After a great Round 9 under the lights here at Glen Helen Raceway, the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series, presented by GEICO, came back to do it all again in Round 10. Another gorgeous evening unfolded in southern California, and with no racing to worry about after tonight, drivers threw caution to the wind in pursuit of the top step of the podium. Just about anything that could happen DID HAPPEN, with racecars flying every which way through the night sky, and, for the most part, landing safely to the delight of the crowd. Battles between drivers were as close as they've ever been this season, and those in attendance really got an eyeful tonight. We hope you were here to see all this for yourself, but if not, here's what happened.
Last night, the young aces of Modified Kart took a turn in the spotlight that follows Opening Ceremonies; tonight, they switched it up and got the whole ball rolling as the first class on track. After two attempts at starts, which ended in multiple crashes, the field managed to make it stick on the third try, with Bradley Morris grabbing the early lead in his #504 K&N/Tri-State Materials machine. Jerett Brooks ran second in the #527 Synergy Electric Racing/Maxima Racing Oils truck, with Mitchell DeJong third in the #1 Traxxas/Red Bull kart, Kyle Hart fourth in the #523 GearUp2Go.com/Duncan Racing entry, and Sheldon Creed fifth (after starting on the last row!) in the #522 Camburg/ A.M. Ortega kart. DeJong and Hart both got by Brooks on the second lap to take over second and third spots, but Brooks got Hart back on the following lap to get back into the top three. Creed was quite a bit less fortunate on his third lap, as his right rear wheel came right off as he approached turn five, ending his charge for the evening. This moved Trent Williams into the top five in his #525 Victory Race Cars/Terrible Herbst machine, and at the competition yellow, the top five was made up of Morris, DeJong, Brooks, Hart, and Williams. These drivers held their spots on the restart, as well as for several successive laps afterwards, until Cole Mamer finally cracked the top five with just a few laps left in his #535 Full Tilt Trophy Karts/Simpson truck. On the final lap, Mitch Guthrie Jr. grabbed that fifth spot from Mamer, while up front, Morris was driving like a madman to hold of DeJong. Morris skied it high off the jump into turn two, and managed to keep the lead through the checkers to get the win, his first of the season. DeJong followed up yesterday's win with a second place today, and was followed home by Brooks, Hart, and Guthrie Jr. in the #555 DASA/K&N entry.
Next up were the Junior 1 Karts, and it was Eliott Watson who took the early lead in his #203 Lucas Oil/Fox Racing Shox kart, ahead of Travis PeCoy in the #211 K&N/Hoosier Racing Tires truck, Cole Dexheimer in the #226 RC10.com/Racer X Motorsports entry, Wolfgang Ries in the #273 McQueen Prototype Design/ProAm machine, and Broc Dickerson in the #223 Dickerson Motorsports/KarTek truck. Yesterday's winner Dickerson was on the move early, picking off Ries, Dexheimer, and PeCoy on successive laps, moving him up from fifth to second by lap four. At the competition yellow, Watson still led, with Dickerson hot on his heels, and PeCoy, Dexheimer, and Ries also close behind. On the restart lap, Ries moved up to fourth after getting by Dexheimer, and on the penultimate lap, Dickerson got a great drive out of turn two to pull past Watson and into the lead. From there, Dickerson continued to pull away, and got the win to make it a clean sweep of the weekend. Watson finished second, with PeCoy third, Ries fourth, and Dexheimer rounding out the top five.
The final race on the "short track" this weekend was that of the Junior 2 Karts, and it was yesterday's winner Myles Cheek who was again up front today, grabbing the early lead in his #457 CMI/ JamminProducts.com kart after the first lap. Hailie Deegan ran second in the #438 Metal Mulisha/4 Wheel Parts machine, with Paige Porter third in the #462 Redline Performance/Advantage Boats truck, Broc Dickerson fourth in the #423 Dickerson Motorsports/Eibach Springs entry, and Chad Graham fifth in the #410 MavTV/Hart and Huntington truck. Brock Heger briefly moved up to fifth spot in the early laps, but was black flagged after causing Graham to spin. This allowed Shelby Anderson to move up to fourth in her #405 Walker Evans Racing/Anderson's Nu Power kart, with Dickerson now fifth. By the competition yellow, the running order in the top five was Cheek, Deegan, Porter, Anderson, and Dickerson, and these young drivers maintained their positions after the green flag dropped again. After the restart, Preston Roben moved into fifth and then fourth on laps seven and eight, while up front, Deegan was now closing on the leader Cheek. On the final lap, Deegan drove it really deep into turn two in a bid for the lead, but Cheek managed to hold her off and get the win and make it a sweep for the weekend. Deegan once again scored her best career finish, this time with a closely-fought second place, with Porter third, Roben fourth in the #414 DCI Duggins Construction/RC10.com kart, and Anderson fifth.
The SR1 and Unlimited UTVs took to the track next, and it was RJ Anderson who led the field in his #637 Walker Evans Racing/Kroyer Racing Engines Polaris after the first lap. Ryan Beat was already second after starting sixth in his #851 Hart and Huntington/Black Rhino SR1, with Code Rahders third in the #816 SuperChips/Black Rhino Yamaha, John Dempsey fourth in the #855 Monster Energy/FineLineTShirts.com Kawasaki, and Tyler Winbury fifth in the #694 Magnum Off Road/Deviate Films Kawasaki. The greater power of the SR1 engines helped propel Beat into the lead on lap two, with Rahders following suit and moving into second on the next lap. Further back, Dan Kelly had moved into the top five overall in his #824 OffRoadMagnet.com/Maxxis Tires, and was up to fourth by lap four. Up at the head of the field, Rahders was now putting the pressure on Beat for the lead, and got by on the outside at turn four to move up to first on lap five. On the next lap, Kelly moved up again, taking over third overall from Anderson. At the competition yellow, though, Kelly had gone off the track briefly, dropping him well down the running order. Meanwhile, Rahders had the lead, and was followed by Beat, Dempsey, Anderson, and Robert Vanbeekum in the #664 Monster Energy/Muzzys Kawasaki. After the restart, Beat re-took the lead from Rahders, with Vanbeekum charging up to third. Corry Weller was also moving up, and was now fourth in her #810 Tilted Kilt/Magnaflow Yamaha. Two laps later, Vanbeekum rolled to a stop in turn five, moving Weller to third, Dempsey to fourth, and Anderson to fifth. Dempsey then dropped by the wayside on the penultimate lap, and at race's end, it was Beat who swept the weekend with his second win in as many nights. Beat got the SR1 and overall wins, with Rahders and Weller second and third in SR1 and overall. Fourth overall, and tops in Unlimited UTV was Anderson, Chad George taking second in the class in his #1 Monster Energy/Funco Kawasaki, and third going Winbury.
