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This home is across from Sandcastle Park, and is a precious, three-story mid-sized cottage. Perfect for a small family!
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Breaking ground in 2018 for a spectacular 2019 season. Beachcomber, a 6 bedroom plus a loft is going to be the next big thing for Beachwalk Resort. Sleeping 16+ with room to spare. Bring your friends and family too, there is room for everyone!
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An extraordinary vacation rental "Blue Haven" in Beachwalk Resort. Nestled by the Sandcastle Park and a just a short distance to all of the amenities and the shores of Lake Michigan. Golf Cart included FREE seasonally.
Blue Star and Blue Star Guest invite you to transform your vacation. A main and guest house combo with ample gathering space for larger groups. The main level master is very enticing. .
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Adorable cottage located just across from the pool in Beachwalk Resort. Sit out on the deck and enjoy the sun rise or take a short walk to the beach for sunset. Perfect setting for a couple.Need more space add the main house, Summer Wind.
This 2 bedroom coach house can be rented alone, or together with Vacation Station. Centrally located in Beachwalk resort just steps to the pool. Treat the kids to the beach!
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Published 03.28.19
This story originally appeared in SN&R's annual Music Issue. The issue published on March 28, 2019.
By Maxfield Morris
Coyotes are solitary creatures: They often scavenge alone, and they mark their territory with urine. But when they share a common goal, say hunting deer, they'll team up in a sort of "coyote supergroup"—kind of like The Traveling Wilburys, minus Roy Orbison.
Music is Band of Coyotes' deer hunt. The rock group's members met at Old Ironsides open-mics. Singer and keyboardist Mason Durst, guitarist Steven Morkert and vocalist and guitarist Samantha Henson saw each other perform and joined forces. Drummer Graham Carter and bassist Mike Schotter later joined the pack.
"When you're up there by yourself, you're having to do 100 percent of the work," Durst says. "Now I'm doing 50 percent of the work."
The combined solo acts bring different fire to the table.
"We're alike enough where we can gel," Carter says, "and then we're diverse enough, as far as musical backgrounds, that we can come up with something interesting."
The band has a diverse geographic background, as well; everyone except Schotter recently moved to Sacramento. Henson's from Wisconsin, Durst from Texas, Morkert is an Arizonian and Carter is a Virginian. They've only known each other for about a year, have been in the band for most of that time and now three of them are living together below a daycare.
We're alike enough where we can gel, and then we're diverse enough, as far as musical backgrounds, that we can come up with something interesting.
Graham Carter
drummer, Band of Coyotes
"Every morning I'm woken up by children running around," says Durst, who lives with Carter and Schotter. The band used to practice in the living room until the daycare complained—so it rented a rehearsal space away from delicate ears.
The band's there a couple times a week, getting songs ready. They'll play the Raley Field Brewfest in May, and they're preparing nearly five hours of material.
Unlike actual coyotes, Band of Coyotes have opposable thumbs—ones they use to great effect in their music. The tunes are jammy and versatile, like a Swiss army knife in a jar of raspberry preserves or Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson in sleepwear. They're electric and kinetic, vocally powerful and clean. What drives it all?
"At the end of the day, we're all passionate about music; this is what we do in our free time," says Morkert.
"We're serious about making a very good, quality product," Henson says. Schotter agrees: "I mean, when you're in a band, that's kind of one of the things you have to do, is make good music."
Their product is 97.4 percent pure, a collaboration between talented songwriters and musicians, keeping it fun and creating.
As Carter was getting ready to take to the drums, he started to take off his pants. "I promise I have another pair of pants on," he said. He did.
"We all got two sets of pants on," Schotter joked. "It's a band thing."
Perhaps that's where the magic of Band of Coyotes comes from—the extra pair of pants.
Winner Takes it All by ABBA or "Kissed by a Rose" by Seal.
Business Casual eating mac 'n' cheese in the summertime.
After drinking whiskey at Old Ironsides one night, we all realized our deep love for "Kissed by a Rose" (Seal). From then on, the deal was sealed.
We played a private event at Shine last summer for our buddy Marty "SoCal." It was for his five-year anniversary celebrating his move to Sacramento.
Last night. We started after midnight, our drummer forgot his cymbals, our guitarist's pedal board broke and we were out of town.
Winner Takes it All by ABBA or "Kissed by a Rose" by Seal.
We are playing a four-hour gig at the Raley Field Brewfest in May!
We met at Old Ironsides after moving to Sacramento from all over the country. We eventually started playing together, and our friend called us a "Band of Coyotes."
Animals in the Attic, Nate Curry, The New Crowns, Roa Brothers, Occupy the Trees, Heather Evans/Marco Robledo, The Herald, Island of Black and White, Roa Brothers Band, Occupy the Trees, The Stoneberries, The Knights of the Soundtable.
Steely Dan, Mac DeMarco, Joe Dart (Vulfpeck), The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Bobcat Goldthwait.
We met a guy who used to date Joni Mitchell. Here we are.
The wise words of Mike Schotter: "Nothing is ever achieved by one person that's only achieved by a team."


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Josphine Ehinome Edemhanria Court A.K.A Jolass with the stage name "Ehinome" started her music career at a tender age, as far back as 1980s. "Eledumare" produced by Chillings is her latest single, a well delivered dance tune that give praises to God.
Ehinome has worked with the likes of Majek Fashek, Stella Mouger, Raskimono ,also made a cameo appearance in Okori's omoge video.
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Gatwick Airport shuts runway TWICE as just one air traffic controller turns up — then takes a break
Gatwick had to shut its runway after two workers rang in sick and the third had a break with 20 flights delayed or diverted
GATWICK Airport shut its runway twice on Sunday after a sickness bug left just one air traffic controller on duty.
Safety rules say controllers must take two hour-long breaks during their shifts.
So after two of the three duty controllers rang in sick bosses had to shut the runway while the single worker had a break.
It meant 20 inbound flights were delayed or diverted to other airports.
Gatwick's single runway was shut from 1.40am to 3.20am then 4.10am to 5.20am.
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The answer to the question can be answered in a hundred, if not a thousand ways as it will not only depend on who you ask but also when you ask them; teacher or student. Of course no answer is wrong as everyone has their own reasons and motivations for their practice.
(Aside from this - who are we to judge anyway!?)
For some, yoga gives people time away from their day to day commitments to switch off. For others the act of moving their body can be to support recovery from injury, gaining greater flexibility through to an alternative type of exercise. Similar to the answers to the first question - none of them are wrong and indeed many are likely to change or even evolve over time
The most important thing for a student is to find a style of yoga, and teacher that can provide what they are looking for. I often describe yoga as similar to athletics - with track and field the different events require different skills and training. For all of the events an athlete will need dedicate time and effort to see improvement.
