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DAY 4 – Banff Downtown and Revelstoke
This was the much less hectic day for us as we woke up a bit later and spent a day exploring other side of Banff. After we checked out from the hotel, we went to Banff Centre. My husband recommended it since he went there years ago. When we arrived there, it looked like a ghost town. It reminded me of a university campus with lots of big arts building. We decided to leave after only spending 10 minutes there hahaha… Maybe if there was an event, we would love to stay longer and explore more.
On the way back, we decided to stop at a viewing area. It overlooked The Fairmont Banff Spring hotel. It really looked like a castle in the middle of an enchanted forest! So pretty! We decided to went to Fairmont Banff to check out the hotel like we did in Lake Louise hehehe… Fairmont Banff Spring Hotel has a castle themed inside and outside. The exterior of the hotel is made of big brick like European castle. The lobby is decorated with shield and beautiful chandeliers! There is a display of knight armor as well as gothic wooden chair. I really love the atmosphere there!
The Fairmont Banff Spring Hotel
Our next destination was Banff Indian Trading Post (it was recommended by the hotel clerk). I thought this is an Indian museum but it is actually a shop where you can buy crafts made by Indian people, such as moccasins, leather bags, hats from real fox and rabbit fur, etc. They have a display of a mermaid skeleton believed to live in Lake Minnewanka. I curiously asked the lady on the cashier if the mermaid is real and she said that nobody knows but she believed so. I guess it's part of the mystery of Lake Minnewanka. There is also a display of fake trout fish that was claimed to be the biggest trout (38 lbs!) to be caught in Lake Minnewanka. After browsing for a while, my husband picked up a dream-catcher and I bought a real rabbit fur that reminded me of my last rabbit, Honey.
Banff Indian Trading Post
Next to Banff Indian Trading Post, there is the Buffalo Nations Luxton Museum. We took a peak of the exhibit from the shop and it contains a lot of artifacts from First Nations People of the Northern Plains and Canadian Rockies, such as their traditional costume, hunting equipment, arts & crafts, etc. We didn't go into the museum and browsed the shop a little bit. The most interesting part about this museum was the animal head hung on the wall around the museum shop. There are buffalo, bison, deer, and moose – all in various sizes.
Canadian Rockies (Part 2) – Glacier Adventure, Glacier Skywalk, Banff Gondola
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DAY 3 – Jasper National Park (Glacier Adventure & Glacier Skywalk) and Banff Gondola
The third day of our trip filled with lots of sight seeing and a bit of driving. In order to do the glacier adventure and see the skywalk, we had to go to The Columbia Icefield Glacier Discovery Centre which is located in Jasper National Park. It took us about 2.5 hours drive from Banff downtown and this time was my turn to drive. The road leading to the Discovery Centre is actually inside the Banff National Park which later will turn into Jasper National Park. Before entering the park, we had to pay for entrance fee. The cashier asked us about our destination, where do we stay for the night, and how long we would be in the park. The one-day pass (good until 4pm the next day) for group (2-7 people) and a vehicle is Cad$19.60. Not bad… Along the way, there were so many beautiful mountainous sceneries as well as gorgeous lakes. If you have time, you can stop at one of the following: Herbert Lake, Hector Lake, Mosquito Creek, Helen Lake, Crowfoot Glacier, Bow Lake, Bow Glacier, Peyto Lake, Waterfowl Lake, Glacier Lake, Nigel Lake, and Parker Ridge. From my research, Peyto Lake is very beautiful. We actually turned into the small road toward the lake on our way back to Banff. However, we decided not walk down to the lake since it would be a small hike and we were super tired from the tour. We did stop at 2 of the lakes – I forgot which ones – where there were designated viewing areas. Looking at the gorgeous turquoise lake with snowy mountain at the background was just breath taking! It was also an interesting drive in this area. The shape of the mountains differs from one to another as if it has its own character. Some are very pointy, some have flat top, and some are covered with patchy snow looking like a dalmatian or an orca.
Highway prior entering Banff National Park
Beautiful Rocky Mountain scenery along the way to the Discovery Centre
We finally arrived at the Discovery Centre. There is a spacious parking lot on the west side of the centre. We immediately went to the ticket booth to redeem our real ticket for both glacier adventure and the skywalk. Luckily, we didn't have to wait long for the glacier adventure. As soon as we got our ticket, we lined up for the shuttle bus. I was a bit shocked since I thought that we were going to ride the big bus with the huge wheels up to the mountain. It turns out that the shuttle bus took us to the Ice Explorer station at the foot of the mountain. *I was super excited!!!* The Ice Explorer bus moved pretty slow – well, it's better to be safe than sorry when driving on icy path, right?! At one point, the driver warned us that we were about to going down a very steep hill. As you can see in my picture below, we were almost 45° downward angle relative to the ground! It was like riding a super slow roller coaster hahaha…. Once we passed the steep hill, there was a pool of water before we continued to the icy path. The driver said that the water pool is used to wash the Ice Explorer's wheels so that the bus won't slip.
This early July, I had 2 weeks break from my full time job. Me and my hubby had an idea to do a road trip since we hadn't really done a road trip before. So, we decided to have a trip to Banff. Total time driving from Vancouver straight to Banff is 10 hours! However, me and my hubby are not fans of long drive. Hence, we stopped approximately half-way from Vancouver to Banff on the way there and on the way home. Our itinerary is Vancouver – Kamloops – Banff – Kelowna – Vancouver. We spent 4 nights 5 days for our trips and we were exhausted by the end of the trip.
DAY 1 – Kamloops
We woke up pretty early on our way to Kamloops – 5.00 AM!!! Luckily, it was my hubby turn to drive – so I could have a little nap hahaha… We stopped at Tim Hortons to get a black coffee for my hubby and the strawberry glazed Timbits for me (OMG they are super goooooddd!). From Vancouver, we took Highway 1 East (Trans-Canada Highway) passing Langley, Abbotsford, Chiliwack, and Hope. It was just a straight boring highway so as you know, I fell asleep after eating my Timbits hahaha… Continuing the journey, we took BC Highway 5 North (Coquihalla Highway) passing Merritt and through some beautiful mountainous scenery! We arrived at Kamloops by noon – just in time for lunch. We planned to have Japanese for lunch at Eden Bento Cafe but unfortunately, it was closed. So, we went to Taka Japanese Restaurant. The food and the portion was good for the lunch bento.
Before going to our hotel, my hubby suggested that we visited Peterson Creek Park. We thought this park would be a green lush park with lots of trees where we could relax and enjoy the scenery but we were totally WRONG! The park actually has several hiking trails and apparently, a popular hiking place for Kamloops' residences. The sturdy bridge built above the park area is actually the Trans-Canada Highway. We accessed the park via Columbia St at Glenfair Drive (see the park map here) where we parked our car. Our goal was to see the Bridal Veil waterfall so we followed Tom Moore trail. On our way, we met a couple who hiked down from the trail and they said that the trail to see the fall was easy. With good confidence, we continued our hike up along the small river. When we were at a trail junction, we were confused as to turn right toward a small wooden bridge or to walk straight toward the area marked "Danger: Unmarked Hazard". My gut feeling was to follow the river, so we walked to the unmarked area. Little did we know, this was where the very difficult trail began and I only wore my flat shoes, NOT my runners! Since we were already halfway, I braved myself hiking through the slippery stones, crossing the small creek, and climbing the rocky cliffs. As you can see on the pictures below (bottom 3rd from right), hikers only have small rocky area on the right hand side to pass through in order to go to the fall. I felt like as if I was doing those obstacle challenge – like in the Spartan race hahaha… Finally, after 40 minutes, we arrived at the foot of the fall. In order to see the top of the fall, we had to climb a little bit more on the rocky terrain. Yay! The hike down was as difficult as the hike up. Since we already knew what to expect, we were pretty quick to go down and back to the parking lot. Lesson for us: hiking a very difficult terrain is NOT a good way to start our holiday! 😛
Peterson Creek Park
Oh did I tell you that summer at Kamloops was really really really hot! We were sweating non-stop! After a very tiring hike, we checked in to our hotel, Four Points by Sheraton and cooled our selves inside the air conditioned room… ahhh…. The cool thing about the hotel is that it has a small swimming pool with a waterslide and a jacuzzi!!! We immediately marched to the swimming pool and had fun sliding down the waterslide as if it was our private pool hahaha…. In the evening, we went to Pizza Hut – since my hubby craved for it – and ordered 2 medium pizza nyummmm….
