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Chapter 134: Cohabitation in the Cave
On a small mountain peak, Xiao Yan laid on his belly as his gaze continuously swept across the surroundings. Because of the Amethyst Winged Lion, the Magic Beasts in the Magic Beast Mountain range were much more agitated than usual. Luckily the medicine powders made by Yao Lao were very effective; although Magic Beast would occasionally appear, after they smelled the irritating smell, they all hurriedly left the area. Thus, during these two days, Xiao Yan and Yao Lao were never discovered
"Hey, with that woman by your side, you will always have trouble. Do you plan to continue this way?" Yao Lao floated out of the ring as he smiled and said.
"Heh heh, that is a Dou Huang level practitioner, if there's a chance to make her owe me a favor, it can be counted as a long-term investment. What is this bit of danger compared to that?" Xiao Yan's palm slapped away the branches blocking his route as he chuckled.
"More like you're taking advantage of her weakest moment to…...'ah ah'. This way, you would have a Dou Huang bodyguard, allowing you to do whatever you want in the Jia Ma Empire." Yao Lao disrespectfully let out a suggestive laugh as he teased.
Rolling his eyes, Xiao Yan muttered, "I'd love to but if I did that, I'll be the first one to be killed when she recovers."
"Alright, out watch has ended, let's return." Once again surveying the now peaceful surroundings, Xiao Yan waved his hand, not bothering to argue with Yao Lao over this pointless topic. He leaped out from the pile of rocks before jumping down the small mountain peak, full of vigor.
Returning Yao Lao into the ring, Xiao Yan jogged and after a few minutes, he returned to the cool cave.
After entering the cave, he saw that the mysterious woman who was originally lying on the stone bed was now resting her cheek on her palms as she sat idly on a slab of rock. As she saw Xiao Yan return, she could not help but faintly smile and say, "You've returned."
Xiao Yan smiled as he nodded in reply, carrying the mysterious heavy ruler. He walked closer and took out a few fat fish he had caught under the waterfall from the Storage Ring. He seated himself on the ground, lit a fire and casually asked "Are you better now?"
The mysterious woman slowly stood up, bringing waves of faint fragrance as she arrived at Xiao Yan's side. Slightly knitting her black brows, she lightly sighed, "Flesh wounds are not a big problem but the Seal Technique will need at least a few days to undo."
"Hide here for that period of time then, they should not be able to find this place." Skewering the fish on tree sticks, Xiao Yan placed them on a rack over the flame and then turned his head to gaze upon the mysterious woman beside him.
Because the silk dress worn by the woman was already in tatters, she was currently wearing Xiao Yan's black gown. When others wore it, the black looked somewhat heavy on them, yet, on her body, the fine curves on her exquisite figure added a mysterious charm to it. As she moved with lotus steps, a section of her jade, snow white calves were faintly discernable, a rather enchanting sight.
Gracefully seating herself, the beautiful eyes of the mysterious woman stared at Xiao Yan as he continuously sprinkled seasoning on the fish, smiling while she said, "You have guts. To dare to enter the inner area of the Magic Beast Mountain Range with the strength of a Dou Zhe."
"No choice, I was chased inside." Xiao Yan smiled, turning back his head to ask, "Right, what's your name?"
"Yun Zhi." The mysterious woman replied with a smile on her face and a twinkle in her eyes.
"Yao Yan." From the jade bottle, Xiao Yan sprinkled some meticulously matched up seasoning as he casually answered. Yun Zhi? He had never heard news of the Jia Ma Empire having a Dou Huang of that name. Thinking about it, it was likely that she was hiding her true identity.
The woman who called herself Yun Zhi did not bother check the validity of Xiao Yan words. Although her power was now sealed, a youngster who only had the strength of a Dou Zhe was clearly of no danger to her.
This brief conversation slowly ended on that note. Having lost their topic, the two sunk into a silent atmosphere until Xiao Yan offered the barbeque fish in his hand to Yun Zhi while she lightly nodded her head gratefully.
Tearing off a small piece of fish meat, Yun Zhi's red lips slightly wiggled. The graceful posture in which she slowly ate caused Xiao Yan to feel inferior at his unmannered style of eating.
"You are an Alchemist?" Yun Zhi's gaze swept over the small jade bottles to Xiao Yan's side, a sense of astonishment in her voice.
"Uh, Physician……" Xiao Yan swallowed the food in his mouth, choosing to hide the fact that he was an Alchemist. He did not feel that revealing his identity was a sensible idea.
"Oh." Slightly inclining her head in understanding. the astonishment in Yun Zhi's eyes gradually faded away. Although there wasn't much of a difference between how the two professions were named, between an Alchemist and a Physician, the difference in status was like heaven and earth.
"I have a friend who is an Alchemist. After I complete my mission here, if you're willing, I can introduce you to him in Jia Ma Empire." Yun Zhi pursed her slightly oily red lips as she said that.
At these words, Xiao Yan was slightly shocked, though soon after, he shook his head, inciting a stunned look from Yun Zhi, "Thank you, but I think I should still forget about it, I already have a teacher."
Hearing Xiao Yan unexpectedly declining her goodwill, astonishment flashed across Yun Zhi's good-looking face. Her personal introduction was actually refused? This was the first time in so many years that she had encountered such a thing. At this time, Yun Zhi only just managed to hold back the question on the tip of her tongue - Do you even know who I am introducing you to?
However this urge only flashed across her mind before dissipating. Given Yun Zhi's self-control and dignity, naturally she would not ask this kind of question on the spot. Instead, she slowly nodded her head, somewhat bewildered.
"Once your wounds are healed, do you still plan on fighting the Amethyst Winged Lion?" As he tore off the last piece of fish meat, Xiao Yan carelessly inquired with a mouth full of food.
"En, I need to obtain the Amethyst Spirit Crystal." Yun Zhi let out a light sigh as she answered.
Xiao Yan shook his head; having watched the fight between her and the Amethyst Winged Lion, he evidently thought that Yun Zhi's chances of success were not high.
"The difference between its strength and mine is not large, it's just that I did not expect that it actually knew the Sealing Technique. My previous loss was because I was unable to defend myself against that technique, in our next battle, my Extreme Wind: Meteor Kill will not necessarily lose to it." As she saw the look on Xiao Yan's face, Yun Zhi's black eyebrows slightly knitted together as she explained, faintly unsatisfied.
"That move is indeed very strong," Xiao Yan did not doubt the might of the light ray that had cut in half the hardest horns of the Amethyst Winged Lion. Yet when clashing with the Amethyst Seal, Xiao Yan did not know who would come out on top.
Having finished the barbequed fish in his hands, Xiao Yan stood up and stretched his back. He then called to Yun Zhi before seating himself cross-legged on a stone slab to one side. His hands formed into a training seal and he gradually closed his eyes.
As she gazed at the Xiao Yan who had started training, Yun Zhi also stood up and proceeded to wash her now oily jade-like hands before coming to the front of Xiao Yan. Her clever eyes sized up the Xiao Yan as he was in the midst of training. A moment later, her black eyebrows wrinkled as she softly muttered, "How is it the lowest level of Huang Qi Methods? This guy's teacher seems to be a super stingy person, can it be that he does not know the meaning a good Qi Method for a new practitioner?"
Gently sighing as she shook her head, within Yun Zhi's heart, though she had yet to meet Yao Lao, he had already been demoted to a teacher who ruins his students.
"After completing my task, I will help him out. Such a good sapling should not be trampled on." Yun Zhi shook her head as she also sat herself down and closing her eyes, she gradually started to work on dissolving the Amethyst Seal in her body.
During the few days that Yun Zhi was breaking the seal, because of Xiao Yan's excellent hospitality, the relationship between two gradually grew more familiar and perhaps because of the existence of the seal, now, whenever Yun Zhi spoke with Xiao Yan, the noble tone, that was analogous to that of a person who had live in a high position for a long time, had gradually weakened. This caused Xiao Yan to become slightly more carefree, after all what he disliked that arrogant and prideful tone.
