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- "Kyle Katarn at your service. Welcome to a day in the life of a Jedi."
- —Katarn to Jaden Korr
Kyle Katarn is a human male rebel operative from Sulon and later a Jedi of the New Jedi Order. He was a former imperial stormtrooper who defected to the Rebellion. Often paired with fellow Rebel agent and smuggler Jan Ors, he performed many covert missions for the Rebel Alliance and later the New Republic, including the sabotage of the Dark Trooper Project. Katarn was later informed of his force sensitivity, and taught himself to become a Jedi while in search of the Valley of the Jedi. During this journey, he confronted the dark side within both himself and in the form of the Dark Jedi Jerec and his minions. The fear of the dark side led him to severe his conection with the Force only to regain it in order to defeat the fallen Jedi Desann and "The Remnant". After defeating him, Katarn accepted Skywalker's offer on to become a Jedi Master at the Jedi Academy. He also participated in the campaign against the Disciples of Ragnos alongside his new apprentices Jaden Korr and Rosh Penin.
Dark ForcesEdit
Just before the events of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, Kyle, a former Imperial Stormtrooper and agent, now a mercenary for hire is in the service of the Rebel Alliance.
His first mission (which was also released independently as a demo of the game) involved infiltration of an Imperial base on the planet Danuta, in order to steal the Death Star plans. The mission to Danuta resulted in Rebel possession of the plans that would later be given to Princess Leia and lead to the destruction of the Death Star.
After the Battle of Yavin, he was contacted again by Mon Mothma to investigate an Imperial assault on the Tak Base of Talay, using a type of Imperial trooper never encountered previously. After the attack on Tak Base Kyle infiltrated the ruins of the base and discovered a prototype dark trooper weapon. The initials "M.R." were discovered on it, which were found to stand for Moff Rebus, an infamous Imperial weapons engineer. This investigation revealed the dark trooper project, led by General Rom Mohc, and this led Katarn to Anoat, where he found the Moff hiding in the sewage system of Anoat City.
During interrogation, Moff Rebus revealed the location of a testing facility for the mineral phrik, used in the construction of dark troopers, on the planet Fest. After obtaining a sample of this mineral, he was led to the Gromas system, where phrik was mined and the phase-I dark troopers were manufactured. After the destruction of this facility, Crix Madine was found to have been captured by the Empire and sent to an Imperial detention center on Orinackra. Once he had rescued Madine, he provided him with critical information regarding the dark trooper project.
He traveled to the Ramsees Hed docking port on Cal-Seti, which was used for Imperial runs to the frozen planet of Anteevy, where the second phase of dark trooper construction was completed. After smuggling himself aboard an Imperial ship, he reached Anteevy, destroyed the Ice Station Beta facility. He was afterwards led to Nar Shaddaa, where he obtained a Nava card. At this point in the scenario, the Empire has placed a large bounty on his head, and as he pulls out of Nar Shaddaa, the Moldy Crow is captured by Jabba the Hutt in the Star Jewel.
There, he was stripped of his weapons and had to fight hand-to-hand with a kell dragon. After obtaining his weapons, he and Jan Ors escape to Coruscant, the only place where he could insert the Nava Card into a decoder to reveal data chips used for additional information. On his way to his ship, Kyle found the Crow missing and Boba Fett, hired by Mohc, waiting for him. He defeated Fett after a hard fight and then traveled to the Imperial Fuel Station Ergo, where he sneaked onto the Executor. From here, he smuggled himself aboard the Arc Hammer, where the third and final phase of the dark troopers was being overseen. Finally, he faced Rom Mohc, spearhead of the operation (who was using the only phase-III dark trooper exoskeleton in existence), and defeated him. Kyle then proceeded to blow up the Arc Hammer and escaped. Watching from the Executor, Darth Vader comments that this "is an unfortunate setback" and somewhat prophetically notes that "the Force is strong with Katarn."For his actions and bravery in the face of defeat, Mon Mothma awarded him the Star of Alderaan.
His signature weapon was the Bryar blaster pistol, an accurate but slow-firing pistol. He collected other weapons along the way, such as the E-11 blaster rifle and the Imperial Heavy Repeater.. His signature weapon was the Bryar blaster pistol, an accurate but slow-firing pistol. He collected other weapons along the way, such as the E-11 blaster rifle and the Imperial Heavy Repeater.
Jedi Knight: Dark Forces IIEdit
After the second Death Star has been destroyed, the Dark Jedi Jerec and his six Dark Jedi seek the map to the Valley of the Jedi and captures the jedi Qu Rahn for it. Meanwhile, Kyle as a mercenary chases the informant droid 8t88 for a data disc that belonged to his father, Morgan Katarn. After retrieving the disc, Kyle returns home to the planet Sulon where he is able to read the disc with his droid WeeGee. He is granted a lightsaber and a quest to protect the Valley of the Jedi by a hologram of his father contained in the disc. He receives help from his trusted partner and pilot, Jan Ors. During his quest Katarn encounters the Dark Jedi and finds the map to the Valley of the Jedi on Ruusan. At the valley, Jerec plans to absorb the ancient power that lies in the valley. His plans are, however, stopped by Kyle, who arrives and kills him in a lightsaber duel. Following Jerec's defeat, Kyle stays upon path of the lightside and joins Luke Skywalker's Jedi Academy.
In the alternative non-canon Dark Side ending, after killing Jerec, Kyle takes the power of the Valley for himself and becomes the new Emperor.