DAY 2 – Lake Louise, Lake Minnewanka, Banff Downtown
The trip from Kamloops to Banff was about 6 hours drive so we woke up around 6 am in the morning. We drove through Trans-Canada Highway passing Salmon Arm, Revelstoke, and Golden. We stopped at Golden to have a quick breakfast at McDonalds. Along the highway, the beautiful snow capped Rocky mountain was around us. We also passed some small lakes and creeks with sparkling turquoise water. I felt like I could just jump into the lake and swim on the cool water during the scorching hot day. Along this highway, you can stop at some attractions, such as Mt. Revelstoke, Illecillewaet Camp Ground near Rogers Pass, Glacier National Park, Bear Creek Falls, Beaver Valley, Yoho National Park, and Lake O'Hara. The most scenic drive was through Rogers Pass. It's a straight highway with mountains view in front of us (see picture below: top left). Simply gorgeous! We just had to stop on the side of the road to take picture of the beautiful view.


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- loud068Asked on April 27, 2011 at 12:19 PM
The label to one of my form elements keeps disappearing when I set it to top align, however reappears when I set it to left or right.
- JotForm SupportNeilVicenteAnswered on April 27, 2011 at 02:02 PM
Hi loud068,
If I recall correctly, you were the person who asked for directions on how to keep two dropdowns close together, with a single label on their left (feet-inches thingy).
The thing is, the workaround I gave to you earlier included a custom css code that hides all top-aligned labels. It was my fault, I guess, as I didn't warn you about it. Or I could have given you a more accurate, fool-proof solution.
Please replace the custom css code you have injected with this one:
#label_4 {
Now be aware that this new code hides only the label for that particular dropdown, which is the "inches" dropdown. Deleting and re-adding the same field would invalidate the codes I gave you.
I went out of my way and edited the css codes myself. Please take a look at your form now.


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Retention Tank #2 Rehabilitation - Water & Wastewater
Retention Tank #2 Rehabilitation
The Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) Tank No. 2 project is located in the Southeastern section of Akron. The CSX Railroad borders the eastern side of this industrial area. The 3.8 million gallon facility was originally constructed in 1983. The tank consists of three interconnected compartments and internally measures 187 feet on a side. The project included the following:
- Accumulated Tank Debris Removal
- Disposal Screening
- Pump Equipment
- Electrical Power
- Ventilation
- Site Work
- Structural Repairs
- Wash Down System
- Bypass Pumping
- Natural Lighting System
The services provided by GSI included Project Management, Construction Management, and Inspections. In managing the project for the City of Akron, GSI tracked and managed the daily field reports, submittal logs, RFI logs, and RFP logs. GSI was also responsible for monitoring and controlling the budget, schedule and performance. GSI provided inspection and documentation of all aspects of construction, in accordance with the plans and specifications. Activities included conducting the Pre-construction and Progress Meetings, providing documentation and monitoring the contractor's work progress, processing and tracking all shop drawings and submittals, assisting the City in monitoring all payroll and pay estimates and assisting the City in monitoring MBE and WBE requirements.
Akron, OH
Project Cost
$7.7 Million
Delivery Method
Construction Management
Services Provided
- Project Management
- Construction Management
- Inspections
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I have a Group Manager who would like to make the Group Overview page the default page upon user login for anyone who is a member of that group. While it's not an ideal situation, the Group owner wants to gradually introduce them to the platform rather than overwhelm the Group with too many choices.
Is there a way to do this aside from simply asking them to bookmark the page?
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Tuesday afternoon, I threw out my back.
Yeah. It's just as painful as it sounds.
The cherry on top is that it's not even a cool story – I was putting on pants. PANTS. One of the most basic items of clothing to put on has, in turn, left me stuck in bed all day.
My right leg went in no problem, but as soon as I even attempted to put that left leg in, my back just gave out and I almost fell to the floor completely – it was the most painful round of hokey pokey ever.
On the plus side, those pills and stick-on heating pads have been life savers.
I couldn't even utter a sound – that's how painful it was. It may sound like I'm exaggerating, but I'm really, really not. The rest of the day walking and standing were out of the question, until I loaded myself with muscle relaxants and Ibuprofen. Even still, that faint throbbing was still there.
But my Feature Writing class was super interesting that evening. The past two nights, I've had class, so I haven't been able to stay in bed and rest for a full day. Today's the day I decided to do that.
I'm already going crazy.
But, in trying to keep myself sane, I've come up with a great list of things to do when you're stuck in bed.
1. Read a book.
Currently reading: The Revenant. I can't wait to finish it so I can go see the movie… if I'm ever able to leave my bed, that is.
2. Watch Netflix.
I've watched copious amounts of Netflix, including Friends, Archer, The X Files, Grey's Anatomy. Note to self: Grey's Anatomy is not a good show to watch when you're in pain.
3. Whiten your teeth.
I've popped on some teeth whitening strips, because, well, why not? I'm not doing anything else. Plus, what better way to waste 2 hours than by doing this, and watching Netflix at the same time? The only downside: you can't snack while you watch.
4. Give yourself a facial/face mask.
Again, why not? I'm not trying to impress anyone at home, so I might as well use this time to pamper myself. #ScaryIsTheNewCute, right? I'd be painting my toenails, but that requires stretching, and – let's be honest – that's not going to happen today.
5. Listen to audiobooks/podcasts.
I've recently started listening to the audiobook of The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, and now all I want to do is de-clutter and clean my room. Seriously, start listening/reading this book and you'll want to throw everything away. All of those articles of clothing I thought, "yeah, I'll keep this. It'll be good for an audition!" – they're still in the back of my closet. IT'S TIME TO GO.
6. Clean your phone – like actually CLEAN it.
I took the case off of my phone, grabbed a cotton swab and cleaned the little nooks and crannies that don't get cleaned every day. Then I popped a different case on my phone – it's nice to change things up every once in a while.
7. Homework/assignments.
Or, instead of doing either of the two things, just re-write your notes from class so they're perfectly organized and look really, really pretty. And then, if you must, go on and do some homework for next week. Chapter One, prepare to be read.
8. Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Bloglovin' + all other social media.
I'm so caught up in the social world, it's crazy. I'm living vicariously through everyone else right now. I'm also finding so many fun crafting and decorating options on Pinterest – can't wait to get out of this bed!
9. Daydream.
I've already won an Oscar, hosted a cooking show, and married Leonardo DiCaprio. Oh, I've also decorated my apartment with all of the fun ideas I found on Pinterest – in my head, of course. I'm pretty beat.
10. Nap.
This is hands down my favorite thing on this list. I can't get enough sleep – I dream of sleeping.
There are so many more things, but I figured I should keep the list short. Blogging made the list, but, I replaced it with daydreaming; not everyone blogs, but everyone daydreams.
What are some of your favorite things to do when you're stuck in bed?
Leave me a comment below and give me some ideas!


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The MORE 2012 Winter Party was survived by all attendee's/participants/etc.
I was WAY late to the setup due to unfortunate issues with a big frickin screw in my rear passenger tire. I did help re-allign the tables so that row 4 didn't have room to drive a car in anymore and row 2 would have to sit on row 1 and 3's laps. IE. Row 1 had 4 paces from wall to far side of the chairs. Row/Table 2 had 2. Row 3 had 3. Row 4 had 7 paces of width.
Tons of food, I saw several people make it out with 5lbs of mixed brisket, chicken and potatoes.
Band was awesome.
20 Year Video - MORE Than Enough: 20 years of the Mid-Atlantic Off Road Enthusiasts.
MC wasn't very drunk till the near end.
Links to come to vid's and pictures.
Gave away my grand prize of ride leading to of all people Larry.