Life in the cave together continued in tranquility for two days. However, on the third day, it was broken by the sudden arrival of a wolf's howl.
Just after finishing lunch in the cave, Xiao Yan's complexion suddenly changed when he heard a wolf howls from somewhere nearby outside the cave. Hastily standing up, he exchanged a glance with Yun Zhi while his brows tightly knitted together.
"How could we have been found?" Xiao Yan paced about, thinking. Everyday his body was sprayed with a medicine powder that could mask his scent; Magic Beasts could not possibly tail him to this location.
With his brows tightly knitted together, Xiao Yan suddenly cast his sight towards the apologetic look on Yun Zhi's face. Slightly stunned, a thought crossed his mind, he forced out a smile as he asked, "You can't be telling me that you went out today?"
Gazing at the look on Xiao Yan's face, Yun Zhi's good-looking face flushed scarlet with regret. With an embarrassed voice, she softly admitted, "Sorry, I…...left to take a bath today."
Xiao Yan was somewhat speechless at these words, he let out a sigh as he tightened the mysterious heavy ruler on his back. Clenching his teeth, he instructed Yun Zhi, "You stay here, don't try anything funny, I will go out to lure the Magic Beast away."
"You…...your strength…...it would be better to let me go." Gazing at Xiao Yan as he turned around with the intention of going out, the regret in Yun Zhi's heart grew even deeper as she hastily stood up and said.
"You better stay here without moving!" Xiao Yan suddenly stopped and turned his head, shouting out in a low voice, "If you go out, you will only attract more Magic Beasts!"
At Xiao Yan's sudden outburst, Yun Zhi was slightly shocked and scared. As she foolishly looked towards the former, her brain suddenly could not process what had happened, did…...did this guy actually yell at her?
"Don't take another step out of the cave or else we will both die here!"
At this time, Xiao Yan did not have the mood to care that the woman behind him was a Dou Huang practitioner; after saying that sentence in a severe tone, he quickly rushed out of the cave.
Yun Zhi stood on the spot as she watched the back of the youngster disappear from her sight and out of the cave. Her jade-like hands absent-mindedly swayed before her as if unable to decide what was the appropriate expression for this situation. A long time later, she finally snapped out of it and stamped her feet, annoyed, "Such a tender age, yet so merciless when he's angry, to think that I had planned to help you. Since you like to act brave and show off, then go settle it yourself."
Though she said these words, Yun Zhi still took a few steps forward to gaze at the bright cave entrance but remembering Xiao Yan's warning, she could not help but stop in her step, a trace of worry on her brow.
Not long after Xiao Yan left, Yun Zhi heard the wolf howls intensify and soon, the wolf howls gradually grew further away, yet the youngster had still yet to return.
Once again waiting for a period of time, Yun Zhi finally lost her patience and gritting her teeth, she flicked her jade-like hands as the bizarre sword shot out while icily declaring, "Amethyst Winged Lion, you bastard. If anything happens to Yao Yan, I will definitely make sure your entire mountain range is flipped over!"
As she said these words, Yun Zhi moved to rush out of the cave. However, at this time, a figure suddenly stumbled in from outside the cave.
"Yao Yan? Are you alright?" Seeing the figure, Yun Zhi's good-looking face burst into happiness as she ran forward to inquire about his well-being.
"Miss, please don't go out anymore. If more Magic Beasts comes, I will really die." Covered in blood, Xiao Yan let out a bitter smile as his vision turned black and his body fell to the ground.
In the moment when he fell, Xiao Yan could vaguely feel that he seemed to have fallen into a soft and warm embrace…...Previous Chapter Next Chapter


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Thursday, July 7, 2011
Longboard Session in Maine
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- Lady Notorious said...
Great video of you in action! The weather looks absolutely gorgeous, and since I know you shot this while I was sitting at my desk in my office, I kind of hate you right now....
Fogging and water dropplets aside, the camera worked well.
- July 8, 2011 at 5:35 AM
- Johnny Douglass said...
Wow, does look familiar. Water must not be too cold; I don't see you in a wet suit.
- July 8, 2011 at 7:14 AM
- joe windsurfer said...
how the heck does someone get a free Equipe ? when you get back to your other boards - can i have the Equipe ? :-)
- July 9, 2011 at 12:22 AM
- James Douglass said...
Lady Notorious- Thanks! I'll try to work the kinks out of this camera mount because it seems to be pretty popular. :)
Dad- The water is about Eld Inlet temperature, i.e. frigid. But it's ok if you don't fall in.
Joe- Contact the Dartmouth sailing club. I think they are trying to get rid of some more old raceboards if you don't mind driving to NH to pick them up.
- July 10, 2011 at 1:42 PM
- Brian said...
Great vid, James. Sailing a longboard is so much fun. What size sail were you on? Also, you have experience with so many kinds of boards, how would you describe the handling of an "old school" board like the Equipe with the more modern boards you sail?
- July 13, 2011 at 4:27 AM
- James Douglass said...
Hey Brian-
I was on an 8.0 Aerotech FreeSpeed. One major difference I notice between the narrow Equipe and newer wide boards is the shape of the acceleration curve. The Equipe smoothly transitions from displacement mode to planing mode, but it takes quite a bit of wind before you can get all the way back and into the rear footstraps. On a wider board your acceleration in displacement mode is sluggish, but you get an obvious burst of speed as soon as you cross the threshold to planing, and you want to immediately get in the straps when that happens.
- July 13, 2011 at 6:18 AM

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Let's Party Like It's 1773!
RutherfordL on 16. Apr, 2009 — Lang: English
The utter foolishness of today's Tea Party protests simply abounds. A bunch of folks who, if they bothered to look at their paycheck this week, would have seen that they got a tax reduction are yelling and screaming about tax increases.
These same folks whose roads and bridges are falling apart, are yelling and screaming about unnecessary stimulus.
These same folks who were silent during the last eight years of the Bush administration now have their panties in a knot about a huge deficit.
I'd call these "teabaggers" hypocrites but quite frankly I don't think most of them have the intelligence to deserve that label. When I looked at coverage of the Tea Parties today, it seemed that most of the folks assembled really just wanted to party, and not much more.
Embarrassing for all concerned.
Kudos to my wife who supplied the dialog for this strip in a tweet on Twitter today!
RutherfordL 8.5.2009
You missed the point. I was not making a connection between taxes and the various amenities. I was stating that longing for the "good old days" ignores the progress we've made since then.
But since you went there, what town do you live in such that your taxes don't pay for public utilities?
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Casper Man Sentenced to 5-10 Years in Prison for Child Abuse
A Casper man is headed to prison after admitting to choking a young boy.
Ryan Dale Townsend was sentenced Wednesday in Natrona County District Court to 5-10 years in prison on one count of felony child abuse.
He is also set to be sentenced Monday on one count of felony marijuana possession with intent to deliver, a charge to which he previously pleaded guilty. The two sentences will run concurrently.
The original plea agreement in the child abuse case called for Townsend to be sentenced Oct. 28 to 4-8 years in prison, but the state took that deal off the table after Townsend was again accused of child abuse and assault.
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Townsend was arrested Feb. 10 after slamming the victim's head into the ground and choking him the day before.
The Wyoming Department of Family Services ended up placing the victim with a family member after discovering that the house where the victim lived was unfit for children.
The house "was very dirty and smelled of urine and feces," according to court documents.
"We disagree a little with the full allegations in the affidavit," said Townsend's defense attorney, Kurt Infanger, in court Wednesday. When charges were filed, Infanger said, Townsend "really did step up to the plate."
"I just want to prove to people that I'm not a bad guy," Townsend told the court before he was remanded to custody. "I'm not a monster."


