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What's Lazy Keto & Should you do it?
Written by Raphael Sirtoli, MSc
Scientifically Reviewed by Sarah Neidler, PhD
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With the rise in popularity of the ketogenic diet, there seems to be a lot of variance in how it's practiced. Tracking macros, just keeping carbs low, limiting calories, only eating animal foods — everyone seems to have their own version.
This has become termed 'lazy keto' — and if you've never heard of it before, you may want to keep it that way.
What is lazy keto?
Lazy keto is essentially the term used for a 'loosely' monitored ketogenic diet. Whereas some keto diet prescriptions restrict the number of calories you can consume, a lazy keto dies does not. Rather, there is no limit on calories consumed, only carbs; as long as net carb intake does not exceed 50g, the body will be able to remain in ketosis. That number will 'work' for the vast majority of people.
The premise behind the lazy keto diet is to not have to micromanage your food intake. Some people like to track calories while others don't, so lazy keto is a way to be keto without having to track. If you're eating only keto approved foods, which essentially will always be low-carb, your carbohydrate intake will be low enough to stay in ketosis. Alternatively, you can only track your total carb or net carb count to ensure you're staying in ketosis.
It's a more intuitive approach to keto — eat when you're hungry and eat as much as you want until you're full, but keep the foods you consume keto-compliant.
Lazy keto vs strict keto
While lazy keto is a still a form of the keto diet, it's a little more lenient on the types of food you can consume in order to meet your macros when compared with a strict ketogenic diet. We're using the term 'strict keto' instead of 'standard keto' simply to emphasize that paying closer attention to macros and grams of carbs will allow you to remain in ketosis. Otherwise, it's just like a standard ketogenic diet.
For some, lazy keto may mean eating whatever you want as long as it fits within your carb count for the day. This may include things like added sugars, bad fats, and junk-foods more generally, most of which may be keto-compliant in terms of macros, but health wise are not the best choices. This style of eating is more commonly known as 'dirty keto' and it's not something Nutrita recommends. Our basic advice is to avoid the triad of added sugars, high omega-6 seed oils, and flour. And of course, base your meals around lots of animal-sourced foods (e.g. shrimp, beef, raw full-fat dairy).
Strict keto, on the other hand, is the version of keto that's by far the most popular. The majority of information available on the internet applies to the strict keto diet, which is as follows:
- Limit net carbs to 50 g per day or whichever quantity allows you to stay above 0.2 – 1.0 mmol/L of blood ketones
- Get in adequate amounts of protein and fat
- Net carbs should come mainly from lower carb vegetables (e.g. carrots) or low-sugar fruit (e.g. blueberries)
- Strongly limit high-carb foods (e.g. potatoes)
- Eliminate trans-fats and high omega-6 seed oils (margarine, canola oil, sunflower oil, soybean oil etc.)
- Eliminate added sugars
- Eliminate flours (e.g. wheat flour, soybean flour, corn flour, gluten-free flours etc.)
While these guidelines seem relatively straightforward, there's room for debate on certain aspects. Some individuals will still follow a diet that is ketogenic, but can achieve that consuming 100 g of carbs! This is the exception and usually occurs in highly insulin sensitive athletes that have just worked out very hard and depleted the carbs stored in their body (glycogen). Others will consume dairy while others will exclude it; maybe due to their unusual sensitivity to even low amount of carbs kicking them out of ketosis, lactose intolerance, or because they find that it causes them to weight loss plateau.
Is lazy keto effective?
A strict keto diet has now been extensively studied in controlled trials as a highly effective method for combating several chronic health conditions and diseases. With respect to the efficacy of lazy keto, who knows… So while lazy keto may be effective for individuals not looking for serious health improvements, it's probably much less effective or even useless for those needing to fix major health concerns like metabolic syndrome, obesity or diabetes.
With respect to the efficacy of the lazy keto diet, the name says it all; a 'lazy' approach isn't smart if you're looking to solve any sort of metabolic issue or chronic disease. it's not going to do the trick. This is where you have to be honest with yourself and understand why you're choosing to do a keto diet and how important it is to 'get it right'.
1. For weight loss or a weight plateau
Studies[1] have shown the ketogenic diet to be incredibly beneficial for people who are overweight or obese. However, there are two sides to the argument for lazy keto as a weight loss tool. One on hand, removing carbohydrates from the diet will cause the body to burn glycogen stores, release water, and therefore drop weight quite significant, especially if there is a lot of weight to lose. On the other hand, with the ketogenic diet allowing only 5-10% of calories from carbohydrates[2], it means that if you go above that threshold, you won't remain in ketosis and your body won't be fuelling itself on fat and ketones as much. Therefore, weight loss may be harder to achieve.
Additionally, just because you're not tracking your macros with lazy keto doesn't mean that you can eat anything you want — food quality still matters on keto. If you're trying to lose excess body fat, you have to eat in a way whereby fewer calories get diverted towards long-term fat storage, whether you're following keto or not. If you're eating keto-compliant foods but not paying attention to food quality or timing, it's possible that you're still directing too many calories towards long-term fat storage.
If you've already lost a significant amount of body fat and you're not looking to lose more, lazy keto may be a viable option to maintain. When the body has already become fat-adapted, the body becomes metabolically flexible, which means that it can switch between burning carbohydrates or fat for energy, depending on what is available.
However, if you've been following the lazy keto approach and you have hit a fat-loss plateau, continuing on keto with a more health-conscious approach may be beneficial to get fat-loss kick-started.
2. For medical conditions
The ketogenic diet has been researched as a treatment for many medical conditions including diabetes and prediabetes, metabolic syndrome[3], epilepsy[4], Alzheimer's[5] and other neurodegenerative diseases[6].
However, in order for ketosis to be beneficial for treating chronic medical conditions, being in a state of nutritional ketosis at all times is crucial. With lazy keto, there is no tracking, or minimal tracking, of macros, which means the extent of ketosis may not be sufficient enough to be therapeutic. Studies show that elevated ketone levels are needed to manage the disease.
Many of the subjects in research studies conducted on the therapeutic effects of keto for chronic diseases are following strict keto, which implies that it may be necessary to be a beneficial treatment.
3. For overall well-being
As it stands, lazy keto may still be beneficial for overall health and well-being. This is because, following a ketogenic diet, you're still cutting out the majority of foods that are part of the standard American diet. It includes things like candy, pizza, soda and the like. As keto, and even lazy keto, involves removing many unhealthy high carbohydrate foods drenched in high omega-6 seed oils, there's likely to be a much higher intake of truly nutrient-dense foods (e.g. eggs), healthy fats (e.g. butter) and non-starchy carbohydrates (vegetables).
Is lazy keto healthy in the long-run?
When it comes to studies conducted on the efficacy of lazy keto, there isn't any research to support it directly.
Indirectly though, depending on the type of lazy keto you participate in, it may be 'good enough'. Good enough may be not tracking macros but eating healthy keto foods (i.e. red meat). Not good enough would be eating foods that have keto macros but are unhealthy (i.e. trans-fat foods, nutrient deplete keto snacks etc.). The results you achieve on keto will largely depend on how well you apply fundamental principles, such as avoiding junk-food and food timing.
It's important to remember that your keto diet won't necessarily be like everyone else's. Some people will benefit more from the stress-free aspect of following a lazy keto diet, while others will find more benefit from a stricter adherence to it. While Nutrita recommends following a well-formulated ketogenic diet, every individual must experiment to really find what works for them.
Is lazy keto safe?
There are no precautionary measures needed for following a lazy keto diet and there is nothing involved that is deemed unsafe.
However, following a lazy keto diet may subject you to great risk of nutrient deficiencies and chronic inflammation if it includes high omega-6 seed oils and too little animal-sourced foods.
How to do a lazy keto diet?
If tracking macros really isn't your thing and lazy keto sounds more appealing, there are a few things you need to know before getting started.
1. Get a general idea of your macros
Figuring out a rough count of much protein, fat, and carbs your body needs is the first step to developing a lazy keto meal plan. If you have a general idea of the amount you need to consume to stay in ketosis, you're less likely to over-do it and bump yourself out – at least initially. For example, know that 100g of avocado has roughly 15g of carbs, which is X % of your daily carb limit. The easiest way to do this is to use our food search engine and look it up (it's on our front page!).
2. Build a list of staple foods
Create a list of staple foods that you know you can consume and stay in ketosis. This includes sources of high-quality protein (chicken, beef, eggs, seafood, etc.), fats (butter, olive oil, lard, coconut oil) and carbohydrates (berries, green leafy vegetables). While consuming protein won't likely kick you out of ketosis, and Nutrita doesn't recommend limiting animal-sourced foods, it is important to be mindful of the amounts you're consuming when targeting a specific level of blood ketones. In that case, don't do lazy keto, do a proper ketogenic diet.
Carbohydrates, on the other hand, will kick you out of ketosis quick if you overdo them. For your staple list, be sure to include lots of leafy green vegetables (chard, spinach, kale, arugula, dandelion), water-rich vegetables (asparagus, cucumber, celery), and most other vegetables that are grown above ground.
While you may think all fats will keep you in ketosis, remember that even fat-heavy foods have carbs. For example, nuts are rich in healthy fats but they also contain carbs, which varies based on the type of nut. Macadamia nuts, pecans, brazil nuts, and walnuts are options that contain fewer carbs than nuts like cashews or pistachios.
