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The Mike Yarrow Peace Fellowship is a year-long program, but begins with an intensive training program for the Peace Fellows from June 26th through Tuesday, July 4, 2017. In addition, other training opportunities may be provided to the Peace Fellows throughout the remainder of the year, along with ongoing support from each other and from mentors.
Intensive Training
The Intensive Summer training includes many of the elements of the prior Peace Activist Trainee program, but does so in a more concentrated 7-10 day "intensive", providing approximately 56 or more "training hours", compared with the roughly 64 hours in the 4 week PAT model (of which 22 hours were devoted to designing and executing a common project, which is omitted from this model). The shortened duration of the training makes it more accessible for youth from beyond Seattle.
The training has 2 components: 1) the "Seattle Component", in Seattle, where the PAT training had been conducted; and 2) the "Seabeck Component" at the NW Regional FOR Seabeck Annual Conference on Hood Canal, where the training continues alongside the conference, allowing mingling with FOR conference attendees (seasoned activists) and making use of the workshop leaders and keynote speakers brought to that conference for specialized training with the Peace Fellows. Both components run all day and into the evening and involve at least some overnights, with chaperones.
The 2017 summer schedule for the Intensive Training, starts in Seattle on Monday, June 26th and finishes at the Seabeck conference center on Tuesday, July 4, 2017, with the transition day on Friday, June 30th.
The training includes activities such as:
- Guest speakers
- Nonviolence and movement building theory
- Campaign Development
- Community organizing
- Persuasion through narrative, identity; and story telling
- Strategy and Leadership Development
- Fundraising
- Dealing with the "isms"
- Facilitation and group dynamics
- Media
Ongoing Support
After the Intensive Training the Peace Fellows are expected to work on their own project or campaign. The program provides ongoing support to the Peace Fellows by hosting Strategy Support Groups and by providing each Peace Fellow with at least one Mentor.
Strategy Support Groups
The Strategy Support Groups are designed to provide an opportunity for the Peace Fellows to support each other throughout the year, to hold each other accountable to their own goals, and to receive more training as appropriate to their needs.
Volunteer PAT alumni and other seasoned activists form a pool of Mentors. Each Peace Fellow chooses at least one Mentor, who stays in touch with the Peace Fellow and provides support and guidance to the Peace Fellow as s/he designs and executes his/her chosen project or campaign.


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Happy Friday, friends! I've still got several projects/crafts up my sleeve for Christmas. I wanted to share with you my Christmas decorating inspiration.
I've got a whole Pinterest board dedicated to my very favorite designer, Emily Henderson. I'm loving this stencil paint on a vintage map that Emily did for the HGTV Holiday Special. In fact, I've ordered a map and I'm got serious plans for a project inspired by this.
I really, really want to make this wreath from Pickles made out of felted balls. Do you think I could get a similiar look with pom pom balls? I looked at Hobby Lobby and their colors were weird/ugly. I love the modern colors of this wreath. Super cute, huh? (heh, so many balls…)
I'm considering a different take on this snowman wreath (via Pinterest). I'm loving the greenery around the snowman. This would be fun outside.
How pretty is this advent calendar from Oh Happy Day? I think there's so much you could do with these print outs!
The playfulness of this print is fantastic! So festive and cute! I'm really wanting to paint something inspired by this on a huge canvas.
What has inspired you for your holiday decorations? I'd love to see!
You can click through all the images to be taken to the sources. Also, you can follow my holiday themed Pinterest board here.
Hope you all have a great weekend!

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Building wheels may not be high on the agenda for many riders, but there are plenty of budding home mechanics who enjoy a little DIY.
When done right, wheel building is immensely satisfying and it's obviously made much easier by having the right tools. A wheel jig is essential, as is a spoke key, but this little gem is a luxury guaranteed to speed up the process. Using a nipple driver is the quickest way of locating the nipple on the spoke and getting the first few turns done to hold it together. As with all DT products, quality is first rate - the Proline will probably be the first and last nipple driver you buy.


