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Just recently Bill Hudson released the tour documentary and year end summary, watch it here:
Please Note, BILL HUDSON is available for studio sessions and guitar clinics. For further information, please contact via email: firstname.lastname@example.com – firstname.lastname@example.com.
Available are also the video footage of the full concerts of DIRKSCHNEIDER and I AM MORBID, watch below.
I Am Morbid – Live In Moscow 2017 (Full concert): https://youtu.be/LMipVW3gCOQ
DIRKSCHNEIDER – Live @Yotaspace Club, Moscow 07.10.2017 (Full Show): https://youtu.be/nWrYLvjm4nw
Los Angeles-based guitarist/songwriter Bill Hudson (DIRKSCHNEIDER, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA, I AM MORBID, Circle II Circle, Jon Oliva's Pain and more) has become a very sought after name in the hard rock world in recent years. Whether he is in Germany headlining the biggest heavy metal festival in the world or in the studio recording guitars for a video game soundtrack, there's never a dull moment in the life of the Brazilian musician. In the summer of 2015, he made history in Germany, headlining Wacken Open Air, performing in front of 80,000 fans with the TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA. Hudson joined the TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA also for their winter tour in 2015, performing 52 shows in 6 weeks throughout the US and Canada for an average of 15,000 fans a day. In April 2017, DIRKSCHNEIDER announced Bill Hudson as their new guitarist. Watch Bill Hudson – E.G.O:
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Top 10 Must Have House DesignHouse decoration idea is revolutionizing! The charm of home might be emphasized with pretty add-ons. Your preferences plays crucial function in picking house decorator collection for your home, the practical approach is constantly to watch out for the living space available and how you wish to utilize it. Space in your home must have to be taken into consideration while choosing design. Utilize the readily available space carefully and creatively ... With a modest amount of imaginative creativity and novelty it is possible to completely alter the look of your house. Simply a little variance from common colorings and textured walls bring fantastic modifications to interiors. This might likewise permit you to display your spirits geared up to any unique occasion.
As quickly as you have actually selected a design and design, home embellishing shops, standard outlets or local flea markets will be a fantastic starting point for house decoration products. House design stores are flooded with variety of high end house hold goods. With the ease of internet, everything you need to do is to browse through a variety of items used and select one which matches your requirements. In the following paragraphs we will discover the top ten house decor:
1. Photoframes - Everyone wants to keep their most unforgettable moment's picture clicked and adorned in a gorgeous picture frame. Hunt for special image frames with diagonal glass, non-traditional patterns, or clay fruity one for kid's room.
2. Flower vase - This can be very important part of home decor items drawing room or living space or even terracotta vase for the garden.
3. Wall clocks - Wall clocks do more than telling time to your decoration. Pendulum clock and Cuckoo watches gives antique feel to the space.
4. Wall hangings - Wide range of wall hangings, made from natural fiber- jute; rugs or wall carpets to quilts to tapestry wall hangings and wood quotation slabs.
5. Metal figurines - Brass or white metal idols of gods, statue of Venus too are nice ornamental products.
6. Religious signs - Spiritual signs owe due respect. Om and Swastik are the common hangings.
7. Ornamental mirrors - Jumbo mughal painting mirror gives traditional Indian touch to your dressing room.
8. Lighting fixtures - Lights are vital in design. It might hide defects or highlight them if not utilized aesthetically.
9. Carpet and Rugs - Vibrant silk wall carpets or a neutral color rug increase the charm of wall.
10. Furnishings - Furniture need not necessarily be of wood ... Versus this pattern now get a wrought iron, pipeline, walking cane furnishings to save space.
Many home embellishing stores or home decoration boutiques have mushroomed across the nation and certified interior decorator there easily help you in turning your house into a godly place. They understand mechanics of developing, hence are of fantastic help.
Numerous stores have browsed the web; their round the customer helpline will be offered any time of the day. Online shopping lets you browse the every information of the product and after that compare rates on other sites too before purchasing. Watch out for bargains and conserve some dollars ... on house decor shops online.


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The name "Walking" Don Webb is familiar to many in Newport Beach, especially to those at home during the late-morning hours who have witnessed the straw-capped figure coasting by their property.
What many people are not familiar with, however, is that the 71-year-old Georgia native and Newport city councilman is on his fifth circuit walking every street in Newport Beach — an estimated 500 miles.
"I was a little lazy in the past," Webb said of his citywide explorations, which began in 1990.
The walks usually take Webb up to two and a half years to complete, he explained.
"For 2010, I wanted to logically organize the walk with my last year on City Council," he said.
Webb announced in December 2009 that he would walk every street in the city before the end of his eighth year on the City Council at the end of this year.
Although not many people are around to talk to in the late morning hours — and Webb wishes there were more — one rare pedestrian did stop Webb on Tuesday to ask the big question on most people's minds when they hear of "Walking" Don.