Jedi Knight II: Jedi OutcastEdit
- " I hate it when you say "troubling". "
- —Kyle on Mon Mothma
Kyle, having abandonedthe path of the Jedi and his partner Jan Ors. undertake missions for the Republic. They have to infiltrate an Imperial stronghold on Kejim. Though they lost to the Rebellion, pockets of ex-Imperial forces, called "Remnant" remain formidable threats to the order of the Republic. After fighting an impressive array of stormtroopers he and Jan find that an imperial scientist called Galak Fyarr has been experimenting with artusian crystals hoping to infuse troopers with the power of the Force. Having wanted to delve into this further the republic send the duo to a planet called Artus Prine - which uses slave labor. Kyle releases the slaves and saves them from a massive armored assault on the planet's surface. Before he can rejoin Jan, Kyle is forced to confront Fyarr's powerful confederates, a dark Jedi Desann and his appprentice Tavion. Without the force, Kyle is easily overpowered by Desann. Tavion captures Jan and apparently kills her. Kyle in his rage and anger goes to the Valley of the Jedi and, despite the warnings of the spirit of his father, regains his force powers.
- "Why can't you Jedi ever do things the simple way?"
- —Katarn to Luke Skywalker
Traveling to the Jedi Academy on Yavin 4, Kyle reclaims his lightsaber by taking the test of the Jedi with the help of Luke Skywalker. Seeing him outperform on the Jedi trails leads Luke to conclude that he has taken force power from the Valley of the Jedi. Luke warns him about the course he has chosen, but also gives him valuable information about Desann - including the fact that Desann had actually gotten his start at the Jedi Academy before turning to evil, and that Desann may be linked to Reelo Baruka, a crimelord on Nar Shadda. Infiltrating Reelo's lair on Nar Shadda, Kyle links up with Lando Calrissian. The two defeat Reelo's forces and escape for Cloud City on Bespin. By the time they arrive, the city has been overrun by Remnant forces. Kyle also encounters "Reborn" - Force-wielding warriors fighting for the remnant. Despite their numbers and their powers, they lack discipline and he defeats them. Eventually, he is found by Tavion, who is skilled and powerful, but ultimately outmatched by him. The defeated Tavion begs for her life, telling him that Jan is alive.
- "Sometimes even a small hope is enough to defeat the Dark Side, Kyle."
- —Skywalker to Kyle
He sneaks aboard one of the Remnant ships, thinking that it will bring him to Fyarr and Desann. The robot ship eventually lands on a Remnent base hidden on an Asteroid. There he finds a manufacturing plant building large pods used to drop invading forces on targeted planets. He also finds a huge assault force being marshalled - signs of a huge Remnant invasion in the making. Again confronting Reborn, Kyle meets up with Skywalker. Luke has some bad news for him - Desann has manipulated him into returning to the Valley of the Jedi, and followed him with an army of his warriors. Republic forces eventually drove them away, but not before many of Desann's soldiers were empowered by the massive force energy of the Valley. Kyle parts from Luke and eventually finds the "Doomgiver", an enormous ship that will carry the invasion force to its destination. He reunites with Luke, but not before Desann appears again and separates them.
- "I was wrong about you, Katarn. Your failure as a Jedi hasn't weakened you; it's only made you stronger. Come, join me. You know it in your heart that you'll never be truly one of them."
"Maybe. Maybe not. But I know I won't be alone. How about you, Desann? Even now, after all this pain, it's not too late...come, join US."
- —Desann and Kyle just before they fight
He manages to climb aboard Doomgiver before it leaves and makes the jump to hyperspace, but Luke gets left behind. Aboard Doomgiver, he fights off hoards of Stormtroopers, Reborn and Shadow Warriors, minions of Desann who wear special armor capable of absorbing lightsaber power. Despite the obstacles, he finds Jan and send a warning signal to Rogue Squadron. Once Doomgiver drops out of hyperspace, Republic fighters attack it. Within the ship, he finally confronts Galak Fyarr who reveals his plans of attacking the Jedi Academy on Yavin 4. Kyle defeats Fyarr - who wears a suit of mechanized and ray-shielded armor - and then sabotages the ship's main generator, dooming the ship and Fyarr. Unfortunately, much of the invasion force has landed and is already advancing on the Jedi Academy. Escaping with Jan from the now doomed Doomgiver, he reaches the surface of Yavin 4, and battles waves of Remnant forces to reach the Academy. Once inside, he links up with the Academy's many apprentice Jedi, and all fight back against the Reborn. He follows Desann into the depths of the Massassi temple where the two battle. He tries to persuade Desann to surrender, but the dark Jedi resists. Kyle taps into the power of the temple's core, and defeats Desann. With Desann and Fyarr now dead, the Remnant assault collapses.
- "Look I am not saying I'm ready to join the Academy or anything like that. I mean, before I do ANYTHING, I figure out that Jan and I have earned a long vacation on the beaches of Spira. And after that...well..."
- —Kyle on his future plans
After discussing it with Luke, Kyle decides he'll keep his lightsaber.
Jedi Knight: Jedi AcademyEdit
In Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy, Kyle is a fully trained Jedi Master and trains Jaden Korr and Rosh Penin, and serves as a mentor for Jaden throughout his/her adventures.
When Jaden reached the Jedi Temple after his shuttle crashed nearby, he was hit by a beam coming of a scepter. Kyle, Luke and other Jedi found him lying and when he woke up, he and Jaden were introduced to one another. They returned to the Jedi Temple, where Jaden and others were welcomed as trainees in the New Jedi Order. Kyle was assinged to train both Jaden and his new friend Rosh.
Kyle took Jaden and Rosh to the training facility where they each entered an obstacle course that tested and developed their lightsaber combat and Force abilities. However, Rosh took the training as a race and when he got the opportunity, he released one of Luke's training drones on Jaden. Jaden was forced to fight it off, thus falling behind. When they both arrived at the finish, Jaden confronted Rosh about the drone. Kyle had to settle the two down, especially Jaden. After Kyle had finished training Jaden, they both assigned to a couple missions to investigate disturbances throughout the Galaxy.
