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This week Thomas & Friends® will embark on exciting new adventures that will arrive on their very own YouTube channel! Mattel, Inc.'s preschool content development division HIT Entertainment and YouTube have teamed up to bring Thomas & Friends on an exciting new adventure!
The Thomas & Friends YouTube app will feature Thomas the Tank Engine™ having adventures in brand new digital shorts off the Island of Sodor in fascinating destinations like London, Paris, and New York City, and coming to life in children's playrooms.
"Thomas & Friends and our entire portfolio of brands engages millions of children and families with exciting adventures, and our imaginative new short-form content continues that strong story-telling tradition," said Sid Mathur, Vice President, HIT Entertainment, The Americas. "From airing thousands of hours of content with the best broadcasters for children around the world to launching content on exciting emerging platforms like the YouTube Kids app, we are thrilled to join with best in class partners to provide families with trusted and captivating entertainment in multiple formats and on all platforms where they are engaging with content."
Starting in March, Mattel plans to introduce new Thomas & Friends shorts on the Thomas & Friends YouTube channel weekly and the content will be available via the new YouTube Kids app, which launched today.
"Exploration and experimentation are at the heart of our playful new Thomas & Friends content," said Christopher Keenan, Vice President, Content and Executive Producer, HIT Entertainment. "With its global adventures and new production methods, along with classic songs and stories, the new YouTube videos enrich the world of Thomas & Friends and expand on what's most loved by kids and families about their favorite number one engine, Thomas."
The videos will be tagged on the Thomas YouTube channel with "World Tour", and the first video, "Thomas & Friends: Thomas is Leaving the Island of Sodor", teases Thomas' new adventures.
The unique content will feature:
- Thomas Around the World: Videos styled in 2D comic strip style animation that take Thomas to exciting destinations across the globe.
- Live Action Playroom Shorts: Thomas comes to life as a toy in a child's playroom.
- Thomas Comedy Showtime: A mash up of great moments and characters from the Island of Sodor. Each video is accompanied by humorous sports-style commentary analyzing events as they happen.
- Classic Songs: Favorite songs from the original Live Action television series set to new CG animation.
- Mr. Perkins' Story Time: Everyone's favorite Thomas & Friends driver returns to narrate classic tales from the classic Railway Series storybooks.
You can find the YouTube Kids app in Google Play and iTunes.


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Bipartisan plan ensures equal access to facilities, allows charters to provide pre-K and begins closing student funding gap
Albany, NY – The state Senate's budget proposal constitutes "the biggest leap forward for charter school student equality we've ever seen," Northeast Charter Schools Network President Bill Phillips said.
"We applaud the bipartisan leadership of Senator Skelos and Senator Klein for standing up for all children, including children who attend charter public schools. With the strong support of Governor Cuomo, we look forward to a final state budget that ensures educational opportunity and hope for all children," Phillips said.
The bipartisan Senate budget bill remedies fundamental flaws in the charter school law that deny students equitable access to funding and facilities, and permit charters to join the statewide push to expand access to Universal Pre-K programs. Public charter school students in New York currently receive no per pupil facilities aid, cannot provide preschool programs, and on average receive about 75 cents on the dollar when compared to traditional school district spending.
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Conducting ballet is totally different from anything else a conductor does, said Terence Kern, who should know. Kern has conducted the Utah Chamber Orchestra that accompanies Ballet West for 28 years while continuing a freelance conducting career that takes him around the globe.
Kern is moving to emeritus status, but will continue to conduct some ballets for the Utah company as a search for his successor gets under way.
Conducting ballet is different because it requires dealing with the needs of individual human bodies. "You have to accept that and provide the dancers with good music to dance to," he said. "You go into the studio with the dancers, you rehearse with them. Only then do you make up your mind about tempi and all of that. It's a long process, and a lot of conductors are not willing to do it."
Kern's gift for helping dancers through music developed gradually. He began his career as an opera conductor and knew little about ballet when he was asked to fill in for an ailing conductor at a performance of "Coppélia" at London Festival Ballet. Kern said he sight-read the score and got through the experience, but "it wasn't love at first sight."
London Festival Ballet kept asking for him, and Kern kept learning how to help dancers with subtle cues and adjustments to tempo that helped them shine onstage. Along the way, he realized he liked conducting ballet, which led to a position as London Festival Ballet's music director in 1972.
Later, he continued freelance conducting around the world, including working for Ballet West. The company hired him as its permanent music director and principal conductor in 1988. He has made Salt Lake City his home base for 28 years and honed Utah Chamber Orchestra into a fine ballet orchestra during that time.
New York Times dance critic Alastair Macaulay, in a 2010 article reporting on a national "Nutcracker" tour, referred to Kern as "one of the most expert ballet conductors in America."
"Terry is an incredible ballet conductor," said Ballet West artistic director Adam Sklute. "He understands dance, understands music and understands everything that brings the two together. He had an incredible international history, and his gifts to Ballet West have been innumerable over the years."
One of the beneficiaries of Kern's gift for mentorship is Ballet West associate conductor Jared Oaks, who came to the company in 2008 as a rehearsal accompanist, assistant conductor and music librarian.
"One of the most attractive things about my job was the chance to work with such an experienced and talented conductor," Oaks said. "Terry has conducted so many ballets that he's never really starting at ground zero. While many of us are learning things for the first time, Terry enters with a wealth of experience."
Oaks said that as much as he appreciates the music and dance knowledge Kern has shared, he's just as grateful for Kern's kindness and friendship.
"Terry has been careful to give me the conducting opportunities and advice that I needed, and he's never been overbearing about it," Oaks said. "Because of his wise mentorship, I've been able to get so much more out of my job."
Among favorite moments at Ballet West, Kern lists the chance to conduct the Glenn Tetley version of Stravinsky's "Rite of Spring" with Tetley (a prominent English choreographer) in the audience.
"It was terribly difficult for the orchestra," Kern said. "But, afterward, Glenn said it was a great production and sounded great. That's a good compliment coming from somebody like him."
Kern will continue to make his home in Salt Lake City and accept ballet projects elsewhere. He intends to slow his pace, though only a bit. "I hope I will find a little more time for golf, but I doubt it," he said with a laugh.
Ballet West's search for a new music director will commence next season. Sklute said a slate of conductors from around the nation will each conduct a program for Ballet West and be evaluated by a search committee that will include orchestra members, dancers and Kern.
"I would hope that we can finish the search by the end of next season, but that depends on what works out," Sklute said. "I want to make sure we do this right."
Sklute said he and Kern share a great love of music and ballet and have had "marvelous fun" talking about the art forms they adore.
"I have learned so much from him," Sklute said. "I'm so grateful for everything he has brought to Ballet West during my time here."
About Terence Kern
Terence Kern was born in Wales and graduated from University of Wales. He studied piano at Guildhall School of Music in London, where he won the Conductors Prize. He began his career as staff conductor for Sadler's Wells Opera Company (now English National Opera).
1972 • Became music director for London Festival Ballet.
1980 • Became music director for Scottish Ballet and later conducted around the world as a freelance conductor.
1988 • After guesting as a conductor at Ballet West, Kern was hired as music director and principal conductor.
May 2012 • After 28 years at Ballet West, Kern transitioned to his new position as music director emeritus.


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"It's never really been about melody or rhythm; I'm more of a textures guy. I find that I'm always chasing sounds that I've never heard before," says David James Bell, the musician whose name—when thrown into an anagram generator—remixes to "Jaded Evil Lambs." Under that moniker, Bell mixes found sounds with circuit-bent toys and a torrent of keyboards for a scene that, at first glance, looks supremely scatterbrained.
