opportunities, please contact Jerry Grymek, LMA Communications Inc. at 1-800-387-1399/416-440-2500, Cell: 416-918-2043, e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com.
Westminster is the oldest, continuous sporting event in America, with the exception of the Kentucky Derby. The Dog Show is the most prestigious of National Dog Shows and has been held every year despite power shortages, hazardous weather conditions, economic depressions and World Wars.
About New York's Hotel Pennsylvania
Since 1919, New York's Hotel Pennsylvania has been host to millions of visitors to Manhattan, more than any other hotel in the world. The hotel is one of only two hotels in Manhattan to earn the prestigious ENERGY STAR award, which exemplifies superior energy performance and efficiency. With 1,700 rooms and over 90,000 square feet of function and adjacent exhibit space, the hotel's location on 7th Avenue at 33rd Street is conveniently located to the Midtown business district and within walking distance to many of Manhattan's famed tourist attractions, including Times Square, the Theater District and the Empire State Building. Directly across from Penn Station and with most major subway lines within one block makes getting to and around Manhattan exceptionally easy. Reservations can be made on-line at www.hotelpenn.com or by calling 212-736-5000 or toll-free at 800-223-8585. The World's Most Popular Hotel is a registered trademark of New York's Hotel Pennsylvania.
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THE PRE-RAPHAELITE TRAGEDY William GauntHarcourt, Brace ($3).
When Britain trembled over one of its periodic French invasion scares in 1859, the home guards were somewhat puzzled by the enlistment of four unusual volunteers. Their names were Dante Gabriel Rossetti, William Morris, William Holman Hunt, John Everett Millais. The guards were even more puzzled:
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It's 1:00AM and I'm thinking about the love of my life. Only problem is I'm not the love of his. Ingeniously, Frank Ocean has provided mood music for my pining. If someone decided to create a soundtrack centered on Lauryn Hill's "Ex-Factor" line, "tell me who I have to be to get some reciprocity" it would sound exactly like Channel ORANGE; an ode to unrequited love. But it isn't only that. Ocean belts in a language directed at the heart that may disorient the mind at first ponder.
By now you've read several reviews of this project and most of them agree that it's brilliant. It's unequivocally good. It's damn good and almost too good to break down because Ocean gives a vocal performance and lyrical demonstration of raw honest emotion that is hard to come by nowadays. Here goes trying to critique someone's soul…
From Ocean's character selection, "Thinkin Bout You" swirls in; pinpointing the whirlwind of feelings dusted up when that someone enters your life. When there's nothing you can do to keep them off of your mind, wondering if they're doing the same, yet not keeping it real with yourself. When you know that for you it is the pinnacle, unprecedented, and you're willing to wait out the complications, complexities and confusion for it all to become certain and magically simplify itself. Certainly, his decision to use this song he initially penned and referenced for Bridget Kelly as the album opener was dead on. It is clear when you feel the anguish in his falsetto.
It's fitting that the color orange is associated with preventing self-injury (think orange "safety vests"). Ocean "channels" through this route or band of frequencies forging clarity on the ways we hurt ourselves in pursuit of happiness, and in pursuit of others. Who hasn't accepted a lover's bullshit as "Fertilizer"? Ultimately it nourishes the angst and promotes a range of sentiments. For one, "Sierra Leone" depicts the youthful and carefree and like the diamond-mining Republic of the same name, how it feels to be "glistening, shimmerin' underneath the sunlight." That diamond in the rough could be conception after running out of Trojans and bringing another cryin' babe into the world, because sometimes love does that as well.
Lonny Breaux's songwriting taps into your core and exposes those places you'd prefer to keep hidden. He's keen on the fact that the heart wants what it wants and our interpretations lean toward the comforting. Aptly on "Sweet Life" he sings "my TV ain't HD, that's too real," knowing we can't always handle that high a resolution. There's also commentary on how we relate to riches via the interlude "Not Just Money," where a woman explains it can be "the difference between having a home and living on the streets." On the other side of the spectrum Earl Sweatshirt makes a no doubt deliberate apathetic appearance on "Super Rich Kids" that seems to stick out a proverbial tongue at the wealthy. Listing points of excess and ending with "I'm searching for a real love" reminds us of that rarity money can not buy. Staying on the subject of vices Ocean struggles to "keep a grown woman sober" on "Pilot Jones" and further explores addiction, destruction, corruption and denial within the tripping snares and bass of "Crack Rock."
