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Mayumi Iizuka
From Bulbapedia, the community-driven Pokémon encyclopedia.
Mayumi Iizuka (Japanese: 飯塚雅弓 Iizuka Mayumi) is a Japanese voice actress for the Pokémon anime. She was born on January 3, 1977 in Tokyo, Japan. Her most famous role is that of Misty.
Iizuka has been acting since she was three years old, but after she got her first voice acting role in the anime Omoide Poroporo, she went into a voice acting and singing career.
Pokémon roles
Iizuka has said that out of all her anime roles, Misty is most like her. She got the part after the director told her to be herself during her audition.
Musical appearances in Pokémon
- Riding on Lapras (Japanese: ラプラスにのって)
- Everyone Walk Together (Japanese: みんなであるこう!)
Famous non-Pokémon roles
- Millerna (Vision of Escaflowne)
- Reiko Asagiri (Gate Keepers)
- Makoto Sawatari (Kanon)
- Nanaka Nakatomi (Magic User's Club)
- Cleao Everlasting (Orphen)
- Sakuya Kumashiro (Tenchi in Tokyo)
- Tron Bonne (Rockman DASH, Marvel vs. Capcom, Namco × Capcom)
- Flute (Violinist of Hameln)
- Suzy (Monkey Typhoon)
Solo albums
- かたおもい Kataomoi, Unrequited Love (1997)
- ミントと口笛 Mint to Kuchibue, Mint and Whistle (1998)
- Fly Ladybird fly (1998)
- so loving (1999)
- berry best (2001)
- ひまわり Himawari, Sunflower (2001)
- 虹の咲く場所 Niji no Saku Basho, Where the Rainbow Blooms (2002)
- ∞Infinity∞ (2004)
- 23degrees。 (2004)
- プレゼント Present (2005)
External links
- Mayumi Iizuka's official website
- Mayumi Iizuka's talent profile
- Mayumi Iizuka's official blog
- Mayumi Iizuka on Twitter
- Strawberry Candle fan club
- Berrysmile page
|This article is part of Project VA, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each voice actor of the Pokémon anime.


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Forums > General Industry > Images of models lying down
I got to admit that my images of models lying down are not very good. Please show me some examples. Also, I'd appreciate any lighting tips. Thanks.
Nov 16 11 11:16 am Link
Posts: 13514
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US
I agree, as a model I've very few images of me laying down that work
Nov 16 11 11:27 am Link
Posts: 332
Onekama, Michigan, US
I just completed a shoot with Darren Holmes, and most of the photos (none are in my port yet) were taken of me lying down. If you check his port (MM #232342), you'll notice that most of his subjects are lying down.......Of course, his photos are very different from your "typical" photog. I love his work, and I think he is amazing.
.......But otherwise, no, these types of photos don't often turn out well.
Nov 16 11 11:32 am Link
Posts: 6355
Portland, Oregon, US
This is my favorite picture I've ever taken
http://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pi … 9#23977869
Not sure how others feel about it, but I love it.
(Edit I'm posting from my model portfolio, the image is of Liz )
Nov 16 11 11:33 am Link
Posts: 3377
Sisters, Oregon, US
Well, you have a really excellent portfolio. The only reclining pic I saw was Natalia on a sofa and it was mostly upper body. The only suggestion I might have would be, especially when models are reclining prone or on their side is to be particularly careful that they tighten their abdominal muscles. In either of these poses you really have gravity working against aesthetics.
I think the lighting will depend upon the mood you want to create, so there really isn't a one size fits all answer. Most of my nude work is outdoors, so I have to adjust the pose and pick the time of day for the location where I'm shooting to get the lighting I want.
Keep up the great art!!
Nov 16 11 11:34 am Link
Posts: 70841
Minneapolis, Minnesota, US
Nov 16 11 11:37 am Link
Posts: 332
Onekama, Michigan, US
Posts: 18763
Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
this is a great photographer, and he often photographs models lying down
Posts: 94
Boston, Massachusetts, US
Dean Johnson Photo wrote:
I totally agree... Light the subject as if they were standing up and all will be well. Except for your neck... cramping....
Posts: 569
Rosedale, New York, US
Laying down on the beach, a little back arch, a little smirk, a lot nude. Gorgeous morning sun. 18+
http://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pi … 5#24704215
Posts: 39894
Peoria, Illinois, US
Nov 16 11 11:41 am Link
Posts: 156
Birmingham, Alabama, US
These are two of my favorites that I've done.
Nov 16 11 11:42 am Link
Posts: 57
Frederick, Maryland, US
Shooting models who are lying down is a challenge for me because they always end up looking fat. Just the pressure of the ground or whatever against them, like their thighs go from slim to looking like this puddle of meat loosely molded around a broomstick somewhere in the middle of the puddle. I don't need that kind of aggravation and after I show them the photo on the camera back they usually stand back up and everyone's happy again.
Nov 16 11 11:45 am Link
Thanks for the samples -- keep 'em coming!
Corollary Question: How would you manage to put a camera up near the ceiling, pointing straight down, without photographing your legs?
Nov 16 11 11:50 am Link
Posts: 10302
Pawtucket, Rhode Island, US
One image of about 10,000
Nov 16 11 11:51 am Link
Allen Camp wrote:
I do know one tip, given to me by an experienced model. If she's going to be photographed while lying on her back, she preferred to be hanging off the edge of whatever she was lying upon, with the "overhang" part being on the side of the camera. That way her butt doesn't appear to be crushed.
Posts: 18763
Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
Allen Camp wrote:
it's all about at which angle you approach them
Posts: 5665
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
I have a few which are neat poses IMO
18+ http://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/25712326
18+ http://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/23688739
18+ http://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/25446630
Nov 16 11 11:54 am Link
Posts: 2553
Rockville, Maryland, US
1 light, high left + reflector to the right.
Nov 16 11 11:59 am Link
Posts: 2379
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
also: http://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/21157492 - bottom photo in set (18+)
Nov 16 11 12:00 pm Link
Posts: 57
Frederick, Maryland, US
I get discouraged too quickly and want to move back into my comfort zone rather than struggle with a problem area. Will take these tips into consideration and try harder next time, thank you.
Nov 16 11 12:01 pm Link
Posts: 12055
Olivet, Michigan, US
Looknsee Photography wrote:
Most of my best "model laying down" images seem to be sunlight, or hot lamps. Not sure why. In general, they're also 18+; like these:
Nov 16 11 12:03 pm Link
Posts: 317
Richardson, Texas, US
Posts: 1439
Gypsum, Colorado, US
Posts: 2642
New York, New York, US
have few for what it is worth to you
Nov 16 11 12:08 pm Link
Posts: 401
Berkeley, California, US
Have the model tense every muscle that's touching whatever it is on which she's laying with the tightest part of her down so she doesn't smush. Some side or upwards light also helps by creating the curve under her body so it doesn't look like she's square on the bottom against the thing she's laying on.