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The armed forces of UAE, US, UK and France concluded on Friday a fortnight military drill in Abu Dhabi, UAE national news agency WAM reported.
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Well, we've just about a month before the 2nd annual OCB Week, or Ontario Craft Beer Week, if you're into the whole brevity thing, kicks off on Father's Day (June 19th, dontchaknow?). OCB Week is 7 days of celebrating the artisanal, the unique and the amazing beer brewed in our Province. It's also quite a marathon of no-sleep, long days, longer nights and zig-zagging across the Province...I can't wait!
Last year, at our brewery we focussed on doing lots of events and this year we'll still be hosting, or contributing quite a few. But this year we're stepping up the ante in terms of beer offerings, too. Check this out: We've collaborated with some of our favourite breweries to create a Pan-Ontario Beer, that should be super incredibly awesome. We've made a custom blend of our Screaming Beaver, Grand River's Curmudgeon, Wellington's Russian Imperial Stout, Flying Monkey's Netherworld, and Great Lakes' Devils Pale Ale. After blending we transferred into bourbon barrels, to get some yummy oak and bourbon character as well.
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And I'm sure I'll run into Ralph Morana from Bar Volo in Toronto. I've never been anywhere without running into Ralph. It's both reassuring and freaky at the same time.
Tuesday, June 07, 2011
Ontario Craft Beer Week Is Coming, Mondial is here!
Posted by Steve Beauchesne at 9:17 AM
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- MagnificentSimon said...
Hi! I was glad to see you at the Mondial but very disappointed that all you had fun to drink was sold out. Would it be possible for us, Quebec fans of your brewery, to have just a tiny taste of what you make best? Just found out that you released Screaming Beaver and I have no chance to taste it...
Please make more bottles of extra-good stuff :) (the rest is pretty good even if I have to make an hour and half drive to have it).
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Independence Day or the Fourth of July as it is also known as would not have been possible without the hard work and dedication of our United States veterans. The Fourth of July is a federal holiday commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence which allowed the United States to become free from the Kingdom of Great Britain, This document marked the commencement of the Revolutionary war, a war fought by the brave men and women who served our budding country. Many of the men were farmers and the women were mothers, but they both heeded the call of freedom and sacrificed so much to bring our country the freedom we now enjoy. While the men fought the battles with guns, the women nursed the wounded, fed the soldiers and even sometimes snuck into the battles to fight alongside the soldiers. These men and women had very important roles in our great country's past, as they do currently! Our Veterans fight for freedom and they always have, the United States' independence wouldn't be, or have been, possible without the service of our incredible veterans! LowVARates.com honors the men and women who have served our country. We invite all to celebrate this holiday by remembering those who made the United States the country that it is today by actively participating in community activities. If you are looking for a way to celebrate your Fourth of July this year, We have some suggestions! Depending on where you live we recommend you visit any of the following annual events. We Promise they won't disappoint:
- "American's Freedom Festival" in Provo, Utah has the Stadium of Fire which is one of the largest freedom festivals in the United States,
- "The Red, White & Boom" in downtown Columbus, Ohio is always a favorite. Bristol, Rhode Island has the oldest Independence Day celebration, and it's always incredible!
- New York City hosts the Macy's firework display and "Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest" how does it get any more American than Fireworks and Hot dogs?
- San Diego has a beautiful display of fireworks over Mission Bay and Chicago does a fabulous firework show over Lake Michigan.
Any of these activities would be perfect for you and your family to attend. Just don't forget to take a second to remember our veterans this Fourth of July. Our great country wouldn't be what it is today without the veterans of the United States of America.


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Using LLCs in Estate Planning/
Limited Liability Companies ("LLCs") are a form of business entity that combines the pass-through taxation of a partnership or sole proprietorship with the limited liability of a corporation. The owners are referred to as members. Members are entitled to their share of distributions, but they have no control over company operations. The management of the organization is vested in one or more managers. Members may or may not be managers.
The initial owners are sometimes family members who wish to preserve a family farm or other assets. In other situations, the initial owners are a husband and wife who wish to shift assets to their children without losing control. Sometimes this is done through gifting shares. However, under current tax laws, it is sometimes better planning to leave membership interests as an inheritance.
When used for estate planning purposes, family LLCs usually take advantage of the separation of control from ownership and utilize a restrictive operating agreement. Those members who are managers control all business decisions, including the power to buy and sell LLC assets, without interference by other members. However, members who are not managers generally have no right to participate in management, may not withdraw unilaterally and receive cash for their membership interest, and are subject to restrictions on transfer of their membership interest.
Placing real estate in an LLC converts an interest in real property to personal property. This is particularly helpful when property is owned outside of North Carolina, because ownership does not change at your death. This prevents the need for an ancillary estate or even a deed.
An interest in a family LLC is also clearly identifiable as separate property in the event of a divorce. If all or a part of the membership interest is inherited rather than gifted, the membership can be owned by a trust for your beneficiary's benefit, giving extra protection. We can also use buyout provisions to ensure that if an interest in the LLC is considered marital, the other family members may buy that interest.
The operating agreement may also provide for rights of refusal in an effort to keep family assets within the family. These are often used to protect family farms or vacation homes. The operating agreement may also address resolution of family disputes related to the assets. So the operating agreement can explain exactly how the members share a vacation home, and how they resolve disputes if unanticipated problems arise.
LLCs provide a streamlined mechanism for transfers of interest in family assets, which simplifies the estate planning and gifting process. For purposes of valuing a membership interest given to a family member, the value of the assets are sometimes discounted to reflect the fact that the donee has no control over business decisions and that his or her interest cannot easily be sold to a third party. A more restrictive operating agreement provides for higher discounts.
In North Carolina, a charging order is the only remedy a court can use to seize assets from a LLC. This means that any distributions otherwise payable to the debtor/member must instead be paid to the creditor. However, a Court cannot order a distribution of assets. It is best for LLCs to have more than one member if possible, because a multi-member LLC provides stronger asset protection than a single member LLC.
Family LLCs are an effective estate planning tool in certain situations. However, the key to their effectiveness is making sure the operating agreement addresses your needs.


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Afternoons with Donna today with Vicki Kiely talked about music. Listen to LIVE 89.5 right now to Vicki Kiely single Enticement which is up for Grammy Consideration for 2017 along with three more tracks! Well done Vicki from everyone here at LIVE 89.5!
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Since I enjoyed "In The Warrior's Bed" so much, I felt the need to review it, but not here. Come check out my guest post at Lilium's Realm today, and maybe you can give me some suggestions? I'm a historical romance noob
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We are proud to announce a new service being provided to all SLU students. This year your Student Government Association has been hard at work to provide online access to the New York Times as a part of the Billiken Readership Program.
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The Crane 4000 Series provides the elegance and clean styling of glass and metal to create a grand first impression to your building entrance. More and more storefronts and building enclosures are using structural glass facades. In such applications, the entrance system should not only conform to, but reinforce the rich styling and sleek lines of the all glass design.
Crane offers a variety of options including wing style, push bars, attachment options for storefront, and the connection between the enclosure glass and the ceiling glass. Almost all component of the door – push bars, canopies, glass panels, and more – can be customized to complement the buildings exterior and interior design.


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Morecambe And Heysham Unit 244 Of The Sea Cadet Corps
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Morecambe And Heysham Unit 244 Of The Sea Cadet Corps
Morecambe & Heysham Sea Cadets strives to help young people towards adulthood by encouraging valuable personal attributes and high standards of conduct using a nautical theme based on the Royal Navy
Founded 1942
Mission statement
Morecambe Sea Cadets provide a safe environment for children aged 10 to 18 years old from a range of social backgrounds to meet and develop social and life skills. To ensure they have a growing understanding that helps them make sense of the world. To learn about similarities,differences & diversity, how we live in inter dependant world communities. To provide opportunities & activities with a fun approach using a nautical theme based on the Royal Navy that allow children to manage risk cope with change and develop aspirations for the future.