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Elite Penguin Force
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|Elite Penguin Force
|The Flag
|Agency; Special Police Force overview
|Preceding Agency; Special Police Force
|Penguin Secret Agency
|Superseding agency
|Penguin Secret Agency
|All of the USA (legally) and covert international affairs (yeah...)
|Command Room, Club Penguin.
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|Penguin Secret Agency
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| Antarctic Investigation Authority
Criminal Nautical Investigation Corps
The Elite Penguin Force, commonly abbreviated as the EPF, is the main intelligence agency of Club Penguin and Antarctica. It at one time was a branch of the PSA until the PSA was destroyed by Herbert's popcorn bomb. The Director could be found in this force's HQ. The force has helped out on advanced missions like Professer Shroomsky's Wild Escapede and such others. Some notable members of the Elite Force include: Rookie, Jet Pack Guy, Dave Hochstadt, C, Dot, I and Agent T. After Herbert's successful bombing of the Sport Shop in 2010, the PSA was dissolved, and the EPF became the main Agency of the island. It is now noted that unlike the PSA, the EPF is publicly known and they encourage citizens to recruit, which makes it now an ever growing Agency.
- 1 Description
- 2 Branches
- 3 Function
- 4 Headquarters
- 5 Ranks and Clearances
- 6 Division Class
- 7 Top 10 Most Wanted
- 8 Secrecy
- 9 Trivia
PSA's higher order[edit]
Established in 2008 as a higher order of the finest PSA agents, the EPF was the sister agency of the PSA. Their headquarters was directly adjacent to the PSA's, but it nonetheless has its own seperate intranet. If the PSA's network was to fail, the EPF would still be online. (This proved invaluable after the Herbert bombing attempts.) EPF Agents were part of the greater espionage community, and though considered part of the PSA, they are in fact superior to them. The other agencies, in reality, answer to the EPF, even though, in communications, they would say "PSA".
The EPF was intially tasked with higher priority missions that could damage the integrity of Club Penguin and Antarctica itself. Giant robots, heat waves, wraiths, and international affairs all relate to them over the PSA (although the PSA horribly failed in the wraith incident).
Dissolution of the PSA[edit]
When Herbert P. Bear successfully bombed the PSA's headquarters, immediately following a hacking spree and a near-breach of security, the PSA was dissolved and absorbed into the EPF. This merger immediately promoted everyone to Elite Agent, though they were not allowed to gain the clearances that true Elitists were granted. A new headquarters was built in the new area that is know area known as the "Everyday Phoning Facility".
The regional branches of the EPF are:
- EPF Eastshield.
- EPF Base ES-1: South Pole City
- EPF Base ES-2: Penguville
- EPF Base ES-3: Snellville
- EPF Base ES-4: Gemini
- EPF Trans-Antarctica.
- EPF Sub-Antarctic-Wedell
- EPF Base SW-1: Club Penguin (Main Headquarters)
- EPF Base SW-2: Ross Island
- EPF Base SW-3: Sheild Island
- EPF Base SW-4: Academy Island
- EPF Antarctic Peninsula
- EPF Base AP-1: Shiverpool
- EPF Base AP-2: Licoln Port
Role in Club Penguin[edit]
- EPF Agents have special Elite Penguin Force Missions.
They constantly keep the island safe using Field Ops.
- Secret Agents of the PSA have minor missions, compared to that of EPF Agents.
- EPF Agents have access to secret places around Club Penguin besides the ones listed.
Role abroad and in the USA[edit]
- The EPF is allowed to handle international affairs and large-scale domestic missions, too. They also protect certain Free Republics as well.
- The EPF is superior to the PSA; the latter was eventually dissolved and absorbed into the Agency.
List of Countries Served by the EPF[edit]
A number of other countries outside of US jurisdiction have EPF branches which were requested by the nations, including many Free Republics. Free Republics may request EPF bases in their nation to help protect it, or in some cases are forced to accept EPF branches (such as East Pengolia).
- Acadia (Former Free Republic)
- Andèra (Free Republic)
- Batavia
- Castillan Empire
- East Pengolia (Free Republic)
- Finestade Land (Free Republic)
- Francterre
- Hontana- Hontanan branch (Territory of the USA)
- Liguria
- Magyaria
- Puffle'and
- Ruscoe Federation
Several countries, including Shops Island, Margate and Culldrome Isles, have partnerships with the EPF, in which all three have their own secret agencies , but are influenced by the EPF.
The current, main headquarters of the EPF is the Command Room and it is secretly hidden inside the Everyday Phoning Facility building in Club Penguin. Agents constantly receive Field Op missions every week, dealing with small missions on the island. The EPF also takes care of international affairs as well. The Command Room has many extensive rooms, ranging from Virtual Reality rooms to storage rooms.
Ranks and Clearances[edit]
Although all EPF Agents automatically have PWNSOME Classification, they get promoted to different clearances in their service, sometimes referenced to as sub-classifications, which decreases their restriction to certain items which require a certain clearance. Here's a list of clearances. A number of 'secret' clearances also exists in addition to the ones listed below, although a known secret by EPF Agents is that a Director's Classification exists.
- PSA Merger Clearance
- PMCs, as they are called, are unable to promote themselves until they prove their worth. This rank was created following the PSA's dissolution and merger and was given to low-level PSA Agents.
- High Level Clearance
- Super High Level Clearance
- Super Duper High Level Clearance
- Ultra Super Amazing High Level Clearance
- Unbelieveably Over-The-Top High Level Clearance
A rank structure also exists in addition to clearances. Whilst classifications are designed to restrict information, ranks simply indicate the hierarchy and chain of command. A higher rank may often not have a high clearance (Rookie is a good example), while lower ranked Agents may have a high level clearance.
- Recruit
- Agent (this rank is held by any PMC)
- Elitist (the default rank for non-PMCs)
- Specialist Elitist
- Elitist First Class
- Master Elitist
- Ensign
- Officer
- Officer First Class
- Master Officer
- Commander
- Commander in Chief
- Director
Special Jobs[edit]
Some EPF agents have special jobs that come along with their agent jobs. Here are a list of some of them:
- Standard Agent - The most common type of EPF job, every member of the EPF is this.
- Tactical Agent - Tactical agents are very skilled and agile, which make them good at espionage.
- Comms Agent - The Comms Agent is responsible with communicating with other agents, usually during missions. The Comms agent also handles and operates communication machinery.
- Tech Agent - The Tech agent is responsible with repairing, maintaining, and operating machinery and technology.
- Elite Puffle- A very special division of the EPF that is designed for Puffles. PH trains and designates each puffle their own special ability.
Classification Code[edit]
- These clearances are not to be confused with their Classification Code clearence level, PWNsome Clearence.
- However, Elitists with UOTTHL Clearence do get promoted to Über Clearence.
Division Class[edit]
The EPF is formed by two major classes of divisions: regular and specialist divisions.
The regular divisions are composed of three USA divisions, one Elite Agents Division, and an International Affairs Division. Most agents in the EPF are found in the three USA divisions — Gamma, Delta, and Epsilon. The agents are usually divided according to the jurisdictions of the said divisions, with Gamma mainly being in Club Penguin Island, Delta in Eastshield and nearby territories, and Epsilon in the Sub-Antarctican area. Higher ranking and especially gifted agents are placed in the Elite Agents division. Those who end up qualifying for specialist divisions training would mainly be coming from the EAD. Those of foreign nationality or are stationed in other countries are within the International Affairs Division.
Specialist Divisions[edit]
The specialist divisions are known to be an elite set of divisions made for agents with a certain skill set. While all of them have their main offices in the Command Room, they all operate internationally. There are four specialist divisions: Anti-Terrorism, Special Groups, Special Intelligence, and Weaponry Development.
Anti-Terrorism tackles any major cases that concern terrorism in the island or in any part of the continent. It is known to be a division of action, seeing as it is regularly at the forefront of any terrorism case around the world. Answering to Agent Rogue Tvarkov, they are said to be hellbent and dedicated to the cause of bringing peace in the island and any place that is touched by terrorism.
Special Groups is the only known division to be split into several groups. It's only known leadership is the Director, seeing as they only take orders directly from them. They are typically tasked with whatever high profile missions the Director needs done by a specific team, and usually carry it out to the best of their abilities.
Special Intelligence is widely considered by many to be the heartbeat of the specialist divisions. With Agent Tux as their leader, they are known to be the leading division in obtaining any information that would aid the agency in its missions and daily functions. By any means necessary, the SID does whatever it takes to get the information it needs, be it by interrogation, reconnaissance, or surveillance. Characterized mainly by their black uniform, they are not the division you want to cross. Primarily, agents from the Elite Agents division are qualified for entering the division.
Weaponry Development is a division of the agency's best tech agents and engineers. Under the watchful leadership of G, they serve mainly as the blacksmiths of the agency. It is responsible for ensuring that the EPF remains at the top of its game in terms of weapon performance, gadget advancements, etc. While it is based in Club Penguin Island, many of its agents come from different parts of the world.
Top 10 Most Wanted[edit]
Here is a list of the EPF's most wanted, including the crimes they have committed:
- Herbert P. Bear, Esquire (along with the other members of Legion of Extremely Evil Polar Bears) - Acts of Terrorism, theft, attempted murder, property vandalism, destruction of the PSA, Enemy of the state
- Nightmare - acts of terrorism, multiple accounts of murder, illegal use of chemical substances, Enemy of the state
- Darktan II - Acts of terrorism, multiple accounts of murder, warlord, Enemy of the state
- Bugzy - Fraud, smuggling of illegal substances (Doom Weed), several accounts of armed robbery, racketeering, destructive PWNage, Being the head of an Organized Crime Mafia
- Amigopen - Acts of terrorism, theft, attempts of nuclear bombing, murder.
- King of Sorrow - major amounts of assault and mass destruction.
- FredX - child abuse, acts of torture, assault, conspiring against the USA government, Illegal use of chemical substances
- Swiss Ninja Hochstadt - acts of terrorism, multiple accounts of murder, arson, assault, treating his citizens unethically as a dictator, warlord, Enemy of the state
- Austin8310 - acts of terrorism, assault, property vandalism, murder, henchman of Swiss Ninja
- XTUX Hun - acts of terrorism, assault, property vandalism, murder, henchman of Swiss Ninja
Lesser Wanted[edit]
- Dooby Derlick - Being extremely annoying in the neighbourhood; having no license for his laser-gun.
- Norbert G. Bear, Esquire - Doing evil stuff. Here's an example.
At first, the EPF was a major secret, a super secret agency that many PSA agents didn't even know about. It wasn't until the dissolvulation of the PSA until the EPF became known. In fact, the EPF now encourages citizens to recruit to the EPF. It is now confirmed that the public knows of the EPF's existence, as seen from the Penguin Times issue shown below.
So, anyone is encouraged to join the EPF, even you. We don't know why the EPF wants to be more publicly known than the PSA, but it might have to do with a certain penguin.
- EPF Agents work much closer with the Director than PSA Secret Agents.
- The EPF's fundraising plan involves selling Penguins: A Threat to Human Society for 7 coins.
- This doesn't seem like much, but due to it being a bestseller, it ends up as a lot of coins for the EPF.
- EPF Agents have access to the new places such as the Puffle Training Room, the Mine Tunnels, and the Tool Shed.
- G, Rookie, Jet Pack Guy, C, D, and Agent T are EPF Agents.
- EPF Agents were not extremely common. Until the dissolution, as few as every 1 out of 30 PSA goons were actually EPF agents.
- However, now that the PSA's branch in Club Penguin's dissolved, the amount of EPF agents have exploded.
- The EPF also highly encourages agents to recruit citizens, so the EPF is thriving with many new agents.
- Amigopen was trying to think of plans to destroy the EPF, but due to his time at the Fanon Character Gang, he, along with his destructive schemes, have noticeably calmed down.
- A famous training school of the EPF is The Academy, though agents can be trained in many other secret locations around the Antarctic.