Nov 16 11 12:14 pm Link
Posts: 38
Paris, Île-de-France, France
Nov 16 11 12:21 pm Link
Posts: 1322
North Smithfield, Rhode Island, US
http://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pi … 43#5050943
http://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pi … 37#5163437
http://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pi … 03#5471303
http://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pi … 03#6382303
http://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pi … 22#5317322
http://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pi … 26#6072026
Nov 16 11 12:23 pm Link
Posts: 12232
Colton, California, US
Nov 16 11 12:32 pm Link
Posts: 56038
Yelm, Washington, US
There are several in my portfolio, including my avatar.
Nov 16 11 12:37 pm Link
Posts: 1202
Modesto, California, US
there are a few in my port also
Nov 16 11 12:40 pm Link
Posts: 1755
Seattle, Washington, US
I have a few in my port.
Nov 16 11 12:45 pm Link
Posts: 6017
Fairfax, Virginia, US
First, "laying down" has lots of options (on stomach, on back) so that needs to be clearer about what the issue is for you.
Second, not all models will look good in the same pose. Put a woman with a 36 inch chest laying flat on her back and her breasts go sideways. Just did a shoot with another model--lovely woman--but she was short and when I posed her on her back with an arm up behind her head, it made her bicep look enormous. So adapt poses to the body type.
Those caveats acknowledged, here are a couple of tips I'd offer:
--don't lay down flat, find a way to put the model at an angle. Maybe one shoulder is raised or one hip is twisted.
--create interesting lines and angles
--be willing to have uneven light on the model
--play with the angle you shoot at. Get LOW (as in...at her level). Or get HIGH (not with weed, but on a ladder so you're shooting down on her).
--reflectors are your friend. It's very easy to get small shadows underneath the model that fool the eye and add an inch on each side of the waist or arm.
Here is an example (+18) from my portfolio of the lovely Sera Ferron. You'll notice how she's in shadow, laying at an angle, interesting lines on her torso.
http://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pi … 5#17266355
Nov 16 11 12:48 pm Link
Posts: 12055
Olivet, Michigan, US
Allen Camp wrote:
Fat? I usually have them wind up looking SKINNY!!
Nov 16 11 12:54 pm Link
Posts: 6662
Indianapolis, Indiana, US
I've got a few, here's some of my favs....
http://photos.modelmayhem.com/photos/08 … 66be5b.jpg
Nov 16 11 12:56 pm Link
Posts: 2162
San Francisco, California, US
Here are few from my port that I think look pretty good. All are 18+ images.
Nov 16 11 12:59 pm Link
Posts: 33451
The Woodlands, Texas, US
Middle one was actually and outtake, but ended up being everyone's favorite shot. It's an image I want to shove in the faces of anyone who says the classic, "Modeling is the easiest job in the world. You just stand there and look pretty" quote...
Bottom one was with the wig after I lost all of my hair. It was my first shoot coming back to work.
In the end, I say it doesn't matter which direction the model's BODY is pointing. Laying down, sitting, standing, jumping, wha ev. It's where the model's SPIRIT is pointing that's important. I aim straight into the lens and don't hold back. You can't screw up that angle.
Nov 16 11 01:04 pm Link
Posts: 6355
Portland, Oregon, US
Here are a couple older shots of me.
http://www.modelbrigade.com/index.php?p … _id=108788
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SAO PAULO, May 13 (Reuters) - Brazilian phone company Telefonica Brasil SA reported a 12 percent drop in first-quarter profit from a year earlier due to stagnant revenue and rising financial expenses.
Net income fell to 580 million reais ($191 million), according to a securities filing on Wednesday.
Few analysts had given forecasts for the company's earnings. To prevent conflicts of interest, several bank analysts suspended coverage as their companies were hired for a share offering to fund Telefonica Brasil's acquisition of broadband provider GVT.
A sharp slowdown in Brazil continued to weigh on earnings, as mobile revenue rose 8 percent, in line with consumer prices over the past year, but fixed-line services fell 4 percent due to disconnected landlines and flat broadband subscriptions.
The Brazilian unit of Spain's Telefonica said earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization was little changed from a year earlier at 2.569 billion reais.
Rising interest rates and a sharp tumble in Brazil's currency, the real, more than doubled net financial expenses to 218 million reais.
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The department of Excise and Taxation in Lahore recently auctioned the most unique and number plates for the year 2017. This auction is held every year. A large number of enthusiasts participate in this auction every year.
According to reports, the highest bid in yesterday's auction in Lahore was Rs. 0.71 million. Surprisingly this was the highest bid of all auction at the Excise and Taxation department.
Here is a list of all the bids at the auction:
- Number "1" got sold at 0.71 million
- Number "2" went for 0.12 million
- Number "3" sold at 0.21 million
- Number "4" auctioned at 0.18 million
- Number "5" auctioned at 0.29 million
- Number "6" went for 0.15 million
- Number "7" sold at 0.19 million
- Number "8" went for 0.165 million
- Plate number "786" was sold at 0.23 million
- Number "10" went down for 0.13 million
Luckily Faisalabad will also experience an auction for plates FD-17, FSD-17 and FDU-17, tomorrow as confirmed by the spokesperson of Motor Registering Authority, Faisalabad.


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Like Fandom? International Consumer? American Net Neutrality Rules Do Affect You. Here's Why & How You Can Help
Are you involved in a fandom? Do you log onto a site called archiveofourown? Do you use Tumblr? Do you watch youtube videos? Do you use wikipedia when you are writing a fanfic and need to know a ton of information? Do you use a site called storenvy to find fandom related merch? What about etsy? Like gmes and use Steam? WoW? Battle.net? Are you a German artist who has a solid American following? Do Americans consume any of your fanfic, fanart, webcomics, original art or fiction?
This will hit you in sales, lack of fan produced content, or removal of fandom websites
Nonprofit organizations like Ao3 rely entirely on donations of the consumers. That site will not be able to sustain itself when ISPs are squeezing it for premium fast lane prices. You will not enjoy it when its broadband is constantly overtaxed because it cannot afford premium prices. This will at best, just annoy you and you will have to try again and again to even get into the site. At worst, it will close the site. The American fanfic writer though? They may not even have access to the site anymore because they cannot afford to be "granted access" to it and will no longer produce content for you to enjoy. Tumblr is owned by Verizon, a company so excited to see net neutrality laws done away with. If you think American content producers will escape the premium price pay-walls on this site, you're wrong. If you think Verizon won't find ways to also hit you, you're wrong. The very nature of the internet is globalized. What hits America, trickles into the international markets. Every site and every example I put in paragraph one will see dramatic changes, some of them will just outright end. The most immediate change you will see is fandom changing for Americans. No more American produced fanart, no more American produced fanfic. At least from those who cannot afford it. You better hope your favorite American fanfic author is rich. This is not even a party line issue. Americans across the BOARD do not want this. We are screaming at the FCC. We must KEEP screaming.
Here is what you can do to help. Email the FCC. You don't need to tell them you're international. You don't even need to give them a last name, or just go ahead and makeup a pseud if you're scared. Mind you, they know when an account is a spam account or a bot, so DO NOT USE THOSE. Remember, these are American governmental persons. They are not serial killers. They will not track you down and kill you in the middle of the night. You can even use what I wrote out on my own.
