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2014.02.23 - Facebook/Metal Sludge - Rapidfire Guitarist Implores Fans of Axl Rose to Support His Efforts to Help Release 1983 Recordings
by Blackstar Tue Dec 27, 2022 8:35 pm
Rapidfire guitarist implores fans of Axl Rose to support his efforts to help release 1983 recordings after death of friend & attorney; "The release of the "Ready To Rumble" CD in 2014 will be stopped over MY dead body"
Rapidfire 1983 Facebook:
February 18th 2014 — So today I bring bad news. The Rapidfire Attorney and my Brother and Best Friend, was found dead in his home from a suicide. This only increases my resolve to get you fans the recordings out ASAP in his honour. I will work harder than ever to deal with Mr. Rose and his never ending legal harassment. I know my rights. I own, wrote, paid for, played on and produced this CD. Mr. Rose and his attorneys know that they have NO BASIS WHATSOEVER to stop the release for you fans but he can harass and harass me. At this point I have nothing to lose and have already have a fantastic artist for the CD 6 panel cover as well as getting ready for a final mix and mastering. This MAJOR setback just fires me up to release these songs in Joshua's honour. I have every legal t crossed and i dotted. I will keep you all posted as well as share the letters between his camp and me. Get Ready To Rumble in 2014. Thank you Josh for putting up my shit, and over 10 years of harassment and threats from Axl's camp even though they are well aware that they don't have a legal leg to stand on. The most dangerous part…. I KNOW they don't have a legal leg to stand on. Everything Rapidfire is owned by me, all the songs, performances and masters. Mr. Rose and his attorneys can try to mess with me all they want. I do NOT scare easily and I have nothing to lose. Lets ROCK…. for Josh…… I love you my Brother….. Kev.
Facebook – The release of the "Ready To Rumble" CD in 2014 will be stopped over MY dead body and since Josh is gone via suicide, PARTIALLY FROM DEALING WITH TEN YEARS OF THIS HARASSMENT AND CRAP FROM AXL'S CAMP……. IT'S ON……AND FAN SUPPORT VIA LETTERS WOULD BE MOST HELPFUL AND APPRECIATED. Mail a letter TO AXL'S ATTORNEYS AND SEND ME A COPY AT KEVIN@RAPIDFIRE.COM in order to express your demand and desire, as fans of Axl who want to hear his earliest ever recordings, from his first time in a recording studio, when he was still an untattooed "Bill Bailey" fresh off the bus. PLEASE TAKE 5 MINUTES and write these letters from every country around the world that you "DEMAND AN END TO THE HARASSMENT AND THAT YOU WANT TO HEAR THE EARLIEST RECORDED PART OF THE HISTORY OF AXL'S CAREER. THESE RECORDINGS, PHOTOS, AND FLYERS WHICH ARE A PART OF HISTORY THAT DESERVE TO BE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. Please tell Douglass S. Mark Esq, AND AXL, that you WANT YOUR RAPIDFIRE CD, AND TO STOP HARASSING THOSE WHO, WITHIN THE FULL CONTEXT AND EXTENT OF THE LAW, SPECIFICALLY COPYRIGHT LAW, PLAN TO RELEASE THE RAPIDFIRE CD WITH BILL BAILEY ON VOCALS.
His address is:
Axl Rose c/o
Douglas S. Mark Esq.
Mark Music & Media Law, P.C.
120 El Camino Dr., Suite 104
So hopefully Axl and his million dollar bully lawyers do not ILLEGALLY disrupt the ability for us to conduct business and interfere with the 100% LEGAL release of this CD. BTW Everyone including Axl gets paid per CD. I'm sure Axl doesn't care, but this is a 100% legit project that in my personal opinion we have tried too hard and waited too long for a way to "appease and please" Axl. Josh worked slower than I do personally, and in his attempt to "appease" Axl and a female friend of Josh, Axl and Slash's, that it has taken over 10 years to get to where we are. The material is 100% legally mine to release, sounds great, and I own all the government form copyrights, master tapes and actually have the receipt with my name as the one who paid for the recordings. Axl can frivolously sue me into oblivion, or not, I don't care. I have nothing to lose. Im releasing it. So fire up, please send your letters to Axl c/o Douglas S. Mark, Esq., and lets get this going once and for all. Rapidfire needs fan support to show the desire for this to be released. BTW, do you know we got over 80,000 hits on the UNANNOUNCED sample of Ready To Rumble, until Axl's lawyer bullies filed an ILLEGAL copyright infringement with You Tube? As Josh put it in his letter to Douglas S. Mark, Esq., Axl's attorney that filing ILLEGAL copyright infringement was, to quote Josh's letter "Arguably, it was even a violation of 17 USC § 506 (c)." All we had to do is show You Tube the copyrights of which I have for every song, and it went right back up. It seems that these lawyers will pull any stunt legal or illegal to stop me. IT WON'T WORK. THE ALBUM IS COMING OUT.
I look forward to your fan support. Josh and I have worked 10 long years trying to please everyone except the three other members of Rapidfire and Josh himself. YOUR LETTERS WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED, (ALBEIT NOT NECESSARY) TO THE RELEASE. Thank you for reading…. if ya did…
Kevin Lawrence
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Re: 2014.02.23 - Facebook/Metal Sludge - Rapidfire Guitarist Implores Fans of Axl Rose to Support His Efforts to Help Release 1983 Recordings
The original postings on the Rapidfire 1983 facebook profile have since been deleted.
Another - now deleted - posting on Rapidfire 1983 facebook page (via Metal Sludge) - letter from Joshua Solomon (Kevin Lawrence's friend and attorney) to Doug Mark (Axl's attorney):
Last and long legal letter to Doug Mark 1/1/14:
Re: The Rapidfire Recordings/Your Client: Axl Rose.