3. Figure out which keto friendly foods may still lead you to binge on (if any)
For example, it may seem okay to eat a handful of nuts, but depending on how many you grab, the calorie count could be upwards of 400 calories (2 oz. of macadamia nuts). We're not saying to count calories, we're saying to be mindful of your eating behavior around certain foods – especially if you're trying to lose excess body fat or break through a fat-loss plateau. Cheese and nuts are the common 'healthy' keto foods that, for whatever reason, may still lead people to snack unnecessarily.
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Example of a lazy keto meal
Here's what a 'lazy keto' day may look like for you:
Breakfast: Chorizo omelette (eggs + butter + chorizo + cheese)
Lunch: Chicken salad lettuce wraps (chicken + no-seed oil mayo/avocado + celery + green onions)
Dinner: Shrimp + mixed veggies + cauliflower rice (shrimp stir fry)
If you snack or have a picnic: Hard boiled eggs / mixed nuts / beef jerky / pemmican / salami
Remember, you don't need to plan for 3 meals, 2 meals are just fine. The 3 meals a day is a modern phenomenon invented by the food industry. The vast majority of people, most of the time, will be fine without snacks and a 3rd meal.
With this type of meal plan, you can prep everything ahead so it's easy to grab when you're in a rush and there's no weighing, measuring, or counting involved.
Why we do not generally recommend lazy keto?
While lazy keto may be a suitable option for some people, Nutrita does not recommend it for a couple of reasons:
- It doesn't help combat health issues. If you're trying to improve any serious metabolic conditions like high blood sugars, Metabolic Syndrome, or diabetes, we do not recommend following lazy keto as it can be difficult to track improvements. In order to improve or reverse your diagnosis, it's imperative to be able to determine a baseline and track progress. When you're not tracking your food at all, at any point, and instead are following lenient rules for keto, it becomes challenging to get the results you're looking for. Instead, we recommend tracking your food consumption so if something isn't working for you, you can look at what you're eating (e.g. sources of fat, food timing, grams of carbs) and tweak accordingly.
- It's easy to fall down the rabbit hole. A lazy keto diet is relatively lax on what you consume as long as it fits within your macro count. But food quality and timing matters, always. Lazy keto may be more challenging for some but if you're looking to solve any sort of metabolic or other health condition – which most people do have to some degree or other nowadays – avoid following a lazy keto diet.
If you're new to keto, we suggest you follow our Keto beginner's guide. Once you're well on your way to reaching your goals – and you can get away with it – lazy keto may be a viable option for you. However, if you're looking to solve or improve any sort of chronic health condition or metabolic disease, we don't recommend following lazy keto because it limits the ability to see metabolic improvements and you wouldn't be giving it a fair shot. Instead, we advise following the basic diet principles we talked about so that your diet, whatever it turns out to be, is a healthy and enjoyable one.
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Written by Raphael Sirtoli, MSc, Ph.D. (candidate)
Raphael Sirtoli has an MSc in Molecular Biology and is a Ph.D. candidate in Neuroscience at the Behavioral n' Molecular Lab in Portugal. His understanding of metabolism, nutrition and clinical medicine is the base upon which Nutrita's knowledge derives from. He loves open scientific debate, Crossfit, football, hiking, and cold water immersion.
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Ok, L'Oreal Paris: you know where to find me. Send your 'cease and desist' letters here. But first, let me give you this plug: this phrase was apparently written in 1973 "when a social revolution and a new spirit of feminism was in full swing", or so says the L'Oreal version of the story here.
L'Oreal's seemingly clever branding calls this phrase a "thoughtful celebration of women". At the end of the day, it is used to sell hair products and cosmetics: apparently women worldwide should think themselves "worthy" of spending a small fortune on changing their natural appearance. Interesting concept.
The phrase came into my head last week for reasons quite removed from cosmetics. I had cause to ponder why many of us fail to place a proper value on ourselves as professionals. How many of us who are self-employed actually do a hell of a lot of free work for our clients? (my hand is up). How many of us who are employed work overtime, with no apparent reward, only to miss your family, not to mention your 6pm spin class?
Why do we do it and why can't we stop?
Characterising women in general terms as "carers", "nurturers", "givers" can be damaging, but in my experience these descriptions can sometimes be spot on. This is certainly the case for a lot of women I know. I do believe our innate tendency to be there for those in our lives, from our families and friends to our colleagues and clients, can be damaging to us in a professional sense, particularly when it comes to demanding and receiving remuneration commensurate with our actual worth as a professional. We are the 'sympathetic ear', the 'problem solver', the all round 'good guy' who doesn't ask, 'what's it's in for me', but 'what can I do for you'. And then forgets to send the bill.
A little of this is ok. In fact, I strongly believe that focusing on your traditionally 'feminine' attributes such as empathy, resilience and dedication is a powerful and effective way to differentiate your service offering from your competitors, especially if you're in a male-dominated field (I have written about this here).
However, when our selflessness extends to an unwillingness to request and receive proper reward for our hard work, we have a problem. If we don't place a value on ourselves, how can we expect our employers or our clients to do do so?
Your client is never going to say "hey, you forgot to send a bill for that extra two hours you did for me the other day" (well, at least that's never happened to me). When you do send that bill, they're either (a) not going to pay it – which in my view, is a lucky loss for you. Time for that client to move on, or (b) going to realise that your time is valuable, you are in demand, and if they want your service it comes at a cost. If you've met or exceeded their expectations, they are going to pay without question and likely come back for more. Because you're worth it.
The same applies to those of you who are employed. Even the very best of employers can be guilty of overlooking their most dedicated, loyal and valuable members of the team. All too often these team members are women, who may be uncomfortable instigating a discussion about a pay rise or bonus. Little do they know, their male counterparts are regulars in the boss's office, reminding her of their last victory, promising more and requesting their reward. Because they're worth it.
Whether you're jumping out of plane or requesting a pay rise, it's always difficult to step out of your comfort zone. But the beauty of the exercise is that the more you do it, the less uncomfortable it becomes. Start charging for work you previously (and unhappily) did for free. When the bills get paid, your confidence will soar, not to mention your bank balance. Consider it your contribution to narrowing the gender pay gap. For those who are employed, make a list of all the benefits you've brought to your workplace over a period of time – small efficiencies, cost savings, increases in revenue, improvements in culture. Present it to your boss, together with a proposal for the recognition you believe you deserve – which may or may not be monetary. The worst that could happen is that your boss doesn't agree, and even that sounds to me like a silver lining: you've just confirmed that it's time for you to move on, to somewhere your contribution will be properly appreciated.
Place a value yourself. Because you really are "worth it".

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Once upon a time Apple made great products, tools on the cutting edge of creativity. Not so much anymore. Today's iPhones are similar to those of yesterday, just faster with better cameras. The laptops are dummying down and the iPad is slow to catch up. Since the death of Steve Jobs, Tim Cook's direction Apple has begun to focus primarily on content and short term economic returns. In my opinion Apple's Content branch bullying users into using their streaming services while suppressing user content teeters on violations of antitrust law. I don't expect that this will change anytime soon, people will simply have to stop buying Apple products. The strong arm is exaggerated by iTunes and iCloud being the only authorized way to access and move the files on your phone. The Music app and iBooks on the basis of copyright protections have progressively limited access to files by trapping them in a closed "SandBox" system. It has always been difficult to migrate music off the remote device starting with the old iPods. Once the data was on the device it could not be removed with out a hack. Now Apple is making it impossible to get files onto the music player presumably to force users into using their streaming service. I don't want access to Apple radio or genius playlists curated from their monolithic Record label buddies. I don't want to listen to their prescribed commercial swill. If I wanted streaming, I would be paying Spotify to steal from musicians for me. Personally I record my own music. I want to take that music and listen to it in a playlist while out and about test my files on different sound systems. Yes I want an aux output (headphone jack). Quit fixing things that were not broken. It's not a difficult concept to grasp.
With the introduction of Files, Apple opened a door to a possible improvement by using iCloud made useful by purchasing a subscription for more space. The file management system should work through USB, its faster more secure... not going to happen. Apple's walled garden is becoming an amusement park. Multitracking music in GarageBand is primarily an invitation to purchase sample packages. Pay for your ticket, ride an ever more uniform and homogenized ride. The proffessional path is buy ProTools and a massive Waves library. Pay your slowly increasing subscription fee to Adobe Creative Cloud and get on with making high end studio quality productions with the prescribed tools, buy your ad space on Facebook so that your creation can be visible in the algorithm. Surely the only conflict arises from trying to beat the system. Individual success has no standing in the profits of the machine. You paid for admission to be creative. By using
the machine, the machine uses you. Downloading a bunch of
stuff not only will clutter things up but it increases the risk of
viruses and and what not. All paths open doors for
malicious code. Piracy isn't what it used to be. Cracked software is becoming harder to find and so many apps are "free", but is
anything really free? Is anything risk free? Free steals your privacy sold to your ads. Using someone else's software means they own you. Big Companies prey on this. Monoliths of software steal and replicate lines of once
source code, compiling giant collections of tools the basic user may never get around to
using. The giant economic model of printing money, selling digital copies at top dollar or worse: Subscriptions. How many minds
contributed to the development of that technology built upon the creativity of the many who have come
before? Ethically shouldn't the creator be
rewarded for making something useful rather than the assimilation snowball of
marketing and gate keeping.
