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Sat May 21, 2011 3:49 pm
Evergreen Sanjuro (Sam)
Current Vice Captain of Squad 9
1024 actual; visual 29
7 Feet
Shinigami (vizard in secret)
Sanjuro could be attractive, with his full mouth and 7-feet of well-toned muscle, if his expression didn't look permanently annoyed. His hair is a deep mahogany and stands up in all directions like a spiky halo, framing pronounced features set in a proportioned face. His eyebrows are straight and serious, his nose prominent and narrow. His green eyes are hard, solidified by years of exposure to the bitter side of life. His body tells the same story; numerous close shaves with hollows and the like have left scars in gashes across his back and torso. His ominous look is intensified by the tribal tattoos painting his arms with intricate patterns and shapes.
Sanjuro wears a sleeveless black shinigami uniform and a sleeveless captains jacket over it with white sandals and black socks.
Sanjuro wears a hard outer mask, put in place after years of reclusiveness and lack of social interaction while he was alive. However, he has a soft core that turns fiery in battle. He avoids social interaction unless it is a necessity, and people generally perceive him as strange and intimidating, possibly dangerous - someone you should not cross, and they don't.
Sanjuro is incredibly intelligent - intuitive and incisive. He has the ability to think on his feet and make split-second decisions on which he can act immediately. He spends most of his free time in the library, reading and re-reading the thick leather-bound books that line its many shelves. When he's not paging through old books, he spends hours training with his zanpakuto on scolding roofs under the blazing sun.
Specialties abilities:
Sanjuro's uniqueness comes with his eyes. Due to the animal nature of his zanpakuto his eyes are keener than usual granting perfect vision in both eyes . He also has a photographic memory something that aids him a lot when having to remember the names of new recruits. He was also born with no clear dominate side allowing him to use both side of his body equally.
Sanjuro has always been able to see mysterious, ghost-like things that other people couldn't. He was conceived out of wed-lock, and his birth would of been a blown-out scandal had its details not been well concealed and distorted so that it no longer resembled the truth. His mother had been a low-ranked maid working in a rich family's villa. She had served under the striking son of a well-known Count; a proud and arrogant man whose lustful nature drew him to fancy the pretty girl who cleaned his suite. One fateful night he trapped her in his room and fought with her, until forcefully deflowering the helpless women. Nine months later she died giving birth to Sanjuro in the servants quarters. He grew up as a servant's boy in the villa. No one except his father knew he still had a living parent, and he never showed him any special kindness. To the rich son of a Count, Sanjuro was a symbol of his shame.
Just before his 13th birthday, he escapes the villa with a small bag containing his belongings and a few provisions. He runs all the way to the Great Library in the city. There he befriends the librarian, who allows him to sleep in the Library's spacious basement and gives him two square meals a day. Over the next four years, Sanjuro developed an intense fascination for books, poring over ancient texts by lamplight every evening until the early hours of the morning. He was deeply unsettled, and longed to know who he really was; where he came from and what his purpose was in the world. Since he had no one to question, he turned to his books. In his 25th year, 11 years after the old librarian took him in, he died in a freak accident. He was searching for a specific book at the top of a huge bookshelf, still in the vain hope of discovering some answers to his questions. When he reached the top rung of his ladder, he spotted the book he was looking for. At the same time he lost his balance and grabbed hold of the shelf opposite, bringing the entire thing down on top of him. His end was quick and painful.
He wandered around the library for a few years as a ghost eventually becoming earth bound unable to leave the library. One day a hollow attacked the library killing the old librarian. The hollow was following the trail of a very abnormally high reiatsu. Sanjuro felt the hollow trespass on his territory and attacked, enraged by the death of the librarian. A white substance covering his face in his rage, it took the shape of a deer's skull whith juvenile horns. The hollow didn't stand a chance. When the fight was over the mask crumbled from his face, Sanjuro searched for the spirit of the old librarian but couldn't for the life of him find the old man. A few days later a shinigami appeared and took Sanjuro to the soul society against his will because he hadn't found the librarian yet.
The Soul Society from a nobody to a vice captain
Rukongai Arc:
Sanjuro didn't like the soul society at first. He found the majority of the population boring, simple minded even. He became a recluse and lived by himself in 78th district on the south side. The reputation for that area was that it was disruptive and criminal. Since Sanjuro's arrival in that area that changed. For a radius of a hundred meters around the house where Sanjuro lived it was peaceful and quite. He broke up fights when they occurred and always caught thieves when they stole. He made the people involved very, very sorry. Eventually the just gave up fighting and stealing. The normal residence of the area liked Sanjuro, to them, he was their peacekeeper. Which was why they were all very sad. When he got accepted in the shinigami academy, but they were also very happy for him.
