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Patrick Johnston: Visit to noisy Portland to play Timbers hits fever pitch for Whitecaps
Can the opposition Whitecaps take the Timbers Army's energy and channel it for their own benefit?
Patrick Johnston
Aug 08, 2019 • August 8, 2019 • 3 minute read
Thanks to the Timbers Army and the intense rivalry with the Vancouver Whitecaps, Providence Park in Portland should be extra loud Saturday. Photo by Les Bazso /Postmedia News Files
Few Whitecaps appreciate the Cascadian rivalry with the Portland Timbers better than Fredy Montero, Andy Rose and Russell Teibert.
Both Rose and Montero know what the Timbers Army brings to the table, having played in the Rose City as Seattle Sounders. Teibert has experienced the passionate pitch rivalry as a Whitecap for the past eight Major League Soccer seasons.
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In MLS there's perhaps no louder crowd than the Timbers' main supporters group. It's one thing trying to beat the Timbers in Portland, but it's next to impossible silencing the team's fans.
While that atmosphere may be hostile to visiting teams it can be used as motivation, an energy that can be channelled.
"Yes for sure. It's tough to play there," Montero said. "But it's beautiful when you score there and you silence them."
Montero scored once in Portland for the Whitecaps in 2017, plus once in 2012 and twice in 2011 for the Sounders.
Rose is likely to make his first Whitecaps appearance in Portland on Saturday. He knows the Timbers' stadium well from his time with the Sounders (2012-15).
"A hostile, incredible atmosphere, it's a lot of fun to play in front of," he said. "That's where we want the league to get to … I think all players get excited to play in front of that."
Teibert echoed Rose's comment.
"It's just a crazy atmosphere there," he said.
Six of their teammates — PC, Brett Levis, Zac McMath, Jake Nerwinski, Yordy Reyna and Scott Sutter — have also played in Portland, but for the bulk of the squad, Providence Park will be a new experience.
"They'll see it when they get there," Teibert said. But he's also not worried how the Caps will react.
"You can't tell anyone how to prepare … but everyone knows what's on the line."
And Marc Dos Santos is going to Portland for the first time as a head coach.
"We understand what the history is," he said.
Dos Santos pointed to his time coaching in Brazil as a reference point — some of the youth stadiums he encountered had atmospheres that make your heart beat faster. Hostile environments don't faze him now.
"Maybe if I would have never travelled in this business but I've been in places that were very hard," he said. "As you grow and you get more experience in the job you understand as a coach you do what you can control.
"You have to be strong … as long as there's respect and not bad things said to you and there's this respect around the game it's good."
Both Rose and Teibert agreed with their coach about the heightened meaning of the game.
"It's a Cascadia Cup game, there's always a lot on the line when we play against them," Teibert said.
Rose acknowledged it was on the players like himself, Teibert and Montero to convey that meaning to their new-to-Vancouver teammates.
"Making sure they understand it's important for our fans, for the organization … we're right there for that," he said. "I've always been a player that is very much team-first mentality," Rose said. "It's about us going there and getting a result."
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Lucifer's Knight #2 Review
By Matthew Peterson April 27, 2020 4 Mins Read
What would you do if your girlfriend was a demon? Luke is about to find out, the hard way. Your Major Spoilers review of Lucifer's Knight #2 from Action Lab -Danger Zone awaits!
LUCIFER'S KNIGHT #2
Writer: John Perry
Artist: Emi Utrera
Colorist: Jolly Awodola
Letterer: LetterSquids
Editor: Nicole D'Andria
Publisher: Action Lab – Danger Zone
Previously in Lucifer's Knight: After finding out his friend's secrets Luke storms off in a fit of anger and betrayal. Derek follows to try and explain himself and the others, but the two are attacked by another soul eater.
ARCANE SECRETS REVEALED
This issue picks up immediately after last, as Luke is stunned to find that his girlfriend of TWO YEARS is actually a demon, and when she exposes her bat-wings to prove it, he's equal parts terrified and offended. The rest of the group reveals their secrets, one by one (one's a witch, one's an angel, one has an arsenal of magic weapons and C.J. has the biggest secret of all), leading him to stomp off into the night, angry that his peer group has been lying to him all this time. Derek, the only other guy in their group, follows him to explain the truth, calming Luke down a little bit… right before they're attacked. Strangely, it's Luke who realizes that they're dealing with a disguised emmisary of evil, but Derek quickly blows it to bits and walks him home as they very pointedly DON'T talk about all the madness that just happened. Luke dramatically throws himself into bed as, in the distance, a strange firebird lights up the sky in the distance, making it clear that something is headed this way.
MAYBE MORE SECRETS WAITING IN THE WINGS?
We clearly don't know everything we need to know about Luke, which helps to clear up one of my biggest complaints about issue #1: There just wasn't enough "there", there. This issue's explanations deepen the mystery in interesting ways, though I find them to be a little bit abrupt and awkward (which may be intentional, as we're dealing with teenagers.) Finding out that your girlfriend is the literal daughter of the literal devil would be off-putting, but I'm not sure why Luke immediately goes home into emo mode (which, again, may be because teenager.) Artwise, I feel like there's improvemtn from issue #1, with the soft-focus inking getting more definition and increased range of expression from the main characters of the story. The page where C.J. dramatically shows off what makes her special is well-designed, probably the best single panel of the series to date, showing off what Utrera is really capable of.
BOTTOM LINE: BETTER THAN #1, STILL PLAYING A BIT TOO COY
I had multiple complaints about story-telling and pacing after reading the first issue, and I'm happy to report that there are improvements on both of those fronts this time around. In fact, Lucifer's Knight #2 is more successful at nearly every turn, opening up the mystery of what is happening with heaven, hell and teenage peer groups in interesting ways, with art that, while still a little indistinct in places, gives us well-done fight sequences and teen interactions with equal skill, earning 3 out of 5 stars overall. There are still some problems with how much story we get (in my eyes, this issue and #1 could have been combined into one and edited a bit for a much tighter introduction to this world), but the strength of this issue convinces me to hold on long enough to complete this arc.
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JORDAN: A STUDY IN CONTRASTS
By SUSAN McKEE
Terrorist attacks. Suicide bombers. Palestinians throwing stones at Israeli tanks. The news reports were full of reasons not to travel to the Middle East last year as the hopes for a peaceful settlement of the centuries-old conflict faded once again. But, I decided to travel to Jordan anyway. If not now, when?
Spring was in full bloom in Jordan when I landed in early April. Landscapes that would later turn brown under the relentless summer sun were lush and green from recent rains. Flowers covered the hillsides, and water rushed through the valleys.
Amman, the capital, had been scrubbed clean in anticipation of the summit. Flags from the attending nations lined the main roads, and flower beds at intersections had been freshly planted. The thoroughly modern city of about one million was resplendent in the sunshine.
The area has been settled as long as human memory can recall. Its location made it historic crossroads, a land traversed for millennia by traders from Africa, Asia and Europe. Its place names are familiar from Bible stories: Mount Nebo, where Moses glimpsed the Promised Land; Sodom and Gomorrah; the Dead Sea, Bethany. Even the King's Highway, the route I'd drive to explore much of the country, is described in the Book of Genesis.
In downtown Amman is a visible reminder of the region's Roman past. An enormous amphitheatre, carved out of the hillside in the second century of the Common Era, looms over the bustling city center.
Jordan itself is a recent creation, forged in the fires of World War II and reshaped after an ill-fated attack on Israel. Although the Hashemite Kingdom still shares a long and oft-contested border with the Jewish state, it has recently settled into a comfortable if not neighborly co-existence. It's possible to travel between the two with minimal paperwork, and the frontier itself is marked but lightly defended.
Except for horrific news reports thoughtfully e-mailed by friends back home, there was nothing on my 2-1/2 week trip through Jordan to remind me of the often-bloody conflict taking place next door. All the Jordanians I talked to, Muslim or Christian, native or immigrant, have decided to ignore what's happening to the West, and fervently hope the conflict stays there.
Because of the summit preparations in Amman resulting in rerouted traffic and other security hassles I decided to rent a car and head into the countryside. Driving in Jordan is easy. Road signs are in English as well as in Arabic, there are gas stations everywhere, and I had two identical maps. I'd use the one in English to plan my route, but if I needed directions along the way, I'd point to the place name on its Arabic-language twin if my informant didn't speak English (most Jordanians do).
Americans are a rarity north of Amman, yet the best Roman ruins are in that direction. My first stop was Jerash, a town begun in 70 C.E. now in the midst of extensive excavation and reconstruction. Entrance to the ancient site is through the massive triple-gated Hadrian's Arch. Beyond it are all the expected features of a prosperous imperial outpost: the hippodrome (horse track), an oval plaza with 56 Ionic columns still standing leading to the main street or cardo maximus, temples to Zeus and Artemis, two amphitheaters and an elaborate nymphaeum or fountain. Later settlers on the same site added Byzantine churches and a mosque.