Morecambe And Heysham Unit 244 Of The Sea Cadet Corps aims to:
- To provide children with a platform from which to creative, to express themselves, find success and share experiences, talents and abilities. to devlope good moral standards.
Established: April 1942
Registered Charity Number: 521253
Board members: 8
Volunteers: 10
Phone number: 01524 420962
Address: Morecambe &Heysham Sea Cadets Unit 244 Pedder Street Lancs LA4 5DZView charity accounts on the Charity Commission website


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Keep your garden of accessibility in bloom by engaging a network of people who share certain values and span all parts of the organization.
Previously we've written about how accessibility is the responsibility of everyone in your team, and how agile and accessibility thinking go hand in hand. As your organization embraces accessibility and begins to transform practices and priorities, one of the most difficult hurdles to overcome is identifying people to lead accessibility efforts in day-to-day work. After the initial push has ended and the adrenaline has worn off, who will keep the momentum going? We've found that it takes a network of people in all parts of the organization who share certain values to keep the garden of accessibility in bloom.
Tilling the soil
When we work with clients to build sustainable accessibility programs, we collaborate with them to identify how leaders and managers can support accessibility for the long term. Beyond prioritizing accessibility at the organizational level through policy and practice, leaders can encourage accessibility engagement in a few additional ways.
- Create a diverse team. There's been a lot of research around how diverse teams create better workplaces and products, and accessibility work is no exception. Hiring employees with diverse backgrounds, abilities, and experiences creates a team of individuals who solve problems creatively (and differently than each other) with more flexibility than homogenous teams.
- Reward self-management. Team members who feel like they have freedom to learn and integrate that learning into their work can bring knowledge and information into an organization that wouldn't otherwise be there. By allowing people to explore topics that interest them, you encourage them to become subject matter experts and allow them to feel in control of their own professional development. Similarly, when people have some say in how they manage their time, it helps them work in a way that best fits their work style within the goals of the team.
- Fill the toolbox. In addition to the time and education needed for teams to succeed with accessibility, this work requires resources, whether those resources are software, keyboards, office chairs, or snacks in the kitchen. For teams to do accessibility work effectively, they need to have access to the tools they've decided to use to do that work. Make sure that procurement, distribution, and maintenance of those tools goes smoothly, it's an important part of helping team members feel like the work they do is valuable.
- Leave space for failure. One of the biggest challenges with accessibility is accepting the learning curve.
Team members in every role must learn (and unlearn) certain expectations, practices, and skills to do accessibility work, and it can be frustrating when initial efforts feel stressful and unsuccessful.
Creating products and services is a process, and, just like gardening, there will always be mistakes. It's important for organizations to identify those mistakes, evaluate and learn from them, and determine how to avoid them in the future.
How your garden grows
So now that your organization is creating a fertile bed for accessibility efforts to flourish, how do you find your gardeners? Your team probably won't be chock full of accessibility experts right away. In addition to an interest in accessibility, there are some things you can look for that demonstrate the types of qualities that make a great accessibility thinker and doer.
- Adapts easily to new tasks, tools, and processes. Accessibility requires rethinking how we do work, and that comes with learning new tools and techniques. People who can adjust readily to integrate new information into their day-to-day work are generally more open to the types of workflow changes that come with engaging with accessibility.
- Empathizes with users. The end goal of accessibility is to make content for all users. Understanding user goals and empathizing with their needs is a requirement for making a truly accessible experience.
- Volunteers to talk. Team members who speak up in informal and formal settings typically have strong feelings about the work they and their colleagues do. Since accessibility requires internal and external advocacy, seeking out people that already have empathy and passion in their teams can help.
- Pushes for standardization. Members who push for standardization and documentation in the form of code standards, pattern libraries, annotated mockups, and the like within their team are quick to see the benefit that these types of artifacts provide for maintaining accessibility.
- Shares information. In addition to standardizing documentation and communication, team members who openly share and collaborate with their coworkers make great allies. People who seek collaboration over competition see the benefits of laying everything out between members of the team so work can be easily handed off with fewer questions and hurdles.
- Invests in the company culture and mission. Team members who are invested in what the organization is trying to do will also be invested in doing the best by your users and customers. People who take pride in the work they do for the benefit of users and supporting the organization's goals are willing to stick through the hard times of organizational change. They don't just celebrate the victories.
In full bloom
As efforts take root, it's important to create ways for your accessibility gardeners to interact and support each other, as well as to find new members of the network. Just like you wouldn't expect a single person to conceptualize, design, develop, test, and release an enterprise-level product or service, a single person cannot be responsible for accessibility in your organization. It requires a network of people, in different roles and on different teams, to share in the intellectual and emotional labor that comes with accessibility work. A network combines the work of design, development, testing, product and leadership teams to create consistency across the organization.
- Documentation, discussion, and sharing within teams. Members of a network collaborate on and share results of accessibility improvements within their teams. Since improving accessibility means improving design, development and test practices, team members who aren't prioritizing it may feel left behind as a critical mass forms around accessibility. Teams can use peer review, brainstorming sessions, sprint planning, or any other forums for discussion to make sure everyone is on the same page.
- Mentoring. Integrating discussions about accessibility into mentoring helps reinforce to junior team members that it's a priority, and helps senior members see how those junior members are adjusting to the changes accessibility work has made to their professional development.
- Cross-team groups. Informal and formal meetings across the network can go a long way to create a sense of community for people doing accessibility work in an organization. They're especially important when members of that community are spread across the organization. If you don't work or communicate daily with other members of the network, it can be easy to lose sight of the connection. Informal meetings to share ideas and time to work on cross-team projects allow those networks to blossom. The most important things these meetings and project groups can accomplish are creating consensus on practices, tools, and processes across the organization, taking into account the needs of team members in all roles. These same groups can present and demo improvements across the organization, tools, and outcomes to colleagues and leadership.
- Volunteering for organization activities and efforts that help the community. Since accessibility is part of making the world a better place, it goes hand in hand with any efforts the organization makes for the larger community. The presence of members of the network at company-wide fundraisers, volunteer efforts, or other events helps cement the place of accessibility as a positive effort for team members' colleagues. Team members who express an interest in accessibility may already be involved in these activities and will be eager to evangelize.
The specific ways you engage members of your organization in accessibility will be as unique and varied as the members of your team and your company culture, just like every garden is different depending on its climate, soil, crops, and the people who tend it. Odds are, you can find members of your organization that will go the extra mile to help move your accessibility efforts forward. And, you can use your existing methods for building teamwork and camaraderie to find and nurture a network of future accessibility experts. It just takes time, patience, and a willingness to get your hands dirty.


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Name: Robby Fabbri
Position: Centre
Height: 5'10
Weight: 165lbs
Junior Team: Guelph (OHL)
Rankings: NHL CSS – 21st (NA), ISS – 8th, Justin's List – 14th, Logan's List – 11th
Mississauga's Robby Fabbri is one of the most skilled forward prospects in the 2014 draft. Despite his size, he is one of the most competitive players likely to be available when the Leafs pick.
Fabbri contributed 87 points in just 58 games for the Guelph Storm, good for 14th in the OHL. His encore was even more impressive – he put up 28 points in 16 playoff games, winning the '99' Award for OHL Playoff MVP. In winning the award, he joins the likes of Taylor Hall, Corey Perry, and Adam Henrique.
The Good
Fabbri is full of skill, creativity, and determination – aka he has the tangibles and the intangibles that all teams covet. And although he is on the smaller side, he is always willing to put himself in harm's way to make a play. Better yet, he usually ends up with a point on the play after getting knocked on his butt.
His competitiveness, speed, and poise means that when Fabbri has the puck, he's nearly impossible to get off it. He's also pretty solid in the d-zone.
The Bad
His size. It's pretty safe to say that Fabbri would be a lock for a top 10 spot if he was a few inches taller and 20 pounds heavier. He's also thrown a few bad hits, making scouts question his discipline.