For this and many other reasons, we wish to know the back
doors. We do not wish to be used by the tools. We
seek the SDK. - and its all here:
Knowledge can convert a future of app consumerism and generic
AI rearrangement of cookie cut samples into your own profit and
freedom. The new craft advancing technology will be interfacing
multiple systems, utilizing strings of code like brushes in an
illustration app. Knowing is a matter of immersion, and of
having some one walk you through the process. The Open source programming multimedia
and arts community is a small
cult around the world. Hackers, musicians, animators, gamers, they are
those on the other side of the veil.
There is a world of Java shells for hacking the unfamiliar into open connection. Converting the hard storage 8 bit programming of a NES cartridge and Atari game controllers on a 64bit iPhone, MacOS, Windows, Android to GNU/Linux, UNIX, Arduino, Raspberry Pi, Xbox, IP addresses, SSL, New neural pathways for porting the information to and from different
devices, comprehending components usage of libraries of code.
Single run functions, objects, arrays, storyboards, library locations, endless variations breaking all the way down to hexadecimal and binary machine code and eventually to electrons flowing through switches, potentiometers, microchips. The jargon itself is intimidating. A quantum physicist might argue that technology eventually becomes spiritual...or not. Soon we will need to interface with robots and automated cars. The future will become ever more modular for those in the know the rest will be consumers changing out devices every two years. The only question is how deep do you want to go into what the foundation is built upon?
The open source environment can be daunting
when considering what to download. To click or not to click. Navigating GitHub, using
Terminal, information overload. The Rabbit hole is endless. countless programming languages, a million flavors of
ice cream. I don't for see myself building PC chips, but how deep
into the controls do you want to go. Is this a means or an end? Time
and daily effort is required, so much information to acquire, watching online tutorials, reading
documents as the technology keeps moving knowledge from under your feet. I started out wanting a simple looping delay on my phone and end up doing research on how to install a VirtualBox on my laptop to investigate Linux Kernel hacking...WTF. Keep asking: "If only I had this thing I would be able to create properly" if someone makes a reliable instance of that specific tool. What is
it worth? How do I acquire that one single simple tool. A string of code like a hammer. Besides getting around Apple's ridiculous controls, I wanted to make programs from laptop portable through the phone. I want to be able to build them for myself.
My initiation to multimedia programming was MAX/MSP/Jitter heavy. Max allows a
certain level of autonomy and a baseline for coding knowledge. It acts similar to Reactor or modular synths with a visual signal flow. Seeking ways to port Max projects into IOS I found the MobMuPlatform and PDParty which both run PD music files. PD is by Miller Puckett's simplified and free version of MaxMSP. PD Vanilla is the most basic architecture.
Pdparty vs mobmuplat
MobMu by Daniel Iglesia requires you to build your user GUI interface with in the MobMu Editor.
It also appears that MobMu will actually let you you access a folder "On My iPhone"
PDParty seems ports the user interface directly from your PD Project.
Both methods utilize Libpd http://libpd.cc/ which allows porting of PD into mobile devices. This is a library you would want to put into your own swift projects if you were to get serious about making your own app. Rather than running your PD projects though a 3rd party app.
I had some familiarity with Xcode, but knew nothing of the
Swift IOS programming language. I had minimally experimented with object
oriented code with Supercolider, Javascript, C in Cocoa. HTML and CSS
gave some advantage but not much. So practically starting form scratch, I
started going through tutorials like Coding with Chris and The Swift
in the meantime
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A Resource for Audio Visual Art... and a few other things.
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Friday, April 28, 2017
What Musicians Can Teach Us About Employment In A Digital World
It was 1998, the Internet came creeping into our lives like the first tendrils of creamer in a cup of coffee. The first round of CD burners had to be bought separately. They cost almost half as much as the computer itself with a strong possibility of installing an additional port to connect the giant serial cable. It wouldn't be more than 3 or 4 years before every computer came with a CD-R as a standard drive. Around that time Napster snuck in with file sharing technology utilizing MP3 compression. Piracy was no longer about the old tape dub paradigm of buying a cd and making copies for friends. Now you could just go find any new album posted up by someone on the other side of the country.
We had record/video stores back then and the harbinger of doom that would eventually put record stores out of business and loose havoc on the Record industry confronted you in tubes of 10, 50, and 150 CD-Rs on a shelf where top ten albums used to live. The big labels mustered all their collective strength and tried to put up a fight. DART already gave them a portion of the sales of blank media, but they went further suing websites and even consumers using the file sharing and piracy websites. It was way too late though, technology had drifted into Wild West territory. $14.99 could never compete with free.
In those days, Silicon Valley was quickly maneuvering the wild west of cyberspace into real world supremacy. The computer industry simply had more economic clout than the record industry. Freedom of speech warred with intellectual property. There was no game book on how to fight a data storm. When bandwidth started growing and the video industry became threatened by the same fate as the music industry piracy really met a slightly more prepared foe. The danger of malware being downloaded with the desired new movie or album contributed to that portion of the internet becoming a shady red light district. SOPA had its moment but collapsed under scrutiny of totalitarianism. Eventually legal disruption would siphon off the profits into software gatekeepers. One by one technology would beat out established institutions, Netflix would destroy Blockbuster and Spotify and YouTube would become primary means of media distribution. Streaming and On Demand would replace owning and rentals. Uber and Lyft came for the Taxi companies. AirBnB came for the hotel industry. Amazon came for brick and mortar retail. It won't be long before all incomes are effected by this blossoming Technological Revolution, that's the world we live in now.
So how do we survive?
Musicians, even in the glory days were at the bottom of the food chain. The creators of the content so deeply craved were consistently beholding record labels who took as little as 50% of all revenue, after recouped costs for advances on recording, touring and promoting. As now, few rose to the top and made fortunes. The industry funneled investment into "sure shots" leading gradually to more generic than the generic that came before. Quality of creation suffered for economics, taste factored less and less as businessmen discovered the population would consume whatever they doled out. Minimum investment maximum gain.
The Internet at the turn of the millennium held a momentary promise of democratizing the industry, returning power to creators by tearing down the infrastructure between creators and consumers. Little did we know what that meant, but we all made our MySpace pages and bought into the new paradigm. We were the forefront of the "indie" revolution, directly accessing and selling to our fans like never before.
The modern musician cannot consider creating music their sole occupation. The artist needs now be an entrepreneur, a marketing expert, a booking agent, a tour and business manager, a publisher, a lawyer, a graphic designer, a highly connected networker, etc. etc. Oh, and you also need a day job. Fortunately most of this new "workload" can be done from a smart phone. Simultaneously, technology also simplified actual creation, enabling common to achieve standard quality with little or no effort. The market floods, the commodity of music suffers a sort of inflation despite being consumed more than ever before, and the value of the consumable drops dramatically...Yet fortunes are to be made by offering access.
So a shift occured in the nature of the artist. They continue creating, no longer expecting any real recompense in the here and now. However, the greatest tragedy the artist can imagine is going through the struggle and loving effort of creating a masterpiece no one will ever see, and a new niche of visibility middlemen was born. Those offering access to consumers convinced the content creators that sharing everything for free rewards the commodity of exposure (potentially with a someday payout). Every kid with GarageBand is giving away their tracks on ReverbNation while BFA Composers lurk in forums like beggars seeking an unpaid gigs to build a portfolio, and if you wiggle your ears right while touching your nose with your elbow you can get your stuff on internet radio or Spotify. Opportunistic Business Sharks circle picking at the edges. Music libraries accept submissions and take 50% for royalty free placement. Networking gatekeepers commodify connections. Pay to post "seeking", pay to respond. We fall under the spell of "Market through Facebook, build up a following..." Pay for some ads or risk invisibility. Use the tools and platforms and networking sites. Play friendly. Schmooze a little. Email influencers, like their feeds. Get a shout out from a blog. See a bump in new commodity of likes. Pour more hours into the marketing struggle.
Somehow the system, like a great alchemist, turned creativity into a form of consumerism.
If the goal was to make a living doing what we love, how did we end up convinced that doing something else would open the doors to getting rich off of our dreams? It was madness focusing on results instead of process. Putting promotion over the craft, leaning ladders against wrong walls and wondering why results aren't forthcoming. We called the new pursuit branding and identity. It's what the stars were doing. All the Success Blogs said it was imperative to breaking through the noise and being noticed. They sold the desire to be perceived into an outer ideal, rather than leveraging our personal truth, we lost sight of the path. To have all those hours back, to instead perfect something hidden but unmistakably genius.
Time unlocks purpose when faced with giving up childhood idolizations and moving on or choosing to carry our efforts into an uncertain future. Every year that passes you must make a decision to continue. The source of resiliency is passion. The journey is the destination. Everything needed to know could be found in practice. Slowing down through a difficult passage. Persistence to build strength and speed. Coordination and altering approach. Internalizing and assimilating. Learning the rules to break them. Baby steps towards greatness. The practice improves the whole person. The pursuit was a spiritual one, meditations in motion, one step cleaner, faster, stronger, longer. To find joy by disappearing in the effort.