As for genre, Bell has had many labels thrown at him, but doesn't own up to any in particular—not even noise. What he lacks in song structure is supplemented by a tendency to tinker and his mastery of the gear.
"Of all the terms I've heard, junk-synth seems most apt. It's a description of my rig. Just these little thrown-away, two-dollar keyboards and one analog synthesizer that's really nice, but older than me. It's a bunch of shit cobbled together," Bell jokes.
At the top of 2016, Bell wears many hats in St. Louis music. As a promoter, he books Way Out Weirdo Wednesday, a monthly convergence of subversive acts at the Way Out Club. By curating the Paradoxal Pterodactyl Podcast, he provides a nuanced look into noise music through digital mixtapes. His more conventional work comes from a studio setting, where he remixes and collaborates as a producer and beat-maker.
"There's never enough time for all my projects," Bell says, whose recent gig at the helm of Way Out Weirdo Wednesday comes from past years of booking at the Way Out Club. The spot was once a regular stomping ground for Losers Make Good, a pop-punk group Bell never technically played for. Instead, he took on a role that's often met with ridicule: the local band manager.
When Losers Make Good landed a gig at the X Trials (for ESPN's X Games) in 2001, Bell produced T-shirts and accompanied the band to Dallas. But due to a contract snafu, they couldn't sell or give away any merchandise. This left the crew stranded without a way to make gas money to return home, so Bell conjured up a show last minute (one that started at midnight on a Sunday) and scored enough funds for the teenaged band to return home.
For the better part of a decade, Bell cut his teeth by booking shows, passing out flyers on the streets and spreading the word online through the budding days of social media. His perspective was one of an outsider looking in, even when putting up his own money to help bands produce records that he would never see a return on. When Losers Make Good dissolved in 2008, the members went on to form Love Kingsford and invited Bell to play keyboard.
"I never had a lesson or practiced. I'd never seriously given it any effort. Basically, they taught me simple melodies on keys and I just cloaked them in a bunch of effects," Bell adds. He ran a telephone through a vintage Moog, using a distinct voicing for back-up vocals. The approach was something of a gimmick for Love Kingsford, whose hardline indie-rock meshed with Bell's tendency for exploration.
From the early aughts on, Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center has been a venue almost synonymous with the genre of noise. The modest room has brought in acts such as Animal Collective, Xiu Xiu, and Wolf Eyes and even played host to Noisefest, an annual celebration of experimental music that ran for more than a decade. Bell attended the latter on a whim, where he met the woman he would later marry (at a ceremony inside Apop Records, the now-defunct record store).
Bell counts Noisefest 2008 as a critical point where he met many artists that he still pulls influence from, even to this day. While working with Love Kingsford, he also sat in on a number of shows with Catholic Guilt, a long-running noxious noise cult based in south St. Louis. The duality of songwriting and performance art has given Bell a distinct perspective, one which is well worn by a decade's worth of helping his friends "make it" in the music industry.
After splitting with Love Kingsford, Bell spent much of 2011 and 2012 working on concepts while incubating new ideas. He typically worked in groups, so his first solo show was more of an experiment brought on by friend and future collaborator Brad Schumacher. Jaded Evil Lambs would later come to replace Bell's name on show flyers as he settled into an exploratory style all his own.
"When I go to put together sets, what I really try to do is never hook everything up the same way twice. I always try to have a unique mix of gear dialed into settings I haven't used before," Bell adds. His latest endeavor, Zero Control, combines a glitchy-synth style with propulsive drumming from Drew Gowran and vocals from rapper Sentel Brown.
On March 25, Bell celebrates his 37th birthday with a new digital release, St. Paul Sandwich Cuz, and a pair of concerts at Kismet Creative Center. 2016 is a critical point for the artist who has come into his own as Jaded Evil Lambs and hit a serious stride as a promoter for subversive music in St. Louis.
We met with Bell to talk more about where he stands at the cross-section of booking shows and performing while heading off a long-running podcast series with new projects on the horizon.
You booked and promoted shows for the better part of a decade before joining a band yourself. In what ways did starting off as a band manager inform your inner workings as a performing musician?
Well, it was neat getting to closely observe the recording process firsthand multiple times at multiple studios, with multiple engineers, before I ever sat down to do that myself. I don't think I picked up any special tricks or industry secrets or anything, but once Love Kingsford had bought our own recording gear, and especially when I first started making noise on my own, I found that mixing was pretty intuitive for me. But more than anything, it just prepared me for life as a solo musician, and eventually re-emerging as a booking entity.
Booking shows and making flyers are like riding a bike. I just had to figure out which of my old-school connections I could carry over from the punk/rock days to my new noise life, and make new connections from there, but the process is essentially the same now as it was then. But now I get to indulge myself and my tastes, instead of chasing an audience to support an entire band looking to one day "make it." I had gotten totally burned out on promotions before, and there are still aspects I consider a headache, but it feels pretty good now to put on a show that is exactly what you want to see and hear and having it make everyone else's night too, and I feel like I've been pretty successful at doing that lately.
I know what I am doing is kind of a niche thing, but the people that put in a little effort to take a chance on one of my shows, they find something they weren't expecting that they really appreciate and will take away with them. And they haven't been shy about letting me know either, which has been great. It's a wonderful feeling for me, to feel like I'm doing something that gives back to the scene, even if it's just in my little corner of it. I'm a fan of music, and want to see more music happen, that's why I did what I did then, and that's why I do what I do now.
While performing in the rock-based Love Kingsford, you also moonlighted as a satellite member of noise band Catholic Guilt. How was the creative process between the two projects different? To that end, were there any similarities that surprised you?
Love Kingsford was a much more structured affair. We all contributed to our own parts, but when it came down to it, most of the time Tim Dotson was very much the main songwriter and knew more or less what he wanted to push us to produce. Some songs came out of jam sessions, and there was a fair amount of experimental tendencies in our process, but often when Tim came to us with a new song he would already have a rough recording of guitar, bass, drums and vocals, sometimes even keys.
Catholic Guilt was usually more of a "well, let's see what you've got" process—much looser and egalitarian, and less concerned with replicability (at least, during the periods I've worked with them, there have also been periods where their work was more structured). I've never seen those guys do the same thing twice, and that's something I really took away from them and tried to emulate in my solo career.
I feel like improvised performances are a more thrilling way to play, flying by the seat of your pants. But now with this Zero Control project, even though we are keeping it pretty loose and jammy, coming up with recognizable, repeatable songs has definitely stirred some nostalgia in me for the old days. As far as similarities, I'd have to say the sense of camaraderie has been about the same across all of the projects I have worked on. There's not much out there that makes for more effective bonding than making music with someone.
Many of your shows involve performance art—could you share with us one of your favorite moments from a show?
Well, let's see; during the Losers Make Good days, there were two different shows with marriage proposals in the sets. I actually got engaged at Noisefest one year (we married at APOP Records), so that's an odd running motif. What else? I was part of the infamous "sandwich porn" Catholic Guilt set at Mangia Italiano, which was pretty unforgettable. Then there was the Jaded Evil Lambs set I played at the "Dungeonfest" Sean (of Catholic Guilt) put on at his house. All these solo acts played, and you had to climb down this crazy staircase into this little cellar about the size of a small closet that you couldn't stand up in, and you played down there in total darkness while the sounds were pumped upstairs to speakers in every room of the house, and the backyard where everyone else was hanging out BBQing and splashing around in a kiddie pool.