This is a somewhat difficult letter to write – not due to the subject matter, but because I choose to walk a fine line. In 2013 you did and said things on behalf of your client that have no legal or factual basis. I cannot condone such behavior, but I also will not condemn you for it. I seek to prevent a war, not start one. In this situation doing so requires blunt honesty. It is not intended to offend. It also requires giving you fair warning. It is not intended as a threat.
I don't know whether you or your client took the time to read "The Story of the Rapidfire Recordings." Hopefully, you did. If you haven't, please do. I do not plan on reiterating any of its substance here. I realize it is long and that much of the tale may be of little interest to you. Just focus on the facts, their legal impact and the overall tone of the message. At times, you may get the impression that I was attempting to cozy up or curry favor. That is not the case. The Story contained absolutely nothing I did not believe to be true.
In order to understand fully why I portrayed Axl Rose as I did, you need to know that one of my single degrees of separation from him happens to be another of my oldest and dearest friends. She has absolutely no connection to my client, Kevin Lawrence, but she has deep roots with Axl. She was no mere hanger-on. She was an integral part of GNR's inner circle during the Band's earliest years. To me, she is practically family. I trust and value her opinion accordingly. To her, Axl is like family. Their many years apart have done nothing to dim her fierce loyalty. My perspective is based on hers because it is well-informed and reliable. And to a degree, her deep allegiance to Axl colors my convictions and actions. I would never choose to do anything that hurts her, or anyone she loves.
To the extent that I had an agenda regarding the future of the Recordings when I wrote their story, I made no attempt to hide it. Simply put, I think it's idiotic and wasteful to battle over issues that are not open to debate – and I hoped to avoid a fight where none was necessary. To the best of my knowledge, there can be no legitimate dispute between Kevin Lawrence and Axl Rose when it comes to Rapidfire or its recordings. If there's something I'm missing, I'm all ears.
One thing I might not have made entirely clear in the Story is just how little my client cared about whether or not the Recordings were ever made public. As strange as it may seem, Kevin's initial motivation to dig them up actually was no more than a misguided effort to set the record straight regarding Axl's history in the studio. He saw the potential for profit, of course. And the cost/benefit analysis I described was real. Then again, how much would it cost to prevail over Axl with the Cleopatra Records decision as both precedent and a roadmap? Perhaps you noticed that I linked to the decision on the preliminary injunction and left out certain details about the final disposition of the case. This was intentional.
My goal was to educate, not to embarrass. I also wanted to address everyone's questions all at once, and once and for all. Pointing out that Axl lost on summary judgment and was ordered to pay Cleopatra Records' fees and costs would have raised more questions about Kevin's decision. It also would have unnecessarily rubbed the defeat in Axl's face, and those of his attorneys. I have no problem poking fun at our profession or its practitioners. But I took great pains to avoid identifying the individuals who wrote the letters in 2004. It certainly was not out of fear of being sued. It was out of courtesy.
Courtesy also explains why I declined to comment when the reporter for Yahoo! Music contacted me about your firm's baseless claim of copyright infringement on YouTube. Yes, what you did was annoying. Yes, it was an abuse of YouTube's rules. Arguably, it was even a violation of 17 USC § 506(c). But no, it was not worth drawing battle lines over. We gave a gift to people who had been begging for it. Aside from temporarily wiping the smile from his face, your action did Kevin no harm. It was the fans trying to follow all those useless links who paid the price – your client's fans, not mine.
Frankly, your quote in the article was the most irksome aspect. I doubt you would knowingly assert false claims of infringement. Your failure to return my calls after I queried you on the basis for your allegation told me enough. You leapt before you looked. Claiming that "(w)henever there's unauthorized Axl Rose or Guns N' Roses audio, video or merchandise, we take aggressive efforts to have it removed from the marketplace," simply cannot be true. Searching "axl rose" on YouTube nets around 573,000 hits, and "guns n roses" nets nearly 1.9 million. It beggars belief to suggest that your firm's aggression is so broadly and blindly applied – especially when one notes that many clearly unofficial posts have been up for years and have received tens of millions of views.
With no apparent effort to stem the tidal wave of unauthorized GNR music and videos on YouTube, it's hard to see your action against Kevin's post as par for the course. The clip from "Ready to Rumble" was put up without fanfare and was accompanied by a bare, factual description. Beyond that, it was nothing more than a few seconds of a song written, recorded and copyrighted by Kevin Lawrence. Your client does have certain rights in connection with the Recordings. Preventing them from being played publicly is not one of them.
From our vantage point, the public reaction to the "Ready to Rumble" clip merely reinforced things we already knew. There is a tremendous audience for these songs; they are worthy in their own right; and they showcase your client's talent in a purely positive way. Releasing it was not a precursor to anything, nor did it change our position regarding the disposition of the Recordings in general. Your actions did, however.
To date, I don't think anyone can claim that Kevin or I have failed to treat both your client and his protected rights with great respect. Such respect must be reciprocal, however. Just as Kevin must tread cautiously when making reference to Axl Rose or Guns N' Roses in connection with Rapidfire, Axl needs to respect all of Kevin's rights when it comes to his protected properties. And I would argue that false claims of ownership are far worse offenses than bumping up against the boundaries of fair use or the right of publicity. Kevin has religiously avoided the latter since he learned of these concepts in 2004. I thought that we'd gotten past the former at the same time.