And that is when you get the reward...
So how does all of this relate to a coal miner?
I don't think of coal mining as an emotionally rewarding task. Not particularly good for the environment either. Coal miners are, however, losing their lucrative jobs like musicians did thanks to changing technology. Like musicians they are in need of day jobs. Gainful employment.
I don't think of coal mining as an emotionally rewarding task. Not particularly good for the environment either. Coal miners are, however, losing their lucrative jobs like musicians did thanks to changing technology. Like musicians they are in need of day jobs. Gainful employment.
What followed originally was a diatribe against the failings of late capitalism and a romantic exploration of a utopian future. This derailed into a whole new post. To be read...
Instead I'll conclude with the original design intact. What musicians have to teach us about
employment in a digital age is:
On occasion you may have to do some menial shit you don't want to do in order to finance the life you accept living. It may seem beneath you but if it keeps you fed, with a roof over your head you can survive enough to side hustle a true ambition. Start planting the seeds today and water them every chance you get.
Constantly seek personal improvement with persistence and focus. A siren song of media and marketing seeks to convert your efforts into their profits. Don't fall for it. Pursue your goal diligently. Find interest in the cloud surrounding your path and grow from where you are. Become the best at what you want to be, if you are not that then the propping up will blow down in the first wind. Change is inevitable, the skills of today will become obsolete tomorrow. If you are not climbing you are sliding down hill. A good investor will tell you to diversify... the same goes for skills and talents. Never stop learning.
Constantly seek personal improvement with persistence and focus. A siren song of media and marketing seeks to convert your efforts into their profits. Don't fall for it. Pursue your goal diligently. Find interest in the cloud surrounding your path and grow from where you are. Become the best at what you want to be, if you are not that then the propping up will blow down in the first wind. Change is inevitable, the skills of today will become obsolete tomorrow. If you are not climbing you are sliding down hill. A good investor will tell you to diversify... the same goes for skills and talents. Never stop learning.
Saturday, February 20, 2016
Musings On Old Art
Old art and the acquisition of new skills leaves one to wonder whether or not they should go "George Lucas" on old projects and revitalize them or let them go and move on to the next creation, pushing forward once again into uncharted territory. A third option exists which is destroy it and never ever let it be seen. Ever.
The great fear is perpetual turd polishing, that yesterdays little baby was in fact a giant useless piece of shit that needs flushing. The great waste is hoarding work expecting that some day its inherent value will increase like wine in a cask.
One might consider art an exercise to develop self, but if the past is just training for that which is to come then should the fruit of that labor be disposable or hidden like a dirty secret. Art created in a vacuum might serve some cathartic purpose of time passage but will doubtful bring the outcome of self expression the artist needs. Art by its nature demands a sacrificial victim to experience the creation. Its reward center craves the notice of another for the price of sharing. Value allotted to art lies solely with the beholder. Take a look at the works of Basquiat for example: childish, simple, however lauded and applauded, held in high esteem by collectors, highly priced. What is it that sets these works apart? Certainly we are somewhat attracted to the lives of these artists, elevating value with the use of celebrity and hype. Ideally the childish free playing artist presented to the masses will die young leaving the collectors to hype and create inflated value for the now obligation free investment. The value of abstraction will always be questionable, and most of the time a name is all that matters...I digress.
I think I'm presenting a case for outsider music, the schizophrenic on a Casio keyboard. They are found on the street their dedication brings them to the attention of at least a select few who herald it as innovative and original. Its existence goes against everything the mainstream wishes to cram down our collective throats.
This does not serve the evolving artist seeking technical mastery behind creativity. I venture to say that the artist in pursuit of this virtuoso goal will never be able to achieve it because the horizon of quality will always be over the next mountain. It seems such a waste that those early mountains should be lost. Thus reiterating whether or not one should go back to early works to "fix" them with quality and skills acquired in later life.
I seem to be on the fence about this issue because I would rather move on and create something new than spend my time re-examining and repairing my past. Yet I am reluctant to let go even of things that now serve only as embarrassing milestones. Occasionally I think that kid as stupid and naive as he was had some decent ideas. Most of those thoughts were incomplete and crippled from inception. They laid dormant on hard drives for years. Stealing precious gigabytes and waiting to be nurtured from inadequacy into a state of sharability. Growth and life experience leads us away from that place and now as a completely different person it seems pointless to have these immature ideas lingering around and taking up space. By Beiber standards they could have been great, but who is holding them self to Bieber standards. That silliness needs be delivered by a 15-23 year old like the one that wrote it. That silliness needs someone like the grown up I am now make it good. That moment has passed, I am different, the culture is different, and going back to reshape my little gremlin babies seems wrong but necessary if I was to proudly present them to the light of day.
These works I have snuck into being invisibly available to the scrutiny of the public eye. The cost is seeking them, which turns out is a lofty price to pay. I create some new name for an old thing and banish it to exile in some dark corner of the web, mostly to keep them from dying, or at least tell myself I didn't kill them. When these works were made there was no YouTube or Bandcamp, or ReverbNation. MySpace was the start of all that, and even that was late to the party. So the works have served no purpose in exposure. Instead it's me that now needs to shine a light on these blighted creations. I want them to go be their own thing. Their connection to my name leads me to prefer that they fit the personal brand I now seek to maintain, but instead they represent a kid I once was. I love them for that but they exist as reminders that that kid wasn't good enough.
In today's society who we are and what we show are expected to be two separate things. The past that helped arrive somewhere is not so important as where the public eye sees and recognizes our current position.
Ideally that current position would be above the herd so that they might look up in adoration and respect or envy and loathing... As long as they are looking.
The great fault lies in not putting each thing out as it comes. YouTube is littered with kids posting amateur videos, some of these videos launch careers and pave the way to work with talents that compensate and elevate the artists brand allowing their genius to shine down upon the masses. In the new world of "Content Is King", quality may not be as important as it once was. Polished can come across as fake, amateur can come across as genuine.
Perhaps our evolution can be an inspiration to help another start challenging them self. Perhaps improving our old art can help us develop new skills or help us touch back on a commercial sensibility rejected along the way. All I know is if I stop creating, I might as well be dead. The stuff I'm making now I'm pretty happy with. 5 years from now I'll probably feel like it's garbage, and that's ok because that means I'm getting better.
Saturday, January 30, 2016
The Cooky Creativity of OddBlossom
Strippers, insects, and zombie dogs mashed in old time film against a back drop of experimental pop await those brave enough to face garbage dump wonderlands of collected media scrambled and reassembled under monochrome names like Pop Poubelism.
Drinking on the Job is no good for any performer but sometimes, just sometimes, it works out for the audience.
Armed with the artistic vision and commercial aspirations of Damien Hirst and Andy Warhol, Bram Urban set his sights on making a statement on the disposibility of popular music. Fueled by the Outsider Music notion of finding perfection in imperfection OddBlossom achieves the state of songwriting rawness lost in the blasé standards of modern plastic production techniques, Bram Urban's post contemporary sound is born of what the french labeled as " Poubellisme". The junk art aesthetic manifests itself through out his works as Bram Urban destroys multi tracks after early development preventing revision or the endless polishing of trite origins. By releasing the first creation and making a decision not to censor the muse, Bram Urban thins the barriers between Composition and Improvisation. Instead the artist turns to a perpetual reuse of a vast collection of old material, remixing again and again recordings, remixes, previous creations in cycles until out of chaos and assembly a natural shape emerges. Thus Bram Urban serves as the mirror on celebrity and narcissist culture while maintaining a sound that its completely distinctive.
Some time around 2006 an adventure of growing pains was undertaken and attributed to a childish alter ego, Bram Urban. OddBlossom became a public archive of audio works discarded in inevitable growth and way past their expiration date. Eventually explorations in video led back to old musical exploration and once again the child has room to play once again.
Cinema City by OddBlossom
2012 album "4 CM Off Reality. "
production by LogicalCurl.
Drinking on the Job is no good for any performer but sometimes, just sometimes, it works out for the audience.
DaRk CiTy DaZe by OddBlossom.
"4 CM Off Reality"
"4 CM Off Reality"
Video Edited from Dance Of Life by LogicalCurl.
Armed with the artistic vision and commercial aspirations of Damien Hirst and Andy Warhol, Bram Urban set his sights on making a statement on the disposibility of popular music. Fueled by the Outsider Music notion of finding perfection in imperfection OddBlossom achieves the state of songwriting rawness lost in the blasé standards of modern plastic production techniques, Bram Urban's post contemporary sound is born of what the french labeled as " Poubellisme". The junk art aesthetic manifests itself through out his works as Bram Urban destroys multi tracks after early development preventing revision or the endless polishing of trite origins. By releasing the first creation and making a decision not to censor the muse, Bram Urban thins the barriers between Composition and Improvisation. Instead the artist turns to a perpetual reuse of a vast collection of old material, remixing again and again recordings, remixes, previous creations in cycles until out of chaos and assembly a natural shape emerges. Thus Bram Urban serves as the mirror on celebrity and narcissist culture while maintaining a sound that its completely distinctive.
Thursday, August 20, 2015
Blanton's Greatest Hits!
