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Israeli PM apologizes to Turkey after Obama push
Thailand: Over 60 Karens killed by brushfire at Thai refugee camp
Pakistan: 25 dead as bus collides with pylon in Sheikhupura
Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood legalised
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The Netherlands: Congo atrocities suspect arrives at International Criminal Court
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IMEMC & Agencies: Medical sources have reported, late on Thursday at night, that at least eight Palestinians have been injured after Israeli soldiers, and settlers, invaded the northern West Bank city of Nablus, leading to clashes with local youths. … Continued
IMEMC & Agencies: The Israeli Housing Ministry announced, Thursday, new tenders for the construction of 85 settlement units in Givat Zeev illegal colony, just five kilometers northwest of occupied Jerusalem, in addition to announcing tenders for the construction of … Continued
[Archive photo] IMEMC & Agencies: Israeli Soldiers kidnapped on Wednesday evening a Palestinian child in Hebron, and a man in the Old Askar refugee camp, in the northern West Bank city of Nablus, and invaded Huwwara town near Nablus … Continued
[Image: Palestinian Information Center] IMEMC & Agencies: Palestinian medical sources have reported, on Wednesday evening, that an elderly woman suffered a broken hand, and various cuts and bruises, after Israeli soldiers attacked and beat her on the al-Karama Border … Continued
IMEMC News & Agencies: Israeli intelligence teams, along with groups of extremist colonial settlers, Tuesday morning, have renewed raids on Al Aqsa Mosque, entering from the Mughrabi gate. The groups were heavily guarded by private units of the Israeli … Continued
IMEMC News & Agencies: Israel's new coalition government, under the direction of PM Benjamin Netanyahu, has taken on Rabbi Eli Ben-Dahan [photo above] as its deputy defense minister, known for his previous assertion that Palestinian are "human animals". Al Ray … Continued
[Archive photo] IMEMC News & Agencies: At least 12 Palestinians were illegally abducted by the Israeli army on Monday, during predawn and night raids across occupied West Bank districts, according to reports by media sources. Most of the arrests … Continued
By Celine Hagbard IMEMC News: A group of right-wing Israeli men in the old city of Hebron chased down and violently assaulted four children ages 4 – 10 and their mother. The family was walking home when they were … Continued
[Archive photo] IMEMC News & Agencies: Dozens of extremist Israeli settlers stormed the courtyards of Al Aqsa Mosque on Sunday morning, from Mughrabi Gate and amid tight security protection from private Israeli occupation police. The director of the media … Continued
IMEMC & Agencies: Israeli navy ships opened fire, on Sunday morning, on fishing boats in Palestinian territorial waters, in northern Gaza, causing damage to one boat, before the soldiers kidnapped two fishers. Nizar Ayyash, head of the Palestinian Fishers … Continued
[Archive image] IMEMC & Agencies: Israeli soldiers invaded, on Sunday at dawn, several communities in the West Bank districts of Hebron, Bethlehem and Ramallah, searched and ransacked a number of homes and kidnapped six Palestinians. Media sources in Bethlehem said … Continued
[Image :Kufur Qaddoum Popular Committee] By Saed Bannoura IMEMC News: Israeli soldiers attacked, Friday, the weekly protest in Kufur Qaddoum village, near the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia, leading to clashes with local youths; medical sources said two … Continued
[Image By Mohammed Yasin] By Saed Bannoura IMEMC News: Israeli soldiers attacked, Friday, the weekly nonviolent protest against the illegal Israeli annexation wall and settlements, in Bil'in village, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, causing dozens to … Continued
[Archive image] IMEMC & Agencies: Israeli soldiers invaded, on Friday afternoon, Silwad town, east of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, and clashed with local youths; many Palestinians have been injured. Army also invaded al-Jalazoun refugee camp. Several … Continued
JERUSALEM (AFP) — Israel has approved construction of 900 settler homes in annexed East Jerusalem, a watchdog said Thursday shortly after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu formed a new right-wing religious coalition. The new homes will be built in … Continued
NABLUS (Ma'an): Israeli forces shot and seriously injured a Palestinian man in al-Fara refugee camp north of Nablus on Thursday, locals said. Rabee Jamal Mubarak, 22, was shot in the back and abdomen, witnesses said, as Israeli forces raided … Continued
NABLUS (Ma'an): [Israeli] Settlers attacked the car of a senior adviser to Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah on Thursday near the Halamish settlement north of Ramallah. Jawad Naji, adviser for Islamic and Arab funds, told Ma'an that 15 settlers attacked … Continued
[Image By Wadi Hilweh Information Center – Silwanic] By Saed Bannoura IMEMC News: The Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan (Silwanic), in occupied Jerusalem, published a report documenting the Israeli violations against the Jerusalemite Palestinians in April, and … Continued
IMEMC News: Palestinian Legislator, deputy Secretary-General of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP), Qais Abu Laila [photo], stated that the Israel is using its so-called "Absentee Property Law" as a pretext to rob the Palestinians of … Continued
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu [seen above] has formed a coalition with the Jewish Home party with a majority of just one seat. The far-right party has been previously known to support controversial legal proposals. The pro-settler Jewish Home … Continued
Over 120 people attended a landmark conference on the media reporting of Islam and Muslims. It was held jointly by The Muslim News and Society of Editors in London on September 15.
The Muslim News Awards for Excellence 2015 was held on March in London to acknowledge British Muslim and non-Muslim contributions to the society.
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I didn't get a chance to play Watch_Dogs, but I still had a good time at Ubisoft's E3 2013 booth. Here are a few quick impressions.
The Crew – I got a chance to play the Xbox One version of The Crew. Actually, I'll take that back – I played the PC version with an Xbox One controller. The game crashed into Windows while I was playing.
Graphically I didn't find it very impressive. The Ubisoft employee said the game wasn't possible on current generation consoles, but I have a hard time believing that. I played a few co-op missions. The last one had me and my crew chasing down a truck. I kept flying off the track at first, but I got the hang of it eventually and scored the winning blow.