Quarterly winners were Debbie, Eric C, Joel K, and Debbie (Again).
Big cheers to all my leaders who get their paperwork in. Big shaking of finger at several who epic fail including JoeP (who gets a partial pass for organizing the winter party), Eric B, Pat M, Anne M, and a few others. GET YOUR WAIVERS IN!
Big thanks to our Beer Sponsor, Sierra Nevada for providing 2 kegs.
Now I'm going to process the first 2 months of 2012 ride entries.
Sunday I got to ride 3 cx bikes, the cross check was my favorite, the CDale AL bike wasn't terrible. The giant kinda blew, bad components, and the 58 left me feeling WAY stretched out. Looking to try a cross check in 58 and try some more bikes before making a decision. Not getting into cross racing, this is more for mixed surface rides/etc.
Monday, February 27, 2012
Winter Party - Survived.
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By Jennifer BacchusApril 19, 2018
ANNISTON ARMY DEPOT, Ala. -- Following a year when its continuous process improvement goal wasn't met, Anniston Army Depot's Directorate of Production Engineering is reinvigorating the Lean program, beginning with training.
All supervisors and employees are required to take Lean training.
For supervisors, the course is ANAD DPE Lean Supervisor Training in the Total Employee Development system. The course focuses on Lean Six Sigma principles.
The general workforce training, listed as ANAD DPE Lean General Workforce Training in TED, is an introductory course to give the workforce a basic knowledge of the Lean tools and principles. It also acknowledges ANAD's history with Lean.
When the Lean program was introduced in 2002, it was enthusiastically embraced. Improvement programs could be found throughout the installation.
Some of them worked well and the processes and tools they put in place are still in use today.
Others reverted back to their original state shortly after the Lean event.
"Historically we made some decisions based on misinformation," said Aaron Parris, a depot process improvement specialist. "In our defense, Lean is a list of tools and the decisions were made by a team selected by the sponsors of the events."
DPE's Enterprise Excellence Division hopes the training will enhance the depot's continuous process improvement culture and help the installation reach its $31.7 million CPI goal for fiscal year 2018.
So far, it's working. More than 121 supervisors have taken the mandatory training and 322 employees have taken the general workforce training.
Each session has inspired employees to look at their work areas with fresh eyes - examining how they perform tasks and where things can be simplified or rearranged to take less time, use less resources or be safer.
As Vic Sanders, one of the trainers for the courses, reminds students, repeatedly, during the class, "Lean is identifying and eliminating waste."
To help employees remember what to look for in a Lean event for elimination, an acronym is presented to each class - DOWNTIME.
• Defects
• Overproduction
• Waiting
• Not utilizing employees/Injuries
• Transportation
• Inventory
• Motion
• Excess Processing
The desired impact of using the acronym is the elimination of downtime and the things which cause employees or customers to wait or add steps to a process.
Lean isn't a concept which only works in production areas.
Take the words you're reading now. Production of this newspaper has been Leaned over time.
The result was a reduction in printed copies whereas TRACKS is distributed electronically, saving time and resources.
DPE hopes all employees throughout the shops and office areas of the installation will see changes possible in their work areas.
"As an employee, you are the eyes and ears in the shop. You are the ones who live with the problems we have, here at ANAD, every day," said Sanders.
"The idea of Lean is to empower you, the subject matter expert," said Parris. "We want to give you a voice, the tools to make change and the forum to communicate the needs up the chain of command."
Employees who have questions about training or who have a suggestion for a Lean event, can contact the Enterprise Excellence Division at Ext. 4750.


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Fashionable philanthropy: Give back while updating your wardrobe
Hi lovelies,
Last week I had a super important meeting, one those "once in a lifetime" opportunities and luckily for me, I had my mom to remind me to just relax, be grateful, and just go in there and be myself and rock it!
So once I was grounded, did my research, and prepped for the meeting, like any savvy fashionista, I could focus on what was really important, finding the perfect outfit to wear to my meeting! Because when I'm confident on the inside, it shines through on the outside and I needed an outfit to match my inner confidence.
While popping from store-to-store, I noticed a sign at H&M that if you donated your used clothes for recycling then you could receive 15% off of your next purchase. Doing something great for the environment while saving money and revamping my wardrobe? Count me in.
Then I started to think what others ways could I save money, revamp my wardrobe, and give back? That's when I discovered Giving Assistant. Giving Assistant is a free digital loyalty program, with over 1,100 of the largest retailers worldwide with an average of 5% cash reward after each online purchase and lets me save money while giving back. My favorite brands to shop while giving back include Forever21, White House | Black Market, AliExpress, Gilt, Amazon, Sephora, and Macy's.
Here's how it works: Retailers pay Giving Assistant a commission for purchases starting on their website and for purchases originating on their members links, they pay them an entire commission as direct cash back. For non-member purchases, Giving Assistant keeps the commission, and makes a small donation to Feed America. Additionally, members are able to automatically donate any % of their cash back to any charity of their choice, so I can give back and be rewarded for digital loyalty.
Another way I love to save money while giving back is to have a fashion swap party with my friends. We get together and bring all of our old clothes and swap clothes with each other. That way, I get to update my wardrobe without spending a dime and I get to have a fun girls' night with my friends. The clothes that are left-over we donate to Good Will and Dress for Success. Giving back, getting new clothes, and hanging with my friends, sounds like an awesome Friday night to me!
Comment below and tweet @CandyWashington how you like to save money while updating your wardrobe or if you have any questions.
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We are a proud, inclusive and close-knit school which reflects the multi-faith, multi-cultural and aspirational communities that we serve. Within our school, pupils and staff prosper as they fulfil a shared mission of Striving for Excellence. This excellence ensures that all pupils leave us with the characteristics and qualifications to succeed in life.
Our teachers provide rich and relevant learning which underpin our school's success. Academic ambition matters a great deal here and our students go on to study at a range of the very best universities. We have a distinctive curriculum that accelerates the most able pupils and allows others to take their GCSEs over the course of three years. Our pupils achieve excellent examination results and yet also strive to be great people.
We are restless in our expectation that everyone in the Westminster City School family is the best they can be whilst being honest, self-reliant, reflective and supportive in the process. To enable this, our committed teachers and specialist staff provide excellent pastoral care to support and sustain students throughout their time at the school and beyond.
Our Christian ethos informs everything that we do and we welcome, respect and celebrate the success of all our pupils whether they are of the Christian faith, of another faith or no faith. The school community gathers together for reflection and celebration each term at St. Margaret's Church, Westminster Abbey.
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The school's rich history dates to the 17th Century and yet we maintain a very modern outlook. This is reflected in the school's impressive facilities including the new Jack Pouchot building.
It is an incredible privilege to be the fifteenth Headteacher of Westminster City School. I lead a group of staff who are incredibly committed and passionate about the education of all pupils in their care. Together with the support of our foundation, governors, pupils and parents, Westminster City School – in its 142nd year - continues to provide a first class education that improves the life chances of young people regardless of background or belief.
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I wrote a short preview guide for the spring season, but never bothered with the summer one as that season didn't seem very interesting. Well, again I'm going to write a little bit about what I've watched just like what I did last time. I will not write about the shows we're doing, and sequels of past series: ef – a tales of melodies, Gundam 00, Nodame Cantabile, Clannad, etc.
The ratings I use are based on the first episode and the first episode only. It's meant to give you a small idea about the story, and also to tell you my impressions of the first episode as a whole.
These are the ratings I will use:
Excellent – the show truly impressed me.
Good – I liked it.
Fair – Neutral, didn't hate it, didn't love it.
Poor – Not for me, but maybe you might like it.
The following are the random shows that I've watched:
Name: Akane Iro ni Somaru Saka
Genre: High School
Subs: Eclipse
Score: Fair
High school romance based on a visual novel between the wealthy transfer student Katagari Yuuhi and her fiance the Genokiller, Nagase Jun'ichi.
