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Catch this… Before it Flies
In case you're missing the flies of Summer on this cold Winter day? Today's post might fulfill that yearning?Unless, of course you're reading this from the tropics or South of the Equator? Where there's probably a few flies around right now? I found this little series of images last Summer here in the Pacific Northwest. Turns out some flies like to rest on roses for lengthy periods in the morning before the Sun hits full noon. All of the images in this series I found at different days on my photo trips to the local rose garden. While photographing I had plenty of time to work on getting a good image. This guy was just in a resting mode. Maybe loving the warmth of this yellow rose?
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What is a Bee to the Flower?
I miss the Bees! Particularly the Honeybees.
That's what it could sound like in a few years if we keep going the rate we're going? Of course, right now I'm missing the bees because it's the middle of Winter. I literally can't wait to photograph bees among the flowers again this coming Summer!
According to a report published on the Bee Informed website last May, America lost 44% of it's Honeybee population over the previous two years. That's typically more than twice what the normal rate of honeybee loss is in an average year. The fact that the honeybee loss over the Summer season has increased dramatically, as well as the loss over the Winter Season increasing, has many folks very concerned. Personally, I feel this article, link above, puts a lot of blame on parasites rather than focusing on pesticides like Neonicotinoids. While the article does mention pesticides as contributing, it pretty much puts the blame on small backyard beekeepers. When a swarm of dead bees are found underneath a fruit tree that's recently been sprayed with pesticides, as happened in Wilsonville, Oregon a few years back, I find it difficult to believe that's because of a parasite from backyard beekeepers.
Anyway, it was Albert Einstein who said, "If the bee disappeared off the surface of the globe, then man would have only four years of life left. No more bees, no more pollination, no more plants, no more animals, no more man."That's very concerning, I just hope we're not in those last 4 years yet?
If America doesn't care enough about it's dwindling honeybee population, it's my hope that another nation will pick up the slack?
Find out more… What is a Bee to the Flower?
Why Photograph Flowers?
I'm not really a good photographer!
Many folks ask me why I photograph flowers? It's difficult to get outstanding images of flowers. Especially macro images of those flowers. Many folks use that as an excuse not to make an attempt.
I started photographing flowers simply because they are something to photograph. I'm an older photographer in the photography community, when I attempt to apply for jobs in the industry, people would rather hire younger folks, than an old man like me. I entered photography as a profession later in life and honestly I don't know very much about running a studio or managing photographers in a business environment. While I'm a quick learner and I do have that experience from other areas in my life it's difficult to convince hiring managers that I can successfully convert those skills. They typically don't want to take the gamble and would rather go with the younger, impressionable candidate. So I lose out. Of course it's age discrimination, but it's difficult to prove that unless someone out right tells me that's why they won't hire me. I've applied for so many jobs that it's really very difficult to even begin the process anymore. While I'm bummed that this happens every day in the photography community, it's beyond my control and I'd rather focus my attention in another direction (pun intended).
My desire was, is, and will continue to be photography. Flowers ended up being my medium because I didn't have a lot of funds to go on a fancy trips somewhere to photograph. I've always been jealous of a fellow artist friend, older than myself, who could afford to take these fancy photography trips with her camera and come back with images that she would then interpret into her water color paintings. With flowers, all I have to do is walk around the neighborhood and photograph whatever flowers I came across. Plus, it's a bonus to meet some of my neighbors who are growing those flower in their gardens and share those images with them.
While photographing flowers can be difficult, the really hard part in photographing flowers is selling them. The world is already full of great floral images. There's not a lot of demand. I can't seem to sell a single one of my images? I've tried so many different web sites and stock photography sites, but my images just don't seem to pass muster for them? Of course, that's probably because I'm simply not that great? I do manage to create a great image once in a while, but most of my images are only so-so.
Lately, I've been bringing flowers that I purchase home and photographing them in my home studio. That's where the Sunflower images above come from. The first having been photographed with an imitation Vincent van Gogh painting in the background. The name on the back of my painting says "Pool Hall," but it's quite obviously a copy of "The Night Cafe in Arles." That was not planned when I brought these Sunflowers home. I was photographing them is a vase, and while photographing looked up at my painting on the wall and suddenly realized… I just couldn't resist. The other two images above are from the same session. I really tried to get a good image of the water drop with the sunflower in the background, but this was the best I could get with my equipment.
I hope you like? Remember to share with everyone you know. Sharing brings me more exposure, so to speak, but perhaps I'm not ready for that exposure yet?
Yellow Fireworks Dahlia
This is what happened when I brought a Yellow Fireworks Dahlia plant home from the market. I'm not a big fan of visiting the market in the Summertime because they bring out all the recent flowers and I want to bring them all home. I have limited garden space, so I don't get to grow a lot of flowers in the house. But I manage to take one or two in a season and my indoor plant collection is a budding start. While the flowers on these plants are blooming I'll then spend afternoon, morning and night creating images and capturing memories that hopefully will last throughout the Winter.
These are some of my favorite images from this particular plant and creative session with a Yellow Fireworks Dahlia flower. To find out which of these three images is my absolute favorite, visit the Niume post.
Leap Year Daffodils
I'm not drawing any connection between the Daffodil flower and Leap Year! It's just a leap year and these are the Daffodils I've see growing in my neighborhood so far. I wanted to put out a post on Feb. 29th and Daffodils are what I've been finding images of lately. They are pretty prevalent this year in the Pacific Northwest. The Daffodil is part of the Narcissus family of flowers and symbolizes rebirth and new beginnings. Happy Leap Year and enjoy the Daffodils!
I always think fondly of the William Wordsworth poem "I Wonder'd Lonely as a Cloud."
"I wandered lonely as a cloud, That floats on high o'er vales and hills, When all at once I saw a crowd, A host, of golden daffodils; Beside the lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.
"Continuous as the stars that shine, And twinkle on the milky way, They stretched in never-ending line, Along the margin of a bay: Ten thousand saw I at a glance, Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.
"The waves beside them danced; but they, Out-did the sparkling waves in glee: A poet could not but be gay, In such a jocund company: I gazed—and gazed—but little thought, What wealth the show to me had brought:
"For oft, when on my couch I lie, In vacant or in pensive mood, They flash upon that inward eye, Which is the bliss of solitude; And then my heart with pleasure fills, And dances with the daffodils."
Winter Holly Berries
Well, it looks as if Winter is here in the Pacific Northwest. While Winter officially doesn't start for another couple weeks, the weather we're getting is definitely Winter-like. I love the rain! The snow? I tend to have problems with. Fortunately, we don't get a lot of that in Portland, OR anyway.
In getting ready for the gray colors of Winter, I wanted to feature some images with a little color. And the Golden Milkboy Holly bush filled that desire with plenitude. With it's read berries and multi-colored leaves this plant is a hardy one that can withstand the Winters and Weather of a Northern climate. Portland is an ideal place to this plant to flourish. I found these images while walking around Hoyt Arboretum one morning. Hope you like? Let me know in the comments section, and remember to share this post with all your friends.
Another Autumn Nearly Passed
Wow! It's difficult to believe that Autumn is nearly two-thirds gone already? In a little over 30 days from today, Winter will be presenting it's likeness for all to enjoy! And the holidays are just around the corner from that.
