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One Henry Anthony Wilcox had been troubled by dreams of great Cyclopean cities of titan blocks and sky-flung monoliths. "He talked of his dreams in a strangely poetic fashion; making me see," wrote H.P. Lovecraft (image), "with terrible vividness the damp Cyclopean city of slimy green stone – whose geometry, he oddly said, was all wrong…" [1]
One Gustaf Johansen, a Norwegian sailor of some intelligence, wrote down in a journal shortly before his untimely death about how he and some ship mates landed on a sunken city which had been heaved to the surface of the Pacific Ocean by an earthquake. Second Mate Johansen knew nothing of the art form known as futurism yet came close to it in his description of the sunken city. Johansen conveyed "broad impressions of vast angles and surfaces" in which "crazily elusive angles of carven rock" at first glance "shewed convexity" and then at second glance "shewed concavity." Johansen was adamant that he had been "swallowed up by an angle of masonry which shouldn't have been there; an angle which was acute, but behaved as if it were obtuse." [1]
Unbeknownst to him, Seaman Johansen had set foot upon the ancient lost city of R'lyeh, where entombed yet still sleeping lay, after vigintillions of years, Mighty Cthulhu! [1] What happened to Johansen and his ship mates on that sunken-city-now-risen of R'lyeh is beyond the purview of such an upright publication as Ersjdamoo's Blog.
The geometry is "all wrong" as well in a region of Mars called "Cydonia." There, an eerie face – the "face on Mars" – has been noticed. More to the point, "redundant tetrahedral geometry" has been found in the Cydonia region of Mars, according to Richard C. Hoagland, a former NASA consultant and CBS News advisor. [2]
As reported in the Ersjdamoo's Blog entry of March 18, 2015, in Antarctica, Archaean mythical resemblances were found to correspond to the evilly famed plateau of Leng in the primal writings. Monstrous perversions of geometrical laws were seen. [3]
Consider, if you will, the case of one Henri Poincaré (image). A nice enough fellow, Poincaré was absent-minded and wandered off into the maze of Non-Euclidean Geometries. Emerging therefrom, he babbled such incoherencies as the following:
There is an imaginary universe bounded by a circle! The temperature at the center is absolute zero! For those who live in this imaginary universe, the size of everything changes as they move about (but they do not know this). Every object and living thing enlarges as it approaches the center. But they all shrink as they approach the boundary! But because you shrink when you approach the boundary, your steps grow smaller and you can never reach the boundary. This means the imaginary universe only seems to be infinite! Here is a world in which a triangle's sides would be made out of arcs, and even the parallel lines have a new look. [4]
Undoubtedly Henri Poincaré had gone mad – quite mad.
Above you can hopefully see a triangle immersed in a saddle-shape plane (a hyperbolic paraboloid), as well as two diverging parallel lines. Parallel lines which diverge!? This seems almost like Cthulhu type thinking and you can hear the chanting in the background: "Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn." ("In his house at R'lyeh dead Cthulhu waits dreaming." [1])
In 2003 one of those crazy Russians supposedly proved the Non-Euclidean babblings of Henri Poincaré! The "Poincare conjecture is a bold guess about nothing less than the potential shape of our own universe…" [5] We are asked to believe that the universe is some sort of Möbius strip, a surface with only one side and only one boundary.
And notice too how in the image the triangle and the "parallel lines" are immersed in a "saddle-shape plane." Recall how, in the March 6, 2015 Ersjdamoo's Blog entry, it was related that an old Mongolian fortune teller had told Ferdinand Ossendowski, "Beware of the man with a head like a saddle. He will strive for your death." On one level, the man with a head like a saddle appeared in the person of a man coming out of a ravine and riding a Mongolian pony, a Colonel Sepailoff, "the darkest person on the canvas of Mongolian events." [6] On a deeper level, the old Mongolian fortune teller may have meant the Non-Euclidean Geometries when he warned of "the man with a head like a saddle."
"In his house at R'lyeh dead Cthulhu waits dreaming." [1] Dreaming perhaps of the lost Lemuria and its bizarre geometries, suggested by some surviving remnants, the statues on Easter Island?
"That is not dead which can eternal lie,
And with strange aeons even death may die." [1]
——- Sources ——-
[1] "The Call Of Cthulhu.". Lovecraft: Tales. New York: Library of America, 2005.
[2] "Our Friend, The Ether (Part 23)", Ersjdamoo's Blog, November 20, 2013. https://ersjdamoo.wordpress.com/2013/11/20/our-friend-the-ether-part-23/
[3] "Math Terror and Jigsaw Puzzles 101", Ersjdamoo's Blog, March 18, 2015. https://ersjdamoo.wordpress.com/2015/03/18/math-terror-and-jigsaw-puzzles-101/
[4] "A Non-Euclidean World", from The Joy of Mathematics, by Theoni Pappas. San Carlos, CA: Wide World Publishing, 1989 (Revised edition).
[5] "Non-Euclidean Geometry", by Tad Boniecki. August 2009. http://soler7.com/IFAQ/NonEuclideanGeometryNotes.html
[6] "Beasts, Men and Gods", Ersjdamoo's Blog, March 6, 2015. https://ersjdamoo.wordpress.com/2015/03/06/beasts-men-and-gods/


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Celebrating a Century of Food Processing with OSI Group
The OSI Group is a leader in food processing worldwide. Recently, the enterprise commemorated its centenary in the food edibles business. Founded in Chicago in 1909, the entity saw unprecedented success growing from a single-shop meat store to a crucial corporate player in the US economy. Currently, the firm offers more than 20,000 direct jobs in its 65 factories distributed throughout 17 nations worldwide. Furthermore, OSI is considered as the prime food supplier by main corporate food brands in the world. The OSI enterprises have managed to build and maintain a reputation characterized by the offering of nouveau food solutions with stellar product development standards and processing requirements.
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By the time the McDonald's brand became recognized nationwide, Otto & Sons, the former name for OSI, was among the significant four suppliers to the firm. In 1973, OSI had grown and developed into two branches with one solely serving the McDonald's and the other arm serving the local restaurants and retail markets across the nation. The firm's management features a unique knack for emerging and nouveau technologies as well as strategic alliances, which have played a significant role in the success of the firm. For instance, OSI Group was one of the first chief meat processing firms to adopt a state of the art processing facility, which utilized technology to help flash freeze hamburger patties.
Other than its strategic business, alliance with the McDonald's OSI Group has various other business ventures in the food industry across the world. Presently, the enterprises is a prime food supplier across the globe with multiple expansion plans and numerous joint ventures in Hungary, the Pacific Rim, Austria, Mexico, Poland and Brazil. OSI is one of the largest entities in the US, and in 2016, Forbes ranked it number 58 on its list of the biggest private firms. Moreover, during the same year, the estimated sales for the entity were approximately $6.1 billion. Innovation, strategic partnerships, and nouveau technology have shaped the firm's success in the food industry for the past one century.