This looks like another solid social racer. It felt like Ubisoft's version of Drive Club.
The Division – Ubisoft took me behind closed doors and showed me The Division. It was the same demo from their press conference, but it was still mind blowing. The graphics, my god – this game truly looks next-gen. I thought Watch_Dogs looked great, but it has nothing on The Division. Ubisoft said it was using a new engine called Snowdrop.
I'm normally not a huge fan of Tom Clancy games, but this looks like it's right up my alley.
Assassins Creed 4: Black Flag – Another year, another Assassins Creed game. A developer showed me a pirate battle and some combat. It looked great, but I can't get excited for the sixth Assassins Creed game in six years. Sorry.
Second Screen – Every game I played had a tablet app. I don't get the second screen trend. Why use a tablet to help someone play a console game when you can just pick up a controller? It makes sense on the road, but not when you're in the same room as your console.
Do you have any questions or comments? Let me know in the replies.


text: India import data and statistics of August 2011 of chapter 42 - Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silk-worm gut). Live online India Import Data Of Chapter 42 Articles Of Leather, Saddlery And Harness, Travel Goods, Handbags And Similar Containers, Articles Of Animal Gut (Other Than Silk-Worm Gut) January 28, 2012 , New Delhi Total Import value in August of all products categories under Chapter 42 Articles Of Leather, Saddlery And Harness, Travel Goods, Handbags And Similar Containers, Articles Of Animal Gut (Other Than Silk-Worm Gut) was USD 18.91 M, a decrease of 18.18% compared to July 2011. Here is a breakup of major products categories with growth rates. Sr No. HS Code Products Value USD M Growth Compare to Prev. Month Top 5 Indian Ports Top 5 Destination Countries 1 4202 Trunks, Suit -Cases, Vanity-Cases, Executivecases, Brief-Cases, School Satchels, Spectaclecases, Bin 15.86 -18.45% JNPT, Delhi Air, Madras Sea, Delhi TKD ICD, Bombay Sea China, Italy, France, Singapore, Hong Kong 2 4203 articles of apparel and Clothing accessories, of Leather or of Composition Leather 2.19 -10.76% Delhi Air, Delhi TKD ICD, Bombay Sea, Madras Sea, Bangalore Air China, Italy, India, Spain, Hong Kong 3 4205 Other articles of Leather or of Composition Leather 0.63 -34.03% Delhi Air, Hyderabad Air, Madras Sea, Madras Air, Bombay Air United States, Italy, Korea,Republic of, France, China 4 4206 articles of Gut (Other Than Silk-Worm Gut), of Goldbeater's Skin, of Bladders or of Tendons 0.15 -27.73% Madras Sea, Bangalore Air, Bombay Sea, Bombay Air, Cochin Sea China, Italy, Brazil, Germany 5 4201 Saddlery and Harness for any animal (Including Traces, Leads, Knee Pads, Muzzles, Saddle Cloths Sadd 0.09 50.98% JNPT, Delhi Air, Hyderabad Air, Madras Sea, Calcutta Air India, Canada, France, Hong Kong, China These findings are based on India import data through August-2011 . InfodriveIndia Trade data is the most up-to-date information on India's foreign trade , It covers 94 ports in India like JNPT, Bombay Air and Sea , Chennai Air & Sea , Delhi IGI Air, Delhi Tughlakhabad ICD, Delhi Patparganj, Kolkata Air and Sea, Bangalore Air and many more. InfodriveIndia.com trade data is available for online analysis within 3 weeks from date of export import at InfodriveIndia.com compared to Govt sources which are around 6 months old. About InfodriveIndia InfodriveIndia.com is the market leader and primary source of India Export Import Trade information in India. The India Import Export data bank, which is at the core of InfodriveIndia.com trade information services is unique. It is based on the Bills of Entry and Shipping Bills filed at various ports, InfodriveIndia reporters collect this data from every Indian port, and InfodriveIndia database yields the most timely, accurate, comprehensive information available on trade through India Ports. More specialized InfodriveIndia databases are US Import Data, UK Import Data, China Export Import Data, Russia Export Import Data, Sri Lanka Export Import Data, Latin American trade data, Chile Export Import Data, Peru Export Import Data, Argentina Export Import Data, and Uruguay Export Import Data .


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PPPPPPerfection: Indie Darling VVVVVV Sounds as Great as It Plays
You might want to turn the speakers up for this one, kids.
By Philip Armstrong Mar 08, 2010 4:04PM PSTTags: PC
While Terry Cavanagh's gravity-bending indie platformer VVVVVV has its share of both fans and detractors, one thing everyone can agree on is the quality of its soundtrack. Swedish composer Magnus Pålsson (aka. Souleye) has created an aural wonderscape that is the center of VVVVVV's retro sci-fi aesthetic, creating the mood and atmosphere and drive of the game. Collected under the title PPPPPP, these songs sound like they were ripped straight out of an Amiga 1000 yet contain a sophistication that elevates them to the level of great music -- game, chiptune, or otherwise.
VVVVVV is fiendishly difficult. Dying hundreds of times in the course of the three hours it takes to finish the game is considered the norm. And while death is never anything worse than a respawn at the last checkpoint, the game would quickly become the very definition of tedium if not for Souleye's music. The game's main theme "Pushing Onwards" keeps the player motivated with its fast tempo and strong baseline.
Beyond its quick and energetic pace, the song contains numerous hooks to keep the player engaged. It varies the main melody constantly, adding layers of sound and a layer of chorus, which not only prevents the song from getting repetitive (an important consideration when the player might be stuck for a long time) but also creates a feeling of excitement. The song builds and builds, reaching new climaxes which help the player move past even the most difficult obstacles. After all, the song is telling the player that they're a badass, so why should they let a little thing like an impossible situation stop them?
This theme of building to climax to facilitate progression is even more evident in "Positive Force," which plays during the game's final level. Referencing "Pushing Onwards," this song is even more upbeat and adrenaline inducing.
