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Beyond Limits Ch. 04bydr_mabeuse©
Chapter 4 - Conclusion
At the beginning, a break-up is almost like a relief. It feels good to be able to sever and excise those connections that have become diseased and gangrenous and have started choking you and kept you from breathing. A new honesty enters your dealings with your former lover, a new ease and openness, and there's almost a kind of delirium that seizes you and you run back and forth to her over bridges you don't realize are already crumbling beneath your feet. She's so much a part of you that you can't imagine life without her and so you don't, and at first you might find yourself eagerly discussing the break-up with her, as if it's something that's happening to someone else.
I'll be kind. No one wants to read about pain, and the pain I suffered losing Lexi was horrible, devastating, absolute. It turned out she was everything to me and I'd never known it: my reason for living, my reason for writing, for getting out of bed in the morning and for going to sleep at night. After that initial numb shock, I wanted to die, and wanted to die every day, every minute of every day. I'd lived for her eyes to see me and her ears to hear me and no one else would do, nothing else would substitute. I was used to the pain of losing women, but this was truly devastating. Lexi was the one I'd revealed myself to at great pain, and I thought that pain had purchased something. It hadn't. In the end your pain matters only to yourself.
And what made it all so much more incalculably worse than a normal break-up—what made it so insulting, so offensive and hurtful—was the fact that she had dropped me for someone new. She had someone new to love and be loved by; someone she loved better and more deeply than she'd loved me, someone who touched her in ways I'd never touched her, someone she gave herself to in ways she never gave herself to me. She was apparently his sub, his submissive. From the start, her stories about them involved him dominating her and her suddenly discovering this part of herself. All the months with me and she denied any connection to BDSM, but now, a matter of weeks with Cormac Grehan, and Lexi was deeply involved in it. It was incredibly painful. She told me all about it.
She meant well. I honestly think she meant well. She stood by me and never abandoned me even as she grew closer and closer to Cormac and more and more in love. She always wanted to remain my friend, and I, poor wretch, was desperate enough to want to keep what shreds of relationship with her that I could, my dignity be damned. But I think now there was some sadism on her part too, from the time she first told me she was his sub, that she "bent her knee" for him.
"What do you mean?" I'd asked.
"I mean that finally I've found a man I can bend my knee to. Who's worthy of my servitude."
I didn't have to ask her where this left me on the hierarchy of her status, but I did all the same. I did because already the problem of her being dommed by Cormac was becoming a separate problem, a problem apart from the pain of losing her, a problem of such excruciating pain to my ego and the very structure of my personality that I honestly feared for my sanity.
I tried to forget her and I couldn't. I tried to forget what they'd done to me, how they'd humiliated me, emasculated me. Her story was that I just wasn't the right type to bring out the submissive in her, and maybe that was true, but that's not what I heard. What I heard was a challenge to my manhood and masculinity, a threat to my very idea of who I was. I wasn't man enough, wasn't male enough. The very love I'd shown her had made me feminine and weak, cloying and indecisive. I couldn't live with myself, couldn't look at myself in the mirror. I loathed myself. My very work—my plays, my stories and poems—seemed effete, gutless, and unmanned.
I told April. Of course I told April, but there was little she could do, and how much sympathy can you expect from your lover when you break up with your wife? She was wonderful to give me what she did. Mostly she hated Lexi for what she'd done to me, for crushing my confidence in myself and utterly destroying my libido.
And yet somehow in this hell of feeling, April was able to touch me. April never abandoned me. She came and she sat with me in the empty apartment and she listened to me bitch. She walked with me down by the frozen docks under the leaden skies. She cooked for me and made me eat. She wouldn't hear me talk about being weak, about not being worthy, yet it was such a farce, to sit there and weep and have someone tell me how strong I was, how worthy of admiration.
I still talked to Lexi. I had no reason not to. There'd been no argument, no harsh words or recriminations. Besides, I couldn't help it. I honestly didn't think I could live without her, so we talked on computer and on the phone. She was concerned about me. I honestly believe she was.
I didn't beg. I didn't lower myself. I wanted to know what happened but she couldn't say for sure. She'd fallen in love with another man, that was all. It happened, and who could explain love? She still loved me but someone else had come along who touched her differently and more deeply. It seemed to make sense to her, or it seemed to make enough sense. He gave her something she needed. She was shocked too and terribly sorry, but there it was.
The best explanation I ever got from her was when she told me that she always felt like she was fooling everyone else. She felt like Cormac was the one person she couldn't fool, who saw her as she was, and somehow that was an immense relief to her. I'd just have to accept it.
And maybe it was the talk of seeing herself as she really was that got to me. Or maybe it was that April was off for a long weekend entertaining Brandon, or the stress of what had happened just got to me, but at a certain point I became convinced that I wasn't seeing myself as I really was either, that my failure to conquer Lexi and to win her allegiance meant that maybe I wasn't really the dominant that I'd thought. Seeing how I needed her now, seeing how completely I'd fallen apart, I became convinced that I must, in fact, actually be a submissive, a submissive who was so ashamed of his submissiveness and who worked so hard to suppress it that he hid it by playing a dominant.
I became convinced, in other words, that I was a massive fraud, and that I'd been unable to conquer Lexi because I wasn't capable of it. I was a submissive pretending to be a dominant.
What did I know about anything anymore? I still had the soliloquy to write for the play but that was out of the question now. I sat at my desk and hurt, physically hurt, watching the flat, bright sun on the shattered snow in the park, swollen with gin some mornings, the television on all the time, commercials droning for car insurance and long distance service, news, talk. I read about voudun—Voodoo—and the idea that we're all possessed by spirits, gangs of spirits, warring personalities inside us that battle for control, and I believed it. I saw my life as a parade of observers standing behind my eyes, a mob shoving and scuffling with each other for control, confused and selfish. I liked that image of myself, but it frightened me that I didn't know who was really in control. I began to list these observers:
Russell the Writer
Russell the Sexual Being
Russell the Sufferer
Russell, the Extension of Lexi
Russell, the Good Man, the one who tried hard.
Russell, confused, tormented, lost; abandoned and drowning, not worth saving, contemptible, incapable, weak and loathsome in my own eyes.
Even my own capacity for self-pity made me sick with revulsion. Even my grief was disgusting.
In such a state I became obsessed with this submissive idea. Stirred together in a seething mass with my heartbreak and the insanity of the Voudun mythology I was reading, the idea began to loom over me like some tidal wave of fate. Suddenly my salvation seemed to lead through the road of submission and it seemed to me that maybe what I'd wanted from Lexi was not her obedience to me, but her own engulfing presence, soaking me up, holding me inside herself. How else could I explain how low I'd sunk? What was I doing if not waiting for some mistress to come along and take hold of me?
I discussed it with April. She was angel enough to listen to me discuss my own hurt. I wasn't April's first D/s partner. She'd had a virtual master online, a much older man she called Master K, and she'd done such things with him as were possible on computer. He'd been a switch—dom most of the time but he taught her how to dom him too. She hadn't enjoyed that as much, but he'd taught her some tricks, she knew the idea. When I first told her I thought I might be a sub she just looked at me.
"You, Russell? Oh no. No. No way you could be a sub. Not even a switch. You just don't have it."
"How do you know? You don't know what I feel inside, April. How weak I am, how dependent, how uncertain. There's nothing I want more now than for someone to come along and take control of all this. Take control of my life and everything so I can have some peace."
"Yeah. I know what you want, and that's not what subbing is about. You think it's going to fix your broken heart but it's not. That's not how it works. Being a sub has to do with giving yourself away to someone, being willing to give your pleasure and sensation to them, of placing your soul in their hands and trusting them completely. It's not just 'take-care-of-me-I-can't-cope'. That has like nothing to do with it."
"I know what it means," I said, but I was lying. I was lying because I was hardly hearing what she said after the bit about placing your soul in their hands and trusting them completely, because that obviously referred to what April had done with me that first night in her apartment when she'd offered me everything she had, everything she was, and I'd been too stupid to appreciate the generosity of her offer.
In the state I was in, I was realizing how stupid I'd been about a lot of things, how I'd taken her for granted. "Is that how you felt with me?" I asked.
She just looked me straight in the eye and then looked away. It gave me chills.
"But why?" I asked. "You didn't even know me."
"I knew you from your writing. You're so apparent in your writing. And I knew you from watching you. It was love. Who can explain love? It's simply fucking terrible, Russell."
There were spirits fighting with spirits within me, I swear, and I must have gone through three or four personality changes as I stood there, trying to think of something to say. How badly I'd treated her as she'd stood by me through this ordeal; how I'd taken her for granted and leaned on her, fed off her love like a vampire, moaned to her about the way Lexi had hurt me. April was a beautiful woman, exquisitely made, and she would indeed do anything I wanted of her. She could have done so much better than me, especially the way I was now. I'd never found the limits of what she'd give me or even come anywhere close, and what had I given her in return? I was flooded with guilt and shame.
"April, I want you to be my mistress. I want to serve you."
"I'm serious. I want to be your sub. I want you to train me to do your bidding."
She looked at me flatly, angrily. "I knew you were going to get around to something like this! I just knew it, Russell! I can't do it. Really I just can't."
"Yes you can, April. You can start. Just like you used to do with Master K—"
"With Master K it was different. And that was on computer. I'm not a domme, Russell, and you're not a sub. It's not just a matter of me picking up a whip."
"I'm not asking for miracles. I just have to know what it feels like, that's all. And I owe it to you. We just have to try it. You can do it April. You know how."
"Honestly, Russell, it's not like that. It doesn't work like that and you're not the type—"
"How do you know? How do you know what type I am? I don't even know anymore and that's why I have to find out. I need you to help me find out."
I went up to April and took her in my arms and she didn't resist. She knew it had already been decided. I would dom her into domming me.
"Russell, really. It doesn't work like you think. It's not just a matter of letting me do things to you. It's not like me and Master K. That was different, more like a game. I have feelings for you. When I sub for you, there's a givingness and sense of trust and I don't know if you can feel that for me. I don't know if it's in you. And I don't know if I'd feel right taking it from you."
"There's all sorts of doms," I said. "There must be all sorts of subs too. I'm just asking you to try, April. Just so I can see what it feels like. This is important to me, April. Come on. I'll get the stuff."
"Now?" she asked.
"Now. Just to try it."
We were in my apartment. I started to go into the bedroom to get the equipment when April said, "You know, I think it's this language that you get hung up on, this 'sub' and 'dom'. I don't like the labels and I don't think of myself as a sub and you as a dom. I think of us as lovers who do certain things we like. We don't know what we 'are', and what we 'are' doesn't matter. If we look at it that way, if we just keep that in mind, maybe we can try. You know what I mean, Russell? You have to promise not to get mad at what I do, though. No matter what happens, promise you won't get angry with me."
"Of course I promise," I said. "Now tell me how you want me."
April looked at me worriedly but I was already taking my clothes off, stripping off my shirt and boots.
Looking back on it now, it strikes me just how sick I was, how hopelessly insane. I undressed for her the way you undress for a doctor, as if she were going to give me some sort of treatment, and that's the way I looked at it. For me, the whole thing was like a kind of therapy treatment I needed to be cured, cured of my uncertainties and my doubts, cured of Lexi, cured of my sickness and returned to the real me. Despite what April had just said about sub and dom being labels, I was convinced I was an overcompensating submissive, and that once I faced up to it, I'd be cured. It was simply my stubbornness, my selfishness, my pride that stood in my way.
April no doubt needed to be loved and reassured before she could attempt this risky exchange of roles with me, but I was oblivious to that. I was oblivious to everything. For me, domming came as naturally as breathing and I couldn't imagine she'd have any problem with it. All you did was let your emotions take over, your natural greed and lust for your lover. You just did what felt right.
But April was nervous and uncertain. She started to take her sweater off, then stopped. I stripped down to my shorts and she watched as I buckled one set of cuffs around my wrists and another around my ankles. She hadn't told me to do that, but she didn't stop me either. She just watched.
I found a collar in the box and handed it to her.
"You do it," I said.
She took it nervously. The collar didn't mean much to me, but for her I knew it had deep significance. I knew because I'd wanted her to wear one for me once and it was one of the few times she'd ever objected, begging me not to make her wear it. It had implications of deep commitment and belongingness for her, things she felt we'd be mocking, the way our relationship was.
It didn't mean that for me, though, and this was my scene. I wanted to see what it felt like, so I held the collar out to her. I suppose I was a little sadistic too, making her put it on me. I knew it would affect her, and at the same time I realized that I had another motive. Secretly, I was going to prove to myself that I wasn't submissive at all, that none of this affected me..
She took it and hesitated.
"Come on, April! Do it," I growled.
She had some trouble fastening it around my neck.
"Do you want it so loose?" I asked. "Shouldn't it be tighter?"
She inhaled and seemed beside herself, agitated and excited by the unfamiliarity of being dressed and in charge while I was naked except for my shorts and cuffs and collar. She reached up and tightened the collar a notch and I felt a weird thrill in my groin. The collar had more than symbolic meaning.
"The leash," I reminded her.
April brushed her hair back out of her face and found a chromed dog leash in the box of equipment and fastened it to the ring in the collar with the chromed clip. I raised my head and looked at her, but she wouldn't meet my eyes at first, and then when she did, her eyes were guarded. She held onto the end and stared at the clip that fastened the leash to the collar, her breath even. Then she took the leash and tugged on it.
I bowed my head, following her.
A look of nervous fear crossed her face. "Is it too tight?"
"Of course not."
"Oh, Russell..."
She was breathing hard, her eyes wide, uncertain what to do with the leash. Uncertain what to do with me.
"I think you want to tie me, April. Maybe tie me in the doorway?"
"Yes. Yes. Come here. Over here."
The doorway between bedroom and living room had thick screw eyes set in the frame. I'd put them there for Lexi, but of course had never used them for her, and now April used them on me, clipping my wrists at head level and my ankles to eyes on the bottom to keep my feet apart.
As soon as she got me clipped in place I felt different—a prisoner, April's prisoner—and she felt it too. I could see something edgy and predatory emerge in her face, a hungry gleam as she witnessed my own helplessness and captivity.
"You promised you wouldn't be angry," she said as she spread her hands on my chest. "You meant it, right?"
"Yes. I meant it."
"You know your safe word? It's the same one you gave me."
That surprised me. For the first time I felt a little nervous.
"You won't need it, baby. It's not going to be like that. But you're going to give me everything if I want it, Russell. That's what this means. You agree to let me do anything, right?"
"Yes." I pulled on the cuffs and the clips jerked taut. The cuffs were thick, eighth-inch leather. They weren't going anywhere. I was trapped.
April stared at me, her eyes going liquid. She still held the leash, still was dressed. She put her hands against my chest and pressed her lips against me there in a long, lingering kiss and I felt my cock lift in my shorts like a hydraulic ram.
"God," she said. "It's exciting, having you bound like this. I don't know what to do first."
And it was exciting. All I had to do was stand there as April kissed and caressed me, running her hands and lips over my chest, giving me love bites, getting carried away with the access she had to me and my own helplessness. I was soon rock hard and she grabbed my shorts and stripped them down, unclipped my ankles so she could pull them off me and throw them aside, then reattached my ankles to the screw eyes in the door frame.
"Oh, Russell, Russell!" she gasped as she kissed me, her lips sliding over my chest, her nails scratching me as her right hand slid down to take hold of my cock. She started pumping me slowly while her other hand slid around me and her nails dug into my ass.
I knew the relationship was strange. She was in love with me and I suppose I loved her, though with my heart still shattered by Lexi it was hard to say for sure. But April had another man, Brandon, who didn't know about me. He was vanilla and rich, and she planned on marrying him after law school. He was taking her to Cozumel soon for a vacation and it bothered me that I wasn't more jealous. I was using her, using her to try and heal my broken heart. She was my nurse and I was using her. She was a beautiful woman but for some reason she didn't engage me on that level that Lexi did, down where things were painful and scary.