Two more excavated Roman towns beckon travelers further north, toward the Jordan River valley. Pella, a Greek town appropriated by the Romans, is dotted with archaeological expeditions from several countries. Near the border with Israel and the Golan Heights (Syrian territory occupied by Israel) is Umm Qais, with its clear view of the Sea of Galilee.
In the middle of all this ancient Roman splendor is the very modern city of Irbid, Jordan's second largest. It's a university town with an astonishing number of internet cafés. Checking my e-mail wasn't a problem: I had 233 places from which to choose! On the campus of Yarmouk University (named for a nearby river) is the Museum of Jordanian Heritage. Its English-language signage and carefully edited collection makes learning about the region a snap and, admission is free.
Urban landscapes aren't the only attractions in Jordan. Heading south, I bypassed Amman to follow a legendary scenic route along the Wadi Shu'aib. Lush foliage lines the walls of this stream valley, carpeted in spring with wildflowers. Further south, the steep slopes of the much larger Wadi Mujib, which formed the border between the Biblical Amorrites and the Moabites, were dry above the spring torrents.
Castle ruins still dominate hilltops in much of Jordan. Two good places to visit are Ajlun, built by the Ayyubid Arabs in 1185, and Kerak, a Crusader fortress built in the first half of the 12th Century.
The northwestern shore of the Dead Sea is being developed as a spa area. Three hotels sit alongside each other, each providing luxurious amenities and a superb view. Bathing in this water is not a typical day at the beach you can't sink in the 30% saline solution. And, the sandy shore is an illusion. The sea bed itself is black mud, said to be replete with curative properties and a large dose of cosmetic magic. Visitors cover themselves with the mud, let it dry, then rinse it off and repeat the whole process.
Just inland at Hammamat Ma'in is another kind of spa, one that dates at least from Roman times. Here the goal is bathing in the thermal springs cascading from the mountainside. The fresh water is naturally heated, with some springs as hot as 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
The top tourist attraction in Jordan is the ancient town of Petra, located about half way between Amman and the Gulf of Aqaba. Remember the location of the Holy Grail in Indiana Jones: The Last Crusade? That enormous building carved from orangey-red sandstone is here, along with hundreds of its cousins. Prehistoric settlers no doubt lived in the natural caves dotting the rugged landscape. Later inhabitants learned that the sandstone was easy to carve, and added elaborate façades to enlarged caverns in the rock behind.
I'd arrived in Petra intending to spend three days, and ended up staying for five. Much of the time was spent exploring the fabled ancient ruins from the valley floor to the High Place of Sacrifice, an altar with an endless vista. I also took a day trip to nearby Wadi Rum. Lawrence of Arabia was filmed in its stark desert landscape, and I almost expected Peter O'Toole and Omar Sharif to come racing into view on horseback as I wandered the sand dunes and rock formations.
My last stop in Jordan before returning to Amman was Aqaba another place made famous by that classic 1960s desert movie. But, instead of a sleepy backwater I found a modern metropolis one that resembles San Diego with its busy port, palm-lined waterfront and bustling tourist trade. It was with great reluctance that I pointed my car north along the Wadi Araba and headed back to Amman for a final weekend in Jordan. There, I took the time to go shopping and found beautiful Damascene silk to bring home.
My advice? Get to Jordan before hordes of American tourists discover what a wonderful place it is to visit.
I planned my trip with the help of The Rough Guide to Jordan by Matthew Teller. I made hotel reservations only for the first night and made the rest of my decisions day-by-day, based on traffic, weather and whim.
Once you arrive, buy a copy of Art and History of Jordan (English edition) it's available at virtually every tourist location. It gives a comprehensive and beautifully illustrated look at places to see from one of the kingdom to the other.
Renting a car gives you the most flexibility much of Jordan is off the beaten path, but it also is possible to arrange for transportation by taxicab to most destinations (it's a small country). Allowing for the occasional goat on the road, it's no more difficult to drive here than in, say, Italy.
Amman, the capital, has all the usual brand names including Radisson, Marriott and Hyatt. My favorite, however, is the Hisham Hotel in the heart of the embassy quarter. It's family-owned with a loyal clientele drawn by its location, good food and country inn ambiance. For reservations, call 962 6 464 2720, fax 962 6 464 7540 or e-mail (as I did) hishamhotel@nets.com.jo.
Outside Amman, I relied on my guidebook and handouts from the tourist office for leads. A government rating of three stars or higher guarantees that the hotel has on-site filtered water (which is safe to drink from the tap). Favorites include Mercure Ma'in Spa Hotel (962 5 3245 500), Dana Guest House (962 6 03 368497) and Petra Forum Guest House (962 3 215 6266, petrafh@nets.com.jo).
It's hard to recommend restaurants because there are so many great choices. My advice is to ask the desk clerk at your hotel. Don't miss the freshly squeezed orange juice and lemonade, pita right out of the bread oven in any of the thousands of bakeries, all kinds of grilled meats (especially lamb) and the multitudes of salads also served as appetizers and even for breakfast.
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Author Sabnam Maheswori Published on February 22, 2019 2 min read
2 Myleene Klass Net Worth: $4 Million
3 Myleene Klass Boyfriend: Simon Motson
Last Modified On: 22nd February, 2019, 10:41 AM
Myleene Klass is a singer, pianist, model, as well as a television personality. She is working at Global Studios in London. Following the announcement of her third pregnancy, she recently updated her fans with a picture of her baby scan. She didn't reveal the baby's gender, leaving fans to guess one. Her third child will be her first baby with her current boyfriend, Simon Motson.
Birth Name Myleene Angela Klass
Birth Date April 6, 1978
Birthplace Gorleston-on-Sea, United Kingdom
Nationality English
Profession Singer, pianist, model
Parents Oscar Klass and Bong Klass
Boyfriend Simon Motson
Husband Graham Quinn (ex)
Siblings Jessie and Don
Myleene Klass Net Worth: $4 Million
Myleene learned piano and violin at the age of four. She became a part of Bravo's reality series, The Doll's House. She gave back vocals for Cliff and made her West End theatre debut in Miss Saigon.
Myleene was even a member of the band 'HearSay.' The band released two studio albums and four singles. She also released two solo classical records in 2003 and 2007. She has appeared in TV shows like "Popstar to Operastar," "BBQ Champ," and "The One Show."
Myleene hosted The Global Awards 2018 on 1st March 2018, with Rochelle Humes and Roman Kemp. She is also active on some charity and social works. Besides, she is a part of World Vision's 24-hour Famine appeal. Her net worth dwells around $4 Million.
Myleene Klass Boyfriend: Simon Motson
She married her now ex-husband, Graham Quinn on 21st October 2011, in an intimate ceremony with only 16 guests. They welcomed two daughters – Ava Bailey Quinn, born on 16th August 2007, and Hero Harper, born on 25th March 2011.
Myleene Klass with her ex-husband, Graham Quinn, and her elder daughter, Ava.
Unfortunately, she divorced her husband on 23rd April 2013. After their divorce, she began dating Simon Motson and is expecting a third child with him. Her boyfriend, Simon is a fashion PR and has two children from his previous marriage.
Myleene was heartbroken when her first marriage broke down. She felt that she would not be able to trust anyone in her life again. But when she met Simon, she eventually fell for him and didn't want to rush at all. She hasn't disclosed any wedding plans with Simon. She recently shared a snap of her baby scan to her Instagram fans.
Myleene Klass was born in Norfolk, England on 8th April 1978. The now 40-year-old singer was born to an Austrian father and a Filipino mother. She has two siblings, a sister Jessie and a brother Don. She went to St. Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School. Later, she attended Cliff Park High School before joining Notre Dame High School for a short time. After studying A-levels at Great Yarmouth College for two years, she took a musical theatre course at the Royal Academy of the Music University of London.
Myleene involves six generations of classical musicians on her father's side. She has a decent height of 5 feet 4 inches.
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Weather: Cloudy & overcast - low cloud/sleet/snow on the moor tops
Clay Bank - Urra Moor - Tripsdale (including the Ship Stone)
( 9 miles )
Today's walk begins at Clay Bank car park (Grid Ref. 572 036) - leave the car park and walk south-east alongside
the B1257 Stokesley to Helmsley road for 200 yards before turning left through a couple of gates onto the Cleveland Way.
Follow the path quite steeply up the hillside - half-way up, the view above is looking north
across the Cleveland Plain towards Teesside with Roseberry Topping prominent centre-right
The path eventually reaches Carr Ridge on Urra Moor (above looking back to Hasty Bank)
- ignore the path to the right near the CW sign after the second gate and go straight ahead
The clear track over Urra Moor is very easy to follow - today we were heading into drifting, low cloud
The trig point on Round Hill at Botton Howe (Grid Ref. 594 016), is situated on an ancient burial ground
- it is the highest point on the North York Moors, lying at a height of 1,490 feet (454m).
