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Vampire Timeline
Vampire and the World At Large
The Camarilla
The Sabbat
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In general, being a vampire in LATMA can be a little tricky. For one, it's illegal. For another, the Sabbat have attained more of a foothold in the area, which means it's a bit more violent. The 'official' Camarilla ostensibly have no 'official' interests in the area; the fledgling re-surgence of the movement has its ups and downs as far as involvement and control in the area go, but it's still working on it. Since the Fall vampires have been either on the rule or on the run. Here is the basic run down.
1944. Los Angeles falls to the Anarchs.
1999 - The Fall
Baba Yaga eats the Prime Minster of Russia on national television. Apocalyptic antics ensue.
Rumors of Gehenna spread like wild fire. The Camarilla tries to deny it. The Sabbat encourage them…in their own chaotic way.
The 2000's-2030's
The Camarilla abandon the West Coast to concentrate on other areas.
Slugfest. Open fighting in the streets. The world falls into chaos. Vampire's fortunes rise and fall nightly. Distinctions between sects are blurred as the Fall makes increasingly strange bedfellows.
LATMA is a warzone that recedes into a war zone with stable pockets.
Mexico is Sabbat
California is Anarch,
the Camarilla influences have retreated to the Northwest region. The remaining Camarilla minority (considered Anarchs by the main sect) hide behind corporate pawns and ghouls.
2020 Southern California is pretty close to hell on earth, though not so close as, say, the Middle East, with renewed Jyhads both human and otherwise raging across the land. The Anarch and Sabbat are the so-called undead powers in the area; attempts at re-establishing the Camarilla begin without any official support of the Camarilla.
2040's - The Siege, The Purge and the Civil War
The Siege - The Assamite clan founder wakes up to find his childer hamstrung by the Tremere. He shakes off the blood curse and the commands an all out attack on the Warlocks. The Tremere survive the affront but a few of their leaders, Meerlinda included, die in the attempt to take Almut from the Assamites.
The Purge - The reasons and events behind this are even less clear than the Siege. Most of the Tremere Antitribu were cleansed in a pillar of fire. Why who? No one is sure. One suspects the main clan but then who is pulling the strings there. Rumors of Saulot's return as well as some sort of psychic slugfest between Goratrix and Tremere himself causing the problems. Also, it may have had something to do with the Siege. No one is sure. There aren't many Tremere Antitribu left to tell the tale.
The Civil War - In some ways more clear in other ways less so than the Purge. Shaitan woke up in Mexico City and found the environment there…encouraging. After creating a slugfest with the local hierarchy there (including offing one of the Prisci) he fell back into torpor and vanished. Meanwhile, having heard the siren call of their Dark Lord, the whole of the Baali bloodline (or at least those with means of transport) fell upon Mexico City overwhelming the leadership there. Somehow, all of this was done sub rosa. Vanishings in the sect hierarchy and accusations of infernalism (some of which turned out to be true) went round and round. A civil war broke out. This was resolved with the destruction of the infernal leadership, in part thanks to the LATMA Sabbat.
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South America - Now governed by the New Aztec Empire it is Independent and at war. Heavy Giovanni, Setite presence with some Ravnos fanning the flames. Occasional Ba'ali sightings and rumors of major infernalist doings, but no proof. Rumors that the Sabbat, Camarilla, and Inconnu are, may be, will be, or have united efforts to keep the 'rot' from spreading out of South America. But, again, no proof.
West Indies, Caribbean - Setites and Serpents of Light as well as Mummies and a few Children of Osiris duke it out with local voodoo big wigs.
British Isles - Violently Anarch, with rumors of Inconnu, or at the very least Elder, support from the self-named Lady of the Lake.
Western Europe - Remains mostly Camarilla. Footholds in Spain and Germany by the Sabbat have been lost. Italy - mostly Sabbat since an unknown female Elder razed almost every Camarilla strongold in the country in a matter of days in 2020 - is now in contention, although no one's sure quite who's fighting.
Russia - Baba Yaga. Enough said.
Australia - Abandoned, though a Cardinal has recently been assigned there for unknown reasons.
Africa - Full blown Jyhad. All races free-for-all. Africa, like Europe, has 'reverted to type'. There's no longer a UN to interfere with tribal 'negotiations' concerning claims to ancestral hunting grounds, for one, and for another, the paranormal jyhads have spilled over down there to a certain extent. North Africa, with the Set/Osiris battles, is something of a buffer zone keeping the conflict from spilling across the Mediterranean. As far as mundane news is concerned, Africa is a continent at war - and seeming rather happy about that.
Middle East - As Africa, a real mess.
Asia - Asia blew up with Kindred of the East activity but as the ONI Accords were put in place and the Hindu-Manchu Legeue got organized things quieted down and got orderly in a hurry.
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Florida: Setite. Snakes like the humidity.
Louisiana: Sabbat. A buffer zone to Florida, almost, the Sabbat have entrenched themselves among the Cajun population.
Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado, Nebraska, Wyoming, Montana, North and South Dakota: Inconnu & Independent. Largely in keeping with the tendency of the mortal populations in these areas to self-sufficiency.
Arizona, SoCal: Sabbat / Anarch.