Akasaka kinda disappointed me a little as I had higher hopes for it. The cast of voice talents is incredible in this show, but the story feels very stereotypical and unoriginal. Even though nothing is original nowadays, a good storyteller can tell the same story over and over again a thousand times and you won't get sick of it. It definitely doesn't have the x-factor that would make it truly shine. Well, that's only the first episode, so I hope it'll get better.
Name: Kyou no 5-2
Genre: Comedy, Slice of Life
Subs: Chihiro
Score: Excellent
Slice of life comedy about a bunch of naughty ten-year olds. Now, this one exceeded my expectations as I've never liked little kids much. The kids are very strangely drawn, but just ignore that. The comedy in it is very good. I guess you could compare this to Minami-ke, 'cept this is more down to earth, and perhaps a bit funnier.
Name: One Outs
Genre: Baseball, Gambling
Subs: none
Score: Excellent
Baseball + gambling anime. Superstar batsman, Kojima, who has failed to win any trophies despite his incredible skill, begins a final training camp at Okinawa. There, he meets pitcher, Tokuchi Toua,who specialises in a gambling form of baseball known as one outs.
This one is another which exceeded my expectations. If you enjoyed Akagi, the one with mahjong, you'd probably like this one too. Much of the cast and crew are the same(at least the main voice actor is the same). It focuses a lot on the mind games and how pitcher Toua outwits the batter using fear and such. Hopefully, some good group will pick this one up (instead of having 9 groups doing Tales of the Abyss).
Name: Yozakura Quartet
Genre: Action
Subs: Sonzai
Will watch in full later. Doesn't seem very interesting though.
Name: Toradora
Genre: Romance (I think)
Subs: gg and others
Score: Good
High school romance about the tsundere palmtop tiger, Aisaka Taiga, and the snake eyed, Takasu Ryuuji.
This fell a bit below my expectations. I found the story to be a little confusing, as there were barely any introductions, and it felt like it jumped straight into the middle part of the story. Taiga's behaviour was even more confusing. I guess she's the ultimate tsun tsun girl? Very difficult to judge from the first episode.
Name: Hyakko
Genre: Comedy
Subs: Ayako (sorta)
Score: Fair
About four girls who attend a super huge school. I guess it's supposed to be a bit like Minami-ke or Azumanga Daioh? The girls are very nicely drawn and the voice talent line-up is also very impressive. Unfortunately, it's just not very funny. Perhaps it'll get better in the coming episodes. It's hard to dismiss it after just one episode.
I've read the earlier chapters of the Hyakko manga beforehand. This may have had a negative impact on the rating.
Name: Shikabane Hime
Genre: Action
Subs: Lunar-Anime
Score: Fair
Makina, the undead princess, specialises in asskicking other undead abominations. Witnessing her asskicking session is orphan, Kagami Ouri.
One thing that really stood out about this show is the rather bland voice acting. That's little surprise, as this is Akiyama Nana's debut role. She's pretty hot in real life though, but that's beside the point.
Either way, I'd give this a fair, as nothing really stood out in this show for me. The action was all right, but there were no intense moments like you'd get watching Hajime no Ippo or such. The enemy was easily dispatched, before he could even introduce himself, really. It might get better in episode two if they focused more on the day-to-day life of being an undead.
Name: Skip Beat!
Genre: Shoujo
Subs: none
Score: Fair
Now, this is a rather famous manga (I think) about country girl, Kyouko, and two bishies, Tsuruga Ren and Fuwa Shoutaro (Sho). Ren is the most popular bishie (Ren is the actor from what I gather) in all of Japan and Sho (the singer) plans to take him down. Kyouko then joins the entertainment industry to have her revenge on Sho for breaking her heart.
The art in the Skip Beat! anime seems unusually old-school. Don't know if it was intentional though, but I do remember Kyouko looking better in the manga. If you're looking for another classic shoujo hit like Itazura na Kiss or Hana Yori Dango, I don't think this one will deliver. I was rather looking forward to it too.
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12:29 pm on October 8th, 2008
Nice opinions. I found two of those animes alittle better overall. But as you said, its the first episode. 😀
I have to say I really like Kannagi's OP. That was a win over me from the start. The anime its self isnt too bad.
I like how every sub group keeps throwing out there versions on Tales of the Abyss. Quite funny I think ^_^
12:30 pm on October 8th, 2008
Thanks It's nice to hear others opinions. This will give me a good idea what to watch this season.
12:33 pm on October 8th, 2008
Although my opinion is that ToraDora & Akane iro ni somaru saka were the highlights of this season . Just to bad there isn't anyone known for subbing one outs. I'd like to see it.
1:01 pm on October 8th, 2008
I can agree for the most part.
Toaru Majutsu no Index, Kannagi: Crazy Shrine Maidens and Toradora! are my personal favorites for this season 😀
1:11 pm on October 8th, 2008
Why are so many groups subbing Tales of the Abyss (I'm counting 9!)? Judging from the 1st and 2nd episode I'm a bit disappointed by the show.. the VA, especially for the main character, is a bit stiff and his character is a bit annoying. I hope it improve a lot since I like this kind of show.
Now, where is that Hakushaku to Yousei sub???
1:14 pm on October 8th, 2008
Hmm i've never really sat down and read the Skip Beat! manga but i've heard of so many people who like it. I guess it's a shame that it's not all that interesting of a first episode. Well it could get better, maybe. Special A didn't really impress me at first and I thought it got much better after the first couple of episodes. The "old school" look really does seem out of place for Skip Beat! it's not an old manga or anything.
1:23 pm on October 8th, 2008
Kyou no Go no Ni? Excelent? omfg I dislike characters and graphic
1:28 pm on October 8th, 2008
Skip Beat's animation leaves much to be desired but if they continue with the story without skipping too much this anime could get good enough to make me ignore the animation.
AND I"M SO happy you rated One Out as excellent and PRAY AND PRAY AND PRAY someone picks it up!
1:29 pm on October 8th, 2008
Although with the last 'review/preview' our opinions were mostly the same, it's quite the opposite now.
Kyou no 5-2
Big disappointment to me, really feels like they tried to stretch the ova into a full blown episode. Especially the part with the broom guitars was very repetitive..
Laughed my ass off watching this, Taiga is a LOT like Louise (Zero no Tsukaima) though.. down to the dog insults :).. and similar to Shana (Shagugan no shana).
(All 3 seems to have the same violent nature, small posture and voice actress in common)
Nearly spit out my cola laughing when the blonde (forgot her name.. shame on me) jumped out of the window.. and landed 😛
I've yet to watch the other shows mentioned
1:40 pm on October 8th, 2008
well, i think kannagi was nice. Tales of the abyss was ok. Right now, for this season, I completely am in love with To Aru Majutsu no Index, though. And although, I got bored with Ga-rei Zero I think ill watch the next episode coz everyone got killed off there.
1:57 pm on October 8th, 2008
Yeah Yozakura Quartet is good its just… they build up the characters before it gets good. AND OMG the main char guy isnt useless… later…
2:02 pm on October 8th, 2008
hmm, thanks for the review.
i really hope yozakura quartet is good. i thought it would be good judging from the art, but i haven't heard that many good things about it.
now, i have liked akane iro, toradora, kannagi, and to aru very much. i am kinda waiting for subs for the other anime… but i hope they live up to my expectations.
2:06 pm on October 8th, 2008
I agree with you on Toradora! though my rating for it is "Excelent". The way the story goes differs from the manga (I know its mostly like that in some animes) but I still liked it. Tsun tsun girl FTW! (i dunno, I just like tsundere's)
on Akasaka, I rate it Fair too. I'll have to watch it and see the how the story goes. Few points that brought me to watch it is because it is subbed by Eclipse & because of the Seiyuu's.
on Skip Beat! I didn't like the way it was animated. D: but I rate it Fair.
On Yozakura Quartet, I rate it Good. Little Comedy, Action, Animation was good. (still need subs, my japanese understanding isn't that good ~_~)
On Hyakko, though I don't find the "I got lost in my school, though I've been here since kindergarten" funny coz its stupidity =_=. I rate it fair.
On One Outs, we find it the same, and I too rate it Excellent, but I still need subs. ~_~ (can you pick this up?) I know it genre is kinda different than your previous projects but its so good watch.