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The Liverpool mauling marked the start of a three-month funeral at Villa Park.
Twelve games remain to save Aston Villa's season but the claret and blues require more than victories now. They need a miracle.
This former Premier League giant is heading into the Championship at the worst possible time.
So where did it all go wrong?
Remember Martin O'Neill's 57th birthday?
Maybe not. Let me be more specific.
Unhappy birthday
Remember when Villa conceded two goals in the final minutes of the clash against 19th-placed Stoke City on March 1, 2009?
With that they surrendered a two-goal lead and a vital win that would have taken them eight points clear of fifth-placed Arsenal and close to that elusive Champions League dream.
Subsequently, Villa failed to record a single victory in the next seven games and inevitably missed out on the top-four by a considerable distance.
So close, yet so far away. And with that failure came Randy Lerner's first doubts.
He started to question whether the club would ever make the elite European competition. Clearly he felt it was a step too far.
Twelve months later Villa again finished sixth, League Cup runners-up and FA Cup semi-finalists. Oh for a return of those disappointing days!
When James Milner was sold to Manchester City, O'Neill left because he was concerned the money would dry up. He was right.
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Villa started to slip behind despite splashing the cash on Darren Bent and Charles N'Zogbia in 2011.
Gerard Houllier and Alex McLeish had to field youngsters and cut the wage bill but they managed to keep the club in the division.
All the time their rivals were making ground, though, as Lerner decided against pumping in big amounts.
While Robbie Keane scored some important goals during his loan spell at the club, Villa needed proven top-flight performers to help their squad flourish.
By the time Paul Lambert had taken over it was almost too late.
Rivals Albion were now seen as a bigger lure than the claret and blues. Romelu Lukaku joined on loan for the 2012/13 season and England goalkeeper Ben Foster arrived from Blues.
Swansea and Stoke had also overtaken Villa while Newcastle were able to offer higher wages for better talent.
Tonev not Tadic
Villa had the chance to build around the likes of Christian Benteke, Ron Vlaar and Ashley Westwood who emerged as bargain buys in the summer of 2012 but they failed miserably.
When Moussa Sissokho was targeted by Lambert in the next transfer window, the Scot got Yacouba Sylla.
Wilfried Bony and Lukaku were identified the following summer but in came Libor Kozak.
Swansea moved further away from Villa after winning the League Cup thanks to a comfortable victory over League Two Bradford City - the team that knocked Villa out in the semi-final.
Bony and Jonjo Shelvey then moved to south Wales. Stoke signed Marko Arnautovic and followed it up with Bojan the next season.
When Lambert looked at Dusan Tadic, the unknown Aleksandar Tonev was the man selected.
Albion landed Joleon Lescott because they offered higher wages and as every transfer window passed Villa became weaker.
They needed to remain competitive in the market and sign proven players rather than youngsters with the potential to get better.
The strife of Riley
One or two top-quality arrivals would have kept them ticking over but it wasn't to be.
Between O'Neill's exit and Lambert's arrival, Paddy Riley, the head of player recruitment & analytics at the time, was slowly starting to become an influential figure.
The building of a database of players was at its embryonic stage before he left to take up a job as scouting co-ordinator at Liverpool.
Potential targets were checked out and ranked accordingly.
Riley helped source Benteke in his first period at the club but appears to have identified more under-performers than winners since returning.
He played a part in landing Carles Gil, the last signing in the Lambert era, and took on extra responsibility when recruiting this summer.
But when Benteke and Fabian Delph departed, transfer-market experience was needed.
Tim Sherwood, the manager at the time, recommended players who he thought would help Villa progress.
But Riley, the man in charge of the scouts, collated the findings from those on the road and presented Sherwood with alternatives to his suggestions based on analysed data.
Transfer failure
Adama Traore was supposed to be a better option than Aaron Lennon.
Jordan Veretout had more potential than Tom Cleverley or Estaban Cambiasso while Andros Townsend was deemed too expensive.
Sherwood had to agree on all incomings but they were hardly his or the club's first-choice options.
Regardless of where they ranked in terms of priority, too many have under-performed and that's down to the recruitment team.
The huge turnover this summer put Villa well behind their opponents at the start of this depressing campaign.
Years of failure in the transfer market finally took its toll and Sherwood even told Lerner that the squad was among the weakest in the league.
When Remi Garde wasn't able to land a single signing in January the writing was on the wall.
Villa will be as good as relegated if they fail to see off Stoke City a week on Saturday with just 11 games remaining after that trip.
Wouldn't it be ironic to effectively seal relegation against the foes where it all started to go wrong seven years ago to the very weekend....


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Save October 26 for a special Elko evening, featuring the Haunted Windchimes! The band's from Colorado, with an exceptional sound, almost vintage folk and blues, as if their original songs might have been written yesterday or 75 years ago.
Tickets: $10 ($5 for children 12 and under)
Purchase prior to October 26 in the Western Folklife Center Gift Shop or by phone, 775-738-7508. At the door, we can receive cash or check only, no credit cards, please.
Pioneer Bar and Wiegand Gallery open at 6 pm,
Doors to Western Folklife Center G3 Bar Theater open at 6:30 pm
Showtime: 7 pm (approximately 2 hour show, with an intermission)
The groups' subtle and collective genius features original material written by all four members. It's the vocal harmonies that really set them apart---a three-headed juggernaut of Desirae Garcia (ukulele), Chela Lujan (banjo) and Inaiah Lujan (guitar). The sound is often moody and melancholy, but it is always deeply affecting. That sound is embroidered by the instrumental mastery of Mike Clark (harmonica, fiddle, mandolin, guitar and concertina).
The Haunted Windchimes are a favorite at music festivals and cowboy gatherings across the country, and they performed with Garrison Keillor on A Prairie Home Companion in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Follow them on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheHauntedWindchimes.


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Allentown police, with the help of state police at Bethlehem and two female undercover troopers, yesterday afternoon arrested 25 suspected solicitors of prostitutes. The arrests were made in the 100 blocks of N. 5th and 6th streets and the 500 blocks of Turner and Linden streets.
Teams made up of city police vice squad members, plainclothes troopers, the undercover female troopers and cruiser car policemen were on the street in time to apprehend the matinee patrons and remained in the area until after 10 p.m. to arrest the after dinner trade.