In the process of overhauling multiple websites for compatibility with Mobile devices, I've spent the last two days, and all my background processing, pooling together samples from my disparate audio projects, making in essence a "Greatest Hits" record. It's a little western(Mesquite Treason), a little technopop(OddBlossom), a little ambient(SynaFleur), A little noisy(Mouth of Ash), a little cutesy(kinda sorta like me). You can listen or download it here. I call it "Nature Of Being."
Sunday, February 22, 2015
Autoharp Etude
This flashback to the past returns us to the days of The Flora Studio for a behind the scenes look at the madness behind Etudes In Construction Of Timbre.
Sunday, February 1, 2015
A Demonstration of Electro-Acoustic Digital Concréte
More Flashbacks to the Flora studio, this time for a demonstration and documentation of a recent change in the ImprovMachina version who knows what. It is a view of part of my process, program a little, play a little, the only thing missing is the edit a little. So here you get raw and untapped from The Flora Studio circa 2013.
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US musical gem for Clonmel World Music gig in Raheen House
The gold standard for American string band music
Clonmel World Music is back with a great show ,on Thursday 11th May in Raheen House Hotel, Clonmel.
They are delighted to welcome The Foghorn Stringband, all the way from Portland, Oregon, USA.
It is a big coup to get this band to come to play a show in Clonmel. They are in Ireland for the Feile Na Bealtaine Festival in Dingle and The Baltimore Fiddle Fair in West Cork, and Clonmel and Dublin are the only other gigs in Ireland on this tour.
The Foghorn Stringband is the present day gold standard for real-deal hard-hitting genuine old-time American string band music, with eight albums, thousands of shows, over 15 years of touring under their belts, and an entirely new generation of roots musicians following their lead.
American roots music is a diverse and never-ending well of inspiration, and The Foghorn Stringband continually and obsessively draw from old-time, bluegrass, classic country, and Cajun music traditions in an ongoing quest to present a broad span of American historical music with an unparalleled youthful energy, joy, and virtuosity.
Each member of Foghorn Stringband exemplifies the best of the roots music traditions from their respective native cultures.
Caleb Klauder's (vocals, mandolin, fiddle) wistful, keening vocals and rapidfire mandolin picking are influenced by Southern roots music.
Reeb Willms (vocals, guitar) hails from the wind swept Eastern farmlands of Washington.
Her musical family and rural upbringing are are on display with every note she sings.
Nadine Landry's (vocals, upright bass) roots lie in the rural backroads of Acadian Québec, and her high lonesome vocals have delighted audiences the world over.
Her earth-shaking bass playing is the rumbling backbone of the Foghorn sound.
Minnesotan Stephen 'Sammy' Lind, (vocals, fiddle, banjo) simply put, is the old-time fiddler of his generation whose tone and voice are as old as the same hills that gave birth to this music.
Together, these four have forged a sound like no other roots band. When it comes to faithful recreations of old time string band music you're hard pressed to find anyone doing it better than The Foghorn Stringband.
In performance, Foghorn Stringband gather around one microphone, balancing their music on the fly, and playing with an intense, fiery abandon.
To the band, this music is as relevant today as it was at its birth a century ago. They see themselves not only as cultural revivalists, but also as historians and fans of this music. Their performances and recordings are a joyful celebration of music from a bygone era that still holds the power to delight audiences worldwide.
Doors for the gig will open at 8.00pm, and The Foghorn Stringband will take to the stage at 9pm prompt.
Tickets for this great gig are on sale now, and are available in Marians Bookshop. O'Connell St. Clonmel , or from Gerry Lawless on 086 3389619.


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Simply Electronics is selling the Nokia X3-02 handset, in various colour schemes, for as little as £150 including free delivery and the seller has confirmed that it does indeed have stock and usually ships parcels within two working days.
The Nokia X3-02 smartphone - also known as Touch and Type - has a full keypad plus a 2.4-inch resistive touchscreen with a resolution of 240x320 pixels, all in a candybar format.
The handset comes iwth a one-touch music access with a dedicated music key on the keypad. Surprisingly for a phone in this price range, it comes with Wi-Fi, 3.5G and a five megapixel camera.
As expected, there's a full array of social networking apps, a microSD card, a FM Radio and up to 16 days standby time. It is compatible with both OVI store and OVI music (you get 10 free tracks from OVI Music).
It is one of the smallest and lightest smartphone on the market and already T-Mobile has confirmed that it will selling it, having set up a "register your interest" page here.


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Good morning parents!
The end of the first week is coming and some of our kids will already leave on Sunday… It's very sad to hear them say they would like to stay for some weeks more, so we are going to make the most of these last days.
The day began with a delicious outside breakfast. Then, the first English class started. It was about revision because after the snack the chlidren had the exam.
In the afternoon we went to the swimming pool and later we did some fun games. Of course, after that kids played the Olympics.
At night, we celebrated the graduation ceremony so we had dinner outside. All the food was so tasty! After a while we saw a performance by one of our monitors, Pablo who played the guitar and one of our MPs, María who sang. Both played the song «Creep» written by Radiohead, which was amazing!
When we finished clapping we started with the presentation of the awards. Some kids were awarded with a sash for the Funniest, Bill and Ben, the triplets and the happiest. We also enjoyed an other performance by a group of girls from the monitoring course who sang some great songs, whilst monitor Pablo accompanied them playing the guitar.
The night came to the end with some dances and finally we went to bed so happy because the next day we were going to… PortAventura!!!
Remember that we will be posting more information about the term in the blog and you can see updated pictures in the customer area. You can also follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
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The Challenges:
- Only 24 % of private sector Canadians are covered by a pension plan.
- Insufficient savings and too much debt: Ipsos Reid survey of 12,000 Canadians in 2015 shows 49 per cent of people 55 to 64 say they have saved less than 10 per cent of their retirement target to date, while household debt levels average $71,815.
- Longevity risk – In reality, most people don't know how long they will live and "average" life expectancy does not tell us who among us will be "average."
- Costs of supplemental healthcare, retirement home or assisted living
- Prospect of continued low interest rates and challenging financial markets
The Answers:
Consider the idea of moving your defined contribution plan assets at retirement and transferring them to a "low cost" professional money manager. If you belong to a Defined Benefit Plan, ask if it is underfunded; are you certain of the company's future viability? If not, consider taking out your accumulated value (lump sum) for investment.
- Get in and have a professional financial check-up well in advance of making the retirement decision
- DO NOT rely on CPP or OAS as the cornerstones of one's retirement plan. These government plans should be "insurance only" and supplemental to your savings and investments.
- Have your current investments reviewed because tomorrow's markets will NOT resemble those of today.
- Get YOUR Will updated!
Today's investment firms have not taken the time to look out beyond a one year time horizon to plan for the way and means to restructure client's lives sufficiently. Although everyone acknowledges the demographic shift, the key will lie in shifting your savings and investments to maintain your quality of life in the critical decades ahead. Information, knowledge, wisdom and being partnered with professionals looking beyond tomorrow unlock the formula for smart investors seeking future success.
A comfortable and worry-free retirement is about generating the income you need to lead the lifestyle you want. Gone are the simple days, with steady pension cheques, predictable world markets and outstanding health care made retirement your golden years.
As Socrates said, "The secret of change is to focus all of your energy on not on fighting the old but building on the new". As investment professionals, time and again we can attest that one of the greatest impediments to successful outcomes when investing is procrastination. We allow the obvious to become our enemy. With so many facing retirement decisions, those now enjoying retirement and those making critical estate plans, let's avoid making the error of waiting until we feel ready, we could end up waiting for the rest of our lives.
Make that call now to speak with the authors of this timely guide.


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Curating Carnival
30 Jan 2015
Regular hours
- Friday
- 08:30 – 17:00
Cost of entry
Free Admission
- Granary Building
- 1 Granary Square
- London
- United Kingdom
Travel Information
- Tube: King's Cross St Pancras
Curating Carnival is a procession, sound and performance event that will take place in The Street in Central St Martins on Friday 30th January 2015.
Curating Carnival is a procession, sound and performance event that will take place in The Street in Central St Martins on Friday 30th January 2015. The event coincides with the anniversary of the first Caribbean Carnival to take place in London at the nearby St Pancras Town Hall in 1959. Curating Carnival is a follow up to the hugely successful performance The Sky is Dancing by CSM Fine Art XD Pathway students that took place in TATE MODERN's Turbine Hall as part of Up Hill Down Hall: An Indoor Carnival curated by Claire Tancons, which took place on 23rd August 2014 last year. (See: www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-modern/performance-and-music/bmw-tate-live-hill-down-hall-indoor-carnival and the participating CSM students' website http://theskyisdancing.wordpress.com/ )
The Curating Carnival event at CSM continues student engagement with carnival from the Tate event by investigating carnival as an artistic practice in the broadest sense: exploring public procession, the carnivalesque, performance, the politics of the street and publicness, resistance and celebration. The event will feature performances, mobile sculptures, projections and sounds from a wide range of students across several courses at UAL, including Fine Art and Performance Design and Practice. This project was instigated and is led by UAL's joint Chairs of Black Art and Design, Professors Sonia Boyce and Paul Goodwin in collaboration with Senior Lecturer Anne Eggebert and Pathway Leader Stephen Carter of the BA Fine Art XD Pathway at CSM with choreographical coordination by artist Serena Korda and sound design by artists Dubmorphology (Trevor Mathison and Gary Stewart).
