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Gaynor's first goal of season leads Plymouth to 1-0 Sault Ste. Marie shutoutNHL.com @NHLdotcom
PLYMOUTH, Ma. - Goaltender Jeremy Smith turned aside 26 shots as the Plymouth Whalers shut out the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 1-0 in a Friday afternoon Ontario Hockey League match at the Compuware Arena.
Smith, last June's second-round selection by Nashville in the NHL Draft, notched his third shutout of the campaign, tying Kitchener's Josh Unice for the league lead. Among his saves was a first-period penalty shot attempt by Soo sniper Dustin Jeffrey.
The rare Friday afternoon game was played on the post-U.S. Thanksgiving holiday break, but drew a sparse crowd of 1,922.
Joe Gaynor's first goal of the season early in the second period was the lone shot Plymouth (15-7-1-1) got past Hounds overage netminder Kyle Gajewski, who finished with 35 saves.
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Our main surgery is at Birstall and we have a branch surgery at Birkenshaw. The practice area covers Birstall, Gomersal and Birkenshaw.
Patients can now see a local GP for routine appointments on weekday evenings and at weekends.
Pre-bookable and on-the-day appointments are available between 6.30pm and 9.30pm each weekday,
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The scheme starts in August when evening and weekend appointments will be available for any patient registered with a GP in North Kirklees.
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Dr Lobb is retiring....
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Never what?
Quiet you.
Red Steel was one of the earliest releases for the Wii console, and it was met with heavy criticism for not living up to the hype Ubisoft mustered up. Personally, I quite liked the game and felt that the shooting mechanics were very well done, although I'll admit swordplay was not. I think many people were so annoyed about the game not executing the sword fighting properly that they refused to consider any part of the game as being good.
A few years later and we now have Red Steel 2. With Wii MotionPlus affording the Wii with the 1:1 motion control that Nintendo promised us in the first place, the sequel looked to be capable of fulfilling gamers' wish for a proper sword game.
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A trip through the year looking at a Bach cantata each week. Comments, discussions, musings, wibblings are all welcome.
Thursday, 27 December 2012
Christmas Liebestod- Christmas Oratorio, Day 1
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BWV 248 was compiled in 1734 I believe but the earlier (Dec 1733) secular cantata: BWV 214, 'Tönet, ihr Pauken! Erschallet, Trompeten!' (which shares the same music for the opening) might explain why the 'Jauchzet frohlocket' is in unison... or 'unharmonised roughness'... because it is representing the resounding timpani and also the flourish of trumpets! It's literal musical word-painting.ReplyDelete
Bach was simply recycling music that would have been heard only once before by his congregation - and changing the meaning in the process.
The symbolism of the trumpet in Großer Herr is interesting: in the low register the trumpet represents earth (or earthly power and/or war) and in the high register, represents the heavens, gods, or angels. There are also some strange trills written on the written G. A conventional trill would not work on the natural trumpet in that register, so the trill would be (on a D Trumpet), written G-Bb - an intentionally impure sound. The fanfare used is also the Weimar fanfare of welcome, also used in Gebel's Christmas Oratorio, Brandenburg 1, 2 and 3 and so on. It's a fanfare of welcome for Jesus, welcoming him to earth...
Such a fascinating piece of music, I could go on about it for a long time!
Russell- great to hear from you, and to have a real grown-up musician's perspective to add to my amateur ramblings! Yes, I completely agree with you about the word-painting aspects of the unison chorus/timps/brass sound. Sometimes I think it might be easier to point out when Bach isn't using word-painting than when he is... That's an absolutely fascinating point about the fanfare in Grosser Herr being a recognised Weimar welcome fanfare. And I'll have a look at Gebel's Christmas Oratorio ASAP!ReplyDelete