Is he a good choice?
If he'd been born just a tad to the East in another area of the GTA that starts with an 'M', yes.
But seriously, he's likely someone you don't take at 8 in a draft that has no consensus about who's going where (i.e. a top target on your board is likely to fall). He is however, someone you trade down a few spots to get, acquiring another asset in the process, knowing that you're leaving the draft with one heck of a first round pick. And as long as the Leafs don't overvalue size (which they've shown a tendency to do in the past), there's a lot to love about Fabbri that fits into what Carlyle, Nonis, and Shanahan envision for this franchise.
He's also a centre, and although I am all for taking the best player available, the Leafs centre depth is the pits.
What are the scouts saying?
"Fabbri is a goal scorer. He has all the skills and talent to be a dynamic scorer at the NHL level. He shows a quick release with accurate results. He doesn't need a lot of space to find the back of the net. He is also one of the fastest players in this draft class." – Future Considerations' 2014 NHL Draft Guide
"Fabbri brings brilliance and excitement to every shift making things happen with his quick hand skills and intimidating speed, pushing defenders on their heels. He attacks scoring chances with vigour and never gives up on a play regardless of the score. Despite being considered undersized by NHL standards he possesses a pit bull mentality and is constantly involved in the attack, never backing down from the opposition." – McKeen's 2014 NHL Draft Guide


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Steve! I think a congratulations is in order – its been twenty years since you first collaborated with Kylie! An immense achievement. How does it feel?!
To be honest until you mentioned it I hadn't really thought about it like that and it certainly hasn't felt that long but overall I would say it feels amazing.
Did you recall doing those early remixes+initial steps in the industry…..?
I was lucky enough to get an apprenticeship/teaboy job at DMC Studios after creating some mixes for their subscription service. One of the perks was getting to play with multi-tracks that came into the building which an unknown remixer would never have had access to otherwise. This turned into me creating two remixes a month for them and that's really how I learned the craft I guess. Luckily a few people saw something in that and gave me a break remixing for labels including the ones you mentioned. Ultimately without DMC I wouldn't have had that springboard to show what I could do and also work around such brilliant and talented people who I learned from all the time.
Can you recall what was running through your head when you wrapped-up on the finer feelings remix?
I had actually remixed "Step Back In Time" for DMC before that as I was (and still am) a huge Kylie fan so I remember getting that multitrack and being blown away by her vocal on it. "Finer Feelings" came from someone at PWL loving what we were doing with Brothers In Rhythm which up until then had been predominantly house music so taking on a gorgeous mid tempo was quite a risk but of course we loved the song and just embellished what was there with a whole load of piano, strings and choir - been doing that ever since!
Would you have told me to get my head checked if I had told you that you'd end up doing that version of Finer Feelings once again twenty years later with an orchestra and at Abbey Road Studios? It is been a remarkable journey.
It has and I didn't really think about the significance when arranging the Abbey Road version as I had such a clear vision of how I thought it should be. The song is so fantastic that it was perfect for that cinematic feel and her vocal on it is extraordinary. Also it was a great excuse to put a "Lawrence Of Arabia" kind of orchestral arrangement to it which i did as always with the brilliant Cliff Masterson.
That Finer Feelings remix – what did you want to do with that remix?
On the original 1992 remix it was purely about making the rhythm section tougher and the orchestration more lush - everyone was influenced by Massive Attack then so that's where we were headed but probably came off a little more cinematic - as always.
Why do you think the collaboration between yourself and her works so well?
I think we just get each other - she inspires me more than anyone I've ever worked with and there's always a real thrill when I know I've done something thats going to make her smile.
Do you think "it just works" because you know the DNA of nearly every Kylie song she's released.... On nearly every release you just have your head around every track every time she puts out a new album?
I wouldn't say every song she's released but I've worked on a fair bit of it especially this year with Anti Tour where we kept adding songs! Also the reinvention thing is great but sometimes I love just going back to the original versions and maybe just beefing them up a bit which is what we got to do with "Spinning Around" in Aphrodite and now that version sits just as comfortably at The Queens Diamond Jubilee and Proms In The Park.
Gotta ask as its Christmas time...A Kylie Christmas album! In ten or twenty years?
Wouldn't that be perfect? Its amazing there hasn't been one already. Its all about timing as always but I'm sure when its the right time then it will happen - how could it not...
Get tickets for the Christmas last show tomorrow here
You've got actually Christmas show coming up called Santa's Little Belter. Whats that all about?
Santa's Little Belter is an special Christmas edition of our Little Belter show at Madame Jo Jo's - its so much fun and of course a great excuse to do as many great Xmas songs as possible. This year we've added a new arrangement I did for "O Holy Night" as its one of my favourite Xmas songs and perfect for Elouise to truly shine on.
Free Download of Steve's version of Grown Up Christmas List here
You've also taken on the masterpiece by David Foster Grown Up Christmas List! What inspired you to do that beautiful Christmas classic?
I love Amy's voice and her Xmas album is one of my favourites, especially this song, so I jumped at the chance of including it in the show. I am a huge fan of David Foster and was lucky enough to work with him on Kylie's performance with Rod Stewart on his ITV Christmas show recently.
Santa's Little Belter also includes a fantastic performance of The Weather Girls glorious disco tune Dear Santa (Bring Me A Man). How did you not crack up recording Terry Ronalds bit as the naughty elf on the track?
Terry often records guide vocals for everything we do and they are always a scream to listen to. However there is a serious side as its a great reference for the actors or singers when they come to delivering it themselves.
Dynamic is a big thing in a lot of the work you produce (in remixes, shows aswell as productions and songwriting)…..this year saw a multitude of Steve Anderson related "stuff": tours, releases and musicals. Been a busy bee! What keeps you going?!
I just love my job and having the opportunity to work with incredibly talented people. I'm not very good at saying no if I think something is going to be fun and challenging as I'm always learning which is the best part.
2012 started with the Little Belter show tour in the UK that includes a soundtrack that again re-imagines classics and "remixes" them for a 2012 audience. And with Hurly Burly too – you revise contemporary classics & give them the burlesque treatment. From your perspective was this part of the point and logic behind the music of both shows?Little Belter was about creating a show around Elouise's amazing voice. She is a unique mixture of Bassey/Garland and Streisand so it gives us the chance to revisit some amazing old songs and rework some new ones to suit the way she sings. Also just singing the songs isn't enough so Terry Ronald's writing and her performance really brings the show to life and invites people into her world for a bit plus its a lot of fun alongside some beautiful heartbreaking moments.....Hurly Burly is all about the fun! William Baker, Terry Ronald, Ashley Wallen and I have loved burlesque as an art form for so long so the chance to work with Polly Rae and her fabulous girlies has been a real labour of love and one that has taken us on an incredible journey including three West End runs and shows in Australia and South Africa. I firmly believe the current version of the show is the strongest ever so I hope it continues to go from strength to strength.
I actually think it good that I have ways of getting those ideas out there especially with Hurly Burly, otherwise they might end of up on something they shouldn't! Everything is arranging at the end of the day which is just an extension of remixing. I have an ability to be able to hear a song in my head completely stripped away from its original music and re worked so its very lucky I've been able to do that as a job.
Hurly Burly saw you, William, Ashley W and Terry Ronald work with Polly Rae create a series of burlesque postcards, backed with a modern soundtrack, that celebrated pop and merged that together with the world of burlesque – a genre usually housed in the home of cabaret. Was this your intention?
Yes - it was about old fashioned Benny Hill/Carry On fun - very British and very classic but with a contemporary twist especially in the music and song choices. Basically if it made us all laugh out loud it went in. You would be surprised how easily the ideas came together as its just our sense of humour.
Steve with Elouise
With Little Belter what did you and the creative team set out to do with regards to the music in it.