In a yogic context there is now such a wide variety of styles to choose from including Hatha, Hot, Vinyasa Flow, Restorative, Power, Partner, Acro, Aero to name a few....the list goes on. Some styles and teachers will suit some and not others. It's up to the student to find what works for them.
As I started my training to become a teacher 3 years ago - I was speaking to someone who simply summed up why people do yoga. His comment has stuck with me ever since and remains important to me now.
"Whenever someone comes out of a class - they are always smiling"
In my mind - it doesn't matter why they are smiling but that they are.
The person who made the comment has never done yoga but gets to see the increasingly broad range of people that do. As a taxi driver in London, he gets to see the cross section of our community.
If a class can help people smile then I can not think of a better way to spend an hour of my day sharing my practice.
Keeping the corporates moving
Since I have started teaching, over 2 years ago I have been fortunate to have gained several corporate yoga classes. The experience has certainly improved my practice, my teaching and also my ability to adapt to changing situations.
When I say, adapt to changing situations - read - thinking on my feet! Sometimes the best laid plans were just not meant to be...
One client regularly provides a lovely meeting room with floor to ceiling windows on 3 sides offering plenty of natural light and views over Windsor Great Park. It really is ideal for a class. On several occasions the room has been required for business (priorities, eh?) with the only alternative being the store room. Surrounded by shelves, working printers and no natural light, not to mention limited space the pre-class planning had to be tweaked ever so slightly. Plan B applied.
Several clients have provided in site gyms for the lunchtime classes. As noted with Plan B - sometimes the clients work unsurprisingly takes priority that can change the make up of the class. Gauging the size and the experience of the class has given me the opportunity to take smaller classes through more advanced sequences with more of a workshop feel to them. Application of Plan C.
In another location, I was preparing my class and creating calm atmosphere for a lunch time class. An attendee to the class kindly pointed out that the candles may set off the alarms... after all this was a key product of the client and was particularly sensitive! Plan D required.
Lastly, supporting a local conference I had been asked to provide a 15 minute yogic energizer. Following an engaging session (i.e. it over ran) - my slot was reduced from 15 mins to 5! Think yogic energizer on speed. Plan E activated!
Though I know some of my experiences are not unique to corporate yoga itself, offering classes away from the studio / deck (when it is warm enough) in the sanctuary of yogatonicuk.com HQ- has certainly improved my style and confidence as a teacher and given me so much enjoyment on the way. (After all that is one of the reasons to teach yoga isn't it?)
Whilst I can safely stay that I doubt I will ever feature a picture of me teaching in a store room, the opportunity to share my practice with new people, in new environments has been a pleasure and one that provides some of my personal highlights each week.
Now - how to provide corporate yoga on beach with the sun setting.... answers on a postcard please!
Tim & Shannon: Part time yoga teachers from Cookham, Berkshire. We thought it would be fun to share our learning experiences with like minded people.
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When I mentioned our older sons are from Ethiopia, Irene said, "Oh, I lived there for a while." I was floored. You read her memoirs of World War 2 and the Cold War and think you know so much, but Irene is full of surprises and great stories.
She was telling me about Africa and Khartoum in particular, how nice things were, how great the people were, and how she met Louis Armstrong.
Known also as Satchmo or Pops, Louis Armstrong was not only an African-American trumpeter, composer and singer but was also one of the most influential figures in jazz. His career spanned five decades, from the 1920s to the 1960s, and different eras in jazz. (wikipedia)
In her own words, here is a video of Irene as she recounts meeting Louis Armstrong.
Visit my fellow AtoZer, JazzFeathers, for a great photo of Louis Armstrong and discussion of Dixieland music a well as A to Z jazz music articles, videos, and photos all month-long.
Coming up next here (drum roll please)…M is for Music to Survive
Kristin King first arranged to meet Irene Kucholick at Duclaws in the Arundel Mills Shopping Mall in Hanover, Maryland. Because Irene mentioned in her book sitting at Sanssouci in Potsdam (Berlin), and the gardens there are favorites where Kristin has sat as well, she took a framed photo to the meeting. Thankfully, Irene did not think Kristin was crazy, and thus began a lovely friendship and partnership.


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Australian actress Diane Cilento has died after losing a lengthy battle with ill health. She was 78.
The Academy Award nominee, who was previously married to Bond star Sir Sean Connery, passed away at the Cairns Base Hospital, in Cairns, Australia on Thursday (06Oct11).
Cilento moved to England in the 1950s after winning a scholarship at London's prestigious Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (Rada), and she soon started acting in British films.
During her career she was nominated for a Tony Award for her role in a 1956 production of Tiger at the Gates, while she picked up a Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination for 1963's Tom Jones.
She also starred with Charlton Heston in 1965's The Agony and the Ecstasy and with Paul Newman in 1967 western Hombre.
Cilento married second husband Connery in 1962, but the marriage ended in 1973 after nine years. The pair share a son, actor Jason Connery.
The actress then went on to marry playwright Anthony Shaffer, who she met when she appeared in his 1973 film The Wicker Man. The couple was married until Shaffer's death in 2001.


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MANY talented sports men and women have played at Hightown Club during the past century.
As the club marks its 100th anniversary, the Crosby Herald takes a look at its long history.
In 1906, when Hightown was a small village in South Lancashire, a group of members of Blundellsands Amateur Dramatics Society formed a football team.
Called Hightown Recreation Club, it was renamed to Hightown Club in 1907, which is acknowledged as the founding year.
Starting up cricket as well as tennis as summer sports, in the first two years it grew to around 30 members.
In 1914, men's hockey was launched but the Great War saw many called up for service. The club sent a touching message to let them know it would be waiting for their safe return.
It set up a rugby section in 1924, after an appeal from some members of Waterloo FC. Captain of Waterloo at the time was Scottish international star Sandy McQueen, who was also Hightown cricket captain. He was instrumental in the introducing of rugby at Hightown and went on to be club president.
Football discontinued in the 1930s, but highlights include reaching the 1932 Liverpool Amateur Cup final against Marine FC, and in the 1925/26 season, goalkeeper C. Menham played three times for Everton with Dixie Dean.
The war years affected participation in all sports, although numbers were boosted by the Northern Club, who were made temporary members after their facilities were taken over by the Ministry of Defence.
After the war, the rugby section was rebuilt and in 1955 enjoyed its most successful season. In 1986/87, it won the North West division 2 league.
Sadly numbers dropped in the 1990s and, despite a successful 75th anniversary celebration in 1999, the following season proved to be the club's last.
Perhaps the tennis section's most important contribution was its famous junior tournament. It originated in 1925, organised by Hightown resident Sidney Farmer to keep children amused in the summer. One notable winner was Wimbledon referee Alan Mills.
