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The Metropolitan Atlanta Youth Wind Ensemble (MAYWE) is a Conn-Selmer Youth Ensembles Affiliate Member. MAYWE is comprised of seventy-five of the most outstanding high school wind and percussion players from throughout the metropolitan Atlanta area. Under the direction of Mr. David W. Vandewalker, Coordinator of Performing Arts in the Fulton County School district and former Assistant Director of Bands at Georgia State University, repertoire is chosen from the most significant literature written for symphonic band and wind ensemble. MAYWE students collaborate frequently with faculty artists from Georgia State University as well as members of professional orchestras in Atlanta. Students are given much personal attention through sectional rehearsals and coachings by Georgia State University faculty and graduate students.
Dr. Robert Ambrose, Director of Wind Studies and Ensembles and Associate Director of the School of Music at Georgia State University, formed MAYWE in 2003 to provide an outstanding wind band performance opportunity for talented young musicians in the greater Atlanta area.
As resident ensembles of the Georgia State University School of Music, MAYWE rehearses on Monday evenings in the beautiful Aderhold Learning Center and Rialto Center for the Arts buildings on the Georgia State campus. MAYWE draws many of the most talented musicians from over fifty schools and a dozen Georgia counties. The ensemble intends to serve as a supplement to the student's school band program and requires that musicians be members of their own school band if one exists.
In 2004, the MAYWE Wind Ensemble was selected to perform at Carnegie Hall. Their May 2005 performance in the famed hall was nearly sold out and received a standing ovation. They performed a second time in May, 2009.


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- Training Course
The Retail Essentials course is a fantastic first stage for retailers who want to grow their balloon sales by offering co-ordinated balloon bouquets and deliveries.
Participants will learn how to create perfect bouquets, simple balloon characters as well as effective pricing and promotion techniques.
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Prerequisites: Requires knowledge of basic skills such as correctly inflating and tying balloons, making clusters.
Instructor: Dominic Cassidy, CBARegister here

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True cowboys are hard to find, but not at the Houston Rodeo. Life on the road leads them here this time every year for the biggest rodeo in the world, where they'll ride and wrangle livestock for cash and glory. Each day, Hair Balls will spotlight one person with enough dirt on his boots to call himself a cowboy -- and mean it.
Name: Will Lowe Age: 30 Hometown: Originally from Olathe, Kansas. Lives in Canyon, Texas. Event: Bareback riding
I've been to Rodeo Houston every year since 2002. I've got some family that lives and works down here. My dad used to have an office over in Alvin.
I started junior rodeo when I was seven years old and riding regular sized horses when I was 14.
My favorite rodeo is Calgary. Here in Houston is a blast. I always have a good time here. Just wherever the horses buck the best.
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My favorite part about rodeoing is it's the original extreme sport. It's what I love to do.
When I'm not rodeoing, I'm not doing anything very extreme. I like to lay low and relax.
If I wasn't rodeoing, I'd probably be a bum on the street or something [laughs]. I don't know what I would do if I didn't ride bareback horses.
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In other words if tomorrow Chavez decides to nationalize, say, the phone company, CANTV, he can claim that it was implicit in his electoral campaign. Who will be able to contradict him?
Thus we have no plan from Chavez except a very vague "socialism of the XXI century" which seems to be a blue print on how to bring Venezuela as close as possible to some form of castro-socialo-communism-light-to-strong. Can we piece together some general direction, at least?
How to rule a country
It would be a great novelty for Chavez in the next six years to start ruling the country. Over the last 8 years he has amply demonstrated that he has done all but rule Venezuela. Besides bombastic announcements and frequent overseas trips, we have rarely seen him on top of things, visiting regularly major construction sites, supervising personally that things get done well, on time and within budget.
But what we see today is Chavez already traveling to Brazil, Argentina, perhaps Uruguay and Bolivia. He is not going to rule, he is going to go back to the only thing that truly interests him now, world diplomacy where he gets adulation all the time from people that do not have to go through the drudgery of having to work in filthy downtown Caracas and who he must pay to vote for him.
If Chavez were a democrat he would worry about polishing a little bit his image. After all one can certify that at the very least 38% of the country has no representation at all in parliament and hold only two besieged state houses, accompanied by a handful of town halls. He could for example call for a constitutional commission for any changes that would be composed by half chavismo and half opposition and make thus any change truly a national consensus change (the opposition would not mind letting get his indefinite reelection if they could get better minority protection and a new National Assembly; in fact Rosales even robbed him of that constitutional plank announcing that the opposition will seek its own constitutional changes, which was probably part of the scowl on Chavez face during his last press event). Chavez could announce that he would not seek a recall election against any opposition held job (after all in to years they will be all gone and they do not form any obstacle to his long term ambition). He could release all the political prisoners.
But Chavez is not a democrat. He might not be a bloody dictator (yet?), but he is not a democrat because he lacks that very basic notion of democracy: respect for the rights of minorities. It was enough to convince yourself by just watching Chavez grimaces in Tuesday's press conference. The scowl on his face was the one of a guy about to cash in his chips, exert a strong revenge for having been forced to campaign, from having been robbed him of the 10 million brag, from having allowed the brief thought that Chavez could be beaten, from having demonstrated that if Chavez has the numbers, the enthusiasm is on the other side. He cannot forgive that. In fact he cannot forgive anything. But this being a press conference and Chavez having become good enough of a politician, and having been trashed at the UN two months ago, he realized that he had to give a bone to start rebuild his international image badly damaged. So he will be releasing soon poor General Uson, the poster boy of political prisoners in Venezuela. He might release a few others. Not the criminals of course he made sure to underline. This was quite a sobering moment: Chavez without realizing it was acknowledging that he controls the judicial branch, that he could send a letter and a case would be reopen, that he decides who is a criminal and who is not.
How not to rule a country
Thus we are fixed: Chavez will not be interested in the everyday happenings of the country. He will be traveling a lot. He will pick up the mantle of Castro (or is that the funerary shroud?). He will drop by in Caracas on occasion to give orders and to punish those who did not fulfill them, not to get the work done, but to make sure that it is not Chavez who is blamed for the failures. He will inaugurate every single subway station made anywhere.
Milagros Socorro had yet another stunning piece today that you can read here (sorry, no time to translate it all). Her point is that all those who voted for Chavez knew exactly what they were voting for, and they were wrong, they will be disappointed, again. Here, just this paragraph:
They went to vote for Chavez, they exerted a democratic right, they are many, they are more, but they are wrong. Not only voting for whom they did, but just voting, because that vote is a act of faith in whom does not deserve it and has done everything not to be the object of this trust. Because that vote is like a gigantic eraser that would come to vanish the ills that Chavez has caused to the nation and to give him another opportunity, another blank page for him to write this time the right story. He will not do it.We can see it today already in El Nacional where Aurora Morales says that they "are waiting for Chavez to get the general lines of discussion for institutional changes and one party formation" or something to that effect. They cannot do anything without Chavez.
He does not know how to do it. He does not have preparation to do it. He does not have the institutional framework to do it. He does not want to do it.
We see it in Rodrigo Cabezas at the National Assembly who decided to start discussing anyway the economical changes announcing that private property will be respected but that it will be only one form of property and that workers will have a say in how private companies will be managed, in particular in increasing production. And the laws of the market? And who will invest in Venezuela just to have the workers decide what is produced? Will workers invest in the company? Risk their benefits if their decisions do not pan out as expected?