Ajit Pai - firstname.lastname@example.com (he is the champion of this and will unlikely change his vote but you should still tell him why he's wrong)
Mignon Clyburn - firstname.lastname@example.com (Will vote NO)
Michael O'Reilly - firstname.lastname@example.com
Brendan Carr - firstname.lastname@example.com
Jessica Rosenworcel - email@example.com (Will vote NO)
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Please vote no against repealing Title Two Net Neutrality rules. These rules protect small business, non-profit organizations, individual American citizens. Repealing the rules will hinder American investment globally. Small businesses will cease to exist. in an online forum. Americans may be cut off from the international world. We do not want this. We have flooded your comments, we have created petitions. We have shared Facebook statuses. We have spoken and we say no. You as an agency must look out for the American people, not for a select few deep pockets. The American people say no. A competitive market is not an expensive market.
Again, do not repeal Title Two Net Neutrality rules.
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Back to paradise
Ko Samet Travel Blog› entry 9 of 22 › view all entries
October 19th, 2008 – by: bcbusdriver
Last time we went we barely made a bus as it was rolling down the street and ended taking the slowest bus I had every rode on made worse as it did not have a washroom.
After a four hour bus ride we were in Ban Phe. I have been here a couple of times and the only thing to do in Ban Phe is buy your ferry ticket maybe book your hotel from the booking desk and stock up on some beach supplies as the prices are cheaper here then on the island. We ate some noodle soup from one of the vendors as we waited for the ferry and then we off onto the Bay of Thailand sailing towards paradise.
I love Ko Samet. It is easy to get to from Bangkok. It is small so it is very easy to get around and it has a bunch of nice small beaches to chill on. It also as a good mixture of Thais and farangs visiting so you know you can use your English here without troubles but not every traveler is white so still feel you are in Thailand. On the ride over Voon was just so excited she was vibrating. The little girl has not had many chances to travel and this was going to be her first trip to an island. In her broken English she kept asking me if I would swim with her in the ocean.
The ferry we took arrived on the other end of the island then the boat we rode last year.
Next step was to find a ride to our hotel White Sand Resort. Getting a ride on Ko Samet just look for the bright green trucks. There are very few trucks on the island and all of them seem to be green. These basically are the public transit system of island.
Shortly we were unloading at our hotel. I now remember walking past this place last year and happily it is right on the beach. Or bungalow is just down a lane and only about 200 meters for the beach. We can't quite see the beach but it is close enough. Bad news though is I think there must have been some chillies in the soup we had in Ban Phe as I am feeling sick. I get to spend the next 12 hours being sick in paradise with a high fever. Good thing is this food reaction goes through me quickly and the next day I am ready to hit the beach. While I am trying to stay cool in our room Voon and Benny spend the rest of the day on the beach enjoying some time together.
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A grey sweater dress doesn't exactly conjure up images of a wildly exciting outfit, does it?Strangely enough I'd had this basic item on my (wardrobe) radar for a while now, and to be honest I hadn't really thought about how I was going to style it, or whether I'd just look like a big grey lump in it. First of all though: The hunt for the right grey sweater (or jumper) dress!
Over Christmas I ended up looking at and ordering several dresses - not all of them grey admittedly... I got distracted by some of the other sludgy colours out there. But grey is, of course, the perfect neutral when you don't want to wear black (that'd be me, then).
The reason I went with this one from Marks & Spencer (sadly sold out, but this one from Zalando is pretty close) is because of the seam detailing down the front. It somehow broke up the wideness (=ahem= yes that's a word) of the dress and made it a little more flattering and lengthening, especially when I added my Lizzy O double heart pendant... How pretty is that rose gold against the grey?
What really worked, though, was the addition of the sleeveless coatigan in this rich burgundy.
Together with my tan OTK boots (which haven't seen the light of day since the sciatica debacle) and ochre hobo bag, I am totally loving these colours right now. All warm, caramelly, rich and yummy colours. And talking of rich caramel colours...
The hair has changed.
I've since gone a completely different colour. Some of you may have seen it on my Instagram Stories last week, though as it was for a promotion (work, in other words) I'm not too sure how I feel about it. I may get it changed back to the colour you see here, but next week you'll see an outfit post or two with the new colour. I just haven't got used to it yet... It'll be interesting to hear your reactions!


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North Korea moves intermediate range missiles
NORTH Korea has placed two of its intermediate range missiles on mobile launchers and hidden them on the east coast of the country in a move that could threaten Japan or U.S. Pacific bases, South Korean media reported on Friday.
The report could not be confirmed. But any such movement may be intended to demonstrate that the North, angry about joint U.S.-South Korean military exercises and the imposition of U.N. sanctions, is prepared to demonstrate its ability to mount an attack.
The North has said nuclear conflict could break out at any time on the Korean peninsula in a month-long war of words that has prompted the United States to move military assets into the region.
The tension with North Korea has roiled South Korean financial markets and top finance officials in Seoul warned they could have a long-term impact on markets.
In North Korea itself, there was no intensification of the strident rhetoric about impending war as the country marked a national holiday. And some analysts said the tone of recent statements, however bitter, was most probably aimed at securing concessions and was unlikely to lead to armed conflict.
South Korea's Yonhap news agency, quoting a senior military official familiar with the matter said: "Early this week, the North moved two Musudan missiles on the train and placed them on mobile launchers."
There were unconfirmed media reports on Thursday that the North had moved missiles to the east coast, although it was not clear what kind of missiles had been deployed.
South Korea's Defence Ministry declined to comment.
Speculation centred on two kinds of missiles neither of which is known to have been tested.
One was the so-called Musudan missile which South Korea's Defence Ministry estimates has a range of up to 3,000 km (1,865 miles, the other is called the KN-08, which is believed to be an inter-continental ballistic missile, which is again untested.
In Seoul, officials from economic ministries, the central bank and regulatory agencies held emergency talks and promised swift and strong action should the markets lose stability. News of the talks and the central bank involvement boosted investors' expectations of an interest rate cut next week.
South Korean shares slid, with foreign investors selling their biggest daily amount in nearly 20 months, hurt after aggressive easing from the Bank of Japan sent the yen reeling, as well as by the tension over North Korea.
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I would like to extend my Big Thank You to Reena reigns! for nominating me this award.:)
For the second time I distinguished an award again yehheeyy.:) I predicted that this is a blessing for my blogging journey here in "WordPress." And to you my readers and my followers Thank You Very Much for composing my blogging journey here into a reality, as I convinced that without your support this page of mine is long become shallow, dull, and a big dead fish.
In return to this blessing I would like to nominate all my followers here! I believe you all deserve this award too as much as I do.:) But I'm sorry, this award requires 7 bloggers, so for those I nominated a big congratulations to all 7 of you.:)
These are the following Requirements in Nominating your most "Beautiful Blogger Award!
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- Reena reigns! Beautiful blogger award for the 3rd time! YES√
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- I'm a Filipino/American
- Love'd food trip so much, but I always counts my calories "Hmpp CRAZY WEIRD?"