Today, the tennis section has three senior sides in Southport & District league and a number of junior members.
Although no longer played at Hightown, hockey continues to put the village on the map, thanks to the success of Bowdon Hightown ladies. Led by England international Tina Cullen, the club recently reached the national indoor tournament finals.
For around 40 years after the war, Hightown reigned supreme as a leading hockey club in the North. Perhaps the biggest names to play during this era were Ken Cranston and Colin Whalley.
More recently, there is no bigger name than Maggie Souyave, the driving force behind the highly successful Hightown ladies side of the 1980s. She was in the winning World Cup team of 1975, and, after retiring, went on to become England coach.
In the mid-1980s, Hightown could not fund an artificial surface and the men merged with Northern, while the ladies, keen to retain the Hightown name, played in various locations before settling at Bowdon.
Cricket is currently undergoing a renaissance, with a successful 1st XI playing in the Liverpool and District ECB Premier League.
In 1919, Hightown joined the Liverpool Competition, lifting the title in 1936 and 1958.
In 1996, the league split into two, with Hightown in the 1st division. In 2004, under Ian Sutcliffe, the club won the 1st division title, and entered the Premier League for the first time. Despite being relegated a year later, the club bounced back in 2007 and is spending its centenary year at the pinnacle of local league cricket.
Squash started in 1971 after a government grant funded two courtsd. The newest sport is bowls, whose members moved across from their former home at the Hightown Hotel. Members have used grants, donations and hard work to transform old tennis courts into a bowling green.
A spokesman said: "From humble beginnings and through many highs and lows, the Hightown Club continues to provide enjoyment, of a sporting and social kind, for the local community and beyond.
"The club is now looking to the next century with confidence."


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We started pruning on the last Saturday in January and finished on Saturday February 14th, Valentine's Day, and I gave the Queen who runs this place and who did her fair share of the pruning (which required my fair share of redoing) a bouquet of "cuttings" – grape stick canes which placed into the ground will sprout new vines if given a little water. And a little water we had. As we pruned, winter returned and we were hailed on, sleeted on, rained on and I had not been this wet since I was a student at the University of Washington in Seattle and biked to school. The wines were quite happy and you could see them swell before your eyes and when you cut with the shears tears flowed through the xylem dripping on the vine, the ground and coagulating around the wound. The ground was wet and we dug holes and placed Nova Vines dormant, bench grafted Tempranillo on 101-14 root stock into the wet clay, planting each one carefully as a rose, first building a mound under the roots, then spreading the roots. I miscalculated the number of vines needed and we thrust a few of the hard cuttings straight into mother earth. (It will be interesting to see which grows better – the cuttings or the grafted vines on rootstock. Phylloxera is not a problem here so cuttings may have their advantage, unless you're trying to inhibit vigor of a vigorous vine. However, vineyard consultant Frank Bons has observed some vines on their natural root stock cannot handle stress as well as grafted vines.) I made a couple of clay mud pies– which I hadn't done since I was a kid in North Carolina—and sculpted smooth, red berms around the rims of the holes.
We in Southern California have finished our pruning while you in the wintry north may still face the task. We made many mistakes our first year pruning, which we avoided this year. Fortunately, vines are almost as forgiving as a Saint and survived our mistakes.
Pruning is one of the most important activities in the vineyard … you are making decisions which will impact your yield and also maintenance. How many buds to leave? How much space to leave between spurs? Do I need to replace this cordon? Which canes to keep? And, in the case of new vines (which we have at the Blue-Merle Vineyard) you are making decisions about the shape and structure of the vine. As one of the missions of Winemaker's Journal is to openly share my mistakes so you may avoid them, the rest of this is intended for the would-be grape grower. (Besides, Joe the Wino is on vacation in Cabo San Lucas so there's nothing interesting to write about him this week. Next week, Joe and the Cast will be back for the premier of Survivor: Vineyard Edition.)
The most important thing to remember about pruning vines is that next year's grapes come from last year's new shoots.
Pruning: End of First Year
There are three common scenarios you will face when pruning vines during the winter after the first year when developing a cordon system:
1) Cutting the vine back to two buds (from the bottom). In effect, starting over. Doing this ensures a very strong trunk the next year, and therefore, a healthy vine.
2) Bending the vine over, if you have a single-arm cordon system, and cutting the arm at the beginning of the next vine. (We have several hundred vines on 3-ft. spacing with single arm cordons). This should only be done when:
a.The trunk is strong
b.The arm is at least as thick as a pencil
The bending of the vine can take place at the end of the growing season, if the vine has reached beyond the top of the trellis system and can be bent over without breaking. (Note, new shoots can be fragile, which you'll find out very quickly after you've broken a few!)
3) Topping the vine just below the cordon wire to encourage growth of two arms (or one arm if you have a "one arm" cordon system). Be sure and top "below" the wire, which makes it easier to train the shoots which will become the cordon.
An unlikely scenario is that you have a vigorous vine which has grown so much, and by chance, there are two strong shoots going in opposite direction to make a cordon. (This occurred about 7% of the time with our vines which had vigorous root stocks.) So, we kept what nature had given us. (Check in next year to see what happened.)
In the case of "head pruning", what you do the first year depends on your objectives. You may cut back to two buds if growth has not been vigorous. If you've had good growth, you may decide to cut back to the level of the base height you desire for the vine. For example, 2 ft. or 3ft. off of the ground, depending on your objectives.
Common Mistakes for the Novice:
* Not cutting back to two buds when there has not been enough growth.
* Not topping the vine at the top, in a feeble attempt to make a cordon when there has not been enough growth.
* Pruning the vine "above" the cordon wire instead of below. (It's easier to form a cordon when the shoots are coming up from below. We broke many shoots a year ago when trying to form a cordon because we pruned above the wire. Ouch!)
*Bending over the vines during the summer of the first year in a bi-lateral cordon system, resulting in strong growth on one cordon arm and a very weak other arm. (You will end up cutting off the weak arm anyhow, so save yourself the trouble by topping the vine when pruning the first year.)
Helpful hints:
When pruning the end of a vine, cut it through the node (to prevent growth).
When bending a cane (a cane is a one year old shoot which doesn't have "wood" on it), take both hands and place them by the point of the bend to gently "crack" the cane between the nodes. This will avoid breaking the cane when bending it.
If you need to propagate a new vine, you can bend a shoot over into the ground to start a new vine (as opposed to planting a baby vine in case a new one is unavailable).
Seeding a "cover crop" between rows is recommended.
Pruning 2nd Year Vines
If starting the year from two buds, refer to end of first year above.
If starting the year with a single trunk at the top of the wire then you may be:
Selecting the best cordon, from two or more possibilities.