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Betty (Phyllis Smith) is a fucking awesome character in The OA and we need to give her more credit.
1. She can be mightily sassy when she wants to be.
2. She certainly knows how to make an entrance.
3. She developed so much as a character in The OA, starting with this scene (one of the best ones IMHO).
4. The fact that she tried to believe Steve, despite him being so much of a dick, is really quite admirable.
5. You can tell that she gives a shit about the pupils she teaches, just like a teacher that you had.
6. But she doesn't always stick to the rules.
7. And she will always be a teacher at heart.
8. She had the best excuse to end a phone call.
9. Out of everyone in The OA who had a backstory, I cared about hers an awful lot.
10. And then she made the ultimate sacrifice to save Steve, when he was on his way to military school.
11. Betty, you're pretty damn awesome.
Lets Talk About How Hot French From "The OA" Is

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5 iPhone Efficiency Tips
This post needs little introduction. Here are five useful tips for better utilizing your iPhone. Follow these and you'll work faster and use less data!
Keyboard Shortcuts
In Settings > General > Keyboard > Shortcuts, you can assign short macros that automatically extend out whatever you set up. My favorite time saver is to use "@@" to type out my entire email address. Saves a lot of time when logging in to websites.
Data Usage
In Settings > Cellular, you can scroll down and see which apps are using the most data over cellular. This is great if you want to save money by downgrading your current plan.
Google Maps Offline
If you're planning a road trip or just want to use less data, you can save areas of Google Maps to view offline. All you have to do is search for an area like "Seattle, WA" and then swipe up from the bottom. This reveals the details page which has the Save button right there. Tap that and it will store that area locally for your viewing pleasure.
Instant Pedometer
For iPhone 6 users, you can simply open the Health app and see your daily steps, miles walked, and flights of stairs climbed. This is great for both tracking your activity and motivating you to hit that ideal 10,000 daily step goal.
Hey Siri!
This underappreciated feature has become one of my favorites. When your iOS 8 device is plugged in to power, you can simply say, "Hey Siri, wake me up at 8am" and she'll set an alarm. You can ask anything, as long as you proceed it with "Hey Siri." This is especially useful when laying in bed and feeling too lazy to roll over and reach for your phone. If this isn't working for you, go to Settings > General > Siri and "Allow Hey Siri."