The final race before Opening Ceremonies was the Limited Buggy race, tonight's race was a special one for sure. Fresh off of his win in Modified Kart, Bradley Morris took the lead from the drop of the green flag in his #304 Lucas Oil/K&N AlumiCraft. Dave Mason slotted in second, with Curt Geer third, Jake Laff fourth, and Geoffrey Cooley fifth. Laff pulled off on the second lap, moving Quentin Tucker to fourth, ahead of Cooley, who remained fifth. On the same lap, Mason grabbed the lead from Morris in his #365 SR Performance/Eleven Western Builders AlumiCraft. Several young drivers were really making an impression on the field this evening, and the next to do so was Zac Hunt, who moved up to fifth in his #334 Speed Energy/Concrete Coring Company AlumiCraft. Meanwhile, the battle for the lead was still on, and Morris grabbed the lead back after driving inside of Mason at turn three on lap six. Two corners later, Geer also got by Mason and up to second in his #385 Bowden Development Inc./BFGoodrich Tires Lothringer. Mason's drop in performance looked to be due to a flat left rear tire, and at the competition yellow, he pulled into the hot pits for a change, dropping him well back and moving Cooley up to fifth in the #322 Competitive Metals/USA Wheel AlumiCraft. The running order was Morris, Geer, Tucker in the #377 Fox Racing Shox/McKenzies buggy, Hunt, and Cooley as the field returned to green flag racing, but what appeared to be multiple flat tires forced Tucker to the hot pits and out of the top five. Cooley, who'd moved up to fourth on the restart lap, now ran third following Tucker's misfortune, with Hunt fourth and Bruce Fraley fifth in the #312 Race Fuel Energy Drink/Freeman's Carpet Service Motorsports Fraley. Hunt then moved past Cooley with an inside pass out of turn three to move into third, and from there on in, the top five drivers held their positions. Picking up the big win, his first in the class and his second of the day was Morris- way to go Bradley! Second went to Geer, third to Hunt, fourth to Cooley, and fifth to Fraley. Interesting side note: three of the top four finishers came from the kart ranks; it seems as though the premonition that these kids would be challenging the adults for wins is really starting to come true.
After Opening Ceremonies, it was time for Pro 4 Unlimited. Greg Adler, filling in for the injured Travis Coyne in the #5 ProComp/Team Associated Ford, got the jump on the field on the first lap, and led Adrian Cenni, Rick Huseman, Kent Brascho, and Carl Renezeder after the first lap. Renezeder quickly moved his #17 Lucas Oil/General Tire Ford past Brascho on lap two, with Kyle LeDuc following suit on the same lap in his #99 Rockstar/Makita Ford. On the next lap, Cenni bicycled in turn five, and was helped a little further by Huseman, as he went wide and lost two spots to Huseman and Renezeder. Huseman now ran behind the leader Adler, and only a few corners later, blew by him on the inside of turn two and into the lead. With flames spitting from Huseman's exhaust, combined with the crackle of his screaming, 9800+ rpm engine, his #36 Monster Energy/BFGoodrich Tires Toyota was a sight and sound to behold as he sped away up front, leaving Adler, Renezeder, Cenni, and LeDuc in a big pack, battling for second. All four drivers barreled into turn three on lap five, with Renezeder coming away the best as he moved up to second, ahead of LeDuc, Cenni, and Adler. Two laps later, LeDuc made a beautiful pass down the inside of Renezeder in the same corner, picking up second place for his efforts. Behind them, LeDuc's brother Todd was up to fifth in the #4 Rockstar/Makita Ford, and at the competition yellow, it was Huseman, Kyle LeDuc, Renezeder, Cenni in the #11 Atrium Payroll/Maxxis Tires truck, and Todd LeDuc in the top five. After the restart, Kyle LeDuc was really starting to pressure Huseman, but after going wide at turn five, the outside half of his truck went atop the outside barricade, sending him into a brief rail slide before he managed to pull himself back down on track. This cost him his second place, as Renezeder snuck by to pick up the spot, but with Renezeder then getting pushed wide at turn three, LeDuc had his position right back.
The final five laps were truly some of the most exciting that this reporter has ever seen. On lap 17, a near-spin by Kyle LeDuc allowed Renezeder and Cenni by, and as LeDuc tried to race back by, he and Renezeder touched in mid-air going into turn five. The contact looked to be sending both into a bad crash, but the two somehow managed to stick the landing without missing a beat. Two laps later, a half-spin by Cenni in turn two let Renezeder by, while a fire onboard Todd LeDuc's truck forced a red flag of the race. Todd was out quickly and ok, and a green-white-checkers finish was called for. As the trucks prepared to roll out for the final two laps, Renezeder found himself with a right rear flat, while Cenni's truck simply refused to re-fire. Sadly, Cenni was towed back to the hot pits, though he was able to get re-fired and re-join the race, albeit after the rest of the field had gone back to green. Up front, Renezeder was easy pickings for Kyle LeDuc, who moved past Renezeder's compromised truck to take over second. LeDuc then set his sights on Huseman, and did everything he could to put pressure on the leader. Huseman was too good tonight, though, and kept the lead all the way to the checkers, making it a clean sweep of the weekend, and scoring all 103 available points along the way. Kyle LeDuc took second, with Renezeder hanging on to third, Adler fourth, and Brascho fifth in the #8 K&N/KMC Wheels Ford.
Pro Buggy Unlimited saw some unfortunate faltering from three of the top points contenders, while the other two took full advantage of the opportunity they'd been handed. Doug Fortin failed to start the race, and Steve Greinke was sidelined after only a few laps, while up front, it was Jerry Whelchel grabbing the early lead in his #5 Select Glass/BFGoodrich Tires Foddrill. Unfortunately, Whelchel lost a right rear wheel on the second lap, making him the third points contender to hit bad luck tonight. This gave the lead to Justin "Bean" Smith in the #19 Competitive Metals/Metal Mulisha AlumiCraft, with Cody Freeman second in the #2 Race Fuel Energy Drink/Freeman's Carpet Service Racer, Mike Porter third in the #8 Redline Performance/Speed Energy AlumiCraft, Malcolm Pointon fourth in the #78 K&N/Southwest Processors buggy, and Pat Dean fifth in the #21 King Off Road Racing Shocks/Butch's Speed Shop Tatum. Pointon got spun in turn three on the next lap, moving Dean to fourth and Brandon Bailey to fifth in the #17 Stronghold Motorsports/L.A.M.B. Energy AlumiCraft. Bailey then spun on lap four, moving Eddie Tafoya up to fifth in the #51 Specialty Fasteners/Crower Lothringer. The field was now spread all around the circuit, and at the competition yellow, it was Smith, Freeman, Porter, Dean, and Tafoya in the top five. Tafoya got up to fourth on the restart lap, and after stopping briefly on track, Dean dropped back to sixth, handing fifth back to Pointon. Dean then recovered from whatever issue had been slowing him for a few laps, and picked off both Pointon and Tafoya to move into fourth. Up front, Smith had once again opened up a lead, and was untouchable on his way to the big win and a nice boost in the points chase. Freeman finished second, with Porter taking another strong podium in third for some nice points. Fourth and fifth were taken by Dean and Tafoya.