Of course, Kevin has gone beyond mere compliance with the laws that protect your client. He kept the Recordings under wraps and took no steps towards releasing or marketing them. He did this with full knowledge that he had every right to do so. And it was not because he had no desire to have the world hear his music. He simply weighed his interests and determined that, on balance, it was not worth pursuing. The decision was predicated in part on practicality, but it was primarily about respect. It was also a decision I influenced.
To understand Kevin's decision fully, you need to know that neither he nor I have ever been certain what Axl's specific wishes were when it came to the Rapidfire Recordings. The letters from his attorneys in 2004 were meaningless nonsense, which I interpreted as boilerplate. My subsequent conversations with his counsel were no more enlightening. Under the circumstances we could only make semi-educated guesses about what Axl really wanted. Doing essentially nothing with the Recordings was no skin off Kevin's back, and seemed like the appropriate course.
Nevertheless, over the years people remained interested in Rapidfire. Every once in a while Kevin would answer an inquiry and make some vague reference to releasing the songs one day. Eventually, he made responding to the public my responsibility. After years of mostly ignoring the e-mails I received, I decided to tell the story of the Recordings from the beginning. It was posted on the silver anniversary of "Appetite for Destruction" as a salute to GNR. The result was more interest in the recordings themselves, and no backlash from any quarter.
Because people were clambering for more – even just a little taste of these fabled recordings – I decided to give the fans a little gift to commemorate another anniversary. I created the "Ready to Rumble" clip and sent the link to the fans whose e-mail addresses I had saved over the years, along with the following message:
"Thirty years ago today, Kevin Lawrence went into the studio with Axl Rose, Mike Hamernik and Chuck Gordon. They recorded five songs. As all of you know, none of them have ever been released to the public. Although nothing has changed in this regard, I can see no harm in posting a small sample of the opening track. So many people continue to express their interest in the Rapidfire Recordings, it seems like a good way to satisfy everyone's curiosity and to mark this anniversary. Enjoy."
There was no press release. I did not announce it on any of the fan sites. Kevin only found out about it when I asked for his approval on the day it was released. My action had no business purpose. No one made any money as a result. I gave the public a gift. Your client's rights weren't violated. And if it had any impact on his image, it was a positive one. More to the point, I was acting well within my rights and the boundaries of the law. The same cannot be said of your response.
The point here isn't to bust your chops. And I've already said you've done no harm, so there can be no foul. I am simply making a point. If you decide to take action, make certain you have the legal right to do so and be straightforward about your motivations. We owe this level of care to our clients, and to one another as colleagues. I refuse to practice any other way. I hope you and I are of like minds on this subject. And I hope you will help keep me honest. This will have great relevance going forward.
The chances are that Kevin was the only person surprised by the public's reaction to the "Ready to Rumble" sample. He's his own worst critic, which left him pleasantly unprepared for the fact that people responded so favorably to his music. When the press picked up on the news and the comments started pouring in, he began to consider releasing the recordings seriously for the first time since 2004. Your ironically hypocritical act of bringing everything to a screeching halt was what sealed the deal in his mind. If his rights weren't going to be respected, what point is there in continuing to keep his music under wraps out of courtesy?I agree with him.
The purpose of this letter is to inform you that Kevin will be releasing the Rapidfire Recordings to the public in 2014, and to give you one final chance to convince me that your client has some legal right to prevent this from happening. In fact, Kevin and I will go beyond that and will consider any reason you or your client can articulate that might affect the decision to release the Recordings, irrespective of its legal basis. Although the latter is nothing more than a courtesy, I assure you that legitimate reasons will be taken just as seriously as legal rights. We have not abandoned courtesy or our willingness to consider Axl's personal wishes. At this point, we don't even know for certain that he instigated the false allegations of infringement.
It is important for you not to mistake this kindness for weakness, however. Kevin's rights and remedies in this situation are absolutely clear. Unless we are convinced to do otherwise, they will be vigorously defended and pursued. I strongly advise against holding anything back now. Doing so will only bolster Kevin's ability to recover his legal fees and costs from Axl, and could expose your client to liability for other damages. Consider this to be your speak-now-or-forever-hold-your-peace moment.
If I receive no response from you within thirty (30) days from the date of this letter I will presume your client has no interest in the matter and will not interfere with my client's activities in any way. If you need more time, a reasonable extension will be granted. Be advised, however, that any legal action taken after this offer has expired will almost certainly be considered strategic, with all of the consequences that word implies. Given the clear evidence of copyright ownership and the very real possibility of issue preclusion stemming from the Cleopatra Records decision, ultimately, litigation will end up being a costly, losing proposition for your client alone.
If you would like to discuss any of the foregoing, your calls are always welcome.
Please note that by sending this letter, I am not enumerating all nor waiving any of Kevin Lawrence's legal rights, and all such rights are hereby expressly reserved.
Joshua Solomon
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'Joker': A Dance Critic Breaks Down Joaquin Phoenix's Unnerving Moves
New York Times dance critic Gia Kourlas calls Phoenix "a great dancer," and says "it has more to do with the nuanced way his body can express emotion."
Ryan Lattanzio
There's a scene in "Joker" where Joaquin Phoenix's Arthur Fleck dashes into a rancid public bathroom after a harrowing killing spree on the New York City subway. With Arthur emboldened by his sudden taste for violence — and Phoenix by Hildur Guðnadóttir's unsettling string score — he begins to dance. As depicted by the sinewy, gaunt, physically starved Phoenix, it's an eerie act of undulation (and was reportedly an improvisation by the actor), and less a dance than some kind of animalistic channeling of psychic forces. Whether that's Phoenix acting as Arthur, or Phoenix having some kind of fourth-wall-breaking spasm, who knows? It's in the movie, and it is what it is.
The New York Times' dance critic Gia Kourlas has weighed in on Phoenix's performance, and she says that the actor is a "great dancer" in a recently published piece.