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006: The Episode Ed Didn't Post For Three Months
Ben talks bout being super tired from his first 2 weeks on Witless 3, and some secret relationship gossip too.
Ed loves flame bars.
Ben doesn't mind an easyrig (but only for eyelines http://easyrig.se/).
Ben does love a Litegear Litemat (http://www.litegear.com/).
Ed talks about prepping for Vera and spending long hours in a recce bus.
Ed talks about moving away from movi work for this series a bit.
Ed discusses his lens choice for Vera.
Ed talks about his camera choice, he likes Arri cameras but has a secret love for the Sony F65.
Ben really likes the Alexa sensor because it means he can be lazy with protecting this highlights.
Ed is very diplomatic about all cameras (but he likes Alexa most).
Ben and Ed reminisce about Canon Xl1s and XLH1'S and their funny lenses.
Ed talks about his Canon 5d and how much he loved it.
Ben tells a couple of possibly alternative fact about old school tv cameras and VCT14 tripod plates (https://www.sony.co.uk/pro/product/broadcast-products-camcorders-tripods-supports/vct-14/overview/).
Ed and Ben realise they are becoming THOSE old dp's talking about old cameras and things.
The podcast gets interrupted by a call from Bens, previously mentioned, girlfriend.
How many working DPs are there in the UK? (Ed knows!)
Ben and Ed talk about the new Sony Venice camera and what they think it might be like (https://www.sony.co.uk/pro/product/broadcast-products-camcorders-digital-motion-picture-camera/venice/specifications/)
Ed really really likes a mirrored shutter.
Ed talks about shooting on film with DP Dale McCready (http://www.dalemccready.com/) and a few beginners film faux pars.
Ben and Ed finally solve digital vs film (they don't).
Ben finally relishes that having and iPad and Shot Designer might infact be a useful tool (https://www.hollywoodcamerawork.com/shot-designer.html).
Ed thinks someone should update the lighting designer app and talks about Omnigraffle (https://www.omnigroup.com/omnigraffle/ios) and Airtable (https://airtable.com/)
Ben shows off about his Tesla, again.
Ed and Ben gush about the sci fi books of Ian m banks (https://www.iain-banks.net/books/#sf).


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Kalie Shorr | EP Release | The Back Corner | Nashville, TN
Kalie Shorr
Venue: The Back Corner
City: Nashville, TN
Date: January 25, 2018
Photos: Nick Zimmer Photography
It was cold and dark walking up to The Back Corner for the show, but when I was hit with lights, sounds and the heat of excitement from the crowd of people inside this cozy venue that turned out for the show, I knew I was in for something good.
Everyone struggled to find the perfect location to watch the full band performance in the packed venue, including myself. The anticipation for the performance continued to grow while CMT (Country Music Television) covered the show. I kept running into the camera man who would scurry to and from each side of the venue to make sure he got the best angles and audience participation shots.
I'll be honest, I didn't have a chance to check out her music before I arrived at the venue, so I was not sure what to expect. Kalie walked out on stage, and immediately captured the audience's attention. Even with all of the lights and snazzy, cotton candy colored background screens, she kept the focus on her and owned the songs that she performed.
Shorr's track "Two Hands" had people singing and dancing along-- there were even a couple choreographed moves that true fans knew.
Her country bops with a hint of rock and a sprinkle of early 2000's pop, definitely had me moving to the beat. Towards the end of the release party, they revealed her new music video for "Two Hands." Colorful and lively just like the song, the video only helped to showcase the story the lyrics tell.
Since it was an EP release, the show was short but packed with great music. Keep an eye out for Kalie Shorr-- I have a feeling her name is going to keep popping up in the country music scene.


text: I am Totem, a woman who has been writing dark things for years, poetry and short stories mainly. I am a semi-night owl as I think and write better at night but I am also a writer and reader though it has been years since I have published a book and the two I have published are likely out of print by now. I am an unknown, an unknown who writes of demons and from the eyes of a serial killer, a lover of nature and mythology. So, welcome to my blog and if you have come here from Nano, I am terrajedi on there or stormwolves on Deviant Art. Welcome to my mind and remember…watch your step here and keep an eye over your shoulder.


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1. Underworld – 'Dubnobasswithmyheadman'Posted: March 17th, 2010 | Author: Thomas Kelley | Filed under: Album Review, Ambient, Ambient Techno, Breakbeat, Dance Rock, House, Techno | Tags: Top 100 Albums of the '90s | No Comments »
Underworld * Dubnobasswithmyheadman * 1994 * Junior Boys Own / Wax Trax!
"Thunder, thunder, lightning ahead, hummm. Will you kiss me dark and long?"
So whispers Karl Hyde at the beginning of Dubnobasswithmyheadman, Underworld's loopily titled audio odyssey and breakout techno album of 1994. Prior to its release no one had heard anything like it, with its blend of sawing analog synths and surreal cut-up poetry, its rush of futuristic rock and breakbeat rhythms. By the time it soaked into DJ sets and the listening press, Underworld were underground superstars.
Formed by Hyde and Rick Smith, old mates from Cardiff Art College in Wales, Underworld had already made a run at musical success in the '80s. Originally as the band Freur, they penned the new wave hit 'Doot Doot.' They even toured with the Eurythmics as an industrial funk outfit. But with each turn they found themselves with no money and diminishing prospects.
In between their commercial ups and downs, Hyde cut out a wayward living as a session guitarist, first at Prince's Paisley Park studio in Minneapolis. When he moved to New York City to tour with Blondie's Debbie Harry, he discovered acid house and began to scissor the Village Voice newspaper and rearrange phrases into lyrics. On a parallel track back in England, Smith had teamed up with Darren Emerson, a young DJ who knew the ins and outs of dance music. When Hyde returned, they fused his wordplay and guitar licks with their electronics, using techno as the dominant force for their chimera music.
In 1992, they played a legendary 18-hour set at the Glastonbury Music Festival in the Experimental Sound Field, freewheeling from a tower stage placed in the middle of a blissed-out crowd, quadraphonic speakers blasting them all to a new frontier. Underworld could write songs, but they were first and foremost composers who knew how to jam live with power to the people. Dubnobasswithmyheadman perfectly crystallized this expansive, blistering dynamic.
First on vinyl, Underworld's manifesto ignited dance floors across the globe. The outtake single 'Rez' added to the buzz, an instant anthem of instrumental youth music and an unforgettable merry-go-round of sound. Everyone who knows it remembers where they were the first time they heard its oscillating strings of zipping fire. And as one of the early techno albums to hit the compact disc format, Dubnobasswithmyheadman flashed onto discmans and car stereos with equal heat. It was a headphone epic as well as a perfect night drive.
With Dubnobasswithmyheadman, the energetic magic of 'Rez' was spread across a whole album, yielding inventive compositions of what sounded like the glorious end of pop music. Hyde's lines like "Whiplash Willy the motor psycho" and "Here comes Christ on crutches" were humorous and dark, floating above synth riffs or crashing through a haze of textures — impressionistic images painted onto the wild sonic shapes conjured by Smith and Emerson.
'Dark & Long,' 'Mmm Skyscraper I Love You,' 'Surfboy,' 'Spoonman,' 'Tongue,' Cowgirl,' 'Dirty Epic,' 'River of Bass,' 'M.E.' — each were bold statements in their own right yet essential pieces in a seamless nocturnal symphony. By the time one got to the romantic 'Dirty Epic' and stood at the pearly gates of 'Cowgirl,' Hyde frantically repeating "I'm invisible, and a razor of love," you were no longer listening as a bystander. You were wrapped up inside something bigger.
"Everything, everything, everything," Hyde sings to the futuristic hoedown of ecstatic rhythms before leaving you dazed in a cloud of sparks and pinball melodies. Was it dance rock? Was it techno for the masses? Was it pop music for the next millennium, its post-modern poetry raining down through an electronic ether?
Dubnobasswithmyheadman was all those things, and more. It was the Beatnik jam session of a new generation.
1. Dark & Long
2. Mmm Skyscraper I Love You
3. Surfboy
4. Spoonman
5. Tongue
6. Dirty Epic
7. Cowgirl
8. River of Bass


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I missed this but the House of Representatives passed a measure last month allowing cameras in federal courts. Two similar bills are working their way through the Senate.
Abilenian Billie Sol Estes had his fraud conviction overturned by the Supreme Court because of the use of television cameras during his trial in the 1960s, but courts have since ruled that video cameras aren't inherently prejudicial, especially now that they are inobtrusive and can fit in the palm of your hand.