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On October 24th of this year, I performed my first wedding as an ordained Officiant. Tomorrow, on December 19th, 2015, I perform my second wedding ceremony. Interest is growing, and requests are coming in from other couples desiring my services.
With that in mind, I have added a new page to "On The Road With Dave". I'm calling it…
It's now featured in the #1 position in my sidebar under "Links I Like".
The page features a brief description of my services, a fledgling Gallery of the ceremonies I officiated, and a Booking Information form to write for further information, scheduling and rates.
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By Jeff Little
As he leaned forward, eyes trained on bright yellow braided line angling into deep still water, an icicle grew longer with each drop of river water that gathered at the edge of the paddle's drip ring. As his elbow settled onto the right leg of his dry suit, the sound of ice crinkling joined in harmony with the sound of a gentle current vibrating nearby dead brown reeds. Winter, and the bites are few and far between.
Having just spent a day on the water with a friend fishing in sub-40-degree water, I had a revelation about what makes a good winter angler: focus. My buddy Jed boated a dozen smallmouth, and I fished hard for one. We hit the same spots, in many cases Jed picked off fish that I just missed.
Everyone has been there. A buddy throws the same baits to the same spots in the same way and catches while you strike out. But clearly your friend is doing something different. What that something is, that's what eludes and frustrates.
Jed and I anchored up next to one another in such a way that we could both work different parts of the same pool while we talked. For the most part I talked. He listened.
Work hadn't gone well the prior week, my kids had been fighting more than usual and my lead pot for pouring jig heads wasn't shooting well. There were bigger issues than those, but that's what I talked about with my friend.
Some good things had occurred since I spoke to Jed last, but somehow I was focused on the frustrations in my life. I was not focused on the task at hand: paying careful attention to the angle of the line where it met the water.
I wasn't picking up on the difference between my tube tumbling into the next river bottom pebble and a smallmouth carefully mouthing then ejecting the soft plastic.
In the midst of recognizing that Jed was outpacing me at a rate of 10 fish to one, I also realized that other poor fishing performances in the past coincided with times of turmoil in my life. If my life is going well, I fish well. If my life hits some bumps, I tend not to feel the bumps at the end of my line.
Doubling down my efforts of mental concentration, I cast a suspending jerkbait into a foam eddy behind a brush pile. After a 30 second pause, I noticed my line slowly drawing tight. I leaned in the direction of the eddy, quickly reeled a tiny bit of slack in the line, and set the hook as hard as I could.
The jerkbait and the leaf that had drifted into it came rocketing toward my head. My focus may have been off that day, but at least with three sets of treble hooks coming at me fast, my reflexes were just fine. I ducked and the tail treble snagged the back of my knit cap in the location that my cheek had been in a moment before.
I left the water grateful for having caught one good smallmouth, and even more grateful for a friend who listens. But I need to get some things sorted out. Otherwise, it's going to be a long winter.


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Scott loves fish, and so I bought some Mahi that was on sale at Publix. I grilled the fillets and made some tacos. My mom has been showering me with many wonderful veggies from her garden, and I have a lot of red cabbage. I bought a bag of coleslaw mix and added some extra red cabbage to make creamy coleslaw to top the tacos. The slaw was really wonderful! I served the tacos with seasonal fruit – oranges and strawberries, and also some black beans and brown rice.
1 lb Mahi*
1 Tablespoon Olive oil
1/2 lemon, juiced and zested
1 Teaspoon garlic, minced
Dash of Sea Salt and pepper
6, 6″ tortillas (whole wheat or corn- watch for hydrogenated oils!)
Coleslaw (recipe follows)
Drizzle fish with olive oil and lemon juice. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and gently rub in lemon zest and garlic. Grill over low heat about 8-10 minutes. Flake fish into bite-sized pieces. Place in tortillas and top with slaw.
2 cups bagged coleslaw mix*
1/4 cup greek yogurt
2 Tablespoons Olive Oil Based Mayo
2 Tablespoons Apple Cider Vinegar
Salt and Pepper to taste
Mix yogurt, mayo, vinegar, and s&p together in a medium bowl. Place coleslaw in dressing mixture and stir to coat. This gets better as it sits so make it the morning of or even the day before.
*These items are on sale at Publix.
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Your Daily Motivation 8/31/17
"As we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same."
~ Marianne Williamson
"As we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same."
~ Marianne Williamson
"The one thing you can't take away from me is the way I choose to respond to what you do to me.
The last of one's freedoms is to choose one's attitude in any given circumstance."
~Viktor Frankl
Found in the book: Stress is a Choice
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Phyllis A. Penek
WEST BALDWIN — Phyllis A. Penek, 91, of West Baldwin, died on Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010, at a Portland hospital.
Born in Standish, she was the daughter of William V. and Maud F. Smith Wescott. She attended Standish schools and was a homemaker. Mrs. Penek was an outdoorswoman and also enjoyed working with stained glass and whittling. She and her husband, Donald, had traveled extensively throughout the country for many years.
She was predeceased by her first husband, Merrill Penek; and by her eight siblings.
Surviving are her husband, Donald T. Flint Jr. of West Baldwin; her children, Catharine Burt, Dennis Penek, Gregory Penek and Stephanie Penek; three grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
There were no visiting hours. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 27, 2010, at the Dolby Funeral Chapel, 434 River Road, Windham. Interment will be in West Baldwin Cemetery. Online condolences may left at www.dolbyfuneralchapels.com
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in her memory to: ALS Association, Northern New England Chapter, Concord Center, 10 Ferry Street, Suite 438, Box 314, Concord, N.H. 03301.


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10 Ways to LIGHT UP Your Real Estate Career
10. Be a Life Long Learner
Attend seminars and training sessions as much as possible. The minimum should be four times a year.
9. Build Your Client Portfolio
Real Estate is about who you know. Becoming connected to a wide referral network will help.
8. Follow Up and Follow Through
Respond to all inquiries with valuable information and do as your promise.
7. Treat it Like a Business
It's not just a job. You need to budget your expenses and determine your return on investment
6. Find a Mentor
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5. Market Yourself
Be your own megaphone no one else will be. Be careful here as there a many ways to spend your money. So watch your return on investment.
4. Utilize Technology
Use technology to help maintain your contacts, track your business and keep you moving forward. It's not a crutch but it is a valuable tool when used right.
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The right real estate office is very important. Look for an office that will support you and guide you on your career.
1. Have Fun
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Social Media Marketing Moves Needle for National Healthcare Brand
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation is having wild success in its social media channels. Learn more from Social Media Leader Amanda Todorovich at an IABC Cleveland lunch program, Thursday, January 30. Todorovich will talk about CCF's Health Hub blog as an anchor for content strategy. She'll discuss how her team leverages content across multiple platforms even beyond social channels. She'll share data and results as well as provide examples of the different types of content that Cleveland Clinic utilizes in its robust content marketing strategy.
Lunch and networking begin at 11:30, with the professional development program running from noon - 1:30 p.m. The program will be held at the Crown Plaza Cleveland – South at 5300 Rockside Road, Independence. Parking is free.