"It's not just the way he moves, with uncultivated finesse — dreamily, animalistic, like a rock star. Or how, when he stretches his arms out side to side, he evokes the ghosts of Jim Morrison or Brandon Lee in 'The Crow.' It has more to do with the nuanced way his body can express emotion; you see the mind at work, and because of that the dancing enters another realm," Kourlas writes.
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Kourlas is careful to remind that this scene, now already iconic, is not the first time we see Arthur dance. "Dance is Arthur's escape, his life force. The first time he dances isn't in the pivotal scene in a grimy public bathroom, after he's committed his first murders. It's in the apartment he shares with his mother as 'Shall We Dance,' the 1937 Fred Astaire-Ginger Rogers film, plays on the television. The number is 'Slap That Bass': 'The world is in a mess/with politics and taxes/and people grinding axes/there's no happiness.'"
She goes on to liken Phoenix's footwork to some of the great modern dancers: "Pale and gaunt with wavy hair pasted to the sides of his face, his appearance, at times, has a touch of Rudolf Nureyev or Sergei Polunin — two Russians with attitude. His skin stretches tautly over muscles and protruding ribs. But it's not just a cosmetic transformation. Nor is what he does ballet. Mr. Phoenix has the sinewy ability to turn his body — particularly his back — into a Butoh horror show of odd, freakish angles."
Read the rest of Kourlas' piece via The New York Times. IndieWire Crafts Editor Bill Desowitz recently did a deep-dive into Phoenix's dancing sequences with the film's composer.
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Pemra guidelines for media houses in wake of Faizabad crackdown
APPPublished November 26, 2017
The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) has issued guidelines for media coverage of the sit-in at Faizabad Interchange in Islamabad and other cities of the country.
Following is the text of the guidelines issued by the Authority:
(i) To hold themselves to the highest possible standard of professionalism and neutrality in covering security-related events, abide by the profession's behavioural norms so as to maintain the country's sovereignty and security, and refrain from broadcasting news material that may be interpreted against security forces, or broadcasting visual material that may harm them.
(ii) There shall be no live coverage of any ongoing security operation by the law enforcement agencies and a licensee shall air only such information as may be verified/ authenticated by the local administration.
(iii) Not to air, information or breaking news that may lead to the targeting of security forces, the uncovering of their positions or the identification of their areas of deployment, thereby giving the protestors a "free service" while trying to attack them or instigating attacks on them.
(iv) It is forbidden to conduct live or recorded interviews, personally or via satellites, with individuals who are wanted by the law, or who head armed groups or adopt an inciting and escalating discourse, or who harm national security or disclose military or security-related classified information.
(v) Live coverage of incidents of accident, violence, and crime shall not incite, glamorise or in any way promote violence or anti-social behaviour and such coverage does not prejudice the success of an ongoing security operation.
(vi) No licensee shall broadcast any live programme unless there is an effective time delay mechanism put in place in order to ensure effective monitoring and editorial control.
(vii) An appropriate warning shall be given upfront for content which may be potentially disturbing or upsetting so as to enable viewers to make an informed choice.
(viii) No live content shall be aired which is likely to encourage or incite the commission of a crime or to lead to disorder must not be included in television services.
(ix) A licensee has to ensure that no content is aired which is likely to incite, aid, abet, glamorise or justify violence, commission of any crime, terror or leads to serious public disorder; (x) Scenes with violence or suffering such as close-up shots of person brutally tortured or killed shall not be shown.
(xi) A licensee shall refrain from False reporting giving numbers of casualties and number of injured without verification.
(xii) Establish and report the facts, without stereotype or generalisation.
(xiii) The licensee shall not create hurdles in the dispensation of the duties of the law enforcement agencies, rescue agencies, hospitals, and doctors, etc.
(xiv) A licensee shall appoint an in-house committee under intimation to PEMRA to ensure compliance with the Code of programmes and advertisement.
(xv) A licensee shall not air speculative or biased reporting that may compromise any security operation.
(xvi) A licensee shall ensure that any of its reporter, cameraman or other crew does not enter the area where security operation is being carried out without prior permission of the security agency in charge of the operation.
(xvii) Ensure safety and security of their field staff. In this regard, camera crews and reporters should not go beyond the point as identified by the Incharge of the operation and ensure cooperation with law enforcement agencies.
(xviii) A licensee shall provide necessary protective gear to its reporters, cameramen and other crew deployed at any crime incident.
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Engage women and girls in all aspects of the DDR process. Women and girls – ex-combatants as well as community members – must be involved in the assessment, planning, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation of all aspects of the DDR process, so that their security and protection needs are fully taken into account (UNMIL and OGA, 2010). For example:
Higher-ranking female ex-combatants can be an invaluable resource in contributing to post-conflict society and the rehabilitation of girl ex-combatants. In order to maximize their potential, special attention must be paid to the inequality, stigma and poverty they face (Specht, 2006).
Countries contributing troops for DDR and peacekeeping purposes should fast-track women for deployment, provide them with training and offer enhanced employment opportunities (UNIFEM, 2004).
Gender experts should be deployed in the assessment, planning, design, and implementation of all DDR programmes. Ensure adequate funding is available for these experts from the start of all programmes (UNIFEM, 2004).
Quota systems should be adopted in the security sector and in the political, economic, and local NGO arenas to ensure equal representation of women. (For more information see Engaging Women in Participation and Leadership.)
Avoid one-size-fits-all models of DDR. The experiences and needs of women and girls associated with armed groups vary extensively depending on their role in the conflict, duration and intensity of involvement, experiences of trauma, connection to their family and community, and countless other factors. DDR programmes should assess needs and capabilities individually and ensure women and girls have the autonomy to choose what is the best course of action for their situation (Council of the European Union and the European Commission, 2006).