Nevada, NorCal, Idaho, Utah, Oregon, Washington: Anarch / Independent
Alaska: Unknown. There just isn't much going on up here.%r%tEast of Mississippi, including New England: Camarilla
Canada: Major cities north of St Lawrence are Sabbat. Rest of territory largely ignored by, well, everyone. Some people know why the St Lawrence waterway is the
border between Camarilla and Sabbat territory, but they aren't telling. A lot of speculation concerning this exists.
Mexico: Sabbat, as are the remainder of the countries down to the Panama Canal. Of late, Mexico City has been a bit pre-occupied and tense (see the Ba'ali for why).
Chicago is the 'Western Front' of the Camarilla presence in North America. Not quite an armed camp, but not particularly relaxed about anyone or anything, either.
Since 1493 the Camarilla has maintained conspiratorial secrecy surrounding Kindred. Mysterious, hierarchical and materialistic, the Camarilla Princes ruled over their cities with iron in their fists and targets on their backs. The nightly drama of the rise and fall of Princes from the 15th century to the 20th suddenly gave way sudden, disturbing changes in the within the ranks of the Great Society of the Undead. The Fall ruptured the wisdom of the sect's materialistic concerns and the long Gehenna nay saying Elders were suddenly confronted with truly ancient vampires appearing on national television. All signs point to Gehenna.
As the west coast of the United States was sold off to the corporations, the Camarilla decided to cut their losses, abandon the tattered remains of their sect and focus their resources on rebuilding their traditional domains on the East Coast and Europe.
Many in the Camarilla still choose to keep their heads in the sand, while other more savvy Kindred choose to keep up with the times. In the 20th century, the Camarilla hunted the Sabbat like fugitives from their corporate towers. In LATMA, the roles are reversed. The Sabbat have held sway for most of the 21st century and the Camarilla has secretly played it's games of power hidden among the skyscrapers and boardrooms of this new age. Previously, the Camarilla's opinion of LATMA was that they had other things to concern themselves with. They lost two archons there, killed by those who claim to be Camarilla Traditions, and the third says it isn't in any way secure. Those who come from there are Independent at best, Sabbat at worst, Anarch for an average, and are to be treated as such.
With the chaotic flux of the Sabbat in recent night, the Camarilla has seen a resurgence of sorts. The Princes and Justicars of Chicago have once again taken an interest in their abandoned west coast cities. Should loyal members of the sect prove worthy, the sect may offer resources, albeit limited, to worthy Kindered.
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The Fall was largely a big "I told you so" to the elders. The Bruja continue to test the boundaries of the Traditions, stir up trouble with Anarch groups and generally rebel against their masters. It's what they do. Bruja of scholarly and less educated bents are both adherents to Gehenna conspiracies of all kinds. They take every opportunity to remind the Camarilla establishment of Baba Yaga eating the Prime Minster of Russia, and other less obvious signs. While hardly organized, even in the Old World, before the Fall, the Rabble have both fallen to new lows and soared to new heights. The rants of the Idealist faction have, of late, taken on a fatalistic bent, speaking of the decline of civilization, the return of feudalism, and (in general) the complete regression into the anarchic state from which the Autarkis movement sprung. Their predictions range from the religious (Caine's wrath for his errant childer shall not be long in the coming) to the sociological (from this new Dark Age shall spring forth a greater Age of Enlightenment than has ever before been seen) to the merely self-pitying. The overall mood within the Elysiums and salons of the Brujah elders, however, is that the rampant hatred and hunting of the Kindred makes even more impossible the fading dream of a second Carthage. The Iconoclasts have, conversely, found themselves on top of a fairly huge movement, and despite the fact that half of them have neither a clue how they got there nor what to do now, all of them are enjoying it immensely. The Anarch Revolt has grown by leaps and bounds. As more and more elders are either killed or called away by their own sires, simply disappearing into the Old Country, the younger Kindred have come to realize the freedom which is theirs without the shackles of their Primogen. An ever-increasing number of cities are ruled by bizarre communal councils and rotating princedoms, as have the number of independant Princes of cities claimed Domain with no pledges to the Camarilla. Even among the Sabbat, the Loyalist movement has begun to shift dangerously close to siding with the Anarchs. As for the Individualists… well… they're all doing their own thing. (But you knew that.)
They're just as crazy as they were before the Fall. In even more frightening trends, many of them have begun to practice their thought to be lost discipline of Dementation. The Malkavians continue to stutter in the corner, burn with unreasonable passions or quietly pull the strings of the Great Society. They adhere to whatever theories strike their fancy with very little unifying beliefs. They're the Malkavians. Some are insane, others are just psychotic — business as usual. If anything on these esoteric Kindred were to be noted, it would be that a surprising amount of Malkavian influence has welled up both on the eastern shores of Australia and on the western coast of North America. If the Kooks are planning anything, they haven't (as usual) told anyone.
The Nosferatu have found mixed blessings in the Fall. In some areas, they are almost able to walk the nights freely, their horrendous visages now symbols of their status in a few of the openly vampire-claimed areas. The advent of the Matrix has been a boon for them as well, and even within the ancillae of the clan, a strangely priestlike sect of Net Rats has emerged. Though limited to VR technology, a few are known among the proper circles as the best dealers in information accessThe Nosferatu's position in the shadows has been under constant threat from their own elders returning to feed upon them. While the Bruja may be outspoken in regards to the Camarilla's disregard of Gehenna the Nosferatu refuse to speak of it at all. They know.