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Hello ! I am Jenny, and I am a big fan of Legacy Of Kain series !
Recently, I created a fan-art of Soul Reaver, in 2D, in Blood Omen style.
What do you think of my picture ?
Thanks !
Ps : I am Belgian, and I speak a little english.
I created also a fan-art of Soul Reaver, available here :


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Designing Your Life Blog Series Episode 3: Belief Systems
Welcome and thank you for tuning into Episode 3 of the Designing Your Life Blog Series (Belief Systems).
In this episode, Ray (My Spirit Guides), talk all about the current of inspiration bumping up against certain thoughts and beliefs that you may hold true about yourself. When the current of inspiration bumps up against those beliefs, it slows the designing your life process down. Ray encourages you to acknowledge the blocks on your path as beliefs or ideas you have accepted about yourself, that do not match up with the blueprint of your desired outcome. Once you're aware of what's in the way, you can shift it. Here's Episode 3 of the Designing Your Life Blog Series (Belief Systems) ~ Enjoy!
Transcript Of Episode 3: Belief Systems
We are most appreciative to be here again with you today discussing the topic of designing your life.
This part of the series is one of the most important parts because it is the thing that slows down the process the most, and we really want to focus on getting you to shift your energy when it comes to your belief systems.
As we discussed in the previous episodes, you are working in harmony with the Larger Field all the time to design the kind of life experiences you would like to have during your time here on earth.
When you send a signal to the Larger Field, the Larger Field creates many different possibilities for you to experience what you would like, and then sends you a signal back in the form of inspiration.
That means you get a pure yes, "this is the way" sign, right from the start. That signal travels to you, you get inspiration to act or move in the direction of your desired outcome, and then something blocks the current.
It's usually your belief systems.
Your beliefs are ideas that you hold true about yourself. They are ideas that you have fixed in your mind.
You pick up these beliefs systems as you move through your day to day experiences from your teachers, those who have come before you, from tradition, and from the way that society has decided that things should work.
In other words, some of your beliefs are just ideas ~ they aren't necessarily true, it's just that, those things are what you are conditioned to think and believe.
So, when you start to acknowledge that there is a connection between you and the Infinite and you want to explore that realm and create possibilities for yourself, you feel good about that, and then you start to move.
Then all of asudden, you wonder why you're backing out of a course you decided to take, or why you aren't motivated anymore to continue in your business, or why there are blocks on your path at all.
We want you to acknowledge the blocks as something you are thinking about yourself or something you have accepted as the truth, that does not match up with the blueprint of your desired outcome.
We want to say it again.
We want you to acknowledge the blocks as something you are thinking about yourself or something that you have accepted as the truth, that does not match up with the blueprint of your desired outcome.
In other words, if you say that you want to align with a career that lights you up, but you secretly hold thoughts that say, you'll never find it, there is no way, all of my friends are stuck in jobs that they don't desire to be in, if you hold those thoughts, they are not in the blueprint to get you to where you desire to be.
Instead, the thoughts or beliefs that can keep you moving in the direction of where you want to be are, the Infinite can create anything, there's new positions opening everyday, life knows where I would most be appreciated at, I am capable of aligning with something that works better for me, I do desire and deserve a position where my capabilities are appreciated and well compensated, and where I can do something that makes a difference.
You see, those are the beliefs that back the dream. The other beliefs are things that are going to slow you down.
So we want to make this clear, a belief is just an idea that you have fixed in your mind. In order to shift any belief, you have to experience something different to get your mind to switch to the new possibilities instead of holding onto old rigid beliefs.
In order to experience something different, you have to intend to change your thinking, change your habits, change how you view yourself, and what you feel you're worthy of.
If you can run the idea that you don't have enough money or time through your mind 1000 times a day, you can switch that and run the idea that life is creating more possibilities for you to align with more money and more freedom.
It's a simple switch and it makes a world of difference.
The only reason you believe that you don't have enough money or time, or that you aren't enough, or that you don't have certain skills to move you towards what you desire, is because you haven't practiced the vibration (the essence or feeling place) of stepping into your power.
In other words ~ you haven't made the feeling real for yourself. Why? Because you don't think it's possible. You don't think it's that easy. You don't believe that stepping into the feeling place is what then creates the manifestations. You think it's the opposite way around.
That's it.
That's the only difference. You have to create a different energetic pattern (or experience) inside of yourself (in relation to that dream), and that happens by you opening up the path and recognizing that life is not limited at all.
You today, can begin to walk as if things are rigged in your favor. You today, can begin to say, no thank old thoughts I'm trying something different. You today, can begin to say, I know that's the traditional way, but I've got a dream of something bigger and better for me, and I intend to move towards that. You today, can begin to say, Life is giving me the yes, how will I align my energy with the vision that it has for me?
That's it. That's all that's needed. Then the current can flow smoothly. Then you start to see things line up for you. Then you start to feel that something big is working with you ~ because it is.
You get to decide how smoothly this current flows. You get to decide to switch how you view your world. You get to honor beliefs and thoughts that are a part of the most favorable outcomes for you.
You don't have to accept all the thoughts that you think. (Tweet This)
You don't have to accept ideas and beliefs about yourself or your life that do not support your biggest dreams. You don't have to accept them. You can shift them.
The doubts and fears shift once you have practiced your alignment with the new energy and new thought patterns. It just takes practice and you are more than capable of writing yourself a new story. One that fits with the awe, and the wonder, and the abundance, and love that you came here to experience.
So begin today.
That is our message here for you today. Blessings to You ~ Dear One.
RAY (The Spirit Guides)
Well there you have it ~ Episode 3 of the Designing Your Life Blog Series (Belief Systems)
I love Ray's description of the blocks on our path being ideas that we have accepted about ourself that don't match up with the blueprint of our dreams. How about you? Write to me here and let me know your thoughts about the episode. Once we know that those thoughts and ideas don't match up with the blueprint of our desired outcome, we can work to choose thoughts and beliefs that are more in alignment with what we say we want.
The designing your life process was meant to flow effortlessly, but as humans we tend accept things about ourself that do not support the dreams we are trying to bring to life. You can shift it however and allow that current to flow effortlessly ~ again.
Live Well & Keep Creating!
Intuitive Guide
P.S. Do you know anyone else who is in the process of designing a life they love? Feel free to introduce your loved ones to the Designing Your Life Blog Series via the social media links below. You can use the hashtag #DYLBLOGSERIES to spread the word + thx for sharing.
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Sporting sensation Christiano Ronaldo's pregnant girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez debuted her blooming bump in a barely there bikini as the pair enjoyed a luxury babymoon.
Brunette beauty Georgina, who is believed to be five months pregnant, looked sensational as she stroked her bump on the £40,000 a week yacht.
Opting for a red bikini, the 22-year-old made sure she kept herself hydrated as she sipped chilled water on the vessel with the footballer. Clearly enamoured with his girlfriend, Ronaldo placed a gentle hand on her bump and snuggled up to her as the pair took some time out from swimming.
With her freshly tousled sea hair, Georgina could be seen kissing Ronaldo before he gave her derriere a cheeky pinch. The pair met last year in the VIP area of a fashion event - and it is believed they kept their romance secret for months before going public on a date at Disneyland.
Model Georgina looked in incredible shape on board - something she credits with her Mediterranean diet.
Speaking to Spanish glossy magazine Holla she said: 'In my day to day life, I like to take care of myself doing sport and eating a balanced diet.
'I try to eat natural products and avoid heavy meals and follow a Mediterranean diet. I don't follow a strict diet as such because I do love a treat now and again.'
After months of rumours football superstar Cristiano confirmed the pregnancy news to El Mundo.
He was asked if he was "happy" to have another child on the way, he replied: "Yes, very much."
Dad-of-three Ronaldo, 32, also said his newborn babies are "precious" and that he has a lot to learn when it comes to changing their nappies.
"I do not get on very well, but I try," he laughed when questioned about his diaper-changing skills.
The news comes just weeks after he welcomed baby twins Eva Maria and Mateo on June 8.
There was speculation over their birth as Ronaldo had not mentioned who their mother was, and it was rumoured that he'd used a surrogate mum to carry the twins as he did for his firstborn, Cristiano Jr.
Those rumours were later confirmed when documents relating to their birth were unearthed in Caifornia.
Georgina - who has signed with a top modelling agency - was by his side when Madeira Airport was named after him back in March.
The star was born in Funchal, the capital of the Portuguese island, and was honoured after becoming Portugal's most successful footballer.
For weeks it's been claimed Ronaldo and Georgina were expecting their first child together, after she was spotted with a hand on her bump.
In pictures taken in early July while the couple were on holiday, Georgina's pronounced stomach could clearly be seen in her clingy maxi dress - which did nothing to pour cold water on the rumours.
Both she and Ronaldo have been careful with the images they share on social media, although Georgina appeared in a family shot on Ronaldo's Instagram account cuddling one of the twins with her bump fully exposed to the camera just last week.
It's thought Georgina could be between five and six months' pregnant.