Little Belter is like a watching an amazing boxer go 20 rounds to win a prize fight. Elouise taking on the biggest songs in the world and knocking them down one by one whilst taking the audience on a journey with her. Musically I was adamant with both shows it had to sound classic so we used a lot of real instruments especially brass as well as employing the genius talent of Francis Goodhand when it came to something like transcribing a new arrangement based around a scratchy mono recording of "As Long As He Needs Me" from the Judy Garland TV Special to enable us to re orchestrate it as closely as possible.
Although there is the central story of the singer in Little Belter, could you also make the argument that Little Belter is in many ways also about the importance of songs and the underpinning role of the arrangers that have provided the canvases that allowed the likes of Judy, Dusty, Barbra and Shirley to paint their gorgeous pictures on?
Absolutely. There are so many different versions of classic songs and these are all down to the arrangers who were very often uncredited.
And, if so, I would say the same of Abbey Road. As for me it really does celebrate the glorious melodies by Matt and Mike of PWL. Abbey Road brings to the fore some of that excellent chord progression and as such the album celebrates that....
Yes. The structure of the PWL songs was so classic and very much in the style of Motown where it was all about chords and melody and so much less about being cool and credible. That's why the songs stand the test of time.
The Hurly Burly Girls
If there is one moment you could take from Hurly Burly and Little Belter what would it be? For me, it has to be the Geisha Medley. And in Little Belter it's a toss up between Smile and No More Tears.
My favourite thing in Hurly Burly is probably "Bad" as it just works so brilliantly and the build up alongside Polly's bed routine is so superb. I also have a real soft spot for our Marie Antoinette medley as its a bunch of songs that you would never put together but works so well. From Little Belter my favourite is "As Long As He Needs Me" as its a real showstopper and she absolutely nails it every time.
With Hurly Burly wrapping up its South African stint and Little Belter setting off to Australia what other shows do you have up your sleeve…
We have a new show which has just opened in Miami called |Orchid which is a cross between Moulin Rouge and Cirque Du Soleil with a strong burlesque influence. Its William Baker, myself, Terry Ronald and Ashley Wallen again but much more of a Broadway cast mixed with incredible circus performers. The music is very much still modern pop but its less bawdy than Hurly Burly - it still has its moments but there is more a narrative throughout. It also has an incredible star in Lexy Romano who inspired the new version I arranged of "First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" for it (Hear it here). I'm also thrilled that I am going to be working with Leona Lewis again on her UK tour. I absolutely adore Leona and its so inspiring having a voice like hers to arrange for.
With the Australian stretch of Little Belter how will it differ from the UK version of the show?
We are literally just getting started on it now but the idea is to be bigger more spectacular than ever before - it has to be done especially in Melbourne which I regard as my second home anyway plus I have so many great memories of Crown Casino. Its such a fabulous venue so I can't wait to put the show in there.
Talking of taking things to new territories – lets talk about Christophe Willem. You must be delighted to see his English album finally coming out!?(see below for the DSTP review)
Finally is the word. Christophe and I had the original idea to record the album in both languages at the same time which was hard work for him but he loves a challenge. Also most of the songs were originally written in English and then adapted to French for the Prismophonic album. So yes I am thrilled its coming out as I am so proud of what we did alongside such an incredible team of contributors including Freemasons , Biff Stannard, Richard X , Karen Poole, Sarah deCourcy , Jamie Hartman and Hannah Robinson. Hopefully it will be on iTunes early next year.
I loved his London show this month and would love to see him do a few more dates here.....
Me too - its one of the best gigs I've ever been to so I hope he gets to do more.
You were of course the executive producer for his album….that included so many brilliant pop talents….would you ever be up for producing Kylies next album?
Thanks - who knows whats to come but I'm so happy I got to produce The Abbey Road Sessions and Prismophonic as I think they show both sides of what I do equally well.
I'd love Christophe to release an acoustic version of the album. In London, he did some wonderful stripped back version....
Me too - he did the most beautiful stripped down version of "When You Dance With Me" with Sarah at that show which you could tell really affected people. I think it would be great if he did a more acoustic album , maybe some of his songs and some covers. His voice is incredible and the tone so superb - with the right arrangements and production I think an album like that could be so very special.
And..for Kylie? Musically…If we get a 12th studio album next year…what would you like it to sound like?
I would like it to sound like Kylie being in the best place in the world doing what she loves.
Is it true there's going to be a Denise Van Outen project hitting the west end soon?
Yes. Terry Ronald and Denise have written a fabulous one woman show which is hopefully opening early next year. As Denise has an incredible voice there are plenty of opportunities for a few songs and I've reworked some classics in a very different style - can't say too much at the moment but we couldn't be more excited! I love Denise - she's got the most wicked sense of humour and is a much bigger talent than people probably know - hopefully this show will be able to show this. I'd love to say more but I don't want the Basildon mafia turning up!
If I could only pick one I would say Kylie's Proms In The Park was my highlight. It was the realisation of so many years of planning and I honestly could not have been more proud of her.
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This 1843-foot tunnel is one of several constructed by the Western Maryland railway in the late 1800s. The tunnel portal is showing the effects of water and other damage. It was built to bypass several bends in the Potomac.
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Western Maryland Railway Historical Society
P.O. Box 395
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Author's note: this piece is on its way to becoming a fully interactive editorial on how sports rivalries stand the test of time and how they affect their respective games. For now though, scroll on to read about the project as is.
Intense rivalries have played an integral role in professional sports since professional sports began. While the competitive pressure affects players, coaches, and managers, it is perhaps felt most by the fans. Although often manifested in friendly competition, matchups occasionally lead to serious violence in the game and also in the stands.
As part of William Bevington's Data Visualization and Information Aeshetics, I created a map of 128 rivalries (shown as thin lines) between 121 teams (shown as circles placed almost geographically) in six major professional sports, both as a print piece and as a completely interactive site built with D3.js.
Rivalries can begin for many different reasons; indeed, some rivalries don't even have a clear beggining - they just sort of are. For the purposes of this map, I've categorized all 127 matchups into one of seven types. The first two are based on location: Territorial, occurs between two teams (usually) playing in the same city, often across town from each other and occasionally in the same venue. Geographical rivalries, often known as a battle or derby, or based on the close geographical proximity of two teams.
Three types are based on scheduling: Divisional rivalries are characterized by familiarity between two teams that face off often in the regular season, Playoff, League, and Superbowl matchups are based on games played when it matters, and Original Six rivalries are between two of the NHL's original teams who have played each other regularly. Manufactured, a rivalry created to increase ticket sales and attendance, and historical, often based on competition between two cities off the playing field, round off the types.
The final print is 48"x48" in fine art paper, while the interactive piece is available at sportsrivalri.es and updates automatically once weekly. A colour is assigned to each league (CFL, MLB, MLS, NFL, NBA, NHL), which is the average of all team primary colours in that league. Each team is given a circle which is sized by the number of wins against the team it's connected to. Online, you can search for a team (by city, state, country, nickname, or mascot) and click on a matchup to see the stats.
Created with ♥ by Sam Vickars. © 2016. All rights reserved. All trademarks property of their respective owners. Accuracy not guaranteed. Rivalry intensities based on number of head-to-head matches, number of games won between teams, number of goals scored against opponent, and fan ratings on rivalrywatch.com. Data sourced from http://hockey-reference.com, http://baseball-reference.com, http://pro-football-reference.com, http://basketball-reference.com, http://soccerstats.com, the official website of each league (http://nhl.com, http://mlb.com, http://nfl.com, http://cfl.com, http://nba.com, and http://mls.com).