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He can Paint
Its always fun to lay back and let a great guy paint you. .
Close up of me pose for the art work.
(keep in mind the unsafe one is on Flicker)
Pose - SE ~ Erotic Art (GG)
Hair - MINA - Stella (VIP GG)
Tattoo - [Suicidal Thots] - Gaia (RARE)
Cuffs - :[P]: - Phaen Cuffs @ Salem 2019
Panties - BlueBerry - Dream Girl - Panties
White Girl
Sometimes you just need to be a while Girl to get things to match just right.
Sexxy Demon
When you Summon a Sexxy Demon.
[Cinnamon Cocaine] Demon Pack
( Horn, Wings, Alter, Particles, Perch( used the pose inside)
The Wings to this set is fully Bento and move when you walk and seem to move even when you are just standing there or sitting some where. many opts for colors too.
the gold flick you see on them is from the light of the candles. very well done wings.
Iconic Doll - Blueberry
(Shoes, Panties, Bra, body Chain)
Hair - KUNI - Bonnie
It's about time for her to have some "me" time among the dandelions.
They relate more than most would understand. ♥
Time with a Friend
Some times Sing with a friend will help ya chill and find where you belong in the world. just hang with a close friend and find your home.
Pose - SN - Our Duet (mic and Guitar)
Hair - Runaway - Stella
Top - Blueberry - Alicia
Pants - [JUSTICE] - Arya Pants @Exclusive for THE LEVEL EVENT
Shoes - Bishes Inc - Revenge @ Black fair
Comfortable,cute,casual and affordable.
Hair,earrings,shirt,bag,shorts and shoes are 1L or less each
Some are group gifts some are simply priced for 0L.
If a group join is required, the group(s) are free to join. Enjoy!
Hair: [Nyne] Group Gift Hair - Tivi #37
Earrings: Loki - Moon Earrings - Gift
Shirt: :::Revelation::: Ingrid Sweatshirt Gift
Shorts: :::Revelation::: Glaice leggings Gift
Bag: *SS* Star Studded Bag
Shoes: Blueberry - Georgina - Group Gift - Work Out Shoes
Nails: Absolut Vendetta -Elisa nails Bento Fat Pack (not free)
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The presence of butterflies are quite a blessing.
Hat: ^Zan's^ freebie Boater
Hair: Navy+Copper - Joy Grayscale
Shirt: .:SS:. Striped See Through Racer Back Crop (Free!)
Pants: Blueberry - Group Gift - Joggers <3 (Free!)
Shoes: Boudoir - Strawberry Sneakers (transfer) (gacha)
Nails: ~GD~Cash Me Ousside(How Bow Dah Ed.) - Slink Dynamic Hands(fem)
Pose/Prop: A&R:ButterflyPose (Free!)
Background Sim: Ville de Coeur - Harbor Square
(post by Cortes)
Sister Love
Sisters are something you keep close.
Pose - Something New - Framed Sisters
Hair - Truth - VIP Kaijah
Dress - Blueberry - Demi
(Both girls are wear the same dress)
Girl in red
Hair - {Limerence} - Evelina Hair
Thick Ma'
She ain't afraid to eat
That menu is strong
From berries to beef
Dusk till dawn
In her fur she roams
Tops stay tiny
Steppin' on bois
Stayin' mighty
When one is lost and can't find there way in the fair you must stop and look around to see where you really want to go. You just may find what it is you really are looking for.
Close up of the horns and face
Pose - PosEd - Silent Angel @ Pose fair it is the Gift there.
Hair - [RA] - Britney
Wings - Blueberry - Lilith
The Plastik Store - (all below gatch)
:[P]:- Demon Eyes:// Noir
:[P]:- Ariah Arm Cuff
:[P]:- Ariah Bindi
:[P]:- Ariah Bracelet
:[P]:- Ariah Dress
:[P]:- Ariah Jeweled Ears
:[P]:- Ariah Face Jewels
:[P]:- Ariah Horn [Swirl]
:[P]:- Femme Ariah Necklace Chocker and Short
:[P]:- Ariah Jewel Crown
:[P]:- Ariah Boots
:[P]:- Ariah Tail
:[P]:- Ariah Tail Jewelry
:[P]:- Ariah's Icy Soul Skin
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Forward to 2 October 2011 moth page, back to 4 September 2011 moth page, to general moths page.
Probably our last trapping of the season
and only four moths in the trap by the time we'd got out of bed to look
at them. Gone is the infestation of Large Yellow Underwing (just two in the trap) but we were honoured with the presence
of the distinctive Angle Shades (previously photographed in its spring
brood here) and a Lunar Underwing (previously photographed here, thanks to Jan-Paul Charteris, David142 and Paul Chapman for help with the ID).


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Woo your kids with Motu Patlu wax figurines at Madame Tussauds in Delhi
Madame Tussauds in New Delhi is known for all the celebrity wax statues and the iconic stars it houses. In the midst of all the glitz and glamour, New Delhi's Madame Tussauds also has a few statues dedicated to the pleasure of the younger audiences.
Among the iconic life like statues of celebrities, film stars, sports personalities like Amitabh Bachchan, Shahrukh Khan and even Prime Minister Narendra Modi, now live and breathe the life like cartoon characters Motu-Patlu.
Motu Patlu and their rib tickling adventure has garnered a ton of tiny fans, Indian kids are especially attracted to the cartoon characters that they can find it more relatable.
The cartoon characters motu patlu are quite famous for hogging samosa after samosa and getting some sort of a superpower similar to the one that Popeye got after eating spinach. Hence, the integral samosa also made the cut for the famous Madame Tussauds.
The Motu Patlu duo is the third cartoon installment in the wax statue museum after the famous Doraemon and Shinchan. They are also the first ever Indian cartoon characters to be given the said honour.
The installment has given all the parents out there, the perfect excuse to take their bundle of joy for an adventure and show them around the Tussauds wax museum. If you have siblings we would highly recommend taking the tour and going to the museum to make them meet their favourite cartoon characters. So gather the tiny gangsters, add a picnic basket and make a day out of the tour.
Price: ₹494 onwards (Kids, 3-11 years of age), ₹624 onwards (Adults)
Location: Regal Building, 44, Connaught Cir, Connaught Place, New Delhi


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Hi, I'm using Digilent Nexys 3 board to write data from FPGA chip to Flash.
I used Xilinx Studio Platform to create a Base System Builder and added the bsb support file as well which is downloaded from digilent website, but problem is, I can't see spi peripheral. How can I add it to my design. I know I can add it when I choose create a system for custom board option, but it is a fixed board.
Can anyone help me?Edited by huukim


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STORM Autumn 17 in available in-store and online now at stormonline.com


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Monteluz Pisco
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I came across Pisco last month for the first time and it seems like one of those things that everyone other than me already seems to know about. For those of you who also like to drink unusual things and haven't come across Pisco previously I've included a brief history of the spirit below with a link to the bilingual Monteluz Pisco website.
Pisco is a close relative of brandy that was originally developed by Spanish settlers in Peru and Chile – they needed to distill wine in order to move it long distances in high temperatures without it souring. Unlike traditional European brandies, Pisco isn't aged in oak so it maintains more of the flavour from the grape varietals used during production which has resulted in it developing a cult following in the USA and Europe.
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Cultivating indoors helps many growers continue to harvest year-round, even in cold-weather climates. However, it makes little sense to have to run air conditioners at full capacity to cool indoor environments when ambient temperatures are below freezing. Find out how utilizing dry cooling could lower your monthly operational costs.
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Cannabis legalization and decriminalization is one of the most interesting topics of this decade. Over the last few years, more states are lifting prohibition either for medical or adult-use. And the results have been astonishing. In just the last eight months alone, Colorado has achieved $620 million in sales and sent $95 million to state coffers . But what Colorado has demonstrated is just the tip of the cannabis iceberg.
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Sleepover: Tricks
- When someone falls a sleep, dot them all over with washable felt-tip pen so they are polka-dotted when they wake up!
- When someone goes to the bathroom, quickly cover the door with crepe paper, taped to the door frame. What a shock when they try to come back out!
- Put rubber snakes in everyone's sleeping bags and see who jumps first!
- Mix up everyone's slippers and race to find and put on your own pair first!
- Wind a ball of string or cotton around the party room, then have someone follow the string path to a prize at the end!
use cling film its better because if they were already fully awake they would see the crepe paper and also try putting string on the bottom of the door frame they will trip over
Ok thank you xx
coooooooool ideas howdo u cum up with them but i need something that last4 a while :|
sounds ok...
Hahah lol must try them, also try putting there hand in a bowl of Luke warm water, then at the same thine put there underpants in the freezer, when they wet them selves give them the frozen underpants. LOL!!!
pipper stone
it was brilliant cant say any more i was so pleased...thanks
ace! my friends party tomorrow, and were all planning on doing summit to her! all of these are ace were gonna do em'!
That wasnt so good. crepe paper not that strong.
Why not try, when someone falls asleep put cream on their hand them tickle them on the nose ! They will have cream all over their face !
EVIL but very funny, really good ideas i cant wait to them on my friends.