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Discussion in 'Sports Lounge' started by jaron001, Aug 26, 2011.
Letsssss goooo
1 more week.
big thanks to everyone who played this year and bigger thanks to the people who stuck with it untill the end. it was fun and had me in the edge of my seat plenty of Time
oh yea TEAM TITS BICTHES!
So who won???
1 Team Titans jaron harris 10-2 1183 920 91.0 70.8 +20.2
2 Super Fobz Roy Widjaja 8-4 1056 874 81.2 67.2 +14
3 VR Troopers MATTHEW badger 7-5 991 926 76.2 71.2 +5
i forgot to set my team last weekend lol
wouldn't have won anyways haha... ur team is a monster congrats!
i won my other league tho
Wow I completely forgot I had a team in this league.
Congrats Jaron!!! It made watching the NFL a lot more interesting. I look forward to next year. GO Steelers!!!
lol i forgot we had an auto league
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Recently Ginch took to the airwaves in our bid to take over the world one crotch at a time. See if you can guess the number of times "probe" was uttered….
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We are now 3 days away from the official launch of I LOVE TOKYO, a Japanese-inspired collection by the world's cheekiest-and your favorite- underwear brand. We thought it only fitting to share with you a little tatse of Japan's cinematic B-movie legacy, Godzilla, in anticipation of Ginch Gonch's own Gonchzilla undies, coming out next week.
For you film nerds out there, we thought we'd share the epic opening lines from this vintage classic:
"This is Tokyo. Once a city of six million people. What has happened here was caused by a force which up until a few days ago was entirely beyond the scope of Man's imagination. Tokyo, a smoldering memorial to the unknown, an unknown which at this very moment still prevails and could at any time lash out with its terrible destruction anywhere else in the world. There were once many people here who could've told of what they saw…now there are only a few." -Steve Martin (Godzilla 1954)
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We love it when the fashion boutiques that carry our underwear keep us updated on how much fun they have covering their customers' behinds and we wanted to share their creativity with you.
RIOT, Rock & Roll themed boutique, cafe, & bar
Riot boutique is a unique concept store on the island of Malta in the Mediterranean that was opened by a Canadian who refused to brave yet another cold winter shlepping through slush on the streets of Montreal.
Zoe, the store's owner, set up her dream boutique with a cafe and fully stocked bar. Martinis while shopping anyone?
PHAG (Philadelphia Home Art Garden), Fashion, furniture & design boutique
Jason, PHAG boutique owner and designer housewares guru, is encouraging his customers to give the gift of Ginch this winter. He got such a kick out of the Ginch Gonch Banana Guard that we gave him that he is giving them away as a free gift-with-purchase to his customers that buy Ginch Gonch underwear at PHAG during the holidays.
We really love the meaning Jason ascribed to the name of his store. Using a definition from the Urban Dictionary, he explained to us that PHAG is "an individual who proudly thrives to thwart oppression and negative stereotypes". How great is that?
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Some people will always think of long johns as those god-awful white synthetic things your mom made you wear. You know, those yucky under-pants that sag in the ass and make you look like you are wearing a diaper?
Well, thanks to Ginch Gonch you'll never have to endure that kind of humiliation again. We are saying "No More!" to the old, boring thermal pants that we all hate, and have created the funkiest and most colorful long johns you have ever laid your eyes on!
These bad boys are perfect for rocking out next to the fire after a day of intense skiing or snowboarding, and will make your après-ski experience that much more fashionable.
You can buy Ginch Gonch long johns online at www.ginchgonch.com
Ginch Gonch is always working hard to reinvent itself and its designs, but this time we can thank our favorite adulterous celebity golfer, Tiger Woods, for giving a new depth of meaning to our classic argyle briefs, appropriately named: Tiger's Wood.
At 10 exposed extra-marital affairs and counting, gossip columnists and celebrity bloggers alike are asking themselves how he found the time. Here at Ginch Gonch, we have a more important question: What was Tiger Woods wearing under all of those boring, loose-fitting golf pants? What a shame it would be for all of those fresh eyes to have befallen a pair of boring tighty whities or blah grey boxers.
In fact, it appears that so many women have seen him in the buff, that we are tempted to design a pair of underwear just for him…come to think of it, we already did! Get yourself and your partner the perfect post-modernist holiday gift, Tiger's Wood Ginch Gonch fundies, in-stock and available now at www.ginchgonch.com.
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The contest is open to guys and girls alike, and the winner (chosen by a panel of Ginch judges as well as influenced by popular vote online) will be featured in a Ginch Gonch photoshoot and win a year's supply of the funkiest underwear in the world!
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As the launch of Evil Kitty's Spring Collection slows down, the innovation in designs do not. Keeping it calm and collective, the ethereal status Evil Kitty has worked to achieve comes in full swing with the launch of her next dress, Belle Blanche, where things are not always as simple as they seem. This dress is made of ivory organza ,and puts a unique spin on a basic silhouette. The irregular stitching of the seems draws in the eye, and carries it throughout the rest of the dress, so not to miss one inch of this truly one of a kind piece.
Thursday, June 7, 2012
Purrrrrr-fectly Pure Evil Kitty Goes Blanche in the Next Dress From her Spring Collection
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Praising is choosing to trust God. This was made very clear to me as I worked through this excellent devotional, The 30 Day Praise Challenge for Parents by Becky Harling. In fact, this lesson is one of the main messages this author hopes other parents will grasp when they praise God, a lesson that she herself learned while praising. She says that "praising God isn't just some glib hallelujah when finances are prospering, your health is flourishing, and your family is thriving. Praising God is an intentional declaration by faith that exalts God above your life circumstances" (16-17).
Honestly, even though I read her words in the introduction, by the time I had gotten through a few days of this devotional, I had forgotten that this was a lesson the author hoped I would learn. However, I learned it through the praise anyway. If you work through a book that prescribes specific different prayers for your children each day, eventually you're going to be confronted with a prayer that's hard to pray, and you'll have to choose whether to trust God and pray it or not.
Each day of this devotional starts with a relevant Bible verse, followed by an invitation written as a letter from God to the reader. This is followed by verse references from which Harling pulled these words. She doesn't ask the reader to read the verses, but I found it helpful to do so. Next, she guides the reader to praise God for an aspect of His character. Then she gives two or three worship songs to find on YouTube related to this character trait. A written prayer for the reader's children on the same topic follows along with more Scripture references. Finally, she encourages journal writing with specific questions to help deepen introspection on the topic.
Some days didn't apply specifically to my children at the time, but I was able to pray for their future whenever that occurred. Day 19, for example, focused on doubts our children might have. My children are young and haven't expressed any serious doubts yet, but it was good to pray for the day that probably will come. Other days focused on areas for which it was easy for me to trust God to provide and areas I wanted His help, like Day 10, which included prayers for strength when I'm weary.
Some days, however, took faith to worship Him. In particular, Day 24, "your child's longings," had some prayers that were hard for me to pray, especially, "I thank You that as a human parent I am unable to fulfill every hunger of her heart" (pg. 133). It was hard for me to thank Him for that. I want to fulfill every longing that my children have. It's hard for me to accept I can't, but not only that, it's good I can't. Praising Him for satisfying my children where I've fallen short took faith I had to choose.
Most of the days I loved the music she chose and was thankful to have someone to lead me in beautiful worship music. I didn't always fully enjoy the songs chosen, and it's always easier for me to worship when I already know the song, but I tried to focus on the lyrics on the few days I had unfamiliar or unappealing music, a topic I just wrote about last week.
The end of the book is filled with "Scripture to praise God for His work in your child's life," which I think will be incredibly helpful for my future prayers. She also had other chapters that didn't apply to me particularly, but I felt would be helpful for others: chapters with praises during grief over the death of a child, through disagreement with a spouse over parenting, for children of parents in ministry, adopted children, and children of divorce.
All in all, I found this to be a great addition to my quiet times and a book I can use again and again over my years of raising children to challenge and liven my daily prayer time.