- I Love'd to travel from places to places, but I hate flying
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LRC services are free of charge and available to all enrolled NCAD students.
The Library
The NCAD library is one component of our LRC.
Northwest College of Art currently has over 1,500 library books and reference materials to support its students. All of these books and resource materials are available to both students and instructors at all times.
Library category holdings include: Advertising, Architecture, Art History, Art Study, Artists, Business and Marketing, CD-Rom Collection, Color, Communication, Computer, Dictionaries, Drawing, Encyclopedias, Environment, Graphic Design, Interior Design, Literature, Museums, Painting, Photography, Printing, Psychology, Reference, Sculpture, Study Skills, Typography, Video, and Writing Skills. In addition the College has Senior Thesis papers/artwork available for student reference.
Select textbooks normally used in the classroom may also be available in the library for check out or use.
There is a library assistant available to help students find resources and answer questions. The organizational system is easy to understand, books and magazines are easy to locate on the shelves, and a simple "pain free" system for library check out is available. Instructors also encourage use of the library when assigning class projects and research assignments. The library continues to grow to meet the needs of the student body.
NCAD does not have any cooperative agreements with other libraries at this time. However, students do have access to books and reference materials from the local Kitsap Regional library system (www.krl.org). Books and reference materials may be checked out over the internet or through any of the four library facilities located in nearby Poulsbo, Bainbridge Island, Silverdale and Bremerton.
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The 1 Thing Your Scenes MUST HAVE
Sully is a good representation of how I want people to react when enthralled by a story I've written:
But more often than not, I get a reaction more like this:
Or at least, I did. I couldn't understand why my writing produced these less-than-stellar responses. I had meticulously worded every sentence. I'd made sure there were exciting parts. I had parceled out backstory, setting, and exposition so the reader could understand what the heck was going on. So why did eyes glaze over while reading my book? Why did MY eyes glaze over while reading my own work?
The problem, I finally found out, was that my scenes didn't turn.
I was cramming all that exposition in right out of the gate, so the reader knew absolutely everything … which meant there wasn't anything to find out. The scenes were just tiny chronicles where the main character set out to do something and accomplished it with flying colors. Nothing ever happened that surprised him. And consequently, nothing ever happened to surprise the reader.
I wasn't withholding information, and revealing it methodically.
I wasn't letting the story spin in new directions. It was always chugging along the straightforward track where I'd dropped my reader.
I wasn't letting my scenes TURN.
To illustrate what I mean, here's an example of a great scene with a great turn from a wonderful movie: Beauty and the Beast
*Opening music that makes me want to cry from how beautiful it is*
Beat 1:
"Once upon a time, in a faraway land a young prince lived in a shining castle…" (Action: Apparently the world takes action to make sure this prince lives a cushy existence.)
"Although he had everything his heart desired, the prince was spoiled, selfish, and unkind." (Reaction: And he acts like a brat anyway.)
Beat 2:
"But then, one winter's night, and old beggar woman came to the castle and offered a single rose in return for shelter from the bitter cold." (Action)
"Repulsed by her haggard appearance, the prince sneered at the gift, and turned the old woman away." (Reaction)
Beat 3:
"But she warned him, not to be deceived by appearances, for beauty is found within." (Action)
"And when he dismissed her again …" (Reaction)
Beat 4:
"The old woman's ugliness melted away to reveal a beautiful enchantress." (Action)
"The prince tried to apologize …" (Reaction)
Beat 5:
"But it was too late, for she had seen that there was no love in his heart. And as punishment, she transformed him into a hideous beast and placed a powerful spell on the castle, and all who lived there." (Action)
"Ashamed of his monstrous form, the beast concealed himself inside his castle, with a magic mirror as his only window to the outside world." (Reaction)
Beat 6:
"The rose she had offered was truly an enchanted rose, that would bloom until his 21st year. If he could learn to love another, and earn their love in return, by the time the last petal fell, then the spell would be broken. If not, he would be doomed to remain a beast for all time." (Action)
"As the years passed, he fell into despair, and lost all hope." (Reaction)
"For who could ever learn to love a beast?"
Turn: The 6th beat is the turn. The story has spun in a new direction, the direction the WHOLE STORY will motor towards.
Revelation: There's the big one of the scene turn, but I love how every action and reaction in this prologue feels like a revelation. Each one feels like it could be a scene on it's own, but it's told in a just few words, with beautiful imagery. There's no fluff in this, nothing unnecessary, everything is perfectly needed. (Sorry, I just really love this opening. I can remember sitting in my little wicker rocking chair when I was four watching this in awe. This movie is one of the reasons I'm story obsessed.)
NOW let's remove all curiosity and surprise from this scene.
We'll take away the atmosphere of "all is not as it seems", the "seeking and learning significant information" feeling, the sense that we're climbing to something significant. Instead of withholding and revealing snippets of information, after gradual beat-by-beat escalation of curiosity, we'll dump all information right away. We'll take this beautiful scene, and make it distinctly not a scene by removing all traces of a turn.
So! The purpose of this "section" of story is to communicate necessary information. What info? The guy used to be a terrible prince. Someone cursed him to be a beast. His castle and the people who live there are also cursed. He's got a rose that will bloom until he's 21. He's supposed to fall in love with someone and get that person to love him back. Or he's going to be a beast forevermore. So, let's give it a whirl.
Let's say it opens up on Lumiere and the Beast. They're just hanging out in the West Wing, the Beast watching the rose sparkle, Lumiere extinguishing and reigniting his left candle/hand for something to do.
LUMIERE: "So Master, it's been years since you were turned into a beast and the castle staff was turned into objects."
BEAST: "Yup."
L: "I wish you hadn't have upset that enchantress, and been a bit kinder."
B: "Me too. Don't know how."
L: "Now our only hope to return to our human forms, is if you fall in love and get that person to fall in love with you."
B: *Noncommittal grunt*
L: "Better happen soon, before that last petal on the magical rose falls. When you turn 21, it's going to fall. And if you haven't learned to love by then, well, we're stuck."
B: "I'm aware."
L: "Yup."
B: "Yup."
Well, that was extraordinarily awful.
So what about these scenes is different? (Besides one being a work of art and the other being agony in text form.)
– One withholds information and reveals it slowly, turning the story at the end.
– One is just an info dump.
So how can a turn be accomplished? There are four types of turns:
– Surprise
– Amplified Curiosity
– New Insight
– Spin in New Direction
A SURPRISE turn is the difference between what the character expects and what actually happens, surprising them, surprising the reader/audience that is enthralled by your story. A CURIOSITY turn is when a new mystery is presented to the reader, increasing their drive to find out what happens next. An INSIGHT one is when a scene ends by solving a mystery, answering a question that the audience has been wondering about. And a SPIN is just that, a turn that jolts the story into a new unexpected direction.
And how do they work in a scene?
The turn happens at the end. It's the point of the scene. Everything's leading to it. Think of it as the period punctuation mark on the end of the sentence that is your scene. But really your reader is anticipating that turn throughout the scene.