The mental state of these theorical guys will make sure that the next few years are going to be as conflict laden as the previous 8. I want to see the nouveau bolibourgeois rich "share" their new wealth, deal with workers when there is conflict. Oh, but wait, they are chavistas and tribunals will likely be more lenient with them than with others.
Consultations? Not that I know of. And certainly not with opposition sectors.
XXI Century Socialism
So, 63% of Venezuelans, we are told to believe, voted for XXI C.S. and not for Chavez. The only problem is that this new ersatz will be specified only now, AFTER the election.
I wonder what will happen when the real project of Chavez, the one we could get from a few little phrases here and there and who most people did not pay attention to, will start being implemented. Reduction of private education. Reduction of private medicine. Modification of property rights. Further militarization of the regime. Socialization of work and even of small business (today with powerful tax agencies there is no need anymore to nationalize companies, Cabezas even said that today!). And more and more taxation as the only one allowed to get rich is the state and its acolytes. Did you know that the High Court magistrates of Venezuela have an average monthly salary, including year end bonuses, 90 times above the revolutionary minimum wage? And they probably have benefits that the humble Venezuelan worker cannot even imagine. In social democracies of Europe the difference between wages is kept below 10 fold. But you now, those are social democracies, bourgeois constructs that cannot be imitated in this Animal Farm that Venezuela has already become, even before the XXI crap is implemented.


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During the run-up to the Grey Cup, Prime Minister Stephen Harper handed Canada's hottest current cultural export, Justin Bieber, a Diamond Jubilee Medal. Bieber wore overalls for the occasion. Chalk it up as another slightly bizarre expression of national pride from The Biebs, our primary purveyor of lol whut?! nationalism.
The official photograph of the medal presentation went viral, due partly thanks to Bieber tweeting, "I met the Prime Minister of Canada in overalls lol" along with his photo. In response to the online style derision that followed, Harper defended Bieber on his own, mostly dull, Twitter account (one recent tweet simply said: "Our government remains firmly focused on controlling gov't expenditures and implementing Economic Action Plan 2012"). "In fairness," he said, "I told him I would be wearing my overalls, too."
The medal came at least 18 months since (according to some) the government wanted Bieber to perform at the Canada Day celebrations for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. The medal is one of 60,000 that will be handed out this year to Canadians who make a "significant contribution to a particular province, territory, region or community within Canada, or an achievement that brings credit to Canada."
Bieber's public nationalism has manifested itself as a strange sort. That is, rather than really saying much of value about the country – or, frankly, bringing credit to it – he seems to use it more as a marketing tool. Being Canadian appears to function more as a kind of branded Personal Quirk or bit of A&R-approved Official Bieber Trivia used only to set him apart from any other bland, formulaic pop star. The overalls are the latest example. There are others.
After vomiting during a recent concert, Bieber admitted he'd consumed spaghetti and milk prior to going on stage. "Basically, in Canada, we like to have spaghetti and milk," Bieber told TMZ, as if that explained anything. The National Post quickly held a non-scientific poll. Of the 346 people who voted, 81 per cent maintained that no, spaghetti and milk is not a Canadian thing, and that "Justin Bieber is weird and gross."
A few months earlier, on Alan Carr's Summertime Spectacular in the UK, Bieber looked around nervously as Carr cracked wise about the Queen's dour face during the celebrations of, coincidentally enough, the event for which Bieber's new medal is named. "I don't really get, like, I'm from Canada, I don't really know what's, I like, this, all this humour," Bieber spluttered. "I don't know if you're, like, making fun of me or if I'm like. …" What being Canadian had to to with him not understanding the joke is unclear, but there it was anyway.
In July, Bieber reportedly told Rolling Stone he was "part Indian. I think Inuit or something? I'm enough per cent that in Canada I can get free gas." You could almost hear the country cringe. The online backlash was instant, and the Congress of Aboriginal People publicly rebuffed the validity of the claim, saying the claim that Aboriginal people receive free gas was "simply not true." The remarks, said the Congress's national chief Betty Ann Lavallée was "another example of what Aboriginal Peoples in Canada struggle with every day." (Though they also urged everyone to go easy on Bieber.)
It was ignorant to say, but not outside the realm of logic when you understand that for Bieber, being Canadian appears to be nothing more than an engineered personality trait. Why'd he say it? Simple: for the same reason he said the others. In a fabricated nationalism universe, statements can't be harmful because they're inherently meaningless.
Back to those overalls. At Gawker, the theory was Bieber's face seemed to suggest he was "trolling" the Prime Minister. Maybe. Or it was just an excuse to add another notch in the Quirk belt. Lol. Overalls. He's so "Canadian."


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"Captain Jim of the Texas Rangers: "The Train Robbery, Part 20"": The paper that Captain Jim hands to Bob is a note from a buyer, to the cattle rustlers. It mentions an order of 8
- Readers, I want you to meet Operator 48. This month he's going to tell you how he and his branch of the J.F.M.C. captured some dangerous criminals.
New Adventure Comics #20 is an issue of the series New Adventure Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of October, 1937.
Appearing in Captain Jim of the Texas Rangers: "The Train Robbery, Part 20"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Ranger Bob
- Rusty
- Rustlers
Other Characters:
- Jane
- Johnny
Synopsis for Captain Jim of the Texas Rangers: "The Train Robbery, Part 20"
The paper that Captain Jim hands to Bob is a note from a buyer, to the cattle rustlers. It mentions an order of 80 cattle with the 7L, of which neither of them have heard before. If they wanted to catch the gang, Bob and Jim knew they'd have to pick up the trail.
Meanwhile, the rustlers halt for a quick meal. They decide to keep one man on lookout for Captain Jim, while the rest of them ride on to the exchange point. Rusty volunteers.
Jim, Bob, and the kids travel up the rocky trail, when a gunshot is heard, and Bob's hat is shot off his head. From behind a boulder, Rusty had been watching them approach. He quickly hops back on his horse and rides away while Jim gets everybody to cover. Rusty catches up to his group and tells them that they are being followed. The rustlers start planning a death trap to get rid of Jim and the others once and for all.
Appearing in "Golden Dragon, Episode 15"
Featured Characters:
- Ken Cockerhill
- Ian Murray
- Lefty Murphy
Supporting Characters:
- Doris Whipple
- Reilly
- Pan Chi-Lou
Other Characters:
- caravan people
- Bob
- Don
- China
- fortified monastery
- fortified monastery
Synopsis for "Golden Dragon, Episode 15"
Ian's wild punch lands on the Mongolian leader's jaw, but only stuns him. So to prevent the large man from crying out, Ian attempts to put him in a choke hold. His opponent grabs him and begins to force his upper body backwards until his back is about to break in two! In a last desperate act, Ian uses an old combat technique to flip the man over his head. Pan Chi-Lou runs up with a rifle and holds it to the Mongolian leader's head, telling him he'll shoot if he moves.
The guards started to slowly wake up from the noise brought on by the scuffle. Ian and Pan Chi-Lou take the large Mongolian leader back to the camels where Doris is waiting. A shout from behind lets them know that the rest of the camp is about to come after them. With the leader slumped over Pan's camel, Ian sends him and Doris on ahead while he fires a few shots into the advancing guard. He then joins the others after a temporary lull in the attack. The Mongolians are unwilling to fire as long as there is a risk of their leader being hit.
Back at the monastery, a shadow looms as a figure stands against the moonlight, giving orders to a group of men.
Appearing in "A Tale of Two Cities: Episode 16"
Featured Characters:
- Jarvis Lorry
Supporting Characters:
- Lucie Manette
Synopsis for "A Tale of Two Cities: Episode 16"
- Synopsis not yet written.