Within a couple of hundred yards of each other, next to the track near Round Hill,
are two ancient standing stones - the Hand Stone and the Face Stone.
About ½ a mile beyond Round Hill turn right along a wide sandy-coloured track heading south-east,
then at another junction of tracks bear right (west) and downhill crossing a stream - Hodge Beck (above left)
Just past the beck on the left there's a couple of huge, weathered boulders . . .
. . . known as the Badger Stone (don't ask me why but I can see scary faces....)
Follow the track onwards and gently upwards for ½ a mile until reaching another junction.
Turn right passing a small and waterlogged sandstone quarry seen above - Cringle Moor & Cold Moor distant.
After another ½ a mile or so there's another junction of these grouse-shooter's vehicle tracks (it's much like the A1 up here!)
- normally you'd turn right, but if you need a bit of shelter and comfort for a packed lunch, turn left as we did in today's sleet storm . . .
. . . and within 500 yards there are a couple of welcoming shooting huts just to the side of the track
Enjoy your refreshments in 'comfort' - please don't abuse the 'accommodation' and don't leave any litter behind.
*** A few months after I first put this walk and photograph on my website I had an email asking me
"Who is the ghostly lady appearing at the window at the far end of the hut?"
Well, to be honest, I have no idea and hadn't even noticed myself - but there certainly does seem to be a ghostly image there!
On closer study, I must admit I can see a well-dressed Victorian/Edwardian lady in a hat carrying a basket of fruit maybe? Whoo-o-o!!!
And don't forget to close the door when you leave.
(By the way, while we were in there supping from our warm flasks, the sun came out - it was the best part of the day and we were indoors!)
Retrace your steps past the afore-mentioned track-junction, and head west towards the distant Cleveland Hills
- suddenly the track plunges downwards into the wild and wonderful valley of Tripsdale
I quote a few lines from a favourite book - 'The Walkers Guide to the Cleveland Hills' by Tom Scott Burns
'The ruins of an old dwelling can be seen above the ford in the valley, which is said to have been the home of an old cobbler.
Apparently he used to sell clogs, shoes and slippers outside the old Fox & Hounds Inn at Seave Green on Sundays
to the congregation as they came down from Urra Church.'
'A little further down the valley, below the rock face of Kay Nest,
is a large boulder known locally as the 'Ship Stone' from its likeness to the bow of a sailing vessel.'
To reach the 'Ship Stone you need to leave the track on the left, either at the 'cobbler's ruin', first crossing some marshy ground
or at the bottom of the valley, just before the ford across the stream, scrambling along a marshy, tree-rooted path
- either way, it's well worth the extra effort to appreciate its sheer size and to read a Latin inscription carved on its east side.
Another of my favourite little books is 'Rambles in Cleveland' by Michael Heavysides, first published in 1901 - he recalls from his youth:
'It is decided that only half of our party shall descend into the valley, and those who are going make for a certain point,
and reaching it find themselves opposite what they fondly imagine to be t'Ship Steean.
I am of the party, of course, but after we have pushed our way down a wilderness of bracken, heather, boulders and bilberries,
we find that this is not the boulder we are in search of.
We soon see the real one, however, still further away down the valley;
and at last, by carefully zig-zagging downward, reach the object of our search.
We walk around it, mount to its summit, and take its measurements, which are as follows:-
Height 17 feet 6 inches, Width 20 feet, Length 61 feet;
and, assuming that the part hidden underground will counter-balance a falling away in thickness, it is estimated to weigh 1,500 tons!'
'The Latin inscrition, supposed to be the work of a schoolmaster named John Hart, who at one time resided in the dale,
is clearly borne out by the translation, and is as follows:-
DEI PLENA SUNT OMNIA
JOANNES CERVUS, BILVALLENSIS
ANNO MDCCCXLIX
which, translated into English, runs thus:-
All things are full of the Creator.
John Hart, a man of Bilsdale.
Oh, how I'd love to have been with them that hot, sunny afternoon in Tripsdale over 100 years ago - well, maybe just for one day . . .
I first visited Tripsdale about 10 years ago - it was midsummer and I will never forget it.
In contrast to the wild, heathery moorland on the hill tops, in the valley below it was greenery everywhere (unlike today).
There was deep bracken, shrubbery and trees in full leaf - it was almost like visiting the set of 'The Lost World'
- go there in mid/late summer and see for yourself.
Michael Heavysides describes it best over 100 years ago . . .
'The scene before us is wild and grand, and the sun is still lighting up the valley.
Large lichen-covered boulders rolled down centuries ago, have their summits and sides partly covered with heather, in full bloom.
Not a blade of grass is to be seen in the valley, as the bracken, heather and bilberries carpet it o'er.
Here and there trees are growing in such strange positions that we ask ourselves how they found roothold.'
Back to the walk - continue on and climb the steep track from Tripsdale Beck -
on reaching yet another junction of tracks, turn right (north) along the clear 'highway'
The photo above is looking south-west across Bilsdale as yet another shower of sleet disappears down the valley
Another view west across Bilsdale towards the village of Chop Gate
Leave the wide track at Grid Ref 573 009 and follow a somrtimes wet and boggy path north, keeping just above an old stone wall
- soon, the distinctive silhouette of Roseberry Topping comes into view straight ahead.
There are excellent views from here north-west over the farming hamlet of Urra
towards the Wainstones on Hasty Bank (centre right) and Cold Moor (centre left) with Raisdale in between.
The B1257 Helmsley to Stokesley road can be seen in the centre of the photograph passing through a small 'nick'
in the landscape where the meltwaters of a huge glacier, which once formed the Cleveland Plain millions of years ago,
eventually flowed over with great force to form the valley of Bilsdale.
From here, continue to the Cleveland Way signpost seen earlier on the walk at the western edge of Urra Moor,
then turn left and downhill back to the start of the walk at Clay Bank car park.
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Charlie Kane, former Yellow Jacket, is promoted by Calypso to drive Dark Tooth to celebrate the ten years of Marcus(Needles) Kane, commemorating his life.
and finds he kills him in the contest.
When Darkside wins the competition his wish to Calypso is to meet his shadow brother by entering hell.
Similar to how Marcus and Needles are connected but the two are the same person. Mr Ash and Charlie Kane aren't the same person but Mr Ash wants to meet him so the two merge into one - his plan was to use Black from TM1 to accomplish this.
with access to the gateway to hell.
He stands before the body of Charlie Kane - whose soul now is now trapped in hell.
Then Mr Ash would go on to enter the competition again to get revenge on Calypso in the next tournament. But then I heard TM3 was turd so we can just leave it at that.
Crazy idea and you may think it's lame and if someone has covered this before, I swear I was unaware and have no intentions to steal that persons idea. This is genuinely my own version.
I would love to rewrite TM and TM2 and having discovered that some great fans are now learning how to Mod these games I'm more motivated to try and assist in a remake of the game.
Always loved the character stories and that's what made the game that bit more enjoyable.
I thought it was interesting, but the whole shadow brother thing kinda threw me off. All in all though pretty creative and does fall in line with some of the theories out there.
Ha yeah the shadow brother is difficult to grasp. I suppose what I'm getting at is Mr Ash is an evil spirit that could posses Charlie Kane for they both have a similar likeness.
Thanks for your input though. I realise now through the Wiki that Mr Ash was replaced by a Granny? I would love a rewrite of all the TM1 and TM2 characters that have a better depth to them. Obviously some are goofy like Hammerhead and it works.