Domination of thaumaturgical knowledge has been threatened by various events beyond their control. The Fall was a catastrophe as far as the Camarilla was concerned, and certainly no picnic for the Tremere, with libraries and knowledge hidden and cached for safety, to be found missing in later years. The Masquerade was nearly rent wholly asunder, and plans which had been hundreds of years coming to fruition were slaughtered in one foul swoop as the Zmei crossed the Russian skies. Tremere advisors and enforcers have become almost commonplace, and the perception amoung young Kindred is often that the Chantry is the center of the Kindred community — from there is advice given from on high and from there proceed forth the Tremere themselves. They remain, of course, highly distrusted by many of the elders - especially amid rumors of chantries turning Infernal or Sabbat, rumors of the surfacing of healing and prophetic powers thought limited to an almost-extinct bloodline, and the suspected enticement by Baba Yaga of influencable Tremere - however, their skills make them valuable, and their advice is generally well-heeded. Indeed, a number of Malkavians have begun to refer to the clan as the Prophets. Between the failed purges of the antitribu, the Assamite seige and the rumors of the three way psychic wrestling match between Tremere, Saulot, and Goratrix the Tremere have been busy! They still support the Camarilla and despite the obvious, deny any official reference to Gehenna or for that matter, unrest on the home front.
The divide between young and old is most pronounced with the Toreador. Elder Toreador are unable to cope with the pace and technology of the 21st century. Younger Kindered cannot fathom unlife with out the glittering digital telepresence. The Toreador are fascinated with the return of tales from the past. They seem relatively indifferent to the facts of them. With the changes in mortal views of morality and the ultra-post-modern movements in the arts, the line between the Toreador and their antitrubu counterparts has become quite thin. The Toreador Antitribu consider the mainline to be full of Poseurs, though they are occasionally suffered to live, if only so that they may despair, having looked upon the true art of the Pervert sparing them. The Camarillan Toreador are often almost indistinguishable from the Sabbat branch, their art, like that of the Kine, so removed from their once-cherished dreams of holding on to their humanity. Though the more classical arts are cultivated by some (poorly thought of) Toreador, the entire clan is summed up well by its sobriquet of 'Degenerates'.
With the Gangrel off the rez, the Tremere in a shambles and rumors of Gehenna spreading like wildfire, the self-professed kings and queens of the Camarilla have their hands full. Their general anachronism distances them further and further from the human world through an intricate web of human retainers. How will they hold power in the 21st century? The Blue Bloods have done their damnedest to keep their hands on the reigns of the Kindred communities, with marginal success. The elders of all the Seven Clans respect them (in their own idiom) and expect the leadership to come from the Ventrue, even if only in the form of a figurehead. However, the point has been reached where few except the Ventrue consider the Ventrue to be the most successful leaders. Their younger members, picked from the most capable Corporates, are overwhelmed by feelings of stagnation within the Clan, and often attempt to strike out on their own, separate from clan and sect. These attempts are rarely successful - and no one takes about the ones that are - which simply further alienates the clan both internally and externally. Further, the failure of the Ventrue to change with the Canille has become far more obvious in this age of week-long fashion trends, and there are those who question far more openly than ever before their ability to lead the Sect
LATMA was Club Med for monsters and the Sabbat threw it all away. Infernalism, a Civil War and endless instability in the leadership over the years has lead to shaky handle on the greater metropolitan area. Dark areas, like Lynwood, where might makes rights, are easily held by the violent actions of the Sword of Caine. The Bright World confounds the sect as a whole (though individual members have seen limited success in this area) with their inability to finesse the fortified spires of the Consortium held Bright zones. Even Tijuana is contested by the Giovanni and the Ravnos, who have entered the Jyhad by throwing their lot in with the New Aztec Empire. Rumors of asian kindered popping up in Chinatown unsettle as much as signs and portents of Gehenna. The specter of Infernalism still haunts the sect to the south in Mexico city. If the Sabbat wish to remain the ruling elite in LATMA they have their work cut out for them.
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Assamite Antitribu
They contnue to support the Loyalist movement and are behind much of the unrest with in the sect. Business as usual.
Gangrel antitribu city
As urban predators, the City Gangrel have mostly been coping with the new forms of security in the Bright areas and having a field day in the unsecured Darks.
Gangrel antitribu country
They aren't buying what the main clan members are selling. For them, if you aren't part of the solution you are the problem.
Harbingers of Skulls
The sudden appearance during the Fall of the Harbingers was a shock to everyone. Even more so was that the Tzimicie and Lasombra leaders accepted them into the fold with little more than a word. Now that things have settled they are building broods and packs of their own and their particular brand of undead stench is making its way through the rank and file.