Appearing in Federal Men: "Junior Federal Men Vs. the Bank Robbers"
Featured Characters:
- The Junior Federal Men
Supporting Characters:
- Bank Robbers (Single appearance)
Synopsis for Federal Men: "Junior Federal Men Vs. the Bank Robbers"
One day, while the young members of the Junior Federal Men Club are having a meeting, one of the boys looks out the window, through his binoculars, and he witnesses a bank robbery in progress. He calls the other club members over to see. Sure enough, men with guns were holding up the bank tellers, demanding the money. So, after phoning the police, the boys run out to the street to put their plan of stalling the criminals in action. They split up, and while one team works on shredding the tires on the getaway car, the other sets up a trip wire across the bank's exit. The robbers fall over the trap on their way out, but are still able to stumble into their car and speed off. What they don't know is that one of the boys is clutching onto the spare tire at the back.
The tires of the car soon blow out, bringing it to a halt. The robbers attempt to flee on foot, but the kid grabs a machine gun that they forgot about in the backseat and points it their way, yelling at them to 'Freeze!'. The cops catch up to the criminals and arrest them. The boy later explains that the gun wasn't even loaded!
Upon hearing their story, Steve Carson congratulates the boys on a job well done.
Appearing in The Vikings: "Episode 20"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Sundgrid
- Thorgen
- Tryker
- Viking longships
Synopsis for The Vikings: "Episode 20"
Sundgrid enters Ivar's quarters to see Thorgen hovering over his sleeping form with a knife. She cries out, and Ivar awakens just in time to dodge the knife's thrust. He fights back against Thorgen, taking him outside. Now the fight begins to draw in the attention of the Viking crew, including Tryker, Thorgen's loyal henchman. Unseen by any of the spectators, Tryker pokes his foot out as the two exchange blows. Ivar trips and hits his head on the deck.
Believing that Thorgen knocked out his opponent fair and square, the crew cheers and salutes him. He orders Ivar to be tied to the mast, and the ship to change its course. When Ivar comes around, Thorgen takes Sundgrid by the hand and sneers. He tells Ivar that he is ordering the ship to be brought back to his home in Greenland, where he plans on marrying Sundgrid.
Appearing in "Cal 'n' Alec"
Featured Characters:
Synopsis for "Cal 'n' Alec"
- Synopsis not yet written.
Appearing in Dale Daring: "The Tsin Lee Incident, Part 7"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Captain Brewster
- Mr. Daring
- Tsin Lee
Other Characters:
- Ali
Synopsis for Dale Daring: "The Tsin Lee Incident, Part 7"
Dale and her father make a stand in the munitions hut, with Ali and Captain Brewster. The Marines are sending reinforcements soon. But Tsin Lee and his men are not waiting around. They split up into two groups and flank the hut on both sides. Realizing that they are being surrounded, Ali mans the machine gun while the others think about what to do next. Tsin Lee suddenly gives the order to rush the front door! Mr. Daring responds with bullets, killing the men in the front of the charge. But for every one of Tsin Lee's men they kill, two more seem to appear. It is obvious to Dale and the others that they will soon be overwhelmed.
Far overhead, the fighter planes of the Marines head towards the sound of gunfire. Will they be too late?
Appearing in "Monastery of the Blue God, Episode 7"
Featured Characters:
- Count Kraft von Bolander
- Slotny
Other Characters:
- Elsa von Saxenberg
- Sergeant Miller
- Corporal Drenoff
Synopsis for "Monastery of the Blue God, Episode 7"
With the guards under his control, Stewart demands they take him back to their governor so he can straighten things out.
Meanwhile on a train, Count von Bolander and his friend Slotny discuss the whereabouts of the sapphire jewels. The Count assures Slotny that he copied the instructions off the silk cylinder belonging to Elsa.
Stewart arrives in Peking with his friends following behind in their cars. Leaving the guards unarmed in the courtyard, he enters the palace of the governor and requests an audience. The governor is shocked at the sight of Stewart walking into his chamber, but not as shocked as when he is told of the deception by the Count. A change comes over his personality, and suddenly he becomes a kind and giving host. He warmly asks Stewart to stay the night with his companions, which Stewart accepts with doubt. Something strange was going on.
When he gets back to his room that night, Stewart tells Miller about his feelings about the governor's strange behavior. They send a signal out via the wireless radio they had brought, reporting that they were staying with the governor for the night.
Appearing in "Don Coyote"
Featured Characters:
- Muslins
Other Characters:
- A beautiful woman
Synopsis for "Don Coyote"
- Synopsis not yet written.
Appearing in She: "Episode 14"
Featured Characters:
- Leo Vincey
Supporting Characters:
- Horace Holly
- Job
- She
Synopsis for She: "Episode 14"
Leo, Horace, and Job are led by the priestess, She, across narrow rocky ledges and a darkened cavern. They come across a narrowing rocky spur coming out of the mountain. The fierce wind forces the three men to get down on their hands and knees and crawl. However, She doesn't even seem to be affected by the wind.
They are told to wait there until the daylight pierces through the dark. And very soon after those words are spoken, does the sun shine brightly on the cliff, showing the way to another jutting rock face directly opposite them. They would need to create a bridge using the plank they had been ordered to take with them. But they must hurry, She warns, before the light fades out.
Leo and Horace had crossed the plank safely with little effort. But Job was not too sure he would do as well. Horace throws encouraging words at Job, until finally, he is able to muster his inner courage and slowly cross. As darkness quickly envelops them all, Job loses his grip on the makeshift plank-bridge, and would have surely fallen had Leo not been there to grab hold of his arm.
The journey continues to a gaping hole in the ground. She takes hold of Horace and playfully pushes him into the dark hole. Thankfully, the drop is a short one, and Leo and Job follow after. The three of them are surrounded by pitch-black, and yet they know something is there.
Appearing in Detective Sergeant Carey of the Chinatown Squad: "Murder at the Thousand Bleeding Dragons, Part 6"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Sleepy
- Sin Fu
Synopsis for Detective Sergeant Carey of the Chinatown Squad: "Murder at the Thousand Bleeding Dragons, Part 6"
The police are closing in on Sin Fu and his subordinates. The cage holding Sergeant Carey, Sleepy, and the girl is being lowered into the water tank. But Sin Fu notices that it is going much too slowly, giving the police ample time to rescue them before they drown. So instead, he tells his men to bring out the sharpest blades, deciding to skewer Carey and his companions.
Overhearing Sin Fu, Carey and Sleepy come up with a plan of attack. As soon as the murderous gang open up the latch on the cage door, Carey and Sleepy lash out with all their might! The Chinese are beaten back with the flying fists of authority. Furious, Sin Fu orders a complete fall-back, saving his remaining men from an utter defeat. Being sure to take the girl with them, they disappear down a tunnel, with a door slamming shut after they have passed. Carey tries in vain to open the door, but he feels his strength waning. Soon being afflicted by a shortness of breath, they realize that poison gas is being pumped into the room!
Appearing in Sandor and the Lost Civilization: "Rajah Maharajah, Part 16"
Featured Characters:
- Rajah Maharajah
Other Characters:
- Benar
- Jadev
Synopsis for Sandor and the Lost Civilization: "Rajah Maharajah, Part 16"
Realizing that the casket is missing, Sandor and Jadev spot the tracks left by the thief! Sandor follows them back to the palace, taking out the sentry before the entrance.