Other anime's like KUROZUKA, Linebarrels of Iron, GA-REI Zero, Vampire Knight Guilty, KANNAGI, & Kyou no 5-2 I rate it Good.
The anime that makes me want for more (exceeds the excellent mark) after watching the pilot episode are Gundam OO S2 & To Aru Majutsu no Index.
Looking forward on Chaos; Head and Earl & Fairy. ^^,
2:17 pm on October 8th, 2008
I wish we could pick up more shows too, but we're already doing 5 this season, so we simply cannot manage any more. Earl and Fairy came out over a week earlier, that's why we picked that up first. But One Outs was something I had in mind before though, but it's too late now.
Either way, I only rate the shows entirely on how much I enjoyed it. Perhaps it because I've already read a bit of the manga for Hyakko and Skip Beat!, so I knew exactly what was coming. That might have killed it for me.
I haven't watched the Kyou no 5-2 OVAs yet, so the jokes were still fresh and funny for me. I didn't mind the incredibly cheap and low budget animation too much.
2:24 pm on October 8th, 2008
Shikabane Hime sux imo, i will not watch it, same goes for skip beat, didint saw yet Yozakura Quartet so cant say nothing bout this… Rest… ofc i will watch ;]
2:50 pm on October 8th, 2008
too bad for One Outs.. D: hope some group get it, if not I'll just have to improve my knowledge on Japanese language. ~_~
I didn't quite get some jokes on Kyou no Go no Ni and Hyakko. =S I find it "just" amusing as of the moment. xD
2:59 pm on October 8th, 2008
Ureshii-Yoroshiku look to be the subbers for SKIP BEAT
3:34 pm on October 8th, 2008
Glad to see I'm not the only one dumb founded by the amount of people subbing Abyss. Out of the shows I've seen so far this season Toaru Majutsu no Index and Kannagi are the most promising IMO. I still haven't seen Kuroshitsuji and Ga-Rei Zero though. Not to mention Nodame which will surely be awesome.
4:53 pm on October 8th, 2008
You haven't seen nothin' yet for Skip Beat!
The excitement comes in the next episode! xDD -laughs-
I can already imagine it right now. Oh dear! x'D
The next episode comes out in four days.
I'll be sure to be on the watch for it.
Now..I'll be on teh watch for Nodame as well! >w<
Tomorrow! RAWR~
5:43 pm on October 8th, 2008
Skip Beat is many better in Story and so, that it looks on the beginnig.:D
It is really an popular Manga.
-Right it is little sad that the Style is not so good how in Manga..but this is mostly often so in Animes, same too Vampire Knight…, also think this could get better in next episodes…Kyoko-Style looks better with the orange hair:)-
Sho is the Singer and Ren an actor. Also they will come many other interessing and funny persons with the time;)
6:22 pm on October 8th, 2008
Kyou no 5-2
this show is really disappointing… i was expecting something more
Macademia Wasshoi
i saw this anime and i liked it cause its crazy..
Skip Beat
I totally agree that kyoko was a lot prettier in the manga
6:54 pm on October 8th, 2008
right… it seems like yozakura got subbed by someone… probably you can make a review out of them 😀
i believe its Sonzai,… *goes watches*
10:33 pm on October 8th, 2008
Yep, finally after it aired. Anyway, anyone knows if Static-Subs is still subbing Hyakko? They seems pretty "dormant" to me… I wanted to watch their subs xD
Look forward to your subs for Earl and Fairy =D All the best!! ^^
11:45 pm on October 8th, 2008
To be clear – Kyou no 5-2 is a remake of the original, or a TV show version to the OVA's and manga?
3:09 am on October 9th, 2008
Jozakura Quartet sucks. It's really really boring, I wanted to fall asleep.
3:12 am on October 9th, 2008
"To be clear – Kyou no 5-2 is a remake of the original, or a TV show version to the OVA's and manga?"
I think it is a complete remake and the TV version to the OVA. Too bad the ecchi stuffs are toned down compared to the OVA version. >__>
6:08 am on October 9th, 2008
so will anyone be subbing skip beat i was always thinking about reading the manga just never had to.. hoping to watch anime than read manga usual routine XD
10:16 am on October 9th, 2008
Has anyone seen Casshern Sins, Ga-Rei -Zero-, Kannagi, & Kuroshitsuji? Any recommendations as to who's the best fansub for them? Well, I already know Shinsen does Casshern & Kuroshitsuji so I'm OK with them. It seems that they've bit a lot more than they can chew with other series as well. Maybe they're hoping to drop some of them when licensing starts;)
For those who like romantic comedies, Toradora is a must (best 1st ep series this season IMO). Hope that Nodame comes soon as well. Gundam 00 for mech fans (though Tieria's Gundam became ugly). Tales of the Abyss for RPG fans, though I would rate it as only fair. Still waiting on Menclave for ef, the only real drama in the anime category;(
11:32 am on October 9th, 2008
Shinsen is the only one doing Casshern Sins at the moment since Aoshen dropped it. As for Kuroshituji, if Shinsen doesn't come out with a better quality version, I'll be looking elsewhere. Kannagi's out only with Ayako at the moment so there really isn't a choice, But with the groups listed to plan on taking it on, Ayako is the best bet imo. aaaand… I slept through ga-rei. Lol. It was boring. So I have no opinion on fansubbers there.
12:46 pm on October 9th, 2008
He??? Ga-Rei boring??? it's more intense than Casshern Sins. The big problem with Ga-Rei is now they have a huge task to make the 2nd episode as good as the 1st. What can they do with such an end on 1st episode?
I only watch the smi version, and it's good enough for me.
What I'm wondering is what Tales of the Abyss sub should I get? does any of you actually review each group or you just go based on your favorite fansub group? currently I'm watching Osu for the 1st ep and Shinsen for the 2nd. Which one would be the most accurate, since they could potentially screw some names in the translation process.
3:44 pm on October 9th, 2008
> Kyou no 5-2
I liked its predecessor a lot (and the OVA as well).. or is this a simple remake ? Couldn't download it until now as I'm not at home due to my job… Anyways looking really forward to this (I'm still unclear although here are some words left about it..)
> Toradora
I think that show is quite fun. A mix of Shana, Midori no Hibi and Karen; win
> Hyakko
It looks quite fun. Hehe, call me simple minded, but I like such kind of anime… just pure refreshing nonesense…
6:07 pm on October 9th, 2008
well guys i dont know why u put Kyou no 5-2 with a excellent score but to me it sucks, if i have seen the ova u know what i am talking about. compare to the ova, animation graphics where poorly made, ova >>tv graphics, and plus, the 1st episode, all of their content was already on the ova.on the other side, toradora is a excellent score for me, same as ToAru Majutsu no Index, but u dont have it in score here
6:08 pm on October 9th, 2008
ToAru Majutsu no Index OP is so shana alike
6:14 pm on October 9th, 2008
also, if u have time and dont have nothing to do, watch Kemeko DX, i think it was funny as hell
8:59 pm on October 9th, 2008
I watched the RAW Skip Beat myself. I have to say that using 'Corn' as a main focal point in the opening was a bit disconcerning. I mean that in the later chapters of the Manga, it becomes an important part of the storyline, but still kept minimal. I don't remember Maria being shown in there either, and I believe her to be an importaint 2ndary character.
I will agree that the animation was a little sub-par, but you can't expect perfection. I just hope Episode 2 will be better as it shows her audition.
On a side note, I hope like HELL that the Anime turns out like it did for Kodocha. Great manga, F'd over by the anime.
9:48 am on October 10th, 2008
– Akane-Iro ni Somaru Saka
for me this anime is good… though i was little shock for the assassination thing… maybe on succeeding eps will be interesting,,
– Clannad ~After Story~
excellent anime… i really lol'd on the 1st eps.. and its like wth… a baseball team with mix members…
– EF ~A Tale of Melodies~
fair anime… i like the 1st part of this anime but on the 2nd part… it seems to be boring..