Yesterday, while working on some images that will be presented in an upcoming post, probably later this week, I found this golden colored Maple Leaf barely hanging on to this Heavenly Bamboo leaf in my backyard. It made for an impromptu photo session to get the images posted in today's post. Pretty cool from my humble opinion? What do you think?
I hope you're enjoying the Autumn season so far this year? Watching the leaves change colors on the trees and gather on the ground has been a thorough enjoyment for me to experience this year. I've enjoyed posted all the colors of Autumn, if you've missed any of them take a moment of your time to go back and review. I think you'll like? And in the meantime, share with your friends. I need all the exposure I can get.
I also wanted to briefly state that I #standUnited with #France and against bullying, intimidation and violent threats. There's only room for #peace in this #World, let's start living it today.
Sunflower Buds
This is actually the first of a two part post. The Sunflower images I've managed to collect from this year's offerings are pretty cool, in my humble opinion. I just have to share! Let me know what you think. Next Saturday, I'll put out a post that features some Sunflowers in full bloom.
I just can't help but gaze at these images, they are really that cool. I think I got lucky. But being originally a born and raised, good 'ole Kansas boy, where Sunflowers are the state flower, I might be a little bias? Let me know what you think? Or, simply enjoy this images as they are presented. And wait in anticipation for next week's images.
Remember to always share!
High Voltage Yellow Rose Bud
Here's another High Voltage Yellow Rose. Check out my previous High Voltage Rose Flower posted earlier this month. This is a very beautiful flower that I'm afraid my image here may not do it quite the justice it deserves? It's a very deep yellow color and white highlights. I thinks it's also called a Yellow Submarine? In this post we feature one blooming rose bud and 5 buds just coming to light. Hope you like? Please remember to share.
Dream Come True Rose
The Dream Come True Rose came to fruition as recently as 2008. It was cultivated by Dr. John Pottschmidt and it was a lifelong passion for him to come up with a rose that won the AARP award. Achieving that passion in 2008 with the rose featured today on this blog. It's petals start out in a blaze of yellow only to be highlighted at the tips with a tinge of ruby red. Creating a beautiful dreamy look to it.
Hope you like this rose too? Be sure to share it with your connections.
High Voltage Easy Elegance Rose
In my continuing month long celebration of the venerable rose flower, today I want to feature the variety of rose called High Voltage. This beautiful, yellow colored rose flower is easy to maintain and grows in bunches. I probable should go back to my favorite rose gardens and find an image that will show this flower in a bunch, rather than solo. And perhaps I will? But for now, enjoy this solitary image and remember that yellow roses symbolize joy, gladness, and friendship. It's a good rose flower to give as a thank you gift to an office mate without them thinking you're trying to tell them something else.
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Yellow Rose in Oregon
Western Civilization's love affair with the rose was well established before the Yellow Rose came into play. As recent as the 18th Century, the only roses known and cultivated were Pink, white and probably red. That is until a yellow rose was discovered in the Middle East, and the known rose world we thrown into turmoil. Suddenly every gardener had to have a yellow rose in their garden. However, at that time the yellow rose failed to bring a sweet fragrance into the world when blooming. Cultivation practices soon changed all that. Now, less than 200 years later, not only do we have several different varieties of beautiful yellow roses, but all emit a sweet fragrance for nose stimulation as well as visual stimulation.
Unfortunately you the reader cannot enjoy the sweet fragrance of this particular yellow rose in today's post, but I hope you can find the visual stimulation a welcome substitute? The variety of this rose is called Henry Fonda which is a variety first cultivated in 1996. Enjoy today's celebration of the rose flower and share with your connections. Be sure to come back tomorrow for more in this blog's celebration of the rose flower this month.
Chihuly Rose Flower
Today's featured rose is the Chihuly Rose Flower! For those who don't know, this rose is named after Dale Chihuly, although I only found one reference to that. I would like to find more information to support this, but for now, I think I can live with saying this. Dale Chihuly is an artist who predominantly focuses on creating items with glass. He is based in the Pacific Northwest of the USA. There is Chihuly Garden of Glass dedicated to his work in glass at the Seattle Center in Seattle, WA. It's an extremely beautiful visit the next time you are there. I think the images in this post may not be truly representative of this particularly rose? First we have a red and white variety and then a mostly yellow variety. The yellow one here is probably the closest representative? The flower is supposed to have reds, yellows, oranges, and even apricot colors to it. But here's one for variety.
Be sure to share this with your connections. Come back tomorrow around noon as we continue this month long celebration of the rose flower.
Broadway Tea Rose
Today's feature rose is the Broadway Tea Rose, developed by Anthony Perry in 1984. It's colorful red and yellow petals are ideal for cutting and display in a very fragrant bouquet. But, be careful with this rose, it's sturdy stem is lined with woody thorns. It's bite! This image is taken with a bud in the foreground and a fully matured Broadway Rose in the out of focus background area.
Enjoy today's rose, day 3 in our celebration of the rose during the month of June. Be sure to come back tomorrow are another great image. And share this post with your connections.
Which Yellow Iris do you Prefer? Visit the Post and Leave a Comment!
These two images are of the exact same flower, a beautiful Yellow Iris bud growing just down the street from where I live in SE Portland. I walked by the other day and found these images immediately, the second a mere few seconds after the first. The only difference is one image was taken with flash, the second without. Which do you like better? Be sure to share with your friends I want to get as much feedback on these images as I can. I appreciate your taking the time.


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Kitchenaid Blender Rubber Drive Coupling Part Replace
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Sin Belore, a Blood Elf RP guild on Argent Dawn (EU)
Sin Belore
Application: Dyrael Misthaven
Join date
Subject: Application: Dyrael Misthaven
Tue Jan 01, 2013 2:07 pm
About your Character
Character's name ingame
: Dyrael Misthaven, "the Night's Wind"
Character's class and level
: Paladin, 86 (in progress to 90!)
: n/a
Why does your character want to join the Sin Belore?
: My character has been, for a long time, fighting both in the Crusade and in recent years on the armies of the Horde. A militaristic yet cordial order of her own kin would be everything she would desire for herself now.
Background of your character
This long segment of her background regards the period of time between her birth and a few years back ICly, after that nothing is yet written but she was serving in the Horde armies, as mentioned above! Hope you enjoy it!
Lady Dyrael Misthaven's Story
It was a day like many others in that place – In that amazing place where so many fantastic tales remain, still, untold; in that amazing place where the winds insistently murmured heroic stories and songs of past events, of past heroes, of passed times; in that amazing place where the sun's light was nearly always present, as if to bless all its citizens, as if to bless the Prince himself, and all others: Strangers, Knights, Visitors… Granting all of them, equally, the kindness of another dawn. A Dawn said to be able to move even the bravest and fiercest of Knights. A Dawn that was both a blessing and a curse, for it was truly vicious and addictive. Most brave heroes, that rose now eternally, made of stone, gazing upon the Horizon, the Sun and the Future standing before them, remembered only the dawn of their land before their death, in an agonizing nostalgia.
Only those who had lived it, seemed able to describe it. That sunrise was different from any other in Azeroth. The harmonious movements, the amethyst tones that spread throughout the immense skies accompanied by the serenity of a soft, vanishing, nightly breeze still whispering tender lullabies and the gentle delicate, fragile melody that the small birds, standing upon the edges of the dainty fountains, managed to sing… It was as a painting from a magnificent painter; it was, in a last consideration, simply Divine.