To say Lasombra patience has been tested is an understatement. Civil war, infernalism, Kindered of the East, the Lasombra have held the Sabbat together against all odds. A fact they never cease to remind the Tzimicie of whenever they get a chance. To them, the Fall was both a great black eye and a great feather in their cap — the mortals once again know to fear the night, but their fear is ceilinged by their bizarre new personal technologies. Further, the awakening of Baba Yaga and the all-out warfare which ensued in Russia (and the following Jyhad in the MidEast and Africa) did not bode well for the cause of the Sabbat. The Lasombra, however, endure as always — their lower ranks have been continually 'upgrading' to those able to most easily interface with the Corporate world. A few ghouls here and there, even, have been taken by the generally ghoul-hating Keepers, needed to bypass the security which now ferrets out the reflectionless Lasombra with ease.
Still crazy after all these years…
Suffering a similar state of crisis as the main clan. The only difference is when they speak, everyone listens. The Nosferatu are considered
Panders
The Panders have grown as a movement in the past thirty years, bringing into their fold not only the otherwise clanless of the Sabbat, but also Cainites of other clans disgusted by the watering-down of their Sect's philosophy and ideology. Panders of both the Loyalist faction and the Black Hand are a more common, and their name, these days, is said with at least some respect — if for no reason than the ascension of Joseph Pander to the seat of Cardinal
Not much has changed here.
The newest additions to the Sword of Caine and man do they hate the Tremere!
Serpents of Lights
Still corrupting and still practicing the voodoo. It should be noted that there are *no* Serpents of the Light born before the Twentieth Century. With the flight of many of the Setites to Egypt, the Serpents of the Light have found no end of joy bringing to the sun, stake and fire their misguided cousins. Their presence within the Sabbat has remained at relatively equal levels, as has the trust accorded them. Some have even joined the Black Hand.
The Toreador antitribu are, in some ways, like the Toreador of the Camarilla, but they do not explore art in a human way. Their search for humanity leads them further into the realms of the damned. To the Toreador antitribu see human suffering, cruelty, and perversion are as beautiful as anything good in nature. They are just as interested in torture as they are in poetry. The Fall and Gehenna have only made the Toreador more self-indulgent and inhuman. Some have almost entirely disassociated from the sect entirely. Others are fiercely loyal serving sociopathic spies, tortures or politicians.
Their numbers have been significantly reduced by the main clain's failed attempts at purging them. Besides continuing to increase their numbers, the Tremere Antitribu remain the authorities on Thaumaturgy within the Sabbat. Their distrust of the Salubri Antitribu has been noted and largely ignored. When tensions do flare, the Tremere anticlan tend to take the blame, much to their dismay.
Tzimisce
The elder Tzimisce — those who, to put it bluntly, run the show, have changed little. Their concerns do not lie on the fields of battle; they hardly even lie within the Jyhad. The Tzimisce are more than overjoyed to keep their support behind the younger Sabbat, urging them to continue to fight, rally, and defend the territories on which the Tzimsice have made their demense. With public awareness of Cainite interference in mortal politics, the Tzimisce have taken to calling again on the services of the Zanatos and Grimaldi ghoul families who have throughout it all maintained their mortal and vampiric ties. The younger Tzimisce, if anything, have simply become stranger. These Tzimisce could generally described as being three schools: the Vicissitude-freaks, who spend their nights, among other things, fascinated by the strange new toy of cybernetics — a replacement for flesh immune to the will of the Fiends' hands; the warriors (although some like to call themselves knights, they are far from chivalrous) whose sole purpose seems to be the perfection of their arts of ass-kicking for the glorious Sabbat, to whose ideals and teachings they hold tenuous (at best) loyalty; and the scholarly Tzimisce, who would but for their age be like their Sires' Sires' Sires. Strange, new Paths are rumored to be followed by these Tzimisce, and they are among the leaders of the groups pushing for a rebirth or revitalization of the so-recently-become-lethargic Sabbat.
Outside the Sabbat and the Camarilla the influence of the independent clans can be felt around the world.
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Assamite
Baali
Recently, Shaitan awoke in Mexico, and found himself surrounded by the chaos and confusion upon which he knew he would thrive. Quickly, the Baali began to flock to him. Unfortunately (for him), the sleep of the Ancients was not so easily shrugged off, and soon enough he had returned to torpor. However, since the Baali had already gathered in such masses, there was little to be done but begin the conquest of Mexico for Baal. Perhaps predictably, the Sabbat were -NOT- amused. The Baali were the source of the problems with the leadership Mexico City. That's right. Past tense. The Sabbat claim to have taken care of it. Do you believe them? Do you believe everything your leaders tell you? Neither do I.
Caitiff
In the topsy-turvy days of the Fall, the Caitiff seem only to increase in numbers. They value their independence and have made no effort to organize beyond the efforts of Joseph Pander who, every night, draws Caitiff away from the Camarilla leaning Anarchs with his swaying rhetoric of freedom and honor. They are generally viewed as inferior and pariahs by everyone else. They have, however, been of ever increasing number for the past two centuries, and many Elders see this as a sign of the coming Gehenna. Weird, purity based Catiff based cults show up now and again claiming that Caine had no clan. Everyone thinks this is a Malkavian prank.
Daughters of Cacophony & Samedi
The Daughters and the Samedi were always more of a breed than a collective bloodline. Some joined the Sabbat, others the Camarilla, some chose to cultivate their art in solitude and independence.