– Kannagi: Crazy Shrine Maidens
excellent.. i dunno but … the 1st eps impressed me,
– Kyou no Go no Ni
excellent for me… i like comedy and seems the story is fine… i lol on the superball thing… hahaha
– Macademi Wasshoi
lol this anime is crazy… i rate is as best of best the blue haired vampire's personality is very cool..
– To Aru Majutsu no Index
good anime… quite puzzling for me right now… but the story and graphiks are all good… and Index is pretty cute too…
– ToraDora
fair anime… didnt even laugh on this anime… but i like the story plot…
12:10 pm on October 10th, 2008
kannagi, index, akane-iro are my favourites so far
(of the new shows)
5-2 was a bit of a let down imo, very repetitive at moments and it all just didn't feel that funny to me
I much rather , finally, get a subbed minami-ke okawari's final episode instead :'(
1:12 pm on October 10th, 2008
That's what I'm saying. We have so many other shows out there that still need subbing besides tales of the abyss. Mouryou no Hako, Alive – Saishu Shinka teki Shonen, One Outs(like you said)Tentai Senshi Sunred, Jigoku Shoujo Mitsuganae, Michiko to Hatchin, Hokuto no Ken Raoh Gaiden: Ten no Haoh, Kurozuka, Tytania, Nodame Cantabile Pari-Hen, know Skip Beat is being done, but that's pretty much overall the rest when I think about it.
4:42 pm on October 10th, 2008
That's true. The distribution of fansub resources has always been very poor. m33w does actively try to avoid oversubbing, especially when we know renowned groups will be doing those shows. Every season there's always a show which attracts subbers in droves. But alas, in the end only one or two groups will complete the series anyways.
11:47 am on October 11th, 2008
I quote myself about Today in Class 5-2
>or is this a simple remake ?
just a bad drawn remake … I'll stick with the "original" it's much better (@Triad-Tracker)
8:10 am on October 12th, 2008
Gai-rei zero, Gundam 00 2nd season, Kannagi, kurogane no linebarrel, Nodame Paris, Tales of the abyss, Toaru Majutsu no Index, and toradora were the ones I enjoyed.
I liked tales of the abyss since I've played the game, guess it's for rpg fans or other anime fans will enjoy it like me.
Their are other animes I haven't wacthed yet so I'd rather be the judge of what I watch instead of hearing/reading someone's opinion, not trying to start anything.


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While Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday trained his guns on the BJP for the split in the 25-year-old saffron alliance, the latter chose not to engage in mud-slinging, but instead use its trump card — PM Narendra Modi — in the October 15 Assembly elections.india Updated: Sep 28, 2014 08:58 IST
While Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday trained his guns on the BJP for the split in the 25-year-old saffron alliance, the latter chose not to engage in mud-slinging, but instead use its trump card — PM Narendra Modi — in the October 15 Assembly elections.
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Sources said Shah has assured the state BJP unit at least 15 rallies of Modi across the state. The details will be charted out after the PM returns from the US on September 30.
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Stay tuned for your next part in this series to get answers to how 100 % possible become a estate investor from scrape. As with anything in life, they come in a share of work and dedication, but on the highly motivated and undeterred individual might be but arriving for a landing inconvenience to realize their dreams.


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Fire Safety
You will no doubt be aware of the tragic fire at Grenfell Tower in London, which sadly resulted in significant loss of life.
We want to reassure you that Victory does not own or manage any high-rise blocks of flats, and all of our properties are within reach of a standard fire tender rescue ladder. Our tallest building is four storeys high, and the highest entry point to any of our properties is on the second floor.
None of our properties are clad with aluminium cladding. In common with all social housing providers, we are currently reviewing materials used where external cladding is fitted, to ensure the highest levels of safety.
Victory takes fire safety very seriously. All our multi-occupancy buildings are subject to an annual Fire Risk Assessment, and fire safety within buildings is regularly reviewed to ensure that they meet not just the current fire safety regulations, but good practice guidance as well.
Residents can help ensure fire safety in their building by working with us to ensure that communal areas are free of any personal belongings such as bicycles, prams, mobility scooters, furniture and rubbish, as well as co-operating with us to ensure that we can gain access to service appliances such as boilers on a regular basis. If we contact you about a specific fire safety issue in your building, please do take the matter seriously, as it is in everyone's interest to reduce fire risk as far as possible.
If you have any concerns about fire safety within your building, or need general advice on fire safety, please feel free to contact us on 0330 123 1860 or email firstname.lastname@example.com


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Proving Grounds
Vivienne Grainger February, 2012
Finding, Preparing, and Using Magical Tools and Supplies
This is Lesson Three of a year-and-a-day instruction program in becoming a witch.
Finding magical tools and supplies is much less onerous than it once was. The internet is lousy with sites that will eagerly supply herbs, stones, athames, chalices, jewelry and amulets of every description, powders, and potions to the neophyte. How to choose, how to choose?
One way to choose is swiftly. Buy an "altar kit," which will usually include an athame, a ready-made wand, possibly a chalice, often an altar cloth, some herbs, and usually a candle and holder or two. Drop fifty bucks, often what a chalice or athame can cost to begin with, and off you go.
Another way is slowly. Wait until a particular athame or chalice speaks to you. It need not be labeled that, of course, and will often be cheaper if it is not. Determination and a willingness to haunt pawn and thrift stores can often provide these tools very cheaply. (My chalice happens to be a $2.99 20-oz. iced-tea glass I found at Tuesday Morning. I've simply never seen any other cup that reminds me so strongly of what Water is than that chunk of blue and green glass.)
Do be aware that not every "athame" described as such is, in fact, an athame. Technically, an athame has a double-edged blade. Like many (but not, alas, all) traditions, this one has a practical underpinning: a double-edged blade allows energy to flow more easily through it.
Many of us have two athames, or more properly an athame and a boline, usually one black- and one white-hilted. Which of these is kept sharp to use, and which kept only to cut energy, varies by tradition.
Chalices are ideally of silver, a metal associated with the Moon, traditionally the most watery of the planets. This is not to say that a cup of other material which calls you back to pick it up three or four times should not be your chalice, but you will sacrifice that easy association with the element, and the power which comes with it. If your chalice is silver, on the other hand, you will make an ongoing sacrifice of the time and effort needed to keep it polished. If you have sufficient skill to throw or build a ceramic chalice, or create one of wood, while it will lack the association with Water, it will gain a great deal of power through your creation of it, provided you are mindful of its function while you do so.
Most of us cannot craft our own athames or chalices. We can and should, however, craft a wand.
The default wood for witching is willow. However, if you are given wood by having it fall in front of you, by all means accept the gift of the tree. (Be sure to leave a gift in return: a coin, a hair. Also, thank the tree.)
Wand material is as big around as the tip of your little finger, the length of your forearm from funny bone to tip of longest finger, and straight throughout that length. Sycamore wood, for instance, is rarely straight enough to use for a wand.
Fashioning a wand from raw wood will require several months of drying, followed by hours of sanding with increasingly fine grits, as well as much effort put forth to remove knobs, burls, and branch ends. This work is best done by hand as the meditative state entered into will give your wand life. Also, the electricity used for running power tools is enough to overwhelm the personal energy that would otherwise accumulate within the wand.
Once it's finished, you will have felt it come alive in your hand. Really. It's an unmistakable experience, and you will know that you are in the presence of the Other. Wand-selves are not human-selves.
At that point you will also become aware whether it is appropriate to carve it with symbols or add decoration: crystals, feathers, windings of silk thread, silver charms. This is not solely your own decision to make, and you should reach agreement on what is to be done with the wand itself, unless you are bound by a tradition. (Wand-wood which consents to come into the possession of a tradition-follower also consents, in my experience, to the constraints of that tradition.)
There is no rule that says a wand has to be wood. My primary wand is a seven-inch quartz crystal which refused to let me leave the shop until I had parted with most of my then-week's income for her (she has also insisted throughout our decade of working together on remaining skyclad: staying completely undecorated). My first wand is of wood, and I am experimenting with creating a copper wand for use in energy workings, that is, spells which will not have a direct physical manifestation. Although knowing me, I'll get curious and try him for other things, too, if he consents.