Benar is already inside the palace with the high priest. They both learn of the casket's contents of pebbles, and know they must tell Sandor before he risks his life to retrieve it. Benar follows a long hallway out into the courtyard where he meets Sandor. After learning of the pebbles, Benar is told to find cover. Sandor is attacked by another sentry and almost run through by his spear, but he manages to escape over the wall.
Appearing in Captain Quick: "Episode Eighteen"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Spanish Fleet
Other Characters:
- Lord Barlow
- Marjorie Barlow (Apparent Death)
- Spanish Main, 16th Century
- Port Royal
- frigates and galleons
Synopsis for Captain Quick: "Episode Eighteen"
The Spanish Armada is sighted by a small fishing boat. With greater speed than the ships can muster, the boat turns around and returns to Port Royal to report. When Kendal Quick hears of the impending attack, he rushes to the quay. The other captains are told to take their ships and wait, hidden inside the Port, while Quick takes the Bonnie Bess, and one other English ship, out to meet the Spanish fleet in combat.
The Spaniards, believing that the English port has only two ships to defend it, prepare their cannons for an easy victory. Seeing that they took the bait, Captain Quick orders the Bonnie Bess and the other English ship to turn around and lead the Spanish Armada back into Port Royal. As soon as the last Spanish ship enters the port, Quick gives the signal. The flag on top of the fort is raised. From all sides comes the attack! The other English ships begin firing upon the Spanish, while from atop the rocky ledge, cannon fire from the fort hits the fleet like hail. The Spanish have fallen into a trap! They valiantly fight back against hopeless odds. One of the ships manages to shoot the flagpole off the top of the fort.
All the while, Marjorie had been watching the battle from the safety of the dungeons, when she sees the flag get shot off. She springs into action then, and races over to the fort and up its stairs. At the top, she resets the flag, but gets shot down by a Spanish bullet in the process. Quick had seen it all from the Bonnie Bess, but he fights on, though his heart grows very heavy with the thought of Marjorie falling to her death.
Appearing in Nadir, Master of Magic: "Pearl of the Bleeding Heart, Part 4"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Arcot
- Job
Other Characters:
- Henry Duprez (Appears only as a corpse)
Synopsis for Nadir, Master of Magic: "Pearl of the Bleeding Heart, Part 4"
A few hours before Nadir was thrown into the hidden room, his faithful servant, Arcot, had been following him in his own car. After an hour of waiting outside the old brownstone house with still no sign of his master, Arcot decides to investigate. When he gets inside, Arcot hears the shots, fired by Henri, and follows the sound to the cellar below. The darkness provides little visibility, but he does stumble upon the fleeing Job. The two men exchange gunshots, but neither hits their mark. Job escapes through a narrow window to the street above, and by the time Arcot gets there, he is long gone.
Suspecting that Nadir is still somewhere in the house, Arcot searches around calling his master's name. As he gets back to the cellar, he hears a muffled tapping on the wall. Could it be a secret room? Unsuccessful at triggering the opening, Arcot finds a pick-axe and breaks down the wall instead! His master sits, bound and gagged on the other side.
Nadir explains the current situation to his servant, and both agree to trail Job and get the pearl back. Luckily, Job was bleeding when he fled, so there were drops of blood on the ground that they could follow. Arcot concludes that Job had taken a cab where the blood trail ends. Nadir decides to use another method of discovering his whereabouts. Going back into the house, he grabs Job's hairbrush and prepares a mystical incantation known to his people in the Far East.
Appearing in Steve Conrad Adventurer : "The Revenge of Devachan, Part 8"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Devachan
Other Characters:
- Myra Rutherford
- King Olam
Synopsis for Steve Conrad Adventurer : "The Revenge of Devachan, Part 8"
While Steve and the Apollon deal with the anger of the Bogoona tribe, deep in the swampland the Devachan carries Myra's unconscious form in a stolen canoe. They are being followed by the alligator-men, savages riding alligators through the thick marsh. They had recognized his mode of transport as a Bogoona canoe, and slowly they begin to surround him. Devachan tries to lie that the canoe was his, but they don't buy it. One of the savages notices Myra lying in the canoe's bottom. She would make a fine gift for their leader, King Olam.
There is a cave at the end of a winding stream where the alligator-men call home. This is where Myra suddenly finds herself upon awakening from the Devachan's trance. She is then taken to the chamber of King Olam, who is pleased at the sight of her beauty. So much so, that he has arrangements made to be wed with her as his Queen. Myra can only hope that Steve finds her soon. It is during the ceremony that her wish is answered, for as the final vows are made, Steve aims from high in a tree with his crudely made bow. Two arrows strike Olam in his arms, rendering them useless. But oddly, after Steve jumps down and attempts to take Myra by the hand, she turns on him and orders the natives to arrest him for harming the king!
- Published by Nicholson Publishing Co., Inc.
- After this issue, Captain Quick drops out until New Adventure Comics #23, where it returns with two chapters.
- After this issue, Detective Sergeant Carey of the Chinatown Squad drops out until New Adventure Comics #23.
- After this issue, Steve Conrad, Adventurer drops out until New Adventure Comics #23.
- Also appearing in this issue of New Adventure Comics were:
- Chikko Chakko by Ellis Edwards
- Goofo the Great by Russell Cole
- Laughing At Life by Vincent Sullivan
- Ol' Oz Bopp by Russell Cole
- Sinker by Bob Hermans
- No trivia.
See Also
- Discuss New Adventure Comics Vol 1 20 on the forums
- Cover gallery for the New Adventure Comics series


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Monday, October 17, 2011
Write on Wednesday - Sunshine in a Cup
Drowning in the pool of bitter memories swallowing up my soul, I frantically tread. Flailing my sweeter memories about, willing them to sprout feathers to haul me from this vortex of agony, I search for a brighter place. But, these slick talons relentlessly grasp at me from every angle, pulling me towards the darkest of the dark. To a place light has never touched. A place without a glimmer or a shine, a rise or a set, a smile or a delight. As my toe unwillingly inches over the precipice, leaving drag lines in the water, a face flashes across my crippled mind. A face full of optimism, blue eyes big as saucers, and a pale pink bow of a mouth. She tosses me a rope, determined that I will use it to pull myself from the void. I strain to hear her words, as I see her mouth moving, but the wild whooshing whip of emotions drowns out all other sound. Widening my eyes, I read those sweet lips saying 'I've got you Mama,' and know I can tread forever or choose to pull myself from here and refill my soul with the sunshine of her heart.
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Wow, that was really powerful Lillie. A real insight into an emotional struggle that could either suck her down or that she could pull herself out of by focusing on the good things in her life.ReplyDelete
Thank you Sarah!ReplyDelete
Extreme! I really liked it. The beginning was a bit heavy on the darkness, but it really followed the character throughout.ReplyDelete
Thanks Tessa! Yeah, I usually lean towards light, humorous writing so when I do go a bit dark I can be heavy handed :)ReplyDelete
This was really good.ReplyDelete
Wow! That was powerful. Well done.ReplyDelete
Oh how dark.ReplyDelete
I think it could be simpler (less verbose/wordy) and still be powerful.
Very powerful.
- AnonymousOctober 18, 2011 at 8:07 PM
Beautiful and powerful. Love the imagery and the feeling of treading water that stuck after I finished reading.ReplyDelete
Thank you! Especially for the 'imagery' comment. That is always something I want to get better at!!ReplyDelete
Beautiful Lillie! Very intense emotions going on in your piece. I love your use of language you use to determine her struggle.ReplyDelete
Thank you Stephanie!!!ReplyDelete
Very powerful words. Complex structures. I like it very much. =)ReplyDelete
The only "complaint" (note the quotation marks) I would have is that the girl actually spoke to her mother. I'd rather have had the narrator be unable to hear the words no matter how hard she strained her ears. Otherwise, excellent piece!