Academy Arc:
Sanjuro arrived at the shinigami academy a day late. This was the first, but certainly not the last time he would be late for something. He was nearly kicked out because he was late. This showed disrespect and disobedience to the rules. Sanjuro apologized many times over and they decided to give him one more chance. They were glad they did. Sanjuro excelled greatly. He mastered all the required Kido weeks before his peers, he had excellent sword skills and he exhibited a strong sense of right and wrong. It was one night before the end exams that Sanjuro's latent ability emerged. When he died his brain started filtering information in a different way and became bottomless it never forgot anything and stored everything, it slowly started to release information to Sanjuro during his time at the shinigami academy , but now it awakened. The experience was quite painful like having every cell in his brain stabbed with a needle. He fell on his back his pupils became dilated and his body began to shake violently as his brain released the tidal wave of information. When Sanjuro wrote the exam the next morning. He passed with flying colors he was the first shinigami in history to have a near perfect score (it is impossible to get 100%). What had happened to him the night before enabled him to remember everything he had learnt the past years at the academy. His memory had become photographic, but more than just remembering the things he see, but also the things he can smell, touch, and the experiences he has had. He could recall every single thing that had happened to him as if it had just occurred.
Shinigami Arc:
Sanjuro graduated from the academy. A few weeks later after he had acquired his zanpakuto. It amazed everybody that he had a multi-style zanpakuto. A style only a handful of shinigami acquired. Sanjuro was placed in the 5th squad at first because of his exceptional kido ability. He later moved to the ninth squad a place where he was surrounded by information especially classified information that had to be safeguarded. From the day Sanjuro graduated he had one goal and that was to become captain of the squad he is in. He trained for hundred years to acquire and perfect his shikai, which he used to take the second seat of his squad. This was also the first time Sanjuro took a life. The previous vice captain wasn't going to give up easily and it ended up being a death match to the end. He then trained for another two hundred years to master his Bankai. It was in his bankai training that he discovered his inner hollow, a malevolent creature which he had been subconsciously suppressing for the past centuaries. He had made the decision there and then to gain dominance over the beast not giving it a chance to gain power. Once he had gained control over the beast he swore to never use its power unless the situation called on it. However just because it didn't use it didn't mean he didn't train with it, otherwise it would be no advantage to him if he ever had to use it.
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( Would be for when he became captain)
The air around the arena where challenges took place shudder as the captain unleashed his full power, "Bankai." The captains Bankai too the form of a giant war hammer. His right arm as well as the right side of his torso was covered with bright electric blue armor and the air around him was crackling with electricity." Sanjuro you where foolish to challenge me. I gave you a chance to surrender , but now you shall die, at the hands of Maelstrom."
"You are quite mistaken Captain it is you who shall die." Sanjuro raised his zanpakuto in front of him and said one word, the word that stunned the captain and everybody watching. "Bankai." Sanjuro said the word slowly and clearly. The Air around Sanjuro began to loose color. A grey mist enveloped Sanjuro, it spun a round him like a tornado and then slowly began to clear. When it cleared completely he was clothed in a black robe the hood draw so that his face was in shadows. His green eyes now glowed and was filled with the intent to kill. His gun-blades form of his shikai having changed slightly, being larger and longer giving off a steady white mist which seemed to distort the air around it.
The battle went on for another thirty minuets. In this time Sanjuro had sustain minor injuries while the same could not be said for the captain. Sanjuro knew all of his captains strategies, and how to evade his attacks.
"Its over," Sanjuro said to his captain who was resting heavily on his zanpakuto. "Never," his captain said defiantly, "I will not die so easily"
"You're right, you wouldn't die easily, I will kill you slowly. Your flaw was in being ignorant of my zanpakuto abilities. Do you see the mist drifting from the blade? You don't have to answer. Even if you didn't see it, you should have felt the effects. Did you notice that you reflexes became duller and slower the moment I activated my Bankai. Unfortunately for you, you will die now."
Sanjuro was standing a meter away from his captain. He raised his zanpakuto making it look like he was going to decapitate his captain. His captain tried to move but his body was to tired and to slow. Sanjuro brought his zanpakuto down slowly and hit the blade against his captains zanpakuto. Sanjuro said two words with a voice barely above a whisper, "Pakku tōboe," A low hum started like the howl of a pack of wolves. It got lower and lower until it was inaudible. Sanjuro wasn't affected by this but his captain was. It created an area of silence, which was deafening. There were multiple cracks coming from the captain's body as his bones shattered into pieces. He fell backwards on his back blood coming out of his ears, mouth, nose and eyes. The old captain of the 9th squad was dead and Sanjuro was now the new captain.
Last edited by Sanjuro on Sun May 22, 2011 7:01 am; edited 2 times in total
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Subject: Re: Sanjuro, Vice Captain of Squad 9 (vizard in seceret)
Sat May 21, 2011 7:31 pm
Character looks good. However you cannot start as Captain. You may gain that later, but you cannot start straight that way.
Also you are missing your "race" It is implied you are shinigami, but you are still required to have that in your application.