They were sent in to investigate the appearance of a couple local mercenary groups interacting with the cult on Coronet, Corellia. But, during their visit, they intercepted a runaway tram that had been hijacked by one of those groups of mercenaries. Kyle dropped Jaden at the back of the tram and told him to make his way to the front and clean out the cars, while Kyle chased down mercenary vessels. As Jaden continued onward through the cars, he discovered yet another connection between the mercenaries and the cultists, confirming the paranoia swelling the galaxy. Jaden had to them fight off before reaching a bomb located within one of the cars. Jaden disabled the bomb, figuring the mercenaries were planning on blowing it up in one of Coronets busiest terminals. But as soon as he disabled the bomb, the tram started to speed up. The mercenaries changed their plans and decided to ram into the station, but Jaden shut down the tram and it skidded to a halt. He joined up with Kyle, who had taken care of the remaining mercenary vessel and together they traveled back to Yavin IV to inform Luke of the definite connection between the mercenaries and the Disciples of Ragnos.
Kyle accompanied Jaden to two different tasks on Tatooine shortly after Jaden's training on Yavin IV. His first assignment was to recover a missing R4 unit. The unit had belonged to a moisture farmer who overheard officers in a cantina talking about the Disciples and had his R4 unit record the conversation. Kyle traveled with Jaden to Tatooine, but stayed behind to talk to the farmer. As Jaden went out looking for the droid, he discovered that the local Tusken Raiders had beaten him to the Jawas. Once he found the Sandcrawler, he stormed it to find more Tuskens harassing the Jawas eventually finding the missing R4 unit, but found no more Jawas to negotiate with. He led the R4 unit outside the Sandcrawler, where he was attacked by yet another group of Tusken Raiders. Jaden eventually returned to Kyle where they took the R4 unit to scan its memory for any conversation. Shortly after the droid recovery, Kyle and Jaden returned to Tatooine after hearing more reports on Cultist appearances. Kyle orders Jaden to stay by the ship, the Raven's Claw, after encountering some mercenary vessels and the Millennium Falcon. Jaden waited by the docking entrance for Kyle to return when Chewbacca entered saying he was there with Princess Leia Organa. Jaden escorts Chewbacca back to the dock when they were ambushed by mercenaries, as their ships were caught in a tractor beam. Jaden fought his way to the control tower where he encountered a Dark Jedi, one of the Disciples of Ragnos. He struck down the cultist and disabled the tractor beam. But the presence of the cultist gave Jaden and Kyle the connection they wanted, inferring that the Disciples were branching out to become a bigger threat then they realized. Kyle eventually rejoined with Jaden and Chewbacca, learning from them what he had happend. Kyle and Jaden returned to the Academy on Yavin to report what they discovered to Luke.
Kyle went on a mission with Rosh and was going to meet Jaden on Bakura, but never showed up. Jaden decided to continue on with the mission himself with great success.
After a mission on Hoth, Jaden informed Kyle and Luke of his discovery that the Disciples of Ragnos were using places of Luke Skywalker's journal's to drain the dark side energy that was there The cult had managed to siphon most of the dark side energy from each planet, all except Byss, and only because Rosh had not returned or called in. Luke again expressed his regret and feared Rosh was in trouble. Kyle volunteered to go search for Rosh. Jaden insisted on going to, but was told off by both teachers. Luke told Jaden that he was needed at the Academy to complete more missions, and granted him the title of Apprentice.
When Kyle was in Nar Kreeta investigating the disappearance of Rosh, he helped Jaden his mission of freeing some village elders, captured by a local Hutt crime lord. However, during Jaden's rescue, he discovered that the elders were captured for a sporting event and were not the only ones. Jaden released all of the elders and Kyle took them aboard on Raven's Claw.
Following the capture of Rosh Penin by the Imperial Remnant, Luke continued to send Jedi out to various locations that could be targeted for Dark Side energy by the Disciples of Ragnos and the Remnant. He assigned Kyle and Jaden to investigate the toxic world of Vjun. Once on Vjun, Kyle and Jaden used the Force to protect themselves from the acidic rain of Vjun. When they were heading towards the top of Vader's Castle they were split up by an explosion. Jaden had to battle Imperials, assassin droids saber droids with lightsabers and New Reborns to make his way through the castle. Upon entering the medidation chamber, he noticed Rosh draining dark energy with the scepter of Ragnos with two Reborn brothers, Vil and Dasariah Kothos, guarding him. Thinking that Rosh was being held prisoner, Jaden urged his fellow Jedi to come with him, however Jaden's plea failed. Rosh, noticeably more somber, revealed to Jaden that he in fact was the newest member of the Disciples of Ragnos. Though he was against fighting his friend, Jaden was forced to engage in a fierce duel with Rosh. After Jaden slew the Twins and disarmed Rosh, he stood over his former friend as Kyle entered the room. When Rosh pleaded with Kyle, Tavion intervened by using force lightning on the two Jedi. Tavion then took Jaden's lightsaber and threw it at the ceiling. Tavion escaped with Rosh in the ensuing chaos. As Kyle stopped the ceiling from collapsing, Jaden cut a hole in the floor with Kyle's lightsaber and the two escaped to Yavin IV.
Kyle also supervised Jaden's investigation to Byss as Rosh, who had previously tasked with this mission, disappeared there. Once they arrived at the planet's remnants, they immediately felt the lack of Force energy, where there once had been a great presence. This gave them an idea of just how powerful Tavion was. However, as they attempted to leave, an Imperial Dreadnaught-class heavy cruiser jumped out of hyperspace and intercepted them before they could leave. They boarded the cruiser and attempted to disable the tractor beam. In doing so, Kyle made his way to set the self destruct where Jaden was ordered to deactivate the tractor beam. While they were still on, the cruiser called for help and Jaden was forced to go and defend the vessel until Kyle could finish setting the self destruct. Once he was finished, they left and allowed the ship to blow up behind them, as the blast took out the few remaining TIE Fighters.