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Thursday, May 25, 2006
Our 3rd Anniversary
Hard to believe but yesterday marked our 3rd wedding anniversary! As we look back on these last 3 years we are amazed at how much God has blessed us. They have been the best 3 years of our lives. Daniel came home from work yesterday with a lovely card in which he stated that the only thing he would do differently if we could go back is gotten married a year sooner! I feel the same way. We had no idea this kind of happines existed. It is certainly a doing of the Lord!
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Veganuary: focus on haircare
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We're taking a look at vegan-friendly haircare products at Naturally Good Food this week. It's Veganuary, of course – and for us, that's not just about food. We sell a great range of vegan toiletries, which are environmentally friendly too, and often organic. Just like our food, they're natural, good for us and a core part of our range.
We've got shampoos and conditioners of all kinds, for all types of hair. Here's a run-down of our vegan-friendly brands.
Faith in Nature
Faith in Nature is one of our biggest toiletry brands. The company says:
'Every Faith in Nature product is Vegan and has been registered with the Vegan Society, entitling us to use their trade mark on our products.'
From Faith in Nature, we have wonderfully interesting shampoos and conditioners, in a number of unique fragrances. Perhaps most importantly, we stock 5-litre refill bottles of Faith in Nature haircare products, for the most environmentally friendly option.
Green People
From Green People, we have baby shampoo, as well as proper grown-up shampoos and conditioners. With options that specialise in intensive repair, soothing irritated scalps and avoiding allergies, Green People is a really good choice for anyone who needs a sensitive product.
Essential Care (Odylique)
Our Essential Care gentle herb shampoo is completely suitable for vegans (and smells lovely, too).
More unusual products
For vegans, we've got some more unusual 'haircare' products to recommend as well.
- Pukka's Neem oil: a traditional Ayurvedic treatment for the scalp – vegan-friendly, of course.
- Coconut oil: this amazingly versatile product works brilliantly for hair, as well as for skin (and of course, for eating). There are theories that the fatty acids and minerals found in coconut oil stimulate the scalp, producing longer, thicker and more healthy hair. There are claims that the oil can protect against lice, produce shiny, lustrous locks, and prevent breakage and split ends. On a more mundane level, the oil certainly makes a great de-tangler, de-frizzer and general dampener-downer of enthusiastic hair – and has a wonderful smell as well. Coconut oil is a vegan's best friend generally, as a toiletry and as a cooking ingredient. We sell it in a variety of sizes, from a number of brands, with bulk options, too.
- Essential oils: many vegans make their own shampoo, with soap and oil, flavouring it with essential oils. You can see our full range of essential oils here.
And finally…
- Eat some good, proper food! You need to be healthy on the inside to have fantastic hair on the outside. The food thought to be best for great hair includes salmon, mackerel, lentils and walnuts – and a diet low in sugar.
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I've held off telling you about my second encounter in Brussels while waiting for the person concerned's ok.
I'd arranged to meet Martin King, who I taught for a year or two in a secondary modern in Wakefield till he left at 16 with one CSE in 1976, after doing a project for me to interview three old men on the village bench about their memories of the First World War (Passchendaele, in fact).
No contact since then until recently I noticed something on Friends Reunited, and as a result we've met. Martin drove in from Antwerp one morning to show me Brussels -- expertly (see below) -- and induct me in some unusual beers. (Unfortunately our meeting had to be curtailed so he could get out again: the EU summit was about to open so a ring of steel would come down on the city at 3.)
After leaving school, which he didn't get on with (for good reasons), Martin went to tech for a couple of years to get more qualifications, joined a band and took off with them to tour Europe. The tour lasted some years, they made records and he was a star in Belgium where he met a Flemish nurse and married. Got into university, ended up lecturing in history and then left when they wouldn't pass his PhD thesis -- too sensitive, it seems (quite a story there). Off to Hollywood to make a documentary, then Discovery Channel in Canada for another, drawing largely on his specialism: military history -- and especially the First World War. I'm eagerly awaiting his films that are to be on tv, though maybe not here. And he'll have two books.
In schools nowadays you're required to write lessons plans that include a statement of 'learning outcomes'. How about, 'In 35 years time will pick up this topic again and be inspired to make two documentary series'?'
Here are two clips to give an idea of the them:
Greatest Tank Battles
Voices of the Bulge
and a notice for the book:
Voice of the Bulge.
The trailer from 'Greatest Tank Battles' is currently on the 'Discovery Channel' in Europe and from January can be seen in the US.
Saturday, 6 November 2010
Another Brussels encounter
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David Coon is on a mission. Not exactly a Mission Impossible save-the-world mission; more of a quest. He's out to educate others about the potential for unusual vegetables in the garden and the kitchen.
Coon, an Oregon State University Extension Service master gardener, knew he was on to something when he'd be stopped in the grocery store by shoppers fascinated by the produce he was sending through the checkstand.
"For instance, a few years ago when I could finally find fennel in the store, I would take it up to the cashier and nine times out of 10 someone would ask me what it was," he says. "I got used to giving my spiel. I realized a lot of people don't know about these vegetables. That's one reason I got interested."
The lifelong gardener became aware of what people in the United States were missing back in the 1970s when he was stationed in Germany. "I saw a lot of things that people were eating and I came back here and didn't see any of it," he says. "After a period of time I could see them gradually moving into the U.S. and wondered how they moved around. They're like little ambassadors all over the world."
As much as he can, Coon helps them on their way. He buys them, grows them and urges them on others. In that vein, he offers eight of his favorite largely unknown vegetables. Though seeds can be hard to find, a search online will pull up some sources. Some nurseries will sell starts of a few, including cardoon, kohlrabi and broccoli rabe. Try them out and see what you think.
Shishito pepper: A small, usually sweet pepper that runs around 2 inches. Perhaps one in 10 will surprise you with a little kick, but "never crying hot," Coon says. He turns the green pepper into snacks by throwing them in a hot pan with some oil for a few seconds and then dresses them with a dash of kosher salt. The plant originally came from the Americas and was one of the first new world peppers to make it around the world, first gathered by Europeans, then passed along to the Far East. This is a warm-weather plant that does best in soil that's about 80 degrees.
Kohlrabi: Coon's research shows kohlrabi originating in central Asia and now popping up occasionally on grocery shelves. It looks like a bulb about the size of a baseball and tastes like a cross between cabbage and broccoli. Use it raw, sautéed, steamed, roasted or stuffed. He recommends the variety White Vienna. Kohlrabi is another cool-weather plant to put in the garden spring and fall.
Broccoli rabe or rapini: Related to turnips, rapini arrived in the United States in 1927 from Italy. It looks a little like mustard with tiny broccoli heads and features a pleasantly peppery taste. Coon has been known to sauté, braise, stir-fry and steam it, but advises not eating it raw. Plant in spring and fall.
Mache (also known as lamb's lettuce — not lamb's quarters — corn salad and field salad): This plant — related to broccoli but with small heads — has been cultivated in temperate Europe since Neolithic times, according to Coon. "I saw it when I was in Germany, but never saw it again until recently," he says. Mache sometimes shows up in the grocery store nowadays, but then drops out of sight when it doesn't sell. Coon thinks that should change. It's easy to grow and tastes like sweet, nutty lettuce with no bitterness. Leaves are used in salads. Plant in spring and summer; it overwinters beautifully in much of Oregon.
Spigarello: Common in southern Italy, spigarello is related to broccoli but doesn't form large heads. Eat the small heads, stems and curly leaves in salads, steam, sauté or throw in soup. The flavor, Coon says, is sweet and grassy, a mix of kale and broccoli. Plant in spring and fall. Frost hardy, but will die out after a freeze.
Sorrel (also called spinach dock or narrow-leaved dock): A perennial herb or salad vegetable native to Europe, western Asia and north Africa, sorrel has leaves used raw in salads or in sauces and soups. The flavor is tart and lemony with a crunch when raw. Coon said it makes a great pesto and pairs well with eggs, cream and pasta. Plant in spring for summer harvest.
About Gardening News From the OSU Extension Service: The Extension Service provides a variety of gardening information on its website at http://extension. oregonstate.edu/community/gardening.