It's this anticipation and "gradual illumination" that's crucial to a story turn. This is the wonderful curious feeling that keeps us turning pages. That sense that "all is not as it seems, and if I keep reading I'll find out the truth." which is so intoxicating. And this is accomplished with beats, the exchanges of action and reaction, each acting like a escalation on a roller coaster, each increasing anticipation for the drop.
Turns and revelation anticipation are rather magical when you think about it. They really are (as Robert McKee says) the substance of story. (Or they're magical to me. I said I was obsessed. Blame this movie!)
Now I'm going to go watch Beauty and the Beast again.


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'An alien has grown in my bottle of vinegar!' Mum makes horror discovery of creature
A MOTHER was horrified to discover an 'ALIEN' floating around in her bottle of vinegar, which she claims 'grew' in the supermarket-bought product.
It may sound like something out of a science-fiction film but Eleri Adkins says she spotted a white jelly-like creature "growing" in the bottle as she and her two young children tucked into their fish and chips.
The 21-year-old bought the bottle at a Tesco supermarket just one month before she made the strange discovery.
Ms Adkins, from Swansea in south Wales, said: "I cannot believe it - there is something growing in my bottle of vinegar.
"It looks like it's got a head."
Ms Adkins, who is expecting her third child, says she was even more worried because she and her two young children had already eaten some of the vinegar on their chips.
I cannot believe it - there is something growing in my bottle of vinegar. It looks like it's got a head
"I would like to know what this thing is, we've eaten some of the vinegar," she added.
Ms Adkins immediately returned the bottle back to her local Tesco, where she says staff were so disgusted by what they saw they were "heaving."
She was given a full refund and a bunch of flowers.
The mother said: "The staff in the store were heaving when they saw it. They did not know what it was."
Tesco said they were hoping to carry out a full investigation to determine what the object was.
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Both sodium laureth sulfate and its close relative sodium lauryl sulfate are commonly used in countless kinds of shampoo, bubble bath, toothpaste, soaps, deodorant and detergents — it's what makes the products foam up, what gives them their bubbles. But did you know they are also very dangerous, and highly irritating?
Sodium laureth sulfate (SLES) and sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS) can actually damage your hair follicles in the case of shampoo/baby shampoo, cause damage to the skin in the case of bubble bath or body wash and can cause permanent (yeah, you heard me, permanent) damage to the eyes in children — not to mention your everyday liver toxicity. It's another one of those great chemicals like phthalates that gets inside your system and stays in the body's tissues — only in this case, being metabolized by the liver, your body really has to expend a lot of energy to get rid of it. The EWG's Skin Deep Cosmetics Database classifies these agents as likely to be toxic or harmful. There is "strong evidence" to support this claim, including over 40 studies that you can read yourself if so inclined! If you're at home, get up, go to your bathroom and examine your toothpaste, shampoo, body wash and baby shampoo. I'll bet you any amount of money that at least one of the products you use every day has sodium laureth sulfate or sodium lauryl sulfate as one of the first few ingredients. If you're reading this on the go, stop at a drugstore or grocery store. Try to find a popular shampoo or body wash WITHOUT one of these bad boys. I seriously think you'll come up empty handed.
So if something is so toxic and harmful, why are we "allowed" to buy the stuff and scrub it on our heads, faces, bodies and, did I mention, all over the insides of our mouths? Well, think about it this way, for one: You can still buy cigarettes and foods with trans fats, both of which are linked to cancer. Consumer products companies generally loathe replacing chemicals in their precious formulas, because that costs huge amounts of time and money — and, after all, it's only our health and vitality at stake. Don't expect your favorite brands to do away with SLS any time soon, because there is no government agency that actually regulates how much a manufacturer uses or claims not to use in a given product! We might as well be talking about herbal supplements or bottled water, two other areas where the government basically sits on their collective ass rather than stepping in to protect our health and wellness (more on that later). Vote with your dollar and look for something safe — I'll provide some examples below for you to munch on. Let's not risk developing cancer because we love our Paul Mitchell shampoo so much, mmkay? Here are some practical alternatives to swap out the next time your toothpaste and detergent are running low.
Jason Powersmile toothpaste contains no sulfates or preservatives (no animal testing, either). I use the stuff every day. If you don't have a local earthy-crunchy health food store like I do that sells it, try Amazon. They sell everything!
Dr Bronner's Pure Liquid Castile Soap can be used in a million different ways, but I'm most excited about using it to clean dishes as even Seventh Generation's dish soap contains SLS. (That was a shocker to me. SMH, Seventh Gen.) You can get tons of different varieties of Dr Bronners on Amazon also, or at Target and health food stores too.
Natural Newborn sells chemical-free baby wash, lotion, massage oil and more. Keep in mind, however, shipping can be slow from these smaller organic companies as they're often small and family owned, so order with enough lead time in advance (not when you've already run out of your baby's old favorite).
The Skinny book I'm reading now recommends Amazon Beauty Rahua shampoo and conditioner, Sukihair Clean Balance Shampoo and Glory Locks Hair Cream aside from the Giovanni Smooth and Silk line I told you about in an earlier post. I'm looking forward to trying all of the above!
Face washes can also contain SLS as a foaming agent, so try (again, Kim's picks) Terra Firma Cosmetics Face the Day Cleanser, Suki Sensitive cleansing bar or OSEA Ocean Cleanser (which sounds the yummiest to me). I'll review all of the products for you as I try them, starting with the Giovanni hair care and Jason toothpaste I mention using above.
Don't mess around with this stuff, guys. I know it's easier to just go on using what you always use and ignoring what you may consider to be paranoia or conspiracy theory, but what have you got to lose? Are you really that attached to your bottle of Pantene? Don't keep it shallow, sister. Pass along this info to your beauty-obsessed friends, your wives who do the shopping, your moms and girlfriends and whomever you think is otherwise too lazy to care. Get them to care by showing that YOU care about THEIR health and wellbeing! Try one product and let me know how it goes — I promise there are alternatives out there for everything, and I'll help you find the best ones.


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A SOUTHPORT man who brought the town centre to a standstill by spending more than an hour on a rooftop as police tried to arrest him for burglary received a suspended jail sentence this week.
James Gelling's girlfriend wrote a letter to Liverpool Crown Court explaining that he was now determined to turn his life around and keep out of trouble.
The 20-year-old, who was wanted for breaking into a house and vowed to jump off the top of the three-storey building, was given a suspended sentence for two years on Monday.
On August 9 police spotted Gelling and tried to arrest him as he climbed Hesketh Mount adjacent to the Carlton Hotel, between Lord Street and King Street.
King Street and Market Street were both closed off as the force met the British Transport Police, and an over-head police helicopter hovered above.
Businesses stopped trading as crowds gathered during the mid-afternoon to get a glimpse of the High Park man.
During the drama, the wanted man was heard shouting: "I'm not getting done for it. Why have they closed the roads off? I've got fans and everything now. I'll just have to stay here all night."