Though their numbers have remained few, the Daughters have come into a light of at least somewhat more interest, many of them finding employment with the Giovanni. They remain fairly secretive about their own workings and their dealing with the Necromancers, but speculation abounds as to the reason and implications. There are rumours of some of these sirens engaged on 'tours' of Russia, but very little comes out of Russia these days. Regardless, they remain a rare and maddening presence whenever they do appear.
The Samedi have only been appearing for a short time, but over the last 200 years the bloodline has heavily expanded. The bloodline of the Samedi has, if anything, grown in recognition and number during the Fall. Spatterings of one or two of the Zombies can be found througout BAMA, working in seclusion and dealing only in passing with the rest of the Kindred. Although their name is nearly unknown, more than one Kindred would make their egress with due speed if the Elysium was informed that the Zombies had announced their intention to visit. The Samedi of the Sabbat have a strange, sychophantic relationship to the Harbingers of Skulls that has Sabbat leaders wondering.
Followers of Set & Children of Osiris
The Follower's influence and numbers have only increased since the Fall. Mass destruction and the laissez faire corporate control are a breeding ground for Setite activity. The Setites, if anything, have grown more fervent and devout in their mysticism. Their theory? Set is coming, soon. Look busy. Entrenched in the Caribbean and West Indies, encroaching into South America, embattled with the Osirians to reclaim North Africa. This combat unwittingly provides a buffer zone which keeps the African jyhad from spilling north into Europe. Where there's slaves or drugs, eventually you'll find a snake. The war in the Nile Valley has caused several changes in the way the Followers of Set handle themselves - their mortal pawns have a severely shortened lifespan, and the elders of the clan have suffered brutal winnowing at the hands of both the Shesmu-Heru and the Bane Mummies. Many of the Warriors and Priests of the clan have returned to Egypt to protect and serve the hierarchy and elders. Outside of Egypt, the stereotype of Setites as drug and gun runners has been strengthened by their efforts to keep up with modern man's 'needs'. Let there be no doubt, though, that the Setites' temples and priesthoods remain in fairly good repair, bringing to the masses the salvation of all-encompassing love of the Lord Set and all it entails.
The Children of Osiris are an altogether rare and reclusive line who mostly stay within the confines of their temples cultivating their precious Humanity. When they do venture forth into the world, it is generally only to hunt out and destroy enclaves of their bitter nemeses, the Followers of Set. They are app only.
Skirmish between these two in Egypt have grown more intense since the Fall. Magic is afoot in Egypt and it's probably not good.
Ravnos
Little new. With the wars, Europe's become a real playground for them.
Supposedly the Gangrel Justicar met his maker and officially removed the clan from the Camarilla. Some Gangrel remain in the Camarilla most do not.
Surprisingly, the Giovanni still have a foothold in Venice. Or perhaps the surprise stems more from the fact that they've gone from a totality of control, handed the city essentially on a silver platter in 2020, to nearly ejected during the course of April, 2032 by unknown adversaries. Very little has changed within the Necromancers that people know of, though their doors have, in general, been locked a little tighter and their windows shut a little faster. The new corporate mentality, however, is particularly inviting to many of them, and the Ventrue have found themselves in the position of having very capable competition standing against their corporate takeover strategies. With the Camarilla and the Sabbat in all out war, the strange bedfellow brought on by the Fall have lead to a loosening of the sanctions against the Devil Kindered. The Giovanni have by and large, left the North American sprawls alone, choosing to focus on their European power and their growing power with in the death-cult theocracy of the New Aztec Empire. They appear in LATMA now and again…on business of course. The sudden appearance of the ancient and powerful Harbinger of Skulls near Sabbat centers of powers keeps them ever at a distance.
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Ahrimanes
The Ahrimanes were formed when an Old American Gangrel Antitribu used shamanistic magics to separate herself from her clan (and to render her vitae sterile.) They are wholly female of composition, existing mostly in the southern American states. They are extremely secretive and violent, enjoying material wealth and controlling many human pawns. They form packs of their own, and have a cordial if tense relationship to the Sabbat. Packs of Ahrimanes exist as in the mountains outside LATMA and only venture into the city when they need to.
Children of Osiris
Kiasyd
Old, weird, reclusive and rare, the Kiasyd have changed little since their creation. They remain loyal to the Sabbat, albeit nominally so. Really, they'd rather be reading.
Salubri
Dead. All dead. Or so everyone believed…until the Salubri Antitribu appeared with in the Sabbat. The members of the parent clan remain rare as ever but from time to time something strange is witnessed, which grows in the telling, and eventual traceback on these stories leads to common points - healing powers, prophetic powers, the Cyclopean third eye. The warlocks, predictably, dislike these stories. They are as hated and hunted as ever.
Lasombra Antitribu -During the Anarch Revolt, the younger Lasombra turned against the Elder, slaying their clan founder and nearly all of his supporters. Those few who survived still denounce the actions of the younger Lasombra, hoping to one day again bring them into line beneath them. Though their numbers are very few, they comprise the majority of the scant Elders and Methuselahs of the clan.
Tzimisce (Old Clan) - So ancient that even the oldest legends speak only of their childer, the Old Clan renounce thier childer who abandonded their ways, considering them their betrayers. They are not members of the Camarilla, Sabbat, or Inconnu, but are independant, on occasion working with each other in the fabled 'Ordea League,' but such is done only when all other possible avenues have been exhausted. They are, despite their dislike, much like their childer: macabre, evil, and placing little value on the lives of others. They generally have a good understanding of their own brand of Thaumaturgy, and place high value on privacy. They're old, they're paranoid, they live in Eastern Europe and they wear top hats. Enough said.