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I should have thanked him. I should have thanked him, but I turned my back to him and walked away. Just as the two people before me did, and just as the people after me would do -the people who were now shuffling into the room with shame in their faces and defiance in their backs. We plead and wine, just as everyone before has done since the first cinder block was layed in the foundation of this courtroom, hoping his "honor" will scrape a few tens off our ticket.
I stood. "Yes?" I thought I had a deep voice, where did that come from?
"Please have a seat."
I sat. His honor mumbled through the customary formalities.
"Do you have any witnesses?"
"No." I glanced at the officer. He gave a short nod of his head, eyes downcast. He was fingering the edges of his papers. Nervous?
He spoke, "... conditions were dry and sunny... A silver model of Jeep that I later found out to be a Liberty"
Yep, that's me. "
...my laser clocked her at 75 mph... when I asked her if she knew how fast she was going, she stated 75 mph"
Yep, that's me.
His papers fluttered again.
His honor looked at me. "Do you have any questions?"
If there was an audible clock, it would have ticked.
"No your honor." Officer Postlewait looked at me. His honor looked at me.
"Do you have anything you would like to say?"
"Uh, yes, your honor." Another tick or tock. "As the officer stated," Did that sound professional? "the conditions were dry and sunny." They both nodded.
"I understand that I was going too fast, however, the conditions were safe, and I was aware of traffic, and keeping clear of other vehicles." "I was driving what I considered reasonable for the conditions." Ooh. Should have left that one out.
"The speed limit is 55 mph..."
"The flow of traffic..." Losing battle.
"...would you like to pay today or later?"
"Today, sir... your honor."
I glanced again at the officer, he hadn't moved. I closed the door behind me.
I forgot all about my ravings over it being "unfair" that he had given a "first time offender" a full-blown speeding ticket, and on such a sunny day too. I left out the part about him hiding behind a bridge, with his laser pointed at oncoming traffic, setting all of us sunny-day-drive-enjoyers up for failure. Because I saw that he wasn't that type of officer. (Not that I didn't deserve that ticket, even if he was that type.)
He wasn't the type of officer who enjoyed having his integrity put on the block and whipped again and again and again... by people who were colored by their guilt. There was no power-trip going on inside the courtroom that day. He was the type of officer who endured our montage so that we could walk out of the courtroom, climb into our vehicles and drive home... and arrive home -with our limbs still entact, our skin still covering our body, and our brain matter safely inside our skull.
So, I didn't say it then, but I say it now:
Thank you, Officer Postlewait.
Friday, April 18, 2008
Officer Postlewait
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just how much was that ticket? a good story, in the tradition of "honest words man" but it had more meaning because it really happened. In my opinion. -D
- April 20, 2008 at 10:39 AM
- J said...
Thanks... maybe that's because you know me. :)
The judge had pity on me and bumped it down to $110. But as I left, his eyes made little holes in me and he said, "Girl, slow down."
Ah, yeah, thanks, I believe I have. :)
- April 20, 2008 at 3:06 PM
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On Saturday, a Heritage Auctions spokesperson declared that a lock of hair belonging to Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer has been sold for $12,500. The auctions house refused to disclose the buyer's name.
The lock of hair has quite an interesting study. According to the spokesperson, the item was bestowed by Glen Swanson, a Texan who spent the last three decades collecting memorabilia from the Battle of Little Bighorn.
The Swanson collection also included a rifle that the auction house said was used during the battle and other weapons.It also featured photographs and American Indian art.
Swanson says that he came across the perfectly preserved lock of hair while examining Custer's war-time correspondence.
American Civil War and, later, during the American-Indian Wars, the lieutenant-colonel frequently wrote to Elizabeth 'Libbie' Bacon Custer, his wife about the situation on the front.
Apparently, before the Battle of Little Bighorn, Custer visited the regiment's barber to get a haircut. Instead of disposing of the hair, Custer took a blonde lock, sealed it inside an envelope and sent it to Libbie. Swanson said that Libbie wanted her husband hair for her wig. The last owner of the lock of hair said there were about 50 pieces of hair in the envelope.


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My attempt to make a plan...
Ok, so I want to be intentional with this little space of mine... I also want to create a little bit of accountability for myself to keep it up better than I have been.
I used to think I was a Type A personality. I think because I was typically in charge of groups when I was in school, was self-motivated, made good grades, leader of a lot of the campus organizations I was in, etc. I can follow a schedule well and exceed within boundaries.
However, since graduating college and working in various jobs and especially since becoming a stay-at-home Mom, I am starting to think I am more Type B. I really prefer a loose schedule and spontaneity (something my toddler does NOT enjoy... as evidenced by a meltdown this morning when I tried to change plans at the last minute for a fun trip to Chickfila for a free breakfast promotion they were doing). I still am fairly self-motivated... but without accountability I tend to flounder. The exception to this has been exercising, but I think my own self-image issues have held me accountable in that area.
All that to say, I am bucking my own trend and going to attempt to set up a "schedule" for this blog in efforts to hold me accountable.
I've been trying to think about- realistically- what I enjoy talking about and what my life is really defined by at the moment. Obviously my relationship with Jesus... but I don't know that it necessarily needs to be on the schedule, as it (hopefully) will pop up in my writing. I love to read and am a FAST reader, so I find myself naturally recommending books to people and begging others to read books I have read so I have someone to discuss them with. I also really just enjoy writing memoir-type essays over things I have learned in my life. Lastly, but not because it is of lesser value, I am a mom. And, y'all, being a mom can be hard. I often wonder, as I sit in the garage (it's where I escape to) while my toddler tantrums, what hard thing in me is God trying to correct, by allowing me to experience so much mayhem with my kids. And, seriously, they are only 3 and 1. It's not like the challenges will get easier. So, I definitely want to dedicate some time to writing about my life as a mom.
I have already mentioned I exercise pretty regularly, but I have a feeling that the topic of exercise, much like my spirituality, will pop up in my writing naturally.
So, here is my thinking... and I am hoping the four of you will hold me accountable to this...
Memoir Monday- on Mondays I plan to post essays I have written. There won't really be a particular theme... they may be on any topic. This is kind of all I have been posting lately.
What I'm Reading Wednesday- (are you seeing my love for all things alliteration?) I will discuss books. And I read a wide variety, so it won't be like I am just picking apart heavy theological tomes.
For Mothers Friday- this won't always be serious. Sometimes I will keep it light.
As you can see, I have left myself a lot of room to venture out in this "schedule." So, though it is technically a "schedule", it's a schedule in the loosest sense... "shed-yool" like they say it on Mary Poppins.