Early-bird registration is $15 for IABC Cleveland members, professionals-in-transition, and students; $20 for non-members. It runs until January 20. After that prices go up $5 to $20 for IABC Cleveland members, non-members, and professionals-in-transition, and $25 for non-members. Registration closes Monday, Jan. 27.
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So Joe and I are just trying to make it through this week off with the kids. Yesterday, Christmas was lovely but naturally our three children are bored today.
I asked Joe if he wanted to get a sitter for tonight but he felt like we could tough it out. So there we were this morning trying to figure out when we could get breaks from the kids. Joe was relieved that he had a physical today so he could get a break from the family- apparently turning and coughing is more fun than family time.
I, on the other hand, was excited to take a trip to the grocery store to get ingredients for soup. I know, when did I get this old? Either way, I am getting ready to leave and Emily and Nicholas ask to come.
Here is a list of the adventure to Shop Rite…
1) We had to get a shopping cart with the car. So the two kids get in but they have grown since the last car cart and are basically sitting on top of each other.
2) I asked Nicholas to look out for whipped cream. Then I looked over at him and he is looking for whipped cream as he is army crawling through the aisles.
3) I lost Nicholas in an aisle and when I screamed for him, he came running around the corner claiming he thought a fat man was calling for him. Two questions… one: why do I sound like a fat man and two: why are you responding to a strange, fat man?
4) I got a new kind of ice cream and Nicholas thought it looked good so he started licking the picture on the carton.
5) I asked Nicholas to help me put the groceries on the belt. I look over and he is in the middle of the main aisle with two bags of bagels, swinging them and screaming, 'nunchucks!'
6) Nicholas and Emily found the ice chest where they sell bags of ice. I yelled at Nicholas to get out of there as one leg was already in the freezer.
7) We needed beer so naturally I took them to the liquor store. I lost Emily somewhere in the whiskey aisle.
8) Nicholas picked out our beer. And it actually isn't a bad kind. He is all set for when he turns 21.
9) I explained to the kids that everything in the liquor store was breakable. So naturally they touched every bottle.
10) It's pretty obvious I looked stressed because the owner looked at me and said, 'I guess this is because you are with your kids this whole week?' Spot on liquor store guy… spot on.
Until next time,
It's a liquor and ice cream kind of night.


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Blake Lively looking amazing in the interview photos:
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Michigan Tech Game Notes (PDF) Davenport Game Notes (PDF)
Sat., Sept. 15, 2018 • 1:00 p.m. (ET) • Sherman Field
Michigan Tech (2-0, 0-0 GLIAC) vs Davenport (2-0, 0-0 GLIAC)
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Michigan Tech outlasted Hillsdale College in overtime to secure a 31-30 victory in week two of the season this past Saturday at Sherman Field. The Huskies got a safety early in the first quarter and added a touchdown in the opening moments of the second quarter to build a 9-0 lead. The Chargers rallied to take the lead in the fourth quarter before the Huskies mounted a game tying drive in the final minutes of the fourth quarter to force overtime. Both teams recorded touchdowns in the extra frame, but a missed Hillsdale extra point proved to be the difference as Tech moved to 2-0 to begin the 2018 season.
Michigan Tech is 3-1 in the last four overtime games, including Saturday's 31-30 victory over Hillsdale. Prior to Saturday, the Huskies last played an overtime game on November 5, 2016, which was a 51-45 win at Northern Michigan. Each team had two possessions in overtime that day, with tailback John Williams finding the endzone for Tech on a nine-yard run for the game winner. In the last home overtime game at Sherman Field, the Huskies edged Tiffin University 39-38 on October 31, 2015. The Dragons took the ball first and generated a touchdown on an Antonio Pipkin pass to Charles Holland and decided to go for the extra point. Tech countered with a touchdown thanks to an Alex Sherbinow one-yard run. The Huskies went for the win with a two-point conversion and Kevin Miller plunged over the goal line to give the Huskies the 39-38 victory. The lone overtime loss in that stretch came at the hands of Saginaw Valley State 44-41 on October 8, 2011.
Junior linebacker Marvin Wright was all over the field again defensivley for the Huskies in the win over Hillsdale. Wright racked up 13 total tackles, one sack, 2.5 tackles for a loss, a pass breakup, and had a blocked punt on a quick kick by quarterback Chance Stewart. Wright comes into week two averaging 9.5 tackles per game while guiding the team with five tackles for a loss. His 2.5 tackles for a loss average leads the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. In just two plus years, Wright has generated 217 career tackles as he gets closer to the top 10 for career stops in Tech history.
Senior running back James Henderson eclipsed the century mark in rushing yards for the second week in a row Saturday against Hillsdale. Henderson carried the ball 31 times for 105 yards in week one at Truman State followed by a new career high of 120 yards on 28 carries versus the Chargers. Henderson also logged his first touchdown of the season which turned out to be the game tying score with just over two minutes to play in the fourth quarter. In the two games, Henderson is averaging 112.5 yards per contest and 3.8 yards per carry. As a team, the Huskies are averaging 146.0 yards per game while holding opposing ground attacks to 103.0 yards.
After trailing for much of the second half, the Huskies found the spark again and engineered a 14 play 70-yard drive to tie the game with 2:26 to go in the fourth. Sophomore quarterback Will Ark completed four passes, including one to senior wide receiver Jacob Wenzlick for 15-yards to get Tech into the red-zone. Wenzlick then took the ball from the 12 to the six yard-line on a run, setting the stage for Henderson who rumbled into the end zone on the next play for the touchdown. Needing a two-point conversion to tie the game, the Huskies called timeout to setup the play. Ark sprinted up the middle on a delayed draw to knot the score at 24 points apiece. The drive took 6:33 off the clock and recaputured the momentum for the Huskies which they used to help pull out the win in overtime.
The Michigan Tech Department of Athletics celebrated the completion of Phase One of the Sherman Field Renovation project with a ribbon cutting ceremony at the 2018 football home opener against Hillsdale this past Saturday. Fundraising has already begun for Phase Two and good progress has been made in hopes of beginning the second part of project in April 2019. Michigan Tech would like to thank Fred Guenther ('75), Todd Hamar ('83), Alex Kowalski ('01), and Clay Willman ('60) for their hard work and corner stone gifts to support the vision of the football stadium project. Guenther, Hamar, Kowalski, and Willman are all Michigan Tech graduates who believe in the program and the university as a whole. Also, a special thanks to Dr. Glenn Mroz and Tom Kearly for their leadership and vision for this renovation project. Phase One was completed in August and includes new bleacher seating and accessible parking along with concrete for the VIP Pavilion. Phase two includes an expanded press box, coaching boxes, additional bleachers, restrooms and concessions. Michigan Tech continues to welcome support for Phase Two of the project. Gifts can be made online at http://www.mtu.edu/giving/athletics/priorities/football/. Contact Darcy Way via email at firstname.lastname@example.com or by phone at 715-577-0642 for more information about the project.