The world is collapsing around the hero, and he only has a little time to get past the most difficult rooms in the game. One of them, The Final Challenge, contains a tricky little bit that can easily take a hundred attempts to pass. Again, despite the challenge the music creates an atmosphere of exuberance that makes it easy to keep moving forward. Listen around 1:30 where the melody simplifies and becomes almost mournful for a beat before punching right back into the main line, joyful and triumphant.
The most modern sounding song on the soundtrack is "Potential for Anything." While maintaining the upbeat baseline of "Pushing Onwards" and "Positive Force," it has a slower, more contemplative melody. The song maintains the momentum with a series of ascending scales in the background while the primary melody drifts along, seemingly lost in thought.
It's a fascinating, complex song, at once energetic and aggressive, haunting and introspective. A triumph.
More than anything these songs should serve as an example of how much PPPPPP rocks. More than simply adding atmosphere to the game, they are the glue that holds VVVVVV together. Sophisticated and organic, this is chiptunes at their very best.
PPPPPP is available at Souleye's webpage http://souleye.madtracker.net/
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Great ArticlePosted: Mar 08, 2010 12:00AM PST by BeeZeeSixPointNine
VVVVVV is a fantastic game, and I'm glad to see it getting mainstream coverage. Awesome article.
VVVVVVPosted: Mar 09, 2010 12:00AM PST by halochief_90
I played the demo and you nailed it how the music pushes you forward.
I'll be picking it up eventually; I think it's this year's Mega Man 9 (no, Mega Man 10 won't be getting that honour!).
Amazing music!Posted: Mar 09, 2010 12:00AM PST by Megamanners
Holy shit! I've yet to hear anything as fantastic as the tunes Positive Force or Potential for Anything!
How does the guy even come up with this? His brain must be genious. I'd kill to get a direct wire into his brain and take a listen to what's going on in there. Could we get an interview?
Christ. I'm so floored. I totally bought that just now, paying the man the generous $10 settlement he deserves. I can't believe he's actually letting you buy the album go for just $4! So if you don't have so much money to spend right now, that's one thing... But seriously, that's so low you couldn't limbo under it if you tried. This guy clearly should be supported by all chiptune fans around the world.
Just played the demoPosted: Mar 09, 2010 12:00AM PST by trminal_patience
VVVVVV is impressive.
Pleasantly SurprisedPosted: Mar 18, 2010 12:00AM PST by schm0
I saw the words "Swede" and "chiptune" and was pleasantly surprised to see the music hosted on the madtracker site. It's been a while, but I've been a long-time fan of the "Scene" and was happy to find some appreciation for the niche genre that is the chiptune. Keep the posts coming!


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These Metaphor Suicide poems are examples of Metaphor poems about Suicide. These are the best examples of Metaphor Suicide poems written by international PoetrySoup poets
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Let the Deicide commence.
You're a voyeur at best!
Your vampiric heart is beating out of your chest!
And you have slayed the ones whom would love you for anything less
Ready to consume the final fragments of innocence,
And for you there is no forgiveness,
On your knees pleading, screaming to a tyrant in the skies;
The father of lies.
I will never be enslaved in your superiority
The people agree: jaded of your false dichotomies.
Know: I will be whomever nature intends to be
Apollo and I will share our dreams,
and you will be forced to see
your failure!
I know who you are...
Readily the first to present your scars
Chained by some despot or mental czar
An emotional homunculus in your mind, behind bars
Reluctant to escape - even when proven fake
Your demented mind - depths no one will penetrate!
...And you see me suffering
Not caring of any casualties
Just as long you recieve your safeguard of sympathy
So very wary of the masses and their Anarchy; Liberious ways
Solipsist - Is there no one you can see?
Even if she was presented burning?
Solipsist - Is there no one you can believe?
Even if Sophia was screaming?
Solipsist - Know you have killed and abused me
Imprisoned in your own personal reality
Copyright © Wyatt Loethen | Year Posted 2013
The Rose innocent white, soft pink, yellows
colors touch your soul vibrant red to amethyst
enhances beauty yet a thorn awaits to break skin
as life does piercing your heart with a thin pin.
My life has shed drops of blood through each petal
as if in return for the love and beauty you feel
hence pain underneath patiently waits the bloodletting ~
The rose symbolizes love yet vulnerable to hold
for when you open your heart it can be left bleeding
The best of surgeons can not beat your heart
It is the inner faith and God himself whom gives strength
whispers in your ear you shall live you will exist
your life meaningful as the water and sun to the rose
For I am your God your existence is not over yet .
You must Live ~You must Bloom
Copyright © Shanity Rain | Year Posted 2013
It's splash across the canvas of print
It's blare across the airways
Another Super Hero has fallen.
On the stage of life,they appear bullet proof
but out of the bright lights,in the shadows
every Super Hero has his Kryptonite
In the bright lights
a Super Hero's powers are his wealth and fame
in the shadows super powers can be weakened
by thieves,moths,rust
Don't Gear when a Super Hero has fallen
less it becomes your Kryptonite
and you trip over your own cape.
The strength of a Super Hero's custom is not in silver or gold
but in the strength of a good name.