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Today is Mother's Day, so we're in Edgewater for a barbecue. All the cousins are here, the whole family. Yesterday, we picked up hotdogs and chop meat for hamburgers at the A&P. Mommy let us get Cheez Doodles and ice cream sandwiches for dessert. She was up late last night, making macaroni salad to bring with us this afternoon. I like macaroni when it's plain, but this kind has onions and green things in it. So, no thanks.
There's a box of chocolate covered cherries on top of the refrigerator in the kitchen here at Uncle Mike's. Aunt Margaret said we could have some if we're good. Already, I helped Daddy load beers into the big cooler and covered them with ice. After that, I got to put Squeeze Cheese on stuff – crackers, celery, but mostly, my fingers.
I love chocolate covered cherries. I've had them once before, on Valentine's Day. There were two in a box Mommy got for herself at Simelson's because she knew Daddy wouldn't remember. She opened them up right outside the drug store. I took a little nibble first, so I could see the insides. I wasn't sure if I was gonna like it or not. The syrup leakdc down my hand and it was messy, but the cherry was so good. Mommy ate hers in one bite. I wanted to go slow and make mine last.
I keep trying to think of things I can do to get attention in a good way, so I can have my candy sooner. Everybody's bed is already made. Aunt Margaret lets me tidy up her jewelry box. I untangle the necklaces and put them in the two bottom drawers, bracelets in the middle section and earrings on top.
There's an ashtray filled with change in one of the bedrooms with so many quarters. There's gotta be at least, I don't know, a lot of money in it. Quarters are the best kind of change. With a quarter, you can buy two things of gum and a Charleston Chew. With a bunch of quarters, you can get even more.
I linger near the bureau where the ashtray's at. I steal three quarters and stir the coins that are left. No one will notice anything's missing, and even if they do, they won't think I did it. They'll blame Donald or Joseph before they blame me. Those boys are always getting into trouble. I go ahead and take some dimes and a few nickels. I'm hardly ever in places where I get to spend money, but I feel better just having it. I could buy a lead pencil and a big pink eraser from the supply closet at school, chocolate milk with my lunch. The bulge in my pocket makes a jingling sound when I walk, so I transfer all the change into a piece of paper towel and tuck it behind some shampoo bottles on the window ledge in the bathroom. I'll come back and get it later, when it's time to leave.
I get excited when we come to Edgewater. I wish I could run wild like my cousins. They get to do things my mother won't allow. When I ask, she says "No," and "Don't ask me again." My sister and I have to sit around with the boring adults. Judy brought her book with her, so at least she has something to do. I have nothing. Mommy says I should play with Christine, but she's kinda still a baby.
After the boys return from wherever they went, probably buying candy up at the stores, we sit on beach chairs out back and play cards. War and Go Fish are the only games I know. Now that Michael Kevin is home, it feels more like a party. He's fifteen and so much fun to be around. He puts the big stereo speaker in the window and blasts "Honky Tonk Woman," over and over. Nobody makes him turn it down.
I don't know how it happened, but all of a sudden, Michael is cooler than anyone I know. He wears dungarees with boots and no shirt. He has hair under his armpits. When some kid rides up on a minibike asking for a cigarette, Michael gives him one. That's how I know he smokes.
I take a black cherry soda out of the cooler and start shaking it to the music. When I pop the top, the contents go everywhere. My clothes are drenched, and the patio is dripping in red liquid. My cousins laugh, so I grab another can, kicking this one across the porch and down the stairs before opening it in between two parked cars. A volcano of orange erupts and fills the street, spraying both vehicles and the sidewalk in front of the house. Everybody cheers.
I move in for a third try. Donald says I shouldn't, that I'm gonna get in trouble, but I don't care. I fish through the ice for a ginger ale. That's when Uncle Mike comes charging out the back door. He grabs a hold of Dennis and Joseph, picking them up off the ground by their shirts. The rest of us scatter.
Uncle Mike punches Dennis in the arm, so hard it makes him cry. When he kicks Joseph in the behind, he loses his balance and they both fall over. I've never seen him so mad. "Get the hose and clean this shit up," he says, gritting his teeth. Neither boy tells on me. I feel bad but say nothing. I'm too afraid. I go back inside, past the kitchen where the grown-ups are laughing and being all loud, into the bathroom. I lock the door and check on my money. I sit on the toilet for a little while and think about more stuff I can buy.
It feels like we've been here forever. I wish we could just eat and go home. Daddy went with Uncle Mike to Joe Maloney's house, and they've been gone almost three hours. My mother sent the boys up the block to check on things. They came back saying Daddy's drunk, that he took his pants off and can't put them back on. Now, he's standing in the middle of the street in his boxer shorts. Somebody needs to go get him. Mommy won't do it, she's too embarrassed.
Neighbors steer my father this way, while us kids watch from the porch. Some of my cousins' friends imitate him, staggering around in circles. They think it's funny. Daddy has a big knot on his forehead, and the front of his underwear is soaking wet. Two men guide him up the stairs and inside, where no one else can see.
Once Daddy is cleaned up and fed, he falls asleep on the bottom bunk in the boys' room. Us kids take turns watching the doorway in case he wakes up to pee and doesn't remember where he is. Everybody else eats, and the grown-ups keep drinking.
Even though Mother's Day is pretty much ruined, I remind Aunt Margaret about the chocolate covered cherries. She opens the box and lets us each have one. I want to save mine for as long as i can, but the chocolate starts to melt in my hand as I carry it from room to room. Somebody yells that I'm stupid if I don't eat it. They're just jealous because theirs is gone already.
The sound of the Mister Softee truck two streets over gets everyone excited. Mommy reaches for her pocketbook, slung over the back of the chair. She gives Judy money for our ice cream. As we charge out of the house and down the steps, I eat my candy and start to run. When I trip on a piece of broken sidewalk, it flies out of my mouth and tumbles across the pavement. I land on one knee and both hands.
Christine catches up to me. She is pushing a baby stroller. Her doll is naked and has green magic marker all over her eyelids and one cheek. "I saw you fall. Are you okay?"
"Yes," I tell her, but I am crying, because there is blood. We both stare at my chocolate, caked in crud on the filthy ground.
"Don't be sad," she says. "We can see if there's any left."
"There are no more," I sob. I was sure of it. I saw the empty box in the garbage. I cry even harder.
She looks up at the ice cream truck and back toward the house. "I'll get you a rag."
As soon as she leaves, I pick my candy out of the dirt and put it back in my mouth. It makes a crunching sound inside my head when I bite down, but it still tastes like chocolate.


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Jullie of the wolves– I remembered it as an adventure story and part one is just that. Part 2 started to explain what led her to running away and thankfully I got curious and looked up the chapter summaries. Put on the list for later reading!!!! *sigh* Now I need a book on tape. Recommendations?
Deconstructing Penguins: The authors say that "books are like puzzles" and it is up to us (the readers) to figure out what the author is trying to say. They go through the steps to help you figure it out. I actually had a brief discussion with Alex about Mr. Popper's Penguins which went okay. We talked about the setting, protagonist, antagonist, climax, and themes. I am excited to look into parent/child book clubs!


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RIP Isao Takahata.
The beloved anime genius and co-founder of Studio Ghibli passed away yesterday in Tokyo at the age of 82. According to various Japanese news sources, Takahata's health began declining last year because of a heart condition.
Takahata's career as a producer, director, and animator began in 1959 when he joined Toei Animation as an assistant. It was ther that he met his longtime collaborator (and fellow legend) Hayao Miyazaki. In the 80s, they would found Studio Ghibli alongside Toshio Suzuki.
A number of Studio Ghibli's most famous anime have directly involved Takahata in some way. After producing 1984's Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind and 1986's Castle in the Sky, Takahata directed Grave of the Fireflies, a brilliant and devastating World War II drama that received universal acclaim.
Between 1991 and 2013, Takahata directed Only Yesterday, Pom Poko, My Neighbors the Yamadas, and The Tale of Princess Kaguya, the latter of which was nominated for an Academy Award. He continued working through 2016.
He'll be forever missed by the fandom.


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Join me this evening, by opening your bible and reading Philippians 4:1-23
"And the peace of God, which passes all understanding, will keep your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus" – Philippians 4:7
We are reminded that in Hebrew the word "shalom" has many more meaning that we put into our English word "peace." As we notices, Paul frequently in his opening of his epistles "Grace, mercy and peace."
Did you ever find yourself engaged in a sharp difference with someone in your life – having strong feelings and perhaps a lot of anger and hostility in the midst of the quarrel? Then, have you had the experience of talking it out, and being reconciled, truly reconciled in mutual forgiveness and repentance? If yes, then you know what Paul means when he uses this reconciliation with God. A freedom and joyful state of fellowship.
Our peace rests right there, in what Jesus has done for us on that old rugged cross. The peace of God is Jesus. He is one with the Father, and when we live in him, we enjoy that oneness, too. When peace leaves you, flee to the Father, and ask the Lord Jesus to become that peace you felt leaving you.
We must learn to be content with what we have. As the old proverb goes:
We should pray for the courage to change what we can,
the patience to accept what we cannot change,
And the wisdom to know the difference.
Jesus also points out that some things are more important than others.
We need to remember that our God is an active God. He did not create us for his enjoyment. By that I mean, we are not actors or toys that he created to amuse him and watch what happens to us. If we truly believe in God, if our faith is certain, then we will have peace of mind. Why, because we will leave all in God's hands.
How do we reconcile peace of mind with the toils and tribulations of this world? First we need to understand that our home is not here on earth. Our home is in heaven. We are merely travelers here on earth. Secondly, we are told that our trials are trials which we should be able to handle. God does not want us to fail, but succeed in all things. He will not let us be overcome by that which we will not have success against. He will always be ready to assist us if we ask, sometimes even if we don?t ask. Third, Satan is going to tempt us. Why? To draw us away from God. Did you hear me? Away from God! Otherwise, Satan would not bother with us. Hence, we should rejoice in our sufferings and remember that suffering successfully will strengthen our faith, our resolve and perseverance.
You see if we do not have peace it is because we have allowed circumstances to lead us away from God and the peace He offers us. We have focused on the wrong things and not on God. Consequently, we have distanced ourselves away from God. God has not moved away. We have. It is time for us to draw near to God.
What were Jesus' first words that He spoke to the disciples following His resurrection? "Peace be with you.?" A very simple phrase, yet it was exactly what the disciples needed right then.