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Men assigned to watchful waiting/active surveillance for low-risk prostate cancer were less likely to have multiple prostatic specific antigen (PSA) tests and office visits as recommended within the first 2 years after their diagnosis, compared with men who received more aggressive treatment for their disease, a population-based study has found.
Of 3,656 patients with low-risk prostate cancer followed by watchful waiting/active surveillance, only 4.5% had at least four PSA tests and attended four office visits and underwent a repeat biopsy within 2 years as called for in current guidelines, according to Karim Chamie, MD, of the University of California Los Angeles, and colleagues in a report appearing in the journal Cancer.
"On a population level, we found that less than 5% of patients who did not undergo aggressive treatment for prostate cancer were closely followed -- defined as having PSA and office visit every six months -- and underwent a repeat prostate biopsy," Chamie told MedPage Today in an email.
"In fact those who underwent aggressive treatment were more likely to undergo more intense follow-up than men who were not treated," he added. "So our study suggests that before we advise our patients to pursue active surveillance for their prostate cancer, we should be certain that we are committed to closely monitoring the cancer with a repeat biopsy and more frequent PSA testing and physical exams."
However, Ballentine Carter, MD, of Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, told by MedPage Today that his center's experience with active surveillance at Johns Hopkins has been very different from that reported in the current study.
"When we started the program 20 years ago, there was a tremendous amount of criticism of active surveillance so we wanted to make absolutely sure that these patients were followed carefully and we have full-time program coordinators and a number of other individuals who help ensure patients comply with the program," said Carter.
Results at Hopkins, published earlier this year, showed that just two out of 1,298 men enrolled in the active surveillance program have died of prostate cancer and only three developed metastatic disease.
"So we're very comfortable with this treatment option and we have demonstrated the safety of the program," Carter said.
Still, he added, "I think the study does suggest that there is less than ideal high quality monitoring of a substantial proportion of people who undertake active surveillance."
Study Details
The researchers identified 45,408 men from Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Medicare data who were diagnosed with prostate cancer between 2004 and 2007 with follow-up of Medicare services through 2009.
Most of the cohort were between the ages of 70 and 74 years and were white, married and without any comorbid conditions. Most men had T1 tumors and Gleason grade 6 or under disease. Just under 10% of the overall cohort were treated with watchful waiting/active surveillance.
The mean number of PSA tests done in men assigned to watchful waiting/active surveillance was 2.6 tests and the mean number of office visits within the 2 years of their diagnosis was 4.6 visits.
However, only 13% of the men in this watchful waiting/active surveillance cohort underwent a second biopsy within 2 years of being diagnosed with their disease.
As Chamie and colleagues pointed out, from 66% to 71% of patients who had Gleason scores 6, 7, and 8 through 10 did not receive at least four PSA tests within 2 years of diagnosis.
"Similarly, 39% to 46% of patients who were undergoing watchful waiting/active surveillance who had Gleason scores of 6, 7 or 8 through 10 did not attend 4 or more visits within 2 years of diagnosis," they wrote.
This is in stark contrast to the active treatment cohort, they add, in which there was a significant increase in surveillance intensity according to Gleason score.
Not surprisingly, the intensity of the surveillance given was mediated by proxies of life expectancy including age and comorbidity. Men who were 80 years of age and older for example, were 65% less likely to undergo active surveillance than younger men at a hazard ratio of 0.35 (95% CI 0.19-0.64; P<0.01).
Similarly, men with a Charlson score of 1 were 41% less likely to undergo active surveillance at a HR of 0.59 (95% CI 0.36-0.96).
Interesting, nearly one-third of patients originally assigned to watchful waiting/active surveillance dropped out of active surveillance and were treated aggressively.
Chamie cautioned that 2-year follow-up in study participants ended 6 years ago and thus may not be representative of what is happening today.
"However, we have to remember that we are much more comfortable following men with more indolent tumors now than we were five or 10 years ago," he said.
The reason why the vast majority of men in this cohort underwent aggressive treatment is because practitioners are concerned that they may have under-graded or under-staged prostate cancers, Chamie added.
"Hence, if anything, we were probably more diligent before than we are now," he said.
Important limitations to the study include the fact that the SEER-Medicare database is limited to men ages 65 and older and results may not be generalizable to younger men who are diagnosed with prostate cancer. Furthermore, neither SEER nor Medicare explicitly identifies those men who are undergoing watch waiting/active surveillance; rather investigators imputed this treatment category back on the lack of any treatment over a 2-year period after diagnosis.
In point of fact, it is entirely possible that at least some of these patients either refused or were not offered treatment, were lost to follow-up, or did receive treatment but they had their care paid for by another insurer.
The analysis was also done on a Medicare fee-for-service population and findings may not apply to patients treated under other models.
Chamie had no conflicts of interest to declare. The study was funded by the Department of Defense prostate cancer physician training award and by the National Institutes of Health loan repayment program.
- Reviewed by Henry A. Solomon, MD, FACP, FACC Clinical Associate Professor, Weill Cornell Medical College and Dorothy Caputo, MA, BSN, RN, Nurse Planner
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We are here to offer some advice and tips about DIY welding, and the gear in general. Most people think it's a simple and easy task. However, the reality is completely different. There are many small things you aren't aware of. Those things can help you tackle some difficult projects or ease the whole process in general.
That's why you should take a moment and check out our website. You'll find a lot of new stuff you might not have known before about welding in general. There is a common saying that welders and mechanics learn about their business as long as they live, and that' true. To become an experienced welder, you need a lot of practice, and most importantly – knowledge.