Pruning "bull canes"
Creating some "spurs"
Where there has not been enough growth for a spur, pruning back to single buds along the cordon wire.
Where you have "wood" from first year growth:
Creating "spurs"
Leaving "spurs" at the desired distance
In the case of head pruning, this would be similar to pruning a rose bush – but leaving buds so grapes may be harvested in year three.
Cane Pruning is a technique where there is not a permanent cordon – you bend down a renewal cane each year on the fruiting wire to bear fruit.
At the Blue-Merle Vineyard there were approximately 900 2nd year vines and 250 first year vines to prune. When pruning, we sterilized our pruning shears after each vine in a mixture of Clorox and water.
To save time, we left the cuttings in the trellis system, allowing us to move more quickly between vines. Because of the warm winter we had, there was much fluid in the vines, which "bled" after we cut them, in some cases quite a lot. The canes that we left to "hang" dripped sap on the cordon arms below.
Because important pruning decisions are made with young vines, our goal is to "think twice and cut once."
It is clear that our Aglianico vines – on a more moderate root stock – are not ready for fruit this, our 3rd year ("third leaf") – although we expect a crop from the Tempranillo, Grenache and Petit Sirah.
On Saturday, February 21st, we sprayed the mildew prone vines with a mixture of dormant spray (main ingredient a pungent sulphur) and oil. We purchased this from Grangetto's, and in small quantity, a permit is not required. The mixture is 4 oz of dormant spray and 1 oz of oil per gallon of water. With a 4-gallon back pack sprayer, that meant 16 oz of dormant spray (or ½ of the bottle) and 4 oz of "oil." This must be applied when the vines are dormant, without green leaves. I was able to cover the whole vineyard with two rounds. The spray is highly caustic and extreme care must be taken to avoid contact with eyes and breathing. The technique is to "soak" the vines, and I found the mixture dripping off the cordon. The cost of 32 ounces of dormant spray and oil is about $12 each. To purchase in larger quantities (and at a lower price) requires a license.
Our neighbor Coyote Karen and ourselves have not been attacked (yet) by powdery mildew, and so we are not on rigorous spraying programs, yet. (We have good airflow and wide spacings between rows -- well most rows except for two or three.) Merlot Mike, on the other hand, is on a rigorous spraying program and is able to keep the fungus at bay. At Mike's vineyard the vines are packed together, creating conditions ripe for mildew. But at the Blue-Merle, rows are widely spaced, and we have strong "drying" breezes coming off the Pacific. We are also thinning shoots to maintain adequate space (about 7 inches or the width of your hand when you make the "Hook 'em Horn" sign of the Texas Longhorns), so stay tuned to see how long we can go without spraying and if the shoot thinning creates a vigor problem. If it's not one thing with a vineyard, there's always another.


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Setting up and installing different language packs in Linux is generally very easy. I am going to explain how to install Chinese using Linux Mint 12 using Gnome Classic, the steps of which are nearly identical in Mate. These same steps work for Linux Mint 13 with Mate, Linux Mint 17, probably Linux Mint 18, Ubuntu 12.04, Ubuntu 14.04, likely Ubuntu 16.04 and other various versions and derivatives of Ubuntu. The steps may vary slightly if you have a different distribution or version of Linux such as Debian Jessie. Continue reading "How To Type Natively In Chinese In Linux"
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November, 2018, the RoboHornets hosted an FLL Qualifier at Booker T Washington High School. Several team members volunteered as referees, judges, and field re-setters. Other volunteers at the event include adults working in the STEM field and students from Booker T. Our second qualifier went smoother than the first, but was just as fun.
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The Giant Swap Meet in Chester is an event open to all residents, nonprofit organizations, service clubs and businesses within the greater Lake Almanor Basin to include Westwood and Greenville. THis is a great opportunity for churches, youth sports and others to fundraise for their organization. Crafts, art work, yard sale goods, and much more. Booth fees: Individuals $15, families $20, nonprofits $25 and businesses $50.The Swap will happen from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. located at the Truman Collins Sports Complex Meadowbrook Loop near Chester Park in Chester.Contact Kate West at 530-258-2190 for more information.


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Remember when Facebook tried to make hashtags catch on?
How embarrassing was that?!
They tried to copy a technique that works on Twitter, but it just didn't make sense for Facebook's users.
It didn't work because Facebook isn't a discovery platform like Twitter. And it never was.
The critical mistake Facebook made here, is that they lost sight of what their platform is and how people actually use it. They tested something that was guaranteed to fail because it didn't align with how users engage with their platform.
The same dynamic applies to marketers as well — if you don't understand how to tailor your communication to the context and culture of each platform, you'll just embarrass yourself like Facebook did.
You know what I'm talking about. You probably see it all the time; brands that create a tweet that automatically gets posted on Facebook too.
I should point out that these posts each got only one "Like" on Facebook with an audience of nearly 40,000 fans. Those results are so bad, they speak for themselves. When you look at it this way, it's pretty obvious that you need to tailor your content for each platform you're using.
And video is no different!
That's why This Week In Video Marketing, we're going to be talking about social video marketing and the importance of optimizing your videos for each platform you intend to share them on.
Example #1: Vertical vs. Horizontal Video
Most striking and embarrassing of all is when you create a vertical video (hamburger-style) and post it on a horizontal (hotdog-style) video platform.
It creates these big, obnoxious black bars that scream to your viewers that you don't know what you're doing with a camera in your hands.
But that doesn't mean that vertical video is always bad. On the contrary, there are some situations where vertical video is the norm, such as on Snapchat.
For awhile there, we were seeing several new video platforms adopting a vertical video approach, including Periscope and Facebook Live. However, that trend has been reversing itself as those video platforms have updated their technology so you can make horizontal videos that can be repurposed more easily.
Which brings us back to the problem of repurposing your videos across platforms that may have a different user expectations and contexts. In other words, just because you can share a Periscope recording on your YouTube channel, doesn't mean you should.
So long story short, always go horizontal when shooting a video, unless the platform specifically calls for vertical video (like Snapchat).
Example #2: Facebook Live vs. Other Live Video Platforms
The layout of your video is one thing, but what about the content of your video?
To share just one example of how you'd customize the actual content of your video for different platforms, consider Facebook Live compared to Periscope.
Many "Scopers" (Periscope users) have tried to "simulcast" on both Periscope and Facebook Live using two mobile devices at the same time. What they discovered is that the users on each platform have different expectations and require different content to be fully optimized.
For example, Facebook rewards you for having longer live shows by keeping your video at the top of all your followers' feeds for the entire time you're live, while Periscope has no such advantage. That means you may actually want to have longer Facebook Live events than you would typically do for Periscope.