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Gone Girls
Spare your friends the haul to Vegas with these four unexpected alternatives.
The standby:
Wine tasting on the North Fork.
The twist:
Distillery-hopping upstate.
The Hudson Valley is the source of a number of award-winning whiskeys, not to mention farm-fresh cuisine that will help to offset your booze intake. From Manhattan, drive two hours to the idyllic Hillrock Estate Distillery (408 Pooles Hill Rd., Ancram, N.Y.; 518-329-1023), where a tour ($20 per person, by reservation only) will take you through the whiskey-making process and then to the tasting room. From there, drive 50 miles south to family-owned Tuthilltown Spirits (14 Gristmill Ln., Gardiner, N.Y.; 845-255-1527), where you can fortify yourselves on grass-fed burgers ($15) at the next-door restaurant, Tuthill House at the Mill (20 Gristmill Ln.; 845-255-4151), before hitting the actual distillery. During a private tour ($15 a person for eight people), you'll learn the process of spirit-making as you move through the facility, ending up in the tasting room to sample Tuthilltown's wares. Crash at Mohonk Mountain House (from $291 per person, including meals and activities; mohonk.com), an 1869 castle in the Shawangunk Mountains. In the summer, there's a lobster bake every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday night.
The standby:
Ohm-ing at a yoga retreat at Kripalu.
The twist:
Unwinding at a ryokan-style inn in the Berkshires.
Innkeeper Louise Palmer will see after your every need when you check into Berkshires Shirakaba ($700 for two suites that sleep four, and $50 per person after that; accommodates up to eight people; berkshires-shirakaba.com), a tiny hilltop inn located in New Ashford, Massachusetts, and designed and run in the Japanese ryokan style. That means you'll leave your shoes at the door and don a traditional yukata (cotton kimono), which some guests opt to wear for their entire stay. The property's 21 secluded acres are yours to wander, and when you're ready to relax, the ryokan has a small indoor pool, an infrared sauna, and a sundeck. Local yoga instructors and masseuses are on call, and during the summer you can book a massage in the outdoor gazebo. Each morning, you'll be offered an elaborate made-to-order Japanese breakfast; or opt for a Western version. Most guests choose to eat the six-course Japanese dinner here as well ($130 per person), which lasts two to four hours. The inn doesn't serve alcohol, but you can BYO anything.
The standby:
Getting wild in Vegas.
The twist:
Getting wild on a ranch in Montana.
Author-chef-adventurer Georgia Pellegrini's weekend-long Fearless Girls Getaway retreats ($1,595 per person for three days and two nights; georgiapellegrini.com) take place on her sprawling Montana ranch in the remote town of Belt, where you can partake in a mix of rugged activities (horseback riding, falconry, fly fishing, ATV driving, hiking) and gentler ones (sunset yoga, massages, cooking classes). Elaborate dinners, prepared by Pelligrini, might include seared quail over quinoa with savory huckleberries or pork-and-wild-boar roulade with braised pork belly over apple-kraut and smoked honey. End your days with s'mores and Champagne around a campfire, and then retire to rustic log cabins that offer stunning mountain views and stone fireplaces. The price of the weekend includes all food, lodging, activities, gift bags, and transfers to and from the local airport; unlimited alcohol is an additional $75 per person.
The standby:
A fancy time in Newport, Rhode Island.
The twist:
An affordable romp in Providence, Rhode Island.
In contrast to nearby Boston or touristy Newport, Providence is a relatively inexpensive culinary and cultural hub whose proximity to various beaches makes it an ideal spot for Northeastern bachelorettes to convene. The Dean, a new boutique hotel located downtown, offers affordable bunk rooms (from $79 for a bunk that sleeps two; thedeanhotel.com). Larger groups that want to take over the entire fifth floor can do so from $500, which includes four rooms that sleep up to ten. Begin your night with cocktails at the Magdalenae Room, the hotel's bar, before chowing down on German fare at beer hall Faust. Come nighttime, hit the Boombox, the hotel's karaoke lounge ($7 per person per hour). The next morning, drive to Narragansett Town Beach, just 33 miles south, stopping for sandwiches at the Picnic Basket (20 Kingstown Rd., Narragansett, R.I.; 401-782-2284), or drive the same distance southeast to pick up snacks at country store Provender Fine Foods (3883 Main Rd., Tiverton, R.I.; 401-624-8084) on your way to Little Compton's unspoiled South Shore and Goosewing beaches.
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U're weird.
U call urself by a weird name. Indian would work. "Shadow of anger", "flies with eagles", or "scratch on their perfect glass castles".
Then u act it out. Late 4 classes. Late 4 assignments. Late 4 parties & never show up 4 ceremonies.
These two simple levels take half a year. It's their turn, then. No call on ur cellphone; chitchat reduced to greeting… so mechanical u may throw up on their face.
U give ur smile and sparkles in ur eyes and take a false crappy sadness. U become the one. The other.
Watch out.
Don't let the weirdness win.
U can stay out of it, yet keep ur feet inside.
That would come 2 ur help when everything starts 2 shatter and that harmonious desire 2 die echoes in endless mazes of loneliness.
Watch out.
Completely Off The Circle
U're weird.