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Chaos Control
It's the year 2071. Only one space fighter has the courage, compsure and razor-sharp reflexes to eliminate the savage Kesh Rhan extraterrestrials…ace pilot Jessica Darkhill.
As Lieutenant Darkhill, your missions encompass heat-stopping battles in four distinctly different full-screen synthesized universes. Youre destiny – to save Earth.
First you must liberate Manhattan. If you succeed, enter the core of a virtual reality computer to neutralize a lethal virus. Then soar to outer space to destroy the enemy's well-fortressed flagship. Finally, master a fearsome labryinth of traps to greet and beat your nemesis. Lord Commander Arakh'Kreen.


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Atlanta RBs Corion Webster + Everett Dickerson Pace Rabbits' 72-32 Rout of Wills Point
[By Colby Fleet, Special to ETSN.fm]
LONGVIEW — Corion Webster and Everett Dickerson combined to rush for 187 yards and four scores, building a 22-point halftime lead en route to a 72-32 victory over Wills Point in Friday's Class 3A Division II Region II bi-district football playoff at Lobo Stadium.
Atlanta (5-6), will play Gilmer in a 3A Division II Region II area playoff next week. Wills Point finished their season at 5-6.
Rabbits sophomore quarterback Chase Musgrove was nearly perfected in the first half, completing 7 of 8 passes for 160 yards with a touchdown. He did not complete a pass in the second half but finished the night with 36 yards and two TDs on the ground.
Wills Point scored its only touchdown of the first-half on a 13-play drive that covered 62 yards and included receptions to receivers Tre Smith and Micky Morris, which set up Dominique Granville's 1-yard touchdown run.
Atlanta led 39-17 at halftime behind 383 total yards. Atlanta used its ground attack all night, as senior running back Alan Fonteneaux scored on runs of 5 and 4 yards, respectively, on back-to-back possessions.
Wills Point junior quarterback Chase Pemberton was harassed by a solid defensive front all night long, but managed to complete 15-of-32 passes for 200 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions. Pemberton's second touchdown toss was an 11-yard hookup to Smith that cut the Atlanta lead 59-24 with 3:59 left in the third quarter. Dominique Granville rushed for two touchdowns that covered 1 and 4 yards and also had an 18-yard touchdown.
Atlanta scored the final touchdown of the ballgame when Khristain Kirk outran the Wills Point defense 52 yards to the end zone and turned the lights out on the bi-district party.
Senior Nick Stiger led Atlanta with three catches for 72 yards and a touchdown. Alan Fonteneaux carried 10 times—nine times in the second half—for 66 yards and three second-half touchdowns. Defensively, Randel Clark and Dickerson added one interception apiece.
Wills Point's Tre Smith caught five passes for 87 yards, including a third-quarter touchdown. Sophomore Jah Golden added five receptions for 68 yards.


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Give My Regards to Your Lovely Spouse
Boris Fishman
- Cockroach by Rawi Hage
Hamish Hamilton, 305 pp, £14.99, June 2009, ISBN 978 0 241 14444 2
Behold the Immigrant Male, North American edition. He is a horror: a debauchee who pleads with a 16-year-old girl to let him 'see'; a sweaty, smelly, barbaric impostor among his pale-faced countrymen; a scar across their smooth sense of progress and reason, their 'state of permanent denial of the bad smells from sewers, infested slums, unheated apartments, single mothers on welfare, worn-out clothing'.
That, at least, is Rawi Hage's idea in Cockroach, his second novel; his first, De Niro's Game, concerned a young anti-hero's efforts to escape Lebanon's civil war. Immigrant literature is hardly a niche industry in the United States and Canada (Hage is of Lebanese descent and lives in Montreal). Indeed, Pico Iyer made the case in Harper's Magazine that in Canada it is the national literature. We have had striving immigrants (Ha Jin's A Free Life), bewildered immigrants (Gary Shteyngart's novels), immigrants who anticipate the multiculturalist future better than the natives (the Canadian crop profiled by Iyer, including Neil Bissoondath and Madeleine Thien), and immigrants who think multiculturalism is dangerously naive, even as they benefit from it.
But we have not had an immigrant as viciously disaffected, as comprehensively alienated, as the unnamed narrator of Cockroach. A runaway to Canada from an unspecified Middle Eastern country (Lebanon, in everything but name) who has failed in a suicide attempt and now trawls Montreal's poverty-stricken underground, our hero does not believe. The dream of making it, in one sense or another, that is an immigrant's first buy-in to his adopted culture, that hopefulness and sense of possibility: he won't have any of it. (I'm talking of course about immigrants to the capitalist West.)
The specific cause of his disenchantment is initially unclear. (It may be that he came to Canada not by choice but because it was the easiest place for a war-blasted refugee to seek asylum – that at any rate is how it seems in the earlier novel.) Our first, dutifully liberal impression is a familiar one: it's the natives' fault: the sensible, materialistic, impersonal natives who don't understand the value of soul and impracticality. 'Not even a nod in this cold place, not even a timid wave, not a smile from below red, sniffing, blowing noses,' the narrator complains. 'How did I end up trapped in a constantly shivering carcass, walking in a frozen city with wet cotton falling on me all the time? And on top of it all, I am hungry, impoverished, and have no one, no one . . .' The titans of business and industry who stride purposefully down the rain-slicked Montreal streets ignore him, and for the strenuously slumming bohemians he is nothing more than an accessory, 'the fuckable, exotic, dangerous foreigner' who is a fool to long for a lasting, genuine connection with these authenticity junkies. They
will eventually float down, take off their colourful, exotic costumes, and wear their fathers' three-piece suits . . . I will envy them when they are perched like monarchs on chairs, shamelessly having their black shoes shined, high above crouched men with black nails feathering and swinging horsehair brushes across their corporate ankles. At the tap of the shoeshiners, the Brahmins will fold their newspapers, stand up and fix their ties, scoop out their pockets for change, and toss a few coins in the air to the workingmen below. And they will step onto ascending elevators, give firm handshakes, receive pats on their backs, smooth their hair in the tinted glass of high-rises. Their radiant shoes will shine like mirrors and their light steps will echo in company corridors to murmurs of 'See you at the barbecue, and give my regards to your lovely spouse.'
The narrator is painfully conscious of the charade, but he can't afford to forgo the rewards of dutifully playing his role – a free meal, an occasional coupling. And so he doles out the minstrelsy in carefully calibrated doses. 'The exotic has to be modified here – not too authentic, not too spicy or too smelly, just enough of it to remind others of a fantasy elsewhere.'
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Vol. 31 No. 18 · 24 September 2009 » Boris Fishman » Give My Regards to Your Lovely Spouse
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Noises outside the Inn
Party woken up, along with a new strange face the party hasn't seen before
to the Town square
Gundren arguing with Sildar. Shoving him, crowd has gathered.
Gribender discharges the situation
As the townsfolk surrounding the argument begin to disperse, Ander (the little boy who works for Barthen) approaches Gribendr and tells him that when the deliveries were being made, one of the men dropped a card, he handed to Gribendr and it was a small image with one word "Gaelkur" written in the middle. Barthen stood nearby.
Scream from the Shrine of Luck!
Alyriia sprints for the doors to see a large green cloak floating before the altar
fires an arrow, and either side of the cloak open up as a pair of spectral figures dart straight towards Alyriia
Gribendr enters the shrine, spies Rahm's head pinned to the altar by an arrow. Quickly attacked by TWO spectral bodies
Green cloak floats through the wall of the shrine, drops its hood. no head. Lets out a shrill moan.
Alyriia, Cassie, and Lothar drop to the ground unconscious.
Rahm head, arrow, note:
_"You have been nothing but a problem since your arrival to Phandalin. In your arrogance you have slain my Redbrands, gutted the whelp Iarno, and disbanded the tribe of goblins who pledged allegiance to me. Despite all your insubordination, you have my thanks. For in addition to clearing numerous undead from the mine, you have disposed of the Forge's guardian. And for that I thank you.
As a token of my appreciation I give you this warning: The Dwarf dies at dusk.
Leave him to his fate, or risk your extinction. It matters not to me. But know you don't stand a chance with your diminished numbers, and never forget that your insolence WILL NOT be forgiven."_
To the mine with Gundren, Sildar, and newcomer Lothar.
Gundren finds his brother Tharden near the entrance.
Alyriia tells him to return his brother's body to town, and he agrees under 1 condition: They promise to bring his other brother out of the Mine. Alive or Dead.
to the Forge of Spells
Items back in the flames
Alyriia checks out the 2nd structure within this cavern
Dark whisps of spectral energy rise up from the ground
Alyriia peaces out
back to the Smelting cavern (where the flameskull was)
to the locked door Meushi investigated earlier.
Alyriia hears numerous Bugbear voices on the other side, as she unlocks it. Slowly, gently, she opens it, but it seems to be stuck. Something on the other side of the door stopping it from opening.
Group circles round
Underground lake w/ skeleton
Wand of Magic Missile
To a door, with bugbears inside, Alyriia cracks it open to see many bugbears on the inside, along with a door on the opposite side blocked by all manner of crates, and junk.
More Bugbears than Alyriia thought
Gribendr holding the line, keeping their numbers halted at a choke point.
Cloud of Daggers
Big Bugbear runs to back door and begins throwing the crates aside.
They close the door.
Group tries to open it, being held shut.
Party attacks the door, hitting bugbears holding it shut.
Door finally opens, back door open, big bugbear gone but several bugbears remain.
Fight continues, briefly.
Alyriia takes off out the back to begin tracking the Big Bugbear, the party chasing after her, but not nearly as quick.
South from the Smelting forge room, South from the 3-tiered room where the party fought off all those ghouls, circling around the mine, through the maze of tunnels where the party had slain the Ochre Jellies, and North to the underground lake the party was at only minutes ago, and as the bugbear approaches the room full of his slain bugbear brethren, he continues to run North. Disappearing behind a large pair of wooden doors.
Alyriia makes it to the door before the rest of her party catches up with her. She takes these few moments of silence to press her ear against the door, hearing several voices behind. Bugbears quarreling with each other, and another voice she hasn't heard since she was in the Underdark. The voice of her old mentor…