Perhaps the most epic composition of the project is the almost ten minute long "Pyramids" which shuttles us to times before Christ and back to the present, juxtaposing the luxe and the dated; "top floor motel suite twisting my cigars, floor model TVs with the VCR." He tells the story of a queen dethroned; self-slaughtered, kidnapped and defiled. A track like "Pyramids" at the midpoint of the album jolts us to the reality it's not just the writing keeping us captivated. In this middle section we're treated to evanescent gems like John Mayer's guitar riffs on "White." It's hard to resist dancing and performing your best air drumming during "Monks." Ocean's talk of enlightenment, India and "clean chakra, good karma" signify it's no coincidence an Orange hue represents Swadhisthana, of which key issues are relationships, violence, addictions and pleasure, governing reproduction, creativity, joy and enthusiasm.
Is it the sermon-like speech, or the organ that conjures up a certain purple one's intro to "Lets Go Crazy" on "Bad Religion"? Still, I'll spare the comparisons, albeit flattering. This production remains somber and bare and holy, as we picture Ocean in a confession booth seeking atonement. A rousing assist by Andre 3000 on "Pink Matter;" the only other feature on the album, leaves us in suspense as Benjamin often does. (It also leaves us wondering if Ocean is referring to the pink, amorphous blob Majin Buu from Dragon Ball Z.) "Forrest Gump" and "End" close things out with Frank again unable to get someone out of his mind. There's talk of "boulder heavy lies," a car door opens, someone exits and walks into a building. We hear the muted music back in the car, as someone sits waiting although the door has closed. Just like unrequited love.
Channel ORANGE operates much like that elusive lover, bringing you to the throes of ecstasy, then taking it abruptly away – a source of great, fleeting pleasure and pain. And you keep running back. By the last song you're already craving the first; Malay, Om'Mas Keith, Pharrell Williams and Ocean himself created a soundscape you can loop, experiencing something authentic each go round. And you'll need to, to discover the intricacies of Ocean's writing. For those folks wondering where R&B went, it's right here. For genuine emotion-evoking music, equal parts ambient programming and musicianship, complex, creative lyrics, and SOUL, you need only turn the channel.
I am not an Odd Future fan, but i have to admit, I am diggin' this album. I got it for a $3 amazon digital download, and I have to admit, it is by far the most interesting R & B album I have heard in a long long time.
Good review, a little corny and over the top at times, but still, a well written review.
Amazing album. This is a defining moment in modern rhythm and blues. Channel orange is the kind of album that will define a moment in your life because you will never forget the deeply resonating lyrics and sonic landscape. Frank Ocean has made an epic album and it should be respected.
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Tricky - we are only saying this because it is sad but true. You WILL leave friends behind. Maybe not all, but definitely some. I can't spend time with a best girlfriend who is like a sister to me 'cause she is JUSt like me... an alchoholic cokehead. We just feed on each other - she now calls me for advice, and we talk on the phone, but for now...that's that. THINK OF YOUR LIFE - because, you know, that is what is at stake - cocaine is very devious - it lies - it swallows you up.
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Deathfire - Update #7, Meet Marian Arnold
In this new kickstarter update for Deathfire: Ruins of Nethermore we get news the Early Bird plegde is almost gone, and get to meet Lead Character Artist Marian Arnold.
Last Call for Early Birds
We are also beginning to run very low on EARLY BIRD EDITIONS, so if you're reading this and haven't pledged yet, you may want to take this last opportunity to jump in at the low $20 level before they are all gone.
Many of you seem to really appreciate the additional rewards we added earlier this week, as we noticed that quite a number of you have upgraded their pledges. It is nice to see that kind of commitment and to find affirmation that we made the right decision by adding Colin McComb's Oathbreaker books to the mix.
Naturally, we are trying to arrange for some more rewards that we can offer you, and while I can't announce anything new on that front just yet, I am hopeful that we can make a pretty cool announcement shortly. Stay tuned!
It's great to see some of the hard work of the past days finally come to fruition, as we have seen quite a bit of press coverage in the past days. It appears as if some of the interviews I've been giving also seem to finally make their appearance. These interviews are always a great way to talk about a variety of subjects surrounding the game.
Team Q&A: Marian Arnold
Who are you and what is your job on the Project team?
My name is Marian Arnold and I'm the Lead Character Artist on this Project, which is quite funny because when Guido named me Lead Artist at first, I was the ONLY artist on this project. So I was basically leading myself - oh, the wonders of corporate titles. Well, it is a bit different now, as we have more artists working on the project. But in a small team such as ours, a title doesn't mean all that much anyway. Everyone helps everyone, and we're all pulling together. Sure, I created most of the monsters, but I've also worked a lot on dungeons and dungeon props, created icons, scribbles and lots of other graphic elements. Whatever is needed at any given moment.