What a thrilling race it was tonight in Pro Lite Unlimited! Cameron Steele started from pole in the #16 Yokohama Tires/Stronghold Motorsports Ford, and took the lead from the drop of the green flag. After the first lap, Steele still led, with Corey Sisler in the #19 BFGoodrich Tires/CBR Performance Ford, Brian Deegan in the #38 Lucas Oil/Metal Mulisha Ford, Chris Brandt in the #82 Aero Motorsports/Oakley Toyota, and Rodrigo Ampudia in the #36 Papas & Beer/Tecate Ford right behind. Ampudia was having some sort of difficulty with turn three for a couple of laps, which soon cost him his fifth place to the #2 Monster Energy/Magnaflow Nissan of Casey Currie. Up front, Sisler was really hounding Steele for the lead, and it was great to see two drivers, each with no wins in this class, battling for first place. Just behind, Brandt had managed to pass Deegan for third, and by the competition yellow, the running order was Steele, Sisler, Brandt, Deegan, and Currie. After the restart, the top five was still the same, but Currie soon pulled into the hot pits and out of the race with an unknown issue. Just afterwards, Brandt suddenly stopped on track, and combined with Ampudia's losing a right rear wheel and stranding him in turn three, the race went under full course caution. When the race resumed, it was then Deegan who dropped by the wayside with a mechanical issue, leaving the running order of Steele, Sisler, Jimmy Stephensen in the #33 Ironclad Energy/Yokohama Nissan, Matt Cook in the #55 Aero Motorsports/BFGoodrich Tires Toyota, and Todd Cunningham in the #6 Mickey Thompson Tires/Traxxas Chevrolet. In the final few laps, Sisler was still pouring it on to try and get the lead, but Steele was unbeatable tonight, and after getting robbed of podium finishes several times this season, Steele made his first trip to the Pro Lite Unlimited box a good one as he grabbed his first win in the category, much to the delight of a throng of supporters who greeted him and cheered when he stepped onto the podium. While being interviewed, Steele admitted to the great difficulty he'd faced in losing his good friend Jeff "Ox" Kargola this spring, and how tough it'd been for him to return to racing- hopefully this is the start of better days for the man who is such a good friend to so many in our off-road family; congratulations, Cameron! Sisler picked up second place for the second time in as many nights, with Cook snagging the final podium spot after just managing to pass Stephensen, who suffered a complete failure, and subsequent destruction, of his right front suspension on the last lap. Stephensen did pick up fourth, and Cunningham rounded out the top five.
The penultimate race of the night was the Super Lite contest, and it was Chad George in the #42 Yokohama/Bull Outdoor Products machine who rocketed into the lead from the get-go. George was quickly opening a gap over the field by the end of lap one, leaving Patrick Clark, Austin Kimbrell, Jacob Person, and Dawson Kirchner to battle it out for the "best of the rest." These five all stayed in order clear through the competition yellow, until finally, on the restart lap, Kirchner changed the order by moving up to fourth in his #16 Torchmate/Speed Technologies truck. Two laps later, Person then spun entering turn three, dropping him back to ninth, and moving Jessie Johnson to fifth in the #15 Lowe's/A.M. Ortega entry. The order went unchanged for a couple more laps, but on the final lap, Kirchner again moved forward, picking off Kimbrell to grab the final spot on the podium. At race's end, it was George who was simply un-catchable at the head of the field, as he led wire-to-wire for his first win of the season in this class. Second went to Clark and his #25 BFGoodrich Tires/Method Race Wheels machine for the second night in a row, with Kirchner rounding out the top three. Fourth went to an ever-improving Kimbrell in the #88 Xtreme Machine and Fabrication/Fiberwerx truck, and fifth went to Johnson.
The final race of the weekend was Pro 2 Unlimited. Starting from pole, Rodrigo Ampudia and his #36 Lucas Oil/Tecate Ford were leading the field after the first lap, followed by Robby Woods in the #99 Lucas Slick Mist/General Tire Chevrolet, Brian Deegan in the #38 Rockstar/Makita Ford, Carl Renezeder in the #17 Lucas Oil/Team Associated Ford, and Greg Adler in the #10 4 Wheel Parts/BFGoodrich Tires Ford. On lap two, Rob MacCachren got by Adler to move into fifth in his #1 Rockstar/MasterCraft Safety Ford, and on the following lap, Woods was slow coming out of turn two, which cost him three spots to Deegan, Renezeder, and MacCachren. Renezeder slowed just long enough to lose two spots coming into turn five on lap four, then dropped back to sixth after nearly spinning between turns one and two on lap seven. Adler re-took fifth spot here, while up front, Ampudia was holding off a very hard-charging Deegan to keep the lead. Renezeder managed to get back by Adler with a nice inside pass at turn four on lap nine, and at the competition yellow, the order was Ampudia, Deegan, MacCachren, Woods, and Renezeder in the top five. On the restart lap, MacCachren got by Deegan for second going into and out of turn three, then used his telltale inside line tactic to get by Ampudia in turn two on the next lap. MacCachren now led, and looked to be headed for a sweep of the weekend, but on lap 14, a strange rear end kick coming into turn four sent him end for end, very uncharacteristic for a driver who this reporter had never seen crash until tonight. Heads up driving kept Ampudia from getting caught up in the crash, and he re-took the lead as a full course caution came out. MacCachren was ok and he was able to continue, but substantial front end damage meant that his pace was nowhere near what it was. On the restart lap, Deegan, who'd looked like he had a steering issue while rolling around under yellow, now grabbed the lead after muscling by Ampudia through turns three and four. All of the top five drivers came into those turns hot, with Adler coming away well to move into third, ahead of Renezeder and Woods. Unfortunately for Adler, he was then passed back by both those guys, and at the white flag, it was Deegan, Ampudia, Renezeder, Woods, and Adler up front. On the final lap, a much more aggressive Renezeder tried to get Ampudia going into turn three, but was pushed wide and into the outside barrier. Ampudia was somewhat caught out here, and Woods was the big benefactor, moving clear and into second. Up front, Deegan was flying, and some quick blips of the throttle as he crossed the line meant that he got the big win, his first in this class- way to go Brian! Second went to Woods, third to Ampudia, fourth to Renezeder, and fifth to Adler.
That wraps up the action from here at Glen Helen. Join us again when the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series heads back to Speedworld Off Road Park in Surprise, AZ for Rounds 11 and 12, September 24-25. In the meantime, get all the latest news from our series by logging on to www.lucasoiloffroad.com.