A staff is a very large wand, usually the height of the bearer. Often a staff-bearer will use a branch of the staff as a wand, which is much handier in small spaces and far less likely to take out a fellow-worshiper's front teeth when gestured with!
My wands are all completely different, energetically. The wood wand is shy, but still unalterably Other; the crystal is of course a her own being, with very strong opinions and a will to match. The copper is reticent, somewhat unwilling as yet to work with me, but I have just begun to craft him (his male-ness is the one fact I know of him). If that does not change, I shall make a Working to send him on to be with the person he needs.
Altar cloths are another tool of which many witches have multiples. They can vary by color, adding that hue's power to a spell when chosen wisely. Those of Celtic persuasion may use green for all their work; white and black are also often chosen if a single cloth must suffice. My finding has been that either solid color or tie-dye works best. (Tie-dye, being essentially a random manifestation, seems to have some associations with the deep mind. Possibly that's only true for those of us who lived the sixties, or wish we had.) There is nothing to say against using an ancestor-created cloth, either: great-grandma's embroidered tablecloth, for instance.
Candleholders, cauldrons, and incense burners are elemental tools: Fire, Water, and Air respectively. A sword, the super-sized athame, is like it a Fire or Air tool, generally owned by a coven rather than the individual witch. (Some traditions view the wand as Fire and the blade as Air, some the reverse.) Many witches have a besom (broom) which they use to sweep energy clean, and a platen engraved with a pentacle for the Earth tool. Safety note: resin candleholders are flammable, and therefore a Bad Idea if your spell requires allowing a candle to burn down and out.
Anything can be made into a magical tool: mezzaluna, stand mixer, computer, pen, Tarot deck, meditation cushion, trowel, lock, set of scales. In general, you will find it more difficult to charge a plastic object than one which is made of wood, glass, plant fiber, stone, or metal. Plastic also does not hold a charge, although as this material becomes an increasingly familiar part of our lives, that may change. My money's on the stuff becoming an artifact of Earth, eventually.
Ritual clothing is also a tool. Resist the urge you will inevitably feel toward long, flowing sleeves, as they have a magnetic attraction to candle flames and staining liquids. If they pursue you in your dreams, make gathers in the material, or alternatively sew ribbons to the sleeve to tie it close to the wrist. A robe can be consecrated just as other tools are. (And, erm, I've gone so far as to have magical underwear and socks.)
Magical tools are of necessity a possession of the Goddess (arguable exception: ritual wear), so they should be cleansed of prior associations, even those of manufacture unless you made the tool yourself, and dedicated to Her. The easiest way to do this is with incense, and salted water or motherwort tea.
A word of caution on the acquisition of used blades: a blade used to shed blood will prove extremely difficult to clean energetically. Think hard about using it at all, because blood, even very old blood, attracts many low-level entities who may not harm you (or at least I've never heard of that happening), but crowd around the space and time in which you are working, and may dissipate or use for their own ends the energy you generate.
Incenses bear the energy of three Elements: Earth, from which all incenses come whether they are of plant or animal material; Air, their method of dispersal, and Fire, which gives them life. Frankincense and myrrh, combined, make an excellent cleansing and dedication incense. If you wish to conduct those operations separately, either lavender incense or smudge sticks can perform the cleansing.
Mugwort tea is often used for dedication. Salted water (the salt drives out any energetic impurities) must be wiped from metals quickly, as it is likely to tarnish or pit them.
When to dedicate a tool? The day of the Full Moon is best, but the ceremony should be completed before the Moon begins to wane. Void-of-course Moon is not a good time for the work.
Once you have set a date, write your dedication. In my experience, rhyme and rhythm work very well to lube up the subconscious, and notify it that yes, Work is going to be done.
"Mother Great, Mother Divine,
"Lend to me this tool of Thine.
"From this day, from this hour,
"I use this tool to wield Thy power."
You can probably do better than that. But you get the drift.
Preparations: clean the area and the altar itself. Brew the tea if used. Set the tea or salt and water, the incense, incense burner, lighter or matches, lighting candle in holder if used, on the altar, and tool(s) to be consecrated nearby but not on the altar itself. (Have you thought about consecrating your altar table or surface? Wipe it down before you begin.) Fill your chalice if you will be using it; place the water in a bowl if not. If you are using salted water on a metal tool, you will need an absorbent cloth to wipe the tool clean.
Cast your circle, sweep it clean, call in the elements/quarters, call in the Goddess and God (in whichever order you feel appropriate).
Light the lighting candle if you use one. Fire the incense, and allow the smoke a couple of minutes to build.
Take up a pinch of salt, and cast it into the chalice or bowl, saying, "O thou creature of Earth, Thee I call upon to cast out any impurities from this water." If you're using tea, pour it into the chalice or bowl, and say, "O thou creature of Earth and Water, be thou cleansed of any impurities."
Take up the incense stick or holder in your dominant hand, and the tool to be consecrated in your non-dominant hand. Wave the incense over and around the tool four times, chanting as you do so.
The first time, face East and chant, "O creature of Air, I ask of Thee to cleanse this tool, and consecrate it to magical use."
The second time, face South and chant, "O creature of Fire, I ask of Thee to cleanse this tool, and consecrate it to magical use."
The third time, face West and take up the salted water or mugwort tea and sprinkle the tool with it lightly, chanting, "O creature of Water, I ask of Thee to cleanse this tool, and consecrate it to magical use." If you used salted water on a metal tool, wipe it clean immediately.
The fourth time, face North and chant, "O creature of Earth, I ask of Thee to cleanse this tool, and consecrate it to magical use."
Place the tool on the altar, in its appropriate quarter according to your tradition's elemental associations. Bow to the North, the Goddess' direction, and say, "Great Goddess, to Thee and Thy purposes I dedicate this tool."
Repeat as desired. End the ritual by taking down the circle and dismissing the Elements and deities.
Have you dedicated your very own self to the Goddess? If not, consider it. Consider it heavily before you do so, though, because if you carry through with it, you will become Her tool. This is not usually a very comfortable function, but believe me, it has its rewards.
Supplies are a bit different from tools, in that they do not require consecration. A "supply" is something that is not merely used but also used up: incense is a supply, the incense burner a tool. Herbs, essential oils, and candles are the commonest supplies. Ready-made oils, potions, and powders also qualify.
Upon purchase, take an herb, oil, potion, or powder into your non-dominant hand, and feel, and appreciate, its power. My very favorite incense in the entire world is nag champa, which feels quite different energetically from my second-favorite, dragon's blood.
Once you've done that, put the supply into your dominant hand, and raise your non-dominant hand. Pull that power down into yourself, and push it out into your supply, "charging" it. Repeat before use.
You can do the same with essential oils. Candles are basically blank slates waiting to be programmed … although you can feel the energetic difference among soy, paraffin, and beeswax candles.
Wrapping a tool or supply in silk will insulate the charge. (I buy old stained silk shirts from thrifts for a dollar or two, and use the pockets for pouches and the sleeves to store wands, candles, and incense.)
Candles of disparate colors should not be stored in contact with one another, as the colors will leach. I use tissue paper a lot in crafting sigils, so that's available in my home. I wrap figure and reversing candles with it. Other than those specialized types, my candles are all of five colors, and each has its own box inside a drawer.
(Five colors? Yep. Orange attracts, black banishes, shrinks, or negates, green asks for personal growth, gray disperses [not the same as banishing], and white purifies, heals, and increases. Those five functions cover every spell, or at least I've seen none yet which fall outside one of those categories. — If I were going to add a sixth color, it would be magenta, which speeds up the work of any spell.)
Once a tool or supply is consecrated, there are opposing opinions on whether it should be used in daily life. "A consecrated tool should be reserved only for spiritual functions!" snaps A, whereupon B puts fists to hips, scowls, and snarls, "A consecrated tool used for mundane purposes sanctifies all parts of life!" Which seems more logical to you? As with so much of life, there is no universally correct answer. Choose one, and live it.