He said he would only come down from the roof, which was undergoing major renovation, if his girlfriend turned up who eventually did.
Gelling, of Victoria Road, Southport, pleaded guilty to burglary.
His barrister, Andrew Loveridge, said the defendant was in a stable relationship and had a firm offer of employment, and believed these factors would enable him to turn his life around.


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September 19, 1979 - Severus Snape was dreaming, he was certain, when he felt the delicious weight of a naked woman pressed against him in his bed at Spinner's End. He rolled to his side facing the woman as he opened his eyes to complete darkness. He looked toward his bedroom window and saw neither a star nor a single shaft of light from the moon. Somewhat disconcerted he reached to his side table grasping his wand and quietly casting Lumos. The tip of his wand lit up but only barely, the light not even spreading far enough to illuminate the length of the wand from which it originated. Dispelling the first spell to cast another he received the same result of a tiny dim ball of light at the tip of his wand. Frustrated he ran through a series of lighting spells receiving the same minimal result or none at all.
Deciding he would rather investigate his bedmate than continuing to figure out what was going on with his magic or lighting issues, he moved the tip of his wand toward the apparently sleeping witch moving slowly and carefully so as not to accidentally gouge her with the tip. As the light approached her body it grew dimmer and he gave a frustrated snarl as he pulled the wand back towards his face, blinking in surprise as it rapidly brightened, though still only illuminating a slightly larger area when it was close to his face. He pulled himself away from her body enough so that he could sit up without disturbing her so that he could investigate and hopefully identify her before she woke.
Curious he leaned forward with his wand directly to the right side of his face. He paused abruptly when he felt his left cheek brush against some part of her body and a small patch of ivory skin came into illumination to the right where the dim light from his wand cast. He turned his face to see what he had brushed against finding to his annoyance that he could not see. Carefully he moved his wand along the smooth contours, noticing a slight rise and fall of the skin before him as she breathed deeply. He smirked as the light came to illuminate the round underside of her breast followed by her nipple which was drawing itself into a tight knot as his breath blew across it. Unable to resist he leaned further and laved the flat of his tongue against the nipple drawing a seemingly pleased exhale from her quiet body. Smirking, he carefully moved the tip of his wand dragging it lightly down the inside of her breast and up to her other nipple positioning his wand hand over the first and giving it a gentle rub. She shifted lightly letting out a quiet 'hmm'. Slowly he took the newly illuminated nipple into his mouth suckling as he tweaked the other with his hand. As the bud in his mouth hardened she moaned softly one of her hands coming up to rest on the back of his head holding him to her. He released the nipple laving it gently again before scraping it more firmly with his teeth. Her body abruptly stiffened and her breath held for a moment before accelerating. Deciding he wanted to see her face he release the nipple and moved his lips along her flesh nibbling gently as he moved across her collarbone and running his tongue up the column of her throat before nipping gently at her ear lobe. He pause noticing that her breathing had shallowed to the point that she now seemed to be gasping slightly. Not sure why she was panicking he leaned closer to her pressing his torso lightly against her as he brought his wand toward her face so that they could see one another as he whispered into her ear.
'It's alright pet, shh.'
Surprisingly at the sound of his voice her jaw jerked sharply away from him He frowned as she finally seemed to gain control of her breathing.
'Who are you and what have you done with Ron and Harry,' she spat back at him.
Severus sat up abruptly, frowning at the odd turn his dream seemed to be taking.
'Who,' he asked looking back at where she lay and realizing that his movement had put the light of his wand out again.
When she didn't respond he growled another Lumos lighting his wand and leaning back into her so they were nose to nose with his wand between them. The pale light from his wand lit up her face so faintly that the shades of her hair and eyes were not something he could determine.
'Who are Harry and Ron," he asked again genuinely confused.
She flinched as her eyes darted around blindly, her pupils completely dilated as if there was not a light directly in front of her face. His brow furrowed as her breath once again became quick and shallow.
Looking into her unresponsive eyes he asked another question.
'Can you see me?'
'Of course not,' she bit out, 'there's no light.'
Her hands leapt up between them as she shoved hard against his chest, knocking him off balance so that he fell not only off of her but off of the bed entirely, dropping his wand. He searched around the floor for a minute unsuccessfully seeking his wand before determining he could get it later. Right now there was a witch to deal with. Climbing back on the bed he shouted at her.
'Why the hell did you do that you bint?'
There was no response just absolute silence. He closed his eyes to the darkness listening carefully for any sound to indicate where she had gone. Not a sound, a whisper of movement, a carefully silent breath, nothing. Opening his eyes he saw, not the darkness which had previously descended on his room but a pale strip of moonlight shining though his dingy windows and casting its light on the rough wooden floor where his wand lay. Rising from the bed he spent his day checking his entire home and wards for signs of intrusion before going back to bed that evening exhausted with the determiniation that a dream was just a dream even if it was rather odd and seemingly real.
September 19, 1997 – Hermione Granger sat up abruptly her breath heaving deeply as she grabbed at the clothing she was wearing before frantically searching under her pillow for her wand. She looked around the pitch black darkness surrounding her and began casting bluebell flames and floating them to all corners of the tent. Lighting up the interior till there was no dark corner to be found. As she looked wide eyed at the familiar surroundings the silence was only broken by the ragged sound of Ron's snores. The tent flap opened as Harry looked in.
'Mione, is everything alright? It looked like the tent was on fire with how much light you set off.'
Blinking slowly she looked at Harry and blushed as she mumbled,' Yeah, Harry everything's fine. I just had a really odd dream.'
Nodding he stepped into the tent heading over to his cot. 'You want to talk about it,' he asked noticing the skittish way she was still darting her eyes around the tent.
'No, that's alright,' she said her blush deepening. 'You get some sleep I'll go ahead and start my watch.'
She watched as Harry lay down on his cot shifting around to find a comfortable spot while she put on a jacket and started to go out of the tent.
'Oi, Mione,' called Harry.
She paused looking back into the tent at him.
'Happy Birthday.'
Hermione smiled wanly at him.
'Thanks, Harry.'
She stepped out of the tent and leaned against a tree watching the trees around the tent sway in the darkness as her mind pulled up the sensations of a warm tongue sliding wickedly over her body.
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Poor, poor Carol. The pictures of Vorders felled in hospital with a biffed conk and head are beyond hideous. As she is the poster girl for "Blow you, middle age" fashion, so she has become the martyr of our collective heel lust. Forget Naomi Campbell's infamous catwalk topple, Vorderman has nose-butted her way into our high-heeled hearts.
She will not, alas, be the last woman to succumb to the killer in killer heels. I, for one, once found myself staked like a sacrificial lamb in the middle of the A1203, stiletto caught in manhole cover, foot laced into shoe, two lines of traffic hurtling homicidally toward me; a roadkill version of the Duchess of Cambridge, who recently had to liberate her heel from a grate.
Still, after a childhood in Start-rite sandals, doing damage to my Achilles tendon has always been my Achilles heel. I wear heels day and night, at home and at large, content to be an individual whose feet are not entirely on the ground.