Starting May 28th, there will be a new a fireworks dessert party at Magic Kingdom. Titled the 'After Fireworks Dessert Party', you will experience the fireworks over Cinderella Castle from a viewing area in the Plaza Garden. Afterward, head over to Tomorrowland Terrace Restaurant and treat yourself to an all-you-can-eat dessert buffet!
The treats on this menu are inspired by each of the lands around Magic Kingdom. Among some of the treats are the S'mores Action Station (Frontierland), Pineapple Delights (Adventureland), Oooey Gooey Toffee Cakes (Liberty Square), Macarons (Fantasyland), a Cookie Table (Tomorrowland), and Strawberry Tarts (Main Street U.S.A.).
There will be other offerings, as well! Snacks like cheese cubes, spinach dip with crackers, and house-made mini eggrolls will also be available. Snack on fresh fruit with refreshing beverages such as sparkling apple juice, coffee, tea, and milk.
But the fun doesn't stop there! On July 3-4 and during select nights for Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party and Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party, guests can enjoy special themed holiday treats, as well as holiday fireworks.
Guests can begin making reservations for the After Fireworks Dessert Party on May 17 via phone by calling 407-WDW-DINE. Pricing is $69 for adults and $41 for children. Online reservations will be available starting on May 24.
I look forward to the eventual After After Fireworks Dessert Party Dessert Party. Followed by the After Park Closing Dessert Party, which is of course where you eat desserts while waiting in line for the monorail.
So..will guests from this party be sitting in the fireworks viewing area with guests who booked the earlier party?