They are a small faction originally founded by Elders of the Ventrue, Lasombra, Malkavians and Brujah clans. They were very active during the height of the Roman Empire, but eventually withdrew from the Jyhad after the Anarch Revolt and the diablerization of Cappadocius. The most visible members of the Inconnu are called Monitors. Their duty is simple: they watch, for new bloodlines, major supernatural incursions, and drastic power shifts within the Kindred community.
The Innconnu have no active presence in LATMA, at least not that anyone is aware of.
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Haris Fazelyar was introduced to the tabla at a young age and undertook formal training a number of years ago. In addition to the tabla, Haris plays many other instruments including the piano and accordion. Wares Fazelyar plays the rubab and has been mentored by many, including Qais Essar. Haris and Wares work to share the folk music of Afghanistan with their listeners. They have performed at various cultural events across the GTA.
And Ed Hanley.
Ed Hanley has studied tabla (north Indian classical percussion) for over 27 years with master drummers including Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri, Pandit Anindo Chatterjee and Taalyogi Suresh Talwalkar in Canada, the USA and on 12 trips to India. He has also studied Carnatic drumming traditions with Sri Karaikudi Mani in Chennai and Dr Trichy Sankaran in Chennai and Toronto. As co-artistic director of the Canadian world music ensemble Autorickshaw, Ed has earned three Juno Award nominations, a Canadian Folk Music Award, as well as the Grand Prize in the World Music category of the John Lennon Songwriting Competition.
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Chuck D Confirms New Public Enemy Album On Its Way
Published on: Jun 26, 2017, 4:08 PM
Croatia – Although Chuck D is overseas with his supergroup Prophets of Rage — Cypress Hill's B-Real, DJ Lord, Rage Against The Machine's Tim Commerford, Tom Morello and Brad Wilk — he's still at the helm of his revolutionary Hip Hop group Public Enemy. Over the weekend, a Spanish publication leaked the news that a new Public Enemy record was on the way despite the fact it was supposed to be a secret, causing an avalanche of speculation on sites like Reddit.
HipHopDX reached out to the legendary MC who confirmed from a Croatian stage via text that "yes" there is a Public Enemy record dropping on July 4 titled Nothing Is Quick In The Desert. The album will be available as a free download.
"The record business is appearing like a desert," Chuck tells DX of the title. "But the music has a life if you look at it right."
Considering the overtly political nature of Public Enemy's catalog, which begins with 1987's Yo! Bum Rush the Show and culminates with 2015's Man Plans God Laughs, it's safe to say we'll hear commentary from Chuck on a bevy of socio-political topics.
Until July 4, revisit one of Public Enemy's most revered tracks below.


I picked up this beautiful Kimono jacket at a random boutique in SF over the summer although recently, I saw them at Urban Outfitters under a different label.
The soft chiffon material makes it perfect to throw on when it's a sunny day and the flowiness creates a beautiful silhouette.
Here's some old pictures I never got around to posting.
Saw a vendor selling these. Not sure if it was a belt or a headband!
Finished the day at Wurstkuche, my favorite German hot dog place in Downtown LA!
ahhh!the doll the parts look creepy!
That heart wall is so cute!! And the jacket looks so nice, a cover up without adding warmth, love it! also, YUM that food... oh lalala!
Thanks for following girl! you're blog is great!
Love your kimono jacket!!! Amazing outfit!
I love chiffon kimonos.. they are so pretty and versatile.
Hey there :) I follow you on bloglovin and google connect. would be nice if you could follow me back.
Really beautiful pictures and a great outfit!
these photos are sooooo beautiful!wish i could be there right now!
the kimono jacket is gorgeous!!
Love these photos, that wall with hearts is so cool. Love the blog, I'm following. Hope you can stop by soon.
Ha, not sure why the doll parts creeped me out a bit :) LOVE what you're wearing!!
Your head band is super cute!
gorgeous photos! haha, the doll parts photo is funny.
great food and love your outfit!
The photos on your blog are wonderful. Love the posts. Great outfits. I followed your blog on GFC and Bloglovin. I hope that you like my blog and follow back on both if you are so inclined.
Doll parts? Freaking rad. Nice blog, lady!
i'm going to Santa Monica right now but I am alwayssssss in Westwood. i love finding other LA bloggers also!!


Scientists have sequenced the genomes of two tumors from the same breast cancer patient–a primary tumor and a metastatic tumor that occurred nine years later–illuminating some of the genetic changes that trigger the progression of cancer. The initial findings suggest that both primary cancers and the process of metastasis–the spread of cancer cells–are more complicated and more variable than expected, which means that successful cancer treatment might ultimately require a combination of drugs targeted to different mutations.
Cancer sequence: Scientists have identified genetic mutations in the tumor tissue of a breast cancer patient, shown here.