Use a community-based approach that seeks to serve both women and men, ex-combatants, supporters and civilians. Community based social reintegration promotes reconciliation and peacebuilding among DDR participants, as well as building social cohesion among women at the community level (UNDP, 2011). Programmes should foster alliances between female ex-combatants and women's organizations in the community to enhance opportunities for skill sharing and support (i.e. through motherhood or livelihoods programmes). Involving women throughout the DDR and peacebuilding process is integral to the reformation of law and justice systems in a way that is equitable toward women. Successful DDR requires that women be involved in the difficult decisions of "how to balance restoration of community life and retribution for crimes committed during the war" (USIP, 2011, p. 5).
Maintain ongoing coordination with all international, national, and local stakeholders, and take the larger picture into account. The safety needs of women associated with armed forces and women in the community should be mainstreamed throughout all the sectors that may be enlisted to provide support to the DDR process (UNMIL and OGA, 2010). DDR is most successful when there is a functioning state that can provide basic services, a functioning economic system with opportunities for livelihoods, and a legal system that supports women's equality. Any or all of these may have been heavily impacted during conflict. DDR programmes must consider weaknesses in the system, use creativity to capitalize on strengths, and work in conjunction with other actors to support overall rebuilding efforts (Council of the European Union and the European Commission, 2006).
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Bray Wyatt was injured at Saturday night's WWE live event in Providence, Rhode Island. The injury occurred during a six man tag match in which The Wyatt Family was opposing The Prime Time Players and R-Truth. When Bray was chasing Darren Young down the ramp, he tripped and went down hard.
They took the match home when it was clear he was injured and he was helped to the back by fellow Wyatt Family members.
While an official diagnosis is not available as of press time, early indications are the injury was to his ankle. He was unable to support his body weight after the injury.


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Shortly after having a RainSoft water purification system installed in your Vienna, VA, home, you'll notice that your water not only tastes better, but looks clearer and is free of foul odors. This new tap water will not only be much more pleasant to drink, it will also be more useful for cooking or preparing beverages like smoothies, coffee, and tea.
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Fisher's Lure is a stunningly gorgeous woman, with fair skin and dark hair. She looks like the post-makeover heroine of a romance movie. In the midst of a crowd of the post-apoc denizens of the Regime, she absolutely draws the eye.
Fisher's outfit is typically something impractically tight, often strategically ripped. The Lure's ability to dip into and out of her shadow form leaves her free from the more mundane considerations that other people suffer from. She carries a pistol, and knows how to use it. She hasn't put much thought into generating other devices with her Lure.
The only obvious Ultrahuman trait about Fisher, aside from the rank impossibility of an actual person maintaining the Lure's appearance, is that her shadow doesn't obey the normal rules of light. If she has both of her bodies out it stretches between the two. If she only has one of them out then it moves as she wills. It is actually very hard for her to mimic a real shadow with it.
Fisher's attitude is generally calibrated to get what she wants out of an interaction. She is frequently either seductive or threatening, depending on what seems most likely to do the job. Her relationships with her teammates are probably the first real ones she's ever had.
Fisher is mostly amoral, generally concerned with maximizing her chances at getting through the next day. Her concession to her burgeoning feelings for Nirav is to add him to the concept of 'self' that she protects, but so far it doesn't seem as though this empathy will generalize.
People who know Fisher well generally don't have strong feelings about her. She makes a heck of a first impression though.
"The Lure's ability to dip into and out of her shadow form leaves it free…" : you used "she/her" for the rest of this piece, so that should be "leaves her free…" for consistency.
"If she has bother of her bodies out" : should be "If she has either of her bodies out".
"He relationships with her teammates" : should be "Her relationships with her teammates".
Thanks for pointing out those corrections. I appreciate it.


PROFYR has set a new benchmark in its class. With a build quality and tactile precision normally associated with a premium tactical riflescope it is redefining expectations. You want power? Consider this. Our competitors 70W HID atypically outputs 6400 lumens. PROFYR 12000 delivers 12000 lumens instantly with zero delay start up common with HIDs. The PROFYR 5000 delivers 5000 lumens with 100 CRI.
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PROFYR chose a HALOGEN bulb. Why not HID or LED?
Despite common beliefs and perhaps wishful thinking not even a 100W HID has the output of the HELLFYR bulb. The reality is the majority of ebay HID kits are just Chinese junk and grossly exaggerated specifications for the ballast and worse still are the bulbs which are best just thrown in the rubbish bin.
Ideally, you need to see maximum accurate detail, particularly if it is a mission critical scenario. You do not want washed out or missing colours, harsh shadows or unnecessary glare or a beam pattern with artefacts.
HID & LED or any light source with a typical 5000K rating is less effective than the 100 CRI (colour rendering index) halogen due to the Tyndal effect of their propensity to scatter light in atmosphere contaminated by dust, smoke, moisture or other particulate. This phenomena is often observed as a blue bias glare or fog type bounce back to the viewer resulting in less detail and distance being achieved.
A halogen bulb of equivalent brightness and volume will always be superior in this regard as technology currently stands. The only exception to this is a short arc type bulb however the extremely high cost and running costs (bulbs) are more in the realms of military or government agency budgets.


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On March 9th, 1731 a group of 56 Canary Islanders arrived in Texas founding the first civil colony in Texas; the Villa de San Fernando, now San Antonio. Part of the municipal land distribution of King Phillip of Spain was the Camposanto Cemetery, or sacred field.