Another example here are the integrations: Facebook Live naturally integrates with Facebook, while Periscope interfaces mostly with Twitter. With that in mind, you would to ask for different types of engagement and offers viewers different calls-to-action that are appropriate based on their context.
And the last difference I'll share here is that on Periscope, it often takes a little while for people to join your broadcast, so most Scopers will start like they would for a webinar, with a lot of chitchat and audience engagement.
Facebook, on the other hand, pulls people into your stream right away because it's at the top of everyone's feed and more people are on Facebook 24/7. That means you need to get right into the content, or risk losing your early viewers.
And that's just three ways that Facebook Live is different from Periscope; there are many others.
The point here is to encourage you to consider the unique context and capabilities of each platform you're creating content for and use those insights to create appropriate content for each social network.
While simulcasting might be efficient, it's a lot like posting your tweets on Facebook; it may save you time, but it costs you engagement and respect.
Example #3: Silent Autoplay vs. On-Demand Viewing
Regardless of the social platform you're sharing video on, you want viewers to stick around and watch your videos for longer.
This is called "audience retention" and it's important for getting your message heard, building relationships with your community, and for getting people to hear and respond to your calls-to-action.
But what works on one platform won't necessarily work on another.
The new "classic example" of this is Facebook vs. YouTube videos. On YouTube, people click on your videos before they play. They've decided to watch your video and it plays with audio from the very beginning.
Facebook, on the other hand, is quite different. Your video autoplays in the newsfeed without sound.
How are you going to convince people to stop and click on your video for audio? Or alternatively, how can you deliver your message entirely without sound?
Can you see how the context is very different and requires subtle changes in your video strategy? That's why it's critical that you develop a promotion plan for each video before it's produced. That way, you can create videos that perform well on several platforms, rather than pigeonholing yourself into one platform and getting embarrassingly poor results when you share it everywhere else.
It's easy, for example, to produce a video that's designed to perform well on YouTube and simply make a few tweaks so that it can be displayed effectively on Facebook too. At WireBuzz, we do this ALL the time. It's a fundamental part of our video creation process.
But you need to plan for it!
Your Turn…
Hopefully you can see how important it is to design your videos for each platform you intend to share them on. The reward is improved engagement and a more loyal audience.
And is we always say, that begins with strategy. Before you start scripting or producing a video, you need to know how and where you intend to share it. Then you can plan on subtly tweaking your video to stretch your investment further across platforms, rather than trying to fit a square peg in a round hole.
Do you have other examples of situations in which a tactic works well on one video platform, but not on another? Let me know in the comments below!
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In this censored, politically correct nation, I love angering any and every pro-censorship person within earshot - or in this case, "eyeshot." I think I`ll accomplish that feat today by saying Jackass 3D was a great movie.Now, some of those clean scrubbed members of society would tell me I`m immature and puerile for enjoying such "filth." Well, allow me to suggest that you get lives and enjoy what makes you laugh, and the rest of us will do the same. This world is polluted with enough filth without another uptight nimrod to ruin all of our entertainment. Anyway, the third installment in the trilogy of rudeness and crudeness was shot in 3D this time, which is my only complaint. The movie had very few instances to capitalize on the supposed grandeur and "awesomeness" of 3D. I would have been laughing just as hard and tearing my abdomen with just as much force seeing this in 2D and saving the extra few bucks. It was a nice experiment, though. Other than that, the movie is in the same vein as other Jackass movies - but far more gross. All you have to do is watch the portapotty scene you`ve been seeing in the commercials to know that - there is MUCH, MUCH more to that particular scene. Although, by the time that stunt rolls around, I`m sure you`ll have a general idea. The stunts without fecal matter and urine are noticeably more dangerous as well, such as a stunt where the boys play tetherball with a beehive, or a scene involving a plethora of tasers.Animals come into play a little more as well. Snakes, rams, bulls, buffalo, bees, donkeys, scorpions, snakes, woodpeckers... No PETA, calm yourselves. They hurt the guys much more than they could have hurt them. Radical nutjobs. Everything right down to the groin hits seemed to get more advanced and sophisticated - at least as sophisticated as a Jackass movie could possibly be. I will say one thing for the 3D aspect - nothing gets you rolling like a ton of diarrhea flying at your face. It`s almost as if you`re sharing in their pain face-to-face at some points. Another thing to make light of as far as camera work is the advanced usage of high-speed cameras to witness every ripple and wince of the pain and misery. I forgot to mention - the movie opens up with a couple of fellow television doofuses who are SUPPOSED to return to MTV any day now... All in all, the Jackass crew really outdid themselves and did a little bit more of everything. You may be thinking, "how could they possibly expand on years of television stunts as well as two feature films?" It`s all in the creativity; it seems to keep evolving with each film. Not every scene is filled with dookey or something intensely painful - some stunts are just creative and, well, stupid. Creative, clever stupidity. In conclusion, my desensitized, fecal friends, if you want more poop, more penises, more pain and more pleasure in your belly, go see this film. The guys prove there are many ways to continue the trend of pain and grotesque immaturity, and the laughs will remain with you for many days. Final Verdict: A+
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Smart beta uses quantitative, or computer-driven, models in an attempt to deliver market-beating returns
Sovereign wealth funds and insurers are looking to allocate more money to so-called smart-beta funds and other quantitative strategies over the next five years as they seek better returns for less risk, according to an Invesco Ltd. survey.
Institutional investors expect to increase their allocations to what's known as factor investing to 18 percent by 2022, up from 12 percent now, the survey shows.
Retail investors are also getting involved and anticipate allocating 17 percent of their funds to such strategies in five years' time, versus 8 percent today.
The survey involved 108 respondents from around the world, overseeing more than $7 trillion in assets.
Smart beta and other factor-investing strategies use quantitative, or computer-driven, models in an attempt to deliver market-beating returns for the sort of fees usually charged for passive, index-following funds.
"It's very much on the agenda for many people," Georg Elsaesser, a member of Invesco's quantitative-strategies team, said in an interview. "A lot of money is coming from passive funds to enhance returns and a lot is also coming from traditional active funds too."
Demand for factor investing is already on the increase, with allocations across the buyside rising to 14 percent from 12 percent last year, the survey shows. All key institutional and retail segments and geographies saw an increase.
A separate report by Citigroup last year estimated that demand for lower fees will see smart-beta funds swell to $1.2 trillion by 2019.
Respondents to Invesco's survey cited reducing risk as the main reason for allocating funds to factor-based products, followed by returns and cost reduction. Invesco said the money is currently invested in equity products, but that there's growing demand for factor-based products in other asset classes including fixed income and multi asset.