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Sunifiram (DM-235) es un fármaco ampakina que actúa como un modulador alostérico positivo del receptor AMPA, que ha demostrado tener efectos nootrópicos en animales con una potencia significativamente mayor al que presenta el piracetam. Una serie de compuestos relacionados son conocidos, siendo uno de ellos el unifiram (DM-232).

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Posted on December 7, 2018 at 11:08 am.
The 2018 APS Community Coding Event will be held on Mon, Dec. 17 from 6:30 – 8 p.m. at the Arlington Career Center. The event offers students a chance to celebrate the Hour of CodeTM in addition to any activities which may be taking place during the school day. It is intended for all APS students in grades K-12 and their families.
Community volunteers include PBSKids, Accenture, Boolean Girls, and NOVA SySTEMic.
There is nothing that you need to do to prepare for the event. Students can choose which activity they would like to participate in according to their interests.


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When Noreen asked me to write a guest post for this blog, I was happy to oblige. However, I had no idea what I should write, until she suggested I write about the love, my love, of writing.
So, with the introduction over, I'll wander through my thoughts about this subject as they come to mind.
Personally, I believe the passion for writing starts early in life when a child begins to compose stories, poems or simple essays.
My own first 'published' work was a poem called 'The Angel of Death', which may seem a rather disturbing title for an eight-year-old boy to use, until you relate it to the Bible. Now, I am not a religious person, but back then, in 1966, the world was a very different place and religious studies in schools here in England were almost exclusively Christian.
At the tender age of eight, I was just beginning to understand the descriptive power of words and, even though I could not yet meld and mould them as a wordsmith, I still found their basic meanings influential.
The following is that poem, written by an eight-year-old me in 1966.
It is as basic and childish as one would expect but, looking back with the knowledge and understanding I now have, I can see what my teacher saw in the writing and why she insisted it is printed in the school's annual magazine.
In Egypt, there was a quiet night.
A cry, a scream from every Egyptian house.
The sky turns back into starry velvet.
Sobs come from the Egyptian houses.
I think once the passion for writing gets a hold of you, once it is deeply buried under your skin, it is an affliction which stays with you for the rest of your life.
Is it some sort of a hormone imbalance?
All types of weird answers can be found on the Internet.
Some claim the motivation is all about money. Others insist on fame and popularity. Still, others mention egotism.
All of us are different and, in all honesty, there are probably just as many reasons for writing as there are people on earth.
Some of us hope to win awards. Others want to influence people's thinking, maybe by teaching, or to inspire or motivate.
But they all miss the point.
The passion, the love for writing in the first instance is something, I am certain, you are born with.
I do not think the individual reasons matter. The important thing is to discover the root for your own reasons, discover where your love began so you can use that strength, utilize it.
Never be frightened of revealing your passion through your writings.
The pursuit of the writing life through the love of the pen is nothing new.
Many people rise at the crack of dawn to write before going to their day job. Some burn the midnight oil and beyond, often watching the sunrise on a new day.
Anthony Trollope, the prolific and well-known Victorian novelist was, in the daytime, a post office clerk. As was Charles Bukowski and Franz Kafka worked for an insurance company.
These are a few authors we know of because they became famous, but there were, and still are, a thousand more writers who we will probably never know about, ones who wrote just as passionately and with just as much love for the written word.
In years to come, in the future, I may be one of those forgotten souls. But even that thought will not stop me writing because I have my own reasons, a reason I voiced once before in an old blog I used to have.
These are the words I posted on that blog.
I know I am not alone in the love of writing from the heart, from the soul, from the very epicentre of my being. Here are what some other writers express.
"Writing is making love under a crescent moon: I see shadows of what's to come, and it's enough; I have faith in what I can't see and it's substantiated by a beginning, a climax, an ending. And if it's an epic novel in hand, I watch the sunrise amid the twigs and dewing grass; the wordplay is what matters.
Simply put, I'm in love, and any inconvenience is merely an afterthought.
Since I was a child, the only time I was really happy was when I was lost in the pages of a really good book. I loved everything about it. The print, the paper, the intricately designed covers. And most importantly the stories held between the covers. Books were an act of love. Nothing more. Some beautiful soul had taken time and effort to pour out their thoughts. Someone had taken the time to cultivate an entirely new experience for you to immerse in. Get lost in. Feel a sense of wonder in.
Sakshi Samtani, the writing cooperative.
I hope you enjoyed reading this post and that it has given you something in return for your efforts.
This one is for my website, http://bit.ly/paulswebsite please come and visit, take your time browsing and say hello.
In the meanwhile, Keep Happy.
Scientists have discovered some foods are better for creativity than others. Some of those foods, Avocados, Coconuts, and Almonds have a high fat content but with what is often referred to "healthy fats", which creates feelings of happiness and the desire to act.
I do notice that my flow is much better when I keep a healthier diet, and I do eat these types of foods pretty regularly.
Do you notice any difference in your creative juices depending on what you eat? If you never paid attention before, try it. Let me know if you sense a difference.
I had a hellava 2018. It felt like my life was under construction. My house was growing, my family was growing, and it all culminated right around Christmas.
Since then, I feel the desire to run a hundred miles an hour. I have so much energy and joy, I feel I need to focus on my writing.
In 2017, I had 17 publications. In 2018, it held steady around twelve. In 2017, I finished a novel. In 2018, I began three and finished none!
My inbox is suffering from an overload of hiking challenges, yoga challenges, travel challenges, change-your-life, improve-your-health offers. I sat down and thought – all of these things are important to me; I strive to be healthy, happy, in shape. However, the most important thing to me, at this time, is writing. I feel I didn't do enough in the last six months and want to stay focused.
I believe writers are living more distracted, less supportive lives. In an effort to focus myself, I thought I would begin my day by being inspired and inspiring others. We receive what we put out there.
Therefore, I propose my own 365 challenge. I want to offer a short blog every morning. It will include writing tips, unblocking tricks, inspiration, and writer interviews. Occasionally, it may be as short as a quote or a question – that's where you come in. Sometimes, I may offer you a prompt, share your response if you want.
You can follow this blog, my facebook page, twitter, or instagram. I may create a group, but I don't want to overwhelm anyone. You certainly don't have to follow all or even feel obligated to participate in the prompts. I'm asking you to participate in your own writing life – whatever that looks like to you.
What makes me the person to do this? I mentioned my publications. I'm also a teacher. I feel I have something to offer. If you feel you can benefit – then join us. Come and go as you please, respond or don't.
In your responses, feel free to be honest, but let's be respectful to one another as well. In this harsh world, which is getting harder all the time, leave the negativity elsewhere.
I'm not sure I can do this for 365 days. But that is my challenge for the year – to write every day of 2019.
It all starts on January 1st (my birthday, by the way); I intend to hit the ground writing!
I was shocked into silence. I asked a simple question, and they wanted to charge me for their answer?
But, then again, they have the right to earn a living by selling their knowledge.
How often have I given my knowledge for free? I could charge, I thought, for all the information and skills I've accumulated over the years.
But – wait a minute – writers really don't make that much money, and we're all struggling in the same boat of trying to get our books, articles, short stories, or other out there to larger audiences.
Think of being on a life-raft and you are the one who has the clean water, or maybe the secret to cleaning the water, would you really sell it to another passenger? Some people would.
There's a story from a Gladwell book about how post-its came about. (To simplify:) One worker in the paper department bumped into someone from their glue department, they both talked about what they were working on and the problems there were having. If only we could…. and boom – two collaborators came up with an idea worked together to bring that to fruition by sharing their expertise and invented something we all use (and made billions for 3M!). Companies like 3M, Apple, Google, and others now use that theory to come up with new ideas, products, and solutions for every day problems!
When we all work together, we all become better humans. I want to share my ideas and experiences and share other writer's with you, other ideas with everyone who desires to listen.
I have a job; I have many jobs. I'm not about to take advantage of others who are students in life or in writing and try to make a buck from them. I'd rather share my knowledge. I'd rather help my fellow passengers on this journey.
Thanks to all who have shared their knowledge with me. Thank you to those writers who give of themselves and their resources to make a better writing community.
When we work together, we can all benefit.
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Friday Feature: Waiting is NOT the hardest part….
I'd hate to disagree with our dearly departed master musician, Tom Petty, but the waiting is not the hardest part – That's a myth.
Waiting is the easy part.
If I haven't lost you yet, let me explain.
Some people spend their lives waiting. They dream of doing more, but they create excuses of why they can't or why they haven't yet. They're waiting for…. fill in the blank…. the right time, the right place, until they finish this, until that happens. It's an excuse.
When you've moved forward and accomplished something, the waiting becomes the easy part.
The hardest part is jumping over every damn hurdle that life puts in front of you.
The hardest part is avoiding those people who want to limit you.
The hardest part is not buying into the self doubt that holds many people back.
The hardest part is doing the work. And then doing more work.
The hardest party is putting yourself out there and face the possible criticism.
The hardest part is never giving up.
Rejection is not the hardest part – it's just part of the whole. The whole world is not going to love everything we do.
Waiting for the results is not the hardest part – that's part of the whole.
Motivation or inspiration is not the hardest part – not even sure that's part of the whole, but it helps.
Action is what is required to be successful.
Sometimes, action makes others around you uncomfortable. They'll try to criticize your forward movement as wrong action. I can't tell you how many times people have harped on something I've done as if I've ruined my chances at success, when in fact it was a step in the right direction.
I'm unclear if it's a fear of rejection or the fear of success itself that keeps people stagnated in excuses. If they become successful, their lives will have to change. They'd have to continue to work, to duplicate their success.
I consider it is not a fear of failure – because, by not trying, aren't they failures already? Or maybe that's it – they can claim they never "got their chance," when, in fact, they never actually took a chance. That's the true failure.
Success follows action. Action takes work. As long as their is forward movement, there is no failure. As long as one doesn't quit, doesn't give up, there is no failure.
Don't wait. Move forward. Slowly. Consistently. Misstep and get up again. Keep moving forward.
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How did "Start Me Up" become the theme for the Windows 95 launch?
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Summary: Add this to your trivia pile. Keith Combs links to a pair of articles that that go into the history behind how Start Me Up become the theme for the Windows 95 launch. Part 1, Part 2.
Add this to your trivia pile. Keith Combs links to a pair of articles that that go into the history behind how Start Me Up become the theme for the Windows 95 launch. Part 1, Part 2.
__monty__ says:
… And the most appropriate line in the song:
"You make a grown man cry!" :)
A. Skrobov says:
There's also this another look at the story…
http://www.relisoft.com/Science/allchin2.html
There is actually a parody song of "Start Me Up" by Wierd Al Yankovic called "Windows 95 Sucks" making fun of how windows 95 was expensive and how it required a lot of people to buy new hardware and stuff.
Having come through from Windows 3.x up through Windows 95, a lot of what the parody song says is actually true (the whole "need a bunch of new hardware" thing for one)
DjLizard says:
It's all about the Pentiums, baby.
Just a note… Weird Al didn't write the Windows 95 song. Just because someone labels a song that way on a file sharing network doesn't make it true!
Mike Dunn says:
Yeah payin' the bills wit' my mad programming skillz.
Defraggin' my hard drive for thrills.
Judah says:
Despite the hardward upgrades required, surely you're glad the general public isn't still running Win 3.x, eh? :)
Paul Coddington says:
"… And the most appropriate line in the song:
You make a grown man cry!" :) "
Yep – it came to mind every time the ad played for me, and I expect everyone else who knew the lyrics. Especially as the ad left the song hanging with that as the very next line.
This illustrates the dangers of using a song on the basis of one line taken out of context being superficially similar to what you want to say.
I wonder if the ad campaign planners realised this would happen?
Archangel says:
I feel quite nostalgic now – I remember being really excited about the 'new Windows' and how cool it looked.
Funny really, given that now I'd rather use Windows 95 over having red-hot needles run into my eyes, but it'd be a close run thing :-)
I wouldn't want to bet on Vista having any ads even 1/10 as cool as those ones.
Reuben Harris says:
Does anyone else remember Bob Rivers' excellent parody, Bought It Up?
Have a listen:
http://www.bobrivers.com/player/player.asp?atype=tunes&ID=815&Speed=4
JenK says:
There was a lot of laughing over that line in my section of the bleachers….*
*http://blogs.msdn.com/oldnewthing/archive/2005/08/24/455558.aspx