Ambidexterity and photographic memory is fine, but you cannot have innate eye effects. I don't see a problem with those abilities, but you would need those to come from either your sword, or special items (Lucon[my squad 12 character]would be happy to make you some special contact lenses)
but otherwise this is okay, fix those things and I will approve this.
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Sun May 22, 2011 7:01 am
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he is a vizard but doens't use the power yet and nobody knows of it. Once I have written the section on him gaining dominance over it then he will use it but until then he won't.
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Wed May 25, 2011 2:51 pm
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Subject: Re: Sanjuro, Vice Captain of Squad 9 (vizard in seceret)
Wed May 25, 2011 4:31 pm
sorry was away.
when I meant you can't start as captain, I meant you can't have a rank posted on your application, but I will approve it anyway. Register on the gotei 13 page and I'l get you a spot.
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All travel lovers find their way to the road during the holidays at some point, whether it's traveling to visit family, traveling to get away from family, or just hitting the road because that's what we do!
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Thursday, June 28, 2007
River Secrets by Shannon Hale
Sunday, May 06, 2007
4th Once Upon a Time Challenge
River Secrets is the last of a triology that Hale wrote about the land of Bayern and its neighboring countries. One of these neighbors is Tira who has been at war with Bayern. This novel tells about the efforts of leaders to create a lasting peace by sending ambassadors to the opposite country. As part of the group sent to Tira from Bayern, Razo cannot understand why he was selected since he has no noticable talents and is really quite small. Many feel it is because of his close friendship with Queen Isi (Book One-The Goose Girl) and her lady-in-waiting, Enna (Book Two-Enna Burning). We soon learn of Razo's unique qualifications as he finds he has quite a bit to contribute. As always, Hale's writing is flawless, her characters well-drawn, and the story contains both drama and humor. It is proably my least favorite of the three stories, but still a wonderful book.
Rating: 4.75
Posted by Framed at 5:58 PM
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booklogged said...
Why didn't I read this one when I was reading all the other Shannon Hale books? Who knows, but I need to find time to squeeze it in.
Nymeth said...
I really need to start reading Shannon Hale.
Melissa said...
I find it fascinating the different reactions people can have to the same book. If I had to rate the trilogy, I'd put Goose Girl first, River Secrets second and Enna Burning third. So, the question is: why is it your least favorite?
Framed said...
Melissa, probably because I read it quite quickly after Enna Burning and it just seemed quite similar. Not quite the same sense of wonder.
Stephanie said...
Oh great....another trilogy to add to the list!! Looks like a good one though!
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Æbleskiver is a traditional danish dessert kind of dish, that we eat in Denmark, mostly around Christmas. Actually almost always around christmas. But, as much other food, then I think you can eat them at any time. At christmas we serve them with Glögg. Glögg is a kind of Mulled wine we(adults) drink in Denmark at Christmas. I don´t really know if I like it, but I do LOVE Æbleskiver. Æbleskiver means sliced apples, but they don´t have anything to do with apples, unless you put a piece of apple in it. I didn´t do that.
They are made of a dough, that is very similar to pancakes, but you make them in a special pan an – æbleskivepande, so that they become round. If you don´t have one, then I can recommend to get one, but I don´t know if you can buy them any where. Don´t buy them online, they weigh like a ton, so that will be quite expensive. The special – æbleskivepande, is the one you can see in the background. Very heavy.
For a portion of about 30 Æbleskiver you need:
2 eggs
250 g of wheat flour( I used Ølands wheat flour)
1 teaspoon of soda
50 g cane sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 grounded cardamom
1 teaspoon of finely graded lemon peel
1/2 l of buttermilk
butter for baking
I used Ølands wheat. I used this kind of wheat before, and if it is possible for you to get it, then it´s really good. I think that sometimes regular white wheat can feel quite heavy, wheat in general is, but this is a little better. You do pay for it, but it´s worth it. It also taste better.Sift the flour and baking soda together in a bowl. Mix it with sugar, salt and cardamom and lemon zest. Stir buttermilk and egg yolk in and whisk until it´s smooth. Stir the egg white till it´s stiff, and careful turn it in the dough. It makes them more fluffy, and that´s good. Let it rest for 1/2 hour.
Warm your special pan up and come a little butter in each hole. The first time you do this, put a little extra butter in each hole. Fill the holes 3/4 full with batter (in the picture above, there is too much batter in) and let them bake for 3 minutes. After 3 minutes you can put a little chunk of nougat in, or other things such as chocolate, prune, apple or something else. Turn them with a knitting needle and cook for 3 minutes on the other side. Repeat until all of the dough is used.Serve with icing sugar sprinkled on. If there isn´t anything inside, then serve them with jam.


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Bill Don of Harestanes, Kirkintilloch, who was in his 80s, died at Marie Curie Hospice in Glasgow last month.
The dedicated coach guided Bishopbriggs Amateurs to the prestigious Scottish Amateur League title in 1966.