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There are few travel experiences in the world that can match the wonder of a good safari. In my humble opinion, mind you. The only issue: the price of such an experience. Try booking a safari holiday in Botswana, Zambia or Tanzania without spending more than 12.000 euros. Luckily there are solutions for this problem and one of those solutions is called Udawalawe.
What? Yes, Udawalawe, the national park in Sri Lanka. The entrance fee is only 15 USD and if you share a 4WD with other tourists it's only 15-20 USD more for a half day tour of the park. The experience is not as impressive as an African wildlife tour, but there are some advantages (besides the price) to Udawalawe: the relatively small park has about 600 elephants, making it very easy (much easier compared to most parts of Africa) to spot them. There are also plenty of crocodiles, water buffalos, deer and exotic birds to be viewed and admired. Let me show you:


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Community involvement
WRMK Lawyers pride ourselves on being involved in our community. These are some of the businesses and organisations that we support.
Honorary Lawyer to:
- Alzheimers Society Northland (Inc)
- Anglican Parish of Whangarei
- FC Whangarei Incorporated
- Jacob Beck Jaffurs Scholarship Trust
- Leonard Charitable Trust
- Ngunguru Sandspit Protection Society Inc
- Northland Athletics and Gymnastics Stadium Trust
- Northland Croquet Association
- Northland Rugby Football Union
- Northland Rugby Union Referees Judiciary
- Parkinson Society Northland
- Rubicon Youth Alcohol and Drug Support Service
- Rugby League Northland Judicial Panel
- Tai Tokerau Education Trust
- Te Tai Tokerau Regional Basketball Association
- Thomas Neal Charitable Trust
- Tutukaka Marina Management Trust
- Whangarei Academy of Gymnastics
- Whangarei Amateur Swimming Club Inc
- Whangarei Association Football Club
- Whangarei Cruising Club
We're proud to support:
- WRMK Kerikeri Cricket Club
- YES! Whangarei - Hundertwasser Art Centre
- Camera Obscura Whangarei
- Cancer Society Northland
- I Am Hope
- Lions Club of Mangakahia
- Northern Wairoa Memorial RSA
- Northland Cystic Fibrosis
- NZ Dairy Industry Awards
- Te Hiringa Business Promotions Limited
- Waipu Art n Tartan awards
- Whangarei South Rotary Club
Charitable Trusts:
- Neil McNab is a Trustee of the Alex McLean Charitable Trust: Please click here for a Funding Application


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Covering July 20th - July 26th, 2018
Join Charlie Hoover, Erin Goss, and Adriel Wiggins as they dig through your answers to the Geek Question of the Day! Topics include; classic literature characters you identify with, so many bad jokes, your local legends, unfortunate cow placements, awesome movie posters, magical top hats, your favorite hand-held weapons, and ton of rabbit holes in between!
Co-Host Links:
Adriel's Website: http://adrielwiggins.com
Adriel's Twitter: https://twitter.com/MrsAWiggins05
Erin's Twitter: https://twitter.com/redcatshoehaiku
Erin's Vikings: http://skaldvik.com
Timeline & Question Links:
00:00 - Introductions
03:05 - Friday: http://bit.ly/2uDWd1z
05:52 - Saturday: http://bit.ly/2uBhc59
11:57 - Sunday: http://bit.ly/2uHsvZA
20:41 - Monday: http://bit.ly/2uJXLXJ
26:52 - Commercial - Magical Animal Shelter
27:46 - Tuesday: http://bit.ly/2LwaPtB
34:27 - Wednesday: http://bit.ly/2LOsKIV
41:46 - Thursday: http://bit.ly/2LL7Ey2
53:35 - Wrap Up
Highest Rated:
+Dan Thompson +Karen Schumacher +Ian A +Tony Payson +L.S. Cody +Allan Shand +Catherine Thompson +Jodi Kaplan +Robert Chambers +Julia Piatt +Helen Read +Frank Riccobono +Becca Long +Fern Kali +Cheryl Martin +Mealika Brown +John Maloney +Miss Placed +Lerato Majikfaerie +Steven Nicolas +Christina Talbott-Clark
Mentioned In The Podcast:
+Steve Turnbull +Angie Creasy-Thompson +Markus Christopher +Fern Kali +Becca Long +Julia Piatt +Frank Riccobono +Lerato Majikfaerie +Michael Rainey +Miss Placed +Daniel Page +Kathryn Huxtable +Daniel Sprouse +Mealika Brown +Michael Rainey +Marsh Oak Dojo - Tim Pruitt +Jenn Kirkland +L.S. Cody +Tony Payson +Helen Read +Dan Thompson +Dave Higgins +George Station +Paul Duggan +Lawrence Hults II +Catherine Thompson +Lisa Cohen +Mat Brown +Robert Chambers +Steven Nicolas +DB Fuller +Robert Gibson II +Louis Doggett +Lerato Majikfaerie +John Maloney +Walter Roberson
Background Music: bit.ly/CantinaRag
#gqp #gqp2017 #geekquestioner #podcast #gqotd