While at the Academy, before they took off to confront Tavion on Korriban, Kyle had received a distress signal from Rosh on Taspir III. Kyle persuated Jaden and they traveled to Taspir III in response. When they arrived on the planet, Kyle had Jaden travel around the back way to gain entrance to the power facility inside. Weaving his way around the canyon side, he eventually made his way into the facility. Once inside, Jaden was confronted by Alora, Tavion's apprentice. She had set a trap through detonation charges and blew the entrance to the facility, giving her time to flee. He finally reached her in a loading bay, full of cartons and canisters and Rosh. Jaden confronted him, but Rosh pleaded with him to spare his life. Alora tempted him with the Dark Side, hoping he would give in and kill Rosh. Kyle intervened with the Force, warning Jaden not to do it. Jaden deactivated his lightsaber. Alora was sickened by this act of redemption and leaped in. Jaden fended her off for as long as he could before she was able to cut off Rosh's arms. Jaden jumped in to finish her off. Jaden and Alora battled on the loading bay, as Rosh lay on the ground in pain. Jaden managed to kill Alora and ran back to Rosh's location. Just as he got to Rosh, Kyle entered. Together, they helped Rosh out of the loading bay. Kyle ordered Jaden to continue on to Korriban, while he took Rosh back to the academy. Jaden insisted on helping Kyle, but he refused. Jaden was needed on Korriban to stop Tavion from resurrecting Marka Ragnos. Jaden returned to his fighter and traveled to Korriban and the Valley of the Dark Lords.
After Jaden confronted Tavion and stopped the disciples of Ragnos, he walked down the tomb's platform to meet Kyle and Luke. He told them both that it was done, and that Tavion was killed by the power of Ragnos' spirit. They returned to Yavin IV, where Rosh was finishing replacing his arm with a new cybernetic arm. Kyle and Luke talked with Jaden and Rosh about possible future plans with the Jedi Order.
In the alternate non-canon Dark Side ending, Jaden kills Rosh and falls to the dark side. He wants the power of scepter for himself. Kyle tries to stop him from doing so and they fight each other. Jaden defeats the Jedi Master, who uses the Force to pull Jaden's lightsaber from his hands. Kyle can also uses his martial skills against Jaden.
Star Wars: Empire at WarEdit
"Time for a little payback!"
In this game and its expansion Forces of Corruption, Kyle Katarn is a Tier 2 Rebel hero and can be purchased for 1200 credits at the Command Center.
He does the highest ranged damage out of all infantry heroes, killing several Stormtroopers with every burst from his blaster and will defeat Mara Jade or Boba Fett in a duel. Against vehicles or turrets, he can throw his Thermal Detonator, which will guaranteedly take out at least one of them. If that is not enough, he will have to use Sprint. This other ability doubles his speed to allow him to escape from tough engagements or run past turrets into safer territory.
If you face him as the Empire, then a group of TIE Maulers and 2-M Repulsor Tanks would be enough to kill him, provided that you avoid the Thermal detonator by having the vehicle/s he targets (obvious, since he will start running in a very specific way) move sideways. This will cause the Detonator to miss and land on the ground: it will still go off but now you can protect your vehicles by moving them out of the area, then resuming chase once it's neutralised.


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Raise your hand if Madonna's mild interjection on QUAVO HUNCHO did away with your heart. The anti-ageist fancies herself the same person who once trolled David Letterman with yes/no answers to the point of ridicule. That's where Swae Lee comes into play, as the Tristan to her Isolde, the Billy Bob to Angelina's vial of blood. Between the two of them, there's no shortage of spunk to make the rounds.
It's easy to see why Madonna went with the much-younger Swae Lee as her fictional "better half." The twenty-something-year-old is essentially a water-downed version of the men she used to date (i.e. Dennis Rodman). So, before you go about doubting her personage, check the transcripts one last time before perusal.
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It's a new year and with a new year comes New Years Resolutions. Though some do not like the idea of setting resolutions I love the opportunity to focus on my dreams and aspirations for the coming year. This year when I was thinking of resolutions a few great ones came to mind and I immediately set out on writing them down in my old traditional way:
- Not cutting my hair for a full 12 months. (trims are allowed but no big chops)
- Eating out of hunger and for nourishment, instead of out of boredom.
- Publishing one blog post per week.
After writing my goals down I remembered that the most effective way for me to integrate change into my life is by changing my mindset. So this year I am choosing an alternative approach to resolutions that leaves me with a much more positive frame of mind. I simply ask myself: How do you want to feel?
Instead of feeling the pressure to stick to a rigid goal, even if it is not serving me anymore, I focus on how I want to feel and this pushes me towards my goal more organically. If I want to integrate more calm into my life, for example, then I focus on ways in which I can feel more calm throughout my week and look for opportunities to make choices that will help me feel more calm throughout my day. I might start taking my lunch break consistently each day or going for a short walk to get some time in nature. With this in mind I reframed my resolutions based how I want to feel going into 2019. This year:
- I want to feel self confident.
- I want to feel nourished and healthy in my body.
- I want to feel expressive, creative and connected to something bigger than myself (a community).
An added benefit of focusing on how I want to feel instead of a specific goal, is the amount of flexibility I am allowed. By focusing on and valuing feelings over rigid benchmarks I allow myself the flexibility to modify my plan and try new things along the way to reach my overall goal. I am not stuck in a single plan or faced with the challenge of continuing on a route that doesn't fulfill me or bring me joy.
How about you? How do you want to feel this year?


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Hey girls,
You know what this is, so let's get into it!
1. Don't Wait for Me – Josh Garrels — This is a really lovely acoustic tune that I love to listen to and play on my guitar.
2. The Longest Wave – Red Hot Chili Peppers — This is a super beach-y, chill tune that's on the newest release from RHCP called The Getaway. I have to say it's been a recent love!
3. Coming Up Roses – Keira Knightley — This song is just pretty and upbeat, putting me in a great mood no matter what.
4. No Diggity – Chet Faker — I can't say enough about how smooth and lowkey this cool redo of the original Blackstreet song "No Diggity" is.
5. Slow Dancing in a Burning Room – John Meyer — My now ex showed me this song and I just love it. Totally beautiful and it always makes me wanna sway around the room with someone.
6. Sharp Dressed Man – ZZ Top – This classic rock song has me singing along like an idiot (usually with my dad and brother in the car).