Most of my favorite memories from shows are watching other people's sets. Probably my favorite show I've played was when I sat in with Catholic Guilt at Bonerville on a bill with Drunkdriver, who made the ugliest, angriest sounds I've ever heard, and whipped up an intense, mostly female mosh pit while the dudes hung on to the rafters for dear life. The most intense performance experience I've probably had was the Noisecamp experiment I put together at a local festival called Interfuse with Brad Schumacher, Errin Henry, Austin Case and several other friends. We built our own venue in the middle of the woods out of PVC pipes, tarps and plastic sheeting, and ran a generator to power a ridiculously loud PA system and a skeezy thrown-together light show, then blasted a campground full of hippies and raver kids with sadistic sheets of feedback and nauseatingly warped beats for three and a half days straight.
People would wander up and ask what we were doing, and we would just shove instruments into their hands until we ended up with a massive hour-long twelve-person jam session complete with hallucinatory ravings, thelemic incantations and nude hula hoopers. It was the most giddy, fulfilling, hedonistic, I-can't-believe-we-get-to-do-this experience I've ever had.
The monthly concert series, Way Out Weirdo Wednesday, is an extension of your Paradoxal Pterodactyl podcast. Can you speak more on the connections between the two?
I decided if I was going to start booking shows again, I would try to make the lineups sound like the podcast, which means diversity of styles and with a logical progression to the show that may not be immediately obvious, but affects you in a real way on a gut level. We DJ the greatest hits from the podcast feed between sets at the shows too, which is kind of surreal for me, because I just kind of push episodes out of my computer and into the void of the Internet, and hope people connect with it, and I am never really sure how that part of it goes.
It's becoming this weird self-reinforcing incestuous feedback loop. The podcast started as an outlet for us and our friends' music, and as people caught on and interacted with it, that circle got wider and wider. And now we are putting these people together on a stage out in the real world, which then gets captured and injected back into the online stream, bringing in more people, and then people are now meeting each other at these events and hearing new things and getting together and coming back with an all new collaboration to gift back to us. It's really starting to look more and more fractal to me when I step back and look at what is going on. And I have always loved that kind of matchmaker-type facilitation, honestly.
If I make something happen musically that wouldn't have otherwise, even indirectly, it makes me really happy. That's why, even though all the glory is shared with my fellow curators and everybody else whose music makes it into the show, the podcast is probably the project I am most proud of, if I'm being honest. Plus it's kind of a like a low-rent version of having your own record label, which was always been my teenage dream. Another funny thing about the podcast and the live shows: I HAD NO IDEA THERE WERE SO MANY AMBIENT ARTISTS IN ST. LOUIS. It makes sense to me that they would gravitate towards Paradoxal Pterodactyl, it's certainly part of the spectrum we cover, but WOW they have really come out of the woodwork eager to play this concert series. That's been a very pleasant surprise.
As an artist who plays in the very broad genre of noise, can you cite any direct influences that you feel shape your approach to live performance?
Well, I was a huge industrial fan back in the day before I ever fell in with local punk bands or ever went to a noise show, that's what I was listening to. So when I am collaborating with other people, especially in projects like Zero Control or my old recording project Fry 13 (every Friday the 13th for several years we would get together a random assortment of whoever was available, plug-in and record and see what came out the other end), I always find myself using Pigface as a reference point. The revolving-door freestyle anything goes approach of that band made an inestimably huge impact on me and my concept of what it is possible to do with music.
With Jaded Evil Lambs, I'd say there's a little Skinny Puppy flavor to some of my sounds, but they are executed in more of a grubby, Throbbing Gristle kind of way. When I am feeling drone-y or heavy, there's more than a little Swans that comes out as well. Soundtracks For The Blind is probably my favorite record of all time—there are so many rich textures to be had there, that period of their output is definitely an influence aesthetically. As a feminist, perhaps that's an unfortunate one to admit to these days, but that's the truth.
To date, you have not produced any physical releases—this is common practice among many self-proclaimed "noise artists" who prefer to keep some level of anonymity. Is this a conscious choice for you, or a product of circumstance?
That's entirely just a matter of time and money. I'd love to put out some tapes. I've got theoretical agreements to put out splits with several artists, but it's not been a pressing issue. Whenever I have the material for a release recorded, I don't have the money and whenever I have the money, the recorded material inevitably feels too old and dated for me, so I end up just putting it up on Bandcamp, which is a perfectly acceptable outlet for me. I like that platform quite a bit.
If I were to go on a tour, I would definitely want to have a physical release of something to take with me and sell, but as long as I'm just kicking around St. Louis, the money I'd spend getting tapes made inevitably gets plowed back into gear instead, buying parts to circuit bend these rooms full of old keyboards and kids toys or to build an effects unit from scratch. Now, if someone were to offer to release a tape of my stuff on their label, I'd jump at it. But so far that's not happened. I'd say one way or another, there will be a tape eventually, probably not this year, but who knows. I'm calling it a medium-term goal.
Catch David Bell twice this weekend. He performs as Jaded Evil Lambs on Friday, March 25 at Kismet Creative Center (3409 Iowa) with Instinct Control, Zarzutzki and Riverbody. Bell will perform as part of Zero Control on Saturday, March 26 with Jack Toft, Willis and Zak M, also at Kismet Creative Center.


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kernel panic - not syncing: bad locking
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1.2111_FC5 SMP 64 bit with same result
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Chapter 123: Start of Vengeance
The sound from the gigantic waterfall resounded across the valley, day after day, year after year. The water vapor made the ravine feel as if it were completely isolated from the sweltering world outside.
As the waterfall surged, it looked similar to a silver dragon. Under the waterfall, a youngster with a bare torso was clenching his jaw while firmly holding onto the large Heavy Xuan Ruler in his hands. Continuously hacking at the torrential current before him, every chop of the Black Ruler sent water flashing forth in the air.
Xiao Yan's legs were like the roots of a plant, tenaciously gluing themselves to the wooden stake. On the surface of Xiao Yan's body, a light yellow Dou Qi was faintly discernible and every time water flowed onto his body, a light mist would soar upwards.
For the heavy ruler to chop into the streaming water, a monumental amount of strength was needed, thus having already endured a period of time on the wooden stake, every swing of the heavy ruler caused the muscles on the arms of Xiao Yan to emit waves of acute pain.
With gritted teeth, Xiao Yan's heel gradually weakened and finally in the middle of a chop, a banging sound was heard as the fierce flow of water finally struck him who had already reached his limit off the wooden stake and into the lake below.
"Pu." Xiao Yan's head emerged from the surface of the lake as he spit out a mouthful of lake water. He shook his dizzy head before forcing his almost numb body to swim towards the shore. After reaching the lakeside, his body fell weakly onto the ice-cold rocks while his aching muscles caused him to not want to budge even a fraction.
"Here, eat some of this." A savory baked fish was passed over and waved in front of Xiao Yan.
Opening his eyes, Xiao Yan deeply breathed in the aroma as a 'gu gu' sound erupted from his stomach. Moving his body with great difficulty, he leaned against a giant rock before receiving the baked fish and gorging himself on the food.
As he gazed at the scene of Xiao Yan wolfing down his food, Yao Lao laughed before turning his gaze to sweep across the ten wooden stakes under the waterfall. Smiling, he remarked, "Really, not bad, in just five days, you've actually managed to endure for such a long time on the third wooden stake."
With a mouth almost bursting with food, Xiao Yan could only ambiguously mumble out.