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LVMH CEO Won't Discuss Rihanna Label Launch Because He Likes Surprises
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Following yet another successful earnings report last week, LVMH CEO Bernard Arnault on Thursday (April 18, 2019) led an annual investor's meeting in Paris where he discussed the company's results and took questions from attendees.
When asked about rumors LVMH was in the midst of launching a new brand headed by Rihanna, the CEO, as he has when previously asked, took a coy approach.
"I like the fact that you're interested in this singer. I share, I do think she's an extraordinary singer," said Arnault. "But we like surprises. And we will keep it under wraps for now."
According to French accounting firm Ledouble, LVMH has invested 30 million euros in the project, whose working title is Project Loud France, while Rihanna has invested 29,988,000 euros of her own money into launch. LVHM has also appointed Jean-Baptiste Voisin as brand president.
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The Punu Masks
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A traditional African mask is the essential feature of Sub-Saharan and West African culture. Africans use these masks during different ceremonies and rituals, and they have both religious and spiritual meaning. The masks designers are very honorable people because the process of creating a new mask requires much time and a person who makes a mask must be familiar with the spirits. Craftsmen usually use wood as the main material, but the mask can be also made of light stone or some metals such as bronze or copper. When a craftsman has shaped the mask, he paints it with various natural colors. However, some masks are not painted but decorated with animal hair, seashells, straws, horns, eggshells, teeth, bones, or feathers. The craftsman may use animal hair to make the hair or beard of the mask (Alabi, Olalere, & Sola 217). African masks are worn in various ways. All masks can be divided into several categories: face masks that cover only the face of a person, hat masks that are worn on the head, and helmet masks that cover the head and the face. However, the variety of the African masks is not limited by this list; some masks are worn on the chest and still are considered the masks, but not the ornaments.
Among the African masks, the Punu masks are one of the brightest examples of the African culture. The Punu people live on the left bank of the Upper Ngoume River. In the 18th century, they migrated northwards and settled there together with the Lumbo, the Galoa, the Eshira, and the Vungu tribes and stayed there until the present days. The tribe is divided into independent villages with its clans and families. Each village has its own specifics, but still, they obey the same rituals and use similar masks for them. Moukoudji is the supreme organ that regulates the obeying of rules in the tribe; it also controls different cults including human relics and masks.
The Punus use their masks for establishing a connection with gods and spirits; they believe that only shamans have the power and right to communicate with the spirits and gods. As a rule, the Punu masks represent the female ancestor's faces. The mask is painted in white color that symbolizes peace, spirits of the dead, deities, and the life after death. Moreover, this color is widespread in the funerals and memorials. Even though the masks are worn mainly during the funeral ceremonies, they are also used in the magical rites. However, masks are not only white; sometimes black masks with high-dominated foreheads, red lips, blue eyes, and bushy hair are also used. These characteristics represent the realistic features of the Punu women; thus, the tribe uses exactly these colors and specifics.
The Punu mask is recognized by the diamond-shape scarification features on the temples and forehead. As it was mentioned before, the Punu masks are divided into those that are covered with white color and those which are black. However, there is one more significant difference between them. Both black and white masks have the same stylistic design, but black masks perform the judiciary function, and they are used for identifying the sorcerers.
Masks are traditionally used for important ceremonies; they have cultural importance for the Punu people. They believe that spirits communicate with a person who wears a mask. In this way, a tribe may ask for a sign from the ancestors when they need it. Moreover, the masks are the pride of a tribe or family because they demonstrate the history of the family; thus, it is a big honor to have permission to wear such a mask.
As it was mentioned above, masks are the part of ceremonies and rituals that are often accompanied by dance. However, not all rituals and ceremonies require masks; the following list illustrates examples of the dance rituals that require wearing the Punu masks:
– Ancestor cults. The rituals are performed for memorizing the ancestors or asking for their help in difficult times.
– Fertility rites. These rituals are performed regularly, usually at the beginning of the summer or during the most drought seasons.
– Rites of passage. These rituals are performed for people who pass the rite of initiation; as a rule it refers to boys who have to become adult men.
– Agricultural festivals. At the end of the season, a tribe organizes the agricultural festival so as to please and thank the spirits and gods for a good harvest. In this way, people demonstrate their appreciation and ask for the same good harvest in the future. As a rule, it is a big holiday for any African tribe as people strongly depend on the harvest, and the life of the tribe is impossible without it.
– Initiations, including secret societies. The African tribes, just as the western nations, have specific secret societies that are closed to the majority of the tribe. If one wants to become a member of such a society, before a person is allowed to pass the secret initiation, he should prove that he is good enough for it.
– Rituals for increase (money, property, children, and others). These rituals are usually performed when a tribe experiences different difficulties or shortages; it may be illnesses, lack of money, or fruitlessness.
– Related Ceremonies. These rituals are performed for establishing connections with relatives and friends.
All these rituals and ceremonies presuppose the usage of masks as an essential attribute of their performance. The Punu masks can tell much about the African world and those people who have used them for many centuries until the present days. First of all, they demonstrate the culture and traditions of the African nation and people's attitudes to them. Indeed all the nations in the world have old traditions that may look a bit strange or even barbaric today. Rituals used to be an essential part of ancient times; in such a way, the druids gathered together to perform their secret rituals, and Vikings drank the blood of their enemies to receive their strength. However, in the modern world, all these rituals became outdated, and people forgot about them. Nowadays, nations have only few traditions that date back to the past and, as a rule, they have also experienced dramatic changes. Nevertheless, the Africans have managed to save the pieces of their culture until the present days; they have strictly performed their rituals according to all ancient cannons. Therefore, when one talks about the Punu masks, he or she should remember that masks are not just a piece of art, but a reflection of the ancient traditions.
The Punu masks are allowed to be worn only by a shaman or a much-respected person; it is an honor if a person receives a permission to wear a mask. According to this fact, it can be said that masks are the items of the hierarchy structure of the African people. Common tribe members cannot wear masks; only those who hold senior positions or a shaman are allowed to do this. Therefore, the social order is strictly obeyed, and masks participate in this process as an important part of the African culture. According to this fact, it is sound to note that the hierarchy system in the African society is represented by the social class division (Palmeirim 75). This system is very similar to those that existed in the medieval Europe when the society was divided into three classes: the upper class, which was represented by kings and other powerful people, the middle class, to which belonged the knights and the priesthood, and the low class or the ordinary peasants. In the case of the African culture, the priesthood is represented by shamans with masks, rituals, and ceremonies. However, shamans in African society have more power and they can influence the ruler's decisions. The belief in the supernatural spirits is very strong; thus, shamans have even higher position in the African society.
Modern scholars, as well as the collectors, have a great interest in the Punu masks. They consider them not only a priceless piece of art but also a legacy of the past. The mask may give much information about the tribe, but only for those people who can read it. The mask, as it was said above, is a unique reflection of the family. The mask contains information about its owner, as well as the traditions and history of the family. The ancestor spirit masks provide information on the genealogical tree of the family. The scholars have an opportunity to retrace the ancestors of a particular tribe and identify the peculiarities of their way of life.
Every mask is unique because it reflects certain specifics, and scholars use them to differentiate the tribes, their legacy, and history. For example, some tribes use only helmet masks for ceremonies while others wear the hat masks solely for the agriculture festivals. Therefore, the mask contains more information about the tribe than one can even imagine.
However, scholars are not the only ones who have a great interest in the Punu masks. For sure, in the collection of a famous collector of the antique relics, one can find the Punu masks. The collectors, as well as the scholars, admire the ornaments and styles of the masks and the symbolism they contain.