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5 Cities That Went BIG on the Waterfront
Our bayfront, particularly the portion between the Navy Pier and Grape Street, holds the promise of becoming one of the region's treasured destinations — a place for San Diegans to gather, relax and celebrate the beauty of our city. But will we fully realize the potential to become one of the great waterfronts of the world — an extraordinary public asset, both socially and economically — or will we fall short?
There is currently a vigorous debate about the future of San Diego's downtown waterfront. Will the Port Pavilion — the new cruise terminal — remain on the Broadway Pier, making it unusable to the public when cruise ships are in port? And when not in use for cruises, how will the pier and pavilion be activated? Will the momentum behind the approvals for the North Embarcadero Visionary Plan, Phase 1, be upended by the Coastal Commission? Or even more ominously, will the funding for future phases disappear due to the governor's push to wipe out redevelopment agencies statewide? Will the "oval park" be replaced with something comparable? These important questions evidence our deep desire to "get it right."
My travels to other waterfront cities have strongly influenced my sense of what's possible in San Diego. These trips have left me with indelible impressions, sometimes inspiring but always instructive, of how others have tackled their respective opportunities. Each of these examples underscores the fact that a big vision is essential to success.
1. Baltimore
The highly successful transformation of Baltimore's Inner Harbor, which served as inspiration for Pasqual Maragall in Barcelona, has been nearly 50 years in the making. It began with the modest hope that programming public events and art installations at the water's edge would bring the local populace back to the largely abandoned waterfront. It has now become a place of endless fun and diversity — the economic
driver and cultural center of the entire region. Charm City has done many things right, starting with creating a single-purpose entity called Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore that's responsible for developing, programming and managing all aspects of the waterfront (the model for what our Centre City Development Corporation should become). The partnership believed that if they created lots of activity on the water, the development on the land would follow.
Today, every square inch of water edge in the Inner Harbor is highly prized, and the resulting activity is a huge draw for people who love boats and want to get on the water. Sailing excursions and water taxis bustle with business from locals and visiting tourists. The best sites on the 7.4-mile Inner Harbor have been dedicated to public uses, parks, promenades (with landscaping, safety and event programming all managed by the partnership) and cultural attractions like the National Aquarium, ensuring that the waterfront remains a public resource. The partnership is also constantly seeking new attractions to bring people back to the waterfront; this year, the harbor will host the Baltimore Grand Prix Izod Indy Car Series race on the streets of the Inner Harbor.
2. Barcelona
Does it seem that everyone is talking about Barcelona these days? This beautiful seaside city, which shares more similarities with San Diego than just a Mediterranean climate, has emerged in the past 20 years to become the third most popular cultural destination in Europe, behind London and Berlin. This is no accident. Under the visionary leadership of former mayor Pasqual Maragall, Barcelona has transformed itself from a struggling post-industrial city to a leader in the European knowledge-economy.
"What turned the corner for us was when everyone began to understand and promote that Barcelona is culture," says Luis Bunet, a professor at Barcelona University who specializes in cultural tourism.
The waterfront, extending from the new W hotel to the captivating Frank Gehry sculpture Peix d'Or (either a giant bronze fish or a conquistador's helmet, depending on your perspective) in front of the Ritz-Carlton, blends the old and new in a way that is quintessentially Barcelona. This stretch is broken down into a series of smaller-scale experiences, with food, art, performance and views to the beach on the one side; the working harbor and marinas on the other.
Maragall also understood the importance of new-business incubation to Barcelona's future and initiated an "innovation district" called 22@Barcelona, utilizing 500 acres of abandoned downtown industrial area. By bringing together government, industry, education and the arts in a focused effort, Maragall and his successors created an economic and social engine that has generated 1,500 new businesses and 43,000 new jobs over the past 10 years. They have developed an "ecology of innovation," according to 22@Barcelona CEO Josep Pique, which recognizes that the most important quality for any city aspiring to be a 21st-century leader is the ability to develop, attract and retain the most creative minds. Does this focus on building strong partnerships, demanding great design and inspiring art to bolster our own creative economy have resonance in San Diego? It should.
3. Chicago
In my opinion, Chicago has done more than any other American city to foster beauty in its public realm over the past 20 years. The shining example is Millennium Park, the 24-acre jewel in the northwest corner of Grant Park on the site of a former parking lot. This "art park" — which features world-class commissions created by Anish Kapoor and Jaume Plensa, stunning architecture including a pavilion and bridge by Frank Gehry and an addition to the Art Institute by Renzo Piano, plus brilliant landscape design — has become an economic blockbuster for the North Michigan Avenue neighborhood since opening in 2004. The numbers tell a compelling story:
- The increase in value of adjacent real estate, directly attributable to Millennium Park, is projected to be $1.4 billion over the next 10 years.
- Hotels will benefit over the next decade to the tune of $482 million to $586 million; retailers, $529 million to $711 million; and restaurants, $672 million to $867 million.
- In its first six months, the park attracted more than 2 million visitors. Now it's 3 million annually, including international tourists who spend $300 per day on average, according to city studies.
Millennium Park and The Bean (the affectionate name for the Kapoor sculpture) have become the new postcard images for the city, as well as a source of enormous civic pride. It's important to note that this public space was achieved over the objections of many who claimed the expenditure was frivolous or wasteful. What Mayor Richard Daley understands is that investment in creating a beautiful public realm, whether through art, landscape or programming, has created extraordinary value by attracting even greater private investment.
4. Auckland
I jumped at the opportunity to visit New Zealand on business last year because I had heard so much about its natural beauty. What I wasn't expecting was the transformation that has occurred over the past 10 years along Auckland's formerly industrial waterfront, from the Viaduct Basin to the historic Ferry Building. The public environment along this several-mile stretch is beautifully detailed with rich paving materials, handrails and street furniture. Flowers are present in abundance. The landside uses include retail/restaurants, office and residential — most showcasing contemporary architecture — while the water is alive with marinas, ferries and kayaks. Though clearly built for locals, who jog and bike in droves, the waterfront is among the most popular tourist destinations in the capital city.
Debates about the future expansion of the waterfront have a familiar ring, as New Zealanders have recently grappled with the appropriateness of a waterfront stadium and how to strike the balance between sustaining a working waterfront, public access and maintaining a pleasant environment for residents. City officials in 2005 completed a long-term plan, Auckland Waterfront Vision 2040, in which Mayor Dick Hubbard begins, "We live in one of the most beautiful cities in the world, and our waterfront is one of our greatest assets. But its potential is yet to be fully realized." The document is broad in scope and discusses history, themes and ideas for the waterfront that will be incorporated in a master plan with a 30-year implementation schedule. Big ideas.
We need a call to action similar to Auckland's 2040 vision to imagine the myriad ways our waterfront can showcase our city's creativity.
5. Seattle
The Olympic Sculpture Park is perhaps the most inspiring and creative waterfront park I've ever seen. It has transformed a 9-acre polluted industrial site into open, vibrant green space for people and art. This new park gives Seattle residents and visitors the opportunity to experience a variety of sculptures in an outdoor setting, while enjoying the incredible views and beauty of the Olympic Mountains and Puget Sound. The 2,200-foot zigzagging pathway (inspired by Italian hill towns) leads from a steel-and-glass pavilion on the bluff through four distinctive ecological environments, past stunning art pieces and down to Elliott Bay. Through innovation and persistence, design team Weiss/Manfredi was able to work with a dedicated group of public and private champions to achieve what many Seattleites thought was impossible: creation of a seamless and beautiful connection between the city and the Sound.
Back to San Diego's Future
As we consider how to design and program the new open space at the waterfront, particularly the "linear park" on the Lane Field site, it would be beneficial to learn from Seattle's and Chicago's example. They formed a public/private entity to guide the design and programming, engaged exceptionally talented designers and artists, and reached out to the corporate and philanthropic communities for additional support. They set a very clear standard — excellence — and rather than compromise when the budgets increased, they used every possible resource to find more money. In each case, the results are magnificent.
What are the principles that connect these successful, seemingly disparate places?
- There is uncompromising focus on quality of design, materials and execution.
- Programming and management were incorporated early in the design process.
- Art and cultural uses are thoughtfully integrated into the experience.
- Activation and engagement with the water are of paramount importance.
- Each is unique, reflecting the values and character of the community.
In every case, strong, sustained leadership has been crucial to success. The leaders have been empowered by the knowledge that they are acting on a broadly shared public vision. Further, they understand that implementing the vision is not solely about making beautiful public environments; it is equally about producing great economic returns for the city. As the Port of San Diego's newly installed board chairman, Scott Peters, remarked, "And when visitors from around the world mention San Diego's waterfront in the same breath as Vancouver's Granville Island, Sydney or even San Francisco or Seattle, it translates directly into money in the Port's pockets."
What does this all suggest about the future of our waterfront? It says to me that even though we have a plan and a process — the North Embarcadero Visionary Plan, guided by a Joint Powers Authority including the Port, Centre City Development Corporation and the city — the hard work has just begun. We are on the verge, it appears, of implementing the first phase of the NEVP, which we applaud, so dedication to the principles above should be our common aim. We have a responsibility to future generations to execute a waterfront plan that inspires, delights and emotionally and physically connects the city to the bay.
Do we have the compelling vision, leadership and shared passion required to create a downtown bayfront that distinctively captures and communicates what we all love about this city? The answer is up to us.
The Story Behind the Story
When the Port of San Diego put out a request for proposals on the programming contract for the waterfront, including the new $28 million Port Pavilion on the Broadway Pier (which would determine who manages the massive structure when cruise ships are not in port), plenty of the usual suspects responded. Companies that produce street festivals, city parades and even a party rental business (weddings on the pier!) submitted proposals.
One group, headed by developer David Malmuth, was already ahead of the game. He had been at work on a story for this magazine since last summer, profiling other waterfront cities that had accomplished great things and should inspire San Diego to do the same. So he and a team of community planning experts and developers who've worked on visionary waterfront developments and programs from Hoboken, New Jersey, to Port Disney in Long Beach to Times Square in NYC submitted a proposal to the Port. His submission did not comply with the Port's requirements. It did not contain a business model or a proposed calendar of events for the Broadway Pier or Port Pavilion. Instead, his team proposed an exploratory period during which big ideas — crazy, complex concepts, like "Culture Shed," "Waterfront Improvement District" and "Innovation Capital" — would be considered. He asked for $200,000 and four months to come up with something grand.
And at a March 8 board meeting, the Port chose the other guy. They selected a New York – based management company that has planned the kinds of events we've seen in every city, waterfront or not, for decades: Halloween parades, fireworks shows and blues festivals.
It begs a simple question: Are we thinking BIG enough about the waterfront? Maybe not. Yet. Here, we asked Malmuth to show us ("Don't tell us") examples of other waterfront cities that threw out the step-by-step and leapt toward something grand.