The location of the cemetery was around the area of what are today Market Square and the Santa Rosa Hospital. Between the two is a monument to the souls who are buried there. During the daylight hours the area between the open market and the hospital is a bustle of activity. Hundreds of people shopping, laughing, and smiling: it seems such a happy place out in the light. As darkness falls and night creeps into the area though the inhabitants of the square are of darker and more evil sort.
When a mugging or fight occurs in the area people have reported seeing large dark shadowy figures rise up behind their victims. Their appearance is that of a huge grim reaper with long flowing black robes and glowing red eyes, their skull like faces looking down on their victims. Residents describe them as huge grim reapers with long flowing black robes that appear when people are at their weakest, when they are least in touch with their intelligence, when they are filled with anger. The spirits appear almost to keep the area clean, to keep the place sacred, or to chase away anything bad.
Many have seen them, most run screaming into the night. Those that don't run, well let's just say that we only have the stories from those that got away.


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Blue Bloods originally aired on CBS
Blue Bloods stars Tom Selleck as New York City Police Commissioner Frank Reagan. Main cast members include Donnie Wahlberg, Bridget Moynahan, Will Estes and Len Cariou. The series debuted on September 24, 2010, with episodes airing on Fridays following CSI: NY. In May 2020, CBS renewed the series for an eleventh season, which premiered on December 4, 2020.
The series follows the Reagans, a family who has a history of work in law enforcement. Frank Reagan is the Police Commissioner. His eldest son, Danny, is a detective, his youngest son, Jamie, is an NYPD sergeant. The show's title references both the "blue blooded" concept of nobility and the American concept of an entire family who dedicate their lives to the law enforcement profession.
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Scandi-chic has never looked cuter, and we're loving these gorgeous bold prints and gifts from Mabel Fox.
Scandi-chic has never been cuter. Mabel Fox is the creation of artist Katie Farrell who turns her love of Scandinavian themed woodland animals and environments into prints and homeware. Each creation is named after children in Mabel's life; 'Daniel Fox', 'Evelyn Bunny', 'Edward Squirrel', 'Pearce Peacock', 'Olivia Ladybird', and 'Connor Wolf', and Katie is producing tea towels, latte mugs, coasters and cards, all of which are British made. Her prints are bold, colourful and charming, and we can't wait to get our hands on some of those cushions! There is something of the anatomical about Mabel Fox's work which draws you in and makes your eyes linger, as you try to decipher the details of each story. This is, in part, inspired by Katie's love of botanical prints which have formed the basis of her artistic style. With a growing range and new, bright colours being added to her collection, we're sure you'll find something to treasure.


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Today, the bane of cryptozoologists and monster hunters the world over is the frustrating inability to produce a body as evidence for the existence of unknown or out-of-place creatures. Creatures such as alien big cats, sea serpents, and of course, the poster monsters of the cryptozoological world, hairy hominids such as North America's Bigfoot and…
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LONDON: Francis Maude, the former Conservative minister, was named as non-executive chairman of the Incepta Group last week. Maude has hinted at a future expansion of the communications group's PR division.
Maude noted a "scope for expansion" of Incepta's PR arm, which includes The Red Consultancy and Citigate Dewe Rogerson in the UK. Incepta owns Citigate Cunningham and Citigate Sard Verbinnen in the US.
"If we are entering a period of greater confidence, the Incepta Group will be able to expand its businesses," said Maude. "PR is an important part of the business, particularly financial PR. We do aim to grow the PR business along with other divisions."
Maude will devote five days a month to the executive chair job, in which he replaces Citigate Communications founder David Wright, who retires this week.


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Furniture Row is excited to offer complimentary in-store design services through The Design Studio program. Select Colorado, Ohio, and North Carolina locations are up and running, and more launches nationwide are anticipated. We are pleased to feature the interior design insights of Randi Gipson, resident expert Design Consultant of the Denver Design Studio at our Broadway store location.
Randi's expertise and vision paired with the large selection of product available right in the showroom make her uniquely able to bring customers' design visions to life. Check out her inspirations and insights in the interview–and if you're in the Denver area, stop by the store to take advantage of the wonderful opportunity to work with Randi. Thanks, Randi!
Randi's favorite project: This kitchen peninsula design. We love it as much as she does!
What attracted you to The Design Studio at Furniture Row?
I have always used my Mom and Dad's house as my palette for any design ideas I have… The Design Studio allows me to do this on a much bigger level and help customers think outside the box. I love giving ideas that they would have never thought of and see them get so excited and inspired.
What has been your favorite part of working at the Denver/Broadway Design Studio location?
I love all the different homes I see because my customers come from many different cities to get design help. I have helped with some amazing homes as far away as Buena Vista and it is always exciting to see so many different styles.
Are there challenges that come with having access to such a wide selection of products in the showroom?
It can be challenging when a customer isn't really sure what they want. I have to figure out how to narrow the items down; especially if they like so many different styles and don't know which direction they want to go.
In what ways does Colorado influence your designs?
Colorado is such an interesting place when it comes to design because there are two extremes. It is more common in lofts and new builds in Denver to have a modern or industrial style, and then mountain homes tend to have the rustic style which can include bears and moose or something similar. These both influence me because I love mixing them together. It can be tricky to do but the perfect mix of rustic and industrial is my favorite style.
What are some top things for customers to keep in mind when planning an interior design?
I have always designed a room around one piece that stands out to me. It can be as simple as a pillow or as big as a whole bedroom set. It is important to know how much you want to spend and you can save money by getting your hands dirty and doing things yourself. Instead of buying the item, see if there is a way you can make it or something similar for less. You don't always have to plan the whole space at once. Start small with your inspiration piece and as you go along more ideas will come to you.