Information aboutDeathfire
SP/MP: Single-player
Setting: Fantasy
Genre: RPG
Platform: PC, Mac, Linux
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STOCKS to watch on the Australian stock exchange at the close on Thursday:
CCL - COCA-COLA AMATIL - down six cents, or 0.5 per cent, at $12.01
Coca-Cola Amatil will cut 28 jobs as it shifts part of its juice production from regional South Australia to Adelaide.
IAG - INSURANCE AUSTRALIA GROUP - down 17 cents, or 2.95 per cent, at $5.60
Insurance Australia Group has lifted its guidance on insurance profits for the 2013/14 financial year, but cut its forecast for growth in premiums.
NCM - NEWCREST MINING - down 21 cents, or 2.25 per cent, at $9.13
Gold miner Newcrest is poised for deeper cost cutting after slicing quarterly production costs by 16 per cent.
STO - SANTOS - down 12 cents, or 0.8 per cent, at $14.14
Energy giant Santos says growth in full year production is going to plan, as rising prices help to deliver record sales revenue.
WCB - WARRNAMBOOL CHEESE AND BUTTER FACTORY - up 5.5 cents, or 0.6 per cent, at $9.475
Dairy co-operative Murray Goulburn has taken a swipe at Australia's regulatory process as it conceded defeat in the battle for Warrnambool Cheese and Butter Factory (WCB) to Canadian dairy giant Saputo.
WHC - WHITEHAVEN COAL - down 3.5 cents, or 1.9 per cent, at $1.845
Whitehaven Coal has lifted production and sales sharply, but the company expects a slight decrease in prices for its metallurgical coal in early 2014.
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Long Beach Poly (Calif.) wide out Travon Patterson has set his announcement date and said three schools remain for his signature. The receiver is planning to announce his choice in two weeks on the L.A Times High School Spotlight show.
Patterson, 5-9, 160 pounds said his final schools are Arizona, Oregon and USC with two schools in the lead.
"I'm still leaning to USC but I like Oregon a lot too," Patterson said. "I'll announce on Fox Sports in two weeks and I'm still thinking about what I'm going to do. One of the main factors for me will b early playing time and that's why Oregon has made up a lot of ground. I know I have a much better chance to play early at Oregon than at SC."
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USC offered Patterson a few months back and most believed it was only a matter of time before he announced for the Trojans. At one point, the receiver said he would announce during the CaliFlorida Bowl but then backed out saying he would wait until Signing Day so he could have his whole family with him at the time of the announcement.
"That was important to me, to have my family there," Patterson said. "They have done a lot for me so I want them to be a part of it. They'll be with me when I do it and honestly, I'm still sorting things out. When USC offered, that was pretty much it for me, I knew I would be going there for sure. Now, I'm not as sure, it's pretty close but I have a couple of weeks to decide and hopefully I won't have any regrets when I make my announcement."


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In case you've been living under a rock, the first "Twilight" sequel "New Moon" is already in production with a new director but the same cast, which means set pictures have begun to make the rounds on these here Interwebs. Here is the first (at least as far as I know) batch, featuring your leads Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart, as well as Taylor Lautner and a couple of others who I can't name, but I'm guessing are also in the movie.
Apparently every single actor in the cast smokes, too. Also, you'll notice that Taylor Lautner has indeed bulk up for the role. Dude looks huge.
"New Moon", since retitled "The Twilight Saga: New Moon", is being directed by Chris Weitz, and is scheduled for a November 2009 release.
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Monday, December 22, 2008
Gran Torino and The Wrestler are very very similar movies--both feature aging Hollywood icons (one elder statesman, one prodigal son) playing men long past their prime who confront death and dredge up old skills/abilities for one last big harrowing scene. Both stories are incredibly formulaic--they revel in formula, they roll around in it, they make no apologies. Both lead performances aren't performances, they're audience-pleasing caricatures. (And they are most pleasing.) Eastwood's face and Rourke's face are like the sides of mountains. The pleasure in these cases isn't in seeing people act. The pleasure is in watching their faces be faces. The permutations of Eastwood-face and Rourke-face are limited but quite mesmerizing. Actually what I've said is a little misleading. Eastwood has a face. Rourke has a slab of face.
What mostly differentiates the movies is style. Gran Torino is classical Hollywood cinema mode, shot-countershot, establishing shots, etc. The Wrestler is faux cinema verite, with grainy stock and handheld camera, attempting to capture the "grittiness" of strip clubs and crappy gyms where downmarket wrestling matches are held. It does feel "real."