In recognition for his services to sport and his dedicated volunteer work for Poppy Scotland, Bill was given the honour of carrying the Queen's Baton through Glasgow city centre ahead of the opening ceremony last year.
Steven McClean of Poppy Scotland said: "We would like to pay tribute to Bill who, over the years, raised thousands of pounds for war veterans. He will be sadly missed.
"The veteran was always seen near Merkland shopping centre leading up to Remembrance Day with his collection tin and cheery disposition."
Back in 2006, the Herald interviewed Bill, who worked with many great sporting figures over the years, including the late Jock Stein and former Scotland boss Walter Smith.
At the time, he said: "I've really enjoyed, not only coaching footballers, but people from other sports, including Scottish cycle champion Billy Billsland from Lenzie.
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Museum passes available: Did you know that with your library card you can check out passes to museums all over Massachusetts and Rhode Island that will give you free or discounted admission? The library also has passed for discounted Paw Sox tickets, zoos, state parks, aquariums and more. The list of passes is available on the library's website www.mattapoisettlibrary.org. You can also reserve the passes online with your library card. There is currently a display about the pass program in the reading room. Call the circulation desk if you need assistance reserving a pass at 508-758-4171.
Free Videos: Library videocassettes are looking for new homes that have VCRs so they can still be enjoyed. Stop in and help yourself to the selection on the main floor near the Friends' Used Book Sale shelves.
Ereader Assistance available: Still need help downloading ebooks and audiobooks from the library catalogue? Librarian Liz Sherry offers two free workshops each week to help patrons manage their ereaders, no matter what type they own. Stop in on Tuesday evenings at 6:30 p.m. or Fridays at 3 p.m. These times don't work? Give her a call and make an appointment to get assistance. If you don't have an ereader, but you are curious about them, the library has several that you can try during the workshop.
Teen Thursdays at the Mattapoisett Library: The library is staying open from 5 to 8 p.m. on the second and fourth Thursday evenings of each month for teens only. Library staff will be there with fun, homework help, and refreshments. Meet your friends to relax or to work on projects together. Music, food and teens only. Teen Thursdays are brought to the community with federal funds provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services and administered by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners.
Teen Advisors at the Library: Each Wednesday from 3:45 to 4:45 p.m. students in grades seven through 12 are invited to meet at the library to help plan new library programs and services for students. Drop by and help choose new furniture, music and movies. Contact librarian Liz Sherry for more info in and say hi to our gecko!
Teen Art Magazine: Make art together and help create a young adult art magazine at the library. Workshops are held the first and last Tuesday and Saturday of every month. Students may take contributions of writing, photography, art and design, or make their own creations at the workshops. Take your creative talent and ideas. For information, contact Elizabeth Sherry at 508-758-4171 or email@example.com.
Tech stressed?: Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. and Fridays at 3 p.m. the library staff holds informal workshop to answer questions about e-readers, tablets, and downloading books and music. Take the device you own or try one of the library's e-readers to see if you like reading books in this format. Everyone is welcome.
Letterboxing sleuthing: This fascinating activity for the whole family will take you to all corners of the library to solve a mystery while following literary clues from children's books. Each month the book different, visit the library and join the fun. Details are available in the children's department.
Ready to Learn the Language?: Log into Mango Languages with your Mattapoisett library card and begin your foreign language study. Over 20 languages at varying levels of proficiency are offered at no charge. Click on the Mango logo on the library's website at www.mattapoisettlibrary.org. Before you travel, practice your conversational skills. It's fun and free.
Computer Know-How: Need a little help with computer skills? Call or visit the library and make an appointment to meet with a computer tutor. Sessions are free and can vary in length. Let the library staff know how they can help you with web searching, email, Microsoft Word or searching for library materials. Call 508-758-4171 to make an appointment.
Curious about downloading audiobooks and music?: The Mattapoisett Library has installed a Download Station to simply the process of downloading audiobooks or music to an MP3 player or iPod. Take your device into the library and let the staff assist you with the simple two-step process. Select a book or tune, download, and you're off. No more worries about downloading software to your home computer, firewall challenges, etc. It's simple using the Overdrive database of thousands of titles. Visit the Overdrive website via the library's webpage for more information and to see what books are available, www.mattapoisettlibrary.org. Then, visit the library and let the staff help you get started.
Need help getting online?: Would you like help setting up email or using Facebook to network and share family news? Call the library for an appointment at 508-758-4171 and a staff member or tutor will work with you to get you up to speed in no time. Appointments are necessary.
Family Literacy Kits: Be the first to take home a messenger bag filled with the makings of a great story time. Themed kits have been prepared with books, puppets, and related activities for toddlers, preschoolers and older elementary grade students. Lots of fun, ready-to-go, for families, childcare providers and school classes. There are over a dozen themes from which to choose.
Children's author book display: Visit the Children's Department to see books on display that have been published by local children. Join the staff in celebrating the efforts of our youngest creative writers.