The project is also a testament to how easy it has become to sequence a human genome. The researchers, from the British Columbia Cancer Agency, in Vancouver, now plan to sequence the tumor genomes of more than 250 additional patients over the next year. "We are sequencing dozens of tumors a week now," says Samuel Aparicio, the scientist who led the study. Oncologists hope eventually to be able to profile every patient's tumor this way, using the results to tailor treatment. Scientists sequenced a tumor for the first time last year–the current study is the first to compare the sequencing of two types of tumors.
Cancer develops when a number of mutations accumulate in a cell, disrupting the cell's normal protective mechanisms and causing it to divide uncontrollably. Scientists have identified a number of genes involved in this process, such as BRCA1 and BRCA2, that predispose women to developing breast cancer. Some drugs, such as herceptin, specifically target molecular differences in cancer cells. But a broader understanding of the genetic triggers that enable both cancer development and metastasis would aid the development of new treatments. For example, women with triple-negative breast cancer, an aggressive subtype of cancer that often strikes younger women, tend to be resistant to existing drugs.
Using sequencing technology from San Diego-based Illumina, Aparicio and colleagues sequenced the genome of metastatic tissue from a breast cancer patient 43 times–to make sure that the sequence was accurate and that it covered every part of the genome–allowing them to identify the rare spots where the tumor genome differed from the patient's normal genome. By comparing the genome sequence in noncancerous and metastatic tissue, scientists found 32 protein-altering mutations unique to the secondary tumor. "This paper is a remarkable tour de force in how thoroughly they examined this tumor," says Leif Ellisen, a physician and scientist at Massachusetts General Hospital, in Boston, who was not involved in the study. The research was published today in the journal Nature.
One of the major questions in cancer metastasis is whether tumors start out with the ability to spread, or they evolve that capacity over time. So the researchers looked for mutations found in both the metastatic tissue and in the primary tumor, to try to understand what made it eventually spread. Nineteen of the metastatic mutations were completely absent from the primary tumor, suggesting that they arose after the cancer spread. And six mutations appeared to be present in only a subset of the cells in the primary tumor, suggesting that the cells carrying these mutations may have been selected for as the cancer progressed, eclipsing other cells.
In the primary tumor, the researchers identified some proteins thought to play a role in cancer, such as PALB2, which is known to interact with the breast cancer risk factor BRCA2, as well as new mutations such as HAUS3, which plays a role in cell division.
The study also suggests that the mutations underlying different women's cancers appear to be highly variable. Genetically screening other breast tumor tissue samples revealed that none shared the exact mutations identified in the original patient, although some samples contained mutations in the same gene. "A number of mutations were present in less than 1 percent frequency, so we need to look quite hard to find them," says Aparicio.
The researchers are now sequencing tumors from women with triple-negative breast cancers in hope of identifying mutations that would suggest new drug targets for these cancers. They are also sequencing tumors of women in a clinical trial for an experimental cancer drug, in order to identify genetic markers that predict who will respond best to the drug.


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How to do a long weekend in France's Tarn region
TinyMart is sharing this content, the original was posted by TOM STAINER May 28, 2019 Lonely Planet Writer So please click here to go there
Tom Stainer, Digital Editor at Lonely Planet, recently returned from a trip to the Tarn region of France. Here's how to make the most of this beautiful, under-the-radar region east of Toulouse, where rolling rural landscapes are punctuated with atmospheric medieval towns.
Albi is dominated by the enormous Cathédrale Ste-Cécile, which sits above the River Tarn © Natashilo / Shutterstock
Where to stay in the Tarn
I based myself in Albi, a gorgeous red-brick town bisected by the River Tarn, and stayed in the Mercure Cité Episcopale Hôtel, which occupies a prime spot on the banks of the river overlooking the enormous Cathédrale Ste-Cécile. Rooms are comfortable with lovely views, and the hotel restaurant serves fabulous regional cuisine which you can enjoy on the riverside terrace.
Cathédrale Ste-Cécile, Albi's landmark sight
Cathédrale Ste-Cécile is a truly world-class attraction and one of the largest brick buildings in the world. From the outside it looks like a huge pink Gothic castle, but the sumptuous decor inside is even better. I loved soaking up the fantastic 16th-century paintings and frescoes on display, all suffused with the cathedral's calming blue-grey light.
Tom loving life in the Tarn region of France © Mark Muir
Culture fix at the Musée Toulouse-Lautrec
Don't miss the Musée Toulouse-Lautrec, which is replete with artwork by Albi's most famous son. Over 1000 paintings, lithographs, drawings and posters by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec are housed here in the Palais de la Berbie, an imposing fortress built in the 13th century. My favourite pieces were the depictions of the Parisian underworld for which he was so famous. The poster collection is a standout too (Toulouse-Lautrec was a brilliant cartoonist and caricaturist).
Where to eat in Albi
This neck of the woods has tons of great restaurants. I didn't have a single bad meal, but my favourite was at La Table du Sommelier on the northern side of the River Tarn. It's hard to beat sitting on the huge outdoor terrace on a warm summer's night, sampling delicious modern French fare and the restaurant's impressive array of wines.
The Mappa Mundi, a piece of history
We made a trip to the Pierre-Amalric library in Albi to see the town's Unesco-listed Mappa Mundi, which dates from the 8th century and is one of the oldest surviving maps of the world. The map is incredibly delicate and can't ever be exposed to natural light, so it was wonderful to get to see its aged medieval parchment. In summer you can book to come and see the map or there is an exhibition and facsimile on display in Cathédrale Ste-Cécile.