"Recently, mercenaries have appeared more and more frequently around this place." Seated next to Xiao Yan, Yao Lao seemed to offhandedly remark.
Slightly shocked, Xiao Yan's eyes slowly narrowed. Forcefully swallowing the food in his mouth, he sneered and said, "Looks like the Wolf Head Mercenaries have finally become aware of something."
"According to their speed, I'm afraid it will be one month at most before they find this valley. Looks like we need to once again increase the pace." Rubbing his chin, Xiao Yao smugly smiled.
"How do we increase it?" Yao Lao's words caused Xiao Yan to blink his eyes, unconvinced. His current training speed was already considered to be high, would it be possible to increase it further?
"It can indeed be faster, but…...you will suffer if you use this thing." Yao Lao honestly replied.
"Have I not suffered a lot over this period of time?" Xiao Yan rebutted as he rolled his eyes while his mouth twitched.
"Hehe, that's true……" All smiles as he inclined his head, Yao Lao took out Xiao Yan's Storage Ring before leisurely removing over ten clear jade bottles from within. The jade bottles were filled with a type of red liquid that were as viscous as fresh blood.
"What is this?" Curiously staring at this unfamiliar thing, Xiao Yan asked.
"Burning Blood!" Yao Lao picked up a jade bottle and lightly shook it. Slightly smiling, he continued, "This was made by me using twenty three different types of fire attribute medicine ingredients and the blood from three types of rank two fire attribute Magic Beasts. If we want to judge its quality, it could be likened to a tier four pill."
"Fourth tier?" Xiao Yan raised his eyebrows; this was the first time he had personally seen a pill of this level.
"What is the effect of this thing?"
"This 'Burning Blood', is only effective for a person who has a fire attribute Dou Qi. To a person with water attribute Dou Qi, it is undoubtedly a poison. When it is spread onto the body, it can increase the consumption of Dou Qi within the body and at the same time, it will also speed up the recovery of Dou Qi. Through this repeating process, your strength will gradually increase." Yao Lao smiled, a crafty look in his eyes, "Don't be happy just yet, I have mentioned that if you want to use it to increase your training pace, you need to partake in a great suffering."
"What suffering?" Seeing Yao Lao's expression, Xiao Yan also felt somewhat nervous as he cautiously inquired.
"Give me your hand." A smile on his face, Yao Lao pulled Xiao Yan's arm over before slightly tilting the jade bottle to let a drop of red liquid drop onto Xiao Yan's arm.
"Hiss……." As the red liquid touched Xiao Yan's skin, Xiao Yan was first dazed before he fiercely sucked in a breath of cool air. His forehead was densely covered in cold sweat, his teeth were stuck together as his arms continuously trembled.
In Xiao Yan's mind, the drop of red liquid on his arm was like a ball of flame, it continuously released a scorching temperature. This burning sensation felt as if he had thrust his arm into a burning bucket of coal.
As if he had predicted what kind of reaction Xiao Yan would have, Yao Lao smugly smiled. Once again taking something out of the Space Ring, a small jade plate made of white jade was used to slowly spreading the drop of red liquid, causing the area it had covered to gradually expand.
In the wake of the expanding reach of the red liquid, Xiao Yan's arm trembled even more violently. On his arm, even the veins seemed to twist about, creating an extremely terrifying sight.
The red liquid adhered to the surface of Xiao Yan's skin while traces of faint tepid steam continuously emitted forth. Xiao Yan's arm also turned a shade redder.
This state continued for over ten minutes before vanishing little by little.
After the burning sensation completely faded from his arm, Xiao Yan finally let out a heavy sigh of relief. Wiping away the sweat from his forehead, he once again gazed towards the small jade bottle before him, but this time with a trace of fear in his eyes.
"This thing…...is too terrifying." With a lingering fear in his heart, Xiao Yan patted the arm which had already returned to it's regular temperature. Staring at Yao Lao with a bitter look, he said, "We can't be considering to use this to train right?"
"Steady your mind and sense the flow of Dou Qi in your arm, are there any changes?" Not answering Xiao Yan's question Yao Lao asked with a smile.
Shrugging his shoulders, Xiao Yan could only comply and close both eyes. His thoughts quickly moved to the Qi Paths on his arm and after probing around, to his astonishment, the Dou Qi in the Qi Paths of his left arm was not only much thicker than the Dou Qi flowing elsewhere but the energy in this Dou Qi seemed to be somewhat stronger too.
Somewhat amazed, Xiao Yan slowly opened his eyes and looked towards the side where Yao Lao was still smiling. He lapsed into silence for a while before resolutely gritting his teeth: "Come on, let's fight it out!"
Seeing Xiao Yan's resolute appearance, the smile on Yao Lao's face widened even further. He had long ago foreseen that this little brat would not be able to resist the enticement of the high-speed increase of strength that 'Burning Blood' produced.
"Lie on your stomach; from now on we will spread it over your entire body once per day. This will help your training speed increase by a total of thirty to forty percent." Yao Lao smiled as he waved his hand.
Xiao Yan cracked open his mouth and bit onto a portion of his clothes before tightly gripping a crack in the rocks with both hands. With a muffled voice, he spat out, "Bring it!"
Gazing at Xiao Yan who looked as if he were going to face a terrible enemy, Yao Lao grudgingly shook his head. The jade bottle tilted as a red liquid immediately flowed out…...
"Ah……" A mournful and miserable howl suddenly resounded once again throughout the valley.
While Xiao Yan squeezed in every bit of time he had for training, the search by the Wolf Head Mercenaries became more and more intense, they payed the price of over ten of their companions lives before finally, they started to draw close to the valley where Xiao Yan was.
On a certain day one month later, when Xiao Yan was finally able to endure on the eighth wooden stake for a long period of time, at last, a member of the Wolf Head Mercenaries managed to stumble upon this quiet valley.
As he stood at the valley entrance, this Wolf Head mercenary blankly gazed at the youngster who was training under the waterfall. It was only a moment later when a cold breeze blew by did he regained his wits and at this time, ecstasy gushed forth in his heart. Without a word, he quickly retrieved the signal beacon from his bosom but just as he desired to release the signal, an intense, wind breaking force abruptly attacked from the front.
The strength of this attack caused the mercenary whose strength was that of a six star Dou Zhe to shiver in his heart; the sole of his foot slammed into the ground as his figure turned to flee.
"Boom!" A black shadow broke through the air and heavily smashed onto the ground. Immediately, dirt was flung about and a monstrously huge black metal ruler was left stuck deep in the ground.
His sight on the strange black giant ruler, the pupils of this Wolf Head Mercenaries member slightly shrunk. This unique weapon had already become a symbol of the youngster they had placed a bounty on.
As the dirt flew into the air, covering one's line of sight, this experienced and seasoned mercenary did not show an disappointing display; his figure continuously backed off in a rush as his keen eyes darted back and forth over the surroundings.
Just as the mercenary was almost exiting the valley, his spider senses tingled as he abruptly dropped his body to the ground.
"Ka cha!" Just as his body dropped to the ground, a violent Qi energy ruthlessly tore through the area atop his head before finally hitting a big tree to one side. Immediately, cracks appeared across the tree trunk and following a breaking sound, the tree split at the middle.
Gazing at the tree which had been forcefully destroyed, the mercenary on the ground sucked in a cold breath. To create this kind of destructive force, how much strength was needed?
As the shock flashed and passed from his mind, this mercenary suddenly placed his palms on the ground, his figure became similar to that of a house lizard. Flicking his palms off the ground, in a weird manner, his body dashed towards the thicket.