Try this!
u shud try puttin ur m8's knickers in da freezer - i tried dat once lol she was well shocked lol
good dress up games are fab but sleep over ones are faber
Cool sounds fun!!!!
im havin a huge hotel party nxt fri ....im definetly trien theese
becase it's a sleep over .
omg this is soooo mean i would never do dat 2 ma frends
leyba cardenas
i am totaly going 2 do dis when my bffs come 2 sleep over imma have soooo much fun w/ them thnx
this games soinds class going 2 play it when ma m8s come
oh my god...
The crepe paper thing souns really cool. I think that i'll try it wen my friends come over soon.!!!!!! Thnx!
its the best i like the poka-dotd one happy b'day to me.
I like the covering the door with crepe paper.
The crept paper ideas sound funny!
that is exactley what we are looking for. i love to play tricks!!!!!!!!!!!
i like the creat papper ides
that a great and cooley game
I think this game is really funny!!! Sounds loud and crazy!!!!! I cant wait to play!
i love this game
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Allergen labelling
The Government has announced plans to introduce a new allergen labelling law to help further protect the UK's two million people living with food allergy[1].
The new legislation will mandate full ingredients labelling for foods which are prepacked for direct sale. These are foods that have been made and packed on the same premises from which they are being sold. For example, a packaged sandwich or salad made by staff earlier in the day and placed on a shelf for purchase.
Currently, these foods are not required to carry labels and information on allergens, as it is expected that the customer can speak with the person who made or packed the product for this information. This has led to people mistakenly assuming that the food does not contain any allergens.
The announcement is the result of a UK-wide consultation, launched in January, that sought views on updating food allergen labelling laws for foods prepacked for direct sale. It followed the tragic death of teenager Natasha Ednan-Laperouse, as a result of an allergic reaction to a baguette she had eaten which did not display allergen information on the packaging.
It is proposed that the new laws will come into force in England, Wales and Northern Ireland by summer 2021 – giving food businesses time to adapt to the change.
Many food businesses have already taken steps to improve food labelling. Others who have yet to make changes are being urged to do all they can ahead of the implementation date to help consumers make safe food choices.


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Tuesday 14 May 2013 4:37:41 pm - 4 replies
Hello. Still trying to learn a bit more about ez5 and the migration extension process.
Actually i'm trying to do an ez5 version of ezdisqus, an extension that can be reached at bdunogier's github account
Following how other fieldtypes are built and the doc at https://confluence.ez.no/display/EZP/Legacy+configuration, i've got now a fromHash function and also a disqus.yml file with this piece of content
parameters: disquscomments.my_front_site.Disqus.ShortName: mysite
My question is how should i proceed to get this value? Can this value be reached from FieldType class or maybe should i add a controller, and call it from the fieldtype twig template?
Thank you!
Modified on Tuesday 14 May 2013 4:46:40 pm by Carlos Revillo
Tuesday 14 May 2013 5:07:10 pm
i'll try to be more clear.
In my Resources/config/ folder, i've added a disqus.yml. in this file i plan to add the settings, al least some of theme, that we had in https://github.com/bdunogier/ezdisqus/blob/master/settings/disqus.ini
Further more, i added a filled called Type.php in [Mybundle]/Core/FieldType/DisqusComments/Type.php.
In this file, among others there's a function called toHash. (not fromHash as i said before, sorry.).
This toHash function is more or less like
public function toHash( $value ) { if ( $this->isEmptyValue( $value ) ) { return null; } return array( 'comments_enabled' => $value->comments_enabled, 'shortname' => // should i try to get the value i added in my disqus.yml?, 'url' => // should i try to get the location having this fieldtype ); }
I can get that comments_enabled value without any problems. but i wonder if:
1) Is a good idea try to get my DisqusShortName from this function, so in my disqus.html.twig i could go like
{% block disquscomments_field %} ... {{ field.value.shortname }} {% endblock %}
1. a) If so, how should i proceed?
1. b) If not, could be an idea to add a controller to my bundle and maybe calleid from my disqus.html.twig file where i will have something like
{% block disquscomments_field %} {{ render( controller... }} {% endblock %}
Modified on Tuesday 14 May 2013 5:11:19 pm by Carlos Revillo
Thursday 23 May 2013 11:06:12 am
@Carlos You can always use the dependency injection configuration to insert parameters to your FieldType, something like this:
This way, your datatype does not need to know anything about service container or configuration. Everything is provided to it through the constructor.
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Solar system terrestrial planets were exposed to strong (10~100 times present levels) soft X-ray and EUV radiation from the young Sun for several hundred million years after their formation. Planetary upper atmospheres expanded to several planetary radii under such XUV radiation and fast escape of major atmosphere gases occurred. The radial outflow, as a result of fast atmosphere escape, caused planetary upper atmospheres to deviate from the traditional hydrostatic equilibrium state, and a new regime, the hydrodynamic regime, is appropriate for the upper atmospheres of early solar system terrestrial planets. Because the hydrodynamic outflow effectively controlled the energy budget in planetary upper atmospheres, the total atmosphere escape could have been conserved regardless which particular atmosphere escape channel could have been dominant. Such a fundamental phenomena also applies to exoplanets such as hot Jupiters (already observed) and hot super Earths (future observations).
3/4/2010 – Planetary Upper Atmospheres under Strong XUV Radiation
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Prosecutor: Nice Truck Terrorist Had 'Support and Accomplices'
The Elite are constantly attributing these attacks to "lone wolf nut jobs". Why? Because "lone wolfs" are harder to stop, and fit in with the Elites desire for ever more surveillance and control: States of emergency and/or Martial Law, for instance. They perpetuate the myth of the "lone wolf" to increase their control, not for safety, – Shorty Dawkins, Associate Editor
This article comes from Breitbart.com
by AFP
French truck killer Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel was helped to prepare his Bastille Day attack by five suspects who are now in custody, prosecutor Francois Molins said Thursday.
Molins said the four men and a women were "involved in the preparation" of the attack, which had been planned months in advance.
More than 400 investigators have been poring over evidence since the July 14 attack in which Bouhlel rammed a truck into crowds on the Nice promenade, leaving 84 dead and over 300 injured.
Molins said that one of the suspects had filmed the scene of the crime the day after the carnage, as it crawled with police and journalists.
The five suspects will be presented to anti-terrorism judges later Thursday and Molins said prosecutors had requested they be charged with conspiracy to commit terrorism, among other crimes.


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Sun Wukong is the first Monkey King and is known as The Great Victorious Fighting Buddha and the Great Sage Equaling Heaven. He is also Bikou's ancestor[1] and Indra's former vanguard.
Sun Wukong has the figure of a primary school child (at least a meter tall), covered in golden fur (Dark beige in the anime) wearing a monk's cassock, a wrinkled, creased face and black skin (Beige in the anime). He is also seen carrying a staff-like weapon, smoking a pipe, wearing shades with a cyber design, and also donning prayer beads on his forehead.
Sun Wukong claims that he is a free geezer, not caring much for worthless things.[2] Despite so, he would carry out the orders given to him by Indra and is shown to be wise enough to give advice to people.[3] Sun Wukong may have a jokester personality as Yuuto Kiba once claimed that he can sense similarities in Sun Wukong's personality to that of Bikou's.[2] In fact, Sun Wukong was known to be extremely mischievous in his youth as he's known to have once playfully caused a havoc so immense, that the Buddha had no choice but to imprison him underneath a mountain. Despite all of this traits, he is very wise and intelligent enough to explain to Yuuto about Samael's deadly poison blood and how a soul is very fragile and weak (if it doesn't have anybody).
He also hates Devils from the Old Satan Faction, claiming that they were the ones responsible for the destruction of his kin in the past. However, Sun Wukong's hate of the Devils is limited to their past generation as he believes that the current generation of the Devils is different and so, cannot be held responsible. He understands the value of determination and commitment and isn't hesitant to acknowledge others as shown when he complements Issei for defeating the Hero Faction and protecting his comrades even without the use of the Juggernaut Drive. Amongst the very few Gods, the few that he respects are Sakra, the Trimurti gods, Odin, Zeus, and the God of the Bible, as he generally hates evil beings, or Gods, that desire nothing but to conquer, destroy, or bring chaos to the world. He also has great respect towards the current leaders of the "Three Great Main Powers", and believes that they are strong and are capable of managing their own Factions very well.
Sun Wukong is a monkey that was born from a stone and acquired supernatural powers through Taoist practices. After rebelling against Heaven, he was imprisoned under a mountain by the Buddha. Before that had happened, he had earlier fought against the Bull Demon King, the one who manipulated him into rebelling against Heaven by killing his friends. After a massive battle, he successfully banished the Bull Demon King from Heaven after the latter attempted to overthrown and rule it. He later accompanies the monk Xuanzang Sanzang on a journey to retrieve Buddhist sutras from India while being accompanied by "Pigsy" (猪八戒 Zhu Bajie) and "Sandy" (沙悟浄 Sha Wujing), both of whom had offered to accompany the priest in order to atone for their previous crimes. The group encountered a series of eighty-one tribulations before accomplishing their mission and returning safely to China. There, Sun Wukong was granted Buddhahood for his service and strength.