As the sun rose, fire paving the skies in distance with strong ruby flaming tones, everything seemed to gained a certain frenzy in a tender honey tone, as if the "flames of eternity" were invading the City, bathing it in Gold; as if a Phoenix fled across the City granting it its due immortality, assuring its noble people an equally noble kingdom.
The clouds teared still the Darkness away with a quickness never before seen, cleansing all shadow to distance. From the ample lake, with crystal clear blue water, that attended still to the Moon's slow set, the soft grass involved the city, its movements welcoming the wind that gently seemed to wake up Nature itself. Everything seemed alive. Everything seemed to be orchestrating the most heroic, epic notes of a truly smashing, unreal, stupendous melody.
With a certain harmony, the Walls and buildings rose in their whimsical architecture, proving the splendor of the Kingdom, the splendor of Quel'Thalas. It's pearl tones, seemed to interrupt the chimerical golden ones of the skies, portentous color that matched and used to decorate their walls, their statues, their homes.
But the City was still plunging in a tender, peaceful slumber. Only the salesmen walked up the streets with innumerous boxes filled with the most various objects. Some of them brought gold: jars, vases, necklaces, rings, earrings; others brought porcelain: cutlery, plates, dolls; others carried with great difficulty a vast number of books on the most different matters; some, as well, brought herbs, some plate armor, some strange magical objects that moved even without the slightest touch, and, at last but not least Sir Tineldor Aralvor Misthaven crossed the street bringing pieces of cloth of incontestable beauty. The mix of colors created, by the way he held them, a small yet gracious rainbow upon his hands, as the sparkling cloths seemed to amaze everyone. He sure had a good business running in the family's tailoring store. Together with his Wife, Lady Anádia Misthaven they created the most beautiful dresses that Quel'Thalas, or even Azeroth in general had ever seen.
They used smooth, weightless contextures, together with those vibrant colors, a certain glamorous trace here, a certain cut there, the dresses themselves gained movement, gained life. For men, however, the robes were certainly straighter but still of that unswerving beauty and fit for battles. An emphasis on the Shoulders was precious to make a distinction, then bringing up sculpt to the Robe itself, a design that certainly made the delectation and joy of many.
Despite their unimpeachable behavior, Lady Anádia's pregnancy had brought many complications to their and the surrounding neighbors' lives. It wasn't just once or twice that her life had been put at risk, when not even the most amazing healer or doctor was capable to understand what was going wrong. The pain and sickness was so usual that since the first half of the pregnancy she had been lying down, forbidden to make any efforts.
As of recently, her only pleasure – the landscape that they possessed through the window towards the street, the people that passed, the birds, the butterflies, their soft colorful roses that lied underneath the window itself – had been denied. The obvious, broad tummy was a punishment to Anádia's fragile body, and despite seeming endless, the time had come.
Long hours passed on the birth process, and finally a beautiful young lady was born. The friend who had assisted Anádia in her lonely pain called upon the father, the family, the friends all the people who lived nearby, to see the bare, small elven baby "
that Belore had blessed and brought into this World with great health and an already indiscussable beauty"
As the father approached, the elves bowed down with true joy written all over their shimmering sapphire blue eyes. Solely that had been able to rest his soul after being called in such a rush, not even knowing what had happened. It was then, when his pale hand touched the door and opened it, that he saw his beautiful wife – that then, to his eyes, seemed far more beautiful than ever – holding the young baby girl that insistently rose her arms in a restless cry. The father held the child that had already been wrapped in a peach tone cloth, with sun rays drawn all over with glimmering yellow.
Through the entire house filled with elven treasures and noble equipments, only the two seemed to matter. The beauty of the inside was nothing – nothing – compared to the young baby whose big eyes with tender eyelashes seemed to greet everyone, everything, the world itself. As a tear fell down from the proud father's eye, he spoke loudly, in the thalassian, complex, idiom:
"Hear the cry of our blessed Dyrael. Of Dyrael Misthaven, my first born child, my beautiful daughter, may her destiny be always guided by the Light and the Sun!"
As he embraced her again, more carefully and tightly against his chest, Lady Anádia wrapped an arm around his waist, standing up for the very first time after so many months. She rested her head against his shoulder as her weak countenance and pale lips seemed to read happiness, true and pure happiness only. In a lower tone, almost whispering, Tineldor peered at her Wife's and daughter's eyes:
"She is destined to great things… I can tell… She will be a hero of her time. If Belore blesses us, we will watch her victories and great destiny!"
The years had passed kindly; both the parents looked exactly the same, perhaps a certain wrinkle of concern had emerged on their foreheads, for Dyrael had revealed herself a truly powerful, yet stubborn child. She had gained the persuasiveness of her father, and the elegance of her mother. A certain vanity had come up with the flaring, rich, elegant dresses that she wore already. Almost as a princess. Their life had become somehow eased by the innumerous requests and new clients, and by their talent, now widely known through a vast territory.
With a powerful, mighty Uncle that belonged to the Kirin'Tor, to the amazing city of Dalaran, where the rumors of the magic scared ones and charmed others, Dyrael – whose name was certainly an homage to his loved one, a powerful, gracious human mage, that had died not so long ago – learnt the passion for Magic, but mostly she admired the Holy Light, that had also charmed her uncle who'd read innumerous books to her whenever they would meet. And still as a young child she shouted that she'd study, one day, and perhaps even wield the powers of the Holy Light! With him, she learnt as well how to dance, how to walk elegantly, how to build dolls made of rags and wool, and a certain admiration for Knights and their amazing skills, despite being always heavily schooled in all relevant subjects by specific tutors.
Whenever Caleralad, her uncle, appeared, mounted on his admirable white horse, all decorated with strange symbols, in purple tones, using his strange pointy hat, Dyrael seemed to gain a certain frenzy inside her. They used to run along the city, to the green fields and lake from dawn to evening; Caleralad shared tales of mages and magic, of bishops, priests, knights and the Light, of forbidden romances, of chaos, of victory, of, certainly, another world, a world she did not yet know. All that moved the young elf that most times had to be brought home, bended on his shoulder, in a deep sleep, her head probably dreaming of those far off, gracious lands where her uncle had lived in. However, as Caleralad left, the charm that she possessed by life itself, vanished a little. Then, and until the day of the next visit she'd learn how to tailor with her father and mother, read as much as she could, draw, and pretend to be a dame, a brave servant of the Light.
However, from her birth, both her father and uncle realized something different about Dyrael. She had as much of frightening, as of charming. Something mystic, unexplainable about her that startled them. Despite all this, seeing his pale, small, joyful daughter, with those beautiful dresses running on their garden, picking up flowers, or simply lying down on the grass, with her favorite doll beside her, peering at the Sun's Light that peeped throughout the garden and touched her feet gracefully, refreshed his mind and hid his concerns for a while longer.
She grew up fastly, at least in the eyes of everyone that lived nearby. Heavily educated and formal, she started helping her parents with the tailoring business, eventually. However, she was still nothing but a young child, living with her dreams of white horses, magical ladies and gentlemen, kings and queens, forbidden loves, mysteries unsolved, knights and mages of all sorts, battles, shadows, and Caleralad as a hero that would eventually save the day, as he used to, whenever he visited her.