Notes: The territorial rivalry between the Boston Bruins and Hartford Whalers, known as the Battle of New England, existed from 1979 to 1997, when the Whalers relocated to North Carolina. The Battle of Quebec, between Les Canadiens de Montreal and the Quebec Nordiques existed from 1979 to 1995, when the Nordiques relocated to Colorado. The expansion rivalry between the Calgary Flames and original Winnipeg Jets (not to be confused with their current incarnation) existed from 1980 to 1987 when the Jets relocated to Phoenix (now known as Arizona Coyotes). The expansion rivalry between the Chicago Blackhawks and Minnesota North Stars existed between 1981 and 1993, when the North Stars were spun off into the Dallas Stars and the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (now known as the Anaheim Ducks). The rivalry between the Edmonton Oilers and the original Winnipeg Jets existed before the two teams entered the NHL in 1979 and lasted until 1996 when the Jets relocated to Phoenix. The territorial Battle of Montreal between Les Canadiens de Montreal and the Montreal Maroons existed from 1924 to 1938, when Maroons folded. The territorial rivalry between the New York Rangers and the New York Americans existed from 1925 to 1942, when the Americans folded to World War II. The rivalry between the Indianapolis Colts and New England Patriots is based on the individual rivalry between Peyton Manning and Tom Brady. The rivalry between the New York Yankees and the Los Angeles Dodgers/San Francisco Giants stems from the former two being located in New York, as the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants, respectively, until the move in 1957. The Florida Derby existed in the MLS between the Miami Fusion and Tampa Bay Mutiny until 2001, when both teams exited the league. It continues to exist outside of the league between the Fort Lauderdale Strikers and Tampa Bay Rowdies. The Cascadia Cup has existed (unofficially) as part of the MLS since 2011, but has existed since 2004 and is awarded to the best of three teams after the season ends. The SuperClasico existed between the LA Galaxy and the now defunct Chivas USA between 2005 and 2013, when USA Chivas folded.
Fonts used: Skolar Sans Latin, designed by David Březina and Sláva Jevčinová of Rosetta Type Foundry, courtesy of Adobe Typekit. League colours based on the average of the primary or secondary colour of all teams in the respective league.
Historical Rivalry (2485 games played) - San Francisco Giants (1237W) vs Los Angeles Dodgers (1202W)
These two teams orginally played across town from each other in Brooklyn and New York City beginning in the late 1800s. Their ability to remain foes after a cross-country move and keep the balance has led to this being called one of the greatest rivalries in sports.
Original Six/Franco-Anglo Rivalry (732 games played) - Toronto Maple Leafs (338W) vs Les Canadiens de Montreal (293W)
The oldest in the NHL, the Leafs-Habs rivalry is symbolic of a country divided: the Quebecois Francophones against the Anglophones of the remainder of Canada. The two largest Canadian cities have won the most Stanley Cups of any team, facing off for the cup five times.
Historical Rivalry (358 games played) - Boston Celtics (199W) vs Los Angeles Lakers (159W)
While not the most contested in the NBA, this rivalry involves two of the league's most storied teams. They have met a record twelve times in the championship series, while their combined 33 trophies account for almost half of the 68 in NBA history.
The Banjo Bowl (221 games played) - Winnipeg Blue Bombers (126W) vs Saskatchewan Roughriders (91W)
Known as the Banjo Bowl (when played on Labour Day) since 2004, this rivalry is older than the Canadian Football League itself and extends far beyond the field, fueled by traditional competition between the two prairie provinces.
Historical Rivalry (187 games played) - Chicago Bears (94W) vs Green Bay Packers (93W)
The longest-running in the NFL, this rivalry began in 1921 and is characterized by the balance between the two teams. The mutual Chicago- Wisconsin hatred has sparked similar rivalries in the MLB and NBA, as well as at the collegiate level.


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When you are having sexual activity with your partner - and you're running late for something, so once you've ejaculated, you quickly leave, so you can get to where you need to be.
"I was running late for the board meeting yesterday, but Mandy really wanted it, so I fucked her from behind, squirted my load all over her ass then quickly left"
"Yeah - exactly"
"You mean you had to cum and go?"
"Yeah - exactly"
by Have ahh Choo July 10, 2008
When you are invited into a persons bed for some sexual adventures and after you cum you go. This can also be used as a pick-up line when your intentions are to only have sex.
"I pulled a cum-and-go with that ho." or "I made him cum-and-go."
Pick-up line version: "Hello. You're hot! Would you like to cum-and-go?"
Pick-up line version: "Hello. You're hot! Would you like to cum-and-go?"
by Ninja Amber October 27, 2011
the act of ding-dong ditching a house while masturbating, cuming on them, and casually walking away.
by nightrider09 December 31, 2010
When you are having sex very quickly because there is something else you need to be doing. Once you ejaculate a little bit, you leave.
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I'm a queen for November! It's pretty exciting really. So far this month I've only received one block, the others pictured below were all early. So I should be getting a whole bunch of them any day now.. wink, wink.
I love this lighthouse block. I don't think I would have been so clever. Instructions were for any kind of wonky house block and so far they all fit the bill. They are all wonderful I plan to add things to it such as trees, maybe a park and school. We'll see.
Other things I'm working on:
- Glamping pillow for sister's Christmas present
- Husband requested a handmade tie! Yikes! The only thing he wants for Christmas.
- Two ornament swaps
- Medallion quilt
- King size vintage sheet quilt
- Possibly pj pants and crowns for the girls.


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The Volunteers In Parks (VIP) program of the National Park Service is an integral part of daily operations in the 390 plus parks in the National Park System.
Volunteers are a valuable addition to the staff at Martin Van Buren National Historic Site, and perform needed services in all areas of the park including maintenance, curatorial, administration and visitor services.
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The Power of Ping Pong Can Put Your Head Through DrywallJuly 12, 2009
A grass seed salesman I know went head to head with the power of ping pong and lived to tell about it.
Table tennis has been known by a variety of names including gossima, flim-flam, and ping pong. Experts believe that the game was created in England during the late 1800's. Early versions of the game used balls made of cork on table tops.
The International Table Tennis Federation was formed in 1926. It soon became a favorite in many nations and led to the dominance of the game by nations like Japan and China.
Ping pong was the reason for the first entrance of any American sports organizations into the Chinese mainland after the communist takeover in 1949. In 1971, the American Ping Pong Team was in Japan for the 31rst World Table Tennis Championship. While they were there, they received a surprise invite from China to play. It initiated "Ping Pong Diplomacy" with the massive communist nation in the thick of the Cold War.
Ping pong has a history of breaking down barriers.
A grass seed salesman from Wisconsin who I will call Wild Bill for the purpose of this article has been a life long player of ping pong. He recently told me about the wildest game he has ever played which also broke down a barrier. More specifically, it broke down a piece of drywall the size of his head.
Wild Bill traveled to Alabama for a sales meeting. When the meeting was over, he noticed a ping pong table in an entertainment area of the resort. He met an individual from California, and they struck up a game. The Californian had no idea that Wild Bill had been playing ping pong since he was a small child, that he had gone undefeated at church camp 40 years prior, that he had a stellar record in college, or that he had dominated his own children in the garage for the majority of their short lives.
The game rapidly became a heated contest. At a crucial point in the game, the Californian smashed the ball toward the left corner of the table. As Wild Bill recalls it, "I went horizontal, stretched out, planning a miraculous return. That's when the wall came out of nowhere. When my head hit the wall, there was quite a thud."
"Everyone in the room stopped. I was actually stuck in the wall for a moment. I pulled my head out. Dust was swirling around my head. I stood up and looked at the little circle in the wall where my head had been. Someone asked if I was okay. I said, 'Hell, yes, I'm fine—I missed the stud.' Someone started laughing. Then everyone started laughing. I was a little befuddled after that and wound up losing 21-16. I think my opponent's name was Harold.'"
Wild Bill doesn't think there was an "residual damage." He says he was "a little dizzy when I pulled my head out of the wall. It's just a good thing I missed the stud."