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This statement was originally published on advox.globalvoices.org on 29 July 2017. It is republished here under Creative Commons license CC-BY 3.0.
A government employee in Brunei was charged with violating the Sedition Act over a Facebook post criticizing the Halal certification policy of the Ministry of Religious Affairs.
On July 16, 2017, Shahiransheriffuddin bin Shahrani Muhammad wrote on his Facebook account named Shahiran S. Leong about his frustration over a news report explaining the process for Halal certification based on the new regulations released by the ministry.
Shahiran complained about the need to hire Halal supervisors and how this will affect small businesses:
This may also hit people in other industries like cosmetics. My cousin thinking about making soaps as a hobby will be impacted.
Get a halal cert or get fined. Halal certs will cost you fucking loads like hiring up to 5/6 new people. Small home based businesses ARE NOT EXEMPTED.
The post contained words that insulted ministry officials aside from asking Bruneians to dissent.
The Facebook post is no longer accessible but some Twitter users were able to upload a screenshot.
Brunei has a Muslim-majority population ruled by an absolute monarchy. In 2014, the government expanded the implementation of the Sharia law, raising concerns about the appropriateness of some penalties, like stoning to death for adultery. Brunei was the first East Asian country to implement Sharia law at the national level.
Brunei, instead of listening to their people for speaking out, they fine them. In other news, water is wet. pic.twitter.com/E9Ydg36rYH— Mirza Yvsof (@mirzayvsof) July 28, 2017
Halal certification means that a food product has been endorsed by an accredited religious authority as meeting Islamic standards.
According to the Borneo Bulletin news website, Shahiran was charged with one count under Section 4 (1) (c) of the Sedition Act, which alleges that he made a seditious post on his personal Facebook page. If found guilty, he faces a maximum fine of BN $5,000 (US $3,600) and a two-year prison term. He is currently out on bail and was ordered not to post inflammatory comments against the government on social media. Shahiran's next hearing is scheduled on August 31.
Shahiran's case prompted several Twitter users to comment about the lack of free speech in the country:
Some pointed out the harsh penalty inflicted on Shahiran for merely expressing his views; others recognized the legitimate concerns he raised, but also criticized him for being disrespectful:
Anyways that guy that's being charged with speaking out against the govt is a reminder that we don't have freedom of speech.— eva ⭐ (@NotEvaAbidin) July 28, 2017
I feel the same. How did Brunei has becoming more and more oppressed of a country?? https://t.co/uVUa6US672— Fitzah (@JustFitzah) July 28, 2017
Maybe if shahiran were to use APPROPRIATE&WISE words with a bit of RESPECT, the government would've taken his feedback into consideration https://t.co/RTrzUvSBMl— d4v (@d7nuwai) July 28, 2017
Well im not sure how swearing at the government is to be praised upon even for speaking out on behalf. The way he said it is disrespectful https://t.co/b0O10v2LlD— ashinope (@Asyyy_x) July 28, 2017
The media is strictly regulated in Brunei and issues related to civil liberties are not often discussed online; that's why the ongoing conversation about Shahiran's case provides a rare glimpse of how some netizens think about the situation in the country today.


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The best choice for a denture
Using a denture involves a big change in your mouth. Most of the time it can have negative consequences for the health, since when not being completely fixed they lose their functionality and causes discomfort in the lips. Many people with dentures complain of sticky lips or dry lips, this may be related to poor fit of the dentures. READ MORE


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Sunday 13th August; Penkridge to Tixall Wide
We woke quite early to the clonks and bangs that signify the sun is shining on the side of the boat. We didn't get away till well after 10 though; the Co-op didn't open till 10 and we didn't think to do the top-up shopping yesterday. There are recycling bins in the village too – only small ones so I just disposed of a couple of plastic milk bottles.
It was a lovely morning and apart from the M6 roaring along beside the canal it was delightful. We did feel a bit smug though. Plenty of boats on the move too. At Teddesley Wharf we spotted Georgie Kate, the cake trip boat, which was being readied for another trip by the looks of it.
At Acton Trussell we spotted several figures slouching around in gardens. We suspect the village had recently had a scarecrow festival or something like that.
We stopped for lunch just after Radford Bridge. We would have liked a roast dinner in the pub, but it was gone 1 o'clock and there would have been a considerable wait so a sandwich it was.
At the big bend at St Thomas Bridge we passed the new moorings where you can stop to look at the work being done on the link to Stafford. But we didn't. We carried on past the mobile homes and the garden where the figure of a dodgy man has been hiding behind a bush for years.
We were sure there had been other figures in that garden – pigs maybe, under the tree? But they seemed to have gone or been moved. On we went to the aqueduct over the Sow. We came round a sharp bend to find a boat crossing the aqueduct; last time we came this way, the vegetation had been sparse enough to let you see across the bend and get advance warning of any need for avoidance – which we had to do rather hastily this time. The Sow looked very placid.
There were no boats waiting at Tixall lock; just a robin watching proceedings.
We crept towards the Wide quite slowly as we wanted to be able to moor away from the crowds but without having to reverse. We found a lovely spot just before the Wide itself, with one other boat just visible round the bend and two cruisers which arrived later and moored a way behind us.
I walked up to the Wide to have a look – there would have been room to moor, but we would have been cheek by jowl with everyone else so we were glad we stopped where we did. Time for a bit of baking and a lovely quiet evening.
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For my second model I decided to make an hommage to my favorite game character as a child, Sonic. You can see more about the creative process in my latest Gotta go fast! My second voxel model.
Here's the model:
For my second model I decided to make an hommage to my favorite game character as a child, Sonic. You can see more about the creative process in my latest Gotta go fast! My second voxel model.
Here's the model:
he looks great well done. Why not add the ssao post filter? it will do wonders to showing the edges
He looks awesome!
+1 to what @shaderbytes said about the SSAO filter. I'd also turn down the specular quite a lot. Too much shine tends to make voxel models look plasticy!
I am sorry for the newbie questions, but what is the specular and to what options does it correspond to in the 3D editor? Added a bit of SSAO. Let me know what you think
Not a newbie question at all as this is one of those things that has a million names in different systems In this case I mean the how shiny the material looks in the lighting, especially if you are using a single value and not a mask for it.
In 3D settings go to the material (s) tab and under 'PBR Maps' set 'Metalness' and 'Specular F0' to 0. Then under 'Roughness/Glossiness' select 'Roughness' to 100. You can of course play with these values a bit to give some shine or reflection to the surface, but with voxels I tend to find less is more to avoid that plastic feeling!
Just for some further info on what Specular F0 means in the PBR rendering system. It is controlling the IOR ( index of reflection )
This simply means the rate of reflection at specific angles to the surface. As @nomadking pointed out previously in cg this had many names , specular , mirror , gloss etc. But they were not very accurate and bad approximations that did not factor in light absorption.
In PBR and other modern rendering systems there is only one term to define this and that is reflection. All material types have a specific real world IOR that defines their reflection. OF coarse reflection is also affected by micro surface shapes, this makes a reflection be blurred or sharp. This is defined as roughness ( or gloss ) there is no official standard for this in the rendering world the one is just the inverted state of the other and you will notice sketchfab supports both inversions.
Getting back to IOR , you can google it and will find heaps of information of specific IOR values for every different type of matter you get.
matter can be divided into two categories , dielectric ( non metallic ) and metals. You will be surprised here to see that many dielectric materials all fall within a close range of each other in regards to IOR. But to explain it visually lets use a sphere. For most Dielectrics the IOR will cause less reflection at angles close to the view angle and become stronger when approaching the tangent angle , on a sphere that would be the very edges. So the center is weaker and edges stronger. For pure metals The reflection strength is pretty uniform regardless of the angle. Think like a chrome ball.
You can even test this for yourself on sketchfab an observe the results. Notice that if you set the metal slider to full , changing the Specular F0 slider has no effect. This is because of what I mentioned above. So the specular F0 is useful only for dielectrics.
You can use the slider without a texture and it will apply the same value to every pixel of the material or you use a linear black and white texture to control the IOR strength. This is so you can do materials like a painted surface with parts of the paint chapped etc..
Lastly the last thing to know about light with regards to dielectrics and metals is that metal surfaces tint the reflected light while dielectrics ( for the most part ) just reflect the light without affecting the reflection color.
Thanks for the more in-depth explaination @shaderbytes
Great voxel model! I love the classic Sonic, and this one captures all the essence