After his ascension to Buddhahood, Sun Wukong eventually became Indra's vanguard. Shortly after the Khaos Brigade became known to the world, Sun Wukong was sent by Indra to fend off the organization and succeeded in fending off many terrorist attacks, especially the ones led by the Old Satan Faction and the Hero Faction.
At some point in the past, he met a young Cao Cao. Cao Cao learns from Sun Wukong about how he carries the blood of the hero Cao Cao which was something that he and his parents weren't aware of. Since then he and Indra made contact of him before Cao Cao joined the Khaos Brigade but still keeps an eye on him, as Indra's orders.
The Heroic Oppai Dragon
Sun Wukong is mentioned by Azazel in Volume 7, who informed Bikou that "the monkey" (referring to Sun Wukong) is currently searching for him (much to Bikou's dismay).
He makes his full appearance alongside Yu-Long at Kyoto in Volume 9, helping Issei and his friends during their fight against Cao Cao and the Hero Faction, who were mind-controlling Yasaka. As soon as he appeared, he effortlessly overwhelmed the Hero Faction, by defeating Siegfried in one shot, destroying the mist of Dimension Lost and blocking Cao Cao's True Longinus with a finger, all while claiming that they are still too young to challenge him, and forced the Hero Faction to retreat. He later advised Issei to use Pailingual on Yasaka to test if he can help her regain her consciousness, which it does. He then has a chat with Issei apologizing to him for the trouble caused by his kin and complimented the boy for choosing a different approach to harness the power of the Heavenly Dragon, instead of the usual Juggernaut Drive.
He was looking for Bikou until the latter calls him in Volume 12 to ask for his help in healing Vali Lucifer who is cursed with Samael's poison. Yuuto also asks him about Samael's poison in hopes of getting a hint on Issei's chances of survival to which Sun Wukong answers that the density of Samael's curse is very powerful, so there's a high chance of Issei's soul perishing alongside his physical body, since according to him, there is nothing more fragile than a soul that has lost its vessel. He then asks if Samael's curse was detected from Issei's Evil Pieces to which Yuuto confirms that there was none. Hearing this, Sun Wukong theorizes that despite the lack of his physical body, Issei's soul might be safe. He also gives assurance to Yuuto and the Vali Team that Indra won't rampage like Hades, before leaving the Gremory territory with Yu-Long to deal with the Khaos Brigade.
The Legend of Oppai Dragon and his Lively Companions
In Volume 16, Sun Wukong participated in the meeting for the formation of the D×D and was appointed as the sub-leader. He also proposed in training the members of D×D where they will be able to reach Ultimate-class strength and for the Longinus possessors to fight on par with God-class opponents.
In Volume 17, Sun Wukong helped train Issei and Vali to effectively use and not waste their powers. He, personally, sparred with Vali, with Vali not able to hit him at all, while a dummy in his likeness trained Issei to try and use the same amount of power ten times in a row.
In Volume 21, during the war against Qlippoth's army with the imperial beast in their control, Sun Wukong arrives mid-battle riding on Yu-Long along with Zhu Bajie, Sha Wujing, and Nezha, wiping out as many Evil Dragons and fake Scale Mails as they can.
Red Dragon Emperor of the Blazing Truth × White Dragon Emperor of the Morning Star: The True Dragon(s) of the Kuoh Academy
In Volume 22, Sun Wukong participates at the opening ceremony of the Azazel Cup, while also bringing Yu-Long, first generation Zhu Bajie, first generation Sha Wujing, and the Nezha Prince despite having decided to retire them. Sun Wukong noticed Mahabali glaring at Indra, he advised him that it won't be too late when he does fight Indra.
Sun Wukong appeared in Volume 25, to celebrate at the Hyoudou Residence with his team and the rival teams for passing the preliminaries.
Sun Wukong reappeared in True Volume 3, together with Suzaku Himejima at the giant traditional mansion to meet with DxD team to discuss about the Five Principal Clans offering their full support and he wishes to tell them something. He reports to them that the temples that worships Enma have been affected by Olympus magic spells to make him mad and laughs when Issei says they're sly, he later assured that they will protect Kyoto while doing some sightseeing and tells the group to enjoy the Oppai Dragon show and he will defeat his enemies with his Ruyi Bang. Sun Wukong later summons the Hero Faction members to apologize to Yasaka for the trouble they caused last year and she accepted their apology.
Powers & Abilities
Youjutsu Master: Sun Wukong has complete mastery of Youjutsu. With it, he is able to conjure various offensive and defensive spells.
- Replication: Each of his hairs possesses magical properties, capable of being transformed into clones of the Monkey King himself, and/or into various weapons, animals, and other objects.
- Transformation: Sun Wukong knows 72 transformations, which allow him to transform into various animals and objects; however, he has trouble transforming into other forms, due to the accompanying incomplete transformation of his tail.
Senjutsu Master: Sun Wukong has complete mastery of Senjutsu, and according to his descendant Bikou, he can be considered a real monster because of it. With it, he was able to easily rejuvenate Issei with a single tap from his staff. [3] Additionally he was capable of using his ki to cure Vali of the deadly poison of Samael.
- Touki: As a Senjutsu Master, Sun Wukong can use touki, increasing his offense, defense, and speed; he is described as having overwhelming ki. He can channel touki into Ruyi Jingu Bang to enhance its offense and defense power, letting him counter Vali's demonic and magic attacks in balance breaker. In True Volume 04, after releasing both touki and shout, Sun Wukong could disperse some of the clones Bikou created.
Immense Strength: In his youth, Sun Wukong possessed an immense amount of strength; he is able to lift his 17,550 lb staff with ease. After his ascension to a Buddha, he's said to have become even stronger than before as he is noted to be among the main battle force of Mount Meru. Despite his advanced age, Sun Wukong is still extremely powerful, as shown when he was able to effortlessly overwhelm the Hero Faction, defeating Siegfried in one shot, destroyed Dimension Lost's mist using a single spell, and could block the Strongest Longinus, True Longinus using a single finger. He is said to be able to fight and defeat Ultimate-class and High-class Devils with ease, without even showing the true extent of his strength.
Immense Durability: Sun Wukong is immensely durable to any attacks. He can easily tank most attacks without being hurt, as seen when he casually blocked Cao Cao`s True Longinus with just one finger. Although, it is stated by Wukong that even he would turn into ashes if he ever got hit by the attacks of both the current Heavenly Dragons.
Immense Speed: Sun Wukong is incredibly fast, as he could casually block a sneak attack from Cao Cao's True Longinus. He could also keep up with Vali in his Balance Breaker while toying with him.
Master Combatant: Sun Wukong is a tremendously powerful and skilled fighter, as he is among the main battle force of Mount Meru and Indra's former vanguard.[4] He could completely overpower the strongest members of the Hero Faction and stated that they were all too young to stand a chance against him.[5] In addition when the Khaos Brigade made themselves known to the world, Sun Wukong was sent by Indra to fend off the group, and managed to stop several of their operations with minimal effort.[6] Another testament to his combat prowess was that he considered most of the members of D×D amateurs with flashy appearances, and stated that he would be able to train them to be strong enough to fight Ultimate-Class opponents. Additionally, he was confident in training the Longinus wielders to be strong enough to fight God-Class opponents. [7] During his sparring matches against Vali, the strongest White Dragon Emperor in history, he easily toyed with him and managed to evade or block all of his attacks with minimal effort and movements.[8]
Master Magician: He is shown great mastery of using magic and spells, particularly to those of ancient and legendary magic that he learned through Taoist practices. He knows spells to command wind, part water, conjure protective circles against demons, and freeze humans, demons, and gods alike. Sun Wukong can cast a spell powerful enough to destroy the mist of the Dimension Lost, helped Issei perform the Pailingual through Yasaka and Kunou, he twirled his staff and tapped the ground. In that instant creating a strange space covering the breast territory, they were in. He is also shown to be able to remove very tough, thick, complex and powerful barriers and seals with ease, but was unable to do that in the past while he traveled with Xuanzang on account of the fact that he was still atoning for his sins at that time.
Ruyi Jingu Bang (如意棒, Nyoi-bō): An iron rod/cudgel, whose size changes according to its wielder's wishes, that Sun Wukong obtained from the undersea palace of Ao Guang, the Dragon King of the East Sea. It is immensely heavy and has the power to change its size, multiply itself, and fight according to the whim of its master.
Jīndǒu Yún (筋斗雲, Kinto'un): Sun Wukong can summon a golden cloud that he can ride on.
- Sun Wukong is the Monkey King from the Chinese epic novel Journey to the West.
- Sun Wukong is the first Buddha introduced in the series, the second being Xuanzang Sanzang, and third being Nezha.
- His team name for the Azazel Cup is Journey to the West in reference to the story he's most known for.
- ↑ Highschool DxD Light Novel Volume 4 Life 5 Part 2
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Highschool DxD Light Novel Volume 12 Life -3 Part 3
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Highschool DxD Light Novel Volume 9 Life 4 Part 5
- ↑ Highschool DxD Light Novel Volume 21 Life 2 Part 3
- ↑ Highschool DxD Light Novel Volume 9 Life 4 Part 5
- ↑ Highschool DxD Light Novel Volume 9 Life 4 Part 5
- ↑ Highschool DxD Light Novel Volume 16 Life DxD
- ↑ Highschool DxD Light Novel Volume 17 Life 1 Part 2


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