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Louis Michael Seidman, a professor of Constitutional Law at Georgetown (surprise!), doesn't think much of the Constitution as he explains in an op-ed in the New York Times:
Consider, for example, the assertion by the Senate minority leader last week that the House could not take up a plan by Senate Democrats to extend tax cuts on households making $250,000 or less because the Constitution requires that revenue measures originate in the lower chamber. Why should anyone care? Why should a lame-duck House, 27 members of which were defeated for re-election, have a stranglehold on our economy? Why does a grotesquely malapportioned Senate get to decide the nation's fate?
Our obsession with the Constitution has saddled us with a dysfunctional political system, kept us from debating the merits of divisive issues and inflamed our public discourse. Instead of arguing about what is to be done, we argue about what James Madison might have wanted done 225 years ago.
As someone who has taught constitutional law for almost 40 years, I am ashamed it took me so long to see how bizarre all this is. Imagine that after careful study a government official — say, the president or one of the party leaders in Congress — reaches a considered judgment that a particular course of action is best for the country. Suddenly, someone bursts into the room with new information: a group of white propertied men who have been dead for two centuries, knew nothing of our present situation, acted illegally under existing law and thought it was fine to own slaves might have disagreed with this course of action. Is it even remotely rational that the official should change his or her mind because of this divination?
Of course we should still obey those parts of the Constitution that Professor Seidman likes:
This is not to say that we should disobey all constitutional commands. Freedom of speech and religion, equal protection of the laws and protections against governmental deprivation of life, liberty or property are important, whether or not they are in the Constitution. We should continue to follow those requirements out of respect, not obligation.
Nor should we have a debate about, for instance, how long the president's term should last or whether Congress should consist of two houses. Some matters are better left settled, even if not in exactly the way we favor. Nor, finally, should we have an all-powerful president free to do whatever he wants. Even without constitutional fealty, the president would still be checked by Congress and by the states. There is even something to be said for an elite body like the Supreme Court with the power to impose its views of political morality on the country.
What would change is not the existence of these institutions, but the basis on which they claim legitimacy. The president would have to justify military action against Iran solely on the merits, without shutting down the debate with a claim of unchallengeable constitutional power as commander in chief. Congress might well retain the power of the purse, but this power would have to be defended on contemporary policy grounds, not abstruse constitutional doctrine. The Supreme Court could stop pretending that its decisions protecting same-sex intimacy or limiting affirmative action were rooted in constitutional text.
Go here to read the rest. Professor Seidman deserves an A for honesty just as he deserves an F for appreciation of what the Founding Fathers were attempting to do. For many decades the Constitution has been mangled in order to move forward a liberal agenda. This was usually done with a pretense that the Constitution was being interpreted rather than shredded, since it allowed the imposition of agendas that could not prevail at the ballot box. With the reelection of Obama, Seidman thinks that it is past time to jettison the pretense and simply ignore the Constitution when it stands in the way of Leftist goals. We live in increasingly dangerous times, and this op-ed of Seidman is a proposal that would strip from the Federal government all legitimacy since it is the Constitution, and only the Constitution, which binds Americans to obey it. As Abraham Lincoln noted in 1859: The people — the people — are the rightful masters of both Congresses, and courts — not to overthrow the Constitution, but to overthrow the men who pervert it.


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Acronyms and internet
The computer corner
By Charles Miller
Last week's column on the subject of an acronym and internet alphabet soup left me with more material than would fit into one column. Another very new acronym you may hear used to describe internet issues is "IBR." As proof of the fact that there are too many acronyms and not enough different letter combinations possible in the alphabet, all you have to do is go to your favorite search engine or one of the web sites specifically dedicated to listing acronyms and learn that there are at least a hundred different definitions for IBR.
One of the many things IBR stands for is "Input Buffer Register," which can be confused with "Initialization Boot Record." Both have something to do with computers, as does "Intermediate Bit Rate," but that is not the one I was looking for either. "Infant Behavior Record" sounds like it has nothing to do with the internet; however, it does seem to accurately describe some of the things that go on there, and "Insert Bugs at Random" is exactly what some consumers accuse computer programmers of doing.
No, the acronym I was looking for this time is "Internet Background Radiation." IBR, for lack of a better explanation, is like static on a radio or cordless phone. It is an annoyance that gets in the way of what you need to do, and there is no getting rid of it. IBR is billions of junk data packets floating around the net. Their sources are virus-infected computers, bots (robots), poorly-written software, spam-bots, etc. Just like a telemarketer dialing every number in the phone book, a virus-infected computer can sit there dialing up 1,000 IP addresses per minute trying to find another system it can infect. Now that we have the Internet of Things (IoT), there is going to be a lot more IBR originating from network-connected printers to smart thermostats. The destinations of these IBR data packets are for the most part unreachable, and that is the reason why the packets just bounce around the web until they die.
Decades ago, the engineers who designed the Internet Protocol (IP) had the foresight to provide for a graceful way to handle lost data packets. Every TCP/IP data packet has a Time to Live (TTL) value and after a few seconds if that data packet cannot reach its destination, it simply evaporates. IBR thus automatically resolves the problem it creates, yet it still contributes to clogging up the internet's circuits.
Each of the millions of servers connected to the internet constantly has to monitor incoming traffic and differentiate between legitimate traffic, malicious traffic, and junk (IBR). The unwanted traffic gets bounced or dropped, but just sorting through it all is an electronic burden that requires extra server capacity and bandwidth.
Anyone who cares to see this in action should check out a web site that recently has been the talk of the computer tech world. Point your browser to http://map.ipviking.com/ (no www) and what you will be treated to is a live-action world map of identified cyber attacks of which there are thousands ongoing at any given moment.
The map is populated with the locations of cyber attacks, their origin and target along with a description of what type of attack it is. When a cyber-attack is identified and blocked, which takes just milliseconds, the bounced data packets can become IBR for a few more milliseconds until they expire. Still, some of the cyber-attacks are successful and they just keep coming.
Looking at the map, Oh no! Kazakhstan just zapped Chicago! It looks like somebody in Bolivia is probing email sites in Japan. Mexico just thwarted an attack from Iceland. China is both on the sending and receiving end of hundreds of attacks per second! As one respected tech guru suggested, this web site is best viewed when you have a bag of popcorn and time to enjoy the show.
Charles Miller is a freelance computer consultant, a frequent visitor to San Miguel since 1981 and now practically a full-time resident. He may be contacted at 044-415-101-8528 or email FAQ8 (at) SMAguru.com.


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Act as part of a quantitative/analytical team to deliver innovative solutions to the financial industry ranging from Portfolio Construction, Attribution, Enterprise Data Management, Workload Automation and Algorithmic Trading.
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Hi guys!
The weather outside might be cold and rainy but we still have a calendar summer, so let's hope the real, hot summer will come back to us, that's why I'm reviewing an amazing lip product, that couldn't remind me more of summer!
It's a Color Sensational Popstick from Maybelline. Mine is in colour Cherry Pop, which is just a perfect name choice for a summer lip product! It's a fantastic tinted lip balm, very light and soft on lips. I like this product so much because you can build it up on lips, with each layer the colour will look a bit stronger, more pigmented, yet still juicy looking! It reminds me of a sorbet and everyone I show this lip balm to, say how much they just want to eat it! Even though the colour of it may suggest to you it will look red on lips, it won't. It's a red-toned orange colour, and the more layers of it you put on the lips, the more orange it will look. When I first tried it, I thought that tinted lip balm, wouldn't stay on the lips for too long, and I would have to re-apply it every hour, but it's a long lasting product, and the colour looks very strong even after a few hours! You might want to re-applying it all the time, just like I do, because it feels amazing on the lips, and smells oh, so nice and sweet, but you don't really have to. I couldn't resist buying this product, and I'm sure if you ever see it in the shop, you would buy it as well!
There are 5 colours available in this collection, including the Cherry Pop one that I have. All of them look look amazing, and each costs only £7.20 and you can buy it here.
Kinia xoxo