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small metal objects
For some reason, the copy editors at ST felt it wasn't worth mentioning that Kinda Hot was banned when it was first performed. Well, let's remind people.
(Not sure if this is my best review, though.)
Back to Back Theatre
VivoCity Sentosa Concourse Level 3
Ng Yi-Sheng
In the middle of VivoCity, four actors are staging a strange, compelling drama. Two men, Gary and Steve, have been contacted by a high-profile executive named Allan. They've agreed to sell him drugs for a big business party tonight, but Steve has experienced a breakdown and won't move from the spot.
The plot of "small metal objects" is as simple as that, but the way Back to Back Theatre tells the story brings it to a whole new level. Hidden in the crowds, the actors are barely visible to the audience, who're seated at a distance. They're only audible to us because their voices are transmitted electronically to our headphones.
While stage characters usually appear larger than life, Gary, Steve and Allan look tiny to us, an oddly believable part of the human landscape that surrounds them. They're visually obstructed by lines of tourists exiting the Sentosa train station, upstaged by mischievous children playing in the foreground. We almost believe we're eavesdropping on a real transaction, one of the numerous everyday dramas that occur in our midst.
Productions comparable to this have been staged in the past. Spell #7, for example, created a performance tour of Little India in 2002 entitled "Kinda Hot", though this was banned by the police due to concerns about "mingling".
However, Back to Back Theatre has added a deeper layer to this show by recruiting intellectually disabled actors to devise and perform the two main characters. It's never explicitly stated whether Gary and Steve have disabilities, but their hesitant, muted style of acting is disconcertingly different from what we're used to.
Simon Laherty's performance as Steve is particularly unsettling. Slack-jawed and wide-eyed, he stares blankly at the audience through most of the play as if idiotically terrified. But when Allan – and later, his psychologist colleague Carolyn – attempt to bribe him, first with money, then with offers of emotional and sexual favours, he resists with such insistence that he becomes our hero.
For all their money, power and intelligence, Allan and Carolyn are helpless when this man says no. Gary sticks by him, despite the knowledge that he'll lose money for his devotion. It's a slap in the face of the capitalist world of the mall, a reminder that some people can't be bought.
The universe of "small metal objects" is so intimate, so embedded in the private interior worlds of other people that it makes us uncomfortable. Good theatre ought to achieve that.
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
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The name says it all: at the Adrenalin Cup ambitious winter athletes compete in 9 exciting disciplines spread over the entire Sölden ski area all winter long. Collecting points they can win great prizes - coupled with unlimited action and fun. Anyone can participate, for holders of a valid skipass it is free of charge.
First of all, you don't have to be an expert skier or snowboarder as the Adrenalin Cup is the place to be for fun in the snow and pulsating action. You can try all 9 disciplines as often as you like. In every competition only the best run counts and you can earn points.
The more disciplines are completed and the more points are collected, the better it is for your overall ranking. There is a final ranking every month and also at the end of the season, where participants in the Adrenalin Cup can win great prizes.
Look forward to a top-notch winter adventure. The thrilling Adrenalin Cup is a truly unique and holistic snow sports adventure including 9 different disciplines.
|Adrenalin cup
|Adrenalin Cup Riesenslalom (BMW xDrive)
|Adrenalin Cup Speed (BMW xDrive)
|Adrenalin Cup Mix Race
|Adrenalin Cup Freeride
|Adrenalin Cup Carving
|Adrenalin Cup Flug
|Adrenalin Cup Slalom
|Adrenalin Cup BIG3 Fotorallye
|Adrenalin Cup Winterwandern
All 9 disciplines are measured electronically. Depending on the discipline, we will automatically film you on action videos or take cool fun photos of your performance. All scores, race times, videos and photos can be viewed, shared with friends or compared by entering your skipass number here.
Time scoring system
In the Giant Slalom | Slalom | Carving | Freeride | Mix Race disciplines points are scored through a certain time ranking system: the fastest (according to time keeping system) qualified run per day receives 1000 gross points, the slowest qualified run gets 100 gross points. The points of all other runs are scored in a linearly interpolated way.
Jump length scoring system
In the flight discipline points are scored through the ranking of jump lengths. There are 4 jump distance zones. For each zone reached you get the corresponding amount of gross points:
|Jump Length
|Gross Points
|0 - 3 metres
|3 - 6 metres
|6 - 9 metres
|9+ metres
Speed scoring system
In the speed discipline points are scored through a certain speed ranking system: the fastest (according to time keeping system) qualified run per day receives 1000 gross points, the slowest qualified run gets 100 gross points. The points of all other runs are scored in a linearly interpolated way.
BIG 3 Photo Rally scoring system
You can collect points depending on the number of photos and ski lifts you and all other participants have taken on one day. A tailor-made handicap (age, gender) is calculated for your personal score.
Winter Walking scoring system
In the winter walking discipline points are scored through 4 exactly defined time ranges and for each time zone you receive a certain amount of gross points:
The calculated gross value is converted into a net value by using a certain handicap scoring system. The handicap of a person strongly depends on the age and gender by calculating bonus points for athletes. These bonus points depend on how high the handicap is and on the exact ranking position. The handicap influences on the last place at a maximum and decreases towards the first places until it no longer has an effect on the number 1. Thus, the advantage of athletes with a high handicap in the first places is less to no longer available compared to those in the last places.
|Time Zone
|Gross Points
|0 - 5 minutes
|5 - 7 minutes
|7 - 9 minutes
|9+ minutes
A run is qualified for the point scoring system and the overall ranking if:
At the end of the season there is a final ranking and a 2018/19 Season Winner.
You can win the following superb prizes:
|Season 2018/19
|2 day-skipass
|1 day-skipass
* Skipasses valid in the Sölden ski area, redeemable in the 2019/20 winter season. Information subject to change!
Prices cannot be redeemed or exchanged in cash. Prizes and winnings are not transferable to other persons. Any recourse to courts of law is excluded (AGBs).
Prize awarding procedure
At the end of each ranking period, the team of Adrenalin Cup Referees holds a meeting in order to nominate the winners and to decide about final disqualifications. Decisions made by the referees are irrevocable. The winners are notified by e-mail and invited to send a copy of their ID card (passport or driving license) by mail. In case the age, the gender, the name and the look of the person correspond to the Adrenalin Cup profile incl. photos/videos, the prize voucher will be sent directly by e-mail. If the data don't match with the profile, the user will be blocked and disqualified for the rest of the season, and another winner is nominated according to the official procedure and ranking list.
Additionally, we would like to ask (by e-mail) all Adrenalin Ranking winners to make a personal statement, which will be used for tourism press purposes on our website. It is an optional request and refusing it doesn't influence the rankings.
The app for all Sölden fans who want to follow their traces in the ski area. Simply download it, become part of the Adrenalin Cup Community and enjoy superb action on and off the ski slopes!
Further details on the Adrenalin Cup Sölden App can be found in the respective app stores.
Remember that: all those who participate in the Adrenalin Cup also receive their most beautiful experiences in the ski area in printed form, a high-quality personal photo book is available. It is created automatically and randomly from your pictures, videos and activities. View it here and order now!
Technique and speed are required to conquer the race course successfully and to reach the top of the leaderboard. The Adrenalin Cup Giant Slalom is held on the BMWxDrive track at Giggijoch.
Very short distances between the single gates require quick changes of direction and small radii. Although the Adrenalin Cup Slalom race track is shorter than a World Cup course it's as steep as those for top athletes.
In addition to unlimited riding fun you should also focus on the best skiing technique and the race time. Gates and flags posted on the course must be passed correctly while speed, excellent ski control and a bit of skill promise a clear race.
Different Alpine disciplines and obstacles on a single race track: you can look forward to slalom poles, steep turns and a ski jump in the finish area. Are you fast, do you have the right technique and are you brave enough to conquer the course?
In squatting position - now only speed counts. Neither slalom poles nor gates but the highest possible speed. This competition is held on the BMWxDrive Speed track. Your speed is measured by a sensor and your performance immortalized by an action-filled speed photo.
With enough courage and willpower you can jump over the horizontal hill. The landing area is divided into four zones in terms of distance. The main aim is to jump as far as possible. Tip: At the end of the jumping platform you should push yourself away with your feet and thus maximize the jump distance - just like the pros.
Off the groomed slopes you will soon find out if you have your skis or board under control. Choose your favorite route between the panels positioned on the track and let them guide you to the finish line. Your time counts!
Enjoy the winter landscape and collect points at the same time. With a final short-distance sprint you have an excellent chance of advancing to the top of the leaderboard. The start of the route is marked by a photo point, your pass is scanned at a checkpoint at the very end.
During the safari that takes you across the entire ski area (based on the famous BIG 3 Rally), automatic pictures are taken in the most beautiful vantage points. Reach all 4 photo points with 11 mountain lift rides in one day (order of your choice) and collect points.
|C30 10EUB Giggijoch
|C35 4SK Silberbrünnl
|D51 4SK Einzeiger
|D53 8EUB Gletscherexpress
|E61 8EUB Schwarze Schneid I
|E62 8EUB Schwarze Schneid II
|E66 8EUB Tiefenbachferner
|E65 6SK Seiterkar
|A10 8EUB Gaislachkogl I
|A11 3S Gaislachkogl II
|A14 6SK Wasserkar