/ Rain
Thank you Rain!!! And, I see what you mean about the girl speaking to her mother. I have rearranged that part a thousand times in my head since I posted this :)ReplyDelete
Powerful description of the black hole of depression. Love "wild whooshing whip" of emotions drowning out the sound. Only little comment - maybe the last sentence could be broken up - a little long?.ReplyDelete
I loved this, Lillie. I didn't think it was too dark at all, it's a dark state to be in. You might find ways to refine the wordiness as House of Prose suggested, but then... I like the crammed flow and extreme imagery you have here - it suits the narration of the suffocating, emotionally flooded head-space.ReplyDelete
I liked the end where she can't hear her daughter, but she reads her lips and grasps the message, like being on another plane. Well done! :)
Awesome! Beautifully descriptive, full of imagery. Wonderful writing!ReplyDelete
Whoa! That was intense! I love the used of the word 'haul' - it really describe pulling against a sucking void of darkness! This piece was burgeoning with struggle and conflict. Great reading!ReplyDelete
"I strain to hear her words, as I see her mouth moving, but the wild whooshing whip of emotions drowns out all other sound."ReplyDelete
I had a strong visual spring to mind with this sentence - really powerful. Interesting how this prompt took many of us to darker places! At first I assumed we would all be writing warm and fuzzy pieces but not at all. It's always good to explore a style of writing different to our usual, in your case darkness instead of humour. Powerful use of the prompt, Lillie!
Beautifully written and so powerful. Well Done.ReplyDelete
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My husband and I love to visit areas where ships clutter coastlines and the waters disappear into the horizon. I am drawn to water, no matter the depth or type of coastline it is. I love rivers, oceans, lakes, ponds, and creeks. I'm the type of person that can't just look at a body of water and enjoy the scenery. I have to dip at least a toe or finger in it, even if it's freezing cold. But, if it's warm or the chill isn't unbearable, I have plunge into the water, even if I'm not properly clothed for it. I've always been this way, my parents can attest to it from stories of me as a toddler, escaping their attention and jumping into a pool of water, clothes and all. With that said, my husband loves ships, boats, and lighthouses. He prefers to float on the water in a vessel or at least admire it from the shore.
I wonder if I'm just anxious for a vacation or if God's trying to show me something today. I think it's a little of both. This morning, I was praying and not really going anywhere with it. I have so much on my mind right now and a lot of emotions and thoughts swirling around my head, so this blog post could cause a little seasickness to the reader. Disclaimers are necessary in the world today! Anyway, I was loading laundry into the washer, when I just felt like God spoke one word to me, that word was harbor. I felt like he wanted me to explore that word, so I did. It lead me to first look up the definition of the word, although I know the definition, but investigating it and chewing on it often leads to other thoughts. There is a noun definition and a verb definition. The noun definition is a place on the coast where vessels may find shelter, especially one protected from rough water by piers, jetties, and other artificial structures. It is also a place to seek refuge. So, thinking of harbors, I immediately think of mine and my husband's love for them. But, being a believer, I also think of God and Him being the place that I find shelter during the storms. He is my refuge in all the emotional thoughts and feelings that I am having at this moment. I think of sailors who are at sea and a storm comes upon them, they have to act quickly, but their thoughts are immediately on seeking out the horizon, trying to locate a place to dock their vessel, searching for safety. The depths of the seas surround them; waves crash over the boats, the storms probably feel like they aren't ever going to end. I wonder how hopeless they feel when they see the strength of the ocean and understand they aren't in control. Then, how do they feel when they spot land, a lighthouse, a harbor with hope inviting them in? I'm sure they feel relieved, glad, and thankful. I think of myself and certain times in my life when I'm trying to ride the storms out without seeking direction or looking for refuge. When I do that, I may feel in control for a little while, but then the severity of the storm hits me and I get scared and realize that I need a refuge, a savior, a harbor on the horizon. With all that being said, I feel like God is just saying that I need to dock my vessel. I need to tie up to His dock, rest, refuel, and await instructions for the next step.
However, there is also a verb definition for the word, harbor, in two forms as well. The first is to keep (a thought or feeling, typically a negative one) in one's mind, especially secretly or to have in mind a thought or feeling, usually over a long period of time. With this definition, I start thinking, what am I harboring in my mind? What bad thoughts are keeping me weighed down? Is this why I feel like I'm drowning sometimes? Is it worry, anger, doubt, self-pity, aggravation, or maybe a molotav cocktail of them all? Whatever it is, I know it's not healthy for my soul. The other verb definition is to protect someone by providing a place to hide. This points to God again; he protects me and gives me a place to hide. The scripture that I immediately think of when I think of this definition is Psalm 91:4 "He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart." In this, I know I have to give all my thoughts, feelings, and hurts that I'm harboring to God. He will cover them and I'll find refuge there.
The next passage that I was led to was Psalm 107. I love this and have highlighted the theme of this blog today, but the whole passage is spiritually filling, I hope that it feeds you as well.
1 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good!
His faithful love endures forever.
2 Has the Lord redeemed you? Then speak out!
Tell others he has redeemed you from your enemies.
3 For he has gathered the exiles from many lands,
from east and west,
from north and south.[a]
4 Some wandered in the wilderness,
lost and homeless.
5 Hungry and thirsty,
they nearly died.
6 "Lord, help!" they cried in their trouble,
and he rescued them from their distress.
7 He led them straight to safety,
to a city where they could live.
8 Let them praise the Lord for his great love
and for the wonderful things he has done for them.
9 For he satisfies the thirsty
and fills the hungry with good things.
10 Some sat in darkness and deepest gloom,
imprisoned in iron chains of misery.
11 They rebelled against the words of God,
scorning the counsel of the Most High.
12 That is why he broke them with hard labor;
they fell, and no one was there to help them.
13 "Lord, help!" they cried in their trouble,
and he saved them from their distress.
14 He led them from the darkness and deepest gloom;
he snapped their chains.
15 Let them praise the Lord for his great love
and for the wonderful things he has done for them.
16 For he broke down their prison gates of bronze;
he cut apart their bars of iron.
17 Some were fools; they rebelled
and suffered for their sins.
18 They couldn't stand the thought of food,
and they were knocking on death's door.
19 "Lord, help!" they cried in their trouble,
and he saved them from their distress.
20 He sent out his word and healed them,
snatching them from the door of death.
21 Let them praise the Lord for his great love
and for the wonderful things he has done for them.
22 Let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving
and sing joyfully about his glorious acts.
23 Some went off to sea in ships,
plying the trade routes of the world.
24 They, too, observed the Lord's power in action,
his impressive works on the deepest seas.
25 He spoke, and the winds rose,
stirring up the waves.
26 Their ships were tossed to the heavens
and plunged again to the depths;
the sailors cringed in terror.
27 They reeled and staggered like drunkards
and were at their wits' end.
28 "Lord, help!" they cried in their trouble,
and he saved them from their distress.
29 He calmed the storm to a whisper
and stilled the waves.
30 What a blessing was that stillness
as he brought them safely into harbor!
31 Let them praise the Lord for his great love
and for the wonderful things he has done for them.
32 Let them exalt him publicly before the congregation
and before the leaders of the nation.
33 He changes rivers into deserts,
and springs of water into dry, thirsty land.