Davenport is 2-0 to start the year, picking up wins over Robert Morris (NAIA) 44-7 in week one followed by a 7-3 triumph over Wisconsin-Oshkosh (#4 NCAA Division III) last weekend at home. This Saturday's contest will be the first against an NCAA Division II opponent and is the GLIAC opener for both teams. Last week in the win over UW-Oshkosh, the Panthers produced a second quarter touchdown and made it hold up, allowing only a fourth quarter field goal. Haiden Majewski carried the ball across the goal line from seven yards out for the score. Through two games this season, Davenport is averaging 389.5 yards while holding opposing offenses to 111.0 yards per game. The Panthers are a very athletic team that will spread the field on offense and play a base 4-3 defense that will look to bring pressure. The Panthers have had three players attempt passes this year, led by Deondre Ford who has completed 15 passes for 281 yards and four touchdowns. His top target has been Nate Couturier, reeling in seven receptions for 126 yards and two TD's. Michael Catching has 98 yards rushing through two games. Chad Hill powers the defense with 11 tackles and two interceptions for Davenport.
Michigan Tech and Davenport will meet for the second time this Saturday at Sherman Field. The Panthers are currently in their second year of GLIAC and NCAA Division II membership. Last year's opening game in the series was also played at Sherman Field, with the Huskies prevailing 17-10. The Huskies' defense was dominant with five sacks, 11 tackles for a loss, a fumble recovery and two interceptions, The special teams returned a kickoff for a touchdown and the offense made some big plays, including an 18-yard touchdown pass from Garrett Young to Kevin Kirkland in the second quarter.
Michigan Tech ranks second in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference in fourth down conversion percentage, Red Zone offense, and total tackles for a loss per game. The Huskies are converting first downs 83.3% of the time they have gone for it on fourth down (No. 20 in NCAA II). Tech has come away with points on 78% of trips to the Red Zone, and are avergaing 8.0 tackles for a loss per game (No. 34 in NCAA II). Through two games, senior wide receiver Jacob Wenzlick leads the GLIAC and is second in all of NCAA Division II in all-purpose yards per game at 224.50. He is also tops in the conference in total receiving yards (289, 5th nationally), receving yards per game (144.5, 7th nationally), and receptions per game (8.0, 13th nationally). Junior linebacker Marvin Wright leads the GLIAC in tackles for a loss per game (2.5, 13th nationally) while senior defensive back Graham Hubbell has a GLIAC best 10.0 tackles per game average.
The 1988 Football Alumni Reunion is scheduled for Hall of Fame Weekend Oct. 12-13 and features a number of great events. The Huskies will take on Wayne State at 1 p.m. on Saturday the 13th at Sherman Field. Attendees will have an opportunity to watch practice and have dinner with the team on Friday. Hockey hosts defending National Champion Minnesota Duluth Friday night and then on Saturday the football VIP Tailgate will be open before the game and afterwards a 5th quarter post game gathering will be held at the Continental Fire Company Restaurant. For more information on the reunion, contact Darcy Way via email at email@example.com or by phone at 715-577-0642.
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The Huskies named their four captains for the upcoming 2018 season at the end of August. This year's captains, selected by a team vote, are offensive lineman Jeremy Bell, defensive lineman Cody Goldsworthy, defensive back Graham Hubbell, and wide receiver Jacob Wenzlick.
Michigan Tech Head Coach Steve Olson will embark on his second season at the reigns of the program when the Huskies kick off their season Thursday night at Truman State. Olson guided Tech to a 4-7 overall record in 2017, which included the key win in the annual Miner's Cup game against Northern Michigan. This will be Olson's eighth overall season as a coach at Tech. He served as the defensive coordinator for three seasons prior to being named the head coach for the 2017 season.
Michigan Tech had a couple of new additions to the coaching staff for the 2018 campaign. Laurence Treadaway and Mitchell Ryan both join the staff as graduate assistants. Treadaway will be working primarily with the secondary and defensive backs. Treadaway graduated from Valparaiso University where he played defensive back from 2007-12. He was a Team Captain and named the team MVP during his senior season in 2012. Ryan will be working primarily with the wide receiver's under Offensive Coordinator Dan Mettlach. Ryan played defensive back at Tech for five seasons (2013-17) and helped lead the Huskies to the 2014 NCAA Division II Playoffs. Ryan was a Team Captain in 2017 and was the recipient of the 2017 Ted Kearly Award, which goes to a player who exhibits passion, pride, and integrity on and off the field. The remainder of the staff is back and in their same roles as 2017.
This week's showdown with Davenport features some great promotions for those in attendance. Tech has teamed up with Kirkish Furniture to give away a 40 inch Samsung Smart TV to a Tech student. Free raffle tickets for the giveaway will be located at the main entrance to Sherman Field. The halftime promotion is sponsored by the Rozsa Center.
Michigan Tech will be back on the road next week when the team travels to 5th ranked Grand Valley State University for the second GLIAC game of the 2018 season. The Lakers are in the UP this week to face Northern Michigan at the Superior Dome in Marquette. Grand Valley State enters this week 2-0 after defeating Indianapolis 30-7 in week one followed by a 21-10 road win at Delta State (Miss.) this past weekend.


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A droll rock journalist turned travel writer, Andrew Mueller spent most of the first decade of the 21st century heading to places nobody wants to go: Baghdad, the West Bank, Serbia, Beirut, Bosnia, Libya. Australian by birth and Londoner by choice, he's written about his trips for British newspapers and music magazines.
This book skips over most of the sensuous details of travel writing -- exquisitely described meals, enviable hotel rooms -- substituting tales of death-defying drivers and detailed descriptions of border checkpoints. Mueller wants to know why conflict is intractable in some regions and not in others. His sardonic, self-deprecating perspective makes for unstuffy company.
He is equally exasperated by aggressors (he calls the Taliban "barmy") as he is by those who would make saints of their victims. "It is not blaming the victim," he insists, "to occasionally ask the people whose societies are pushing their communal handcart to hell if they've considered that there might be better ways of dealing with their problems than ethnic hatred, religious mania, violence and collective sulking."
Mueller, indeed, does ask questions like this (obvious, dumb and big) to a leader of Hamas, to the supervisors of peace in Northern Ireland and Bosnia-Herzegovina, to soldiers and shopkeepers. He must have a marvelously amiable demeanor, because in these dangerous places, many with little care for legalities or journalists, he gets thrown in jail only once.


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Crane by Stacey Rourke
Legends Saga Book 1
If you break the curse,
you become the legend.
Washington Irving and Rip Van Winkle had no choice but to cover up the deadly truth behind Ichabod Crane's disappearance. Centuries later, a Crane returns to Sleepy Hollow awakening macabre secrets once believed to be buried deep.
What if the monster that spawned the legend lived within you?
Now, Ireland Crane, reeling from a break-up and seeking a fresh start, must rely on the newly awakened Rip Van Winkle to discover the key to channeling the darkness swirling within her. Bodies are piling high and Ireland is the only one that can save Sleepy Hollow by embracing her own damning curse.
But is anyone truly safe when the Horseman rides?