There is only one invincible Super Hero
He conquered death at the cross
To rescue Humanity from the hands of a villain
The name of this Super Hero is Jesus The Christ
Written By Stephen J. Vattimo
July 6 2014
Copyright © Stephen J. Vattimo | Year Posted 2015
When they found you it was too late
Standing there they saw a twist of fate
The days to follow so somber
Gave everyone something to ponder
Your pain was too much to bear
Thinking life was so unfair
A loving soul crushed so young
The hearts of your family forever stung
A baby now without a father
Her life a story with only one author
Copyright © Katie Racette | Year Posted 2014
Her devilish eyes beat at me
taking flesh with every blow,her
rendered heart beat sounds like
tribal drum rolls an her skin
drips venom from its pores , I
find myself helpless and
paralyzed , everything else
seems trivial and meaningless
to this moment,..she exhales
smoke and lightning flows from
her finger tips ,she is the
antichrist the source of my
device, but I can't help but give
her my heart,I question my gift
but remain entranced caught in
her red moonlit ritual
dance,sight of her is blinding ,
she is what Every man desires
but can't reach, it feels like
heaven but I sweat from the
heat,the pain she inflicts is
bitter sweet an burns like salt
in a wound ,she is gods most
regretted creation born for the
night with a hunger that cannot
be fed,hold her down chain her
up she cannot be contained ,
pentagrams burn white in her
eyes,she's a shape shifting
voodoo angel that sleeps with
vipers ,yet I seek her and
desire her with every thread of
my existence and have turned
into an insomniac who day
dreams of her , cut by the
thorns of the rose she wears in
her hair , always the day of the
dead and raining razorblades,
the tree limbs reach out for my
embrace but every one of them
are shadowed with her face,I
close my eyes I can always find
her there , lay with her in the
ground every breath she takes
is sin ,she's a black rosé that
cannot be changed a black rosé
that cannot be contained ,
ashes to ashes dust to dust I
cut my heart to be with her and
bleed undying trust,it's only
her....everything else I feel is
not real .....
Copyright © Justin Montgomery | Year Posted 2013
Hark! It is he!
A slate face; devoid!
Mechanical, computing, sleepless.
No! Just human!
Turning, just turning!
He will not fall, now expressionless.
The dark gazeth!
Yet, he wont gaze back!
Four days, sleepless, faceless, for all!
His face is stone.
No care, there's no care!
Persist amidst all of the loss.
It is but he!
No! Tireless;
designed to be.
It is but he!
Shrug the abyss,
he will nev'r fail;
a perfection,
designed to be.
Shrug the abyss.
Through it all,
he leaveth none for all!
To see the end of it all,
the completion of it all!
None but all.
Four days sleepless,
it is none but he!
Faceless, breathless, mechanized.
Look! See him now!
With bags under eyes.
See him now, the man with no face.
It is he,
Be it so! Be it so!
To see the end of it;
the destruction of it all!
It is he.
Copyright © Adam Lefaivre | Year Posted 2013
Alone.... in a small boat... on a vast ocean
With her one hand, she holds the rope to a kite
The other, she holds the chain to an anchor
Desperately she has a tight grip on both
Trying to keep the kite from pulling her up
way up, too high up beyond reality
and the anchor from pulling her down, way down
way down deep, to the bottom of the ocean
A balancing act to keep herself afloat
Afloat... in a small boat...on a vast ocean
Copyright © JoanMarie Peranteau | Year Posted 2015
A white ceiling,
a dull life.
A wife?
No, just a knife -
that's all I need.
Copyright © A.O. Taner | Year Posted 2016
For Primo Levi
it darkened more
as light shone through
and the haunting past stabbed
you felt
silently the blind were led
'thieves' you called them
emerging from nowhere
yet everywhere
'thieves' you called them
no one
yet everyone
you felt
you left
Copyright © Scribbler Of Verses | Year Posted 2013
I'm the One to who you should pray;
I'm the Voice that shall never fade away,
I'm the Daemon that haunts your 3am sleep,
I'm the Whisper that eases your weep...
And in this novella, your lissome dreams,
I'm your nightmare; your midnight screams!
- I'm the Yeshua that can make pain fade,
I'm the abolition of the razorblade...
Clad in shadow I stalk your soul,
Invisible but yet in perfect control.
Thus let my voice be your destination
Away from a world with flawed harmonization.
So why cope with a life so bleak?
which has done nothing more but make you weak?
Take my hand and I'll assuage it,
Follow me down to Death's tethered pit...
Here we are, welcome to the Abyss,
Don't worry about people, you won't be amiss.
Give me a smile, a shotgun smile,
Don't worry about pain, atleast not for a while!
Aw, how your mind was delicately bent,
Like the Eye on the Earth's breast you'll descent,
Deep in it's crust, to Oblivion you fell;
A warm hearted welcome to Lucifer's Hell...
Copyright © Jimmy Brouwers | Year Posted 2013
I never planned on letting you back into my life
but last night
after I drank enough black label
to float my scars
and let my eyes swim
back into delusion
you kicked in the door to my apartment
with your new boyfriend
that tweaker you shacked up with
when I left you
I don't know what you two were looking for
but you found me with my roommate
playing Russian roulette with a saw
with a diamond tipped chain
and just enough gas to crank
He was about to put it to my neck
and pull the chord when the door
flew off the hinges
I heard you scream
and I smiled
Thankful that I could
scare someone else
as much as I scare
-James Kelley 2015, All rights reserved.
Copyright © James Kelley | Year Posted 2015
Trapped. No where to hide.You scream at me through the door.Though your words still
sting me.
I sit on the ground alone.Blood drips down like tears. tears run down like rain.The room's
spinning. My heart bursts out of my clothes.We got into a fight. Why is unclear.
I tried to leave. You hit me. I fell.I started to cry. You kicked me.A sharp pain burst out of
my chest. I could not breath. I have little energy,I kicked you. You fell. I ran to our
I am trapped. No where to hide.I'm weak. I stumble to your Night stand.I see a gun.You
break down the door. I grab the gun.You start to choke me, squeezing my throat like you
were trying to get some sort of juice out of me.
I pull the trigger.
BANG!Trapped. No where to hide.Your grip feels looser. Your face in pain.
You fall down. i fall into darkness.Free. No need to hide.
Copyright © Chelsea Ouellette | Year Posted 2013
The cries in the night as you shed your tears,
Nobody to console and hear your fears,
The nightmares as the take control,
Now I shall show you my other face,
Let the nightmares take your peace,
Let the damnation steal your joy,
There is nothing left for you
There was never anything here for you
Death is a note, thats beauty is black,
As the fire inside let it burn you alive,
Death is friend that will take your pain,
Let your pain fester, and infect,
Do what you wish before I interject,
Death is brother who needs your love,
The Funeral Pyres burn your soul.