In the evenings, however, her adventures achieved her the title of "Night's Wind" for she insisted on leaving the house during the night, and as if one with the wind, as an eery, ghost-like figure, she ran throughout the fields with the gelid breeze for company only, collecting flowers, reciting poems nearly silently, close to the fountain in the north of the City, or simply sat on her window gazing at the starlit sky in awe. Either way, she wasn't able to live without those moments that filled her soul with adrenaline for the danger that she crossed, but that also transpierced her heart with the meaning of freedom, of relief, of being just one, of being without the weight of responsibility or fear, just wandering by herself, with only herself to worry about. She wasn't heard, but those who had seen it always described it as a moment of pure beauty, of deep interest but… "
beware for your daughter's safety
Caleralad came up to be a true savior, yes, a real hero, better than she could have ever imagined from him or anyone else. Sadly, after the worst of all events that she had ever known. It was then that she met sadness and decay, disbelief in Life and in the Light for the very first time.
Her father woke her up from her peaceful slumber. From his eyes she could understand that he had been crying for hours. A strong, intense red tone filled the spills that spread through his blue eyes. Wrapping his two arms strongly around her, he eyed her intently. With difficulty, as he realized Dyrael's confusion so clearly, he murmured at her ear:
"My apologies, my apologies.. I could not save her, I could not save anything…"
"What-What happened, father?
" – Dyrael replied in a quently manner.
Your mother, my wife… My Anádia was in the store finishing your birthday present. It was… A magnificent, …- beautiful dress, filled with mystical drawings of your beloved Light. We were going to tell you, as well, that… – Your mother… – your mother died… A conflagration spread as soon as a chandelier fell on the floor, witnesses said… It spread through the store and the various cloths only made it worse. Our…– Our family, our business, our happiness…– Everything is gone. Dyrael, my… my honest apologies… I couldn't give you a perfect life as we always wished to… I am sorry to introduce you all this suffering and pain, my flower…– May you not wither, you deserve better than this
A great shock, a wave of immeasurable pain crossed her mind and heart then. Her mother was dead. All she ever knew was gone and because of her. Her own fault, she thought of being, still barely of age to fully understand that what had happened was a score of fate, nothing else. It took too long before Dyrael fell asleep again on that night. Tineldor stood by her side, barely able to soothe his infant.
Nothing but nightmares and shadows filled her mind during that Night. Some say she was never, ever the same again. In fact, she became more mature, saddened. Almost as if a piece of her heart had been ripped out, almost as if she had lost the security that every youngling possesses about the world and the people around them, she started to feel mistrust, she started to wish more, to read more, to know more, to search explanations for such cruelty. After all, she had done nothing wrong.
Months later, her father came to her room. She had started to play the flute. Music started to be her refuge, as dreams started to be smashed and thrown away with the severity of life so crudely inflicted upon her, leaving her with a permanent stinging ache upon her heart. Lifting her hands slowly from the flute as she heard the door opening with a soft, slow, even uncertain creak, she turned to the father, meeting him with a cold stare.
He warned her, for the very first time, that Caleralad was coming for a visit in some days and, a few days later, the hooves of the white horse were heard against the marbled floor of their house's entrance followed by a strong neigh. The pointy hat was taken off as soon as the uncle entered the house, with his usual imposing posture.
This time it was different. Although he seemed quite the same, the traces on his face seemed nothing like the previous times, the earlier years when Anádia would run to him and give him the "warm embrace of welcome". He was not sad nor merry. He was indifferent, cold. The shadow caused by a different, longer hairstyle covered his face. He seemed to have come in great bustle.
As the young Dyrael ran down, he eyed her seriously, and kneeling down to stay below his nephee's height, gazing up at her big, beautiful eyes, his hoarse tone was heard:
"You always said that you'd like to move to Dalaran. To be a great student, to read whatever you'd like. You always said that you wanted to see more, and follow the path of the Light, despite everything. That you'd like to become one with it. That you'd like to live with me in the "mystic Dalaran", wasn't it? You always said that if you could, you'd leave Quel'Thalas in a mere second and spend the rest of your life there to become an almighty, powerful lady, like the one with the same name, that you never met. You always said you'd love to watch life in another, distant place. So, this… This is the time Dyrael. I know..- It is not the best choice I could give you, nor is it the best time, yet it's now or never. Your mother would want you to come. That was the surprise that you'd have tomorrow, in your birthday."
There are no adjectives to express how she was, deep inside. A mix of thousand emotions twirled up into her heart, transpiercing it, bringing back memories that she thought to have already buried. Peering deeply at her uncle's eyes, who seemed to give her the same trust, the same confidence in return, she nodded simply once, peering now at her father whose lips curled into a soft, yet broken smile.
Already at the doorway, Dyrael peered quickly at her father who could not avoid but to hold her hand. Not even he could fully understand what deep thoughts and emotions he was feeling by then, nor how much suffering he had gone through, when saying farewell to his only daughter, after having done such sorrowful, and eternal valediction to his own wife.
"She will be proud
Saying this, he wrapped his hands around her neck, leaving around it a beautiful necklace with a transparent crystal pendant. She recognized it well. It was her mother's and she had used it ever since they met. It was the symbol of her love, the symbol of their youth, the symbol of their hard-work and future wealth, the symbol of the so longed for happiness.
We are close
" – Her uncle said at the end of the first day of riding, and though she had been sleeping, it was with great fondness that she woke up to see the salmon colored floor that her uncle had told her about. Lifting her head up she could only see people, a velvet black cloak hid her arms and eyes, protecting her from the cold temperature, but she took it off quickly, gazing at her uncle with joy. It was the first time since her mother's death that her lips ripped into a warm, true smile.
Everything around her was fantastic, a frenzy of movement, of stores, of magic, of everything! The architecture certainly was different!
What was that, right ahead?
Ah, the Violet Hold rising in all its magnificence! Staring up into the Clouds didn't solve the fact that Dyrael could not see it's end! What splendor! Her uncle explained her that deep inside that tower there were libraries, rooms, meeting alcoves and even bedrooms that could be rented, and where she could read in peace, even about the Light. Surprise spread all over the young elf's eyes accompanied by a dropped chin that certainly gave her a funny look. Dalaran was certainly not as big as Quel'Thalas, but its towers and streets were absolutely different.
While seeming to absorb every piece of information that her uncle gave her, Dyrael gazed around at the corners and stores, at the buildings and people with natural joy and curiosity.
Quickly after that, not even exploring much of the City, or at least not as much as she would have wished to, they went to her uncle's house. It wasn't as charming as her own, shadows paired a bit everywhere, and then again, her eyes rested upon the strange eye-symbol again, beaming brightly upon the wall, admiring it with uncertainty.
The house was, in its generality, small, with only one bedroom, the hall which had some larger chairs, and a garden. However, and for Dyrael's delight, everything was magic, everything moved, every object seemed to have a life of its own, as an example the insistent broom that ran throughout the house, from one side to the other, cleaning the floor, all day, and, sadly – for the noise that it made against the mahogany wooden floor – all night.
In the small hall, there were shelves everywhere, rising up to the ceiling with thousands of books that she would eventually read – all of them – in the next few years. And so she did. The garden was, since that very day, her refuge, where she thought, read, sang, played, grew up in, the roses that rose close to the bare window recalled her of her own house back in Quel'Thalas, and she felt nothing but tranquility until the day her uncle died.