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American History 1. Native American Society on the Eve of British Colonization a. Diversity of Native American Groups b. The Anasazi c. The Algonkian Tribes d. The Iroquois Tribes 2. Britain in the New World a. Early Ventures Fail b. Joint-Stock Companies c. Jamestown Settlement and the "Starving Time" d. The Growth of the Tobacco Trade e. War and Peace with Powhatan's People f. The House of Burgesses 3. The New England Colonies a. The Mayflower and Plymouth Colony b. William Bradford and the First Thanksgiving c. Massachusetts Bay — "The City Upon a Hill" d. Puritan Life e. Dissent in Massachusetts Bay f. Reaching to Connecticut g. Witchcraft in Salem 4. The Middle Colonies a. New Netherland to New York b. Quakers in Pennsylvania and New Jersey c. City of Brotherly Love — Philadelphia d. The Ideas of Benjamin Franklin 5. The Southern Colonies a. Maryland — The Catholic Experiment b. Indentured Servants c. Creating the Carolinas d. Debtors in Georgia e. Life in the Plantation South 6. African Americans in the British New World a. West African Society at the Point of European Contact b. "The Middle Passage" c. The Growth of Slavery d. Slave Life on the Farm and in the Town e. Free African Americans in the Colonial Era f. "Slave Codes" g. A New African-American Culture 7. The Beginnings of Revolutionary Thinking a. The Impact of Enlightenment in Europe b. The Great Awakening c. The Trial of John Peter Zenger d. Smuggling e. A Tradition of Rebellion f. "What Is the American?" 8. America's Place in the Global Struggle a. New France b. The French and Indian War c. George Washington's Background and Experience d. The Treaty of Paris (1763) and Its Impact 9. The Events Leading to Independence a. The Royal Proclamation of 1763 b. The Stamp Act Controversy c. The Boston Patriots d. The Townshend Acts e. The Boston Massacre f. The Tea Act and Tea Parties g. The Intolerable Acts 10. E Pluribus Unum a. Stamp Act Congress b. Sons and Daughters of Liberty c. Committees of Correspondence d. First Continental Congress e. Second Continental Congress f. Thomas Paine's Common Sense g. The Declaration of Independence 11. The American Revolution a. American and British Strengths and Weaknesses b. Loyalists, Fence-sitters, and Patriots c. Lexington and Concord d. Bunker Hill e. The Revolution on the Home Front f. Washington at Valley Forge g. The Battle of Saratoga h. The French Alliance i. Yorktown and the Treaty of Paris 12. Societal Impacts of the American Revolution a. The Impact of Slavery b. A Revolution in Social Law c. Political Experience d. "Republican Motherhood" 13. When Does the Revolution End? a. The Declaration of Independence and Its Legacy b. The War Experience: Soldiers, Officers, and Civilians c. The Loyalists d. Revolutionary Changes and Limitations: Slavery e. Revolutionary Changes and Limitations: Women f. Revolutionary Limits: Native Americans g. Revolutionary Achievement: Yeomen and Artisans h. The Age of Atlantic Revolutions 14. Making Rules a. State Constitutions b. Articles of Confederation c. Evaluating the Congress d. The Economic Crisis of the 1780s 15. Drafting the Constitution a. Shays' Rebellion b. A Cast of National Superstars c. The Tough Issues d. Constitution Through Compromise 16. Ratifying the Constitution a. Federalists b. Antifederalists c. The Ratification Process: State by State d. After the Fact: Virginia, New York, and "The Federalist Papers" e. The Antifederalists' Victory in Defeat 17. George Washington a. Growing up in Colonial Virginia b. The Force of Personality and Military Command c. The First Administration d. Farewell Address e. Mount Vernon and the Dilemma of a Revolutionary Slave Holder 18. Unsettled Domestic Issues a. The Bill of Rights b. Hamilton's Financial Plan c. Growing Opposition d. U.S. Military Defeat; Indian Victory in the West e. Native American Resilience and Violence in the West 19. Politics in Transition: Public Conflict in the 1790s a. Trans-Atlantic Crisis: The French Revolution b. Negotiating with the Superpowers c. Two Parties Emerge d. The Adams Presidency e. The Alien and Sedition Acts f. The Life and Times of John Adams 20. Jeffersonian America: A Second Revolution? a. The Election of 1800 b. Jeffersonian Ideology c. Westward Expansion: The Louisiana Purchase d. A New National Capital: Washington, D.C. e. A Federalist Stronghold: John Marshall's Supreme Court f. Gabriel's Rebellion: Another View of Virginia in 1800 21. The Expanding Republic and the War of 1812 a. The Importance of the West b. Exploration: Lewis and Clark c. Diplomatic Challenges in an Age of European War d. Native American Resistance in the Trans-Appalachian West e. The Second War for American Independence f. Claiming Victory from Defeat 22. Social Change and National Development a. Economic Growth and the Early Industrial Revolution b. Cotton and African-American Life c. Religious Transformation and the Second Great Awakening d. Institutionalizing Religious Belief: The Benevolent Empire e. New Roles for White Women f. Early National Arts and Cultural Independence 23. Politics and the New Nation a. The Era of Good Feelings and the Two-Party System b. The Expansion of the Vote: A White Man's Democracy c. The Missouri Compromise d. The 1824 Election and the "Corrupt Bargain" e. John Quincy Adams f. Jacksonian Democracy and Modern America 24. The Age of Jackson a. The Rise of the Common Man b. A Strong Presidency c. The South Carolina Nullification Controversy d. The War Against the Bank e. Jackson vs. Clay and Calhoun f. The Trail of Tears — The Indian Removals 25. The Rise of American Industry a. The Canal Era b. Early American Railroads c. Inventors and Inventions d. The First American Factories e. The Emergence of "Women's Sphere" f. Irish and German Immigration 26. An Explosion of New Thought a. Religious Revival b. Experiments with Utopia c. Women's Rights d. Prison and Asylum Reform e. Hudson River School Artists f. Transcendentalism, An American Philosophy 27. The Peculiar Institution a. The Crowning of King Cotton b. Slave Life and Slave Codes c. The Plantation & Chivalry d. Free(?) African-Americans e. Rebellions on and off the Plantation f. The Southern Argument for Slavery 28. Abolitionist Sentiment Grows a. William Lloyd Garrison and The Liberator b. African-American Abolitionists c. The Underground Railroad d. Harriet Beecher Stowe — Uncle Tom's Cabin 29. Manifest Destiny a. The Lone Star Republic b. 54° 40' or Fight c. "American Blood on American Soil" d. The Mexican-American War e. Gold in California 30. An Uneasy Peace a. Wilmot's Proviso b. Popular Sovereignty c. Three Senatorial Giants: Clay, Calhoun and Webster d. The Compromise of 1850 31. "Bloody Kansas" a. The Kansas-Nebraska Act b. Border Ruffians c. The Sack of Lawrence d. The Pottawatomie Creek Massacre e. Canefight! Preston Brooks and Charles Sumner 32. From Uneasy Peace to Bitter Conflict a. The Dred Scott Decision b. The Lincoln-Douglas Debates c. John Brown's Raid d. The Election of 1860 e. The South Secedes 33. A House Divided a. Fort Sumter b. Strengths and Weaknesses: North vs. South c. First Blood and Its Aftermath d. Sacred Beliefs e. Bloody Antietam f. Of Generals and Soldiers g. Gettysburg: High Watermark of the Confederacy h. Northern Plans to End the War i. The Road to Appomattox 34. The War Behind the Lines a. The Emancipation Proclamation b. Wartime Diplomacy c. The Northern Homefront d. The Southern Homefront e. The Election of 1864 f. The Assassination of the President 35. Reconstruction a. Presidential Reconstruction b. Radical Reconstruction c. A President Impeached d. Rebuilding the Old Order 36. The Gilded Age a. Binding the Nation by Rail b. The New Tycoons: John D. Rockefeller c. The New Tycoons: Andrew Carnegie d. The New Tycoons: J. Pierpont Morgan e. New Attitudes Toward Wealth f. Politics of the Gilded Age 37. Organized Labor a. The Great Upheaval b. Labor vs. Management c. Early National Organizations d. American Federation of Labor e. Eugene V. Debs and American Socialism 38. From the Countryside to the City a. The Glamour of American Cities b. The Underside of Urban Life c. The Rush of Immigrants d. Corruption Runs Wild e. Religious Revival: The "Social Gospel" f. Artistic and Literary Trends 39. New Dimensions in Everyday Life a. Education b. Sports and Leisure c. Women in the Gilded Age d. Victorian Values in a New Age e. The Print Revolution 40. Closing the Frontier a. The Massacre at Sand Creek b. Custer's Last Stand c. The End of Resistance d. Life on the Reservations e. The Wounded Knee Massacre 41. Western Folkways a. The Mining Boom b. The Ways of the Cowboy c. Life on the Farm d. The Growth of Populism e. The Election of 1896 42. Progressivism Sweeps the Nation a. Roots of the Movement b. Muckrakers c. Women's Suffrage at Last d. Booker T. Washington e. W. E. B. DuBois 43. Progressives in the White House a. Teddy Roosevelt: The Rough Rider in the White House b. The Trust Buster c. A Helping Hand for Labor d. Preserving the Wilderness e. Passing the Torch f. The Election of 1912 g. Woodrow Wilson's New Freedom 44. Seeking Empire a. Early Stirrings b. Hawaiian Annexation c. "Remember the Maine!" d. The Spanish-American War and Its Consequences e. The Roosevelt Corollary and Latin America f. Reaching to Asia g. The Panama Canal 45. America in the First World War a. Farewell to Isolation b. Over There c. Over Here d. The Treaty of Versailles and the League of Nations 46. The Decade That Roared a. The Age of the Automobile b. The Fight Against "Demon Rum" c. The Invention of the Teenager d. Flappers e. The Harlem Renaissance f. A Consumer Economy g. Radio Fever h. Fads and Heroes 47. Old Values vs. New Values a. The Red Scare b. The Monkey Trial c. Intolerance d. Books and Movies e. Domestic and International Politics 48. The Great Depression a. The Market Crashes b. Sinking Deeper and Deeper: 1929-33 c. The Bonus March d. Hoover's Last Stand e. Social and Cultural Effects of the Depression 49. The New Deal a. A Bank Holiday b. Putting People Back to Work c. The Farming Problem d. Social Security e. FDR's Alphabet Soup f. Roosevelt's Critics g. An Evaluation of the New Deal 50. The Road to Pearl Harbor a. 1930s Isolationism b. Reactions to a Troubled World c. War Breaks Out d. The Arsenal of Democracy e. Pearl Harbor 51. America in the Second World War a. Wartime Strategy b. The American Homefront c. D-Day and the German Surrender d. War in the Pacific e. Japanese-American Internment f. The Manhattan Project g. The Decision to Drop the Bomb 52. Postwar Challenges a. The Cold War Erupts b. The United Nations c. Containment and the Marshall Plan d. The Berlin Airlift and NATO e. The Korean War f. Domestic Challenges 53. The 1950s: Happy Days a. McCarthyism b. Suburban Growth c. Land of Television d. America Rocks and Rolls e. The Cold War Continues f. Voices against Conformity 54. A New Civil Rights Movement a. Separate No Longer? b. Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott c. Showdown in Little Rock d. The Sit-In Movement e. Gains and Pains f. Martin Luther King Jr. g. The Long, Hot Summers h. Malcolm X and the Nation of Islam i. Black Power 55. The Vietnam War a. Early Involvement b. Years of Escalation: 1965-68 c. The Tet Offensive d. The Antiwar Movement e. Years of Withdrawal 56. Politics from Camelot to Watergate a. The Election of 1960 b. Kennedy's New Frontier c. Kennedy's Global Challenges d. Kennedy Assassination e. Lyndon Johnson's "Great Society" f. 1968: Year of Unraveling g. Triangular Diplomacy: U.S., USSR, and China 57. Shaping a New America a. Modern Feminism b. The Fight for Reproductive Rights c. The Equal Rights Amendment d. Roe v. Wade and Its Impact e. Environmental Reform f. Others Demand Equality g. Student Activism h. Flower Power 58. A Time of Malaise a. Undoing a President b. The Sickened Economy c. Foreign Woes d. Finding Oneself e. The New Right 59. The Reagan Years a. "Morning in America" b. Reaganomics c. Foreign and Domestic Entanglements d. Life in the 1980s e. The End of the Cold War 60. Toward a New Millennium a. Operation Desert Storm b. A Baby Boomer in the White House c. Republicans vs. Democrats d. Living in the Information Age e. The End of the American Century
36d. The New Tycoons: J. Pierpont Morgan
J.P. Morgan invested in everything from Thomas Edison's electric company to railroads and steel companies to insurance firms.
Child of Privilege
Not all of the tycoons of the Gilded Age were rags-to-riches stories. J. Pierpont Morgan was born into a family of great wealth. His father had already made a name for himself in the banking industry. With Morgan's family resources, he enjoyed the finest business education money could buy.
He did not scratch and claw his way to the top of any corporate ladder. His father arranged for an executive track position at one of New York's finest banks. Regardless of his family's advantages, Morgan had a great mind of his own. He set out to conquer the financial world, and conquer it he did.
Morgan the Banker
Morgan's first business ventures were in banking. By 1860, he had already established his own foreign exchange office. He knew the power of investment. Not content to control just the banking industry, he bought many smaller ventures to make money.
During the Civil War, he paid the legally allowed fee to purchase a substitute soldier and evaded military service. Morgan made handsome profits by providing war materials. One of his enterprises sold defective rifles to the Union army. Upon later investigations, he was declared ignorant of the poor quality of his guns and was cleared of all charges.
After the war, he set out to corner the nation's financial markets. When the Panic of 1873 rocked the nation's economy, Morgan protected himself wisely and emerged in the aftermath as the king of American finance.
J.P. Morgan was one of the organizers of the World Fair held in Chicago in 1893.
Despite his label as a robber baron, Morgan felt his investments benefited America. His railroad dealings helped consolidate many smaller, mismanaged firms, resulting in shorter trips and more dependable service. Two times during financial panics he allowed the federal government to purchase his vast gold supplies to stop the spiral of deflation.
He owned a bridge company and a tubing company. His most renowned purchase was in 1901, when he bought the Carnegie Steel Company for $500 million to create U.S. Steel. Within ten years U.S. Steel was worth over a billion dollars.
Morgan's actions marked a shift in thinking among American industrialists. He proved that it was not necessary to be a builder to be successful. Smart investment and efficient consolidation could yield massive profits. Young entrepreneurs shifted their goals to banking in the hopes of mirroring Morgan's success.
Trouble with the Government
For all his accomplishments, he was harshly criticized. The first decade of the twentieth century brought challenges to Morgan from the government. His Northern Securities railroad company was deemed illegal under federal antitrust law, the first such action by the national government. He was investigated by Congress for his control of the financial markets. Even U.S. Steel was forced to relinquish its monopoly.
Things you don't see everyday: A cancelled check for three million dollars from J.P. Morgan to the Northern Pacific Syndicate.
Jaded by the criticism, Morgan moved to Europe, where he lived his final days. He was a favorite target of intellectuals who claimed that such tycoons robbed the poor of their deserved wealth. He was a hero to enterprising financiers across the land who dreamed of following his example. That is, of course, unless they were destroyed by his shrewd, fierce tactics.
Alan Greenspan on Banking History
Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, Alan Greenspan, presents a concise view of the history of banking in the United States in this speech he delivered in 1998. You'll find nothing but facts from an economist's perspective. But what facts and what an economist!
White Star Line's Dream
Immigrants and the wealthy all needed fast transatlantic travel and J.P. Morgan sought to provide it. This page, from an impressive website about the Titanic created by three young enthusiasts, tells the story of Morgan's purchase of White Star Line which launched the ill-fated Titanic just three years later.
On April 15, 1912, the luxury liner Titanic collided with an iceberg and sank in the Atlantic Ocean. Did J.P. Morgan have a role in the disaster?
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Stan Lee gets restraining order against business manager, LAPD investigating elder abuse allegations
After a bizarre and complicated few months for Stan Lee, it seems like things might be getting back to normal for the legendary comic book creator—in a way that is still pretty bizarre and complicated. That's because The Hollywood Reporter says he has filed a restraining order against business manager Keya Morgan, a man whose name you might recognize from the way Lee constantly talks about how wonderful and trustworthy he is on social media.
Of course, as Bleeding Cool has been quick to point out, some of Lee's Twitter posts about Morgan are supremely suspicious, like when he tried to assuage concerns about his health with a photo of him and Morgan dancing with John Travolta that turned out to be from 2016 or a photo posted just this month of him with comic artist Ken Bald that was actually from 2013. Morgan was arrested recently on charges of filing a false police report, most likely from an attempted mugging a few weeks that now seems to have been made up, but the Hollywood Reporter doesn't have any other information on why Lee might've wanted this restraining order.
This whole mess seems to have started in April, when Lee's daughter J.C. Lee supposedly began making a concerted effort to take over her father's finances in the wake of the death of Lee's wife Joanie—who reportedly had a knack for keeping J.C. in check that her father does not. According to a THR investigation, J.C. Lee was surrounding her father with a number of men who all wanted to get some level of control over his assets. Morgan was one of them, and he quickly fired Lee's attorney and longtime assistant, changed his phone number, and began reading all of his emails (because of Lee's "macular degeneration").
Supposedly, pretty much everyone who knows Lee other than his daughter and Keya Morgan recognized that something was wrong, with Kevin Smith offering to let Lee come live at his house in order to escape the various manipulators. Lee later sued former manager Jerardo Olivarez (one of the men supposedly vying for control of his money) and began making repeated statements about how his Twitter page was his only real social media account and that all others are fakes and impersonators. Those are fairly normal things for someone to do in this situation, but they both also played right into the hand of one Keya Morgan, who—as we noted above—is often the star of Stan Lee's Twitter posts.
Getting away from Morgan seems like a good thing for Lee, but according to another Bleeding Cool report, he's now staying with his daughter and his lawyer—the same daughter who was supposedly trying to gain control of his finances in April. Is it too late for him to move in with Kevin Smith?
Update: ABC is reporting that the Los Angeles Police Department is now investigating allegations of elder abuse against Lee, with the restraining order accusing Keya Morgan of "taking advantage of Lee's impaired hearing, vision, and judgment, moving Lee from his longtime family home, and preventing family and associates from contacting him." The ABC story also says that alleged mugging that Morgan reported earlier this week—the one he was charged with filing a fake police report over—was actually the police "conducting a welfare check on Lee."