7. Way Down We Go – Kaleo — This rich, soulful song was shown to me by a dear friend, and I have to say his tastes couldn't be better. You. Need. This. Tune. In. Your. Life.
8. X Gon' Give It To Ya – DMX – Not gonna lie, this is my squat song. I blast this at the gym to get through my last few sets.
9. Go R0bot – Red Hot Chili Peppers — Yet another song from The Getaway, this one makes me want to lounge around the pool no matter what time of day it is.
10. The House of the Rising Sun – The Animals — This amazing, oldie hit is just perfect.
I hope you all love this month's playlist and let me know in the comments what you've been listening to!
Lots of love,


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Ms Carolyn Weikel the Snohomish County Auditor, this week unceremoniously sent up to a 1000 dogs to their death for FIVE DOLLARS!!! So if your dog gets lost & is taken to the Everett Shelter if you don't find it within 3 days then it will be murdered & then sold by the pound to a rendering plant, where it can be made into dog food, or sold to a lab or a teaching hospital.
All the lost dogs are kept in the back, so if you show up on a day when the flyer isn't in their notebook then your dog or cat is gone, dead, forever.
I can't tell you how many dogs were in the back that were not in the flyers up front when I would go in to rescue the pit bulls.
So you don't think they sell your dead dogs by the pound? Well check their listing, go in & look at what they have 10 SMALL dogs, WHERE ARE ALL THE BIG DOGS??? They handle over 20 small towns & areas & they don't have one single big dog? Did Snohomish County all of a sudden become the land of Lilliputia? Or is that only small dogs get taken to the shelter?
Again please remember that Vicki Lubrin had NOTHING to do with this death warrant, this was exclusively Ms Weikel's decision, so I wonder which one of the shelter workers she's buddies with? It looks like we will have to make plans to get a facility in Snohomish County so we can start taking in dogs from those areas… Maybe even on the Rez where Everett can't touch us.
I see the dipsticks witches are on my page tonight, what a pathetic way to spend a Saturday night… but it does make me feel better about my life! Tomorrow I will have my kids, grandkids, neices, nephews, sisters, brothers, mom & several cousins & friends over here to celebrate my 8th Anniversary, & my youngest kids birthday. I get to see all of my dogs I have rescued that moved out with the kids when they left home. I will meet two new great nephews, & at the end of the day, I will sit in the kitchen with my mom, sisters, daughters & nieces & we will catch up on family gossip, then we will have our tea & coffee, & watch the kids fighting sleep. There will be many more days like this in the summer & for years to come. What I lack in money I make up for in untold riches of love, family & friends.
Anyway Ive included parts of the stories down below, go to the links & you can see all the comments or at least post your own comments. I have to say I was amazed that my comments have stayed up there, I am rather impressed with the reporters at the Herald for letting them stand. Now that I have one of the best attorney's in the state I can take the time to actually start investigating these people…
Seattle Humane, King County shelters also… spay neuter, microchip, & vaccinate their dogs.
Everett shelter has an on site vet so the procedures are paid for by the hour not the prices the general public would pay for a private vet.
The Everett shelter also has a Non-Profit charity that has 110,576.00 in assets… (Yes 110K) http://www.faqs.org/tax-exempt/WA/Animal-Rescue-Foundation-Of-Everett.html
Why are there only 10 dogs available for adoption when the city takes in dogs from over 20 areas? What happened to all of the big dogs?
April 21, 2012 7:38 pm Brandia Taamu
Noah Haglund: 425-339-3465, firstname.lastname@example.com.
If anyone here remembers when the Everett Shelter put down 82 or 83 cats. The shelter has a non-profit that lists 82K in assets, none of those cats were symptomatic, but yet they couldn't unhand some of that 82K to even try to quarantine the cats or to at least wait & see if any of them were sick. They have a vet on site so they had the ability to do so. So what are you donating to them for? Pasado's run the spay station, on occasion the Everett Shelter hands out 25.00 off spay & neuter coupons. To add to the impropriety the former animal shelter manager was also the head of the charity… Then they also get their funding from the city & your taxes.PAWS is a community funded shelter, they take in animals on contracts usually at a loss of 25 to 100 dollars per dog, sometimes more. They also rehab wildlife & run a cat rescue center. I have had my disagreements with PAWS, (usually when I don't get my way) but in a pinch they are ALWAYS there for the animals & at the end of the day: That is ALL it should really be about.
April 20, 2012 4:13 am Brandia Taamu
Cara I think what Kapper meant was that the 5.00 was not part of PAWS decision. That it was that Weikel woman's decision. For those of you who don't know or understand how our shelters work.
Everett has BSL, (breed specific legislation) they immediately kill all owner surrenders of any type of bully breeds, pit bulls, American Bulldogs, Staffordshire Terriers, Mastiffs, or any other dog they deem to be a ix of a bully breed. They kill the strays in 72 hours & they hold the strays in the back so the general public can not even see them, they say they have a book you can look at but I have went inn there many times & seen dogs in the back that were NOT in that book, when I was able to pull those kinds of dogs. I complained about that along with some other things, so they stopped me from rescuing those dogs & we got into an epic legal battle so they now won't allow anyone in rescue from rescuing those breeds of dogs from the shelter, so now they all die.The breed specific legislation was never voted on by the citizens of Everett, it was enacted by the city council & most citizens aren't even aware it exists unless they own one of these dogs & are harassed about it or there is a problem.PAWS does not murder dogs simply because they were born in the wrong skin, they have very stringent tests they run them through, & if they don't pass they are most likely put to sleep. This is the responsible thing to do, I have had to as a rescuer put one dog down who HUNTED small children with the vengeance of Genghis Khan, there are too many good terriers out there who need homes to put a dog who is unstable into the community.
PAWS also participates in the rescue & shelter exchange, they take in dogs from other shelters who are not getting adopted at another shelter to give them a chance to live & find a home. The north end here is prolific for animal ownership, in Shoreline alone there are almost as many dogs registered then there are people. There is also the black dog & cat phenomenon, they are at a greater risk of dying & are considered less adoptable, PAWS takes them, then there are farming communities that en up with a bunch of little dogs, little dogs in a farming community are a little less than a snack for a local coyote, they want working dogs, so they facilitate shelter transfers to get the dogs where they have a chance to live.