It was on his death bed, years later, that he told her about a Knight of an Order named Argent Dawn, a man that would aid her and teach her about the Light: Denyr. She left Dalaran and seeked Sir Denyr, a human Knight with a weary appearance, with a thin face decorated by a long, straight narrow hazel hair and long beard. Despite the fact that she suffered still by the loss of an eternal friend, her uncle, and the grave news that had reached her of Quel'Thalas, she seemed ready to learn more, to be more. As such, he taught and guided her on the Virtues of the Light until the Argent Crusade was founded.
It was, then, among the Argent Crusade that she found her path for some years. The Light shimmered upon her ever since, meeting Knights such as her, with similar stories or even others far more fascinating, she felt lost within the warm, welcoming words within the camps, lost within the care of her brothers and sisters of arms, lost within the despair after the Battle, where so many of them had been wounded, lost within the adventures to follow, and thus among a true family once further, something she did not expect to have after having lost hers for what was now truly, so long.
With her comrades, she achieved much more than victories, she achieved more knowledge, awareness, and as time went by, for her services and her understanding of the Light, she became a Dame of the Holy Light. However, she cared only to serve, to aid, to heal and cure the injured and wounded, and as she did, she fell onto a deep state of great faith, care and concern.
A gray clarity embroiled the courtyard of the Keep near Dragonblight. The cold snowflakes fell nearly with grace upon the Crusaders wandering, speaking, drinking in celebration of the death of the Lich King. Her feline-shaped, emerald eyes, admired distractedly the manner how the flossy snow contrasted ever so fiercely with the dark tones of their fierce armor. She sat by the stairway, in silence, her legs were gently crossed, the tip of the boots barely revealing themselves under the immense skirt with a long trail shimmering in a brittle manner.
Certainly, the news of the Lich King having perished enlivened her also, bringing her a dim rejoicing feeling she thought herself incapable of having again, but with further danger rising in Azeroth, it was time to take action and attempt to return to the side of her brethren, and the Horde.
Disbelief shook her entire fragile countenance as she faced a fractured, suffered faction, that was nothing alike the heroic tales she had heard. The battle against the evil, crazed Neltharion seemed to be the only thin thread keeping the entire faction together, and as he fell, nearly did the Horde. It was time to raise arms for the reconstruction of the Horde.
It was time to go Home.
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How did you hear of the Sin Belore?
: I know Sin'Belore for several years now as I have been in Defias Brotherhood for at least seven, started on the Horde and then went to the Alliance with a main character, but I never fully abandoned the Horde.
Why do you want to join us?
: I truly am looking for a good RP guild with the racial "restriction" to blood elves only and knowing the Sin'Belore for so many years, seeing that the guild is still alive and subsisting, being in that sense stable, is, in the single least, a great inspiration and one of the motives why I would love to join it. Other than that, the fact that I know a few members and know for a fact and experience that their RP is great! I truly am very motivated to start over once again on the Horde and being anew within a guild like yours.
Your experience in WoW:
I've been playing for seven years, in both factions, also PVEing and PVPing regularly.
Your experience in roleplaying
: I'm a roleplayer for twelve years now, started in mIRC, then forums, then chats, and finally on MMOs such as RO, WOW, TOR, etc. I find roleplaying fascinating as I do have a great passion for writing and when you roleplay you are allowing yourself to write with others, colaboratively, being stimulated not only by your thoughts and your ideas but also by others', which makes it a truly dynamic, fun, exciting.. hobbie? I guess? So well... Yes! In what regards WOW (and DB) for that matter I have been roleplaying mostly full-time in game ever since I started playing, being in guilds such as the Disciples of Light, Legacy of Dawn, (Eloresh's) Argent Crusade, Vengeful, Sunfury Elite, Natures' Grasp, etc.!
Are you able to stay In Character on following channels: /Say /emote /yell at all times?
Are you familiar with the terms god-emoting and meta-gaming, and do you think you are able to avoid those traps in your roleplay?
Mhm! I do!
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: Uff...! It's - the - tough question again! Uhm, what to say... I'm a 22 year old portuguese woman, aiming to move to Finland in this new year... I have graduated last summer in translation/linguistics, yet I'm being unable to find a job in Portugal due to the crisis and lack of employment everywhere, which is truly depressing...! I'm a radio DJ, have been for several years now, and the last webstation I worked on was FMR (Fire Mage Radio - a USA gaming/WOW devoted webradio)! What else can I say...? Hmr, I love music, drawing, movies, traveling,... not so much reading, except for poetry and ... I am absolutely passionate for the Tolkien, Star Wars and WOW universes... Anything else you'd like to know, just ask!
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Al Qaeda in Yemen Claims Paris Attack
In a video released on Wednesday, al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula claimed responsibility for the attack on Charlie Hebdo in Paris last week. Mark Kelly reports.
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Lotus Elite ConceptSo here it is, the Lotus Elite, the first taste of what's to come from Lotus in the future. Look up elegant in the dictionary and you'll find variations on the following 1. dignified grace in appearance, movement, or behaviour, 2. superb taste in design, style and 3. something elegant; the ultimate refinement.
The ground-breaking new Lotus Elite is exactly that. It's compact yet chic body is elegance incarnate. It's not only exquisitely elegant, in keeping with Lotus' core values, it's a car of substance incorporating some of the very latest technological innovations Lotus has to offer. The slick retractable hard top version and the optional use of hybrid technology with KERS are typical examples of Lotus tailoring technology to deliver perfect performance.
Dany Bahar, CEO of Group Lotus said: "There's no denying that the Lotus Elite is breathtakingly beautiful to look at but it's so much more than that, it's a car that over delivers in all other aspects as well. One could say it's a car of perfect contradictions, it's compact yet spacious, high performing yet low emitting, lightweight yet still reassuringly solid. It's a car that we are exceptionally proud of at Lotus and we truly believe that there is nothing else like it out there both in terms of styling and performance.
"Make no mistake, there's a definite market requirement for the Lotus Elite - it's the ultiimate sports car feel with comfort and space. There will always be those who believe that Lotus should stick to small sports cars but we didn't take the decision to design something like the Lotus Elite lightly, it's based on months of careful research and planning. It's worth noting this sector has been very successful for us in the past and now the Lotus Elite raises the benchmark higher still."
Set for release in spring 2014, this is an innovative, exciting GT that will set a new benchmark in design, performance and emissions. And it's not all about sleek lines and stunning bodywork with this particular 2+2, what hides beneath this shark like exterior perfectly does the aesthetics justice. A front-mid positioned 5.0l V8 engine delivering up to 620 PS meaning drivers can expect to go from 0-100 km/h in approximately 3.5 to 3.7 seconds.
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CSU Chico earns STARS Gold rating!
Thank you to all who participated in This Way to Sustainability Conference XIII
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View the 2014 Report ~ Going Green!
The Institute for Sustainable Development will merge some of its efforts with the Regenerative Agriculture Initiative at Chico State, which is currently lead by Cynthia Daley. We are excited about this transition and look forward to seeing you at some of our upcoming events!
Additionally, we will continue with some of our current campus sustainability projects in conjunction with Facilities Management and Services.