My Review:
WOW what a beautiful cover. Don't it make you want to pick it up and give it a try. We all know that I judge a book by its cover all the time.
This is a retelling of Sleepy Hollow. Retellings have become mighty popular hasn't they. Some miss the mark. Some get it right. This is one of the books that get it right. Crane is a fresh new look at Sleepy Hollow. The characters are interesting. The writing is great. You are swept away in this story. This is a short review. A longer review is coming soon as I figure out how to write it without giving anything away cause believe me I want to tell y'all everything.
Should you read it? Yes. Who should read it? Fans of all and anything Sleepy Hollow. Happy Reading!
About Stacy Rourke
There is nothing worse than being put on the spot and asked to talk about yourself. For me it brings back that inevitable moment in a new school when the teacher would ask me to stand up, introduce myself and tell the class something about myself. I was always worried I would blurt out something stupid that I would get teased for. Something like, "My name's Stacey and I like pickles!" Then for the rest of the school year I'd be known as the Pickle Girl and let's be honest, no one wants that. So to avoid such a faux pas I will simply say that I love to write. It allows me to get my crazy out just enough that I can function as a normal member of society.


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2017 CRT Supplier of the Year for Fertiliser and Seed
Incitec Pivot Fertilisers has been recognised as CRT Supplier of the Year for 2017 in the fertiliser and seed category, winning the top honours among a host of suppliers.
The award was announced at a gala dinner before hundreds of CRT members and supplier representatives at the CRT conference in Perth during February.
Incitec Pivot Fertilisers general manager – northern, Justin Turvey, accepted the award from Ruralco's national fertiliser procurement team, Ryan Berndt and Sam Hunt, in what he described as a humbling experience.
"Never before has Incitec Pivot Fertilisers been nominated for this award, so it reflects the efforts of everyone across our business and our company-wide approach to meeting our customers' needs," he said.
"While I head up the CRT business at Incitec Pivot Fertilisers under the leadership of Trent Cosh, this award recognises the inputs of our people in sales, marketing, customer service, agronomy, laboratory services, supply and demand planning, distribution and so many others."
In another first for the business, Mr Turvey said Incitec Pivot Fertilisers was named among CRT's top 10 national suppliers for product innovation, logistics and distribution, in a field of more than 650 suppliers.
The honours capped off a successful weekend for the Incitec Pivot Fertilisers team who made the most of every opportunity to meet and mingle with CRT members from across the country and learn more about their businesses.
Led by Trent Cosh, vice-president northern region, and Gerard Buckle, vice-president southern region, the team included Justin Turvey, Rhiannon Modica, general manager southern sales, Ben Martin, marketing services manager, and regional business managers from South Australia and Queensland, Ian Laube, Rob Alexander, Chris Farlow and Noel Matthews.


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The inpyre's are owned by these Three nerds. A Bear, A Dragon Thing, and a Fridge. Please respect their ownership to this page
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- Normal/Overworld Theme
- Battle ThemeInpyres are a very well-known subspecies of monster. They were a rather common species in the Underground, before they were killed off to near-extinction. Not only are they one of the the weirdest and most dangerous subspecies, but they are also one of the only groups of monsters who can absorb or "eat" other monster SOULs.
Please read these rules before making an Inpyre:
- Make sure that your Inpyre follows the general description of those described on the page.
- Before making a page, submit a draft of your OC to the comments down below, or the message wall of one of the owners (Preferably Forge).
- You must have approval from at least one of the owners for your OC to be considered official.
- If your OC is considered canon-breaking to this page, it is canon-breaking in general, and isn't allowed.
All Inpyres are known to have different and unique appearances. They're all born with different horns, wings and are known to have really sharp teeth.
Each Inpyre has a different type of horn, usually with different patterns, colors, and can take the shape of animal horns, such as antlers.
Wings, are also unique to each Inpyre. They can come in different sizes, shapes, colors, patterns, and may even have claws on them. It really varies.
Most Inpyres seem to have a very specific height limit, which is 5'6", but it depends on the genetics of the mother and father. Though female Inpyres may only reach up to ~6', males may reach up to 7'2", though that is almost impossible, and fully depends on the family blood.
Each Inpyre, whether they're male or female, has thorns growing on their back, which is used for many different reasons, such as releasing a deadly, blood-colored toxin when they're faced with danger. This Squid-like feature does not affect other Inpyres, as they have a special element in their lungs that prevents the fumes to intoxicate them.
The males have a similar feature, except that the toxin is blood-coloured, and instead of being activated when they're threatened, it is activated during Mating Season, to attract female inpyres.
Another thing effects the skin, every newborn Inpyre is born with a special skin color. It can be any shades of grey, but, in very rare occasions, they may be born with peachy pink skin color. It is said that the peach-skinned Inpyres have the blood of a ruined royal family lost to time, but it's just a rumor.
Another thing is that Males are usually born with long tails and small wings, while the females are born with short tails and huge wings. Non-binary Inpyres do exist and they can have mixed results of wings and tail sizes.
There are almost-infinite possibilities of eye colors, such as red irises and blue sclera. Very few Inpyres seemingly lack pupils/irises, and instead, have completely blank scleras, though they still have pupils to look around with.
The Inpyre new-born is called "Newblood", due to their blood cells still being a work in progress.
Ever since the beginning of time itself, the mysterious race of the Inpyres was there. They started out as weak creatures, who couldn't get stronger, no matter what they did. But, one day, a certain Inpyre discovered that they could absorb human and monster SOULs by "vaccuuming". And because of that, they gained more power from "eating" SOULs.
Day after day, monsters began to disappear. And the stronger the Inpyres got, they developed new techniques of absorbing SOULs, such as grabbing monsters by the SOUL and sucking all the power out, leaving behind a hollow shell. They were eventually discovered, and were exiled from monster territory, so they left their lands to find a new home. Thousands of years later, the Inpyres developed their own city, language, culture and even politics. It was like a paradise for them. But due to the war, they were forced into the Underground, with no MERCY.
The Inpyres then developed a city called Kilon, far from the rest of the Underground, where those that weren't involved in politics or the military suffered. The only ones excluded from this was the great families said to have been connected to each of the God-Kings and Goddess-Queens. With a different ruler and different social classes, Kilon was considered to be separate from Asgore's rule, and barely had any interactions with anyone else.
The city continued this way for a while, until a SOUL Reaper arose from the Quanzay family approximately 40 years ago, who gave himself the name Malware Quanzay. When it turned out that he was a SOUL Reaper, an infamous event known as the Malware Massacre occurred over the span of a week, causing the deaths of a majority of the Inpyres and laying destruction to a majority of Kilon.
As time passed, more and more Inpyres fell into the clutches of the SOUL Reaper and starved from not being allowed to eat Monsters' SOULs. So much so that Kilon was basically abandoned, and a once very common subspecies had soon become one of the rarest subspecies around. Their traditions are still done however, and Malware is still healthy and hungry... it'll only be so much time before a stance will be taken on their kind.