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The Witch is Coming to Netflix on December 7
Netflix announced on Thursday that the long-awaited witch movie The Witch will premiere on December 6.
The film stars Emma Watson, who plays the title character in the hit series The Witch.
Netflix is releasing the film on a two-hour Blu-ray and DVD bundle and a digital version on December 5.
The Witch will be the first major franchise release in Netflix's new $5 billion streaming service, which debuted in 2017 with the original Netflix original series.
The streaming service is the first of several streaming titles in the works, including a sequel to House of Cards, the first Netflix original film, and a follow-up to House.
Netflix plans to release four other series this year, including an original animated series and the upcoming anthology series House of Lies.
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Black Ink Crew: Chicago's Nikki Nicole Dating Status & Surgery Details
By LRU Writer | On: December 06, 2019
Nikki Nicole became a regular face of the show Black Ink Chicago after she started dating one of its cast members in the second season. But, the reality star's fame is not limited to the franchise as she has starred in other ventures as well.
She hosted shows such as 411 The Show and Kandi Koated Nights alongside personalities like Kandi Burrus. As a result, she has amassed a wide fan following of 900K on her Insta handle.
Wiki: Nikki Nicole's Dating Status, Past Relationship
In May 2019, Nikki was romantically linked with famous rapper 50 Cent. It all started with her Insta post on 29th May after she shared a titillating picture of her in a schoolgirl outfit.
Interestingly, the rapper was quick to comment on her picture with three emojis, and Nikki replied with a shy emoji as well. So, as evident, it triggered rumors that the two were seeing each other and the possibility remained that the rapper was her new boyfriend.
Ex-Girlfriend Of 50 Cent :- Vivica A. Fox Husband, Dating, Family, Net Worth
Also, a month later, the two went on a movie date together which was ruined by an aspiring artist named NFL Dume. It turned out that the moment got heated after her rumored boyfriend refused to respond to Dume - who was seeking some career advice on music.
It wasn't the first time that Nikki was spotted with the rapper. The two were previously spotted together in February 2019 at club Vive in Atlanta with the rapper. She was seen receiving a stack of cash from the hip-hop artist, while also sharing a warm embrace.
However, while her relationship with 50 Cent remains unconfirmed and not yet official, her past relationship is a well-known one. Nikki was previously in a relationship with Phor Everim - a tattoo artist and star of the show, Black Ink Crew Chicago.
Nikki Nicole and ex-boyfriend Phor Everim as seen together in 2018 (Photo: atlantablackstar.com)
Sadly, the two broke up in 2018 after he was caught cheating on his girlfriend by sending nudes to other girls.
Plastic Surgery, Hair Collection
Talking about her physical attributes, Nikki is very concerned about her appearance. Her bombshell body didn't come naturally, although many might assume it from the first look. Turns out that she underwent buttock enhancement surgery in the past.
Jazz Jennings Surgery Details :- Dating Status, Family,Transgender
She disclosed her surgery back in 2018 during a Q&A with her fans. When one of her followers asked her the reason to enhance her back, she responded quoting,
"I was always picked on for a having a bomb shape but no ass lol. SO I got an ass!!! Alllll the time!!! Everyone used to be like damnnnn you have a nice lil body til you turn around lmao"
Well, the surgery didn't come cheap, and by the looks of her business ventures, it appears she didn't have a hard time paying for it. After all, she makes impressive money selling her wig collection through her commercial website, NikkiNicoleCollection.com.
To get the idea, a simple-looking red wig on her website titled Cherry sold out for a whopping $770 dollars.
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ECFR report: Turkey, the Kurds and the fight against Islamic State – Cale Salih
Published by the European Council on Foreign Relations, 14th September, 2015
Europe must prioritise diplomatic support for peace between Turkey and the Kurds as a pre-requisite for a successful strategy against Islamic State.
Since 20 July 2015, the PKK has killed at least 113 security personnel and Turkey claims to have killed over a thousand PKK fighters. The coincidence of new Turkish airstrikes against Kurdish targets and Ankara's greater participation in anti-IS activities has led many to speculate that the US and its western partners have bumped the peace process down its list of priorities, choosing to focus instead on extracting greater Turkish security cooperation that could result in more short-term gains against IS.
In her report, Salih asserts that, while Turkish cooperation is undeniably valuable for the anti-IS coalition, a policy that traded participation against IS for the breakdown of the PKK-Turkey peace process would risk the spill-over of that conflict into northern Syria, weakening one of the coalition's only effective non-Islamist partners on the ground in northern Syria (the YPG), and making it ever more difficult for the coalition to pull together a coordinated fight against IS.
Salih calls for European diplomatic attention to supporting the revival of the Turkey-PKK peace process, and greater political engagement with the PYD and conditional support to the YPG in the areas it already controls.
Stronger backing to the PYD/YPG should be tied to conditions that: dissuade the YPG from making unilateral advances into additional territories that are not predominately Kurdish and excluding FSA-affiliated partners from meaningful decision-making roles; discourage any policies that could result in the displacement of local Sunni inhabitants; and encourage the PYD to establish governance institutions inclusive of non-PYD affiliated Kurds, Arabs and other local ethnic groups in the areas it already controls.
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Time to change for changing spaces
by kclews | Oct 2, 2018 | Mommy Mentions | 0 comments
Hello! September proved busy on the home and work fronts. Back to school, activities, homework (blog entry coming on that subject!) and an array of special sections occupied much of this mom's time. Time to start October with some blog entries!
Scrolling through my Facebook newsfeed Monday evening (Oct. 1, 2018), a link from BuzzFeedNews' page caught my eye. A Florida father of three shared a photo of himself trying to change his infant son's diaper in a restaurant restroom.
No Koala changer here, however. This man straddled his child across his lap as he squatted on the bathroom stall floor. The man's 7-year-old son snapped the photo, and they shared it with the man's wife/children's mother and other son when they returned to the table.
While the photo amused the family, the man's wife raised a poignant point: Most times, moms have changing stations at their disposal, but "you have to get a ninja squad" to change the child's diaper, she told her husband.
That stated, the man, Donte Palmer, shared the photo on Instagram with the caption, "What's the deal with not having changing tables in men's bathroom (sic) as if we don't exist!! Clearly we do this often because look how comfortable my son is."
The post generated comments, several of which came from dads relating to the diaper-changing dilemma, and got shared across social mediums.
With families traveling with the littlest family members, changing stations in public places, from amusement parks and restaurants to fairs are definitely needed. (Schuylkill County Fair expanded a nursing and infant care station in 2017. See the Aug 2, 2017 blog entry, "Place for parents with lil' ones appreciated.") Mr. Palmer's situation reminds me of diaper dilemmas with each of my children.
While at a church picnic with my daughter 14 years ago at a fire company picnic grove, the adjacent hall was closed, and the restrooms lacked changing tables. I asked firefighters in the truck garage if they had a spot available where I could lay a blanket and changing pad down to change my daughter. The two men led me to a table at the back of the garage. I was grateful.
Six years later, my family went to an area high school football game. The ladies room lacked a changing station or table. I changed my infant son on a concrete block beneath the home bleachers. The following day, I dropped an email to the school district's athletic director, suggesting installing a changing station or table in both the men's and ladies' restrooms. Later that season, I a table had been placed in the ladies' room (not sure about the men's room).
When an infant or toddler needs a changing, a feeding or even just time to cuddle while traveling, changing and/or nursing stations help fulfill these needs. They are a definite welcome and respite in many a public place for families.


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The Best .17-Caliber Rifles Available Today
Joseph von Benedikt looks at some of the best .17-caliber that are available.
November 13, 2014 By Joseph von Benedikt
Seventeen-caliber rifles are just a little bit magic. They shoot whisper-tiny projectiles the same diameter as the BBs we all loved to pop away with as kids. They produce almost no discernable recoil. Even the report of most .17-caliber guns is mild, particularly that of rimfire versions.
Yet the little pills zipped downrange from .17-caliber rifles shoot with lazer-like flatness and produce surprisingly impressive results on small game and predators. Depending on the size of the cartridge case housing the tiny bullets, performance ranges from mostly suitable for rodents inside 200 yards to deadly on bigger predators out to 400 yards.
Only a couple of characteristics plague .17-caliber firearms: tiny bullets require delicate rifling that is easily damaged by cleaning equipment; and tiny bores are, well, just plain aggravating to clean. True enthusiasts tend to advise infrequent cleaning of rimfire versions simply to avoid potentially damaging the rifling (and because the rimfire versions just don't leave much fouling) and extreme care in cleaning centerfire versions.
Two calibers stand out among those of .17-diameter ilk, although others — of newer design — may outstrip them in the future. Today's favorites are the .17 HMR and the .17 Remington.