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WHEN LIFE GIVES YOU LEMONS YOU PASS THEM ON TO THE NEXT SUCKER – EARL FINDS OUT HE PUT ALL OF CAMDEN IN DANGER WHEN AN UNEXPECTED LIST ITEM MOVES NEXT DOOR – JANE SEYMOUR GUEST STARS AS HERSELF – When a mysterious man moves next door to Earl (Jason Lee) and Randy (Ethan Suplee) a life-or-death item suddenly jumps to the top of the list. Meanwhile, Joy (Jaime Pressly) becomes obsessed with winning a science fair so that she can buy something special with the prize money. Nadine Velazquez and Eddie Steeples also star.
Show Cast: Jason Lee, Ethan Suplee, Nadine Velazquez, Jaime Pressly, Eddie Steeples
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Congratulations to De La Salle Collegiate Head Varsity Football Coach, named the Detroit Lions/Farm Bureau Insurance High School Coach of the Year!
Coach Giannone was honored at hal-time of the Detroit Lions vs. Chicago Bears game on December 16 at Ford Field.
Giannone led the Pilots to a 41-6 victory over Livonia Franklin on November 24 to win the Division 2 MHSAA Football Championship. The Pilots finished with a 12-2 record, winning 7 in a row to end the season and outscoring their opponents 165-26 in the Playoffs. De La Salle defeated two-time defending state champion Detroit King 14-13 in the state semifinals. This was the Pilots' second Football State Championship (first won in 2014).
In his second season with De La Salle, Giannone has a 16-7 record, As head coach at Macomb Dakota for 18 seasons, he led the Cougars to consecutive MHSAA Division 1 Championships in 2006 and 2006. Giannone has coached high school football for 37 years, 20 as a head coach.
The High School Coach of the Year was selected by a panel of football media members, and by an online vote.
Giannone received a $4,000 donation to the De La Salle Collegiate football program.
He is now in the running to be named NFL National HIgh School Coach of the Year. He will be invited to the NFL Pro Bowl in Orlando, FL, January 26-28, 2018, where the finalist will be named.
The entire De La Salle Collegiate Family congratulates Coach Mike Giannone on an outstanding year.


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A Gargantuan Crime Scene
Shares of Monte dei Paschi di Siena, the world's oldest bank and by now the world's most famous penny stock, trade at €0.18. Things have gotten so bad that Italy's financial markets regulator Consob extended the deadline and widened the scope of its ban on short selling of the bank's shares. The restrictions were initially introduced on July 7 just after the bank's shares had crashed 20% in one day. Since then they have shed a further 45%.
Doubts continue to mount over the chances of success for the bank's latest rescue program, its third since the Global Financial Crisis began. "The situation has got more complicated," reported Il Corriere della Sera, one of Italy's most influential newspapers. It's also apparently quite "dark" — as in downright sinister…
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text: Below are some of the revellers at this year's gathering on North Road. It was difficult to capture everyone as people couldn't stop socialising to pose for the camera. As such, the Society photographer apologies to those adults (and children) who were present but not captured and for the quality of some photos owning to the introduction of a new camera for the event!


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As expected, the Jefferson Parish School Board voted this week not to renew Superintendent Isaac Joseph's contract, setting in motion the search for a new person to lead the state's largest public school system.
The board also voted to advertise the position and to hire an attorney to look into whether it can remove Joseph for cause or whether he will be allowed to serve out the remainder of his contract, which expires June 30.
Thursday night's votes were the culmination of several months of worsening relationships between Joseph and several board members. On Jan. 11, the board held a special meeting to introduce the items voted on Thursday.
Joseph has faced fire for months from board member Cedric Floyd, a onetime ally. Last fall, Floyd brought a set of allegations against Joseph, and the board hired attorney John Litchfield to look into possible "violations of board policy or state law" by Joseph. Litchfield's report is due this month. The alleged violations have never been disclosed publicly.
Before Christmas, two other board members, Mark Morgan and Larry Dale, met with Joseph in an effort to persuade him to resign. The two made an offer that has been referred to as a "buyout," though the terms have not been disclosed.
Joseph declined the offer, saying he felt "obligated" to the school system and intended to serve until his contract expires.
Thursday night, he sounded less committed to that position, telling a reporter that "everything remains on the table."
It took the Jefferson Parish School Board less than five minutes Thursday to officially begin the process of firing Superintendent Isaac Josep…
The search for a new superintendent is likely to be, like the last one, a tug of war between board factions. In 2015, when Joseph was hired, the board had a majority faction backed by the parish teachers union and a minority faction of business-backed members.
Those lines have since blurred. Each of the three motions Thursday night passed with at least seven of the nine board members voting for it.
But the votes didn't come without drama.
Floyd repeatedly urged the board not to try to choose a long-term successor and to leave that decision for the next board, which will take office in early 2019 after elections this fall.
Floyd also vowed to work to unseat some of his colleagues.
"If history serves, there's going to be two, three, four new board members," he said. "Some of these board members need to be uprooted."
Though he didn't name which members he wants to see ousted, he later talked derisively about Dale and had angry words for Morgan. He also accused the pair of "quarterbacking" the move to hire a new superintendent.
Member Marion Bonura repeatedly urged the board to proceed with caution, saying it risked a lawsuit if it didn't follow state law and the terms of Joseph's contract. But, he argued, the removal and even the replacement are a done deal.
"The fix is in," he said. "It's a done deal, and all the teachers know it. We're going to bring in a person who's got a school district of 5,000 people," he said.
Bonura was referring to Cade Brumley, the superintendent of the DeSoto Parish school system, who has been mentioned by several board members as someone they would like to speak with about the Jefferson Parish opening.
Jefferson Parish School Superintendent Isaac Joseph is unlikely to have his contract renewed when it expires at the end of June, according to …
Brumley maintains a relentlessly upbeat Twitter account and is the president of the Louisiana Association of School Superintendents.
"He's a very impressive young superintendent," said board member Sandy Denapolis-Bosarge. "I'd definitely want to talk to him" about an opening in Jefferson Parish, she said.
Reached late Thursday night, Brumley refused to discuss the Jefferson Parish job. "Any notion that I'm a certain applicant for a future position is false," he said. "Right now, my focus is continuing to lead the A-rated DeSoto Parish school system through a very important spring semester."
Denapolis-Bosarge insisted the job would be advertised to the public and Brumley would be just one candidate among what she hopes will be many.
Bonura remained skeptical.
"Our school district is bigger than the town he's coming from," he said. "No matter what you do, Mr. Floyd, the fix is in."
DeSoto Parish, in northwest Louisiana, has a population of about 27,000. The parish seat, Mansfield, has about 5,000 people. Jefferson Parish has a population of about 435,000. Its school system serves nearly 50,000 students.
Editor's note: This story has been changed to remove a statement that Brumley graduated from a training program run by Dr. James Meza, a former Jefferson Parish schools superintendent. In fact, Brumley has taught courses at a leaders' program for which Meza serves as executive director. It has also been clarified to remove an implication that Cedric Floyd persuaded the board to hire attorney John Litchfield. The board voted unanimously to refer the charges to Litchfield for review.


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