Have puzzles to share?: Why not contribute your finished jigsaw puzzle to the library's Puzzle Exchange? The library staff is gathering puzzles to lend on a "swap" basis. There is no need to use a library card to check them out. Puzzles are great fun on a rainy day and will entertain children and guests for hours. Drop off your donations at the circulation desk.
The Joseph H. Plumb Memorial Library is located at 17 Constitution Way, The Common, Rochester. The phone number is 508-763-8600. The hours are Monday and Thursday, from 1 to 8 p.m., Tuesday and Wednesday, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Friday, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more information about these and other programs, call 508-763-8600, go to www.plumblibrary.com or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Upcoming programs
Rock and Roll into Plumb Library for the Libraries Rock Summer Library Program: Featuring the StickTogether Mosaic Project for RMS Music. Completing challenges, visiting the library and other activities will earn you a tile sticker. 4,000 stickers are needed to complete the Music Mosaic. When the mosaic is completed, the Friends of Plumb Library will donate to the RMS Music Program. There are many ways to participate — doing in-house library activities, attending library events, checking out library materials, completing summer bingo sheets, bucket lists or puzzles and online challenges. Every activity completed and shared with the library staff earns a color sticker tile for the music mosaic. Register for Libraries Rock on the Plumb Library web page, plumblibrary.com. There are two links for kids ages 2-12 and adults/teens ages 12 and older. RMS students, come in and pick up your reading logs.
Summer Story Times: 10:30-11:30 a.m. Fridays in July. Children ages 2-6 are invited to join Nancy Sparklin for "Music and Movement" featuring music, stories and dancing. Register for each session individually on the library's Events Calendar.
Tuesdays with Teachers: Tuesdays through Aug. 7. Join the Memorial family as Plumb Memorial and Rochester Memorial band together to present Tuesdays with Teachers. Join an RMS teacher for stories and activities. Register on the Events Calendar.
Afternoon with Amos: 2 p.m. July 13. Featuring a "Breed All About It" outdoor storytime in the gazebo. Amos' human, Holly, and Jr. Friends will read dog stories while children and Amos listen. After the stories, outdoor activities will be available. All ages welcome, though younger children will need adult supervision. Register on the Events Calendar.
Michelle Cusolito author talk: 6:30 p.m. July 23. The Rochester resident and author of "Flying Deep: Climb Inside Deep-Sea Submersible ALVIN" will be talking about her book and selling copies to be signed. This program will benefit the Friends of Plumb Library. Learn about ALVIN and the people who work inside it. Books will be available for sale for $16, or $14 for Friends members. Call to reserve a copy. Registration is required; register at the Events Calendar.
ScienceTellers: 4:30-5:15 p.m. July 12 at the Rochester First Congregational Church, 11 Constituion Way. Thanks to the Friends of Plumb Library, ScienceTellers are back with a new 2018 show. Grab your spurs and journey with us to the Wild West, where a legendary bank-robbing outlaw is back in town, about to strike again. After the sheriff mysteriously vanishes, two young kids must saddle up to foil the great heist — but not before stopping a runaway train, escaping an abandoned mine shaft and discovering how a mysterious piano can play an instrumental part in putting a rotten cowboy back behind bars. Throughout this adventure story, volunteers from the audience will help us explore the science behind chemical reactions, combustion, air pressure, inertia and more. For ages 4 and older; children younger than 4 must sit with adult. Registration required.
Art With DeeAnne: 4:30 p.m. July 16. Sgraffito — The Art of Scratch. Layering and removing in oil pastels allows students to create scratch art. To honor nature's musicians, children will be creating scratch art birds. For ages 7 and older. Registration required. This program is sponsored by the Friends of Plumb Library.
Friends of Plumb Library renewal notice: If you are a member of the Friends of Plumb Library, watch for your annual renewal notice in the mail. Fill it out, add a check, and either mail it back to us, or drop it by the library. Your membership pays for the programs (story times, book groups, Summer Reading Program, etc.) and some museum memberships at the library. Forms are available at the desk, and on the website. Call us at 508-763-8600 if you have any questions.
Power vampires: Did you know there are vampires in your house? Don't start wearing garlic just yet, though. These are "power vampires," using up electric power just sitting there, turned off. They could be the coffeemaker, the computer, the game system or the printer. You can borrow our Electric Usage Meter to see how much power these vampires are consuming in your home and take steps to unplug them, if possible. This will cut down on your electric usage and save you money on your next electric bill. Thanks to Eversource for the donation of this meter. Call the library at 508-763-8600 to reserve the meter or for more information.
Plumb Library Knitters (and Crocheters): 6:30 p.m. Mondays. Bring your latest project, get advice on a problem or a new project or just have fun hanging out with other knitters. Chocolate is always served.
COA Book Group: 10:30 a.m. the third Tuesday of each month in the activity room of the COA Building, Dexter Lane. Books are available at the library or at the meeting. All attendees are requested to bring their library cards. You need not be a Rochester resident to be a part of the book group. Call the library or the COA for more information.