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We literally power thousands of events ranging from small-scale to mega events with over 20,000 attendees.
Just some of our clients include Facebook, Forbes, MasterCard, TNT, Panasonic and Singapore's leading Government agencies and statutory boards.
GEVME is on a mission to help event marketers and planners make great events happen through a platform they WANT to use.
We are on a mission to connect people through events - face to face events. We do this by offering attendees and easy to use registration platform and event organisers a breadth of functionalities not found in any other event management software out there to manage attendees.
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We are a young start-up with an experience core team of close to 50 years combined. The GEVME family is small but rapidly growing with offices around Asia.
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We believe in a flexible work environment that allow ourselves to be more productive. Be it at our hot-desk enabled offices, sipping a cappuccino at a cafe, or even by the pool!
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Obama Leaving Senate on Sunday
Friday, November 14, 2008
President-elect Barack Obama announced yesterday that he will resign his Senate seat effective Sunday, leaving Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D) to choose from among a host of willing successors for the final two years of the Democrat's term.
Obama's decision makes it certain he will be absent as Congress undertakes a new round of action on the financial crisis, including proposed relief packages for Detroit automakers and struggling middle-class homeowners, during a lame-duck session next week.
Jim Manley, spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.), said Reid was prepared for Obama's resignation, having learned last week that the president-elect would not participate in the upcoming session.
But Manley said Reid's office had no sense of Vice President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr.'s plans for departing from the Senate. The Delaware Democrat was reelected on the same day the Obama-Biden ticket prevailed, and he has held out the possibility of keeping his seat until early January as succession issues are sorted out. Biden's son, Delaware Attorney General Joseph R. "Beau" Biden III, is considered a top contender for appointment to the seat but is serving a tour in Iraq with his National Guard unit.
Obama's resignation could tip the balance of power in the Senate, if only during the lame-duck session, depending on the actions of Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman (Conn.). Lieberman, an independent, is a member of the Democratic caucus, but his colleagues remain furious about his relentless campaigning for Sen. John McCain and other Republican candidates this fall.
Democrats will enjoy a dramatically expanded majority when the new Congress is seated in January, and many in the party are eager to strip Lieberman of his chairmanship of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. A vote on Lieberman's fate is expected next week, and if he is ousted as chairman, Senate sources said, Lieberman could cross the aisle to caucus with the GOP.
Manley said Senate officials are researching the implications of such a scenario. But he said that at first glance, there did not appear to be any major organizational repercussions from Obama's resignation, regardless of Lieberman's actions.
The decision to replace Obama rests with Blagojevich, who appointed a review committee last week and said he hopes to make a selection by the end of December.
Among the contenders for Obama's seat are two members of Congress from Chicago -- Rep. Jesse L. Jackson Jr. and Rep. Jan Schakowsky -- and the head of the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs, Tammy Duckworth. All are strong supporters of Obama and have made clear they would jump at the chance to take the appointment.
Other possibilities include Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan, a rising political star and potential rival to Blagojevich in his quest for reelection, and Illinois Senate leader Emil Jones Jr., a mentor to Obama in the mid-1990s.
Chicago businesswoman Valerie Jarrett, an Obama confidante, has taken her name out of consideration, the Chicago Tribune reported yesterday.
"I think nobody has any idea what the governor will do," a Democratic source said.


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Classic yet classy style to your home living can be represented by your choice of furniture pieces. Upholstered chairs for living room can be one of plenty ideas available for you. Traditional seating designs can be such a functionally comfortable and decoratively elegant option to complete this type of space. And for such antique touch to your upholstered chairs for living room idea, Zoffany offers its finest seating pieces clustered in the Curator Collections. Here, you will encounter several choices of beautiful chair designs inspired mostly in the reminiscent of 19th century or other younger yet still archetypal creativeness. They are indeed constructed from most refined sturdy and durable frames in splendid antique finishes, and featured with lavishly convenient yet graceful fabric padded upholsteries. To name some of those upholstered chairs for living room in the Curator Collection are Claude sofa, Wallace daybed ideal for conversational and also corner piece, Wyatt sofa and small sofa featured extravagantly with duck feather for filing scatter cushions, and Oscar series available in sofa and chair alternatives.


text: Teach primary students patterns and attributes using these overhead Projector Pals. Use the cute fruit—5 of each an apple, orange, lemon, and grapes—for building all kinds of patterns on the overhead. Make a simple AB pattern with just the apples and oranges. Or create more complex patterns using all the fruit. The attribute buttons are different sizes, shapes, and have either two holes, four holes, or no holes. Along with the attribute labels, they're great for teaching a wide range of attribute lessons.


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I'll tell you what I'd do, man. Party with two sets of quads at the same time, man. That's what Chris Goerlich and I decided to do a couple of weeks ago as our wives' quad mom group planned their third annual quadmom vacation. Chris emailed me because he was taking his kids north to visit Mari's family and their trip happened to roll right through Wichita. We made a quick weekend party of it. Here is how it went down.
(L to R on the step): Finn, Cohen, Sophia, Pius, Forrest, Noah, and Laine. Danna in the front.
The Goerlichs rolled in here around 5 p.m. Friday night. There was all of the normal sniffing and feeling out that goes along with 3-year-olds. They stayed pretty close to their own siblings the first night. The Goerlich quads have met other sets of quads before, but this was the Graf quads first rodeo. They were so excited to see and meet them.
We decided to have them all have a "slumber party" in the Grafs' bedroom. As the Goerlichs are veterans of this situation, they handled it very well. The Graf boys also did very well with it. Danna, on the other hand, screwed it up for everyone. She is usually the last one asleep anyways, but now she had four more 3-year-olds in the bedroom to terrorize. I felt like I had an infant again because I had to go into the room about 4 times through the night because Danna would wake up screaming. It wasn't a fun night time for us dads, and I can imagine, for her roommates either. Amazingly, though, we survived.
This was their cluster…err…sleeping quarters for the two nights.
On Saturday morning we took the 8 man crew to my cousin, Ashley, and her husband, J.D.'s swimming pool. We rocked it for a couple of hours over there, and mine were so excited at first because I actually swam with them, too. I am terrified of water for myself as it is, but when I add my four toddlers to the pool my anxiety level goes even higher. So normally, I sit on the side and count to four…CONSTANTLY. All 8 of the kids have puddle jumpers and have become very good at "swimming" so it wasn't bad. We had a blast, and it worked really well because they were all wiped out and took a nap so we didn't have to battle Danna again.
Taking a break from the pool for some snacks.
Saturday evening we grilled out over here. I made "spicy burgers" for the adults, and chicken and hot dogs for the kids. They all ate really well and they stayed up pretty late driving our four power wheels cars around. What was really cool was that as the day went on, the kids started to interact with each other a lot more. The kids had a ball playing with each other throughout the day. Saturday night bedtime went a lot better so it was a good end to a good day.
The Grafs and Goerlichs attacking Stubby on Saturday night.
Dinner time!
Pius and Finn cruising the back yard.
Danna watching Cohen and Forrest.
Chris finally figured out how to make the fire truck go. Add a dude on the back.
Pius doing his best to charm Sophia. After they left Sunday afternoon, Pius and Laine started fighting about who Sophia would sleep next to the next time they came over.
Sunday morning we rolled out of bed, ate some breakfast, played with the powerwheels/in the basement for a little while and it was time for the Goerlichs to continue their trip. It was one of the coolest things I think I've seen. My kids interacting and playing with another set of kids that they had a ton in common with. I know Moni always says that those girls are her best friends and she is so thankful she met them. In this last year, as I've got to know each of the couples more, I've really started to feel a bond with all of them, too. How lucky for us to have such great friends that we share a pretty unique trait with:)