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108: Maintaining Good Mental Health
This week Kelly and Carly give their tips for maintaining good mental health when you're feeling a bit stressed out and everything's a touch out of control. If you're feeling like you need some brain space at the moment, this is episode for you. Topics covered include: Figuring out your non-negotiables Understanding that sometimes the…Read More
107: Our Days on a Plate
Kelly and Carly have spoken quite generally about what and how they eat over the past 100 or so episodes. In this episode they go one step further and break down their days on a plate. LISTEN INRead More
106: What Our Days Look Like
This week Kelly and Carly talk about what their days look like. Kelly gets up at 4am and Carly is rarely asleep before midnight. Kelly schedules downtime in her day and Carly tends to just power through. This episode is about schedules, habits and finding the routine that works for you. LISTEN INRead More
105: Managing Impostor Syndrome + Fear of Failure
This week Kelly and Carly tackle the beast that is imposter syndrome and how to deal with success without feeling you like you don't deserve it at all. The telltale sign of impostor syndrome is a disconnect between perceived and actual performance. "Impostors" have ample objective evidence that they are doing well—good performance reports, promotion…Read More
104: Managing Life Admin
This week Kelly and Carly talk about managing life admin. How to stay on top of bills, how to split household responsibilities and tips and tricks to keep you from throwing all your paperwork into a giant bonfire and burning all your problems away. Topics covered include… Paying bills Budgeting Staying on top of passwords…Read More
103: What we wish they'd taught us at school
This week Kelly and Carly chat about all the things they wish they were taught at school. Including things like self-management, good relationship practices and far better sex education. LISTEN INRead More
102: Starting a Freelance Career
This week Kelly and Carly give tips and tricks on how to start out a freelance career. The pitfalls, how to do it right, where to find clients and how to keep plugging away when it feels like it's all falling apart. Topics include Doing the work first Making friends with people who are already…Read More
101: Positively re-framing criticism
This week Kelly and Carly tackle the topic of re-framing criticism so you don't collapse in a heap every time someone says something negative to you. Topics covered: Using it as an opportunity for personal growth Looking at it as a compliment (for real!) Controlling your own responses The perfect formula for giving criticism LISTEN…Read More
100: Our most impactful self-improvement hacks ever
To celebrate their 100th episode, Kelly and Carly talk about the self-improvement hacks they've made that have had the most impact on their lives. Topics covered: Quitting sugar Separating exercise from losing weight Scheduling out work days Prioritising sleep Making peace with an overthinking brain Intermittent Fasting Low carb, high fat eating Letting go of…Read More
099: Your 'authentic' self vs your best self
How do you get the voice that tells you what you SHOULD do to be louder than the voice that tells what you WANT to do? This week Kelly and Carly talk about the concept of the Authentic Self (the one who wants to skip work, sit on the couch and eat pizza shapes all…Read More
098: Non-negotiables
What are the things you simply have to do every day to function well? Do you even know what they are? This week Kelly and Carly discuss the concept of non-negotiables and how you can find yours. LISTEN INRead More
097: What vitamins and supplements we use
Maca powder, sports gels, protein drinks, fish oil tablets, pills and potions. This week Carly and Kelly talk about vitamins and supplements. Which ones work for them, which ones they think are rubbish and how to figure out which are right for you. Topics covered: Vitamins and supplements we take Superfood powders Protein shakes and…Read More
096: How To Be More Confident
Confidence – how to get it, how to keep it and how to use it. That's what Kelly and Carly are chatting about this week on Straight and Curly. Topics covered: Therapy Seeking connection Checking for bigger issues Physical challenges Helping others Competency Asking for feedback Getting over yourself Fixing the things you don't like…Read More
095: How To Get All That Crap Out of Your House
Kelly and Carly are both masters at decluttering and this week they've got tips, tricks and hacks to help you clear your home of all that crap. Topics covered in this episode: Using things up before replacing them or getting new ones Playing the Minimalist Game Carly's 'Big List of Things You Need To Get…Read More
094: Cool People, Movements and Things You Should Be Following
Recommendation episodes are by far the most requested episodes so this week Kelly and Carly and are going to tell you a few things you should be falling in love with including hilarious podcasts, new exercise regimes, hair routines, brilliant comedy writers and low tox living – there's something in here for everyone. And, for…Read More


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One of the most common bookkeeping tasks that the average person has to take care of on a regular basis is that of reconciling their checking account. Quite often there are discrepancies between what a person thinks they have as a balance in their account and what the bank statement shows that they have. Therefore, it is necessary to do a "reconciliation" in order to have a mutual agreement as to the remaining balance. I have discovered over the years that the bank is seldom the one in error but nonetheless the reconciliation of the account must take place as proof of that fact.
Reconciliation can be defined as a mutual agreement. It literally means to exchange one coin for others of equal value. A reconciliation takes place each time we buy something from the store and we receive the goods we purchased along with the change from the money we gave in exchange for those goods. In order for reconciliation to take place the purchaser and the seller must agree on the value of that which changes hands.
Paul said we were "reconciled to GOD by the death of HIS SON" while we were yet enemies. This plainly indicates that GOD was engaged in providing something for us before we were ever aware of it and even while we were in total rebellion against HIM.
The scripture unmistakably says that "God judgeth the righteous, and God is angry with the wicked every day." (Psa 7:11) HE goes on to say, "If I whet my glittering sword, and mine hand take hold on judgment; I will render vengeance to mine enemies, and will reward them that hate me. I will make mine arrows drunk with blood, and my sword shall devour flesh; and that with the blood of the slain and of the captives, from the beginning of revenges upon the enemy. Rejoice, O ye nations, with his people: for he will avenge the blood of his servants, and will render vengeance to his adversaries, and will be merciful unto his land, and to his people." (Deut 32:41-43)
Now it seems clear to us that those whom GOD is pleased to call HIS enemies are those who HE has fitted for destruction. (see Rom.9:22; Acts 17:26) HE will laugh when their calamity cometh and have them in derision, (see Ps.2:4) HE will not at all acquit the wicked nor by any means clear the guilty. (see Nahum 1:3; Ex.34:7)
Yet we read that there are some who are under "no condemnation", there are some for whom CHRIST shed HIS precious blood to purchase their redemption. We are certain that GOD does not change HIS mind since HE is immutable. So, has HE quit being angry at some? Or is it not true that HE has never been angry nor an enemy of those whom HE has loved with an everlasting love, those who are chosen in CHRIST before the foundation of the world.
They have ever been the objects of HIS love even before the creation took place and HE has never needed to be reconciled to them because of this affection. They are the apple of HIS eye, HIS precious possession. So, what does the scripture mean when it says we were enemies and HE has reconciled us to HIMSELF? I think that there is a two fold answer.
The first is that the only reconciliation that HE has required is that which has been brought about by the fact that HE has subjected HIS elect bride to the requirements of HIS holy law. She has hopelessly disobeyed that law and brought herself under its condemnation. HE will not disregard the law under which HE made her subject so in order to be just and her JUSTIFIER, HE has come into the world made in the likeness of sinful flesh and has suffered the curse of the law in her behalf, being made sin for her. HE is fully satisfied with that sin offering made by JESUS CHRIST the RIGHTEOUS and has delivered her forever from the penalty and destruction which the law demanded for all who break it.
The elect of GOD were born into this world with the imputed sin of Adam hanging about their neck, and according to the scriptures were by nature the children of wrath even as others, even though not appointed unto wrath. (see Eph.2:3; I Thes.5:9) The scripture says"And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled " (Col 1:21) by the body (or death) of JESUS CHRIST. HE is not our enemy, but we have been raging against HIS precepts from the moment of our conception and have hated HIS way as well as HIS Kingship. We have declared ourselves to be HIS enemies and it is while we were in such a state as that, that HE has seen fit to provide the means and basis of our reconciliation both as concerns the broken law and as to our recognition of that very justification.
But in order for reconciliation to fully take place there must be a mutual agreement. The account is fully settled as far as GOD is concerned. HE has provided both the ALTAR and the SACRIFICE. HE has paid every last farthing that was owed. No corrections can be made to this account. The balance reads, "There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus."(Rom 8:1) "For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord." (Rom 6:23)
This was all true while we were yet in the gall of bitterness and our mouths breathed out threatenings and slaughters. While we fulfilled the lusts of our flesh and mind and lived as the heathen do. We even (from time to time) might have gotten the bank statement in the mail yet we were too rebellious to consider its truth or unconvinced that this balance was correct. We were as yet unreconciled to GOD even though HE put HIS hand in by the door. We were even as Gomer, whom Hosea loved, "For she did not know that I gave her corn, and wine, and oil, and multiplied her silver and gold, which they prepared for Baal." (Hos 2:8)
But thanks be unto GOD, that in the fullness of time, when it pleased HIM to reveal HIS SON in us, HE "brought life and immortality to light through the gospel" (2Tim 1:10) HE caused us to hear with our ears and see with our eyes the unsearchable riches of that which HE has prepared for all of those who are in CHRIST. The envelope which held the statement fell open in our hands and we read it with weeping eyes, paid in full, paid in full. HE gave us faith and we believed it and now every time we pick up this bible or hear some messenger sent from GOD to proclaim this glorious truth to us, we are ever more certain that the BANK is right, we are reconciled to GOD by the death of HIS SON, we have thrown down our arms of rebellion. We have kissed the SON. HE is our MASTER and LORD. We have confessed with Job of old, "Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him:" (Job 13:15)
Then the evidence of this reconciliation is seen as Paul said "much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life". This is exactly what he meant when he said, "I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me." (Gal 2:20)
HE has now given us this "ministry of reconciliation" that we might publish the glad tidings to sinners far and near, and know that it will be heard by as many as the LORD our GOD shall call.mam


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2020 VW Passat Design, Price And Specs – The 2020 VW Passat will be completely different utilizing their business fighting versions. The company specific to become the top car creator worldwide. As a result, it really is crafted a selection to release this product with primary modifications like a current generator, huge inside, and new design.
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The production day of VW Passat is announced in the past year or 2016. We are able to quickly rely on the very last price of the product about $24,000.