Do you have advice for customers considering utilizing The Design Studio's complimentary service?
Sometimes all people need is a little help deciding on that final item or whether or not their ideas are going to look nice, this is something I can help with. I have also found if you are buying for multiple rooms it is great to have me help because I can coordinate with all of our brands at Furniture Row and make sure everything works together. I can definitely help ease the stress of making everything come together.
Do you currently have a favorite design project to share with us?
How do you describe your personal design style?
It has been somewhat hard for me to pinpoint what my design style is because I like so many different things. I have had to find it a little by trial and error meaning I'll try something and if it doesn't feel right after a while I will change it. I usually do this with paint colors and the accent pieces. With all that said my style is the mix of Colorado I mentioned earlier. I love the industrial look with splashes of rustic here and there.


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Welcome to December Daily® 2014 | Day Seven.
I hope that some of you had a chance to work on your albums this weekend - love seeing them linked here and via Instagram. Thank you for sharing using the #decemberdaily hash tag to make them easy to see via Instagram.
Today I'm going with a combo of our Christmas card + more little stories.
For the last few years I've ordered and/or partnered with Minted for our Christmas card. They are great quality with lots of awesome design choices and my overall experience with them each time has been really good. You can check out the past cards I've ordered and added to my December Daily® albums here: 2013, 2012, 2011.
You might also notice that this year I went for a photo of the three of us vs. just the kids. I love how this one turned out.
I did move a few things around from how I had set up my Foundation Pages to be able to use the 6x8 Day Seven printable in addition to our holiday card.
You can see what I have up next for tomorrow in my album at the bottom of this post.
Super simple idea. Obviously you can write more of a story about this as well - why you chose the card you did, the story of taking the photo, etc.
Holes punched using the Crop A Dile.
I decided not to do anything with the back of the bag or the back of the photo from Day Six. I might add something later in the month and if I do I'll share it here. The card could have obviously been placed in the bag too but I really wanted it to be a page itself.
I'm back again with more little stories (similar to Day Five). The stars stamp + the "the story of today" stamp make a nice little list journaling opportunity.
I used the same two pens as Day Five.
Which is perfect since there are "8" spots for what I want for Christmas and I'll add some sort of 4x6 photo in the pocket below.
Ali Edwards' readers can get 20% off Art Prints at Minted today only (12/08/14) by using the code AE20ART.
I'd love to have you share a link to your Day Seven pages below. Please link directly to your post vs. a general blog link.
Love that photo of the three of you.
Gorgeous page once again. I absolutely adore your handwriting. Tried some journalling with mine tonight and it was a horrid fail resorted to typing it up. Also love the 3 stars as bullet points for mini stories. I never thought to journal on a whole 6x8! Thanks Ali.
Full page journaling! Crazy funny holiday card!
Love all the words. Great page.
I am so excited to get started on my album today. I have been collecting stuff and preparing photos on my desktop. I have to print from outside my home (hoping to get a home printer in 2015), so I plan on sending out a ton of stuff to get printed this week. I love the starbucks bag idea and snagged one from my several trips to that place. Thanks for all the inspiration!!
I am digging the small stories.
Have photos selected and journaling written in my book that I keep track of my projects. I have no pages completed. Recently decided to keep my DD simple with one photo per day (unless something big happens). Really trying to focus more on the journaling instead of all the photos. I am hoping to find a good balance but want to push myself to write the stories.
LOVE this page. I started our "day one" on the fifth of December, as my middle child is over 1,000 miles away and won't be home until Dec 26. I wanted to allow time to include stories, photos, and notes about our time with her. I have to admit that I kind of like having a buffer of a few days to gather inspiration from others!
Also, love love love that you have been listening to Serial. I'm addicted!
Love the focus on stories. Thanks for the inspiration. Your daily post help keep me motivated. This project is so not complicated.
Love your page--one of my favs that you've done this year. I am totally addicted to Serial. We get it later in our day (obviously) than you guys do in America, but I find myself and all my other American friends anxiously hitting refresh refresh refresh on the day that it's released. There are a couple of other podcasts that discuss the Serial podcast as well, if you're interested. None of the ones are true "spoilers"--none give anything away that hasn't been discussed on the original. When you finish listening, I'd be curious as to what your take on the case is.
Adore both the card & that journaling page! And thanks again for the little forecast on your next page.
I love your pages! So clean and simple. I feel like mine are too picture heavy! I take a lot of pictures each day with my phone and at the end of the day I have a had time picking just one story and one picture. I usually end up with a captions instead of a story & a few pictures each day.
Hey! You get to choose how you want your album to unfold ;). Are you wanting to mix it up? Do you do Project Life? If you are happy with lots of photos than go with it! If you want less then start adjusting your process so you aren't overwhelmed. Think about what's most important to you (it might be the photos, it might be the stories, it might be the crafty process) and then stick with it!
Great card!Impressed by the amount of journaling you do. I think like the commenter above I also tend to caption my photos, rather than tell a story. Something for me to think about. Thanks for sharing your wonderful project.
Thank you for the inspiration - this is such a simple and great idea for including journaling in the DD! Simplifying = enabler for the album. As well as stealing with pride :-) - I will definitely include a similar page in my album!


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2014-15U18 KaunasRound 2
U18 Fenerbahce Ulker Istanbul 85
U18 Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius 68
January 17, 2015 CET: 08:00
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Fenerbahce Ulker Istanbul picked up another impressive victory to open Day Two of the ADIDAS NEXT GENERATION TOURNAMENT in Kaunas with an 85-68 win over Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius. Omer Yurtseven had a monster game with 33 points, 16 rebounds, four assists, two steals, four blocks and a ranking of 51 for Fenerbahce, which improved to 2-0 in Group B. Egehan Arna chipped in 15 points while Dogancan Celik had 11 points and Ahmet Duran picked up six points and 10 rebounds. Lietuvos Rytas dropped to 0-2 despite Arnas Berucka scoring 15 points and both Jokubas Svambaris and Mantvydas Staniulis tallying 12 points.