34 He turns the fruitful land into salty wastelands,
because of the wickedness of those who live there.
35 But he also turns deserts into pools of water,
the dry land into springs of water.
36 He brings the hungry to settle there
and to build their cities.
37 They sow their fields, plant their vineyards,
and harvest their bumper crops.
38 How he blesses them!
They raise large families there,
and their herds of livestock increase.
39 When they decrease in number and become impoverished
through oppression, trouble, and sorrow,
40 the Lord pours contempt on their princes,
causing them to wander in trackless wastelands.
41 But he rescues the poor from trouble
and increases their families like flocks of sheep.
42 The godly will see these things and be glad,
while the wicked are struck silent.
43 Those who are wise will take all this to heart;
they will see in our history the faithful love of the Lord.


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There is no cure for HIV, which is why it is so important to get tested for the virus. It is recommended that everyone between the ages of 13 and 64 get tested for HIV at least once as part of routine health care. HIV attacks the body's immune system so it can no longer fight off infections. If left untreated, a person can develop other serious infections or infection-related cancers. These infections can lead a person to develop AIDS, the most severe and last phase of HIV infection. Without treatment, people with AIDS typically survive about three years.
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The delightfully named Soren Bonke, formerly of [b]6 Day Riot[/b], has released an album for which 'delightful' is too faint a signifier of praise. The Copenhagen-born multi-instrumentalist, who is as equally at home playing careworn pianos, fractally clear acoustic guitars and honeyed, battered brass cornets, patently has a rare songwriting talent that simultaneously calls to mind [b]Sufjan Stevens[/b], [b]Simon & Garfunkel[/b], [b]Jim O'Rourke[/b] and [b]James Mercer[/b]. Like little droplets of sublimity, these 13 tracks are built around chiming, tender and sorrowful melodies. So who has released the orchestral folk album of the year? Some people think it's Bonke's.
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FreeSpeak Edge gives the user more control and customization options, thanks to advanced frequency coordination capabilities and intuitive design features in the systems transceivers and beltpacks, according to Clear-Com.
FreeSpeak Edge buildon the FreeSpeak II system, incorporating advances leading to an -new 5GHz chipset that features a radio stack development which has been optimized for intercom. FreeSpeak Edge also utilizes AES67 connections between the transceivers and the host intercom frame for flexibility in deployment.
FreeSpeak Edge is the future of advanced wireless communication, says Bob Boster, president, Clear-Com. While some manufacturers are trying to improve incrementally on existing solutions, we have leapfrogged right to the edge of what is possible with wireless intercom technology today, in readiness for tomorrows increasingly demanding requirements. We often hear talk of so-called game-changers, but FreeSpeak Edge is the real deal.
The 5GHz band is an ideal choice for large scale communications, says the company, as it can be managed with frequency coordination for reduced interference and offers the widest range of RF channels available.
The system takes advantage of Clear-Coms RF technology which uses OFDM to provide a robust transport layer that is reportedly immune to most forms of interference. FreeSpeak Edge delivers clear 12kHz audio quality with low latency and is scalable with the technology and bandwidth to support over 100 beltpacks and 64 transceivers. It can be combined with FreeSpeak II 1.9GHz and 2.4GHz systems, providing three bandwidths across a single unified communications system.
FreeSpeak Edge transceivers and beltpacks offer extensive customization. The beltpacks ergonomic design includes asymmetrical concave/convex top buttons for identification at a glance and touch operation; eight programmable buttons; rotary controls on both sides; and a master volume control and flashlight on the bottom. It also features a mic and speaker for headset-free or desktop operation. Each ruggedized transceiver supports 10 beltpacks and includes attenuation and external antennas for custom RF zones as well as wall and mic stand mounting options.
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Emett's Birmingham
An engaging saunter around some of the key Birmingham locations in Rowland Emett's early life and work...
Frederick Rowland Emett (1906-1990) was a Punch cartoonist who, uniquely, turned his drawings into reality. He built a series of amazing machines in the post-war decades, the most famous of which appeared in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Birmingham was Emett's hometown so this walk - led by Tim Griffiths from the Rowland Emett Society - visits some of the buildings associated with him in the city centre, finishing at the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery where you can see many of his ingenious contraptions in action.
The 1.5 mile walk will visit the now derelict drawing office of Turner Bros. in Cliveland Street where he worked on Frank Whittle's jet engine during the war, to see a film of the space as it appeared in 1947* (see image above, a painting by Emett himself). The walk also takes in the Siviter Smith buildings in Ludgate Hill and Great Charles Street and the Birmingham School of Art where he studied.
This event is a collaborative project between Flatpack and the Rowland Emett Society and runs in conjunction with Marvellous Machines: The Wonderful World of Rowland Emett, the largest ever exhibition of the work of Rowland Emett which runs at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery until 21st September 2014. All those with tickets for the walk can gain entrance to the exhibition at a discounted price of £4.
*Please note that the screening will last approximately 20 minutes midway through the walk, and will take place on the fifth floor of the old Turner Bros. building. It should be noted that there is no lift access and some of the flights of stairs are quite steep. Customers with access requirements are advised to contact Flatpack Film Festival (firstname.lastname@example.com / 0121 771 1509) prior to booking.
The walk runs at 11am and 2pm on 21 June, and places are strictly limited. Please meet at the entrance to St. Paul's Church in the Jewellery Quarter (B3 1QZ). Total duration: Approximately 90 minutes Facebook link
See also: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang at the Electric Cinema, 22 June, 12:30pm.
This event is part of Love Architecture Festival, a programme of events taking place across June by RIBA West Midlands. The festival aims to celebrate architecture and the built environment whilst inspiring, informing and exciting people of all ages about the built environment. Festival activities will celebrate the amazing architecture and the buildings, streets and neighbourhoods all around us. Everyone is welcome to join in the fun through a range of action-packed events.


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I wore this LS2 helmet for a few weeks before researching the brand and realizing what it actually costs: A mere $160. I thought it was a misprint. The FF385 CR1 helmet has the features, fit and quality of a lid two times that. It comes with a chin curtain and breath guard, the graphics are attractive and sharp, and the faceshield is legitimately fog-resistant. The fit is terrific for those with a long-oval head, while the pillowy, embroidered liner is plush and fully removable for laundering. The lid has pump-to-fit inflatable cheek pads, and even with that feature the LS2 is still incredibly light; my size-large example weighs in at just 1470 grams, 100 grams less than an Arai Corsair-V. It's also pretty quiet and cuts through the air without buffeting.
It's not all good news with this Chinese-made helmet, however. Three brow vents, a chin vent and rear extractor vent provide adequate but not outstanding air flow. The eyeport is wide and offers great peripheral vision, but the faceshield doesn't seal effectively across the bottom, allowing in an irritating breeze at highway speeds. I contacted LS2 about the issue and one of its representatives said that the problem is due to minor differences in shell shape, the result of the fiberglass shell's handmade construction—a plausible explanation until you realize that many other helmets with better shield fits are also hand made.
In all, these are really fairly minor complaints in view of the bottom-shelf price. If you're looking for an outstanding value, LS2 has what you're after. Just make sure you check the visor seal before buying.


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Chesterfield boss Jack Lester was left frustrated after the Spireites lost 2-1 to ten-man Port Vale yesterday afternoon.
The hosts took the lead on the stroke of half time, when Danny Pugh diverted David Worrall's cross into the net, before he was shown a straight red card just two minutes later for a foul on Jacob Brown.
Louis Reed equalised with a well taken free kick in the second half, before Vale substitute Ben Whitfield's strike in the 82nd minute won the game for the Valiants.