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Happy Monday! This week's Muffin Tin Monday theme is Thanksgiving. I am so excited for Thanksgiving so I decided to give Dawson a little preview of what Thanksgiving dinner will be like...
Bottom Row: mashed potatoes and gravy, turkey and cheese sandwich, peas and carrots
After I filled his tin I thought to myself that I might have made his lunch a little too big, I thought I was going to have to throw some of it away, but Dawson LOVED it and ate all of it! That's my big boy! This was his first taste of turkey, too, and he couldn't get enough of it! He gobbled (Ha! gobble gobble!) it right up!
He's not very good with a spoon yet, but I gave him one with the mashed potatoes and he loved using it! I'm going to have to give him the spoon more often. Usually I feed him the things that he can't eat with his hands.
He loved the spoon so much that he ate his sandwich with it, too!
Going for the sandwich... (Notice his tongue sticking out! He's really concentrating!)
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Tom Hanks has become attached to an untitled Cold War project which is shaping up to be a project that Steven Spielberg could direct.
Matt Charman penned the true story tale which follows James Donovan, an attorney who negotiated the release of downed U-2 spy plane pilot Gary Powers.
Though setup last year, Hanks' attachment is pushing the project forward which Marc Platt will produce. The project joins the ever growing list of what Spielberg could direct next.
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DEK, Dorset, England, recently celebrated a double win at the Global Technology Awards, held on Nov. 13 at the Productronica exhibition in Munich, Germany. DEK received the awards for its Cyclone understencil cleaning technology and Reel-to-Reel machine for continuous printing of substrates such as flexible printed circuits and advanced synthetic materials. The solutions were selected based on innovation, speed/throughput improvements, quality contribution, cost benefit, and ease of use.
"This double awards win is fantastic news for DEK," says Simon Clasper, DEK's European product manager. "We're delighted that the judges recognize our continuing commitment to innovation. The Expect More philosophy is all about DEK constantly delivering more to customers in terms of productivity, flexibility, performance, and value, and our Reel-to-Reel and Cyclone technologies are fine examples of this. As significant, 'award-winning' breakthroughs in the fields of cleaning and screen printing, these technologies will help our customers achieve more in their increasingly competitive local and global markets." For more information about the products, visit www.dek.com.
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newspaper clippings from grandma grace's book
Mr. and Mrs. T.W. Maxwell To Observe Golden Wedding
Mr. and Mrs. T.W. Maxwell will observe their 50th wedding anniversary April 16 at an open house at their home north of Brimson.
Relatives who have already arrived to attend the Golden Wedding celebration are Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hidgon, Birch Tree; Mrs. Richard Williams, Winona; Mr and Mrs. Wesley Orton, Rosalea, Kan., and Chesley Higdon, Goldendale, Colo. Other relatives are expected to arrive later this week.
hand-dated 1950
A very large crowd called at the Tom Maxwell home Sunday in honor of Mr and Mrs Maxwell's 50th anniversary. They held an open house all day. One remarkable coincidence was that the couple who attended were the same couple who were present at their wedding 50 years ago. They were Bart Utterback and Emma Higdon, sister of Mrs Maxwell. Mrs Maxwell's other two sisters and a brother and all their children adn grandchildren were present. The Rev. J.B. Cash, the Rev. Mr. Sharrow and The Rev. Beecher Shrum made interesting talks. Lots of pictures were taken, dinner was served at noon and cake and coffee served all evening. The bright, sunny, warm day made it a perfect day well spent.
{note from deb: Beecher Shrum was pastor at Halfrock where I attended church as a girl.}
April 16 a very large crowd of relatives and friends gathered at the home of Mr and Mrs Tom Maxwell, for an all day open house, to pay tribute to this worthy couple who have spent all their lives in our midst and had been wed 50 years that day. Mrs. Maxwell's maiden name was Gillie Higdon. She has one living brother, Joe Higdon of Birch Tree, MO; three sisters, Mrs. Nannie Stanely, Cainsville; Mrs. Emma (Higdon) Orton Rosalin, Kansas; Mrs Grace Williams, Winona, Mo. All were present and a very remarkable coincidence was, Miss Emma Higdon, sister of Mrs Maxwell, and Bart Utterback, a brother-in-law of Mr Maxwell were the best man and bridesmaid at the wedding 50 years ago and were able to stand wtih them that day for pictures and congratulations. Letters from Representative Magee and Senator James P. Keme.
All their children and grandchildren were present: Mr and Mrs Leland Maxwell, daughter Marsha Jane of Marshall, MO; Mr and Mrs James Maxwell, sons Clyde and Jasper, of Brimson; Mr and Mrs John Maxwell, of Kansas City; Mrs Grace Brown, daughters Charlene, Kay, Janet, Trenton. Her husband Vermal came late in the afternoon; MR and Mrs Dale Brown of Brimson.
A wonderful dinner was served at noon, and cake, coffee and grape juice throughout the afternoon to new arrivals. A lovely five-tier white wedding cake was baked by a daughter-in-law.
Mrs. Emma Gardner (now 90 years old) was the oldest guest; Master Jimmy Haun, eight months old was the youngest. The sisters and brothers remained for a week's visit. It had been years since all were together.
Rev. J.B. Cash, Rev. C.E. Sharrah and Rev. Shrum of Trenton, offered prayer and congratulations.
Relatives from a distance were Mr and Mrs Joe Higdon, Mr and Mrs Wesley Orton, Mrs. R.O.Williams, Chesley, Higdon Wash; Mr and Mrs Roy Creswell St Louis MO; Mr and Mrs Bart Utterback, Trenton; Mr and MRs Roy Johnson, Greeley, Colo.; Mrs Inez Bush and son Chillicothe; Mr and Mrs Ross Hobbs, Sampsel, Mo; Mr and Mrs Harley Maple, Cainsville; Seth Griffin, Mr and Mrs Herbert Roberts, Trenton.
Friends that signed the register: Mr and Mrs Joe Chambers, daughter Vada, Chillicothe
Mr and Mrs Ross Hobbs, Mr and Mrs C.H. Hobbs, Mr and Mrs Bert Taylor, Mont.; Lee Shirley, Mr and Mrs Wm. Brown, Spickard; James Gibson, Frank and Nettie Hobbs, Mr and Mrs Glen Hamilton, Mr and Mrs Jack Hobbs, Mr and Mrs Stanley Maple, Opal Bain, Mr and Mrs Pearl Smith, Mr And Mrs Floyd Smith, Mr and Mrs Jack Haun and sons, Mr and Mrs Gilert Gamble, son Stanley; Mr and Mrs Tom Brown, Mrs Emma Gardner, MR and MRs J.D. Pilcher and Deloris; Mr and Mrs Harley Maple, Kay, Sharon, Roger and Jim; Mr and Mrs W.S. Robertson, Junior and Charles Robertson; Mr and Mrs Hubert Whitt, Mr and Mrs Jerry Davidson, Christine, Peggy and LarryWhitt, Mr and Mrs Earl Shirley, son Eddie; Mr and Mrs Rex Murphy, sons Robert, Beryl, Pat, Mike and Jimmy,; Mr adn MRs Ira Fulkerson, Jamesport. A number of
the afternoon guests did not sign the register.
The bright, sunny warm day, made a perfect day well spent.
Again we all say congratulations and happy day to you, Mr. and Mrs. Maxwell and family.