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CDRC caters for training at all levels and across all disciplines. Whatever your goal for the coming season, CDRC will have some training to assist you.
Flatwork – Nicola Klaiber and TBC organise all the flatwork training for CDRC. We have members who aim to complete their first Walk and Trot test, and others who want to polish their Advanced Medium moves. Groups are assigned by ability, so you will always be with others at your level in your group.
Jumping – Michelle Holder and Arlene Mansell organise the show jumping training for the club. We operate at two different levels for this: Michelle deals with training that caters for those who want to compete at the Area level teams (80cm+) and Arlene manages the training for polework up to 80cm. She mentors members who would like to ride for the club in the Mercian group of competitions.
Cross Country – Sian Evans organises training for cross country. She is also the Horse Trials and Eventer Challenge Team Manager. Cross Country training is organised less frequently across the year due to ground conditions and member preference. If there is no training listed for XC on the calendar (but you fancy a session in a group) then drop Sian a line.
To avoid spam calls CDRC committee telephone numbers are provided in your welcome pack rather than being advertised on the web. If you've lost your welcome pack (supplied by email) then drop a message to firstname.lastname@example.com and we can assist with who you need to contact.


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After apparently getting nowhere with their pitch for a reality show that would follow the Jacksons as they supported Michael during and after the trial, the Jackson family is yet again pitching a reality series.
This one "would focus on a trio of second-generation Jacksons trying to restart their careers in music," according to The Hollywood Reporter. "The sons of Jackson's brother Tito succeeded overseas as the members of boy band 3T during the 1990s but are trying to mount a comeback as adults. They receive help from their father as well as other aunts and uncles on the show — including LaToya and Jermaine Jackson — but one of the obstacles they face is the notoriety their uncle Michael encountered in various courtroom battles during the past decade."
While it is unclear "whether Michael will join his siblings on the program, … [there is] footage of him interacting with Tito's children appears in the pilot," THR says. The series is currently being pitched to cable networks by music producer Cory Rooney.


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Hooking that hottie is hard enough without the odds stacked against you, so the city researchers at Sperling's Best Places have identified for you "America's Best Cities for Dating."
The study is based on criteria that includes percentage of singles ages 18-24, population density, and dating venues per capita such as concerts, coffee shops, bars, bowling alleys, etc., and includes 80 metro areas in America. They teamed up with a company which specializes in the dating game to find out which city is revered as the D.C. (Dating Capital) of the U.S. Charleston, SC is number 6!
Best Cities for Dating
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Rising nine year old The Cleaner is a surprise nomination for the Group 3 $150,000 Bletchingly Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield on Saturday.
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Lee and Anthony Freedman have nominated last start winner Ruettiger and Charmed Harmony will represent the John Sadler stable.