When the Inpyres did have a civilization, they were under a rather unique and religious dictatorship.
The Inpyre dictatorship differs from most other governments, whether human or monster. Instead of votes, the Inpyre gods choose who is worthy enough to lead their race. After choosing, each god speaks through the new dictator, who gives a speech five entire hours. When the speech is over, the new ruler's vocal cords are ripped from their throat, and is mentally linked with the gods themselves, telling the ruler what to do and what not to do. Because of the lack of a voice, the dictator is granted a Speaker, someone who is also directly linked to the Gods. The Speaker, as the name suggests, speaks for the ruler, and gives shorter speeches for them.
When the chosen dictator lies and tricks the Gods and their people, they force the dictator to organize an event through mind control and possession, preparing the city for a new choosing. A Dictator and a God may team up and take over the entire city, but that has never happened, and it probably will not ever do. In order to participate in the choosing of the leader, you must have a pair of horns from one of the Gods, and you must be a Pureblood, as hybrids are not allowed to participate. And finally, if a shapeshifter attempts to disguise as an Inpyre is found by guards, they will be executed on the spot and their dust will be used as cake topping for the poor.
After meeting all of the mentioned standards, the religious Inpyres part of the God's cult cut their thumb, having around five drops of blood fall into a cup shaped like mouth. Each God tastes a single drop of blood, and if they think it's tasteful and if the Gods enjoy it, the Inpyre is named Dictator, and the speech process mentioned above takes place.
The last currency of the Inpyres is the "Dim", named after the language they created. The first currency for the Inpyres was the "Lox", which was only used in coin, and then the "Kzer", which was both coin and paper. After the election of Axkhyria Rexyaz IV, it was officially written that the Dim shall be the permanent currency for Inpyres.
Home City
The home city of the Inpyres is named "Kilon".
Locations in/near Kilon
The Glowing River
A river that goes through corners of Kilon, going in and out of the city. It is known for glowing when it's dark, as well as an excellent place for fishing. Some fish might take some traits from the water and glow, like its neon flashing or its bell-ringing sound.
The "Light House"
An abandoned light house, having it being the biggest source of anomalies in Kilon. It's shrouded with glowing plants from the nearby river. Whoever passes through or enters this light house is immediately swallowed by the uncomfortable feeling of being watched.
Before it was abandoned, it was used as a location of memory, peace and tranquility, helping others who lost their memory to recover the feeling of their past. However, there was a side effect: There was a constant, unending feeling of uneasiness when near the lighthouse. The government reported that "supernatural" events are happening in the lighthouse. Since then, townsfolk have been sighting dead friends or family members come back as phantoms in and out of the tower. Other similar events occured, but they were never recorded.
The Inpyre language is known as "Diadim", a mixture of the Alexandrian dialect and the Jewish language, having similar symbols from both of the languages. It is written and spoken in both Ancient Greek and Hebrew. And if the word isn't an even number, the two middle numbers are chopped in half, and fused to create a new symbol. Currently, in Diadim, their language is written as "ημέραעָמוּם". This language is only spoken when Inpyres are talking to each other, as all Inpyres are bilingual so they can speak to other monsters in English.
The Inpyres have a different religion, which is odd when compared to other subspecies. Instead of omnipresent, omniscient and omnipotent beings watching over the species, there are instead God-Kings and Goddess-Queens, which can be found and interacted with on the mortal plane, given the name of "Magistratus". Their belief is that these gods maintain balance in the lives of countless Inpyres roaming around. These gods are worshiped daily by all Inpyres in and out Kilon, and those that don't obey them are punished. In the city of Kilon, there is a large building atop a hill with four towers on each cliff-side called the Corners, and a large structure in the middle of the building named the Source. This building is named the "House of Balance". This temple is made for the God-Kings and Goddess-Queens of the Inpyres. In each tower, there is a large room containing one of the gods. The gods are as follows:
Ahnykej, God of the Trade, Commerce and Money. He is located in the Corner of Riches, and has two pairs of gargoyle-like horns bent in a spiral manner, going backwards.
Janygha, Goddess of Hunt, Survival and all living creatures. She is located in the Corner of Nature, and has two pairs of deer antlers. Some say she bears the Kyzak family insignia.
Lenvon, God of Lust, Love and Desires. He is located in the Corner of Debauchery, and has two pairs of ram horns. Some say he bears the Siyken family insignia.
Liryisa, Goddess of War, Fighting and Magic. She is located in the Corner of Souls, and has two pairs of addax horns. She is the one that granted the ability of SOUL-consuming to Inpyres. Some say that she bears the Freyon family insignia.
There is also the god who is located in the structure in the middle of the temple, but only his corpse is there. He is the Missing God, named Sahkzarr, the God of Creation. Some legends say that he is responsible for creating the Inpyres in the first place by making love to a demon, while others say that he breathed life into the Inpyres. Some go to the point of saying that each Inpyre is a shard of Sahkzarr, while each God-Kinds and Goddess-Queens are shards of the god's brain. Though Sahkzarr's left horn was ripped off, it is safe to say that his horn shape is that of an elder ram, in the shape of a spiraling whirlpool. Some say he bears the infamous Quanzay family insignia.
Some say that these gods are patriarchs and matriarchs to five different families, though these may be only rumors.
The naming for Inpyres is a very strange process. The Inpyre is only named after they have lived through exactly 15 years. Before then, they are all called "Bloodlings". After 15 years have passed, the name is chosen by the Inpyre themselves, after being placed in the very same egg they were hatched from.
Before doing so, they are given a drink, which is a tiny sample of every blood drop from the Inpyre's family, starting with the patriarch. After drinking, they enter the egg, and stay there for five whole hours, and are only allowed to exit after they have decided on a name.
Their naming system is complicated. The prefixes for first names usually begin with three letters: Two consonants and a vowel. The suffixes of the name is completely randomized, up to seven letters. Some names may even have ten letters. Example: "Mar-on"
Very few Inpyres have middle names. But when they do, it's usually related to their accomplishments and achievements. And the surnames/family names come from, obviously, their patriarch, and mostly have the letters "Y", "K", "J", "Q" and "Z", as well as some vowels. Except in extreme cases, the letter "Y" always appears in last names. Results may vary, like Siyken, Rexyaz, Kyzak and others. Some Inpyre names may sound like regular names, such as "Amundson".
Inpyres have very strange blood systems. Their cells have a strange chemical ingredient that gives their blood taste, such as soda, juice and other drinks. One specifically is "Fizzing Blood", which is a very common blood type.
Recently, Inpyres have been born with other beverages besides from Fizzing Blood. From Fruit Punch to Ale. Every new blood has been born with a unique type of beverage blood. All Inpyres have beverage blood besides from a Inpyre other species hybrid which might lead to normal blood, or maybe even pure alcohol.
Any act of drinking another Inpyre's Blood for pure enjoyment of tasting the different flavors Is referred as a felony. And multiple Rights of the Inpyre will be stripped. If this Tragedy happens more than once jail will be assigned. But going on with this. Some continue to follow this unhumane form of life. They are known as "Serial Gourmet Drinker". As they continue to enjoy these Unique flavors of the Inpyre.