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I have a new thought-process in my life when it comes to fears. I've taken a new direction; a new course.
After some observation and personal testing, I've decided to try and not ever speak my fears aloud. A very hard thing to do. It's very easy for me to tell someone what I fear and have them give me words of comfort. It's easy to seek out other people to squelch the fears that can so easily take over my heart and mind. But in doing so, I feel that I'm also giving Satan ammunition.
Sometimes, I think I'm telling Satan just where to push my buttons. I have no concrete proof of this, of course. But after a few trial runs, I've decided that I can give him unfair advantage over me. Satan cannot read my mind. He doesn't know my hidden fears. But he does watch me very closely. He knows by my actions what haunts me. He also pays attention to what I verbally say aloud.
I know if I choose to pray my fears aloud to God that I'm trusting God with those weights in my life. I probably will still do that from time to time. But just as I believe in the power of saying things out loud and audibly for my Lord to hear, I also have come to believe that that same power can be given to Satan when he hears things from my heart too.
I just want to be careful.
I want to be careful not to give Satan anything more than he's already found to use against me in my life. I don't want to unnecessarily show him the door to my weaknesses. I don't want to give any more power to my fears than they already hold for me.
That's my new plan.
I don't know how you feel about speaking out loud concerning your fears, but you might give thought to which way the wind could blow once you share things like that. It might be good to sometimes keep them in a safe spot emotionally and spiritually where only you and the Lord can access them.
Just a thought. One that I am going to try to exercise more often because I'm tired of giving Satan free information into my heart and mind. I'm tired of letting him know just what and where to hurt me the most. He's going to have to start digging a little deeper and harder to gain access to my fears. Because I'm fighting back.
Friday, December 10, 2010
Is Satan Listening?
Straight from the heart of Dionna at 1:47 PM
Labels: faith, something to think about
2 comments:
- Zhanna said...
Such a great post. This is something I needed to be reminded of today. I have been voicing my heart and soul way too much lately and you're right, it has given satan a good amount of ammunition to strike me down . . . .
- December 10, 2010 9:42 PM
- Desert Dreaming said...
Lovely post....you are so right, he knows when we are down, and that is when he "thinks" he can strike...stay strong and as we all know, God is so much more powerful and he is number one in our lives, no evil can come to us.
Merry CHRISTmas!!!
- December 11, 2010 2:32 PM
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Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Red Velvet Cupcakery
I am giddy as I write this post. Finally a cupcake shop worthy of a return visit. After a quick trip to visit the Museum of Crime and Punishment, I had to give
Red Velvet
a try since is located on the same block.
When I first walked up to the door I was very discouraged because I saw people lined up to the door. I decided not to scrap the mission, and I bravely opened the door and entered the store. It turns out that Red Velvet is a very small store, and the "line" of people I saw amounted to 4 people, the perfect amount in front of me in order for me to make my decision.
I ended up settling on two cupcakes:
Carrot Cake
Peanut Butter Cup
. I know, I know, the name is "red velvet" but there are so many other things I would rather try before getting what they refer to as a "Southern Belle"(red velvet cupcake).
Peanut Butter Cup
chocolate buttermilk cake infused with chocolate chips, peanut butter icing
) looked decadent but sadly appearances did not match up to the taste. The peanut butter icing was delicious and light, but the cake was severely lacking. I have yet to find a good cupcake with a chocolate base that is not dry or flavorless. Maybe I should have tried the red velvet?
I saved the best for last! The
Carrot Cake cupcake
spiced cake with shredded carrots and pecans, cream cheese icing
), finally something that I want to come back to. One bite of this and I immediately wanted to keep it for my self, and not share it with my other testers: G or W. The cake was flavorful and moist, and the icing complemented it perfectly, just the right sweetness without being overly so. I kept half of this for myself, and let the other two split the other half.
They give you the cupcakes in these cute little boxes. You have to buy at least two cupcakes to get a box, the lady at the counter let me know they were trying to be more environmentally friendly (and I am sure it saves them some $$).
Overall, I was in shock that I finally enjoyed a cupcake. While it was not the best I've ever eaten, homemade still kicks butt, it was pretty darn tasty. They are a little pricey for cupcakes, around
, but hey its DC, I don't expect anything less. The lady at the front was very helpful, and answered all of my questions, but I was the only one in the store at the time. If you are in the area I strongly suggest stopping by and picking up one of these treats.
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The ORIGINAL Poison Berry, Two Mice, Two Lions, Vine and Cliff Story of David Suzuki and Paul Reps
One day while walking through the bush a woman stumbled upon a hungry tiger. She ran but soon came to the edge of a high cliff. Desperate to save herself, she climbed down a vine and hung over the fatal cliff. As she hung there, two mice appeared from a hole in the cliff and began gnawing on the vine. Suddenly she noticed on the vine a plump wild berry. She plucked it and popped it in her mouth. It was delicious, but the berry was poisonous and she began to grow dizzy and weak, hanging between two lions while the mice chewed the vine that kept her alive.