"Factor investing has become the third pillar in equity investing alongside passive and traditional active," said Elsaesser. "Insurers have been early movers and sovereign-wealth funds are also very prominent."For all the latest banking and finance news from the UAE and Gulf countries, follow us on Twitter and Linkedin, like us on Facebook and subscribe to our YouTube page, which is updated daily.


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Working with engineers at U. of Rhode Island she
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program, Kyle Rafferty, URI biomedical engineering student, and Patricia
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March 7, 2011 – Virtually all senior citizens know
they need exercise - they need to at least move around. Most, however,
seem to have a problem getting motivated. There may be hope, however,
coming from the efforts of a nursing professor inspired by her
97-year-old aunt who lives on her own.
"She loves hearing from her family and personal
messages really resonate with her. How much better would it be to
develop a device that could send a loving message and a suggestion to
exercise?" said Patricia Burbank, professor of nursing at the University
of Rhode Island, who is concerned about her aunt's decreased activity
She brought the idea to Dayle Joseph, dean of URI's
College of Nursing, who suggested Burbank get in touch with Ying Sun,
director of URI's biomedical engineering program. Sun and Kyle Rafferty,
a senior from Amherst, N.H., who is double majoring in biomedical
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In November, the device was patented through URI's
Office of Research and Development.
Working with Sun during the summer in the initial
stages of the project, Rafferty is now involved as part of an
independent study. Using a breadboard, a construction base for
electrical circuits, Rafferty has been responsible for getting the
components of what is being called, the Activity Analyzer fully
"It is a unique product because instead of counting
steps like a pedometer or measuring distance walked, it uses an
accelerometer, a three-axis motion detector, to analyze activity in
three dimensions. It also has a recording device and a clock so you can
record messages to go off at a particular time or messages to go off
after periods of inactivity," Burbank said.
The Activity Analyzer in the circuit design phase using a breadboard, a
construction base for electric circuits. Photo by Michael Salerno
"I have been working to enable the processor to
regulate time and the audio playback as well as program several messages
to go off during different times during the day," Rafferty said. "It is
my goal to have a working prototype, or close to it, by May."
Rather than a long guided workout, the audio
messages would be intended for short prompts and reminders. Messages
would be customized for each user's mobility issue and lifestyles. The
messages would be recorded by loved ones or primary care physicians.
At the end of each day, the device scores the
individuals based on their activity levels, which can be tracked using a
Although the main application of the device is to
increase activity levels in older adults, it also has numerous other
helpful functions. Alicia Curtin, URI associate nursing professor, is
working to use the device to help individuals with mild to moderate
"Family members or care providers can record
step-by-step instructions to prepare meals and other daily activities,"
said Burbank of North Kingstown. "This would increase independence and
allow individuals to live on their own when they otherwise couldn't."
Other important uses for the device would be to
remind individuals to take medication and for people of all ages to
increase their daily levels of low-impact activity, especially those in
sedentary work place such as offices.
"The device will also help with fall prevention by
working on balance and quadriceps strengthening exercises," said
Burbank. "Simple exercises, such as leg lifts and standing on one leg
with support as needed, can help reduce the risk of falling."
Burbank and Sun are currently reworking a proposal
to be submitted for grant funding that would allow the team to construct
six Activity Analyzers and conduct a research study. The study would
involve testing the device with a sample of 18 older adults to measure
activity levels and collect feedback in order to improve the product.
Overall, the devices will help to improve the
lifestyles of older adults.
"Sedentary older adults, as a group, benefit the
most from even the smallest amount of exercise. When you are stationary,
your blood doesn't circulate as well, your lungs don't work as well and
it has an impact on your mental health. Exercise has cardiovascular,
respiratory, digestive, neurological and skeletal muscular system
benefits among many others," said Burbank. "By getting individuals
moving just a little, they will hopefully move toward a more structured,
regular exercise routine."
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Winnemucca, Nevada – March 13, 2018 – Paramount Gold Nevada Corp. (NYSE American: PZG) ("Paramount") reported today that the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries ("DOGAMI") and the Department of Environmental Quality ("DEQ") have approved and accepted the first two baseline environmental reports required for the permitting of Paramount's proposed Grassy Mountain gold mine in Oregon.
The baseline air quality report and the baseline visual resources report were submitted to the state of Oregon on January 18, 2018 and December 22, 2017 respectively. Final approval for both reports was received on February 28, 2018.
Paramount CEO Glen van Treek commented: "We are very encouraged by the quick turnaround time and the fact that these reports have been approved and accepted without change. This excellent response from Oregon State regulators supports our permitting timeline which has us submitting our consolidated permit application to the DOGAMI in mid-2018." Once this application has been accepted as complete and a notice to proceed has been issued by state regulators, a permit decision should be expected within days.
Last year, Paramount established a methodology and work plans for the preparation of updated baseline studies in consultation with the DOGAMI. The updated studies were required to cover a larger area for the proposed Grassy Mountain mine and its facilities as well as revisions to access roads. Paramount and its consultants have subsequently been acquiring baseline data and filing reports to meet DOGAMI's data requirements in accordance with these work plans. To date, a total of 11 baseline reports have been filed with DOGAMI for review by their staff and the specific state agency responsible for the subject matter of the report. "The permitting process is proceeding as planned, thanks in large part to the co-operation of state officials," said Van Treek.
Paramount expects to complete a Preliminary Feasibility Study ("PFS") for the proposed underground mine at its Grassy Mountain Gold Project in late March or early April. The PFS is a key component of the consolidated permit application. The PFS is expected to report the project's first proven and probable reserves.
The proposed Grassy Mountain project is located on 100%-owned private land which was recently acquired by Paramount and announced on February 20, 2018.
About Paramount Gold Nevada Corp.
Paramount Gold Nevada is a U.S. based precious metals exploration and development company. Paramount's strategy is to create shareholder value through exploring and developing its mineral properties and to realize this value for its shareholders in three ways: by selling its assets to established producers; entering into joint ventures with producers for construction and operation; or constructing and operating mines for its own account.
Paramount owns 100% of the Grassy Mountain Gold Project which consists of approximately 9,300 acres located on private and BLM land in Malheur County, Oregon. The Grassy Mountain project contains a gold-silver deposit (100% located on private land) for which a Preliminary Economic Assessment ("PEA") has been prepared and key permitting milestones accomplished. For the PEA, click here. Additionally, Paramount owns a 100% interest in the Sleeper Gold Project located in Northern Nevada. The Sleeper Gold Project, which includes the former producing Sleeper mine, totals 2,322 unpatented mining claims (approximately 60 square miles or 15,500 hectares).
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Except as required by applicable law, Paramount disclaims any intention or obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a result of developments occurring after the date of this document.
Paramount Gold Nevada Corp.