Powers and Abilities
About all Inpyres are born equipped with wings. And because of that, they are gifted with the ability to fly... but that does not mean they are good at it. Most Inpyres are natural experts at flying, but some of them lack the main skill to do so either because of laziness or small wings.
Fire Breath
The Inpyres' most common ability, and where they're most skilled at. Few have actually succesfully completely managed to master this skill, and, when they do, they're named "Flamethrowers".
SOUL Eating
The first main ability that the Inpyres have, as well as their most powerful. They are able to take SOULs through "reaping". Each Inpyre has their own way of taking SOULs, such as tearing it out by draining the power, leaving a hollow shell, biting someone and slowly drain their blood and their SOUL, like vampires, sneak up on someone while they sleep and devour it, etc.
Most SOUL eating techniques are passed down from father to son, and so on. Some families specialize in taking SOULs as a job, while some others do it for greed. When they steal SOULs and consume them, they absorb their power, and, rarely, their abilies, but only if the absorber can handle its power, When they cannot, the both the power and the SOUL are abandoned, and broken.
When an Inpyre slowly drains someones SOUL, they have to wait until the SOUL is fully absorbed, otherwise, it might lead to tragic events.
If more than a half of the SOUL is taken, their strength fades, and are weakened. This is a dangerous event, but not fatal.
If a half of the SOUL is taken then they lose emotions, strength, and a few memories. This is not fatal, but it can be sometimes.
If a quarter of the SOUL is taken, then their brains can be completely disabled, due to the sudden stop. This is fatal and extremely dangerous in every possible way.
True Inpyres
When the consumer has taken plenty of SOULs, they can develop a devilish form. Their fangs get bigger, a speed boost is given, their wings are larger, and their tails grow spikes. Different SOUL Eaters can activate this form at different times, whether they're in battle or not.
Different families have their own "Regeneration" power flowing through their veins. Some might regenerate slowly, some quickly, it really depends on the genetics. The most powerful type of regeneration relies on the blood that is collected through devouring shattered human SOULs.
Magic Skill Developing
What is very eye-catching about this strange species is that they are able to develop their own types of magic skills. If an Inpyre has been using a specific object or anything for a long time as a tool may be able to develop manipulation over said object, such as Vitena's arrow manipulation.
Another way that this ability might be triggered is by an event that may have had a mark on the Inpyre's life. If an Inpyre has lost their wings, they may gain the ability to float, or if the Inpyre has gone through domestic abuse, they might gain the ability to manipulate the pain others feel, physical or mental.
SOUL Eater Ranks
SOUL Stalker
The lowest rank in SOUL Eaters. They have to wait until the target falls asleep in order to steal the SOUL. There a large risk for them of losing the SOUL, maybe even death. To steal the SOUL they must either bite, or hover their hand where the SOUL currently is.
SOUL Fighter
The second to last rank in SOUL Eaters, where they can actually fight. They must cut up whoever they are fighting or morally injure them so they can steal the SOUL. Stolen by the grabbing of the SOUL and slowly consuming it.
SOUL Grabber
One of most common SOUL Eater ranks. They must beat up the target and literally YANK out the SOUL and eat it, by shoving it down their throat and spreading their dust across their hair. And if they don't have hair, it's spread across their body.
SOUL Harvester
The SOUL harvesters use weapons to kill their targets. From swords to battleaxes to crossbows... These guys are brutal. What they do is either chop off their target's head, cut the target in half or shoot down their target, quickly trying to grab the SOUL before it breaks.
Known SOUL Harvester families: The Kyzaks
SOUL Devourer
Second most powerful SOUL Eater rank. They are one of the deadliest and weirdest SOUL eaters ever. When they fight someone, they extend their jaw using magic and literally eat them to get their SOUL
SOUL Reaper
SOUL Reapers are the deadliest SOUL Eaters known to the Inpyres. Their way of eating SOULs is mysterious, as they shroud their target in darkness before attacking you using strange tactics. By the time that you blink, the SOUL Reaper's target is gone, and so has the Reaper itself.
OOC: Only 1 SOUL Reaper allowed, and it belongs to Golden Forge.
SOUL Mystic
A mysterious rank of Inpyres, the SOUL Mystics are acolytes and devotees of the Magistratus, who sacrifice SOULs to the Source of the House of Balance and its four Corners to receive blessings and in order to stay alive. They are the most occult and most pacific ranks of Inpyres, and they mostly remain in shadows. Less than one percent of all Inpyres would be SOUL Mystics, so they are incredibly rare.
OOC: Only 1 SOUL Mystic allowed.
Some families develop their own ways of consuming SOULs, based on the power and the speed. It is listed in one of the ranks for power. SOUL Stalker might mean it is weak, and SOUL Eater might mean it is super tough.
One of the main weaknesses is the lack of SOULs. All Inpyres must have, at the very least, one SOUL in a year to stay alive, but the more SOULs they eat, the stronger they get. But if they lack on SOULs for a while after, you will face major depression and sudden weakness, maybe even death.
List of Notable Inpyres
(In order of creation)
- Vitena Kyzak (HolyTraitor)
- Alyssum Freyon (Ami670)
- Atticus Freyon (Ami670)
- Malware Quanzay (Golden Forge)
- Zabetar Sayar (Fredbear and friends)
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- "Inpyre" is a play on words with "Pyre" (due to their ashen skin color), "Imp" (due to their imp-like appearance) and "Empire" (due to the fact that their species' leader currently is an emperor)
Concept and ideas by SplazinBear.
Rewritting and other concept idea's go to User:HolyTraitor
Page layout by LennyFacedCupcake.
Inspiration by St. Akira and their character, Deathwing. Extra Credit to their concept of "Agrims".
Andrew Hussie for species inspiration.
Jedha, the Savior of the Demons for Inpyre Rank "SOUL Mystic".
Toby Fox for Music and the game "Undertale"


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Speckle Frew is geographically an uneventful island; the earth is sandy and covered with fine, sharped-edged grass, while the wind is always howling. Though the terrain is scarcely varied, the island is home to a wide variety of species, most of them dangerous. Being the habitat of such animals, Speckle Frew is called "a bestiary" and "not to be trespassed lightly".
Despite this, some comments by two characters in the first book imply that it is at least in part open to human habitation. It is suggested to be a quiet landing-point by a seafaring character called a Sea-Skipper, and a mystic named Mariah Cappella is said to have lived there. Mariah's son is Finnegan Hob, a figure of some importance to the story.


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This month, I decided to team up with some of my female coworkers to through a dear friend a surprise baby shower. The night before I had no clue as to how we would pull of the activities portion of the event. However, the team of us on the committee pulled it off and sent the mother-to-be on her way with a memorable send off which proved to be as enjoyable for her as it was for the rest of the team.