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The Institute for Sustainable Development and Facilities Management and Services have partnered with Lucid Design Group to develop this Dashboard for the campus community. This interactive tool is intended to increase awareness and transparency of energy consumption patterns on campus, to help identify opportunities for conservation, and to engage building occupants in better understanding their buildings and the impacts of their interactions with them on campus energy consumption.
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Guess who's back, back again. Maryland men's basketball is back. Tell a friend.
Opponent: Randolph Macon Yellow Jackets (exhibition)
Location: Xfinity Center, College Park, Maryland
Tipoff: 7:00 p.m. EST
TV: Big Ten Plus, streamed on BTN2GO (free on campus wifi) (Alex Flum and Sean Montiel)
Radio: Maryland Sports Radio Network (Johnny Holliday, Chris Knoche, Walt Williams)
Student Radio: WMUC Sports (Liam Fulling and Max Marcilla)
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The Second Unit: Nothing against Randolph Macon, but as a Division III opponent against Maryland, this will not be a close contest. Expect head coach Mark Turgeon to play many different lineups to see who fits best with the current squad. Keep an eye on newcomers Bruno Fernando and Darryl Morsell.
Who to watch for Randolph Macon:
SR. F #3 Daniel Noe: Noe is the Yellow Jacket's highest returning scorer from last year. Last season he averaged 10 points per game, but his scoring output varied wildly game by game. His season high came against Randolph College when he scored 25 points on 9-of-13 shooting from the floor and 3-of-3 from beyond the arc. Yet, Noe did not even score 25 points in the last four games combined to end the season, and missed 12 consecutive 3-point attempts.


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OneSTDV outlines the media's different responses to OWS compared to the Tea Party. One group seeks to bring down civilization and it's "broken" systems while the other is trying to save them. Yet, the one seeking a violent overthrow (cleverly disguised as a "non-violent protest") is portrayed as a struggle for justice by a patriotic group of intelligent, passionate youth while the Tea Party is painted as a sinister, backward group of hate-mongers.
The Reason is Very Nice Politics. The left is full of Very Nice People(VNP) with Very Nice Politics(VNP). The media is full of VNP with VNP. If you ask a person why they like the ideas of Leftist politics, you'll usually get something like, "I think we need to do what we can to help people/make things better/make things fair/make things safer." So, any government action is justified as long as its intention is to make the world a NICER place. The catch is that the actions do not necessarily make the world better for most people in the long run. The desire to do nice things, however, gives politicians an easy way to get votes and portray themselves in a nice light. Even if the action is horribly wrong-headed and the result is disasterous, the politician a hero because he was trying to do something nice. To criticize the results and point out how wasteful or useless it was is to say that you don't care about the people or cause he was working so hard for.
So OWS, even though their ideas,when they are coherent, are generally ridiculous they are treated as heros. While, I am glad that people are causing us to take another hard look at the excessive liberties taken by members of Wall Street, I'm annoyed that so much credit has been given to the VNP's of OWS, while the Tea Party, who actually have some coherent, realistic messages, are dismissed as crazy.


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In order to achieve maximum simplicity and lightness I had this last ( hopefully ) modification round done.
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Water Lines Leaking in Fulton
"We just start scrambling to get enough bottled water for the night rush," said Carla Totsikas, the manager.
Fulton officials also are scrambling for money to stop the leaks, although there's no cost estimate.
"Replacing the downtown infrastructure is going to be very expensive," said Bill Johnson, city administrator. "The city of Fulton doesn't really have that kind of money laying around in order to do something like that, so we are going to investigate a large number of funding alternatives."
Johnson said Fulton might try to get money from grants, foundations, loans and the Missouri Department of Transportation. But, the addition of two new water towers could make the problem worse.
"It's going to increase the water pressure throughout the community, but about 20 pounds to the tap. There is some concern this increased water pressure in the 100-year-old water lines is going to cause additional breakage," admitted Johnson.
"As long as they get the problems fixed," said Totsikas, "they have been very good about communicating with us. If they let us know ahead of time, we can handle it very well."
A review of the water problem is on tap for Tuesday night's Fulton City Council meeting.


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I built a new brooder to go in my sunroom.
Our neighbors did a bathroom remodel and decided to install a 6 ft. stained glass window. . . for some reason. They gave me their shipping pallet.
I used it as an outdoor brooder last year, but it was kinda junky looking. Also, it was in no way predator proof.
So, last weekend I took off the plastic junk, and covered it in 1/2" hardware cloth.
I also built a table / stand for it and set up plastic sheeting to catch the poo. It rolls into the yellow bucket at the end, and I can just add it to the compost pile. No nasty bedding. It has three separate areas for chicks. The stands on top with my heat lamps are just medium langstroth supers.
Update. I got sick of lifting off the tin to access the brooder, so I put more hardware cloth down and installed some doors that I made out of refrigerator shelves. Also the sloping plastic didn't work as well as I'd hoped to catch poo. Now I have this big blue tarp under there and it goes down into a receptacle in the middle. Seems to work much better.
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Here's a shocking news for fans of the hunk Karam Rajpal.
The Naamkaran actor, who has been dating Shivaleeka Oberoi, assistant director at Sajid Nadiadwala Films, has taken his relationship to the next level.
The couple got engaged in Goa recently and took to Instagram to announce the good news.
Karam, who plays the role of Vidyut on Naamkaran, posted a video of them along with a caption that read: "Back to the grind after a much needed digital detox and some special quality time spent with my beau @shivaleekaoberoi by the bay! And guess what? I SAID YES #SunSandSeaSweetheart #TakeMeBack #proposal #goa"
Karam has never shied away from expressing his love for his lady on social media and often shares pictures with Shivaleeka on Instagram.
Meanwhile, the television industry saw two grand weddings on the same day this December.
Bharti Singh tied the knot with Harsh Limbachiyaa in an elaborate wedding ceremony in Goa on December 3. The wedding was attended by several popular television celebrities including Sanaya Irani, Anita Hassanandani, Mohit Sehgal, Rithvik Dhanjani, Asha Negi, Kashmira, Krushna Abhishek and Monalisa.
Aashka Goradia too got married to beau Brent Goble in her hometown Ahmadabad, Gujarat. Before the traditional Indian wedding on December 3, Aashka and Brent had a Christian wedding on December 1.


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From a CTV media release:
CTV Ratings Alert – Save Dog River, Save The World: Corner Gas Beats Heroes
More Canadians watched CTV's home-grown comedy series Corner Gas last night than a simulcast of Heroes, data from BBM Nielsen Research confirms today. Brent Butt and the gang attracted 1.298 million viewers on CTV versus 1.293 million for Heroes on NBC/Global.
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Lowest prices since 2002 - are they crazy??? We know one home that auctioned off for 15,000 less than in 1993. And another that auctioned off for 70,000 less than in 2000. Don't fool yourselves homes in Arizona are the lowest they have been in about 20 years. And the slide continues.
WRAPUP 3-US home sales rise, price slump points to weakness | Reuters: "WASHINGTON, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Surging sales of distressed
properties pushed prices for previously owned U.S. homes to a
near nine-year low in January, even as they helped to lift
overall sales to an eight-month high.
The National Association of Realtors said on Wednesday
existing homes sales climbed 2.7 percent to an annual rate of
5.36 million units, marking the third straight month of gains.