Welcome to world where damnation reigns,
We all will die someday,
And Death will one day rule us all, its inevitable why try to hide,
Never to be loved to never to love, Death is a note,
A note that rules you
Copyright © Chancellor Purvis | Year Posted 2013
put on your own mask before assisting others;
open your blinds, take off all sharp objects;
and remember:
the nearest exit may be behind you.
An ice cold firework
Discharges in my heart
Detonating out shards of ice
To pierce the mind
Pricking my fingers
As the heat
Drains from me and
Like a welcoming fireplace
Warms the souls of the
Dead hearts I've dug up
From the graves of fireflies
That never saw it
Past summer
Copyright © Kay Ham | Year Posted 2015
So overtaken
With oceans worth
Of potions I've drank.
Never to find the light,
But to drown myself
Without a fight.
Copyright © Marissa Faries | Year Posted 2015
A porcelain doll placed high on a shelf
Left sitting alone to collect dust.
This fragile doll,
To easily broken
She sits high up on her perch
Longing for a caring touch.
For someone to take a chance on her
To love her.
Holding her close,
Not afraid to break her.
But no one will.
And the longer she sits lonely
The more fragile she becomes.
Lonely, empty, desperate
She moves closer and closer to the edge.
Desperate for someone to notice her.
But no one sees this sad, beautiful doll.
Closer and closer to the edge
Until she falls off.
One final attempt to be seen
Caught falling.
But she's left to fall, all alone.
Crashing down shattering into pieces.
And then they finally see her,
The sad, lonely, beautifully fragile doll
Finally noticed, after it is to late.
Copyright © Brittney Tyler | Year Posted 2016


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I'm trying to install a child theme based on Themage, and it tells me to install Themage as the parent, but it's already installed as my current theme. Would anyone know what I would put on the template line? Is that even my problem? This is my first time making a child theme, and I thought I was following the instructions correctly. (I've tried it in both upper and lower case)
Theme Name: Themage Child
Description: A simple, lightweight, responsive, accessible, future-friendly theme
Author: Peter Massey-Plantinga
Author URI: http://massey-plantinga.com
Template: Themage
Version: 1.0
License: GNU General Public License v2 or later
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
Tags: flexible-width, one-column, two-columns, three-columns, left-sidebar, right-sidebar, blue, dark, custom-header, custom-menu
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Wecome. Love the handle.
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Wecome. Love the handle.
Welcome from a former Marietta-er. Southern Tech grad.
Three guards approached you at the same time?
Info on this page, also a download.
Print out some rectangles 2x3 units in size (to match your tarp) and start folding.
For staking, how about...
Instructions: The Hug - Hammock Half Bug Net
Sounds like someone needs a HUG. Maybe a BIGHUG.
Welcome from SE LA.
What parts are you from?
And where did you source the bottles?
I was thinkin he'd rigged up an HD projector shootin to the undersided of a screen he'd rigged as a tarp.
Is anyone using on of the Park series bags with a 25" pad?
Allright, who's gonna make an UQ for THAT!?
The ropes were exactly what I was referring to.
I wonder how sturdy a bamboo one would be...
If you look at their photo gallery, it shows some close ups of the intersections. Looks like a prime place for a failure if heavily loaded .
One review says 4AA, one says 6AA. Auto temperature controlled thermostat.
All Season NeoAir Trekker
Dimensions: 63 x 196 cm | 25 x 77 in.
Packed: 33 x 12 cm | 13 x...
If BA had a centerzip bag, I'd go for it.
When it's cold enough to need it, I'll just use a bandana ala bandit style.
I'm not sure what it's called, but I'd have either a fixed loop or bowline at the end, wrap the tree, push the loop over the standing portion, and insert the toggle.
I'll take a black set as well. Thanks.
What length is the canoe? What type of paddle(s)?
I've been running a CRL under attaching with prussiks. I've been playing with pole mods and an inner prussik allows an attachment point without the need to sew a tab on the tarp.
Another idea I...
If I ever locate some poles that are light enough, I may try the double pole setup I was playing around with. I neat thing about this config is if the tarp is perpendicular to the wind direction,...
Hey Rug,
How about including a test of Rain X Anti Fog Windshield Treatment?
What's in that stuff anyways.
I posed the question in another thread and was requested to start a new one.
So, does the tarp ridgeline angle matter? Does it affect the condensation buildup? For open tarps vs. closed-up...
I keep a couple of velcro ties on both of my poles, to secure the two poles together when needed. The poles are also a good place to keep a length of electrical or duct tape.
I use to always carry...
Here's the Stanley bottle. I working on a nesting kit with my enameled mug.
Walmart sells a Stanley SS 24oz for 5 dollars. I like the SS option to allow boiling in the container.
When I made my dynaglide whoopies I considered putting a plastic bead on the loop section to prevent this. BUT, I didn't have any on hand so didn't do it.
Has anyone done this with success? Or...
I also have an idea for a one-tree, one-pole hang. Not sure if this has been done before.
Rig the pole (10'-ish) to the tree like the boom of a sail.
Hang the hammock off the boom.
The tricky...
I've recently signed up to be counselor for Pioneering MB with my son's troop. I also acquired a huge bundle of bamboo for projects, and have been doing some research on bamboo lashings and...
I've got a Yampa 40* and an Exped DAM 7 short. I use a short ccf section in the foot section. I found myself waking up to cold arms, but using a light fleece liner helped.
The other issue is not...
Wee fish ewe a mare egrets moose, panda hippo gnu deer.
I finally got around to making a couple of aluminum arrow shaft toggles. How could these be modified for other purposes? I haven't fabricated anything yet, but my thoughts were maybe
high pitch...
Camping with the scouts, I always have to have a ground option. I never slept comfortably on the ground with a thermorest type pad and was always sliding off the pad. With the Exped and BA bag, I...
That's a great idea. I've been working on a 90deg rotated HH Hex setup that needs a pole mod, but I don't really want to carry a full pole. I was trying a shorter pole clipped to the under-tarp...
I'm not an UQ guy and must've missed something.
How are these intended to be used?
Was the bottle filled all the way to the tiop?
Here's another mod to the single tarp that add's two triangular pieces and allows for an enclosed ground pitch or a closed off end for a hanging tarp....