PAWS also gives & receives from local rescues, I recently did a transport for 20 something little dogs, the other rescues did not show up to get their dogs, PAWS took them & paid for ALL of their vetting that wasn't done yet, & found them all homes, granted they were little dogs & highly adoptable, they still had to pay the medical costs for them & I guarantee they took a nose dive on that.
PAWS is a community shelter, who looks out for animals, Everett Animal Shelter is a municipal office that gets it funding based on the number of animals they take in & put to sleep. April 20, 2012 3:49 am Brandia Taamu
If you find a dog in Unincorporated Snohomish County PLEASE just take the dog to PAWS, if not please call a local rescue, they can & will take in lost pets & post them for the owners to find & most rescues give the animal 30 days before they put it up for adoption – Not 3 days before they kill it. You can also place ads & post the lost animal on Craigslist.com, Ebay Classified & Petfinder.com also has a lost & found page. The local newspapers offer a free found ad for people who have found a lost pet as well for up to 3 weeks. All vets have microchip scanners so most times they can look for a microchip & the dog can be reunited with it's owner without the stress of a shelter environment. If you can not drive the animal somewhere contact us at Finally Home Rescue & we will arrange for a ride to a vet or PAWS. April 19, 2012 1:37 am Brandia Taamu
How sick is that? You Ms Weikel have signed a death warrant for so many dogs for 5 DOLLARS, 5 stinking measly dollars. Could this have anything to do with all the flack Everett Animal Shelter is getting for killing animals that people want to adopt, KOMO did a story on a dog they killed & are still investigating them, I have given them the information I have about the way they treat animals, & gotten them other people who have gone through the same kinds of things. http://www.komonews.com/news/problemsolvers/146202715.html#idc-cover. Noah I have no idea why you did not follow up on the story KOMO did but please contact me I can give you a story about 12 dogs, only 12 dogs out of 1000's that will break your heart. April 19, 2012 1:29 am Brandia Taamu
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The Financial Times has an interesting piece on the competition between the companies named above, in the US.
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The Ravens' recent play has drawn the inevitable comparisons to last season, when they peaked in the playoffs to capture the organization's second Super Bowl title. But the two situations are different: Last year, the Ravens enjoyed such a comfortable lead in the division that they coasted into the playoffs despite losing four of their final five regular-season games.
This season, they've been in must-win mode since they lost to the Chicago Bears in overtime on Nov. 17 to fall to 4-6, and they are flourishing — rather than buckling — under the pressure.
"We don't panic. We don't let the situation get too big," said Flacco, who appears to be fine after taking the hit to his left knee Monday. "I wish it wasn't like that, that we wouldn't have to continue to play these types of games. But we've played a lot of them. We're used to having to make plays in crunch time when you're down a couple of points or up by a couple of points. We've played in a lot of big-time games and a lot of big-time atmospheres. Everybody knows how to handle them pretty well."
Added Tucker: "I think it's just the way this team is built from [organized team activities] and training camp through the first half of the season. This seems to be a team that is built for November and December, and if everything pans out for us, January and February."
Tucker embodied the confidence and belief that permeated throughout the Ravens' locker room late Monday night. Asked if there was a distance that he would have told Harbaugh that he couldn't have made a field goal from, Tucker said, "I don't think about it like that. … The word can't is not one that we are about especially in the month of December."
Rookie safety Matt Elam called the Ravens a team "destined for greatness," while Daryl Smith said that he didn't have the words to describe the belief that he and his teammates have in each other. But to somebody that has been around a little longer than those two, the feeling is a familiar one.
"Does it ever [come easy]? No, I guess not," said third-year cornerback Jimmy Smith. "I don't know how many tight games we've been to or came down to our offense having to make a play or our defense having to stop the other team, but we are coming through at the right time. … Right now, I think we're playing pretty good football and getting momentum going into the playoffs."
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This weekend, Holy Communion will be served. And, as is our tradition, we receive an Exit Offering following services of Communion to benefit a mission organization or ministry. The Exit Offering on May 4 & 5 will go to our Food Cupboard. Jim Heeks, our Food Service Director, oversees this ministry, and Lesley Eich and Lois Favro manage the Food Cupboard and coordinate volunteers. Over the past year, our Food Cupboard has served 219 families, feeding a total of 723 people. We thank everyone who helps donate food and their time to help make this happen.
Last summer, our Food Cupboard was moved from a small room in the Pearce 4 Kids area to a much larger, more accessible room in the lower education wing. This new location has allowed us to use a client-choice model. Clients are escorted to the Food Cupboard where they can shop for the items they need, within the guidelines provided. This gives clients more options and provides a sense of dignity as they are involved in the process.
If you'd like to donate items, check the NEUs, under "Service," to see what is needed to stock our cupboard—the list changes regularly. Our current needs are peas, soup, tuna, and toilet paper. Donations can be left in the shopping cart in the main lobby. Financial donations are also accepted and used to purchase items and materials to sustain our cupboard. If you'd like to join the Food Cupboard team, mark the Connection Card in your bulletin and Lesley will contact you with more information.


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This triumvirate of AMT Electronics preamps share a lot of common features, providing slight but essential differences for the discerning player. ie: obsessive tone geeks like you and I.