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Siam Costumes: A Voyage around The World
Day 92
Although its has only been a quarter the way through 2015, it's already turning out to be an incredible year, with Siam Costumes currently engaged in projects covering 5 out of the 7 continents of the world, from land to sea.
The Crew and I are very excited to venture further into new Territory , and due to how busy we have been I apologies for the lack of log entries.
So far on our journey we have stopped in the luxurious Ferrari World Abu Dhabi ,Royal Caribbean Cruise Line and Norwegian Cruise Line in Florida, Historical Emporium and Waterfall in California, The Originals in Georgia, Kunsthuis Opera Vlaanderen in Belgium, National Opera in Finland, Peter Pan in Luxembourg, Singing In The Rain; Moscow, Knights of The Roundtable, Sound of Music, Shrek World in England, Dr Who in Wales, Madame Tussaud's Singapore, Aida Opera Australia, New Zealand and Of Kings and Prophets in South Africa.
Thankfully with so much in the works it seems our journey will not be ending anytime soon…
Join us in our time machine as we venture into the past
Due to the great response we had on our last cutters guide update, we have decided to update our library with over 6000 completely free downloadable Images, for your historical references.
The Christmas Update is now available at our Cutters Guides Online library.
From Bangkok to The Big Screen
This year yet again Siam Costumes has been on a journey of a lifetime; Whether it was a dangerous quest among mythical gods through ancient Egypt or searching for love in a futuristic world where emotions have been eradicated, Siam Costumes once again live to tell the tale.
From those first phone calls, emails and meetings, going through designs, going through and taking measurements, fabric choices, buttons, shoes, making and altering the patterns, making and altering the costumes, all the way to the sending and receiving…and that's just me keeping it short and simple. It's always a blessing to be able to sit back with some pop corn and a drink and witness everyone's hard work being displayed on the big screen.
Towards the end of this year and next year we and yourselves can witness our work in such feature films and TV productions such as; Crimson Peak, Equals, The Water Diviner, The Hobbit: Battle of The Fiver Armies, By Way of Helena, Deadline Gallipoli, The Originals, The Secret River and Dr Blake Mysteries. Although 2016 may seem a long time away, for us not so much as we look forward to seeing our work on Gods of Egypt and Guy Ritchie's Knights of The Roundtable: King Arthur, which we are currently working on. So watch this space!
Siam Equals Costumes
When Siam Costumes were recently approached and asked to work on the upcoming Sci-Fi film Equals, we were more than thrilled. As this news is fairly recent and as much as I hate to repeat myself, I will not be able to share any information on the production or of costumes as of yet, but fear not once more information has been officially released then I shall take you further into the loop.
For those who may not know, Equals is a futuristic love story set in a world where emotions have been eradicated, set to star Kristen Stewart alongside Nicholas Hoult and also the renowned actor Guy Pearce, which will be his second time working with the director. From the critically acclaimed author Nathan Parker who brought eye-opening stories in recent years such as Moon to the big screen, which was also a Sci-fi classic amongst the critics and film lovers. Based on the author and story, we may expect to see a collaboration of Moon and Equilibrium with a sweet romantic touch or perhaps something completely different. The Director Drake Doremus could be a new name to most but to some he is known for his independent romantic/Drama yet innocently comedic films such as Like Crazy and Breathe In.
Busy Bee's
As usual Siam's Little Helpers have been busy at work, with more than one production at once costumes have been flying out of the workshop, from WW1 uniforms,1900 mens frock coats and suits to traditional Siamese costumes.
Here you can see Rampai one of our pattern cutters, cutting out some fabric for the WW2 uniforms.
I've caught Sak by surprise as he's constructing one of the men's WW1 tunics, best leave him to it.
Gorya and Nok supply the finishing touches to the traditional Siamese costumes.
Patiently waiting, almost ready.
Sebastian sorting out the financial accounts.
Alexander working on the social networks and marketing.
Not entirely sure what sing is trying to accomplish here, but that's all for today.
Company Cribs: Siam Costumes Part 3
Last and not least, we will be having a look at the third and final building of Siam Costumes. By now you should have a gist of what to expect,and as promised we will have a look into our stock room unfortunately due to privacy policies we hold with our clients, we won't be showing you anything that we are working on currently. Shall we begin?
We shall skip the ground floor, as it's the other side of the workshop which I mostly covered on the last post. As we make our way to the second floor here is a brief sample of our zip stock, the reason why they are placed here is because these are the most commonly used zips, also if you notice we have Saddam Hussein looking over them for safe keeping.
Here is some of our tens of thousand buttons, bought from all over Asia mainly being Hong Kong. Almost every production we have worked on consist of at least one of these buttons.
Here is half of our military insignias, mainly consisting of Nazi WW2 insignias from Inglorious Basterds. As well as a load of braiding, and trimmings which comes in handy more often than not, especially for light entertainment productions.