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A fact that supports this claim is the name of the group before they chose their current title of "The Jonas Brothers." It was "Sons of Jonas" which is totally lame and stinks of incest. You see Jonas, the father of the boys, was extremely fond of his relatives, and that's why Satan was able to incorporate the Jonas brothers into his evil grand scheme and make them so popular with kids. Satan loves kids. But he prefers using children born of blood relations, or at least single mothers. How's he supposed to use a legitimate child? God's hand is too strong on legitimate children. Much too strong.
So, shortly after an incestuous union and conception, Nick Jonas was violently ejected from the bowels of Hell by Satan himself. It was only supposed to be one star at first, but due to problems with Disney licensing, he figured he'd better poop out three of them. He made it so that only one can grow facial hair just for kicks.
Satan does this every several years in a successful long-term effort to corrupt the youth and turn them away from God so Satan has a bountiful and continual source of sex slaves and forced labor. He'll create a young star (or stars in the case of the Jonas brothers and 'N Sync) that all the children can relate to, and have the star promise and commit themselves to abstinence and charity. Then at just the right time, Satan will say the word and that star will begin dabbling in heroin, homosexuality and their very own fashion lines. All the children who had at one time screamed their heads off and fainted and masturbated to that star will by this time have turned at least 15 or 16 years old. Then they are sure to become rebellious against their parents, setting them on a path toward destruction, violence and ultimately sex slavery with demons.
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But of course, W. dreams are always weird. :P
OK, here's how it goes-
I was in Starbucks with my friend Stephanie D., who currently is in Texas. I was all like, "Did the frappuchino get the banana or did it just get a head implant?
SD (stephanie d): Head implant?
ME: Well, frappuchinos have really small heads. They might think they look deformed.
SD: Well, we drink their brains.
ME: You telling me its OUR fault the frappuchino supposedly get a head implant?
SD: Well yeah. We're just lucky we weren't sued, you know.
Out of blind fury, I threw my frappuchino to the ground, screamed, and ran out of the resturant.
When I opened the door, I was pinned to the ground by a secret agent guy.
SD stood over me and was all like, "Dude, I think we just got sued."
I blinked, and then suddenly we were in a jail cell along with Lucia-LB.
LB blinked and then suddenly we were in a court room with jury people and all that stuff.
Then suddenly, Richard came in in a banana suit, and was crying. "IT'S ALL HER FAULT FRAPPY GOT A HEAD IMPLANT! SHE'S NOT THE SAME ANYMORE!"
And then we looked at SD, and she was gone, and then suddenly, she was the judge.
She held up my homework with an F on it and was all like, "You failed!!!!!!!!!"
And then suddenly LB morphed into a frappuchino, and then was all like, getting a head implant.
It kept on growing and growing, and then finally s'ploded.
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LB caught me, and then, out of now where, SD blinked, and then suddenly we were all in Statbucks drinking frappuchino, and Richard was the cashier register.
Saturday, October 11, 2008
But of course, W. dreams are always weird. :P
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Sunday, October 5, 2008
In Memory of Kels Kels.
I miss you!!! :*(
I'm about to start a new story instead of The Ozmics.
In memory of Kels Kels, I will not delete that blog, but I shall and will delete the posts. But in memory of Kels Kels, I will show our conversations on that on here:
(also, i am allowing anonymous commentors to comment, so, kels kels, if you're alive, let's come and chat again! :D)
wannabewriter said...
well... i'll try to be unbiased here.
it was pretty good... but it could use some work. Then again, it is just the prologue/introduction. it's only meant to introduce the main characters into the story. It's not always exciting, i know.
Very interesting idea though. I want to know what happens! :D
July 7, 2008 9:52 AM
dibsy said...
Ok...thanks, though!! I needed that, seriously.
July 7, 2008 2:42 PM
wannabewriter said...
whoa... Eva's acting like a total brat :D luv it! I agree that you could try to slow it down a bit, and maybe explain why or how they made so many friends so quickly. other than that.. I luv Eva's character! She's like... a little... i don't even know exactly what she is. I bet she's like... a murderer or something.
oh, and about my email, I don't really... have one. I'm not allowed. I just made up some random email to make a blog! (which I'm not allowed to have either) so anyway, I don't actually have an email. the one I used to make this account doesn't actually exist. sorry :)
but if you wanted to add me as, like, an author or something to a blog, I'd be more than happy to tell you my fake email :D just let me know if that was your intention
July 8, 2008 6:01 AM
dibsy said...
Oh, thanks, cuppy and wannabewriter!! I wrote this long ago and just posted it now because of OMAM. I'll try slowing it down, though. Yup, I love Eva, too, but I seriously like Evra's, more. I know I need to explain and whatever, though... Anyways, as long as I can make you an author, I want that fake email address!!
July 8, 2008 8:03 AM
wannabewriter said...
well, I left a comment on chapter 2 that has a real email address. I think you'd rather use that one!
July 10, 2008 1:34 PM
dibsy said...
Yup, I got it!!
July 11, 2008 8:40 AM
Kels Kels <3 said...
good good good!!!
July 11, 2008 10:46 AM
wannabewriter said...
very good, though you might want to edit it. there were a few typos or missed words
if you go to blog settings, there's a tab called permissions. There you can add me in as an author, but only if you have my email address, which isn't an actual email address, so I don't think i could be an author on Ozmics! But anyway, check your email. I think there might be an invitation there to be an author on the blog... but i'm not sure. Check anyways, please :D
July 8, 2008 2:32 PM
dibsy said...
Oh, sorry, but I couldn't find it. >.< Thanks, though. I seriously needed the feedback.
July 8, 2008 3:43 PM
wannabewriter said...
i'll send the invite again. maybe you'll get it this time!
July 9, 2008 5:25 AM
wannabewriter said...
alright, I feel kinda bad now. I just created an email, and i re-sent the invite. Hopefully 3rd times a charm! Tell me when you get it!
July 9, 2008 4:23 PM
dibsy said...
Oh, I think you need to tell me your email address first so I could add it in. ^^ I need parental permission, that's why.
July 10, 2008 1:23 PM
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July 10, 2008 1:31 PM
dibsy said...
Oh, thanks Kels. I saw the email address, I just deleted it before someone saw it. ( i think) I'll try adding you in about a week. (sorry, but my dad doesn't check his email much. T.T
July 10, 2008 1:51 PM
Kels Kels <3 said...