Thanks for the input. I'm thinking that the use of eyelets and lacing may be the way to go, but I'll probably need to deal with water intrusion. What about using a seperating waterproof zipper? ...
I'm thinking we need to find a source for large sheets of the heat resistant nylon used by Reynolds for their oven cooking bags.
I'm looking for a HH Asym to use as a loaner for scouts.
Welcom storrie. I had to go to the Columbia site to read up on this.
I found some videos (some are almost as good as Shugs. Some are WAY better)....
Trying to imagine Shug as a shiny spheroid... I suspected as much.
Has anyone ever made one of Just Jeff's Zippered Segmented Pad Extender?
There's also a few (okay, maybe just me) that use a Big Agnes bag and an pad. I camp with the scouts and have to have a ground setup option.
For hanging, slightly shorter tarp if trees are too close, "creates" a set of doors. Last month I pitched reallly low like this for a low of 28deg. Closing the ends seemed to help hold in some...


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Apparently there is a trick to changing the default shortcut for Windows Search. However, I'd like to change it to Ctrl+Ctrl (e.g. pressing Ctrl key twice, like Google Desktop does). Is there a way to pull this off?
I don't think it's possible using the registry key because the control key is a modifier, not an ASCII character.
I'd use something like AutoHotKey to do this. The following script would do this in AutoHotKey (assuming the default key combo is Control+Shift+f):


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My Story: Who You Know at the Grocery Store
contributed by Stephanie Andrews
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It's not always what you know that gives you the advantage in many situations. It's who you know. It's true when climbing the corporate ladder, getting your student into a private school, or being selected for the part of the dancing carrot in a high-paying commercial. It's also true when trying to save money at the grocery store.
You don't always have to pay the price marked on the package when shopping at the supermarket. Depending on who you ask, you could save 30 to 50% or more!
For the biggest savings, get to know the butcher. He (or she) can tell you when the meat is marked down for savings of up to 50%. Meat is generally marked down the day before, or the day of, the expiration date. The store is not allowed to sell expired meat so they either chop the price by 50% or throw it out.
Next, get to know the baker. The bakery is also a site for perishable items that need to be sold or tossed. Find out when they move their items to the day old rack and get there first for some hot savings.
Another person to chat with regularly is the produce manager. You can often get great deals on perfectly good produce when it starts to look less than peachy-perfect. Produce that has matured and may be ready for canning or freezing doesn't always shine, but it's ripe for savings.
Lastly, meet the manager. Tell him that you really liked the Super Bowl theme the store had last week. Then ask when they plan to discount the boxes of Cheerios featuring the 49ers or the frozen cookies with the football-shaped centers. The manager wants to move these outdated products and improve his bottom line.
Who you know can really help the savings add up. Add that to what you know, and you have a recipe for hundreds of dollars of grocery store savings a year.
Stephanie Andrews has been shopping for more than 25 years and has been a grocery store mystery shopper for two years.
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So a lot of post on my bb lately has been about their littile boys reattaching. So my first thing is Why does it do that? and second why not just let it go? I am generally curious since my son is not circ'ed. The first thought that pops up in my head when I read that and how drs are ripping it so to say is pretty much if thats happening that means its meant to stay intact. I dont mean to be snarky or rude if thats the way its coming off. I am just curious and I dont want a debate. I am fine if some one circ's their boys or if not.
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The 30th annual ``Hidden Art Locked Away'' show in Leavenworth, featuring works by inmates at the U.S. Penitentiary and the Military's U.S. Disciplinary Barracks at Fort Leavenworth.
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Afghan officials have given up hope of finding any survivors
from a landslide in the remote northeast, with the number
killed or missing put at between a few hundred and as many as
The United Nations said the focus now was on helping more
than 4000 displaced people.
International organisations and Afghan officials said at
least 300 mud brick homes were buried on Friday (local time),
but precise information on the number killed was hard to come
by in the impoverished province bordering Tajikistan.
The U.N. mission in Afghanistan said more than 350 people
were killed, but a spokesman for the local governor put the
number in excess of 2100. The Geneva-based International
Organisation for Migration (IOM) said 2700 were dead or
"The scale of this landslide is absolutely devastating, with
an entire village practically wiped away," IOM Afghanistan
Chief of Mission Richard Danziger said. "Hundreds of families
have lost everything and are in immense need of assistance."
The United Nations said the focus was now on the more than
4000 people displaced, either directly as a result of the
landslide or as a precautionary measure from villages
assessed to be at risk. The IOM said over 14,000 people were
Their main needs are water, medicine, food and emergency
shelter, said Ari Gaitanis, a spokesman from the United
Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan.
Officials expressed concern the unstable hillside above the
site of the disaster may cave in again, threatening the
homeless as well as the U.N. and local rescue teams working
Villagers and a few dozen police, equipped with only basic
digging tools, resumed their search when daylight broke but
it soon became clear there was no hope of finding survivors
buried in the deep mud and rubble.
"Seven members of my family were here, four or five of them
were killed ... I am also half alive, what can I do?" said an
elderly woman, her hair covered in a pink shawl.
Dotted with villages of mud-brick homes nestled in valleys
beside bare slopes, Badakhshan province has been hit by
several deadly landslides in recent years.
The side of the mountain above Abi-Barak collapsed about 11am
(local time) on Friday as people were trying to recover
belongings and livestock after a smaller landslip hit a few
hours earlier.
Hundreds of homes were destroyed in the landslides that were
triggered by torrential rain. Officials worry another section
of the mountainside could collapse at any time.
The Afghan military flew rescue teams to the area on
Saturday, as the remote mountain region is served by only
narrow, poor roads which have themselves been damaged by more
than a week of heavy rain.
"We have managed to get one excavator into the area, but
digging looks hopeless," Colonel Abdul Qadeer Sayad, a deputy
police chief of Badakhshan, told Reuters.
He said the sheer size of the area affected, and the depth of
the mud, meant that only modern machinery could help.