First let's check out the SS-11A and SS-11B preamps. These fully valve-based 4-stage overdrive pedals each feature twin 12AX7 preamp tubes with three separate channels – Clean, Overdrive and Lead, the latter two appearing under a shared 'Drive' category. You can select between Clean and Drive with the chunky footswitch on the left, and toggle between Crunch and Lead with the right switch. There's no bypass, but this unit is not designed to be used like an on/off distortion pedal. Each pedal has an effects loop which is always engaged. The pedals are designed to be used as a true preamp – that is, either feeding an amp's power amp via a preamp input/effects loop return jack, or feeding an actual rackmounted power amp. There's also a switch to select between amp and mixer outputs, so you can crank these babies through your desk either live or in the studio. The mixer output features a transistor-based guitar cabinet impulse response emulator to provide a natural-feeling response. I tested the pedals both ways – through a Marshall DSL50 and various AVID Mboxes – and the results were great either way. Recordists will appreciate the 'plug in and simply sound great' nature of the emulated out, while live players will dig the ability to completely revoice their amp by effectively excising their existing preamp and replacing it with one of these bad boys.
The Clean and Drive channels of the SS-11A and SS-11B are actually identical, according to AMT's website, and the key difference lies in the voicing of the Lead channel. The SS-11A is the more classic rock friendly of the two, voiced a little higher in the midrange, while the SS-11B's Lead channel is darker, chunkier and alltogether more metal-friendly, especially for rhythm guitar. It's kinda ironic that a lead channel excels at rhythm, but hey, we all know metal's all about killer distortion, right? Hehe.
So, those clean sounds. The SS-11 pedals have a very workable, responsive clean channel. It doesn't quite break up like a full tube amp, but it's not voiced to do so, and if you really need to those edge-of-distortion grind tones you can find them elsewhere in the pedal. The clean channel here is really meant to be just that, and it does it very well. It quite happily accepted the full range of my Ibanez 7-string, and while you can dial in a huge amount of bass, there seems to be a magic zone in which you get full, rich bass without overwhelming the other frequencies. You can coax nice acoustic-like depth and range from this channel, especially with single coils.
The Crunch channel is great at early 70s rock tones, especially when you keep the gain around the 10 o'clock mark. Chords have nice detail but also a great 'bark' which really responds well to transient techniques like slides and bends. Notes take on an almost three-dimensional quality. This channel is also great for the deep articulation required for Jeff Beck-style fingerpicking, and I put this to the test by plugging in my Fender '62 Stratocaster Reissue and giving it my best 'Live at Ronnie Scotts' impression. Higher gain levels bring out tougher, edgier grind, up to some quite decent saturation, and you'll get great metal distortion in the upper reaches, if you need to save the Lead channel for actual lead work.
So, on to those differing Lead channels. The SS-11A can be pushed into an almost fuzz-like rage reminiscent of a non-master volume valve amp being pushed into meltdown by an old-school treble booster pedal – great for Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin riffs. You can dial down this fuzz vibe and still be left with a great full, chewy, raunchy lead sound.
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Now on to the ProStudio Series SS-10 three-channel rack mounted preamp. Much like the pedals, this unit uses 4-stage preamplification via two 12AX7s to deliver its tone via Clean, Crunch and Lead channels, which can be selected via front panel switches or the optional AMT FS-2 footswitch. The Clean channel has its own tone stack, while the Crunch and Lead channels share a set of tone controls. Additional sculpting is available for each mode via voicing switches. Around the back you'll find jacks for footswitch, headphones, cabinet emulated line out (The cabinet simulator is entirely different to that of the SS-11A and B), output, an effects loop with level control, and an additional input jack (handy for keeping your rack tidy in the front).
The Lead channel is very punchy and powerful, and it loves being hit with hyper-fast licks so, y'know, unleash the shred god within! You can dial round, flutey tones or big bright growly ones, and the channel will hang in there and not mush up. The Crunch channel, by contrast, is not as sensitive as the Lead channel, and you can use this to your advantage by dialing in creamier, softer tones and thicker rhythm voices. You can then switch between the two. It's also great that each channel has plenty of gain on tap, so you can go with either a warm rhythm sound and a sharp lead sound, or a dry, bright rhythm setting via the Lead channel and a smooth, vocal solo voice via Crunch.
The Clean channel has a nice sparkly high end and solid low end, with good natural compression. It stays mostly within the confines of 'clean to very clean' although you can get a little bit of snarl around the edges if you try very hard and use high output pickups.
So which one is right for you? That's really hard to say! Whichever one of these preamps you choose, you'll get high-quality, extremely interactive tube tone. It's very cool that AMT has chosen to add such fine variations to the formula – each of these units sounds like each of the others to a certain degree, but they all have just enough variation that no matter what variation you require on the basic AMT preamp sound, you'll find it in one of these units.


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20/20 Hindsight: National Lampoon's Mets
The Mets went to Washington to face a bad Nationals team, and they cam out of the series looking like the bad team. They're now not just bad, but also injured. Things are going south real fast:
1. The Mets absolutely did the right thing pulling Michael Conforto from that game. The team should be commended not just for pulling him but also for sending him to New York by train. It's good to see they've learned something from how they mismanaged the Ryan Church and Jason Bay concussions.
2. It's not his fault per se, but Robinson Cano cannot both be bad at the plate and in the field while also taking out the team's best player.
3. With Conforto and Jeff McNeil having injuries, Cano needs to step up now. Same goes to Todd Frazier, who should begin to see some regular playing time, which should allow him to get into a groove. Not only do these two players need it to happen, Brodie Van Wagenen does as well.
4. Other than Edwin Diaz not one move Van Wagenen made this offseason has panned out,and it looks all the worse considering how much the team gave up in terms of prospects in an attempt to improve the team.
5. Drew Gagnon made Van Wagenen look bad when he out-pitched Wilmer Font who looked like a 29 year old reliever with a career 6.81 ERA trying to be a starting pitcher. Looking at Gagnon, you realize, not only was the trade unnecessary, but also giving up a prospect for a when you had a better version of him was plain dumb.
6. Gio Gonzalez continues to make the Mets look worse. In four starts, he is 2-0 with a 1.69 ERA and a 1.078 WHIP. In all four of his starts, he has gone at least five innings, which is something the Mets have only gotten twice from their fifth starts in their 10 starts. That includes Jason Vargas, who is averaging 3.2 innings per start.