Despite the unicity and historical value of the Punu masks, one should note that the masks are not the feature of the Punu culture only. The masks were used almost by every nation; moreover, some civilized nations still use masks today, but often for festivals or carnivals. The similar masks or relatively similar masks were used in Japanese, Indian, Ethiopian, Maorian, Brazilian, and other cultures all over the world (Cunningham 34). Those masks were also made of various materials but primarily of wood. For example, the Japanese masks initially were used for the theater. These masks reflected the behavior of the character. The evil characters wore masks that portrayed negative human emotions such as anger, hatred, or envy. On the other hand, the good characters wore masks that portrayed positive emotions such as happiness, sincerity, or kindness. The masks were very important for the Japanese theatre because they also helped demonstrate different non-human characters such as spirits, dragons, or other mythological creatures. Therefore, the Japanese masks had primarily the entertainment function. Nevertheless, it is also necessary to mention that the masks were used by the Japanese warriors known as samurais. Japanese samurais wore helmets that consisted of three elements and one of these parts was a mask. In this case, the mask had the protection role because and protected the warrior's face from the direct headshots. However, besides the protective function, the mask also performed the frightening role. The terrifying grimace on the mask had to frighten the enemies in the battle. Today, one may find these masks in museums, because they are used only as of the exhibit items. The theatre masks, however, still can be viewed during the performances organized for the tourists.
The Brazil masks are not the exhibit items; they are widely used nowadays during the annual carnivals and festivals. Unlike the African and Japanese masks, the specific feature of the Brazil masks is their brightness and splendor. Every year, the craftsmen design new masks that reflect the main theme of the annual festival. The masks are decorated with feathers of different colors in order to be attractive and elegant. As said above, Brazilian masks are used during the carnivals; they perform the entertainment and sensuous functions. The carnivals are accompanied by dances and exotic dresses of those who wear these masks.
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According to this fact, it can be said that the Punu masks have analogs all over the world. However, the functions of other masks are different; some of them are used only for the entertainment goal, others are a mean of protection in the battle while some are used for rituals and communication with spirits just as the Punu masks. All masks in different cultures have one common meaning and significance, and it is the demonstration of emotions to a wide audience. The masks in all cultures are used for underlining some emotions or creating new ones. Sometimes masks are used for representing animals, spirits, or different mythological creatures.
The Punu masks reflect the identity of the Punu people: their culture, traditions, and values. These masks are more than the relics of the past; they have special significance for the people of the Punu tribes. Using the masks, the Punu culture has created the system of beliefs that have survived until the present day. The masks perform the role of a bridge between two worlds: the world of the alive and the world of the dead and supernatural.
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Build your own OS using the Raspberry Pi
By Nick Heath in European Technology , in Enterprise Software on September 3, 2012, 12:42 AM PST
A course teaching Raspberry Pi owners how to build a simple operating system has been released free online.
Fancy a go at building your own operating system? A course teaching the basics of building an OS has been released for the $40 Raspberry Pi computer.
The free course instructs users of the credit card sized Linux board how to make a simple OS using assembly language.
Starting with an explanation of what an OS is and a discussion on assembly language, the course progresses to the basics of interacting with the Pi's hardware.
Lessons include how to enable and manipulate the board's LEDs and writing drivers to control the Pi's components. The course builds up to a final lesson teaching how to make a command line interface OS.
The course is meant for people with some programming experience, but is suitable for people unfamiliar with assembly language who don't mind a challenge.
To create the OS you'll need YAGARTO Tools and YAGARTO GNU ARM, a Raspberry Pi with an SD card and a PC running Windows, Mac OS or Linux to get everything ready. A list of downloads needed can be found here.
The guide was devised by Alex Chadwick at the University of Cambridge Computer Lab.
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Dusty Hill Recorded Vocal Tracks for New ZZ Top Songs Before He Died
Philip Trapp Published: August 2, 2021
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ZZ Top's Dusty Hill contributed some singing to the band's recent studio recordings at some point before the bassist and co-vocalist died at age 72 last week, bandleader Billy Gibbons has revealed.
Hill died in his sleep July 27–28, a band statement said. The bluesy rock veterans had already been performing with a substitute due to Hill's health and were continuing their North American tour scheduled through 2022. When Hill died, ZZ Top canceled their July 28 show out of respect for the late bass player — they're otherwise carrying on as part of a promise Gibbons made to Hill.
And as far as ZZ Top studio work is concerned, Gibbons told Variety July 29 that "just within the last couple of months, we were reviewing a couple of the rough tracks that were starting to come together from the sessions that we were conducting just a few months ago."
Songs with Hill's vocals are there, although they "require some completion," the ZZ Top founder shared. "I think the luck of the draw was, I handed Dusty a couple of lyric sheets, and I said, 'Hey, see if you can make heads or tails out of this,'" Gibbons remembered. "He said, 'Can I sing it?' I said, 'Dusty, you could sing the calendar if you wanted to — people would love it.' He goes, 'Hey, that's not a bad idea. If we ever get back to go to work, can we add the calendar into the show? I know all the words.' I said, 'Get in there. Go sing.' So, yeah, we've got a couple of things [with Dusty singing lead] that'll make sense."
In concert, ZZ Top guitar tech Elwood Francis took up the bass last month after Hill had to leave the tour due to a hip injury. Days later, Hill died at his home in Houston. Francis will presumably stay in the onstage position at least until the band's current tour wraps up.
Still, Hill "did the first two" shows of the tour, Gibbons explained. "And then he requested dismissing himself. He said, 'Yeah, let me go check this out.' And of course I said, 'Hey, man, health is number one. Go do your thing.' And I could tell through those first two valiant attempts, if he's not giving it 110 percent, he was the first one to kind of say, 'Gee whiz. Let's go take care of this.'"
ZZ Top's most recent album, La Futura, emerged in 2012. See dates below and get tickets at zztop.com.
ZZ Top 2021-2022 North American Tour Dates
Aug. 3 – Little Rock, Ark. @ First Security Amphitheater
Aug. 4 – Alexandria, La. @ Rapides Paris Coliseum
Aug. 6 – Camdenton, Mo. @ Lake Ozarks Amphitheatre
Aug. 7 – Washington, Mo. @ Town and Country Fair
Aug. 8 – Bonner Springs, Kan. @ Azura Amphitheater
Aug. 11 – Sturgis, S.D. @ Buffalo Chip Campground
Aug. 12 – Casper, Wyo. @ Casper Events Center
Aug. 14 – Reno, Nev. @ Silver Legacy Casino
Aug. 15 – Grande Ronde, Ore. @ Spirit Mountain Casino
Aug. 17 – Jacksonville, Ore. @ Britt Pavilion
Aug. 19 – Maryville, Wash. @ Tulalip Amphitheater
Aug. 20 – Lewiston, Idaho @ Clearwater River Casino
Aug. 21 – Missoula, Mont. @ KettleHouse Amphitheater
Aug. 24 – Englewood, Colo. @ Fiddler's Green
Sept. 11 – Milwaukee, Wis. @ Summerfest
Sept. 12 – Cincinnati, Ohio @ Riverbend Music Center
Sept. 14 – Huber Heights, Ohio @ Rose Music Center
Sept. 15 – Cedar Rapids, Iowa @ AE PowerHouse
Sept. 17 – Council Bluffs, Iowa @ Harrah's Casino
Sept. 18 – Pryor, Okla. @ Born and Raised Festival
Sept. 19 – Memphis, Tenn. @ Orpheum Theatre
Sept. 21 – Charleston, W.V. @ Charleston Coliseum
Sept. 22 – Doswell, Va. @ Meadow Event Park
Sept. 23 – Frederick, Md. @ Frederick Fairgrounds
Sept. 25 – Watertown, N.Y. @ Watertown Fairgrounds
Sept. 26 – Bethel, N.Y. @ Bethel Woods Center
Sept. 28 – N. Charleston, S.C. @ Performing Arts Center
Sept. 30 – Macon, Ga. @ Macon City Auditorium
Oct. 1 – Tupelo, Miss. @ BancorpSouth Arena
Oct. 2 – Lake Charles, La. @ Golden Nugget
Oct. 4 – Fort Worth, Texas @ Dickies Arena
Oct. 8 – Las Vegas, Nev. @ The Venetian Theatre
Oct. 10 – Scottsdale, Ariz. @ Talking Stick Resort
Oct. 13 – Las Vegas, Nev. @ The Venetian Theatre
Nov. 6 – Key West, Fla. @ Key West Amphitheater
Nov. 7 - Fort Lauderdale, Fla. @ Seminole Hard Rock
Nov. 9 – Tampa, Fla. @ Seminole Hard Rock
Nov. 11 – Orlando, Fla. @ Hard Rock International
Nov. 13 – Fort Myers, Fla. @ Mann Hall
Nov. 14 – Jacksonville, Fla. @ Florida Theatre
Nov. 16 – Melbourne, Fla. @ King Center
Nov. 17 – Savannah, Ga. @ Johnny Mercer Theater
Nov. 20 – Wilmington, N.C. @ Cape Fear CC
Nov. 21- Durham, N.C. @ Performing Arts Center
Nov. 23 – Chattanooga, Tenn. @ Tivoli Theatre
Nov. 27 – Lubbock, Texas @ Buddy Holly Center
Dec. 3 – Biloxi, Miss. @ IP Casino Resort and Hotel
Dec. 4 – Shreveport, La. @ Municipal Auditorium
Dec. 5 – Wichita Falls, Texas @ Memorial Auditorium
Dec. 7 – Abilene, Texas @ Taylor County Coliseum
Dec. 11 – El Paso, Texas @ Abraham Chavez Theatre
Dec. 12 – Midland, Texas @ Wagner Noel Center
April 23, 2022 – Abbotsford, Canada @ Sports Centre
April 24, 2022 – Penticton, Canada @ South Okanagen
April 26, 2022 – Kamloops, Canada @ Sandman Centre
April 27, 2022 – Lethbridge, Canada @ ENMAX Centre
April 29, 2022 – Saskatoon, Canada @ SaskTel Center
April 30, 2022 – Enoch, Canada @ River Tree Casino
May 3, 2022 – Brandon, Canada @ Keystone Centre
May 4, 2022 – Niagara Falls, Canada @ Fallsview
May 8, 2022 – Laval, Canada @ Place Bell
May 10, 2022 – Halifax, Canada @ Scotiabank Centre
May 13, 2022 – St. John's, Canada @ Mile One Centre
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Q: To make a Bookmark? My book asked me to correct