Of the two, the .17 HMR is far and away the most popular. Of rimfire design, it's ideal for prairie dogs, potgut gophers and most of the smaller furbearers out to a couple of hundred yards. It shoots projectiles in the 17- to 20-grain range up to about 2,600 feet per second (fps).
The .17 Remington, on the other hand, is the darling of predator hunters protective over pelts. It typically kills even big-bodied coyotes cleanly, yet does minimal damage to the skin. Fast follow-up shots are easy, virtue of low recoil, and savvy shooters can spot their own impacts through their scope. Zippy 25-grain projectiles exit the muzzle in excess of a jaw-dropping 4,000 fps.
Up-and-comers in the .17 world are the recently introduced .17 WSM, which is the fastest rimfire-type seventeen in history and pushes a 20-grain bullet at 3,000 fps; and the .17 Hornet newly designed by Hornady (some term it the .17 Hornady Hornet to avoid confusing it with older, wildcat-type, necked-down versions of the .22 Hornet). It pushes 25-grain bullets up to 3,200 fps.
There are others, such as the excellent, mild-mannered .17 Mach 2, the accurate but short-lived .17 Remington Fireball and so on, but the cartridges detailed above are the main players on the current seventeen scene.
In some cases, the cartridge you want to shoot will dictate the type of rifle available. For instance, if you want to shoot the new .17 WSM, you're pretty much limited to Savage's B-Mag and perhaps one or two single-shot, novelty type rifles such as Taylor Firearms' little baby Sharps. Likewise, only a few models exist for Hornady's new .17 Hornet, and rare too are rifles currently chambered in the uncommon but long-lived .17 Remington.
On the other end of the stick, almost all firearm manufacturers offer rimfire rifles chambered in .17 HMR, so shooters can pick and choose.
Here, listed in alphabetical order, are several of the best .17-caliber rifles available today:
Alexander Arms .17 HMR
If you like cutting-edge firearms based on the wildly popular AR-15 rifle, this little semiauto .17-spitting marvel is your ticket to happiness. Designed from the ground up for the .17 HMR, it's of blowback operation and features a fluted 18-inch barrel, monolithic magazine and collapsible stock. It's also available as an upper assembly, complete with everything you need to convert your .223-caliber AR over to .17 HMR.
Price: [imo-slideshow gallery= 99],210 (complete rifle); $715 (upper assembly)
Browning T-Bolt
Of straight-pull operation, the T-Bolt is probably the fastest repeating bolt-action rimfire available. It's also beautifully manufactured and finished, unlike many competing designs. The price reflects the quality, but if you appreciate fine firearms, you'll never regret laying out the cash for a T-Bolt. The 22-inch varmint-contour barrel free floats; the trigger is adjustable, and a 'semi-match chamber ' enhances accuracy. Of double helix design, the magazine holds 10 rounds.
Cooper Arms Model 21 Varminter
Arguably the Rolls Royce of centerfire 17s, Cooper's Model 21 features a slim little turnbolt action appropriate in size to the .17 Remington. I've shot one of these chambered in .204 Ruger extensively, and even on a bad day, it put bullets into 3/8-inch groups at 100 yards. Available styles include stocks and barrel contours appropriate for everything from bench-top sniping at far away prairie dogs to hiking-intensive predator hunts. Without doubt, this is the finest of its type, and you'll pay for that quality: Depending on stock type, wood quality and so forth, cost can easily top gallery= 99,000.
Price: Varies
One of the best values in rimfire bolt actions, this sleek little rifle has an adjustable trigger, machined receiver and hammer-forged barrel. My .22 LR version shoots dime-size 50-yard groups with run-of-the-mill, bulk-type ammo. It's also available as a combo package with two barrels: one chambered in .17 HMR and the other in .22 LR. Combining accuracy, quality and affordability, this is an optimum choice for shooters wanting to get into the seventeen scene.
Fans of traditional styling and controlled-feed actions love CZ's little Model 527. Appropriately scaled for diminutive centerfire cartridges, its action feeds from a detachable single-stack steel magazine of five-round capacity, and an adjustable single-stage trigger makes precise bench-type shooting easy. The barrel is hammer forged, and proprietary scope mounts machined into the action eliminate the need for screw-on bases but require CZ-specific rings. The Model 527s I've tested generally shot groups of well under an inch at 100 yards.
Marlin Model XT-17R
During a bear hunt in Canada one year, I discovered that Marlin .17 HMR rifles were the tool of choice among local beaver trappers/fur hunters. The flat trajectory and precise accuracy they offered enabled hunters to make quick, clean kills and collect more furs. Robust, accurate and without expense-increasing frills, the XT-17 comes with a 22-inch barrel in your choice of stainless or blued, with walnut or synthetic stock. Open sights are standard, and the receiver is grooved for common rimfire scope rings. Magazines are detachable, in both four-shot and seven-shot versions.
Price: $280 to $350-ish
Remington 700 VS
In reality, your best bet for a .17 Remington-caliber rifle is to pick one up used via Gunbroker.com or GunsAmerica.com because, unfortunately, Remington only produces limited runs in the caliber, and most other manufacturers don't build .17 Remington rifles at all. (As listed above, Cooper Arms does, and any custom gunmaker worth his salt can build you one.) However, if you really want a genuine Remington rifle, and a new one at that, have your local gunshop order you a Model 700 VS (Varmint Synthetic) from Zanders Sporting Goods (a distributor with a special run of them). Barrels are velocity-milking 26-inch-long varmint profile tubes, and the stocks are durable synthetic.
Built more like a true big game rifle than any other rimfire bolt action, Ruger's M77/17s make excellent training tools for the deer hunt. More importantly, they are extremely capable, elegantly designed, tough, tiny-bore tools capable of handling whatever Nature and abusive hunters can hand out. Plus, the 77/17 is available in your choice of the very popular .17 HMR or the hot new .17 Hornet centerfire. Barrel length is 24 inches, and the stocks are laminated wood. Scope rings are included and attach directly to the top of the action.
Price: $969 suggested retail (but real-world pricing is much cheaper)
Savage B-Mag
Of unique design and featuring specialized operating characteristics required to reliably function the stout .17 WSM cartridge, Savage's B-Mag is both a real departure for the company's norm and — in my opinion — the most interesting rifle to come out of Savage's R&D department in recent years. Rifles come fitted with rail-type, cross-slot scope bases and sport Savage's very popular AccuTrigger. Harking way back to Savage's Model 99, the magazine is of rotary design and holds eight cartridges. The barrel is 22 inches long and slender; the entire rifle weighs only 4.5 pounds.
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That lovely photo of Ray on the cover of Umpteen was taken by Sheffield photographer, Karl Hurst. It's a beautiful image that captures the very essence of Ray. If you'd like to see more of Karl's work, you can visit his website.
So … the new CD's released on 27th May. You can order it now from The No Masters website. Officially they won't get sent out until the middle of May, but I think they might get put in the post a little earlier than that.


At the end of the day it's your life dear Aries and what you choose to do with it is entirely up to you, how you choose to live it is entirely up to you. You can give your power away and allow others to make choices for you, or you can do the work and reclaim your power and live your best life. No matter which route you pick there are challenges to be faced, and no matter what choices you make time will continue to go by. You can choose to free yourself of all the attachments in your mind if you want.


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State Disaster Emergency Extended to February 26, 2021
At this time, most Fire Departments are back to some variation of normal. However, the Governor did extend the State Disaster Emergency through February 26, 2021, which means it could be possible to award more points for cancelled events in 2021. We will continue to monitor and keep you updated.
State Disaster Emergency Extended Again
On December 30, 2020, Governor Cuomo signed Executive Order 202.87, which effectively extended the State Disaster Emergency until January 29, 2021.
Therefore, this means that if fire departments continue to be in a situation where events are cancelled or firefighter responses are being limited, that points could be awarded for January 2021. Since the statute allows for 5 points per month, and pro-rated for periods of less than one month, as of now it would seem 4 points is the most that could be awarded for January. However, we expect a new Executive Order will be signed extending the State Disaster Emergency further.
An interesting note is that the governing municipal board must adopt the resolution by April 30, 2021. If the State Disaster Emergency is extended beyond April 30, 2021, we will likely need legislative relief regarding this deadline.
State Diaster Emergency Extended to January 1, 2021
Yesterday, December 3, 2020, Governor Cuomo issued Executive Order 202.79, which continued the State Disaster Emergency through January 1, 2021.
Although this was expected, we now know officially that the time period for which points could be awarded in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic is from March 7, 2020 to December 31, 2020. This also means we know the maximum number of points that can be awarded - 49.
The statute provides that 5 points can be awarded for each complete month. There were 9 complete months (April through December) plus 25 days in March (March 7 to March 31). Regardless of how you pro-rate for the partial month of March, you are likely to arrive at 4 plus a fractional number of points. Since a firefighter cannot earn a fractional point under a volunteer firefighter point system, there is no value in the additional fractional point. Therefore, the maximum points that could be awarded is 49.