Some more buttons and buckles, this half is made up of wooden and plastic buttons.
The firs room holds thousands of fabric samples , from stores all around Asia but once again mainly Hong Kong and China. Sorry about the mess I swear there was a time when it was all neatly organised, and those boxes ,yes you guessed correctly those are filled with hundreds more fabric samples.
The reason why we have a room dedicated to these store samples, is because before they were placed in boxes and Darryl tends to remind us " I hate having things in boxes, you just can never find what you are looking for" which is a fair point. Having the samples placed on the wall, in fabric categories I.e wools and Velvets…allows us and the clients to easily navigate our way through and find the suitable fabric.
Don't worry Its not what It looks like, Siam Costumes aren't secretly part of a racist cult. These are arm bands from which movie? Seabiscuit? Seriously thats your answer, I've already mentioned the film one or two times, "Inglorious Basterds".
Oops sorry to interrupt, didn't know this kind of party was going on up here. Ill leave you guys to it.
This room is packed with more fabric, mainly the heavy rolled ones. Also a lot of our light entertainment such as fabric used for Theme Parks, is later stored within this room.
Here is a collection of our unique ties, thats right i said unique, we have hundreds of plain black and white ties stored away in the cupboard. However these beautiful ties are very unique in each design.They have also previously been used in several 1930-50s productions.
Onto the last room of the tour, and what room is more worthy of an encore than the stock room. This room is where we store a lot of our samples and prototypes of previous and upcoming productions.
You may remember this from a previous post. Its The Hollywood Letter characters from Universal Studios Singapore, Hollywood dreams parade.
One of our several prototypes from Tarantino's classic remake Inglorious Basterds.
A prototype from an upcoming WW2 production, so remember where you saw it first.
A sample from Opera Australia Carmen.
Any super hero fans? You may recognise this costume although the scenes they were worn in were very dark for obvious dramatic reasons, they are the vest's that the ninjas wore in this years The Wolverine.
The curtains are closing, and I'm afraid this is the official end of the tour. It was pleasure showing you around and giving you an insight into our workshop but I'm afraid we have a lot of work to get on with. Thank you and Good Bye.
At least some one is pleased to be leaving the workshop.
Company Cribs: Siam Costumes Part 2
Your back already!? This time we shall venture into the second building and have a look at the workshop , a collection of rare authentic fabrics along with other hidden gems.
As you can see our workshop is split into two sides, as most of the time we will be working on several productions at once. This way it makes it a lot easier to oversee our work.
If you look closely you may notice the black and white striped fabric. Any ideas ,apart from prisoners and robbers who can be seen in a black and white striped clothes? No luck, how about that quirky fella Beetlejuice.
So that's the ground floor where all the magic happens, let's make our way upstairs and see what we can find.
I can see Michael in our second pattern cutting room , let's go and have a look and see what he's up to.
We finally found Sebastian, call off the search and rescue team and Michael Sloan who I mentioned in a previous blog, I won't hesitate to describe him as one of the best pattern cutters in America. Young grasshopper Sebastian is lucky to be able to have michael teach him few tips about pattern cutting. I best leave them to it.
This room is very popular among costume designers, in fact any one who works within the costume industry. It would be rude not to step inside.
We call this, the room of natural beauty, I'm joking its referred to as the northern room. This authentic library of fabric has been stocking up for over the past 10-15 years from northern Thailand, Laos, Burma and Cambodia.
I once had the pleasure of going up to a small town in northern Thailand as Darryl was visiting some factories to buy some cotton, whilst he was looking through the mountains of fabric he told me when he goes to these factories he feels like a little kid in a sweet store, he also said that his wife hates him going up here as he can't help but buy "too much" fabric although when he sees an unusual fabric he is already thinking of which type of film or stage production it could be used on.
Thats enough of that, up to the last floor of this building.
At the top of the stairs, you are greeted by draws and draws of files, here is an example of some. We don't just store everything on the computers as its not practical at times when we need to refer back to styles, patterns etc. See if you can notice any previous productions.
Not one of the most popular rooms of the building, but never the less one of the most important. Here is another library this time of previous patterns from many different productions, this is useful as sometimes costumes will repeat itself especially suits, shirts, etc so it saves a lot of time rather than having to construct a new pattern each time.
And once again we have come to an end, for now. Next time we will be showing you around the 3rd and final building, where you will get to see our notorious stock room, our fabric sample room and others you will just have to wait and see, until next time.
Captain America decked out by Siam Costumes International Ltd.
Siam Costumes International has been retained to produce costumes and footwear for the upcoming movie "Captain America".


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Using Multiple Intelligences to Bridge the Educational Poverty Gap
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Students living in poverty have needs that are not being addressed in traditional classrooms. Students from "generational poverty" process information differently (Payne 1996). Information is processed based on their living conditions and upbringing. Differentiating instruction using Howard Gardener's Multiple Intelligence theory transcends the rules that govern generational poverty and provide students with the tools necessary to succeed in the classroom. F.E. Gouws, education teacher at the University of South Africa, has employed a new outcome based education (OBE) program which implements Howard Gardener's theory of multiple intelligences to solve some of the education problems of disadvantaged youth.