NATO-led coalition troops are on standby to assist but on
Saturday said the Afghan government had not asked for help.
"I call on the government to come and help our people, to
take the bodies out," said a middle-aged man, standing on a
hill overlooking the river of mud where his village once
"We managed to take out only 10-15 people, the rest of our
villagers here are trapped."
Hundreds of people camped out overnight in near freezing
conditions, although some were given tents. Officials
distributed food and water.
Seasonal rains and spring snow melt have caused devastation
across large swathes of northern Afghanistan, killing more
than 100 people before this latest disaster.
U.S. President Barack Obama said American forces were on
standby to help. About 30,000 U.S. soldiers remain in
Afghanistan, although that number is falling as Washington
prepares to withdraw all combat troops who battled Taliban
insurgents by the end of this year.
Police said they had provided a security ring around the
area, which has been relatively free of insurgent attacks.
The Taliban said they were also willing to provide security.
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Baby A's also known as Baby Alcapulco, is a great local family-owned Mexican restaurant chain with lots of atmosphere and fabulous Tex-Mex food. The Baby A's on Barton Springs Road was the venue for out VT meeting when I was in Austin.
We enjoyed eating on the large covered and protected front porch, with about ten of us sitting around a big round table. The service was excellent and the company was fantastic.
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Spaceland (novel)
Spaceland is a science fiction novel written by the Silicon Valley mathematician and computer scientist Rudy Rucker, and published in 2002 by Tor Books.
In a tribute to Edwin Abbott's Flatland, a classic mathematical fantasy about a 2-dimensional being (A. Square) who receives a surprise visit from a higher-dimensional sphere, Rudy Rucker's Spaceland describes the life of Joe Cube, an average, modern-day Silicon Valley hotshot who one day discovers the fourth dimension from an unexpected visitation. Spaceland contains scenes that are violent and sexual in nature as well as suggestive illustrations.
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Joe Cube is a high tech executive waiting for his company's IPO. On the New Year's Eve before the new millennium, trying to impress his wife Jena, he brings home a prototype of his company's new product (a TV screen that turns standard television broadcasting into a 3D image). It brings no warmth to their cooling marriage, but it does attract the attention of somebody else. Joe is suddenly contacted by a Momo, a woman from the fourth dimension she calls the All, of which our entire world (which she calls Spaceland) is like nothing but the thin surface of a rug.
Momo has a business proposition for Joe that she won't let him refuse. She is bent on making him start a company that will create a specific product that she will supply. The upside potential becomes much clearer for Joe once Momo "augments" him, by helping him grow a new eye on a 4D stalk, giving him the power to see in four dimensional directions, as well as the ability to see into our dimension using a four dimension perspective.


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Research Article
The Role of Financial Variables in predicting economic activity
Version of Record online: 14 FEB 2011
DOI: 10.1002/for.1212
Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Journal of Forecasting
Volume 31, Issue 1, pages 15–46, January 2012
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How to Cite
Espinoza, R., Fornari, F. and Lombardi, M. J. (2012), The Role of Financial Variables in predicting economic activity. J. Forecast., 31: 15–46. doi: 10.1002/for.1212
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- Issue online: 25 DEC 2011
- Version of Record online: 14 FEB 2011
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- financial variables;
- international linkages;
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Previous research found that the US business cycle leads the European one by a few quarters, and can therefore be useful in predicting euro area gross domestic product (GDP). In this paper we investigate whether additional predictive power can be gained by adding selected financial variables belonging to either the USA or the euro area. We use vector autoregressions (VARs) that include the US and euro area GDPs as well as growth in the Rest of the World and selected combinations of financial variables. Out-of-sample root mean square forecast errors (RMSEs) evidence that adding financial variables produces a slightly smaller error in forecasting US economic activity. This weak macro-financial linkage is even weaker in the euro area, where financial indicators do not improve short- and medium-term GDP forecasts even when their timely availability relative to GDP is exploited. It can be conjectured that neither US nor European financial variables help predict euro area GDP as the US GDP has already embodied this information. However, we show that the finding that financial variables have no predictive power for future activity in the euro area relates to the unconditional nature of the RMSE metric. When forecasting ability is assessed as if in real time (i.e. conditionally on the information available at the time when forecasts are made), we find that models using financial variables would have been preferred in several episodes and in particular between 1999 and 2002. Copyright 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.


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Ellen had always written songs as a hobby in her spare time, but didn't have the confidence or knowledge of how to turn them into real music.
After a break up with a boyfriend in 2003, Ellen wrote a lot of depressing songs! But she also wrote one she actually liked enough for people to hear. Without any musical knowledge or recording equipment, she turned to her mother.
"I remember calling my mum and saying; "right, I'm going to ring you back, but don't pick up!" I sang the song into her answer machine, Mum called me the next day, to say as a birthday and Christmas present she had booked me into a recording studio in wales to get it turned into a real song!"
The location was the Beehouse Studios on the Shropshire borders. " I was very nervous as I hadn't sung in front of anyone since the church choir as a child. They were very encouraging and coaxed me through the production and recording. At the end of it, I came away with my own song, which I was over the moon with, and they suggested I tried to find a band to sing with to gain some experience.
It was mum again that persuaded me to answer an advert on gumtree, for a local covers band. I still had no confidence, it took all my courage just to call the number."
But not only did she call, but she did the audition and got the job. That was with Cotswold based "Wishful Thinking" Who she sang with for 2 years. "I owe the wishful guys a lot, they were really good to me, taught me about harmonies and just gave me the chance to get out and sing"
Ellen then joined Worcester based blues band "Muleskinner Blues Band"
"Singing the blues was another great education for me, I learnt songs I had never heard of before and learnt to be a real front person"
She continued writing and recording her own music as well, all the time gaining more confidence and new skills.
In 2010 after having a break from singing to have her first baby. Ellen joined the successful function band "The Vibe"
"I had worked with Vic in Wishful Thinking and remained friends over the years, I jumped at the chance to sing with The Vibe as they really are at top class band and lovely people too"
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One person was killed and two others seriously injured in a two-car crash on Interstate 76 in Mahoning County on Saturday.