that's alright, but the sooner the better :D I want you to see chapter 2 soon! and if you want to add me as an author for one of your blogs, you can use that email address too
July 10, 2008 2:18 PM
Kels Kels <3 said...
really interesting.. I want to know what's going on. And I think I have a theory about the 'laughter' in Terra's voice. But I won't say now, because if I'm right, I don't want to ruin it for the readers... =D
July 10, 2008 2:15 PM
Kels Kels <3 said...
oh yea, and I did change my name. Now it's kels kels <3
July 10, 2008 2:17 PM
dibsy said...
Oh, what theory?
July 10, 2008 2:19 PM
Kels Kels <3 said...
is it, like, a recording that the kidnapper person played over the phone, like the video James played in Twilight?
July 10, 2008 2:35 PM
dibsy said...
...I have only read the back and a few pages of the Twilight series. So I still don't fully get what you're saying. >:I
July 10, 2008 5:25 PM
Kels Kels <3 said...
ok... well then sorry if I just spoiled the book for you!
what I meant was, like, did her kidnapper record that message or something, then played it over the phone so it sounded like she was okay, and it got scratched or something? and it was kind of skipping, which sounded like laughter? I'm probably not right, but I thought I'd go ahead and give it a shot. :D
July 11, 2008 6:58 AM
dibsy said...
July 11, 2008 8:23 AM
Kels Kels <3 said...
alright, never mind then.. that probably made me sound stupid! but I had a guess.. and you asked about it... so.. I think I'll shut up now!
July 11, 2008 10:44 AM
dibsy said...
OK!! You're not stupid, Kels. Only the Other Dib isn't smart. And that isn't me.
July 11, 2008 12:50 PM
Kels Kels <3 said...
alrightie, then.
so, do you have, like, multiple personality disorder or something? lol that would be kinda cool! you could be like... emo one day ... then like... girly the next. HA! that would be pretty funny.... sorry, i'm sounding stupid again... LOL even though I'm not.
did you know that I almost made it into the gifted class at my school? I just didn't make it in because I was too shy. That really says a lot...
July 11, 2008 2:07 PM
dibsy said...
Yup, people think I'm bipolar-girly here, tomboyish there, (I am known to be a tomboy) emo here, preppy there-I'm the exact opposite of myself-but I guess if you're thinking of someone else, then my opposite is someone simple. ^^
July 11, 2008 8:36 PM
Kels Kels <3 said...
I am here to inform you... that this blog has won the blog award! I understand if you don't want to put it up since this is your story blog, but I wanted you to know that you won it anyway!! I NOMINATED YOU!!
Congratulations!! OH, and I figured out how to get the logo up! edit your post, click add picture, and type in the link :D
July 12, 2008 10:47 AM
dibsy said...
Oh, thanks a bunch!!!
July 12, 2008 1:33 PM
Kels Kels <3 said...
July 12, 2008 6:41 PM
dibsy said...
July 13, 2008 12:31 PM
Kels Kels <3 said...
... oh, that took me a second to see what you meant by boogies! I was thinking... like... boogers. but ok! (boogies with dibster)
July 13, 2008 2:32 PM
dibsy said...
Lol-boogy, not booger. ^^
July 13, 2008 4:56 PM
Gu, bye...
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- Cataracts
- Sexual dysfunction
Other serious and potentially life threatening side effects include, but are not limited to:
- An increase in cancer risk
- Immune system suppression
- Serious degenerative muscle tissue condition (rhabdomyolysis)
- Pancreatic dysfunction
- Hepatic dysfunction. (Due to the potential increase in liver enzymes, patients must be monitored for normal liver function)
And according to the review published in the American Journal of Cardiovascular Drugs, adverse effects are dose dependent, and your health risks are also amplified by a number of factors, such as:
- Drug interactions that increase statin potency
- Metabolic syndrome
- Thyroid disease
- Other genetic mutations linked to mitochondrial dysfunction (high blood pressure and diabetes are linked to higher rates of mitochondrial problems, so if you have either of these conditions your risk of statin complications increases)
Statin drugs also deplete your body of CoQ10, an antioxidant compound that is central to the process of energy production within your mitochondria, and in the quenching of free radicals.There are Far Better, and Safer, Options to Fight the Flu Than Statin Drugs
Statins lower your CoQ10 levels by blocking the pathway involved in cholesterol production -- the same pathway by which Q10 is produced. Statins also reduce the blood cholesterol that transports CoQ10 and other fat-soluble antioxidants.
The loss of CoQ10 leads to loss of cell energy and increased free radicals which, in turn, can further damage your mitochondrial DNA, effectively setting into motion an evil circle of increasing free radicals and mitochondrial damage.
There are no official warnings in the U.S. regarding CoQ10 depletion from taking statin drugs, and many physicians fail to inform you about this problem as well. Labeling in Canada, however, clearly warns of CoQ10 depletion and even notes that this nutrient deficiency "could lead to impaired cardiac function in patients with borderline congestive heart failure."
When it comes to the flu, to avoiding becoming a statistic you need to be aware that your vitamin D levels play a direct role in your risk of getting the flu!
The vitamin D levels in your blood fall to their lowest point during flu season, which generally coincide with low-sunlight seasons. Less than optimal vitamin D levels will significantly impair your immune response and make you far more susceptible to contracting colds, influenza, and other respiratory infections.
Dr. John Cannell and colleagues introduced the hypothesis that influenza is a symptom of vitamin Ddeficiency in their paper Epidemic Influenza and Vitamin D, published in the journal Epidemiology and Infection two years ago, and published additional research on this topic in a recent issue of the Virology Journal. Remarkably,they found that 2,000 IU of vitamin D per day abolished the seasonality of influenza!
Unfortunately, conventional medicine's answer to preventing the flu is not to increase vitamin D levels,but rather to encourage, or even mandate, flu shots or offer statin drugs. What they don't tell you is that flu shots and statins at best don't work and, at worst, can make your health worse.
If you maintain your vitamin D levels in the optimal range, the odds of you getting the flu are very remote. However, as I said earlier you can also use vitamin D therapeutically to TREAT the flu.
To find out all the details I strongly recommend you watch my one-hour free vitamin D lecture along with my video on vitamin D's role in flu prevention.
Yet another powerful supplement to keep in your home arsenal is olive leaf extract, which you can find in most any health food store. Olive leaf extract has been found to be a potent broad-spectrum antiviral agent, active against all viruses tested, including numerous strains of influenza and para-influenza viruses.
Of course, your best option is prevention as always, and you can read natural tips to lower your risk of getting the flu in the first place in this past article.