The fleeing mercenary was very satisfied with this move of his; this High Huang Lizard Crawl Dou Techniques had helped him escape from jaws of death many times. From what he knew, among those at the Dou Zhe level, there were very few people that could stop him as he escaped through the jungle.
Just after the mercenary thought of returning to report and being able to receive the large reward before going to tavern to take revenge against the fair and well developed woman who disdained him, on the path before him, a pair of feet abruptly appeared.
The urgently dashing body suddenly stopped as the mercenary lifted his head, terrified, to meet the smile on a handsome face.
"You run very fast……" The youngster slightly smiled at the mercenary. In his pitch-black eyes an ice-cold killing intent caused the mercenary to tremble uncontrollably.
Gazing upon the mercenary who had lost his spirit, the corners of Xiao Yan's mouth curled upwards while the giant black ruler in his hand chopped downwards ferociously. Immediately, a blood-curdling shriek resounded across the forested mountains.
Indifferently wiping the blood off the mysterious and heavy ruler, Xiao Yan cast a glance towards the corpse at his feet. His tongue lightly licked his lips as a blood-thirsty look appeared on his face. He softly murmured to himself, "Want to kill me? Good……from today onwards, every member of the Wolf Head Mercenaries who dares to step into the Magic Beast Mountain Range will be exterminated…...since you all want to play, then we should up the stakes."
"My vengeance starts now……"Previous Chapter Next Chapter


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A message for a blogging and facebook friend (and please indulge me by quoting her for a moment. I doubt she expected I'd make it a blog post, so apologies ex post facto.):
Ryan Jaimz Knight Boo. The IRS somehow managed to not have my new legal name, one that I've had for nearly two years, on file, and have thus delayed my refund. Despite the fact that I even have a SS card in said name. A phone call later, I managed to get them the corrected information, but now I have to wait ANOTHER four weeks for said monies. Boo. Boo. Boo.
I wanted to respond on facebook but at times some things are just too damn big for facebook, the concepts and words too sweeping for the passing (sometime) trivialities of facebook.... so my response/opinion is this:
Bureaucrats are being particularly trying this year what with us poor citizens having the audacity to insist upon things like three-figure tax returns on our income tax withholdings or people like me becoming millionaires off of our three-figure unemployment checks.... ('neocon formatting') because you know it's the poor who have put America where we are financially what with all their taking out bad loans they couldn't pay for (in spite of rampant evidence of predatory lending and numerous abuses of the credit card system by banks) while trying to live above their means. ('/neocon formatting'). A-hem. Trying to clear my throat of the talking point. Pardon me a moment while I spit, also, too.
Welcome to living life within the neocon narrative and the punishment the poor are now receiving as the last dying vestiges of the past administration and the whole ideology the GOP has foisted upon America, big smelly, steamy pile of shit that it is, since Reagan. It's not right, it's a huge mess, and the sooner we turn out all the dead wood in those agencies as well as replacing similar bad actors in congress, the sooner we ALL can get on with that hopey, changey thing. Neocons are doing everything they can right now to make those of us who don't fully buy into their bullshit, suffer. We get to live it. Lucky us. For just a little while longer, though. Say 2010 or at the latest, 2012.
Fight the good fight, Ryan. We all get through it. The best of us by retaining our humanity rather than giving in to the reptilian brain as they have. In the long run mammals survived. Dinosaurs, not so much. Let those crazy bastards ride their dinosaurs to hell, be it figuratively or literally as demonstrated by the blood made of extinct dinosaurs, now fouling our southern beaches. They (neocon GOP and by extension 'teabagettes') are their own dying breed. These are the noises they make when they become the instruments of their own extinction. Change IS on the horizon. Just continue to embrace your inner lemur.


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Walgreens (WAG) is set to report third-quarter fiscal 2013 results before the opening bell on Tuesday, Jun 25. In the second quarter, this drug retail giant posted a 1.05% positive earnings surprise after two consecutive misses. Let's see how things are shaping up prior to the announcement.
Factors to Consider this Quarter
As reported earlier, Walgreens' total sales came in at $18.34 in the third quarter of fiscal 2013. Despite sales growth of 3.3% year over year, the quarterly sales trailed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for the fifth time in a row.
Nonetheless, the company witnessed higher comparable store sales and front-end comparable store sales. Additionally, comparable pharmacy sales improved in the third quarter.
As it crossed the halfway mark of fiscal 2013, things started looking up for Walgreens. Following the reconciliation with Express Scripts Holding Company (ESRX), Walgreens is sanguine about increasing returns of customers. This is reflected in the higher number of prescriptions filled at the company's comparable stores in the third quarter.
Walgreens' timely progress to deliver first-year synergy targets following its Alliance Boots deal in encouraging. Notably, the company's third-quarter numbers will reflect whether its deal-making spree is paying off.
However, the generic wave in the pharmaceutical industry continues to hurt revenues. The company also faces tough industry conditions and competitive headwinds.
Earnings Whispers?
Our proven model does not conclusively show that Walgreens will likely beat earnings estimates this quarter. That is because a stock needs to have both a positive Earnings ESP (Read: Zacks Earnings ESP: A Better Method) as well as a Zacks Rank of #1, 2 or 3 for this to happen. This is not the case here as you will see below.
Zacks Earnings ESP: The Most Accurate Estimate stands at $0.90 while the Zacks Consensus Estimate is also at $0.90. This comes to a difference of 0.00%.
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Haemonetics Corporation (HAE), Earnings ESP of +2.13% and a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy)
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When one of my favorite girls and previous babysitters told me she was engaged and wanted me to make her wedding dress, I was SO excited! Nervous, but excited. I mean it's only one of the most important dresses a woman will ever wear. No pressure!
We got brainstorming ideas right away. She knew she wanted a lace crop top look, with a fitted gentle mermaid skirt, so we designed based on that.
I had never made this style of skirt before, so I acted like I was from Project Runway and did a muslin mock up first.
After I fitted the muslin to her body, it was time to cut into the good fabric. I did a two layered skirt with a satin base and chiffon overlay.
We used bridal buttons wherever possible!
Then it was time to start on the top. The bride wanted a dipped hem in back:
I handcut around some of the edge flowers to use as a trim along the back dipped hem. Then I hand sewed each of them on.
The top came together quickly. This was before the neck facing was applied.
We did several fittings to get the dress to fit just right.
And when wedding day arrived, the dress fit perfectly!
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IÔÇÖve taken note before of the copious drawing that John Marshall commits in Blondie. And hereÔÇÖs another instance of it:
(If the image is too small to readÔÇöwhich, for most of us, it isÔÇöthe recommended procedure is to click on the image and it enlarges. For some inexplicable and presumably temporary reason, when you do that here, you and the picture are merely transported to another plane, where the picture resides more-or-less alone, same size as before; but if you click on it again, there, it'll get much largerÔÇölarge enough, usually, to read. Try it: you'll like it.)
First, most obviouslyÔÇöDaisy the family pooch isnÔÇÖt essential to the gag here, but sheÔÇÖs present, as she usually is, because sheÔÇÖs part of the household. But Marshall could have left her out, and most of us wouldnÔÇÖt have noticed or complained. But even more telling of his attention to graphic detail is the last panel: the building in the distance is scarcely necessary to the setting or the gag. ItÔÇÖs frosting on the cake. And the two guys depicted inside the building? Too tiny to see, you say? Ah, but they complete the picture of the locale. The frosting on the frosting.