Speaking exclusively to iFollow, Lester said: "The game was there for the taking, we equalised and got back into it, and we hit the cross bar at 1-1.
"We didn't deal with the ball well enough today, and that was key.
"They were two disappointing goals to concede, I felt that they came at bad times, right on half time and just before the end. Concentration needs to be better.
"I spoke at half time and felt that we'd go on and win two or three one, the game was taking that pattern.
"I thought we'd have had more energy than them, but we didn't use the extra man well enough. You have to work hard to make that advantage count – the game was there for us."
Following Reed's fourth of the season the Spireites did create further chances to win the game, most notably when top goal scorer Kristian Dennis hit the cross bar with a header.
On Reed's goal, the manager said: "It's a great free kick, you're getting to the stage now where you expect him to score.
"It's a great ball in from Brad [Barry], Denno's [Dennis] got up well and it's a good header, if that goes in you probably go on and win the game, and they're the margins that we're dealing in," he added.
Following the frustrations suffered at Vale Park, the Spireites have a chance to put things right once again, when Newport County visit the Proact on Monday, 3pm.
The match sees the Spireites remain in the Sky Bet League Two relegation zone with eight games remaining, though Lester insists that the team's destiny remains in their own hands.
He added: "Grimsby didn't win their home game today and we get one coming up. If we win that we put some pressure on the others and it's still in our hands.
"If we win our games in hand, we're out of the bottom two and that's a good position to be in, though we have to win our games."


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All levels of astrological knowledge are welcome. If you are learned in the art, please come share your insights and perspectives. If you have no previous education in astrology, please come and share your questions and interest. This is a gathering that is meant to enlighten all of us, to give us all the opportunity to learn through lively discussion.
The Chicago Astrology Salon occurs every third Thursday from 7pm-9pm in Rogers Park, Chicago. Please see the Soulrise Astrology Facebook page and click "Events," or contact me for more information.
Suggested donation is $5 - $15.
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I think people sometimes avoid comics widely acknowledged as classics because the designation doesn't promise a whole lot of fun. Somewhere along the way, the perception of a given body of work shifts from "something that people really enjoy" to "something that people deeply admire." Personally, I'll pick the likelihood of enjoyment over admiration every time, though there's plenty of evidence that the two aren't mutually exclusive.
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My Hero One's Justice's roster continues to grow with two more characters.
Bandai Namco announced on Twitter Kyoka Jiro is joining the fight alongside Fumikage Tokoyami. Check out the two characters in the image gallery below.
Jiro, who loves music, can create sound waves by channeling the sound of her heartbeat into anything. Meanwhile, Tokoyami has the Dark Shadow Quirk, where the sentient shadow housed within him can take form outside his body.
My Hero One's Justice comes out on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch and PC in 2018. A ton of fan-favorite characters will be featured in the game, including Shota Aizawa and Hero Killer Stain.
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CURRENT ELECTRICITY - I 1. Electric Current 2. Conventional Current 3. Drift Velocity of electrons and current 4. Current Density 5. Ohm's Law 6. Resistance, Resistivity, Conductance & Conductivity 7. Temperature dependence of resistance 8. Colour Codes for Carbon Resistors 9. Series and Parallel combination of resistors 10. EMF and Potential Difference of a cell 11. Internal Resistance of a cell 12. Series and Parallel combination of cells Created by C. Mani, Principal, K V No.1, AFS, Jalahalli West, Bangalore Electric Current: The electric current is defined as the charge flowing through any section of the conductor in one second. I=q/t (if the rate of flow of charge is steady) I = dq / dt (if the rate of flow of charge varies with time) Different types of current: a) Steady current which does not vary with time b I b) & c) Varying current whose magnitude varies with time d) Alternating current whose magnitude varies continuously and direction changes periodically c a d 0 t Conventional Current: Conventional current is the current whose direction is along the direction of the motion of positive charge under the action of electric field. + + + + Conventional current due to motion of electrons is in the direction opposite to that of motion of electrons. - Drift Velocity and Current: Drift velocity is defined as the velocity with which the free electrons get drifted towards the positive terminal under the effect of the applied electric field. vd = a τ vd = - (eE / m) τ I = neA vd + + + I - - - I + + + + l A vd - -E I Current is directly proportional to drift velocity. vd - drift velocity, a – acceleration, τ – relaxation time, E – electric field, e – electronic charge, m – mass of electron, n – number density of electrons, l – length of the conductor and A – Area of cross-section Current density: Current density at a point, within a conductor, is the current through a unit area of the conductor, around that point, provided the area is perpendicular to the direction of flow of current at that point. J = I / A = nevd In vector form, I = J . A Ohm's Law: The electric current flowing through a conductor is directly proportional to the potential difference across the two ends of the conductor when physical conditions such as temperature, mechanical strain, etc. remain the same. I IαV or V α I or V = R I I 0 V V Resistance: The resistance of conductor is the opposition offered by the conductor to the flow of electric current through it. R=V / I Resistance in terms of physical features of the conductor: I = neA | vd | I = neA (e |E| / m) τ ne2Aτ V I= m l ml V = I ne2Aτ m R = l ne2τ A R =ρ l A where ρ = m ne2τ is resistivity or specific resistance Resistance is directly proportional to length and inversely proportional to cross-sectional area of the conductor and depends on nature of material. Resistivity depends upon nature of material and not on the geometrical dimensions of the conductor. Relations between vd , ρ, l, E, J and V: ρ = E / J = E / nevd (since, J = I / A = nevd ) vd = E /(neρ) (since, E = V / l ) vd = V /(neρl) When temperature increases, vd decreases and ρ increases. When l increases, vd decreases. Conductance and conductivity: Conductance is the reciprocal of resistance. Its S.I unit is mho. Conductivity is the reciprocal of resistivity. Its S.I unit is mho / m. Temperature dependence of Resistances: m R = l When temperature increases, the no. of collisions increases due to more internal energy and relaxation time decreases. Therefore, Resistance increases. ne2τ A Temperature coefficient of Resistance: α= Rt – R0 R0 t or α= R2 – R1 R1t2 – R2t1 If R2 < R1, then α is – ve. R0 – Resistance at 0°C Rt – Resistance at t°C R1 – Resistance at t1°C R2 – Resistance at t2°C Colour code for carbon resistors: The first two rings from the end give the first two significant figures of resistance in ohm. B V B Gold 17 x 100 = 17 ± 5% Ω The third ring indicates the decimal multiplier. The last ring indicates the tolerance in per cent about the indicated value. Eg. AB x 10C ± D % ohm Colour G R B Silver 52 x 106 ± 10% Ω Letter Colour Number Tolerance B Black 0 Gold 5% B Brown 1 Silver 10% R Red 2 No colour 20% O Orange 3 Y Yellow 4 G Green 5 B Blue 6 V Violet 7 G Grey 8 W White 9 BVB 52 x 100 = 52 ± 20% Ω B B ROY of Great Britain has Very Good Wife Another Colour code for carbon resistors: i) The colour of the body gives the first significant figure. Red Ends Yellow Body ii) The colour of the ends gives the second significant figure. iii) The colour of the dot gives the decimal multipier. iv) The colour of the ring gives the tolerance. Gold Ring Blue Dot YRB Gold 42 x 106 ± 5% Ω Series combination of resistors: R = R1 + R2 + R3 R1 R2 R3 R is greater than the greatest of all. Parallel combination of resistors: R1 R2 R3 1/R =1/R1 + 1/R2 + 1/R3 R is smaller than the smallest of all. Sources of emf: The electro motive force is the maximum potential difference between the two electrodes of the cell when no current is drawn from the cell. Comparison of EMF and P.D: EMF Potential Difference 1 EMF is the maximum potential difference between the two electrodes of the cell when no current is drawn from the cell i.e. when the circuit is open. P.D is the difference of potentials between any two points in a closed circuit. 