Berucka started the scoring for Lietuvos Rytas but Yurtseven scored eight points as Fenerbahce reeled off a 14-0 run for a 14-2 lead. Svambaris finally scored on a free throw after the Lithuanian team had missed 10 straight shots and turned the ball over three times in the five minute scoreless stretch. Celik and Berucka swapped three-balls before Ercan Bayrak sandwiched baskets around another Yurtseven score, helping make it 23-8 after 10 minutes. Arna started the second quarter with a three-pointer and Yurtseven pushed the lead to 20 points for the first time. Svambaris then hit Lietuvos Rytas's first basket but triples from Arna and Efe Kayalar increased the cushion to 34-11. Berucka tried to get his team closer with a three-pointer and a three-point play to trim it to 34-17. Yurtseven pushed the lead back to 22 points before Dainius Ozelis and Svambaris combined for eight points to make it 43-27. Ugurcan Turunc, however, nailed a three-pointer to give Fenerbahce 46-27 lead at intermission.
Lietuvos Rytas came out strong in the second half with Lukas Kvedaravicius hitting a three-pointer, two foul shots and another basket and Martynas Maskolaitis converting a three-point play to get the Lithuanian side to within 52-37. Another score each by Kvedaravicius and Maskolaitis made it 58-43 midway through the third quarter. But Turunc started an 8-0 Fenerbahce run for a 66-43 lead. Maskolaitis scored again and Svambaris converted a three-point play but the Turkish club still led 70-50 after 30 minutes. Neither team scored in the first two minutes of the fourth quarter until Kayalar's basket to make it 72-50. Staniulis knocked down two three-pointers and Mantas Pigaga added another trey to pull Lietuvos Rytas to within 76-59 with 4:30 minutes left. But Duran made two free throws, Arna nailed a three-ball and Yurtseven scored his final basket to build the lead back up to 83-59 with two minutes left. Lietuvos Rytas finished the game with a 2-9 run.
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Attendance: 100 (Tentative)
By Quarter
U18 Fenerbahce Ulker Istanbul 23 23 24 15
U18 Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius 8 19 23 18
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U18 Fenerbahce Ulker Istanbul
3 EROL, EMIR 11:56 2 1/2 4 4 2 1 4 2
4 YILDIRIM, EMRE 8:03 2 2
8 ARNA, EGEHAN 32:04 15 3/5 3/10 1 4 5 3 1 5 2 12
9 OCAL, HALIL DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
10 KAYALAR, EFE AYBERK 19:04 5 1/2 1/4 1 2 3 1 3 1 3
12 CELIK, DOGANCAN 28:55 11 4/4 1/5 1 1 2 3 2 5
13 BAYRAK, ERCAN 28:22 8 4/5 0/3 4 3 7 7 1 2 2 15
14 YURTSEVEN, OMER 30:44 33 13/19 1/3 4/5 5 11 16 4 2 2 4 1 1 5 51
15 TURUNC, UGURCAN 20:43 5 1/1 1/2 5 5 3 1 3 4 6
24 SAHINOZ, MEHMET BATUR DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
34 GUNYELI, EFE DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
41 DURAN, AHMET CAN 20:09 6 1/6 4/8 4 6 10 2 1 2 3 10 15
Team 2 1 3 3
Totals 200:00 85 28/44 7/27 8/13 17 37 54 26 6 18 4 1 19 18 114
Min: Minutes played; Pts: Points; 2FG M-A: 2-point Field Goals (Made-Attempted); 3FG M-A: 3-point Field Goals (Made-Attempted); FT M-A: Free Throws (Made-Attempted); Rebounds: O (Offensive), D (Defensive), T (Total); As: Assists; St: Steals; To: Turnovers; Bl: Blocks (Fv: In Favor / Ag: Against); Fouls: Cm (Commited), Rv (Received); PIR: Performance Index Rating
U18 Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius
4 STANIULIS, MANTVYDAS 25:23 12 3/5 2/3 2 2 4 1 5 1 12
5 PIGAGA, MANTAS 21:33 3 0/1 1/4 2 1 3 1 3 1 -1
7 LUKOSIUNAS, KAROLIS 9:06 0/2 0/2 1 1 1 2 1 -4
8 OZELIS, DAINIUS 17:12 7 2/3 3/4 3 2 1 1 4 12
14 VASILIAUSKAS, GRANTAS 3:36 0/1 1 1 1 1
16 BERUCKA, ARNAS 25:13 15 3/6 2/6 3/3 1 2 3 2 1 1 1 1 3 14
21 SVAMBARIS, JOKUBAS 33:51 12 4/10 0/3 4/7 2 2 3 1 2 2 1 4 5
22 KVEDARAVICIUS, LUKAS 18:27 9 2/6 1/4 2/3 3 2 5 2 1 2 9
32 MATULIONIS, NEDAS 9:15 3 0/2 1/2 2 2 1 1
43 MASKOLAITIS, MARTYNAS 27:19 7 3/8 0/1 1/1 3 6 9 2 3 1 4 1 13
44 PRUSINSKAS, SARUNAS 9:05 2 2 5 2 -1
Totals 200:00 68 17/44 7/25 13/18 10 21 31 16 11 11 1 4 18 19 63
38.6% 28% 72.2%
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