Glen Van Treek, President, CEO and Director
Christos Theodossiou, Director of Corporate Communications


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Portrayal of cancer onscreen needs a reality check: Manisha Koirala
While promoting her film 'Dear Maya', Manisha Koirala said that this is a good time for women actors to grow in Bollywood. She also talked about the portrayal of cancer in films. Cancer is much more amenable to treatment today but when it comes to Bollywood; the story of cancer over the last few decades is still the same. Be it 'Kal Ho Naa Ho', 'Rockstar', 'Katti Batti' or 'Ae Dil Hai Mushkil', the film's plot always ends with one of the actors dying due to this severe disease. Manisha Koirala, who herself fought ovarian cancer believes that now the makers need to change their vision regarding this. The 'Bombay' actress, who was in the national capital for her upcoming flick, 'Dear Maya,' says it's time to get real about it and it should not spread panic among people. Bollywood filmmakers generally are quick to showcase the changing trends in Indian society and culture but when it comes to dealing with cancer, they fail to do justice and portray a negative image of the disease, showing disrespect to the cancer survivors. On the work front, Manisha will be next seen in 'Dear Maya.' The film is slated to release on June 2.


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Crewe Alexandra won the Cheshire FA Cup for the third successive season, defeating Tranmere Rovers 2-0 on Friday evening at Cammell Laird FC.
Megan Booth, Amanda Fallon and Michelle Saunders all went close for the favourites, while Katie Nuttall and a save from Hannah Holloway kept the North West League leaders at bay in the first half hour.
Crewe took the lead five minutes before the break when a Lauren Derry corner was cleared only as far as Fallon, who fired her shot low past the keeper at her near post.
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This PDF download includes a musical score and an historical essay on "The Silver Swan", Scott Joplin's mysterious late composition. In an edition that builds on - and challenges - past publications, I have painstakingly transcribed the piece from an original copy of the 1914 piano roll.
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For Rendezvous Gardens, Christ Church resident Rudett Jackman a steady and reliable water supply is critical to her business.
As a day care operator, a prolonged interruption of the water supply can prove problematic.
Therefore, when the taps went dry over the past few days as a result of a series of problems with Barbados Water Authority (BWA) pumping stations, Jackman knew life at the day care centre was not going to be easy.
"We have been out of water for quite a few days, and running a day care is difficult because we have hands to wash, bathrooms to use and dishes to clean up," she told Barbados TODAY this afternoon.
The BWA announced at the weekend that it would shut down the Belle pumping station for three hours on Sunday in order to replenish its supply.
Three days later, residents in communities fed by that station were still experiencing water problems. Jackman's plight was eased somewhat when the water truck came, but catching buckets of water is hardly adequate for a day care centre.
By the time Barbados TODAY visited Rendezvous Gardens, the water had been back on for just about an hour. However, Jackman said it was "running really slow".
"It is a little stressful not having water but they did send out the tank to help," she said.
Not far away, Cornerley Griffith was on her way to work after having experienced two days of outages. She explained that she was unable to perform simple chores during that period.
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"My water went off yesterday and came back on last night and then it went back off this morning around 7 [this morning], but just a while ago I got back a little."
Another resident, Juliet Pitcher, who has resided in the district for over 20 years, had pots and pans filled with water when Barbados TODAY visited the area.
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Chapter 2 - Part 1
Six years later.
Astral's world was one of several shades of darkness. The stigma had transformed the way she saw the world. It ate away at colors, shapes, and textures, replacing the contour of objects with auras and lighting living beings with the vibrant hues of their soul.
Mathias Mathers, her summer tutor, had a pure soul, pale blue with a frosted aura. It lit him up from his heart with the same casual intensity of a living room lamp. She could see that the humidity had pulled on the thirty-year-olds dark hair, torn between being weighed down and curling in random directions. A Red Order Master was never to be seen outside of his uniform, for this fact; she felt sorry for him. His Victorian styled coat, neatly buttoned to his neck, revealed his crimson red collar, proof of his ties to the Order.
"Visualize the energy in the forest around you," Mathias instructed, his words slow and calm, gently tumbling into existence. His voice might as well have been a light breeze in the humid air. "Picture the blades of grass, the trees..."
Eyes opened, eyes shut; the world remained the same; which made this summer's series of exercises that much more frustrating. She suspected that there was a reason she was made to practice her visualization exercises at the Memorial site, which lay deep within the forest surrounding the rebuilt town of Clearwater.
Clearwater was a devastating reminder to the remnants of humanity that they were losing the war. Naturally, the first order of business on the political docket was to erase any evidence that the demonic forces had penetrated deep within the established safe zone; as though some chalk line drawn on some map made it so.
Rebuilding a replica of the previous town was crucial. She was never entirely sure how the memorial project managed to get approval. In the years it took to get the Council's approval, her grandfather had worked diligently on the blueprints, implementing forbidden old world superstitions into the design while playing them off as old world architecture and art. He finally sold the project as a tribute to the lives and cultures lost to the demon hordes.
Over the past four years, little by little, the pieces came together and now the site was one of rejuvenation; a promise to the fallen that the living would keep moving forward. They would rebuild. They would not be defeated.
Twenty-seven Torii gates circled the site. An intricate stone path ran between the Torii's massive granite legs which had grotesque gargoyle totems carved into them. At the top of each pillar sat a crimson red roof, with wooden rafters that arced toward the sky.
In the center of the roof and the pillars rested a tablet with the names of the deceased, the only element of the Memorial that paid real tribute to lives lost that day. Astral's name should have been among them, but somehow, for the second time in her life, she survived impossible odds. She knew their names by heart. She would never allow herself to forget.
Astral could name each significant element of the design and state with confidence what the intended purpose of the symbolism was. Her grandfather had made it very clear that a hunter must be knowledgeable in more than the art of killing.
Her stigma made it easy to see which superstitions were performing their intended role. On a clear day, her stigma would allow her to see the rippling veil between the worlds, like an aurora borealis, shimmering invitingly. Six years ago, the veil was tattered and stained. Now it hovered thirty feet above the forest canopy and resembled curtains caught in a summer breeze.
A rope bound the inner circle, effectively acting as a visual barrier between the outside world and the center of the memorial. The rope was made with pure materials. Rice rope was the traditional application for this series of binding rituals, but in a place where rice no longer grew, it made substitution a requirement. The rope had to be handmade and blessed simultaneously. The experience had been draining on her grandfather, uncle, and Mathias. Their efforts didn't go to waste. Along each coil, she could see their prayers in the form of arcane glyphs wind its way around the rope until both ends were tied together, sealing the binding spell. No ordinary demon would be able to break through the bright blue barrier.