Consecrated tools on my altar: shell-rattle, mini-cauldron, chalice, platen, pentacle, flint and steel, candleholder, essential-oil diffuser, incense holder, feather smudge fan, Book of Shadows, fountain pen and ink, Tarot deck, Goddess and God figurines, offering bowls, lighting candle, black- and white-hilted knives, two wands (the crystal stays at the top of my keyboard), and God and Goddess candles and holders (while supplies, the candles are also consecrated). Of these I created the God figure, the shell-rattle, the feather smudger, the platen, and the wands; I also modified the Goddess figurine.
There's an ashpot too, for whatever a spell might generate in the way of physical waste. While necessary, it's not consecrated.
Consecrated tools not on my altar: chef's knife, breadmaking bowl, yoga props (mat, strap, blocks, practice journal, and meditation wrap), gardening tools.
Overview: Creativity is a gift from the Goddess. If, while creating any of these tools, you have a Wild Idea, go for it.
How to Create a Shell Rattle
cowrie shell 3+" long
13 dried soy or other small beans or grains
length of leather or fabric fringe 2-3 times the length of the opening in the cowrie shell; instructions for using braided cord below
glue if necessary
Cut the fringe free of its header. Knot one end of each strand; pull as tight as possible. Cut the fringe to random lengths if you like.
Put the beans into the cowrie.
Thread the knotted end of a fringe into the cowrie through the large opening at one end. Gently tug on the fringe until the knot is seated at the far end of the opening. Repeat until the opening is filled very full indeed. When you cannot insert any more fringe, pull the last one you were able to get in toward the large opening, seating it as securely as possible.
Use glue to seal the opening if you lose any beans upon test-shaking.
It is possible to make a shell rattle of fabric fringe, although most such fringes will be subject to fraying and should not be cut free of their header. Should you prefer fabric to leather, cut carefully, and stabilize the ends of 2-3 cowrie-opening lengths of the fringe (whipstitch or melt. Don't double). Apply glue to one side, and glue two lengths together. See if that fills the opening. If not, glue on a third length. Fill cowrie with beans. Apply glue to both sides of multi-ply fringe header, and insert into opening.
It is also possible to use a twisted-braid cord instead of fringe. Untwist the braid. Cut braid strands to length desired + 2″ (about 5 cm) – err on the side of "too long." Do be aware, however, than if the fringe is very long, it will tangle incessantly. Knot one end of each strand, and proceed as for leather fringe. If you wish the fringe to lie straight, and not in the waves resulting from being braided, wet thoroughly after mounting to shell, comb strands straight, and allow to hang down until dry.
My cowrie, made using leather fringe, did not require glue. As I've only made one with leather, I can't say whether this was luck or not; three fabric-fringe rattles did need it.
How to Create a Feather Smudge Fan
Thin strong string
Wider material in color of choice, to wrap "handle" of fan
Possibly glue
Find out where the crows hang out in your town. In spring and fall, you will have a plethora of shed feathers to choose among, but any time of year you'll find some. If you don't want to use crow feathers, which are universally black, you'll have to choose feather colors, too.
Assemble 10-15 feathers.
Put feathers into one hand. Tap ends gently on a level surface, until they are aligned. Arrange into a "fan."
Wrap feather quills (the "root end") with thin strong string and knot securely. (I used 20-lb. nylon fishing line.)
Overwrap with wider material in Air color (yellow, pastels) or color to match the feathers. Tuck the end of the wrap material inside. Glue to secure, if needed.
Alternatively, you can purchase an inexpensive paper fan, and glue feathers to it. You won't need wrap material, but you will need smaller feathers to cover the quills of the larger at the bottom of the fan. Once you're finished, the fan will no longer shut.
My crow feathers are wrapped in black and did not require glue. I chose to use it on two smudge fans I made as gifts.
How to Create a Paten (Altar Plate)
Engraving tool
Patience, or bandages and 3AO (Triple Antibiotic Ointment)
Acquire a slab of metal, stone, glass, or other scribable material of the size and shape you wish. If you work in fired ceramics, you have absolutely got this one sacked; you'll inscribe your paten when it's either wet or at the leather stage, and after that you don't need instructions from me!
Draw, print out, or copy design(s) to be inscribed.
Transfer the pattern onto the material using carbon paper; trace with thin-line permanent marker.
Using an engraving tool appropriate to the material of the slab, carve the pattern. Remember that using a lot of force to scribe a line only makes any error big, deep, and hard to get out. Be patient; go gently multiple times.
Keep in mind that bleeding all over the paten because you cut yourself while engraving it is not required. However, be prepared for that eventuality; stock up on bandages and 3AO before you start.
Polish if necessary.
If desired, apply clear protective coating.
My paten is round, of copper, engraved with a pentagram, and was a stern teacher of patience who gave me a scar to remember the lesson by.
How to Make a God Figure
Acquire the action figure of your choice, and dress as desired, creating the clothes yourself. Make a wig of your own hair clippings if possible. Fingers from gloves make great medieval-or-earlier shoes if leather, and pants or hose if cloth.
TOS Spock is dressed as Otzi the Iceman on my altar, and Elderly Spock is dressed as Odin and keeping watch over my books. Karl Urban's McCoy is Mercury-in-boots on top of my desktop computer. How did you guess that I'm a Star Trek geek? However, my athames are not bat'leths. One can go too far.
How to Make or Modify a Goddess Figure
Acquire the Goddess figure of your choice. Thriftshop Barbies work well; their former owner imbued them with great girl-energy. Artist's wooden figure models may also be used. Replace any jewelry She wears with the best you can make or afford, and use paint judiciously to make Her more awesome. Pearlized or silvery transparent wash always works. Consider diluting blush and lipstick color with the wash before applying Her makeup. You can also make a wig for Her of your own hair clippings, or other cordage if that is not feasible. If She is clothed, consider making replacement garments yourself of the best quality fabric you can find – you'll need, at most, a yard of it.
Bast got a real lapis-lazuli earring and gold leaf on Her collar and base, as well as emerald-green eyes with ebony pupils, and all of Her except Her eyes was washed with pearl. Venus, my other Patron, wears heavyweight embroidered silk paisley sold as a placemat and bought for a buck at a yard sale. She got the pearly-makeup treatment, two coats of pearlization on top of it, and an embroidery-silk wig; She looks much more "Goddess" than "Barbie."
Next month: How to move your mind from everyday consciousness into magical consciousness. Blessed be!


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By Jenny Neyman
Redoubt Reporter
Olive rosemary asiago cheese rolls, paella with saffron rice, caramel pecan cinnamon buns and three varieties of tenderloin, stuffed with everything from asparagus and spinach, to pine nuts and lemon zest or feta cheese and prosciutto.
It sounds like the menu from a fussy, five-star establishment. That wasn't quite the case July 25. Picture, instead, the breeze shooing off mosquitos in Soldotna Creek Park, gingham-patterned plastic drapes over picnic tables and disposable utensils.
As for the setup to produce such fine cuisine? No state-of-the-art kitchen with all the latest gadgets here. In fact, only one gadget was used, and it's been in roughly the same state since its invention in the last 1700s. Enter the humble, but honored Dutch oven.
"Anything you can cook in a kitchen, on a range or a regular oven you can cook in Dutch oven," said Rod Hutchings, of Anchorage, who, along with Ray Wall, was one of five teams competing in Soldotna's annual Progress Days Dutch Oven Cooking Competition.
Wall recently submitted paperwork to start a new Dutch oven cooking chapter in Anchorage, and was half of a team representing Alaska at the International Dutch Oven Society World Championship Cookoff in Utah last year. In regional competitions, as in the state-level event at the Alaska State Fair and the world cookoff, each team makes a bread, a dessert and a main dish, and everything has to be prepared and served to the judges in a Dutch oven or on its lid.
"In this particular case I'm looking for 17 on the top and seven on the bottom, which will hopefully get me about 350 degrees. It's very particular. (Counts to 15.) So I'm two short," Hutchings said.
It's part exact science, and part best guess.
"It's fairly predicable but it depends on the wind. Like right now the wind's picked up so that's probably blowing a lot of our heat off," said Stefanie Ferguson. Continue reading


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