I am steadier in three or four inches than I am without. In flats, I moonwalk, lurch, engage in slapstick collapses; en pointe, I glide. I have won tennis matches, surveyed the lower reaches of the Matterhorn, scaled a 12-foot wall and clambered up trees in spikes.
Indeed, my most perilous scrapes have always been when going "sensibly" shod – skidding on moss, surfing down a flight of country-house stairs, or tumbling down a quarry face, say: all in flats. However, even I must concede that it is heels that really take the death-plunge biscuit.
These elegant instruments of torture first came in vogue courtesy of 15th-century Venetian courtesans in the form of chopines. The chopine, a stratospheric platform ranging in height from seven to a literally staggering 20 inches, required its wearer to be bolstered by attendants, rather as the male judges on The X Factor are obliged to support their Louboutin-ed womenfolk down the steps of the stage.
Brilliantly, the last time I was in Venice, I spotted Daphne Guinness teetering across St Mark's Square in platforms of a loftiness to give these gals a hobble for their money. Sadly, she was brought low on its cobbles, to the amusement of the now tediously loafered locals.
But the vulnerability that the heeled woman takes on in reality is as nothing to the symbolic power that she embraces. Flat shoes may be pragmatic, but they do not come freighted with any beauty or mythology. As Manolo Blahnik remarked: "You put high heels on and you change." Without them there is no magic. With them, we renounce our quotidian selves and become ball-breaking glamazons.
And so her sisters say to Carol: "We feel your pain, but we applaud your bravura. On no account should you allow yourself to be taken down a peg or two, cut down to size, brought low, quashed. You are Vorders. Let us see you swagger."


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Famed Russian conductor Mihkail Pletnev has been released on bail after Thai police searched his home in Thailand as part of a probe into paedophilia, the Russian consulate said Tuesday.
Pletnev, artistic director of the acclaimed Russian National Orchestra, was released on bail after the search in the Thai resort of Pattaya, Russian consular official in Thailand Andrei Dvornikov told RIA Novosti.
"The police informed Pletnev that some Thai citizens who had been arrested for paedophilia and producing child porn had given evidence against him," Dvornikov said.
"The police conducted a search together with Pletnev of his house, where nothing suspicious was found," he added, saying Pletnev was currently at his home in Thailand.
The consul added that Pletnev, 53, and his Thai lawyer would on Wednesday go to court to ask permission for the conductor to leave the country so he can take part in his orchestra's forthcoming tours.
He could not name the sum that had been posted to obtain his bail. Russian news website Lifenews.ru said he had been arrested at a local restaurant named "Euro Club" in the resort.
Russian news sites published videos apparently released by Thai police of the searches being conducted in Pletnev's home and even of his passport.
Pletnev initially shot to fame as a virtuoso pianist, winning the International Tchaikovsky Competition in 1978 at the age of 21.
But in the early 1980s he started conducting and in recent years gave up piano concerts in favour of his increasingly in-demand conducting activities.
His recordings with the RNO of the Russian classics, notably symphonies by Tchaikovsky and Rakhmaninov, have been hailed by critics as all time greats.
He is a member of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's advisory council on culture and art and in 2005 won a Grammy award for best chamber music performance.
Viola player Yuri Bashmet, another Russian musician who grew up through the Soviet system to become an international classical star, said he was "in shock" at the news.
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*Sigh* Time for another road trip.
Diane and I are giving a presentation in Connecticut on Friday. Theoretically, it's a five-and-a-half hour drive or so.
I'm guessing it will be closer to seven hours. I need to take breaks when I drive.
Also, even though we're finishing up around 1 pm on Friday, we won't get home until Saturday.
I'm not sure if I've mentioned it here, but I've ceased highway driving in the dark (except for short trips close to home when necessary). It just takes too much effort.
So hopefully I'll get us to Albany by dark on Friday and we can get home around noon on Saturday.
Just so no one misunderstands me - I am looking forward to meeting with some of the people that will be attending and the opportunity to do some organizing work.
OTOH - I really loathe long-distance driving. I don't like having the rhythm of my life get disrupted - it can take too long to get it back.
I can't complain really. This means that there are people who feel that I have information and insights on disability policy issues worth hearing firsthand. And NDY needs more people in the disability community more attuned to the intricacies of the assisted suicide/euthanasia debates.
In a perfect world, I'd be able to do advocacy without ever leaving my home or office.
I don't live in that world, however. So I'm going to Connecticut. :-) --Stephen Drake
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Champions Classic Report Card: Grading Hoops' Biggest Early-Season EventPosted by Tommy Lemoine on November 19th, 2014
College basketball reentered the national consciousness on Tuesday night as familiar blue-bloods Duke, Kansas, Kentucky and Michigan State squared off in the Champions Classic in Indianapolis. Let's examine, assess and grade a few of the event's most interesting themes and outcomes.
Kentucky's platoon system: B+
With the glut of talent on this year's Kentucky roster (as if Kentucky ever doesn't possess a glut of talent), John Calipari has taken to a 'platoon' system wherein he substitutes five guys at a time – two entirely different lineups – throughout each game. That approach, seldom seen at college hoops' highest level, went swimmingly on Tuesday night as the 'Blue Platoon' (38 points, seven blocks) and 'White Platoon' (28 points, four blocks) each had an important hand in dominating Kansas from start to finish. Works like a charm, right? Well, maybe. While Calipari denies that his scheme amounts to 'communism,' one does have to wonder if the more inefficient or ineffectual players will end up receiving too much playing time as a result of this strategy in the future. Let's say, for example, that Marcus Lee is consistently less effective than his Blue Platoon counterpart for a prolonged stretch – it wouldn't make much sense to continue giving him equal or similar minutes each night. That said, the Wildcats drubbed the Jayhawks by 32 points, and – as the saying goes – if it ain't broke, don't fix it.
Early-season drama: D-
This event has generally produced very good, very tight contests,in the previous three iterations, with only a few points separating each team. Even last year's 11-point Kansas win over Duke – the Jabari Parker vs. Andrew Wiggins game – was tied with under five minutes to play. That level of drama was nowhere to be found on Tuesday night, however, as Duke largely controlled things for the full 40 minutes against Michigan State, and Kentucky absolutely manhandled Kansas. We've been spoiled up to this point and were probably due for a couple blowouts (it's a testament to the consistent excellence of each program that the first three years were so good), but it's still a bummer. Hopefully the drama returns in 2015.


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Two recent releases (see below M'Lud) nod to the new wind in Toad's sails.
An old message brought to you by a new deliverer. Both EPs are brilliant, independent, fully rounded pop records with guts; and made without (though I can only suspect this to be the case) any targets, or Twitter followers or trajectories in mind.
It's abstract like some teen not being able to tell you what time they're home, or what it is they are listening to; abstraction and avoidance taken to the level of an artform.
It's this feeling of elegant, Bohemian chamber pop; the sound of suede and crushed velvet and absinthe in the afternoon.
Now, normally I have a real issue with listening to bands that look like lad bands. They pop up as if freshly baked off a conveyor belt. Imagine; every day, different trainers. Bleugh.