Old fashioned metal lanterns hung from the ropes instead of the blessed charms that were traditionally used for the binding ceremony. At great risk to himself and his career, Mathias had petitioned the families of the deceased for funds to have these lanterns crafted. Four years later, Clearwater now hosts the yearly lantern festival for families who have lost loved ones in similar tragedies. The lit lantern was designed to act as a beacon for lost souls. The lantern light flickered in the night, struggling against the dense fog that swayed with a life of its own.
As part of Mathias' nightly routine, he would offer a prayer while lighting each one. He'd usually finish just as the last of the sun's protection shrank away. Despite all of their efforts to keep the real threat contained, the locals rarely ventured to the Memorial. The air at the site was oppressive and bitter, and they couldn't quite get rid of the smell of burnt hair and rotting flesh.
Once Mathias was done with lighting the lantern, her lessons would begin. The solitude made the toxic area an ideal location for Astral's hunters training, both the theory and practice. There would be some tracking if an opportunity presented itself, a dash of mythology and history, followed by meditation.
Astral frowned as she took stock of her surroundings. She breathed in slowly taking in the poisonous air around her and then released it to the world as purified puffs of cold crisp air.
She wasn't sure what Mathias was driving at with these sessions. Night after night, while he performed his routine, she would proceed with the maintenance of the garden along the Torii's outer ring, removing dead plants and transplanting younger, healthier stock. This past summer she felt like she was spending more time digging up plants than planting.
The intricacies of the wards they were building served to strengthen one another. The combination of rock cress, buttercup, hollyhocks, geraniums, aster, lavender, and lupines among many others would attract life spreading insects such as butterflies and bees. These fuzzy insects would pollinate and reseed new flowers, which would strengthen the ward.
Butterflies had a symbolic reference within the supernatural, never something evil, but served as a guide or indicator of the thin veil between worlds. With each beat of the butterflies' wings, the division between the spirit, demon, and human worlds were mended and the invisible tapestry they worked to create rose little by little.
With the insects came the birds who also served the plants in spreading seeds. In some folklore, it was said that certain birds, such as the sparrow or crow would act as carriers of lost souls. In other lore, the birds were said to be trapped souls who could not transition to the next phase. It was not uncommon to see several flocks of birds perch on the arched roofs to observe the few people who would dare to visit the site. Over the past month, Astral had seen fewer birds in the area, noting that they preferred the town over the tranquility of the forest.
She felt that Mathias was trying to get her to see something specific. She ran through the list one last time.
'Barriers one, two, three: fully operational.
Gargoyles: on duty.
Beacons: lit, very shiny.
Binding: all good.
Butterflies:... butterflies? Slackers.'
The forest around her shimmered with the souls of millions. Every insect, every flower, every blade of grass, every tree had a soul of its own. Spiritual energy ran up each tree aiming to reach each branch while attempting to push just a little further passed the tip, and finally flowing into the veins of each leaf.
The forest around her lacked the vibrant colors that it once held when she was a child. She didn't know if the continued decay of her natural sight played a role in how she perceived this side of her gift.
The flow of energy felt lethargic. She could feel herself slipping away to the part of herself that terrified her. She couldn't hold on to the ground beneath her feet as her soul's vision attempted to drag her upward above the forest canopy.
"Tell me what you see," Mathias instructed.
'Thank god!' Astral cheered as her soul fell from her core's grip.
She gasped welcoming the toxic air back into her lungs, relieved to be able to feel her toes and fingers again. She knew by the worried expression on Mathias' face that she had reached a trance state. His hands were firmly on her arms, pinning them tightly against her body. He had been shaking her, attempting to free her from the trance.
Relief washed over the young Master. "I told you not to hold your breath."
Her lungs felt like they were breathing in fire. "It would be easier if you told me what you wanted me to achieve with all this," Astral croaked, swallowing the pain. That statement was only partially true. If she didn't go too deep, she wouldn't wake up her other self. As long as she didn't go too deep, she could stay in control.
Mathias stood up, brushing off his coat and attempted to shed himself of some of the uncomfortable heat by running his fingers through his dark hair as he turned away from her. She watched the rise and fall of his shoulders, watched the slowing of the pulsing flow of his soul resonating with his heart beat. He moved this way, and that, grabbing empty trays at random just to look like he was moving on with his routine. The subtle changes in the hue and intensity of his aura betrayed the rapid change of emotion he was experiencing as he worked on rationalizing the lesson.
The Master was in his early thirties. He was considered too young to hold such a title by the Red Order, but too talented of a Hunter to deny the appointment. As of yet, he had not been officially granted an apprentice of his own. As far as his superiors were concerned, he was acting as a tutor to the Councilmen's young charge in all things worldly and spiritual.
He stood a full foot and a half over the fourteen-year-old. She had been trained to look meek and delicate. Her porcelain skin suggested that she suffered a sheltered life within the safety of the capital walls, deep underground where the sun could not reach them. Her black hair had a mind of its own, straying in random directions of its own accord as though exploring its limited surroundings. Even in this heat and with her long hair tied back, strands were opting to make a bid for freedom. It ruined the carefully crafted illusion that her grandfather had worked hard to maintain.
The stigma had eaten away at her formerly dark eyes, changing them to a crystalline blue. Over the past year, the symptoms grew to include a dull glow deep within her eyes that never faded.
"That's enough for now," Mathias relented, piling his arm full of empty trays into a wheelbarrow.
"It would help if I knew what you wanted me to do with the training," Astral offered kindly. Knowing that much, she could avoid her core self and focus on providing Mathias with what he wanted to hear.
"A stable frame of mind is needed for a hunter." He paused to give the scenario some thought in a way that she might understand. "Think of demons as though they're adrenaline junkies. Their sustenance is that chemical that gives us our boost of strength and speed when our survival instincts kick in. With a clear mind, you deny them their meal. They'll either use more energy to force you into the desired state or lose interest."
It made sense. Demons needed a great deal of energy to punch through the veil; they needed more to manifest in order to feed. Weaker prey wasn't nearly as satisfying as someone who held their ground. The series of emotions involved would be vastly different and quite possibly enhanced through the adrenaline, Astral continued to reason. Which emotions the demon preferred was a matter of taste, maybe even as far as cultural upbringing. They would no doubt have to learn how to bring the desired flavor to the surface.
Chapter 2 is well on its way! At the end of each chapter, I intend to list three questions that will help me decide if I've hit my intended marks as a writer. In this case because of the changes I plan on making, I think it's a good opportunity to get to know you as a reader.
- When you read fantasy novels, what are your expectation of the 'hero's journey'? (a nice and vague question for you! I'm on a roll today!)
- What sort of tropes, characters, or other elements that draw you to fantasy stories?
- Do you enjoy subtle world building or explicit in your face world building? Think Harry Potter vs Tolken - I would love to hear any other comparison you have on this topic.
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