Descriptors: Multiple Intelligences, Poverty, Disadvantaged Youth, Foreign Countries, Special Needs Students, At Risk Students, Cognitive Processes, Environmental Influences, Success, Outcome Based Education
Autor: Goebel, Kym
Fuente: https://eric.ed.gov/?q=a&ft=on&ff1=dtySince_1992&pg=4633&id=ED512812


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"You create true wealth by the good you do in this world." ~Roy Sutton
Money is important and it can make your life comfortable. However it can make you too comfortable and that can make you very soft. A life spent shopping would be shallow indeed and you're unlikely to find it satisfactory in the long term. I would be surprised if anyone looked back on their life and said, "Didn't we have a great time shopping?" Do something good for other people and you will look back on it with pride. You will have left a legacy and you will be remembered for that legacy. The more you do for others, the greater your legacy will be. Don't squander your God-given talents on pointless rounds of shopping and hedonism. It might give you a quick buzz in the short-term but it's hardly something you will look back on with pride. Go on, go out there and make a real difference to the lives of other people.
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'All You See Is Smoke:' Wildfires Spread Over Western North Carolina
In October, the city of Clarksville issued a burn ban and last week astate of emergency was declared by TEMA due to the drought conditions. Unseasonable warmth and no rain have deepened a drought that's igniting forest fires across the southeastern USA and forcing people to evacuate dozens of homes in the Appalachian Mountains.
Increasing number of governments restricting messaging apps with end-to-end encryption
Obama arrives in Greece at start of his final foreign tour
Three from Oklahoma linked to racist University of Pennsylvania messages
Donald Trump: I Would Have Won the Popular Vote if I Tried
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Can Faithless Electors Deny Trump the Presidency?This national compact stipulates that as soon as states comprising a majority of the Electoral College - 270 votes - sign on, each will award its electoral votes to the victor of the national popular vote . McWhirter named five Republican-leaning states - Wyoming, Montana, South Dakota, North Dakota, Alaska - that are less populated than some blue states , getting only the minimum of three electoral votes.
Bernie Sanders on Colbert: 'Something is fundamentally wrong' with the Democratic PartyThe billionaire mogul engineered his victory in part by appealing to blue-collar voters in typical Democratic strongholds such as Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and MI. "Who knows and who will ever know", Sanders answered. In calls with donors and supporters, CNN has learned campaign chair John Podesta says Federal Bureau of Investigation director James Comey reviving the email controversy cost Hillary Clinton the election, by turning away some of her wavering supporters.
Bernie Sanders, Warren extend olive branch to TrumpSenate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said last week he has asked Trump to move quickly to approve the Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada, which Obama rejected past year. Some critics have said that Sanders would have been a stronger candidate against Trump that Clinton because he understood that working-class anger. "You can not be a party which, on one hand, says we're in favor of working people, we're in favor of the needs of young people, but we don't quite have the courage to ...
Massive anti-Trump protests rage in NYCSimilar protests have broken out across the country, from California to NY, condemning Trump's rhetoric against women and minorities and voicing their opposition to the election results. Portland has been the site of the most violent anti-Trump demonstrations. Violence also flared again Saturday night in Portland, Oregon. The television station cross-checked a list of 112 people arrested by Portland police and determined that 34 of those arrested did not return a ballot and another 35 were ...
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Democrats prepare to elect new leader after Clinton defeatWhile they all backed Clinton, they're now pushing for a serious shift in the party's policy positions, financial resources and grassroots organizing to focus more on an economic populist message that could win back white working class voters who went for Trump.
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"....just to check out the late night... record shop..."
And much like the Pavlovian canine referred to in the song which contains this post's title, when I heard that they were turning Sam The Record Man's spinning neon records back on one last time for Nuit Blanche, I was there.
Oh well, I guess I'll always have Belleville.
Video and first four photos taken early in the morning of October 5th, 2008 at Yonge and Gould Streets, Toronto, Ontario. Last photo taken on Saturday, August 2, 2008 at the Quinte Mall, Belleville, Ontario.


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Over the last couple of weeks in small group we have been looking at the 15th chapter of 1 Samuel. There is so much great stuff just in that one chapter!
In light of that and the fact that we are starting a new series this weekend called Obey, I thought I would start to share with you somethings God is pouring into me.
This morning I went back to the beginning of 1st Samuel and discovered a few things.
The aim for the author(s) was:
- To use the past to teach the new generation the importance of obedience to God. Wow, don't we need that!
- And then to answer the question of why God chose Saul and then rejected him because of his sin, while David also sinned but was not rejected.
Join me in reading 1st Samuel and let me know what God is revealing to you.