In our next Blondie example, we have a charming gag:
But what stopped me was DagwoodÔÇÖs gapping maw in the last panel. What a hoot. And Daisy is ubiquitous here, too.
In the Blondie immediately below our first visual aid,┬áwe move from pictorial jokes to verbal, or conceptual, ones. Excellent as the visuals are in the strip, hereÔÇÖs an example of mental gymnastics worth savoring. Oh, and the waste basketÔÇöagain, something nonessential but vital (vital meaning "life-like").
While it's always gratifying to view professionalism in comic strippery, it's particularly gratifying to do so with Blondie, which marked its 80th anniversary on September 8.  Happy anniversary, kiddo.
Finally, to conclude our sermon for the day, we have two of Dan PiraroÔÇÖs Bizarros, each of which is an instance of a self-conscious cartoon:
The cartoonist in the first is a caricature of Piraro, the very author of the dayÔÇÖs insanity. And what makes this funny? At the risk of killing the comedy by analyzing itÔÇöitÔÇÖs funny because the "cartoonist" is here invoking the physicianÔÇÖs clarion declaration when on the scene of an accident. The banana peel is the final fillip: slipping on a banana peel is the stereotypical fare for comic strip hilarity.
The next Bizarro needs no explanation: thereÔÇÖd be no joke if it werenÔÇÖt a cartoon deploying the verbal-visual conventions of the medium. I donÔÇÖt think the first Bizarro instance would be funny, either, if it werenÔÇÖt a cartoon.


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3 Horrifying reasons why you should not shave pubic hairs again, #3 might be deadly
March 31, 2017 | Health | No Comments|
Ever wonder what your pubic hair is actually for?
It serves a very real purpose and that's to help protect your "bits" from infections, especially of the bacterial variety.
You can also end up with horrible infections in the hair roots.
#2 Horrible Rashes
Shaving your pubes is hard because of the shape and angles to work with.
If you don't do it well, you'll likely end up with a painful rash that'll last for several days.
#3 Catching Herpes is Easier
Having that hair there works as somewhat of a shield against molluscum contagiosum, genital warts, and even herpes.
In addition to other safe $ex practices such as using condoms, having pubic hair can help keep you even safer.


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This workshop will show you how to assess the plus-sized client, explain the side effects of obesity and how to safely introduce Pilates to an overweight/obese person. We will demonstrate how to build up the basic exercises on Mat, Reformer, Cadillac and Chair, with the goal to get this population moving and to get them back into their bodies.
Instructor: Marcia Hagemann
A native from Brazil, Márcia studied classical ballet, as well as Modern Dance, for 26 years. During her studies she was introduced to the discipline of Pilates and was amazed at the benefits achieved through this technique. In Brazil, she trained classical Pilates for 3 years with Cecilia Panelli, an instructor trained by Romana Kryzanowska. After moving to the United States, Márcia attended and completed 600 hours of training in the Power Pilates course under the supervision of Erin Horst, at Evolutions Annapolis, having as Teachers Trainers Juliet Harvey, Alison Laundrie and Bob Liekens.
Márcia has been teaching Pilates since 2003 and opened the Center of Life Pilates Studio in May 2004. In 2006 Márcia became an International Teacher Trainer for Power Pilates, and since then she has been training pilates instructors in Maryland, Virginia, D.C. and at studios in Brazil. Since becoming a Teacher Trainer, she has also been teaching a variety of continuing education courses at Power Pilates conferences.
Márcia is very keen on attending workshops to deepen her knowledge in Pilates, she desires to keep on learning as much as she can about the method.
She has extensive experience in teaching all levels, from beginner to expert, as well as clients with special physical needs. Her goal with each individual is to help achieve enhanced health and happiness through the discipline of Pilates.
Márcia is also a Pilates Method Alliance certified instructor.


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Years ago, the Connecticut Department of Transportation (DOT) acquired 16-18 Rosette St, likely for a construction or maintenance project on the abutting rail line. When that project was finished, the land was fenced in and reclassified as excess or vacant land. The City's Livable City Initiative worked with neighbors and the DOT to care for the property, but it remained vacant state land.
Conveyance bill
This spring, Mayor Toni Harp worked with New Haven's State Legislative Delegation to identify vacant state-owned parcels throughout the city and transfer them to local control through the General Assembly's annual "conveyance bill." Representing Rosette Street, Rep Juan Candelaria and Sen Gary Winfield advocated strongly for 16-18 Rosette St's inclusion in the bill, which passed the House and Senate (presided over by New Haven's Senate Pro Tempore Martin Looney) in early June.
For local news coverage of these efforts:
"City Seeks 16 State-Neglected Lots" - NHI
"They'll Be Our Properties Now" - NHI


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On my blog I always like to celebrate wives
that have been married 10 years or more.
This Sunday we will be celebrating a very
that have been married 10 years or more.
This Sunday we will be celebrating a very
special day dedicated to mothers.
In the spirit of Mother's Day this edition of 10+ Wives Club
I am excited to feature my mother.
I am excited to feature my mother.
My mom Carol and stepdad Jesus are both Deaf.
I got a chance to sit down with my mom and
ask her some questions about her marriage.
Most them I already knew the answers to,
but I wanted her to share with us from her words.
Today I am proud to introduce the
newest member of the 10+ Wives Club my mother.
1.How long have you been married? We have been married for 14 years. Our wedding day was on New Year's Day of 2000. We had our wedding at a local reception hall named Snuffy's, and now it's our tradition to have dinner there every year for our anniversary.
2. How did you both meet? My friend was on a Deaf bowling league, and one day I went with her to a bowling match. My husband was her team captain. I noticed him because he looked like a cool guy with a ponytail. I asked my friend to introduce us. During the game we began to talk and got to know each other.
3. How many children/grandchildren do you have? I have three adult children from my first marriage. We have 8 grandchildren all together. I love my family. We are blessed by our children and all of our grandchildren.
4. What are your two favorite qualities about your husband? My husband is very responsible with taking care of our finances. He is a hard worker. He is also very caring and shows his love by making sure I always have all that I need.
5. What do you and your hubby like to do for fun? We like to go out to restaurants. I love to eat seafood and my husband's favorite food is steak. We like to try new restaurants that we find. We also love to go on vacations together whenever we get the opportunity. We have been to Jamaica, Cancun, and Las Vegas. Cancun was our favorite place out of all three because of their beautiful blue waters and white sand beaches.
6. What is some advice that you would give to a newly married couple? It is very important to have good communication with your spouse. Also you have to be friends.
7. What would you say is the key to your lasting marriage? Knowing the Lord has helped us to realize our need for each other. We want to obey God in our marriage. In the beginning we would do things our way and it was a struggle. Now we have decided to follow God, no matter what we go through. God has helped our marriage improve and grow stronger with each year.
8. What would be one thing you would want others to remember about your marriage? We want our marriage to be an example of happiness and commitment to our children and grandchildren. I want my family to see the importance of not giving up on your marriage. I have now learned the importance of not letting divorce be an option. I made that mistake in my first marriage. Now with my husband God has showed me through faith and prayer that He can do miracles. That is the example we want to pass on to our children and grandchildren.
(This is a photo from Sherri's wedding day.)
I am so honored for the opportunity to
share my mother and stepdad's marriage story on my blog.
I know their goal is to pass on a godly legacy to the family
and that is exactly what their marriage is doing.
I personally have learned so much from watching how they
handled their biggest struggles in their marriage to
even the smallest situations. They always put God first.
Be Blessed!