The crash occurred in the eastbound lanes of I-76 at Milepost 59 between state Route 45 and the Ohio Turnpike ramp at 3:06 p.m. Saturday in a construction zone where the highway narrows from three lanes to one lane.
One car, with a driver and three passengers, was stopped in traffic and was struck from behind by a second vehicle, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
One person in the stopped car was killed, and others were seriously injured. The injured, one listed in critical condition and another in serious condition, were transported to St. Elizabeth Health Center in Youngstown.
The driver of the second vehicle suffered minor injuries, according to the OSHP.
Neither the names of the people involved in the crash nor where they live were released by the OSHP on Saturday night.
The state patrol reported that I-76 was closed between Bailey Road and state Route 46 for more than two hours while the wreckage was cleaned up, backing traffic up for miles.
The OSHP also reported that several other accidents occurred at the same construction area earlier Saturday.
An OSHP officer went to St. Elizabeth to talk to the survivors to find out what caused the crash, which remained under investigation late Saturday night.
Talk about an accident waiting to happen. The Turnpike should NEVER go immediately down to one lane from three. They're also doing this on the way to Toledo westbound. How stupid do you have to be to plan something like this? The speed limit's bumped up to 70 which means everybody's 5 to 10 mph over that. So you have traffic flying at 75-80 coming suddenly to a complete stop. Insanity.
nojimbo you are 100% correct. I dove by today and part of my constuction duties are to lay out temporary traffic control for ODOT and other state D.O.T's . Even with out measuring you can tell the distance in the tangent ( space between the first lane shift and the second) was way too short and the advanced warning signs did not look right. I definatly plan on calling ODOT .


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Nothing good, I don't think.
You might look at:
Id - several powerful dragons in human form
Dragon Half - silly ecchi gag manga featuring a dragon girl
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Dragonaut -The Resonance- fits pretty well from what I remember. The dragons certainly do take human shape, which is what you said you wanted. Though there is a small twist outside the norm when it comes to them.... but I would still look at it
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The OVA by far, although the TV series have my favorite opening ever ...
Lodoss has the typical western heroic fantasy dragons. They don't shapeshift into humans or anything like that ... Also they are awfully animated. They are hardly the highlight of the show ... (even though they more or less should considering the plot)
Slayers also has western dragons. However, in the third season (Try), there is also dragon race who can take humanoid form.
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Tomlin to Texas?
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This all stems from a Texas-based site called OrangeBloods that said that the Longhorns' top 3 coaching choices are Nick Saban, Urban Meyer and Mike Tomlin.
As it happens, my top three wife choices are Kate Upton, Joan from Mad Men and Padma Lakshmi, so let's see who gets lucky first.
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Our women's outerwear looks great in every season and protects in every kind of weather. Our fleece jackets, softshell jackets, and insulated coats are great for layering or winter wear. We have rainwear, bibs, cover-ups, vests, coats, jackets, and outerwear from Carhartt, Columbia, The North Face, Marmot, Mountain Hardwear, and Guide Series.
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Columbia Women's Fast Trek Scarf
250-gram, 100% polyester microfleece fabric
Warm, comfortable, and incredibly soft
Scarf is designed to fit most adults
Columbia Cabled Cutie Scarf
Ultra-cozy 100% acrylic fabric
Traditional cable-knit pattern
Cozy, warm, and oh-so-stylish
Seirus Neofleece Comfort Masque
Closed-cell neoprene is windproof and waterproof
Plush, warm Neoprene technical fleece lining
Top of Masque is contoured to seal under goggles
Large central breathing holes let you breathe easy
Adjustable Velcro closure secures it in place
Seirus Snowthing
Fleece-lined, 4-way stretch polyester construction
Seamless knit tube construction protects from wind
Moisture-wicking for maximum breathability
Seirus Zips Microfleece Neck-Up
Collar-style neck-up
Zippered opening for easy adjustment
Soft Polartec microfleece fabric
Seirus Polar Scarf
Soft, warm 200-weight Polartec fleece fabric
Velcro adjustment for a comfortable fit
Designed for easy on and off
A great alternative to a neck-up
Carhartt Fleece Neck Gaiter (Style #A204)
92% polyester/8% spandex fleece for warmth
Logo label on back seam
Seirus Neofleece Combo Scarf
Neofleece face mask
200-weight Polartec fleece neck-up
Velcro adjustment for a custom fit
#1 selling face mask in the world
White Sierra Cozy Scarf
Cuddly, furry, and surprisingly warm
200-weight, 100% polyester fleece fabric
The North Face Women's Denali Thermal Scarf
100% polyester high-loft fleece fabric
Great winter accessory to any cold-weather attire
Outdoor Research Habitude Neck Gaiter
Cozy 100% Merino wool fabric wicks away moisture
Reverses from a waffle-knit to a rib-knit pattern
Neck gaiter has a one-size-fits-most sizing
Columbia Women's Pearl Plush Scarf
Made from 100% polyester Phur Fleece fabric
Luxuriously soft, warm, and comfortable
Cozy scarf has a one-size-fits-most sizing
Carhartt Women's Force Burnett Multi-Gaiter
Multifunctional, seamless accessory piece
4-oz., 100% polyester fabric with 2-way stretch
FastDry technology wicks sweat and fights odors
8+ ways to wear decide what works best for you
Scent-Lok Full Season Multi-Paneled Gaiter
3 panels with articulated nose tabs
Simply turn mask around from hunt-to-hunt
Moisture wicking, antimicrobial treated
Spandex binding and insets are comfortable
Carbon Alloy technology for odor adsorption
Scent-Lok Wild Heart Facemask
Protect face and neck from cold climates
Carbon Alloy technology maximizes odor adsorption
Versatile, midweight design for comfort
Drops easily to make calls or shots
The North Face Cable Minna Scarf
85% acrylic, 8% wool, 7% alpaca fabric
Wicks away moisture to keep you dry
TNF logo clip label near the hem
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