Economists had expected a fall to a 5.24 million-unit pace.
But foreclosures and short sales, which typically occur
below market value, accounted for 37 percent of the
transactions and suggested further price declines ahead. The
median home price fell 3.7 percent from a year ago to $158,800,
the lowest since April 2002.
'What this shows is that there will be an ongoing
adjustment to prices to the downside. Housing fundamentals are
still weak,' said Neil Dutta, an economist at Bank of America
Merrill Lynch in New York."


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We move house next week, we're very excited, we're moving somewhere we can finally settle. It'll be a big change, we've moved 5 times in the last 3 years I think...Crazy!
I haven't posted in a while because I've had the flu and all sorts of other stuff has been happening! But here are some photos from my 365 Project to keep you up to date :)
Oh and it was Charlotte's birthday last week, I forgot my camera when we went round to my Mum's for dinner so the photos I took are still on my Dad's camera. I must get them soon!
Mmm gluten and dairy free mud cake I made today!
Spring blossom next door and raspberries and soy ice cream, yum!
Kitty spooning!
Tilly cat :)
The birthday girl! :)
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PREP FOOTBALL: Tigers 2-0, but look to 'raise the bar'
Tigers 2-0, but want better for SWC play
EDWARDSVILLE – Victories over Quincy and Rock Island seemed little more than business as usual for Edwardsville Tigers football.
But Tigers coach Matt Martin admits to a few aspects in his team's 2-0 start that perhaps exceeded expectations.
"Some of the new kids, first-year starters, have done better than I expected," Martin said. "That's great, but now raise the bar. We've got to get better."
That's the theme for the Tigers, who wish to elevate from good to great.
"Nobody was perfect," Martin said of performances from the first two games. "We can all find areas where we can get better. As coaches, as players, we can all improve. That's the focus, become better coaches, become better players, become a better team."
Southwestern Conference play begins in Week 3 with the Tigers home against Collinsville, East St. Louis at Alton, O'Fallon at Belleville West, and Belleville East at Granite City. The SWC went 6-10 in nonconference games, with only Edwardsville and Granite going 2-0.
Collinsville has a new coach in Rick Reinhart, coming off a seven-year run at Tuscola that included a Class 1A state championship in 2009 and back-to-back runner-up finishes in 2010-11. Reinhart was coach at Civic Memorial for 18 seasons and a 97-79 record and had a 6-4 record in one season at Marquette Catholic in 2007.
The Kahoks lost to Belleville Althoff 23-22 in Week 1 and fell to Triad 21-20 last week. But Collinsville has dangerous offensive threats in quarterback Jordan Reichert and receiver Trevore Sanders.
"They're a talented group," Martin said. "They have some skill kids now. (Sanders), on Friday night, might be the fastest kid on the field. … We saw their quarterback last year. He earned our respect. He's a tough kid. He can throw the ball, he can run, he's a good football player."
The Tigers have beaten the Kahoks 48-0 in each of the last two years and Collinsville has defeated Edwardsville just twice in their last 32 meetings. Edwardsville owns a 20-game winning streak in SWC play, but features a rebuilt offense after graduating all-state quarterback Dan Marinko, the entire offensive line and most of its top receivers.
Martin said the offensive line and receivers "have come along nicely." The coach quickly adds, "Not that we're where we need to be."
He also likes the work of senior quarterback Riley Jones, who has completed 14 of 23 passes for 248 yards, two touchdowns and three interceptions. The 6-foot-3, 215-pounder has also rushed for 217 yards, while averaging 8.7 yards a carry. Jones earns the same praise as the O-line and receivers.
"Riley Jones, for that matter, has come along nicely," Martin said. "But we certainly have areas to improve, and one of those is turnovers. I don't recall ever having this many turnovers in two games."
The Tigers have seven turnovers in two games, including four in last Friday's 30-10 victory at Rock Island. Martin said the heat and humidity may have contributed to that turnover total. Still, he called it "a big concern, but I think it's fixable."
Running back Jackson Morrissey has 180 rushing yards and three TDs while averaging 6.9 yards per carry in the first two games. The Tigers averaged just under 370 yards offense in the first two games and an offensive front that was considered a question mark coming into the season has shown promise.
"In some ways, we think they're ahead of where other groups have been," Martin said. "But it takes time. I've always said, besides quarterback, O-line has the toughest position on the football field, as far as the cerebral part."
The defense was expected to be strong and it has delivered. Defensive back Jourdyn Jones has two interceptions and 6-5, 255-pound junior defensive end A.J. Epenesa has two sacks with four tackles-for-loss and a fumble recovery.


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Where did they get Cindy Luis from?
I think that the reporting in Star Advertiser from Cindy Luis is less than third grade writing. Where did she come from and why does she posts blogs in the Star Advertiser that are indicative of the shoddy articles there are on volleyball? Why do they keep her there when there are probably a lot more qualified people who can report on volley ball news?
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She has been around a long time, but I don't know why she is still the reporter for the volleyball teams. Maybe no one has complained enough to the paper?
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short list of past appearances and performances (in Montreal unless otherwise noted):
Prairie Fire pre-Goodbye night, 01 November 2013, KVIK with Greenhouse and Solar Coffin @ Purple Room of Frame Arts Warehouse, Winnipeg
Monthly Experimental/Noise Night, 07 June 2013, KVIK with rosa reaper, kelsey braun, sphagnum, cloudfight, les klassen @ Negative Space, Winnipeg
Dah Dit Dah: 12 January 2013, KVIK with Hoover Death, Eris, WHALE, Fresh Water Girls, Cameron Johnson, Totally Normal Life, Cull Thrill, A.D.D. @ Negative Space, Winnipeg
-Noise Complaint: 9 July 2011, KVIK with Old Wyoming, Elder is Staring and Dirty Wizard @ Death Church Basement, Montreal.
-Capturing Spontaneous Moments installation by John Brennan: 30 April 2011 improvisation with Kvik, Grkzgl, Darcin, John Brennan, Nimalan Yoganathan and more @ CJ Building, Loyola Campus, Concordia University
-Garbage Night: 21 January 2010, KVIK Solo performance, with Anne-F Jacques, Chansons D'Amour, Thomas, Michael Jachner Ensemble @ Burritoville, Montréal.
-Garbage Night: 17 Septembre 2010 KVIK collab with Lump with Éric Normand/Anne-F Jacques, Wapstan, Chansons D'amour, Josh Bastien, Michael Jachner Ensemble, RDC @ , Burritoville, Montréal
– Music Waste Festival: 4 June 2010 with Von Bingen, Souns, Konx Ohm Pax, Holzkopf, Robert Pederson, Filip Gorecki @ VIVO Media Arts Center, Vancouver, BC.
-24 April 2010 with Crank Sturgeon, Incapables, KVIK and Dios Project @ Strange Maine, Portland, Maine.
-23 April 2010, Wapstan, GRKZGL, Incapables, A Snake in the Garden and KVIK @ SEABA, Burlington, Vermont.