2 It is independent of the resistance of the circuit. It is proportional to the resistance between the given points. 3 The term 'emf' is used only for the source of emf. It is measured between any two points of the circuit. 4 It is greater than the potential difference between any two points in a circuit. However, p.d. is greater than emf when the cell is being charged. Internal Resistance of a cell: The opposition offered by the electrolyte of the cell to the flow of electric current through it is called the internal resistance of the cell. Factors affecting Internal Resistance of a cell: i) Larger the separation between the electrodes of the cell, more the length of the electrolyte through which current has to flow and consequently a higher value of internal resistance. ii) Greater the conductivity of the electrolyte, lesser is the internal resistance of the cell. i.e. internal resistance depends on the nature of the electrolyte. iii) The internal resistance of a cell is inversely proportional to the common area of the electrodes dipping in the electrolyte. iv) The internal resistance of a cell depends on the nature of the electrodes. E =V+v E r = IR + Ir = I (R + r) I = E / (R + r) v I I R This relation is called circuit equation. V Internal Resistance of a cell in terms of E,V and R: E =V+v = V + Ir Ir = E - V E r v I I R Dividing by IR = V, E E–V Ir r =( = IR V - 1) R V V Determination of Internal Resistance of a cell by voltmeter method: + V + r V r I R.B (R) I R.B (R) K Open circuit (No current is drawn) K Closed circuit (Current is drawn) EMF (E) is measured Potential Difference (V) is measured Cells in Series combination: Cells are connected in series when they are joined end to end so that the same quantity of electricity must flow through each cell. NOTE: E r 1. The emf of the battery is the sum of the individual emfs 2. The current in each cell is the same and is identical with the current in the entire arrangement. E r E r I I R V 3. The total internal resistance of the battery is the sum of the individual internal resistances. Total emf of the battery = nE (for n no. of identical cells) Total Internal resistance of the battery = nr Total resistance of the circuit = nr + R (i) If R << nr, then I = E / r (ii) If nr << R, then I = n (E / R) Current I = nE nr + R Conclusion: When internal resistance is negligible in comparison to the external resistance, then the cells are connected in series to get maximum current. Cells in Parallel combination: Cells are said to be connected in parallel when they are joined positive to positive and negative to negative such that current is divided between the cells. E r NOTE: 1. The emf of the battery is the same as that of a single cell. E r 2. The current in the external circuit is divided equally among the cells. 3. The reciprocal of the total internal resistance is the sum of the reciprocals of the individual internal resistances. Total emf of the battery = E Total Internal resistance of the battery = r / n Total resistance of the circuit I E r R V = (r / n) + R (i) If R << r/n, then I = n(E / r) (ii) If r/n << R, then I = E / R Current I = nE nR + r Conclusion: When external resistance is negligible in comparison to the internal resistance, then the cells are connected in parallel to get maximum current. I


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How Many Pets Did PETA Kill in 2012?
How Many Pets Did PETA Kill in 2012?
One of the year's more depressing rituals is the annual release of PETA's kill statistics. The numbers — just how many pets Ingrid Newkirk's organization has "euthanized" in the past year — are never anything less than revolting. They are also never a surprise. Despite desperate efforts to rein in this ghoul, dogs and cats simply do not have much chance of emerging alive from the headquarters of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
The law requires PETA to submit documents annually to the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS), and this year's have just been released online: you can examine them here. A quick summary? In 2012 only 10.8 percent of the pets taken in by PETA at their headquarters in Norfolk Virginia escaped the hypodermic; 94.1 percent of the cats and 82.1 percent of the dogs ended up in Ingrid's walk-in freezer.
A total of 1,675 cats, dogs, and "other companion animals" are listed in the column headed "Euthanized." Plus 72 unlucky wild animals.
Taking wildlife into account, Newkirk's outfit killed 89.2 percent of animals taken in.
I have been expecting the statistics to be released for some time. On February 1st I received an ominous tweet from an anonymous account: @WhyPeTAEuths.
"Euth" is cute code for "euthanasia," which is itself — in this case — a euphemism for killing. PETA's interns and fellow travelers commonly talk about "performing a euth." This tweet referred me to a website: Why PeTA Euthanizes.
I responded: "Hm. Suspicious. Why this Twitter account NOW? PETA's kill stats are about to be released: Are they particularly ugly this year?"
And lo: Here they are. In Newkirk's favor, these numbers are not especially ugly, relative to the last few years. PETA's kill rate has hovered in the range of 95 to 97 percent. So this year's 89.2 percent is, yes, an improvement. The Grim Reaper is now merely — what? — the Angel of Death?
PETA is not required to identify how many of the pets killed were perfectly healthy and adoptable. We can assume only one thing: we're not going to find out. Newkirk has never been forthcoming in the past, apart from vague tearful remarks about the dreadful shape of the animals left on her doorstep. We know from various reports, however — including legal testimony from local veterinarians and shelter workers — that many of the pets killed at PETA headquarters were impeccably healthy, some of them puppies and kittens.
I'll be weighing in further as more information arrives, but for now you can decide for yourself how to interpret these documents. I urge you to visit Why PeTA Euthanizes — you may find the arguments there persuasive. Many of PETA's critics are identified, correctly, as a front group for the meat industry. Other sources will tell you outright that all of PETA's critics are compromised in this way, including me. Perhaps you'll find that convincing.
I also urge you to visit Nathan Winograd's site: he is the most prominent spokesman for the No Kill movement, and he has written about Newkirk at great length. Start here, with "The Butcher of Norfolk." If you want more detailed information — and have a strong stomach — you can turn toFriendly Fire, a book by Nathan and his wife, Jennifer Winograd. This was just published, and deals with a number of sorry outfits, including PETA and the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS).
My own series of articles about this vile business begins here: "PETA's Celebs: Naked in the Name of Mass Pet Slaughter."
So, examine the documents, and read the divergent commentary. And then — unless you simply don't give a damn about the innocent creatures that require our protection — I suggest that it is your ethical duty to make a decision. That old union anthem does not permit neutrality, and neither does this. You're going to have to take a stand here: Which Side Are You On.
CLARIFICATION: We have plenty of testimony regarding healthy animals killed on the premises in Norfolk — see David Shishkoff's testimony here, for instance. Some of the testimony at the link I provided above is of this nature: "One former intern (reported) that he quit in disgust after witnessing perfectly healthy puppies and kittens in the kill room."
PETA also operate a mobile death service, however. One of the veterinarians I refer to delivered testimony — much of it under oath — about healthy kittens and a six-month-old puppy killed not on the premises, but by PETA employees in the back of a PETA van. The corpses were then surreptitiously deposited in a trash bin at a supermarket.
The former director of Norfolk's SPCA, Dana Cheek, has said: "I often receive phone calls from frantic people who have surrendered their pets to PETA with the understanding that PETA will 'find them a good home.'… Little do they know that the pets are killed in the PETA van before they even pull away from the pet owner's home."
PETA recommended facilities-a fucking joke-You bet I'm livid…it's all about the money at the end of the day it's NOT about the animals…IT WAS NO WIN FOR A SINGLE ANIMAL!!!
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