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Review - Gu Thai Thai Noodles
What do you eat after a yoga session that ends at 9.30pm? Why...you go for a late dinner at a nearby Thai restaurant that opens till late!
Welcome to my introduction to Thai Boat Noodles as served by Gu Thai Noodles in POMO. Why is it called Boat Noodles and do the noodles come in some fancy boat-like contraption? Nay.
Thai Boat Noodles are so-called because they were originally served from boats that traversed Bangkok's canals and that is also why the bowl is usually small, for the convenience and safety of the merchant as they were often one-person show; handling the paddling, cooking of the noodles and soup as well as serving the noodles.
The Boat Noodle is characterised by its dark soup colour, most likely due to the seasoning of dark soy sauce and contains cow or pig's blood. Not the blood cubes but from the meats. That's why the soup is thick and looks a bit scummy, unlike it's clear Vietnamese cousin.
Mixed Beef Boat Noodles with Bee Hoon (S$17.90)
From the photo above, it's quite obvious that I didn't order the more traditional small bowl which costs only S$1.90 each! They're really more like a snack-size but I was there for dinner so I ordered the normal sized bowl with a mix of beef slices, beef balls and kang kong. You can choose from a variety of noodles too - rice noodles, bee hoon, kway teow etc.
The spice level goes from 1-5 (non-spicy to extra spicy) and I opted for 2. Just in case. To ensure that there would be unnecessary trips to the fire station to put out my tongue, I also ordered their Thai Green Milk Tea (S$2.80). There was also an order of Oyster Omelette (S$10.80) to share.
Verdict? Spice 2 could use a little more kick, which I did by adding just a wee bit of dried chilli. It was really flavourful though and I finished the whole bowl without any complaints except for longing of more beef and a larger serving size.
I didn't care much about the omelette although it was nice and fluffy while the milk tea was just nice - milky without being overpoweringly sweet.
I can't wait to go back there again!
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ARM welcomes announcement of Shadow Assistant Minister
The Australian Republic Movement (ARM) congratulates Matt Thistlethwaite on his appointment today as Shadow Assistant Minister for an Australian Head of State.
"This decision by the Opposition Leader Bill Shorten is good news for all supporters of an Australian head of state," according to Michael Cooney, the National Director of the ARM.
"The campaign for an Australian head of state is at its strongest when its leadership is bipartisan and its politics inclusive. The PM and Opposition Leader, and every Premier and Chief Minister regardless of party, support a republic.
"We were thrilled when at the ARM's Gala in Melbourne in July the Opposition Leader announced that by the end of the first term of a future Labor Government there would be a national vote on the question of whether should Australia have an Australian head of state. This commitment, and today's announcement, reflect the growing bipartisan support for the campaign."
ARM Chair Peter FitzSimons welcomed the news.
"Bill Shorten's announcement creates a rare opportunity for unity. Today we can get a big break in the left-right conflict that is so bad for Australian politics," Mr FitzSimons said.
"Wouldn't it be wonderful if today Prime Minister Turnbull - one of the most passionate republicans in the land - just said yes!"
"We could have a Minister for the Republic by the end of Question Time - and that Minister and Matt Thistlethwaite could have their first constructive meeting this afternoon!"


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16 to 18-year-olds to get half price bus tickets
16 to 18-year-olds will soon be able to travel on bus services for half the price in a scheme unveiled by new Mayor Andy Burnham.
The offer has been agreed by the mayor of Greater Manchester and bus operators across the city, with almost 100,000 young people expected to benefit.
Andy Burnham launched the deal at The Manchester College's Openshaw Campus this morning, after making the promise he would help youngsters during his mayoral campaign.
Transport for Greater Manchester will continue to offer a 50 per cent discount on fares for children aged 16 and under.
The new ticket and smartcard will be available from September 2017, with applications being accepted from August onwards.
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More details of the scheme are set to be shared with schools and colleges ahead of the summer holidays.


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As of 2010 there are approximately 200 cinemas in Slovakia but only 11 have been digitised, mostly from private sources. Only 7 % of the cinemas are run by private companies, the rest is under the management of cities.
In line with the Slovak Act No. 516/2008 Coll. a new fund has been created to gather finances which shall contribute to the purchase of projecting equipment. According to section 2 of the Act, among other tasks the new Audiovisual Fund ("Fund") shall:
- create material conditions for the development of audiovisual culture and industry by granting financial resources for the renovation and development of the technological basis used for production and distribution of audiovisual works and for the realisation of public performances in the area of audiovisual culture;
- govern the administration of specific types of contributions.
On 15 December 2009 the Fund published a statement regarding the "Public Consultation on Opportunities and Challenges for European Cinema in the Digital Era" of the European Commission. The Fund declares that it is aware of the fact that certain types of cinemas in Slovakia are endangered due to the costs for the transition to the digital format. It acknowledges the right to granting aid for the digitalisation of cinemas from public sources within the framework of the existing rules for State aid and the Commission's announcement. The Fund sees one of its tasks in creating basic conditions in accordance with the Commission's announcement. At this time public consultations are taking place in Slovakia. They concern a.o. a survey on the present state of Slovak cinemas, the potential effects and the actual options for their digitalisation according to the criteria agreed by the Fund.
The programme No. 4 of the Fund's Support Structure for the year 2010 concerns the support of technological development projects. The deadline for applications in this programme is presumed to be 1 September 2010. The primary aim of the programme is the modernisation of cinemas and the digitalisation is an implicit part of this modernisation. A precondition for the realisation of such projects is the participation of the local self-government authorities because cinemas are part of the local culture.
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|Statement of Audiovisual Fund from December 15, 2009 regarding the Public Consultation Opened by the European Commission "Public Consultation on Opportunities and Challenges for European Cinema in the Digital Era" approved by a decree of the Audiovisual Fund


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Okay, now what?
What are my expectations for this blog? A few years back, one of my best friends started a blog about BC wines (that's British Columbia wines, not Before Christ wines, which would be overaged by now). Within a few short years, he was receiving free media credentials to wine tastings, free bottles of wine on his doormat, and even a recent private flight to a winery. So the expectations for my blog are high indeed.
To start with, I figured I'd highlight what the blog will be about. If you're reading the blog at this point (Post 1), odds are you are one of my family members (Hi mom!) or one of my graduate students (get back to the basement and stop screwing around on the internet!).
This blog will mostly be about 3 things.
1. The research I read. I'm a cognitive and evolutionary psychologist who studies a lot of topics. But most of those topics somehow boil down to a single seemingly straightforward question: Why do people believe what they believe about the world? Within this broad topic, I'm really interested in how people come to adopt, or not adopt, supernatural beliefs. In addition, I'm interested in what those beliefs do for the individuals and groups that hold them. Cool stuff, right? So from time to time, I'll post about new findings in this area. It could be about evolution, culture, religion, morality, you name it.
2. The research process. If you've been paying attention to psychology broadly, and social psychology in particular, you'll know that we've been taking a beating the past few years. Whether it's our flagship journal publishing a (unreplicable) set of evidence supporting ESP or high profile cases of academic fraud, a lot of the news hasn't been particularly good. But the outcome could be good. Among other things, it's provoked some serious introspection within the field about how we should be doing our science. From time to time, I'll chip in on where I see things heading. Of course, I'm just a second year Assistant Professor, with little academic clout. So, you shouldn't read my blog for any deep insights about THE SOLUTIONS TO ALL OF OUR PROBLEMS!!!, and there are plenty of good sources out there that are more focused on this topic. But I might be able to offer an interesting perspective. As a junior researcher, I've been taught a lot of techniques that are currently being flayed publicly. I don't really feel like I have much power to make sweeping pronouncements on what needs to be done (nor do I have a personality that finds such a mission particularly fun). But junior faculty are in a weird position. So I can talk about the weirdness, I suppose.
3. (In)accuracy in popular representations of science. This will come as no surprise to anyone who has ever published a scientific paper that subsequently received media attention, but often what the public sees in the popular press is a badly abused, sensationalized, inaccurate depiction of the actual research. So this blog will be a place where I can hopefully offer a perspective to add some nuance, as well as occasionally necessary corrections, to media portrayals of psychological science. Since this is my damned blog, I'll pay particular attention to media portrayals of my damned research.
So there's the blog in a nutshell. Enjoy!