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2 Details You Do Not Know When It Comes To LASIK Eye Medical ProcedureThe eye can be examined with relative ease regarding both its function and its structure. A practical examination consists of the ability to move in the orbit and the response of the pupil to light and lodging.
The function of the eye may be tested in several methods. The patient may be asked to determine illuminated letter or objects of varying sizes on exactly what is referred to as the Snellen chart.
Conversely, the assessment of the structural part of the eye may be made in several methods. Stress within the eyeball is measured by a "tonometer." In particular diseases, specifically in glaucoma, the tension in the eyeball is increased markedly.
It must be well remembered that a patient with an eye problem may have other problems. Typically other physical conditions are primary and impact the eye as a consequence. The appearance of the eye can signal the physician and the client to difficulties in some disturbances of other parts of the body even before other symptoms provide themselves.
Subsequently, one's dependence on sight is emphasized when one faces a possible or short-term irreversible loss of this vital sense. When corrective steps are sought, certain forms of vision correction such as contact lenses or glasses are prescribed.
On the other hand, some people are bothered with the reality that they have actually some framed lenses or contact lenses in front of their eyes.
For this factor, advanced surgeries were developed to encourage reduced usage of contact lenses or glasses. Among which is the now popular LASIK eye surgical treatment.
Generally, LASIK eye surgical treatment is the brief term for "Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis." Like its concrete equivalent, LASIK eye surgery is another form of vision correction. The only distinction is that with this kind of surgical treatment, one's vision is remedied completely.
With LASIK eye surgical treatment, the refractive errors in the cornea are completely changed. This can be done using an "excimer laser."
The primary function of this surgery is to create a threadlike, rounded "flap" in the cornea utilizing a blade referred to as "microkeratome." In a series of unfolding and laser processing, the cornea is lastly reformed, permitting better the eye to direct more light into the retina.
Popularity vs. Disadvantages
In the middle of the growing appeal of LASIK eye surgical treatment, there are still disadvantages that individuals should know. Most likely, the primary reason this kind of eye surgery has ended up being well accepted is since most of its cases had actually been effective.
In spite of its success, there are still some disadvantages. Here is the list:
1. It is an operation applied to the most delicate part of the eye
Because LASIK eye surgical treatment involves the operation of the retina, which is among the most sensitive parts of the eye, the majority of people state that the operation can be extremely dangerous.
To puts it simply, a easy mistake might practically trigger an individual's life time loss of sight. It is essential to think about lots of aspects before deciding whether LASIK eye surgical treatment is the ideal corrective measure one has to go through.
2. It is not a perfect procedure
LASIK eye surgical treatment might remedy your web link vision however it browse around this site does not necessarily imply that it can give you a ideal vision. Even if analytical reports reveal that 70% of the patients may have 20/20 vision, this does not necessarily suggest they have perfect vision too.
Offered all these things, it can be deduced that, in spite of the appeal of the operation, LASIK might not constantly be the perfect eye surgery the way many people view it
On the other hand, the evaluation of the structural part of the eye might be made in a number of methods. It needs to be well remembered that a patient with an eye problem may have other issues. Typically other physical conditions are main and impact the eye as a repercussion. The appearance of the eye can alert the patient and the doctor to problems in some disruptions of other parts of the body even prior to other signs present themselves.
Like its tangible equivalent, LASIK eye surgical treatment is another type of vision correction.