That said, we continue to stress that the statue was designed to allow sponsors to grant points to volunteers for events that were cancelled or restrictions that were put in place that limited volunteer responses to emergencies. Therefore, we believe the number of points awarded should tie in some way to the cancelled activities or other restrictions. If the Fire Department cancelled 20 activities in 2020, then 49 points could be viewed as excessive. The challenge is dealing with calls, since that is based on an all-or-nothing 25 points (or possibly 50) based on attending a minimum percentage of the calls. Each sponsor has to consider this carefully with the fire department.
The next potential development we will be monitoring is if Executive Order 202 is further continued into 2021. If this occurs, then points could possibly be awarded for the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021 as well (again, depending on if activities are cancelled in 2021). The statute requires the resolution to be adopted by April 30, 2021, with that deadline imposed presumably for the 2020 calendar year (though it isn't expressly stated as such). Therefore, if fire departments are forced to cancel activities past April 30, 2021, we may need additional legislative action to create a new deadline for the 2021 calendar year. Otherwise, a practical solution could be for the sponsoring board to adopt the resolution on/before April 30, 2021 authorizing points to be awarded in 2021, but stipulate the actual number (not to exceed 5 per month) would be determined at a later date when it is known what actual activities were cancelled.
For the complete list of posts on this topic, please HERE.


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Meet 5 footballers who have played in many clubs
By Wycombe254 (self media writer) | 1 month ago
Footballers make different choices when it comes to their club careers. Some footballers have opted to play for one club throughout their career, some can decide to move to a few clubs after some time, and they are some footballers that have played for many clubs. In this article, we will take a look at the footballers that have played for the most clubs. These footballers moved from club to club during their career, and the number will shock you.
There are many factors that may cause a player to want to switch clubs. They include salary, injuries, bonuses, length of contracts, weather, relationship with the coaches and the prospect of playing Champions League football.
Here are the footballers that have played for numerous clubs.
Rivaldo – 15 Clubs
With an incredible career spanning over 24 years, this Brazilian legend was on the move a lot in the later years of his career. Rivaldo made his mark in football when he played for F.C. Barcelona for five years.
Rivaldo only announced his retirement early this year from professional football.
He has played in countries like Brazil, Spain, Italy, Greece, Angola before returning to his home country to end this amazing career where it originally started. In total, Rivaldo played for 15 clubs and was a regular in the Brazilian national team. He is also a FIFA World Cup winner with Brazil and a Ballon D'Or winner.
4. Marcus Bent – 18 Clubs
Marcus Bent is a 41-year-old English former professional footballer who has played for 18 different football clubs. He played most of his career in the English Premier League, starting with Brentford in 1998. He continued to switch clubs ever since.
Marcus Bent played for Middlesbrough, Queens Park Rangers, Ipswich Town, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Crystal Palace, Port Vale, Sheffield United, among many others.
It would interest you to know that Marcus Bent currently plays as a forward for Eastern Counties League Division One North side Cornard United. 'The Journeyman' as he is called, might still move again.
3. Lutz Pfannenstiel – 27 Clubs
Pfannenstiel was a German goalkeeper who held the record for being the first football player to play for a professional football club in each of the six recognized continental associations.
Lutz Pfannenstiel played for 27 different clubs in total. In his 20 year career, he played for so many clubs around the world, including Germany, England, Singapore, United States, South Africa, Finland, Malaysia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Namibia, Norway, Armenia, New Zealand and Albania.
He only played for the German under-17 national team and is currently on the board of Fortuna Düsseldorf.
2. John Burridge – 29 Clubs
John Burridge, whose career spanned from 1967 to 1997, played for 29 different clubs, even not competing in one season in the club before moving on. He played in 771 domestic matches, and his longest stay was at Blackpool. Burridge also had enjoyed success during his time at Newcastle and Aston Villa.
He was moved from one club to another countless time toward the end of his career. While he was at Manchester City, he became one of the oldest players to appear in the Premier League, at 43 years, four months and 26 days.
Currently, John Burridge works in the Indian Super League top division club Kerala Blasters as a goalkeeping Academy coach.
1. Sebastian Abreu – 34 Clubs
Sebastian Abreu was a top Uruguayan striker who has played for 34 clubs in over 11 countries during his 24-year career.
He played for numerous South American clubs in Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, Mexico and Brazil. He also had stints in Spain with Deportivo La Coruña and Real Sociedad.
He also featured for Aris Thessaloniki F.C. in Greece and Beitar Jerusalem in Israel. Sebastian Abreu was a regular for the Uruguayan national team, earning 70 caps and scoring 26 goals. This Journeyman is currently a player-coach at Uruguayan club, Boston River.
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Sources: The United States will host Valorant Champions 2023. Los Angeles is the most probable host city
Alejandro "anonimotum" Gomis
According to sources close to the situation, Valorant Champions 2023 will be held in the United States.
The event is going to take place from August 7-26 (dates are approximate and might change), as we reported previously.
The host city is not confirmed yet, but according to BLIX.GG's sources, we expect VCT Champions 2023 to be played in Los Angeles.
Previously we reported all approximate dates of the VCT 2023 events.


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"There is always considerable uncertainty as to how much activity an Atlantic hurricane season is going to generate at such a long lead time," the report notes. "No one can completely understand the full complexity of the atmosphere-ocean system."
Even springtime forecasts can be a bust. CSU predicted a slightly below-average 2017 hurricane season in its April forecast, calling for only 11 named storms, four hurricanes and two major hurricanes. The forecast for ACE was 75.
Instead, the record-setting season ended with 17 named storms. That included 10 hurricanes, six of which became major hurricanes of Category 3 or higher. The season ended with an ACE of 226.
CSU based its April prediction on the belief a cyclone-battering El Niño would rise up. When it didn't, the university's subsequent predictions were more accurate. By August, the forecast was up to 16 named storms.
That's why many hurricane experts caution against giving too much credence to predictions made before the seasonal transition from winter to summer, which can shake up the atmosphere and lead to significantly different outcomes than forecasts made six months before.
"The things that will end up affecting the season overall are really hard to predict very far in advance," said James Franklin, the National Hurricane Center's former chief of the hurricane specialist unit. "There are frequently going to be big errors in these forecasts, even when they come out in April."
Franklin said long-range hurricane forecasts may be of use to the insurance and reinsurance industry, but are not helpful to people planning for the next storm season.
"For coastal residents, and even those not on the coast, the only thing to take away from a seasonal forecast is a reminder that one needs to be ready for hurricanes every year," Franklin said.
The Climate Prediction Center believes a strengthening La Niña will last through early spring, with a shift to a neutral phase before summer. In 2017, La Niña lasted into January before transitioning to a neutral phase. Some scientists believe a La Niña hangover lingered in the atmosphere, bolstering the 2017 season.
While El Niño acts to tear hurricanes apart with strong west winds, La Niña is more accommodating to tropical cyclones with less storm-deterring wind shear.
The Nevada-based Climate Forecast Applications Network also issued a forecast this month calling for an above-normal 2018 hurricane season, but not based on El Niño or La Niña.
President Judith Curry said her company, which is hired by private firms looking for specialized forecasts, has identified specific sea surface and atmospheric circulation patterns that it feels are a better forecast tool. Using those patterns, the Climate Forecast Applications Network predicts an 80 percent probability of an above-normal 2018 season.
But Curry also cautioned against relying on a December forecast to be 100 percent accurate.
"It may have some interest to the general public, but at this point, it's not useful to emergency managers," Curry said. "It helps the financial sector hedge their bets when they have to make decisions by Jan. 1."


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Home News Industries Commercial Real Estate Colliers hires senior vice presidents in Richmond
Colliers hires senior vice presidents in Richmond
Published August 12, 2019 by Staff Reports
(L to R) Harrison Hall and Peter Vick / Colliers International Retail Services
Harrison Hall and Peter Vick have joined the Colliers International Retail Services team as senior vice presidents in the Richmond office.
Hall has 16 years of commercial real estate experience. He previously was senior vice president of Divaris Real Estate in Richmond and specializes in retail site selection, landlord and tenant representation, land assemblage, land sales and investment sales.
Vick has 10 years of commercial real estate experience. He also was a senior vice president with Divaris in Richmond and specializes in site selection, tenant and landlord representation, land sales and investment sales.
Together, they have been involved in the leasing of more than 2 million square feet of commercial space and the disposition/acquisition of over $100 million in sales.
CBRE taps new leader for Southern Virginia
Southside firm names new president
Norfolk real estate company promotes exec to regional VP
Debbie Franco was previously S.L. Nusbaum Realty's regional property manager for Northern Virginia.