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Last year at this time, I had not winter camped all season. I had not winter camped at all. By April I was dying to get outdoors and into my tent. With May long weekend coming up, I had a chat with mom to see if she'd want to go on a little trip, and then went onto the Ontario Parks site to find somewhere to go!
We had never been to Restoule, but I have a friend who has a cottage there and had visited the area last year and loved it. They had what looked like some great sites still open,so I booked site 430. It is a hydro site so we could bring a small space heater for the tent in case it got really cold at night (my mom is 70 afterall! ) There was a bathroom nearby and the pics on the ontario parks site led me to believe there was access to the water for my kayak.
We did our usual super early morning drive up as the site wasn't booked the night before, and arrived around 10am. The forecast wasn't so good, lots of rain expected, but we supposed to have one nice day with decent temperatures, but very cool at night.
We got everything set up quite quickly and had some lunch. Then we decided to go check out a trail and see if we could find some wildlife.
Angels Point Wildlife Trail was close to our site so we walked to the trailhead and were on our way!
Everywhere there were signs of spring and new life popping up all around. The new plants and leaves that had just began popping out were the greenest of greens and just brilliant!
We also found all kinds of spring flowers beginning to bloom all around. They were so pretty and I was very happy that we were here exploring at this time of year. It was the earliest I'd ever been camping in the season and I was really happy I decided to come.
We stopped for a snack along the trail. I asked my mom to get something out of my bag and when she turned towards me to face beside us and not in front of us, she saw a red fox. I turned quickly to look and saw him as well and was elated as I never see anything when I am out and about. He stood briefly as I attempted to grab the camera, then he snapped his hear away from us, and trotted off into the forest. All I have is the picture below of where he was, but in my mind, I can still see him there.
After our hike we headed back to our campsite, both excited about the fox we saw, chattering happily. We sat by the fire for a while and warmed up and then got dinner started. We weren't having anything major, just some Oktoberfest sausages and salad, but it was pretty delicious regardless.
After dinner, I decided to go for an evening paddle. I had my kayak sitting in a bit of a weird spot and when I went to get into my boat, I thumped in it pretty hard. I looked over and noticed that my jacket was outside the boat and in the water and in my pocket, was my iPhone!!!!! OMG!!!
I pulled the pocket out of the lake as fast as I could and grabbed my phone. It was soaked!!! I tried to dry it and it was still working but after a few minutes I got the striped screen (if you've ever gotten your phone seriously wet, you know what this looks like and the impending doom it implies!!!). I needed to go for a paddle now more than ever to get a bit of calmness into my system. I had a ziploc in my pocket, funnily enough, I just hadn't put my phone in it as yet. DUMB DUMB DUMB! I put the phone in it with a big wad of tissues I had. Grabbed my camera from my other pocket (which was waterproof of course, but perfectly dry) and set off on my paddle in hopes my phone would be alright.
I took some nice sunset pics and enjoyed the paddle somewhat, but couldn't stop worrying about my phone. It had shut off by this time and wouldn't turn back on and I knew from past experience that I should just leave it off. So I did and tried not to think about it. I returned back to the site and mom and I enjoyed a the campfire and a beverage. Restoule is one of the few parks that does not have an alcohol ban on during the May long weekend, part of why we chose it to be perfectly honest! We headed to bed around 1130 and were both very happy we had the space heater. It went down to zero that night but inside our tent it was cozy warm and wonderful!
I woke the next morning and checked my phone. I had laid it in front of the heater before going to sleep to try and dry it out. It would turn on but wouldn't do much else so I shut if off. As the heater would be off all day, I had to find some way to continue the drying process. I had no rice and wasn't about to drive to find a store to get some. I did have access to some feminine products so I wrapped my phone with them and put them back in the ziploc hoping it would help.
I went for a quick morning paddle and when I got back we had some breakfast, and enjoyed sitting in our bug free screen tent. So far the bugs weren't too bad, but on our hike yesterday where there was no wind in the forest, they were surrounding us big time. They weren't biting too much as we had spray on, but they were circling our heads and being super annoying so it was nice to be away from them for a bit.
We found another trail that looked nice and decided to head off to explore it after breakfast. We parked and started on our way, finding this very cool section of trees that were all in rows. After walking for a bit, we realized we weren't on the part of the trail we had seen in the Restoule newsletter and went back to the car. We drove just a small ways down the road and found the proper trailhead we wanted and after walking over this pretty bridge, found the sign.
We made our way onto the Restoule River Trail. It was a beautiful spring day with lots of sunshine, but there was still a cool breeze and with no sun in the forest, we were putting layers on and off for the first hour or so.
The trail was really pretty and we we saw signs of wildlife everywhere, but sadly not much wildlife.
After we finished the trail we found a nice open area nearby with benches where we sat and had a snack, letting the sun warm us.
Shortly after we headed back to where we parked and back to the campsite. It was getting warmer by the minute and I was a happy girl! We had some lunch and then I went out for an early afternoon paddle to check out the beach via the water and see if there was a good place we could go and sit in the sun for a few hours later that afternoon.
I found the perfect spot. I returned back to the site and changed into my bikini, but put layers over top. Just in case… you never know right? We packed a bag and some chairs and made our way over to a beach a the far end of the park that looked absolutely perfect!
We sat in the lovely sunshine and removed layer after layer until I was in my bikini and roasting in the sun. After a bit I decided I would attempt to get into the lake. It was crystal clear and so inviting and I was so hot. I didn't swim long, but I did make it all the way in and didn't loose any limbs to the cold. It was definitely refreshing and I was really happy I went in. It's not often you can swim, up north on May 24 weekend, so I was pretty stoked I'd gotten that first completed so early in the season. I had a nap on my blanket while I dried off and after a few hours of relaxing, mom and I headed back to our site to make some dinner.
When we returned to the site and were in the tent changing, as the temperature was once again dropping quickly, we heard a knocking. I came out and did some investigating and found this lovely woodpecker just pecking away at this birch tree on our site. He didn't seem bothered in the least that I was trying to get a picture of him and continued with his work.
Our dinner this evening was barbecued chicken breast on the fire and some stir fried rice with asparagus mixed in that I had pre made at home and just heated up in some foil. Easy peasy and it was very yummy! We proceeded afterwards with our evening ritual, drinks by the fire and a few games of yahtzee afterwards. It was the perfect end to an awesome day! We headed to bed around midnight, both very tired and ready for a good rest. The heater once again was a great bonus to have, as it dipped to 2 degrees that night and it kept us nice and warm. I repeated the ritual with my phone which was now turning on, but other than using the side buttons, I couldn't get into it as the swipe on the screen didn't work so I wasn't allowed entry. I was starting to loose hope but there wasn't much I could do, so I set it up in front of the heater and went to sleep.
I woke up at 7:20 am to my alarm going off on my phone. CRAP! I'd forgotten to disable my weekday alarm… WAIT MY ALARM WAS GOING OFF!!!! WHAT?? I tried to swipe the screen to get in and turn it off but I still could not swipe the screen to get into the phone. All I could do was use the side button to snooze it. Shit, but yay! LOL. I was happy it seemed to be returning to me but sad, it wasn't there yet, but I had some hope anyways.
Mom and I got up and made breakfast and started to tear down the site. My alarm continued to go off every 9 minutes for the next 4 hours, over and over and over again. There was nothing I could do except hit the side button to snooze it. We finished packing up the car around 11am, taking our time and relaxing in between. My alarm went off again and this time, as I was no longer packing and doing much, I gave the screen a swipe… IT WORKED !!! I was in! OMG!! I was soo happy! I was able to access everything and everything seemed to work. WHEW! what a relief. The phone seemed to be telling me something. It basically shut down when I got it wet the day we arrived and now was back up and running when we were ready to leave. I was grateful I had brought a backup camera so I could get some photos on the trip, but it was also kind of nice not to be able to use it during my visit. Lesson learned.