We played 3 games; only 2 I take credit for. The first was a "name the baby contest" whereby I mixed in known team members with celebrities and handed out scorecards. The second one involved trying to guesstimate the circumference of the mother's belly. The men outplayed the women with this one, all of their streamers were dead on. The third was a play on a game that mimics what I believe parents have to go through on a regular basis – "dress your baby" in 2 minutes or less. There were 3 teams, each had a cardboard baby and had to dress up the baby using materials in the room – toilet paper, markers and streamers. The men again were pretty involved, often assuming leadership roles. The competitive nature of the game was also hard to miss; each team was trying to play up to the mother who would be picking the teams. In the end, the right team one, but it was more enjoyable to watch the team collaborate, laugh and support another member who was about to embark on a new journey.


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This is Mark, the man behind The CD Project, standing in front of his CD collection
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Keep checking back as HERC will likely be posting all through the day.
Thanks Mark, for your reviews, your comments, your insight, your support and your friendship.
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Transistors – A Perfect Option for Magnifying Weak Electrical Signals
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Name: Togruta
Attribute Dice: 12D
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Montrals: Togruta can ultrasonically echolocate using the large hollow headbones that project from their skull (called Montrals), allowing them to perceive their location even in full darkness. This gives them +1D to counter all penalties for poor light or darkness.
Team Togruta: Togruta naturally band together for safety and to achieve goals, this natural talent for teamwork gives them a bonus +1D when working with other Togruta.
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Dislike of shoes: Togruta feel a connection to their environment through their feet, and dislike wearing shoes. This is just a dislike, and they will wear shoes when it is practical.
Head tails: Similar to Twi'leks, Togruta have headtails, they are not as dextrous as Twi'lek Lekku, but Togruta can learn to speak Twi'leki in a rudimentary fashion.
Skin color: Red, White, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Purple
Move: 10/12
Size: 1.6-1.8 meters tall
Description: The Togruta were a carnivorous humanoid species from the planet Shili. The species exhibited head-tails which were similar to those of Twi'leks. Unlike Twi'leks, a Togurta's lekku ran parallel to the head as opposed to behind, making it appear as though they were wearing a headdress. Togruta were also distinguished by montrals, large hollow horn-like projections from the top of their heads, that gave the species a form of passive echolocation. In order to protect themselves from dangerous predators, and to hunt their own prey, Togruta banded together in tribes and relied on their natural pigmentation to disrupt and confuse slow-witted beasts. Togruta worked well in large groups, and individualism was seen as abnormal within their culture, although it was also a necessary quality in leaders.
Togruta had rusty skin tones ranging in hue from blue to red to green, with white pigmentation on their faces, and greyish lips. While not all have this feature, white stripes also adorned various parts of their bodies, including their chests, legs, backs, arms, lekku (head-tails), and montrals. The pattern of stripes varied from individual to individual. This red and white pattern was a phenotype left over from their ancestor's camouflage that helped them to blend in with their natural surroundings, especially the red-and-white turu-grass which dominated Shili's scrublands. They possessed many human features, such as mammaries.
Their heads bore two montrals, with three, and on rare occasions, four head-tails, whose stripes were darker than those of the montrals. Togruta had the ability to sense the proximity and movement of physical objects around them by means of their hollow montrals, which detected space ultrasonically. Young Togrutas' montrals and posterior head-tail did not fully grow until adolescence, when their montrals become curved and their third head-tail grew to the length of their two main head-tails.
As predators, Togruta had sharp canine teeth, which they used to painlessly kill thimiars, their primary prey, causing the creatures' post-mortem death spasms. This gave outsiders the false impression that Togruta were venomous. However, Togrutas did nothing to dispel this misconception and even took advantage of the intimidating presence it gave them.
Togruta had a strong sense of unity and togetherness. On their native homeworld of Shili, they relied on each other and would band together to take a stand against the massive monsters that hunted them, such as the akul. It is said that the creatures of Shili most often attacked in groups, which was even more reason for the native Togruta to work together. While most of Shili was covered in the scrublands where the Togruta hunted their herbivorous prey, the Togruta lived in small communities in the forest valleys, where the canopies kept them out of sight.
Togruta were known for their habit of not wearing shoes; they believed that the land was spiritually connected to them, and wearing shoes cut themselves from a bond with the land. In the pack, every able Togruta was expected to contribute his or her own share, as any food attained was distributed equally. Togruta were also known for their belief that those who could not keep up should be left to fend for themselves, because that is nature's way. Other sentient species found this particular belief quite barbaric. Those within a pack who led had a difficult time with fulfilling their goals because of the risk of becoming individualistic. As hunters, the Togruta showed off the pelts and teeth of their game as a sign of pride and maturation. Special pride was taken in the teeth of akul that a Togruta had taken down as an individual. These teeth often were made into jewelry such as an akul-tooth headdress or a necklace, which also incorporated metals, stones, and pearls found on Shili. Other Togruta, such as Shaak Ti, wore the Togruta sash with their Jedi apparel. Togruta spoke the Togruti language, which had a few elements of Basic.
Togruta were tranquil and silent, though when the situation called for it they were true warriors. Their fidelity to their beliefs was legendary, as was their happiness within large groups. Togruta, not surprisingly, excelled at teamwork and the ability to associate with different cultures. To an extent, Togruta had an aversion to isolation and made efforts to have friends around for companionship.
The Togruta were discovered by 25,000 BBY. At some point in their history they established a major pacifist colony on the planet Kiros. During the Old Republic era, the species orchestrated the Togruta Uprising, an event later pacified by Grand Moff Kilran. Togruta as a whole possessed a special affinity for the Force, though they had slightly less than the normal number of midi-chlorians. It was believed that this affinity was produced from their heightened spatial awareness imparted by their montrals and their role as hunters. Their sense of spiritual connection with the land also heightened their connection with the environment, thus leading to a greater ability to feel the Force. The species had contributed members to the Jedi Order practically since its beginning. A majority of the Togruta species within the Jedi Order were females, though males were not unheard of.
One of the earliest known Togruta in the Jedi Order was Jedi Master Raana Tey, a member of the Jedi Covenant, who participated in the Padawan Massacre of Taris early in the Mandalorian Wars.
During the Clone Wars one of the most well known Togruta was Shaak Ti, a member of the Jedi High Council, who participated in many of the battles during the war. Ti was one of the few survivors of the First Battle of Geonosis and helped save Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and Padmé Amidala from execution. Shaak Ti also protected Supreme Chancellor Palpatine, though she was unable to prevent his capture by General Grievous. Ti survived Order 66 and went into exile on Felucia where she trained her apprentice Maris Brood. Another Togruta Jedi during the Clone Wars was Ahsoka Tano, the Padawan of Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker.
Other Togruta padawans during the Clone Wars were Ashla, a member of the Bear Clan trained by Yoda, Deran Nalual, a Padawan that survived the initiation of Order 66, and Codi Ty, a male Togruta who saved a number of younglings from General Grievous, though he was expelled for seeking vengeance.
Records indicated that there were no known Togruta within the early New Jedi Order, though at least one youngling survived the Massacre at Ossus along with Asaak Dan, a male Togruta Jedi.
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