The materials for to make a bookmark cost only about 200 won.

So I gave the answer:

The materials to make a bookmark cost only about 200 won.

However, my friend said that this was wrong, saying that the answer should be:

The materials for making a bookmark cost only about 200 won.

The reason he gave was that if I write "The materials to make a bookmark cost only about 200 won," this implies that "to make" describes "the materials".
So, can someone tell me why my answer is wrong(or correct)?

A: Your sentence, and your friend's alternative, are both acceptable and natural.

The reason he gave was that if I write "The materials to make a bookmark cost only about 200 won," this implies that "to make" describes "the materials."

"To make a bookmark" or "for making a bookmark" do both describe "the materials."  This noun phrase starts "The materials" and the following four words answer the question what materials? So in that sense, "to make" or "for making" does describe "the materials."
If you wanted to talk about making the materials, you might say:

To make the materials used in a bookmark costs only about 200 won.

This sentence has a different meaning and doesn't tell you how much it costs to buy the materials.  It may be that your friend thinks your sentence has a meaning similar to this, but it doesn't.  Your sentence and your friend's sentence both have the same correctness and meaning.

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Officer who shot at innocent Redondo Beach…
Officer who shot at innocent Redondo Beach man's truck believed it was Christopher Dorner's, Torrance chief says
By Larry Altman | laltman@scng.com | Daily Breeze
PUBLISHED: February 15, 2013 at 12:00 am | UPDATED: February 1, 2018 at 4:01 pm
Past coverage: Retrace the search for — and discovery of — Christopher Dorner from Day 1. View previous articles, photo galleries, videos, timelines and more.
An officer who fired three bullets into an innocent Redondo Beach motorist's pickup truck in Torrance last week believed he had encountered cop killer Christopher Dorner, and that the murder suspect had just opened fire on fellow officers, Torrance Police Chief John Neu said Friday.
In an interview with the Daily Breeze, Neu outlined the chain of events that led to the predawn shooting Feb. 7 on Flagler Lane near Beryl Street.
Neu said officers heard a volley of gunshots from a neighborhood nearby where police were protecting a Los Angeles police official targeted by Dorner, along with panicked shouts of "Shots fired! Shots fired!"
Dorner, however, was not at the wheel of the pickup truck. He was likely on his way to Big Bear, where he ultimately died during a siege with sheriff's deputies on Tuesday.
The bullets fired in Torrance narrowly missed 38-year-old David Perdue, who was on his way to go surfing.
"I was able to make contact with Mr. Perdue. I apologized to him," Neu said. "I apologized for him having to go through this."
Neu said he could not say his officer was wrong for shooting at Perdue, which occurred in the seconds after Los Angeles Police Department officers opened fire on a truck containing newspaper carriers around the block, mistakenly believing they were Dorner.
"The difficult part here is you have to look at the totality of the circumstances," Neu said. "The reason my officer acted the way he did was based on the facts and the circumstances that he knew at the time of this incident."
During a 90-minute interview, Neu described what occurred in the hours before the shooting, including attacks on three police officers in Riverside County, and what he called Dorner's unprecedented intent to kill the family members of police officers.
Torrance police officers learned about Dorner about 4:30 p.m. Feb. 6, hours before his name was made public to the media as a suspect in the killings of a Los Angeles police officer's daughter and her fiance three days earlier in Irvine.
At two roll-call briefings that night, Torrance officers were told that Los Angeles police officers had taken positions in the 19500 block of Redbeam Avenue to protect a potential target, a high-ranking LAPD officer whose name appeared in Dorner's manifesto outlining his intent to seek revenge for his 2009 firing from the force.
"They have a complete awareness of what Dorner is capable of doing based on his previous actions, the Irvine homicides, where he targeted a family member of a law enforcement officer for LAPD," Neu said. "That is unprecedented and, in my opinion, game changing."
The report resulted in a "anxiety within our department," Neu said.
Officers were briefed on Dorner's military history and knowledge of weapons, and were provided with his physical description and told he drove a blue Nissan Titan.
Two officers involved in the shooting were in the police station in the early morning hours of Feb. 7 when news and police radio broadcasts reported the shooting of a Los Angeles police officer in Corona, and two officers in Riverside, one of whom was killed, Neu said.
A short time later, a report was broadcast to South Bay law enforcement officers indicating Dorner was on the Century (105) Freeway at Sepulveda Boulevard. A motorist reported seeing his Nissan Titan, saying it was driving erratically on the freeway. The motorist provided a partial license plate number of 808, Neu said. The actual license number of Dorner's truck was 8D83987.
The report convinced officers that Dorner was on his way to Torrance to attack the LAPD official. Two officers drove to Flagler Lane and Towers Street to block the road into the neighborhood with their patrol car in case Dorner was on his way, Neu said.
Shortly after 5 a.m., Perdue left his home in Redondo Beach and headed toward Torrance to pick up a friend to go surfing. He drove south on Flagler from Beryl Street and was stopped by the Torrance officers, who got out of their car and told him to turn around.
Perdue made the U-turn and headed north, just as two Torrance officers in another patrol car turned south onto Flagler to join their colleagues in protecting the neighborhood.
As they did, gunfire erupted on Redbeam.
Around the block, seven Los Angeles police officers guarding the police official's house opened fire on a pickup truck that rolled into the neighborhood, mistakenly believing it was Dorner. The truck contained a mother and daughter delivering Los Angeles Times newspapers. A 71-year-old woman was hit twice in the back.
The Torrance officers parked on Flagler heard the gunshots and also believed Dorner had arrived. The two officers who had just pulled onto Flagler, also heard the gunfire and saw Perdue's truck's headlights coming their direction in the dark. They could see the other Torrance patrol car at the end of the block with its doors open and no officers in sight, Neu said.
"They immediately hear one of the officers from the unit parked there come on the police radio and, in a panicked voice, yell, `Shots fired! Shots fired!"' Neu said. "The unit that is coming into the area believes those two officers are being shot at."
Based on what they believed was happening, the officers crashed into the truck to stop it, he said.
"At the exact same time, after the collision, the officer heard two more rounds being fired and shot three rounds into the pickup truck," Neu said.
That officer, who was unable to get out of his car because the crash had damaged it, believed the driver in the truck was shooting at him and his partner, Neu said.
"It's important to understand what they saw, what they heard and why they acted the way they did," Neu said.
The events happened so quickly, there was no time to stop, get out of their patrol car and order the vehicle to stop, the chief said.
Three bullets passed through the windshield, but fortunately missed Perdue. Perdue was ordered out of the truck and was taken to a position of cover, police said.
"Everything stopped, but obviously they don't know what is going on," Neu said.
Around the block, Los Angeles police investigated their shooting scene, which Chief Charlie Beck called a tragic mistake.
Neu said he spoke to Perdue later that day. The chief said he offered to provide him with a new vehicle, cover his medical expenses and asked Perdue if he would like him to meet with his wife and two children to discuss what happened.
"I ended the conversation by saying, `I would like an opportunity to do what's right for you and your family," Neu said. "I apologized again."
Torrance police and the District Attorney's Office will investigate the shooting. Torrance police also will conduct an internal review.
"We are going to critically review our policies and procedures, our training, our tactics, our practices," Neu said. "And based on what we learn, there may be changes to those things within the department."
Torrance police, accompanied by Los Angeles police and representatives from the city of Los Angeles, visited residents on Redbeam on Thursday night to explain what happened and how to file claims to pay for damaged cars and property from the barrage of bullets.
The city of Los Angeles would be responsible for those claims, but Neu said he needed to talk to his own residents about what happened.
"We have a responsibility to go door-to-door and explain to our residents, our community what took place and what we are going to do for them," he said.
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Larry Altman has covered crime and court proceedings in Southern California since 1987. A graduate of Cal State Northridge, where he served as editor of the college newspaper, Altman has worked for the Daily Breeze since 1990. The Society of Professional Journalists named him a "Distinguished Journalist" in Los Angeles in 2006. Altman's work was featured twice on CBS' "48 Hours" and he appeared eight times with "Nancy Grace," who called him "dear." He has covered hundreds of homicides and many trials. Altman has crawled through a mausoleum to open a coffin, confronted husbands who killed their wives, wives who killed their husbands, and his coverage helped put a child molester and a murderer in prison. In his spare time, Altman is an avid Los Angeles Lakers and Dodgers fan, is the commissioner of a Fantasy Baseball league with several other current and former newspapermen, runs a real estate empire and likes to watch old movies on TCM.
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during my second playthrough of shadow of the Tomb Raider Croft Edition from GameStop, I am playing on New Game+ mode, anyway I am not sure whats best to report this error to the games maker if you can, so it can be fixed, I went ahead and used Report a problem on my xbox One X console, but not sure if that's the best way to report errors in game or not, I picked the Jaguar Path, during new game plus mode , right in the jungle before you get to the first town, my Jonah character became two AI of the same person. I am guessing that once the towns video starts the second Jonah should go away, but I think that's maybe a error I should report I took a few Capture a screenshot on my xbox one and upload them to my onedrive to share here in any case. anyway I don't no what needs to be done to fix this error, also running in Insider Preview Beta firmware on my Xbox One X, but that should not effect a character in game I would think its a bug related to the game and not the console system itself, Os Version is 10.0.17763.2002 (rs5_release_xbox_dev_1810.180918-1920) again the firmware on my xbox one x seems very stable, so I don't no if that could make 2 Jonah's in shadow of the tomb raider, if so maybe I should downgrade the OS version back to non-insider firmware version.


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