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Leaving home was the last thing they wanted, but Serenity and Eric needed the freedom they never had or will ever have with the werewolves. Raising their children away from their own family and their real identity, but time and circumstances had caught on them and they needed to get back home to be where they belong.
Now all grown and parents themselves, they need to go back to the land of shifters for the battle that has Serenity has no way of running away from. But it seems not the same for her children.
EunicePolino3 Jan 05, 2016
Im excited to read this! This is what I've been waiting for. Hehe oh my gosh. ;-)
nicoya30 Jun 02, 2014
I was wondering when are you going to update because I read your first two books twice loved it and now I'm on this one do you have an update in awhile so can you please update you're a great writer thank you
ena0921 May 18, 2013
Please upload more chapter of this story as possible i really like it so much.done reading the first also.
DominiqueKuehn Apr 06, 2013
Can't wait till you upload more. Still kind of new, how would I know you uploaded more?
Deeply_inlove_with_u Mar 14, 2013
Whats ur first and second book called? Coz i think i read the second book first
xaenthi Mar 14, 2013
Waaah cant wait to read the next chappies! =] Hope u upload more chappies =] So excited to read it soon


text: Methanol is a promising energy source for fuel cells. But while the primary product of a methanol fuel cell is warm water, a leaky cell can pose a hazard because the alcohol is toxic and explosive. A safe, sensitive method for detecting methanol is needed, therefore, and a plastic optical fiber sensor is a potential solution. Researchers have developed a plastic optical fiber sensor that detects methanol. The refractive index of the cladding changes in the presence of alcohol, and the fiber switches from leaky to guided operation. Courtesy of Yamanashi University. Professor Masayuki Morisawa and his colleagues at Yamanashi University, with the help of Chuan Xin Liang of TRI Chemical Laboratory Inc. in Uenohara, Japan, have constructed a proof-of-principle plastic fiber sensor from Arton, a transparent plastic produced by JSR Inc. of Tokyo that has a refractive index of 1.51. They replaced a section of the normal cladding with Novolac polymer resin coating. Novolac's standard index of refraction is 1.6, but it falls to 1.45 when exposed to alcohol. The fiber typically is leaky, but it displays guided transmission in the presence of alcohol. To verify their theoretical predictions, the researchers coupled a green LED source to the fiber and then placed the 5-cm-long sensor section in a chamber where they could control the saturated methanol vapor pressure. They monitored the intensity of the light that was transmitted by the sensor with either a photomultiplier or a photodiode. As expected, the intensity increased by approximately an order of magnitude with the addition of methanol vapor. Improvements and applications Morisawa is evaluating thinner claddings and finer control of the cladding's refractive index to improve the response time of the sensor. The researchers also are refining the composition of the polymer film coating and have evaluated a Novolac-iron-polyvinylidenfluoride mixture. They are working with an industrial partner to build a more compact sensor and are developing an intelligent optical sensing system for residential applications. Compared with existing electronic alcohol detection methods, the plastic fiber sensor offers safety, immunity from electromagnetic interference and low cost. Besides serving as a gas leakage sensor for fuel cells, it could function as an atmosphere monitor in a brewery or as an optical system for identifying drunken drivers. A report about the sensor was published in the July issue of Measurement Science and Technology.


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|(Chris Post/for New York Daily News)
He came out with this news item you will absolutely love. The Yankees farm system is ranked number one in all of the Major Leagues... I mean, ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
"...the Yankees' farm system has been rated the No. 1 group in all of Major League Baseball, with the Braves, Brewers, White Sox and Dodgers rounding out the top-five in order.
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Hermann then mentions a few names we know and love.
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Anyway, I just wanted to share... it's got me pretty excited about the Yankees future.


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Carmel-by-the-Sea is only one square mile yet it is surprisingly easy to get lost in our town, even though the streets are laid out as a grid. The reason? We don't have traditional street addresses. Historically homes were given names such as "Owl House," "Periwinkle," or "Sea Urchin." Many still retain those names has it was considered bad luck to change a home's name even when ownership changed.
Clearly remembering the names of 4,000 houses doesn't work today, so a system has developed of identifying a home based on the nearest intersection.
To understand how this works, it is important to know that in Carmel-by-the-Sea the named streets run north/south and the numbered avenues run east/west. There are a couple of exceptions (of course) but the most important exception is Ocean Avenue that runs east (from Highway 1) through the center of the commercial district down to Carmel Beach.
Ocean Avenue is an important landmark for locations in Carmel. You will often hear directions that reference Ocean Avenue such as, "my office is on Dolores South of Ocean Avenue just past 7th." Ocean Ave is between and parallel to Sixth and Seventh Avenue.
Address format
Here is a typical Carmel Address:
4 SW Dolores and 10th Avenue
"4" – The fourth house
SW – South West. This can be the tricky part. The Directions tell you two things. 1) Which side of the street and 2) which direction from the corner.
Dolores – The Street the property is on. The first street listed in the address is the one the home is on.
10th Avenue – The intersecting avenue with Dolores from which one should count to find the house.
Because we know that Dolores runs north/south we recognize that the SW tells us that the house is to the south of the intersection on the west side.
Written out, the logic is as follows:
The house I am looking for is the fifth house. Ok, four house from what corner. Ah, the corner of Dolores and 10th. Ok, I know it is on Dolores because that is the first street in the address. So, I start walking on Dolores. But wait, which way. Well I can't walk west on Dolores (it doesn't run that way) so I will head south and count five houses. Ok, got it. But which side of the street? Oh, W, so west side, toward the ocean.
If the address had been
2 SW 10th Ave and Dolores
The house I am looking for is the second house. Ok, second house from what corner. Ah, the corner of 10th and Dolores. Ok, I know it is on 10th Ave because that is the first street in the address. So, I start walking on 10th Ave. But wait, which way. Well I can't walk South on 7th Ave (it doesn't run that way) so I will head west and count two houses. Ok, got it. But which side of the street? Oh, S, so south side of the street.
Corners are fairly straightforward. For example, the NE CNR Dolores and 10th is the home on the NE Corner of that intersection. Yes, this means that CNR houses could be described three different ways. 1NE Dolores and 10th Ave, 1 NE 10th Ave and Dolores, and the NE Corner of Dolores and 10th Ave and finally the NE Corner of 10th and Dolores. (Once in a while someone will identify a house as 1 NE Dolores and 10th and in so doing they don't mean the corner, the mean the first house after the corner, although that doesn't seem to often as much as it used to.)
Once in a while someone will use an address not from the nearest intersection, but the same approach applies. Find the intersection, head in the right direction and determine which side of the street. Stores and restaurants often skip the confusion of counting and just give an approximate address, East side of Dolores between Ocean and 7th Avenue for example.
Bonus questions (and answers)
Can you get FedEx, UPS and other deliveries in Carmel?
Yes, in fact, our UPS and FedEx drivers know more about the goings on in town than a typical gossip reporter. We once moved several blocks in Carmel. Two days after moving the UPS driver knocked on our door with a package. No one knew we had moved. I asked the driver how he knew. He replied, "I saw you packing stuff day before yesterday, figured a move was underway and recognized your car here yesterday. Can you sign here?"
What about US Mail?
Every home in Carmel is served by a post office box in the Carmel post office. Almost everyone in Carmel, businesses and residents alike, make a trek to the post office everyday or two to say hello to Sharon and the other folks behind the desk and pick up our mail. It is one of the social hubs where locals cross paths and catch up with each other. If you do require home deliver, the city government has a contract with a private provider who does deliver mail but most folks prefer the exercise and interaction of visiting the post office.


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Ronda Rousey is proud of her body and, in the past, she hasn't shied away from letting people know about it. Last summer, she did an interview and responded to those who feel as though her body is too "masculine."
"People like to say that my body looks masculine," she said. "I'm like, 'Listen, just because my body was developed for a purpose other than fucking millionaires doesn't mean it's masculine.' I think it's femininely badass as fuck because there isn't a single muscle in my body that isn't used for a purpose…I'm not a do nothing bitch."
With that in mind, Rousey wasn't happy when she realized that this photo had been posted to her Instagram account yesterday to promote her recent appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon:
At first glance, you probably wouldn't even realize that the photo was altered before Rousey sent it out. But someone alerted her to the fact that her right arm was Photoshopped and made to look smaller in the photo. So last night, she reposted the photo alongside an untouched version of it and apologized to her fans for posting the Photoshopped picture in the first place. She also reiterated the fact that she is "extremely proud" of her body:
Rousey's apology wasn't really necessary. As she mentioned in her second post, it's not like she was responsible for Photoshopping the picture. But she was still quick to set the record straight, and she should be applauded for doing it.
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