We went for a little walk around the campground stopping at the boat dock and the beach. We continued on through the other areas and looked for campsites we might want to book for future visits, taking pictures and notes along the way. Around 1230 we decided to head out. I had told my mom about a place I had gone to when I was here with my friend at her cottage last year called Rockcliffe Pottery.
I thought she would really enjoy it there so we decided to stop by. On the way, we saw a deer standing in the middle of the road while coming around a bend. It ran off into the forest but it was really great to see some wildlife before we left the area. It definitely made my day! We had a lovely visit at Rockcliffe and then headed home after that. It was a great weekend and I enjoyed my time at Restoule.
Thanks so much for checking out my post! I hope you enjoyed it. If you have any questions, comments or issues, please do not hesitate to get in touch with me!
Happy Camping!
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There has been a resurgence of debate about the cost of sims/venues for paid or tipped live musicians and how to make reimbursement fair in SL. Years ago a popular performer suggested a 250L covercharge and live music venues vs/ or in addition to the free will tip/donation to musicians, venue owners, and hots. This never came close to working out, but lately Facebook has been hot with similar discussions and debate. Some musicians feel they should be paid more or closer to real life wages as they are providing a service. Others do it strictly for the love of music and enjoy whatever is tipped. Others attempt to make a living off their efforts and cite equipment and other expense. There are also hosts to pay or tip and management groups. Venue owners have joined in the discussion as they pay high sim tier plus pay the performers and are never really reimbursed for their expenses and effort. Of course there are many other factors such as gaining popularity and enhanced SL experience, etc. And there are now management groups also doing business. Then you toss in the fact that quality designers can make significant income from their efforts and sales of clothes and products, yet explore or art sim owners pay a significant amount yet again get little or nothing in return for their expense, time and efforts. There are also many others who contribute to SL in many many ways, some of which are making a lot of income for their efforts and some nothing at all. There are also SL residents who are completely unable to afford to pay for anything but might contribute to the SL experience with a good personality and helping make a crowd happy by their presence and added numbers and comments. So, while many conversations have taken place I've really only recently heard two possibly viable options to even the playing field at least for musicians and live music venues. One was musicians play a venue w/out a tip jar taking only what the venue pays them and all tips then go to the venue and the other is a relatively low cover charge but no additional tipping expected for a specific group of top venues who generally draw crowds while the rest continue as is. I have no idea how each would work out. But I am copying a Facebook link, a management group statement for review and consideration, and a poll that is going on asking residents to respond with their thoughts about a few things with only 8 simple quick multiple choice selections. Please take the time to take this poll. Thanks
Here is the quick poll: https://apps.facebook.com/my-polls/form/sl-music-solutions-question
Here is a management group statement for consideration on the subject: http://wslpromo.net/performance-fees-and-venue-revenues/
Here is a performer's ideas and reader comments: https://www.facebook.com/kristin.craig1/posts/10155089085767323


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Leaves the sky teary
Your lips are filament of scarlet
The earth you tread is endowed
With pastoral eglantine
Your beautiful smile lights up the day
Like the burning disk of noon
Your nose – pretty pointed like Nefertitti's
Rose high above like the spire
Of Saint Louis Cathedral,
Kissing the lips of gentle wind
Far above the scorn of mere mortals
You are the portrait in my heart
I find no words befitting to portray
My lines of poetry are only shreds of mystery
In you, I find silence a beauty
For you convey an aura of elegance!
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PAUL: Alowo Paul (talkingdrum)
EGC: Discipline/What You Do
PAUL: An Educationist ( I Teach) Bsc (Ed) Business Education NCE (Business Education)
EGC: Other Creative Art Forms You Practice
PAUL: Music/drama/…
EGC: What Made You Go Into Poetry
PAUL: I just love poetry. I can't really explain why but I would say it afford me the opportunity to express myself in a more intriguing way. And I saw the untapped avenue in poetry I love to explore.
EGC: Kind Of Poems You Write/Perform
PAUL: Narrative, free verse, ballad and others.
EGC: People Who Inspire You In Poetry
PAUL: People who inspire me in poetry are many. I can't just tell you that one person did inspire me in poetry.
EGC: What You Hope To Achieve With Poetry
PAUL: What I hope to achieve with poetry. I believe with poetry I can also help spread the light. Reaching the 'unreached'.
EGC: Your First Time At Be Blessed
PAUL: I can't remember. Perhaps 2014.
EGC: How Many Times You Came To Be Blessed
PAUL: I never missed the event from the moment I started attending. So, I'm wondering what is taking you too long to announce the next event.
EGC: Poets You'd Like To See At Next Be Blessed
PAUL: I'd like to see myself mount the stage to minister. And other poets like Solar Speaks, James Ademuyiwa, Graciano, Efe Paul and one other guy that love to free style. I can't recall his name (Torpedo).
EGC: Most Memorable Edition Of Be Blessed And Why
PAUL: I think it's BB15, not so sure but I love that event because it reveals the truth to me. That I can do better and help spread the light in every land mile.
EGC: What You Like About EGC
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Mar 21, 2010
Marinated figs with brie
Recipe adapted from Donna Hay
6 figs, halved
1 cup mint leaves
1 tablespoon white balsamic or white wine vinegar
1 tablespoon olive oil
sea salt and cracked pepper
200g brie or camembert at room temperature
honey and crispy flatbread, to serve
Place figs, mint, vinegar, olive oil, salt and pepper in a bowl and toss to combine. Top the cheese with fig mixture, drizzel with honey and serve with flatbread.
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Presented at the 20th Annual Research Conference
Download Handouts: 220kb pdf
Session Number: 45 Room: Salon G
Presenting: Ann Doucette; Jonathan Heufner; Kirk O'Brien; Ronald Thompson; Mary Beth Rauktis
All Authors for this paper: Ann Doucette; Jonathan Heufner; Kirk O'Brien; Ronald Thompson; Mary Beth Rauktis; also presenting Peter Pecora
Presentation Type: paper presentation
Synopsis: This presentation presents preliminary results for the Restrictiveness of Living Environment Scale (ROLES) Revision Project. Many measures that are associated with social service systems, including the ROLES, are ordinal and therefore preclude using arithmetic procedures in analyzing the data. This presentation will describe the item and response option calibrations of the REM-Y using a Rasch Measurement Model, including the differential item function (DIF) across placement settings and across child and youth characteristics. In addition, the Rasch analyses will allow us to transform the ordinal response categories on the REM-Y into interval data supporting the development of taxonomy of program types.
Date: Tuesday, March 6, 2007
Session Time: 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM
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Google project shows Abraham Lincoln's handwritten Gettysburg Address, on the 150th anniversary
150 years ago today, Abraham Lincoln delivered what would become known as one of the greatest speeches in US history. The Gettysburg Address, at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, was used by Lincoln to inspire a country torn by civil war.
Now, Google has introduced three new exhibits on the Google Cultural Institute that focus specifically on Lincoln and the 272 words from his famous speech that day in 1863. You can browse high-res digital incarnations of all five copies of the addresses, handwritten by Lincoln himself. And you can read about why there were five versions, peruse multimedia exhibits put together by Lincoln enthusiasts, and more.
➤ Gettysburg Address | Google Cultural Institute