7. As if Gonzalez performing well isn't enough, and knowing the team passed on him thinking Vargas was better and Steven Matz was dealing with elbow issues, we now find out the team never actually made him an offer.
8. Van Wagenen did the same exact thing with his outfield. The Mets entered the year with just two starting caliber starting outfielders, and the team brought in Keon Broxton, who was a worse version of Juan Lagares. As a result, Broxton has seen almost no playing time.
9. It may not be a good look for Broxton to complain after his noncompetitive at-bat to end the game, but he does have a point. The team traded real assets to obtain him only to superglue him to the bench and not give him a real chance to establish himself.
10. Because of the Mets stubbornness not letting Dominic Smith play left field, the team is forced to play J.D. Davis in left field despite his not having the speed to play left field and his hitting .219/.219/.250 during the month.
11. It is going to be fun seeing Carlos Gomez wear a Mets uniform again. He was the big time prospect who was supposed to take us to the next level, except he didn't because he was traded for Johan Santana. Then, he didn't come back because he failed his medicals, which was fine by Mets fans as Wilmer Flores became a folk hero. Through all that has happened, it would be great to see Gomez be the key piece to a Mets winner like we thought he would be in 2007 and 2015.
12. The league has caught up to Pete Alonso. In May, Alonso is hitting just .191/.255/.383 while striking out 29.4 percent of the time. You wonder how long this goes on for before either Alonso adjusts or the Mets are forced to make a decision.
13. Even with Robert Gsellman struggles yesterday, the Mets bullpen has been great in May with the best ERA in the National League.
14. Too much is being made of Gsellman not pitching over eight days. This is a guy the Mets intend on leaning on heavily to pitch multiple innings, and anywhere you can get him a bit of extended rest you do it. It should also be noted between off days and the rain outs, the Mets haven't played much over the past eight days.
15. So far, Tyler Bashlor has really stepped up and taken advantage of the opportunity given to him. With the way he is pitching, he may be an important piece to this bullpen.
16. Noah Syndergaard is finally looking like Syndergaard again with two of his last three outings being completely dominant.
17. Zack Wheeler's own run was broken up with a very disappointing effort against the Nationals. In that spot against that team, Wheeler needed to be better.
18. While we should expect more from Wheeler in that spot, it's hard to get on Mets pitchers as a whole, as they are the reason the Mets are even close to .500. It's also important to remember Wheeler is a second half pitcher, and as Syndergaard will tell you, the Mets are a second half team. The trick there is being close enough in the standings to take advantage of that.
19. Mickey Callaway's statement on catcher winning percentage was laughable, but then again what does he have to sell you to say Wilson Ramos has been good this year?
20. There are valid criticisms of Callaway like his dry humping Diaz and using Seth Lugo the day before Font was set to start. However, make no mistake, he's only on the hot seat because none of Van Wagenen's moves have worked. Ultimately, that makes Callaway the fall guy for a novice General Manager who has looked to be in over his head.
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Lol figured Alonso out not allowed to slump time to make a decision so hyperbolic
What Cano did yesterday just has me shocked!!!!
We knew that Alonso had issues with these two, low average and huge Ks in Binghamton and his short stay in Vegas. Some wanted those up taking other's ABATS last September.
I was shocked that No One in the press picked up on that as #1 vs this year of service crap that was the only topic! TO RIZZO Alonso was NOT ready!
Just because the other promotion (in July) worked beautifully just calling up Alonso in September was Not A good baseball move.
I was surprised that he fixed them, the Ks and Average by March though he did work on his fielding to not just be ideal to being a DH at 26 years old.
Where will lineup protection help the situation?
THIS WAS YOUR BEST POST I CAN REMEMBER. great prose to boot.
Gsellman May be starting soon.
Love your dry hump but that may be coming from upstairs.
Remember about the Giradi firing, it was that the mgr, thing, mgr. in tune within a team making many these Diaz decisions.
The GM will not do this Diaz deal and let Callaway just consult Eiland.
Mets over a guy with abysmal port season stats $72m for catching.
They ignored a great platoon bat in Suzuki and Sandy's pursued Jonathon Lucroy was not on the radar.
The Realmuto thing was never a possibility with so many bidders (how does Philly and Atlanta stock up so manynprospects so quickly w Atlanta having some extracted with international money deleted and still have elite prospects) .
After Jeter dumped his outfield — Yelich deal — Realmuto was not coming over for anything but Amed plus..
Too bad Dom Smith did not get his lefty arm starts in Syracuse, but a lefty in left?
How this full season goes for Nimmo with or without lineup protection will be very telling.
Again, great posts!
I agree that this was a solid post, MD.
My only comment is you throwing Gio around like he is a terrible mistake. Let's see how he does in June, July and August, when last year he was 1-9 with a 6.53 ERA for the Nats.
Well, also, you constantly beat on Vargas like he ran over your dog. You can only make his year look bad by ignoring the fact that Callaway made some very questionable calls on him. Firstly, throwing him into a game as a reliever, which Vargas hadn't done in ten years. Then in the off schedule start that follows, he pulls him after six batters, and the reliever promptly let's twi nheritted runners score.
Secondly, Callaway has hooked Vargas early when he was not in trouble — he has never throw 90 pitches, which he averaged in his hot streak last September.
In his starts outside the April 14 hook after relieving he has given up 2, 1, 1, 1 and 3 earned runs. After he left Mets pitchers gave up 14 runs in those five games. When you have given up three hits and one run after four innings and 75 pitches, and get yanked, it is ridiculous for a blogger to pitch about your "innings per start."
If Callaway had used, skipped and pulled any of the Sainted Four like he did Vargas this year, you would be howling at the top of your lungs.
Also, I don't think the Mets are to be given huge praise over Conforto….he was out cold when he faceplanted….didn't even put his arms up. Then he was wobbly, clutching on Cano, then it has reported he said some wacky things when trainer went through the mandatory concussion protocol procedure, (He reportedly said "Bring them on!"). The protocol wasn't around when Bay and Church were injured. The Mets didn't have a decision to make.


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