That said, I liked Gran Torino a lot more. I admired The Wrestler but was mostly bored. (I would have preferred to see The Stripper, starring Marisa Tomei's supporting character.) Gran Torino doesn't feel "real" (the gangbangers seem like actors, the dialogue feels like dialogue) but it employs formula rules in a very effective way... formula rules function to get the audience emotionally invested in the story, that's IT, and that's exactly what happens here... but it turns out to be an insidious tactic, because while Eastwood does religiously follow the formula playbook until the very end, cranking up your anticipation, making you believe a certain thing is going to happen, making you look forward to violence--at the last moment, he pulls the rug right out. Punishes the audience for looking forward to violence. As I left the theater, it actually reminded me of Funny Games in the way it manipulates your desire to see brutality onscreen and then subverts that desire. It's not a confrontationally radical film in the way that Haneke's is--it brilliantly makes the subversion/punishment work as an audience-pleasing ending!--but it's radical all the same.
Man on Wire. Man on Wire is fucking lovely. It's the story of a narcissistic egomaniac who enlisted his friends and girlfriend to--for years--help him live out his dreams of tightrope-walking above places like Notre Dame and the World Trade Center. It's more suspenseful than just about anything I've seen all year. And honestly it is beautiful. It will cause grinning.
Also this weekend I saw a few seconds of that viral video of a murder that happened in the Ukraine. You may have heard of this too, but I hope you had better sense than me and didn't click on it. Apparently those kids are on trial now, and one can only hope they stay locked in jail for their entire lives.
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- Sabra Embury said...
Noah brought you up today in conversation so I thought I'd check you out.
"Formulaic"'s a good word for "the Wrestler." I used "contrived" when describing it myself, and "exposed lung" instead of "slab of face."
Aside from that--the movie had me cringing for the sake of poor subconscious imagery; it felt like I was watching an episode of Cops; and Marisa Tomei was way too toned to be believable as an over-the-hill-single-mom stripper.
Sympathy's one thing, with a main character from a trailer park addicted to pain killers trying to rebuild a relationship with an estranged lesbian daughter working a as butcher to keep from being evicted, but how much can indigestion can a person take with some theatrical cornucopia of lower socioeconomic trash entertainment elements--these plastic ingredients in a giant who gives-a-shit sandwich.
Sorry, it's just I know the movie's big in Brooklyn...it got a 98% on Rotten Tomatoes too. Bleh.
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The audience at the Sunshine theater applauded when the movie was over. But I was only thinking about how much pale fuzzy material from my sweater was rubbing off on my black coat and making it look like a puffy cat had slept on me. I wonder what Noah said about me. He probably said I stood him up in that bar. I was at the bar, Noah! Just at a different time.
- Sabra Embury said...
What if you were in the Sunshine when I was in the Sunshine--just at different times...
Noah was excited to see you; he talked about it a lot and emailed you from my tramp computer and said things like: Nick Antosca's gonna be at Home Sweet Home tonight; he stayed with me and wanted to go to strip clubs...and then you sooo stood him up. Hmm. Hmmmm.
- N A said...
That's actually pretty likely, since it was the only place it was playing for a while. Damn it, I wanted to see Noah too. I like tramp computers, I like all kinds of tramps but not all kinds of computers. I should have taken him to strip club last time, my ex and I were going to take him to the Penthouse club but I took him to MoMA instead.


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Renovating an old Victorian house is a labor of love. And hate, frustration, never-ending expense, fatigue, stress……you get the picture.
Over the past four years we have knocked down, re-built, extended, stripped, dug, painted, papered and laboured our way to an almost-there family home, fit for 21st century living.
Our two resident sons have tolerated 4 years of former-granny-sleeping, woodchipped bedrooms with unhooverable carpet and rose-handled wardrobes.
The demands by my teenager for Marvel wallpaper seemed reasonable. Add in the request for curtains that didn't have flowers on. Fair enough, thought I, and set to it.
The wee man of the house laid his cards out on the table from the off. Lego. Bunk beds. As quickly as humanly possible.
Wall stickers were tracked down, a manly color scheme was plotted and lots of pine things were painted in a nice shade of caramel.
As a crowning glory, I found these free-to-download Lego Star Wars prints, and with a little of Mummy's thrifty handiwork and some of Ikea's finest frames, ta-dah!!! (Cost a little over £10 in total).
These were both thrifty and fairly nifty projects, so both mommy and babies are happy. You may notice there are no photos of the floor. Carpets next!