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I'm always on the lookout for trees I can use for green chairmaking, and while out running in the forest I found what seems to me to be a stand of young beech trees. They're growing almost as if they had been coppiced, with several branches growing together. I've read that beech will tend to grow this way, since the bark disease kills the trunk but not the stump and so other trees grow back.
-- Jeremy, in the Acadian forests


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Theatrical softgoods - the stage curtains and theater drapery - are an often overlooked aspect to stagecraft.
If you've ever wondered about the difference between stage curtains and theater drapery types - such as Teasers, Tormenters, Border Curtains, or Theater Scrims - the stage curtain pictures and explanations provided below may help. You'll also find information on stage curtain fabric choices and curtain track selection.
The front curtain - known also as the grand drape, act curtain or house curtain - hangs just upstage of the proscenium arch and is used to close the acting area from the audience's view when the acting area is not supposed to be seen. There are several types of front curtains:
The braille curtain is suspended from the gridiron and either raised or lowered by a counter weight system in order to expose, or close, the stage.
The traveller curtain is composed of two sections of curtain suspended from a traveller track, allowing the curtain to part in the middle and pull offstage into the wings.
The "tab" or tableau curtain gathers the two sections of fabric up and to the sides and usually forms a draped effect when it is opened.
Typical Fabric Choices for a Grand Drape include 21oz or heavier Cotton Velour or 22oz Encore Velour.
Track Recommendations for this type of application will vary depending on the style of drape chosen.
Stage Backdrop Image (Flat Curtain, Often Used for Theatrical Scenery)
A standard stage backdrop or theatrical backdrop is made from flame retardant muslin, sewn without fullness. It has a strip of very heavy fabric, called webbing, across the top, which is studded with grommets. (Brass eyelets that are embedded into the fabric) Small pieces of tie-line are then fed through the grommets so that the drop can be tied to what ever will support it. Typically a drop will have a pipe pocket sewn onto the bottom to accept a pipe. The weight of the pipe will help to pull the drop flat.
For theatrical scenery, images and textures can be hand painted by a scenic artist or digitally printed. Either method may be combined with bobinette or scrim fabric to create a cut drop.
Traveler Image (Often Two Overlapping Curtain Halves)
The conventional action of a Draw or Traveler Curtain is the drawing together of two curtain halves on two overlapping sections of track. The track guides the carriers, which are attached to the top edge of the curtain at about 1-foot intervals.
The draw line is fastened to the first or lead carrier which pushes or pulls the rest of the carriers to open or close the curtain. Sometimes a one-way traveler is needed, which means that instead of coming from opposite sides of the stage, the curtain is drawn on stage from one side on a single long track.
Typical Fabric Choices for a main stage drape or traveler include Cotton Velour, and Encore Velour. While an upstage drape may sewn unlined, a main stage drape will usually be lined to help with opacity and add to the life of the drape.
Track Recommendations for this type of application include the Silent Steel 280 series and the Besteel 170 Series by ADC.
Tableu Curtain Image (Tab Curtain, Two Curtains Overlapping)
Like the Traveller, the Tableau Curtain is made up of two curtain panels hung, with center overlap, from a single batten. Each panel is lifted by a diagonal drawline attached to the central edge about a third of its height off the floor, that runs through rings on the back of the curtain to a pulley on the batten.
Typical Fabric Choices for a tab curtain include Cotton Velour, and Encore Velour. While an upstage tab drape may sewn unlined, a tab which will play downstage will usually be lined to help with opacity and add to the life of the drape.
Track Recommendations for this type of application include the Silent Steel 280 series and the Besteel 170 Series by ADC. The "tab" motion of the drape will only work from the curtains closed position.
Contour Curtain Image (Full Curtain with Vertical Draw)
The Contour Curtain is made is a single panel with great fullness, usually about 200 percent of the curtain width. The curtain, which is made of thin or soft material to drape well, is tripped by a series of vertical draw lines attached to the bottom edge of the curtain and running through rings on the back to pulleys attached on the batten. By varying the lift on certain lines the bottom edge of the curtain takes on many different contours.
Typical Fabric Choices for a contour drape include Sparkle Satin and Irridescent Silky Charmeuse. For a spectacular piece consider metal boucle or liquid lame.
Track Recommendations for this type of application will vary depending on the number of lift lines and whether they are motorized or not. A decorative set piece that is not intended to move can be rigged with fixed lines from a batten and will not require any track.
Austrian Curtain Image (Front Curtain, Vertically Lifted)
The Front Curtain in a no-loft stage is sometimes rigged as a Braille curtain to achieve a faster and more-desirable lifting action than the slower motion of a traveller curtain. In this case the amount of lift on each drawline is equal, eliminating the need for the abnormal fullness of a contour curtain. When in it's lowered/closed position, a braille curtain will simply hang with the look of a regular drape with fullness. The lift lines will be strategically and evenly placed on the back side of the drape on the seams.
To add a decorative quality the curtain may have horizontal fullness added by gathering material on the vertical seams, thereby producing a series of soft swags. Best known as an Austrian curtain. The image to the left shows an Austrian Curtain being raised.
Typical Fabric Choices for a brail or austrian drape include Encore Velour, Sparkle Satin and Irridescent Silky Charmeuse.
Track Recommendations for this type of application will vary depending on the number of lift lines. A motorized system is necessary for this type of drape and will require installation space and electrical elements to be positioned by a licensed contractor.
Teaser and Tormentor Image (Horizontal and Vertical Masking Pieces)
Within certain limits the size of any proscenium arch can be altered by using a Teaser and Tormentors. The Teaser is a horizontal masking border usually made of the same material as the front curtain. It is attached to a batten and suspended just upstage of the main curtain. The exposed area above settings of different heights can be masked by raising or lowering the teaser.
Typical Fabric Choices for a teaser include Cotton Velour, and Encore Velour or whatever fabric the related Grand Drape has been manufactured of.
The tormentors are vertical masking pieces usually of plain "flat / framed" construction, placed on either side of the proscenium opening just upstage of the teaser. They are usually covered in black velour or painted scenery canvas and are used to reduce or reveal the full width of the proscenium arch as needed to fit each setting.
Typical Fabric Choices for a tormentor include Black Cotton Velour and Black Commando Cloth .
Legs and Border Image (For Masking, Additional Stage Depth)
Additional stage depth and masking of technical equipment is achieved by the placement of multiple sets of Legs and a Border. While they serve much the same purpose as the teaser and tormentors, they are usually always of standard drapery construction and are used to reduce or reveal the full width of the proscenium arch as needed to fit each setting.
While legs and borders can me manufactured without a lining, for maximum opacity and longevity of drapery it is recommended that they be lined. The lining will help to prevent any damage to the face fabric by set pieces that may come into contact with the back side of the drape. Additionally, a lining will slow the process of the fabric becoming brittle when exposed at close proximity to stage lights.
Typical Fabric Choices for legs and borders include Cotton Velour, Encore Velour. For an economy masking drape with reasonable opacity consider 16oz Commando Cloth.
Track Recommendations for this type of application include the Silent Steel 280 series and the Besteel 170 Series by ADC. Borders which are not intended to move may be rigged directly to a batten or pipe.
Scrim or Transparent Curtain Image (Transparent Stage Curtain)
A Scrim is a commonly used piece of stage curtain magic. Due to the scrim fabric's unique capabilities, when lit correctly from the front, a scrim appears opaque. When the front light is turned off, however, and objects behind the scrim are lit, the fabric appears transparent.
Sharkstooth scrim fabric, with its rectangular weave is dense enough to provide a dye-painting surface and still become transparent when back-lit, therefore making it an extremely versatile piece of stage scenery.
Cyclorama Image (Cyc, Largest Piece of Scenery)
The largest single piece of scenery in the theatre is the Cyclorama or "cyc". As the name Cyclorama (theater) implies, it encircles or partially encloses the scene to form the background. It's most familiar use is as a sky or void backing a setting or elements of scenery placed in the foreground. The flat background of the cyclorama blends into the sides in a gentle arc and is kept smooth by fastening the tielines to both a top and bottom curved pipe. Occasionally it is painted with a decorative or pictorial scene to fit a specific show.
Typical Fabric Choices: As seams tend to interrupt the smooth surface of the cyclorama it is usually recommended that it be made from extra-wide muslin so that it can be of seamless construction.