-Garbage Night: 19 March 2010, Grkzgl, Pon de Replay, John Brennan&Metis Yeti, KVIK&Jade Malek, Nicolas&Anne-F @ Burritoville, Montreal
-Les Tapes Sua Yeule Présentent: 12 March 2010: Hyena Hive, Chansons d'Amour, Minibloc, Wapstan, RDC, KVIK with GMACKRR @ l'Envers, Montreal
-Organic Noise Afternoon #2: August 9 2009, ; with Darcin, GRKZGL, Grand Nord, Ghost of Ghazal, and more. @ Mackenzie King Park, Montréal
-Organic Noise Afternoon #1: June 13 2009, @ Mackenzie King Park; with V for Velveeta, Ghosts of Ghazal, GRKZGL, Wapstan, Pon de Replay and more.
-Montreal Knows No Wave, No? No! #15 :Thursday December 25th 2008, Casa del Popolo, 4873 st. laurent; with Audrey Chen (Baltimore).
-Pop Montreal 2008: Expo of handmade musical instruments. Participated with contact-miced bass-string ball @ Cagibi, Montreal
-Le Placard (Open_lab @ Mutek), 28 Juin 2008, SAT. with Aun, Deluge, Des cailloux et du carbone, Magali Babin, Nancy Tobin, Nicolas Dion, Orphx, Steve Bates, Szkieve, Thierry Gauthier, Victor, Vorpal, Wapstan, Martin Tetrault & +++.
-New England mini tour: 7 June 2008, Gas Attic, Providence RI; with Diagram: A + Greyskull, GRKZGL, Wapstan, Goatslut.
-New England mini tour: 6 June 2008 – Northampton MA. with Diagram: A + Greyskull, GRKZGL Wapstan.
-Textures #18, 27 October 2007, Cagibi, with Midwifery and Reno Air.
-Under Society, 21 Septembre 2007, undisclosed park in Montreal; with Darcin + Grkzgl, Shoebomber, Yellowknives, Gym Sweat, Selfish Implosions, Metis Yeti, The Brian Seeger Buffet.
-KVLT Summer Kamp 2007 afterparty, 04 august 2007, Potr:tr; with Gyges and Yellowknives.
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Summary: Having purpose, what is it?
Our Purpose
We all may have wondered why we are here and why we are alive. Some people have wandered around most of their lives looking for their purpose. Some would define it as being successful in the business world, having a lot of money, to be the smartest or number one at work, or having a solid retirement pension in their golden years. Maybe they would say it is to provide everything for their family, seeing their children succeed, or living long to see their grandchildren. Some people believe there is no real purpose other than day-to-day survival.
An American psychologist Abraham Maslow developed a theory of life's motivation, called Maslow's Hierarchy. He describes the process by which an individual progresses from basic physiological needs such as food and shelter to meeting their safety requirements, on to satisfying their social needs and then satisfying one's self esteem. This top of the hierarchy is what he calls called "self actualization," or taking pride in your life after all the other needs are satisfied. Is this what our purpose in life is, to reach self-actualization?
Tim McGraw a country singer recently released a new Compact Disk (CD), "Live Like You are Dying." Think about that for a moment. How would you live if you knew you were dying? As Tim's song goes would you go skydiving or climb the Rocky Mountains? What would you do? What would be important? How would you change how you live? What would be your main purpose if you knew you were dying?
The average person lives for 657,000 hours, which equates to 75 years. Most people do not think about how many years they have left on earth, let alone how many hours. However, if you are 30 years old you have already lived 262,800 of your life. If you are 45 you have already lived 394,200 hours, over half of your life expectancy. If you are 51 years old like me, you have already lived 446,760 hours of your life. Saying it another way, I hopefully have another 210,240 hours left to live if I make it to 75 years old. If not, take 8,760 hours off for each year under 75 years of life that I do not live. This is a sobering way to look at life. It makes knowing your purpose for life very important as there is not an unlimited amount of time to figure it out and then live it out.
Having purpose is essential for a healthy life. It reduces stress, simplifies life, and brings satisfaction and peace. Some say that life without purpose is worse than death. I am not totally sure about that. I do know that when a person figures out what his or her purpose is on earth, life seems to become easier, more rewarding, and more satisfying. This is not to say finding purpose eliminates suffering, pain, sickness, turmoil and evil situations. It does mean that when we are suffering, sick, in turmoil or in evil situations we will survive as we have purpose to do so.
Corrie ten Boom was born in Holland in 1892. During World War II the Germans invaded her country. The ten Boom family was providing a hiding place for Jewish people. In 1944 Corrie at age 52, her father at 84, and sister Betsie were arrested and taken to prison by the German Nazi soldiers. Corrie was severely beaten, tortured, placed in isolation and given very little to eat or drink. The German soldiers wanted her to talk about her connection with the underground that they believed were assisting her family in hiding Jewish people. A severely beaten, whipped, starving, cold, and very weak Corrie did not give in and never gave up to die like so many others did. Why? Corrie ten Boom had purpose to live. What was that purpose? During her isolation in a small cell with no bed and only straw on the cold damp floor on which to rest she had but one friend – an ant! She gave it a few crumbs of her slice of bread whenever it appeared from the crack in the floor. Although a seemingly insignificant purpose, this was her purpose for surviving. Corrie read and re-read a very small book of the four gospels that she was hiding in her possession. Corrie prayed all day and all night. Her faith and understanding of the life and suffering of Jesus became more real to her than ever before. She began to see that all her suffering might have a purpose. The death of Jesus brought forgiveness to mankind. In the same way, she felt that God will bring something good out of the troubles she was experiencing. This gave her fresh courage, strength, and most of all, hope. Later in her imprisonment she was placed in a barracks with other women. In the evenings, after a long hard day's work and a miserable supper, Corrie would take out her little Dutch Bible and read it, providing others with hope. With death all around, the promise of eternal life and the glory of heaven gave all the women hope for the future. Corrie ten Boom survived the Nazi prison camps and was released from prison at the war's end. Corrie spent the rest of her life passing on the message of God's love and forgiveness. For over thirty years Corrie visited many countries telling bitter, sad, and lost people how wonderful God is. She demonstrated forgiveness that Jesus first gave us. Corrie was able to forgive others, even her German captors. Corrie wrote many books about her life experiences and faith for the sole purpose of serving God and God's people. She died in 1983 at the age of 91.
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Episode #010 - Matt Hoopes, Guitarist/Co-Founder of Relient K
Hey everyone, it's a new episode of The Sixth Degree! We've been busy this fall livin' life, being dads and rooting for the Indians in the World Series, but we wanted to get this episode out before it became completely irrelevant. And because it's an interview with Matt Hoopes, guitarist and co-conspirator behind the excellent rock & roll band Relient K! During Ryan's more impressionable years, Relient K was an up & coming Christian pop-punk band who made their bones in and around Northeast Ohio. After nearly 20 years together, they're still out making great music and touring the country playing shows for thousands of fans. We talk with Matt about their latest record Air For Free, what it's like touring while also being a dad, the state of post-Tooth & Nail Christian music, his new pedal company 1981 Inventions, oh, and the pretty hilarious way that Ryan met the Matt's back in 1998. We had a really fun time hanging with Matt and recording this episode, we hope you all enjoy it too!
P.S. - Our apologies for the sub-standard audio quality! We recorded this in the back of Relient K's bus while both the A/C and bus were running, which is not an ideal audio recording environment. We've tried our best to remove the noise but at the end of the day we're still, ya know, amateur podcasters. Thanks for bearing with us!
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