Shiny Darkly have a discovered that Chameleons sound in a dusty old box in a Copenhagen attic (probably left there around 2003)and treated it to a bit of a rub down with the best sonic beeswax on the market. In fact, they've taken it out, reclothed it and given it a slap up lunch, if you take the contents of this record at face value.
There are slight variations on the theme; but you know, it's temporary, and we're back to dragging the sonic stone round a Piranesi-like landscape.
I want it to be longer, louder, harsher, brasher, messier, wronger, less perfect; even if a bit less perfect; please. Please?
I get the feeling that I'll get addicted to the LP when it comes out, as there is this nagging sense that Jaakko is onto something. Lord knows what.
It's deceptively quiet, under the radar music that heralds (I bloody hope) a great LP from this German duo.
Dare comes along and lights a psychic firework in what I imagined to be an increasingly dull landscape.
Things like Cancel the Mortgage and Sick of Slx are waspish at times – the exasperated laments of Middle England somehow uprooted from the daytime TV / 5live phone in inanities and given a groovy edge.
Such is the album's quality that, purely for coining the phrase "inform, educate and entertain", I forgive Lord Reith's utterly spineless behaviour during the 1926 general strike.
It's actually the sort of single that could be a springboard for something more powerful, and more gripping.
East India Youth's real strength is being able to balance a whole hod of ideas in a very deft manner. It's smartly tailored, urbane, soulful music, but independent and with enough teeth showing to keep the listener on their toes.
Long players are fine and dandy. The Galoshins LP is a case in point for the defence.
Move On is very much like the mumbling melodies that Lush were great at, albeit with a sort of Grace Slick coda, you might be twirling your cocktail stick in the remnants of your drink, but you've got some pretty tough plans cooking at the same time.
At times it can miss and sort of sink onto an uber-intellectual silly soup (Justo, I'm thinking of you here), but when it's right it's… well, fantastic.
...such is the hothouse atmosphere of the music that four tracks are more than enough to digest at first sitting: this no-nonsense and often angsty EP really leaves its mark with the attitude that is cut deep into the recording and an obvious, essential part of the band's DNA.
The song deals with that eternal question that – like the common cold - never seems to find a cure: "relationships with boys".


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He was 21.5'' when he was born and it definitely seems like he's grown some but we won't know for sure until his two month appointment next month.
After his brief stay in the NICU on the day he was born, Henry has been a pretty healthy boy! At 3 weeks old, we discovered that the issue with his weight gain was actually being caused by a tongue tie/lip tie that was preventing him from breastfeeding properly. This is a somewhat common issue, and I was happy that we were able to catch it so early. He had a frenotomy to correct the tongue/lip tie on Friday January 2nd, and it's made a huge difference in his ability to breastfeed. Other than that little hiccup, he's doing really great...although he does get the hiccups here and there! He also seems to have some gas sometimes that tends to bother him in the evenings. He has started to get a little bit of baby acne, but has managed to keep pretty much all of the hair he was born with so far!
Mornings (that's usually when he's the happiest!), looking at our Christmas tree, riding in the car, being in his swing, taking baths, listening to music, going for walks, being held, and snuggling in bed with his mom and dad...he is a very cuddly little baby!
Being hungry, having his diaper changed, sleeping in his bassinet, and bright lights.
Before he was born, I (and most of the people who attended my shower) had a feeling he was going to be a big baby and so we really didn't have too many newborn clothes. So I was pretty surprised when he ended up fitting into primarily newborn stuff for the first few weeks! (Thankfully my sister-in-law had a bunch of newborn stuff she let us borrow to help tide us over!) Around 3 weeks, he started fitting into more of his 0-3 month clothing and that's all he's wearing now. He also wore newborn diapers in the beginning as well, but we switched him to size 1 diapers around 3 weeks as well.
100% breastmilk, with the exception of the handful of formula bottles we had to supplement with back when we had some concerns about his weight gain.
We're still working on this :) For the first two weeks after he was born, my mom was staying with us so she would often stay up and hold him in the middle of the night/early morning so we could get some more sleep, and that was a huge help. But I was still getting up to feed him (and then usually pumping after) at least every three hours, so it's not like we were getting a ton of sleep...but I don't think anyone does the first month just because newborns have to eat more frequently. And because we've been so focused on making sure he's been gaining weight this first month, I've been doing a lot of on demand feedings and so his sleeping seems to change from day to day. Sometimes he'll be really awake between feedings, other times he'll take short cat naps, and then sometimes he'll really pass out for a longer nap. He'll usually take 1-2 long naps during the day at some point and thankfully this usually happens when we put him in the car to go somewhere. At night, sometimes he'll go 3-5 hour stretches, but other times he'll wake up every 1-2 hours. And he's not a fan of sleeping in his bassinet yet as it seems like he'd much prefer to be in bed with us! I'm not crazy about this since I'd really love to be able to put him down in his bassinet in between feedings at night, but I have to keep reminding myself that he's only a month old :)
I'm planning on doing some more in-depth posts down the road with links/details for some of our favorite baby gear items, but a few things we've loved so far this first month have been footie pajamas (especially the ones with zippers, which he's wearing in the photos!), little baby hats (seriously the cutest thing ever), soothie pacifiers, pacifier leashes, our Solly Baby wrap, and our combo swing/bouncy seat.
-His umbilical cord stump fell off when he was 8 days old
-Had newborn photos taken when he was 9 days old (and I'll be sharing those soon!)
-He got his first tub bath when he was almost 2 weeks old
-On Christmas Eve, he rolled from his tummy to his back twice in a row! But he hasn't done this since, so I'm thinking it may have been a fluke...
-He celebrated his first Christmas :)
-Went for his first walk in the stroller on New Year's Day
-In this first month, he hasn't smiled for us yet but he does smile a lot randomly throughout the day and when he's sleeping and it's SO cute...I can't wait until he starts doing it on purpose!
-Also, his hair is still brown like it was when he was born (and it loves to stick out all over the place which is pretty adorable) and his eyes are still a dark gray blue...but we're curious to see if either will change as he gets older!
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I know google doesn't follow redirect (at least i think it doesn't), so if i put a link on the redirect page, will it follow it.eg.
I have an index.html page which redirects to a index.php page teh timing is set to zero seconds but i have an image which is also linked to index.php in the file index.html. Will google follow this an index all of index.php and its links?
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why not just delete your index.html and use index.php. I used a redirect once to switch directory folders and google still followed. That was last month.
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The problem is that with the hosting im on i have to use index.html as the page my domain anmes goes to. So i have to find some way to let google get into index.php usig a redirect or likewise and spider the rest of my site.
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Since genes cross over homologous chromosomes in prophase I of meiosis, in this case, about 18% of the time, we do see some of the unexpected combinations above (9% for each = 18% crossover rate). 82% of the time, normal linked combinations are revealed (41% for each expected result = 82%).
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It is not the first time the African nation has suspended or expelled a humanitarian organisation. The ICRC provides aid to more than a million people in Sudan, including medical supplies and food in Darfur.
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