Brightly painted tanneries lining the Agout river in Castres © Tarn Tourist Board
Day trip to Castres
Be sure to visit the town of Castres, an hour's drive away, and make a beeline for the quai des Jacobins. Here you can see bridges spanning the Agoût river and bright painted old tanneries huddled at the water's edge. This waterway was once a textiles thoroughfare, with these timber buildings used as workshops and cloth or leather hung out to dry in attics. While in town I also stopped in at the Musée Goya, a repository for Spanish art, and the fascinating Centre National et Musée Jean Jaurès, which tells the story of the founder of French Socialism.
Tom travelled to the Tarn with support from the Tarn Tourist Board. Lonely Planet contributors do not accept freebies in exchange for positive coverage.


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North Korea is dialing up its propaganda — just when inter-Korean relations reached their warmest level in years.
Official media has been busy promoting socialist values and its home-grown ideology, peppered with a dose of vitriol for ideas from abroad.
But analysts think the official rhetoric is basically directed at North Korea's own elite and masses — warning them not to get carried away with foreign influences at the risk of losing devotion to the party and its supreme leader.
On its page dealing with South Korean issues on Tuesday, the state-run Rodong Sinmun published what it called a bill of indictment written in the name of the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of Korea (CPRK), the North's equivalent of the Ministry of Unification in the South.
Ri Son-gwon, the CPRK's chairman, represented the North during high-level talks on Aug. 13 in the truce village of Panmunjom. Sitting across the table from Ri was South Korea's Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon.
Analysts say that the fact that such an agency openly provided commentary on domestic politics in South Korea is inappropriate at any time, and particularly after the joint pledge by South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to end longstanding confrontation in the Panmunjom Declaration from their first summit in April.
That report is just one example of recent amplified rhetoric in North Korean propaganda, despite the continuing rapprochement between Pyongyang and Seoul.
Much of the propaganda is standard from the repertoire of the past, like calling on the people to rally around Kim Jong-un or beating on foreign powers. Less boiler plate is the state-run media's keen interest in promoting ideological education for the public.
A keyword frequency analysis of the Rodong Sinmun conducted by the office of Liberty Korea Party Rep. Cheong Yang-seog, a member of the National Assembly's foreign policy committee, revealed that words used by state media pertaining to ideological education increased noticeably since the thaw in relations in comparison to last year, when tensions with the outside world reached its peak after continued nuclear and missile tests by North Korea.
According to the study, the words "class education" appeared 323 times in the first half of 2018 compared to 154 times in the second half of 2017 — a 110 percent jump. The word "capitalism," in reference to the economic systems of South Korea and the United States, increased 89 percent to 497 times this year compared to 262 times last year.
According to Cheong, the regime appears to be ramping up ideological propaganda for fears its elite class or the public at large may be influenced by the South or the United States as its relationship to them warms up.
The word that most frequently appears in the Rodong Sinmun's propaganda is "socialism," which is usually used to reinforce the North's identity in relation to the West. This word appeared 8,050 times in the first half of last year and 8,120 times in the second half. In the first half of this year, it came out 7,875 times, showing it has been emphasized consistently throughout the diplomatic shift. The terms "party cells" (between 1075 to 1174 times from 2017 to 2018) and "imperialism" (between 1094 to 1391 times) were also used at a constant rate.
The reinforced propaganda drive mirrors the situation the last time the Koreas warmed up to each other after years of confrontation. In June 2000, then-South Korean President Kim Dae-jung met then-North Korean leader Kim Jong-il for the first summit between the two countries.
Kim Jong-il demonstrated unprecedented warmth towards his counterpart at the time, even telling Kim Dae-jung that he had "freed me [Kim Jong-il] from hiding." Such gestures raised hopes in and out of North Korea that the regime was embarking down a new path.
But at the same time, Pyongyang's state media was waging a campaign that upheld the regime's legitimacy. With phrases like "reform and opening up is the path to disaster, and we will never allow it" (June 20, 2000, Korean Central Television), and "the Western path is the path to catastrophe and survival is only found through our path" (June 29, a Rodong Sinmun editorial), the regime made clear that rapprochement did not equal fundamental change.
Such rhetoric was also reminiscent of the period of uncertainty that followed the death of Kim Il Sung, Kim Jong-il's father and founding ruler of the North, in July 1994. Through the state's propaganda machine, Kim Jong-il declared that no ideological change should be expected from him.
In essence, such pronouncements of constancy can be interpreted as attempts to prevent ideological confusion for the North Korea's people in the face of uncertainty and expectations of change.
Pyongyang also remains particularly sensitive about engaging in people-to-people exchanges with Seoul, despite two summits with the South in April and May and a third scheduled for September. While it remains relatively tolerant to the idea of resuming visits by South Koreans to the North, no mention has yet been made about the reverse. Other than professional athletes or musical performers, ordinary people are not allowed to visit South Korea, which is probably why the recent reunions of families divided by the Korean War took place on the North's side of the border at the Kumgang Mountain resort.
When the first instances of such meetings between separated families took place after the leaders of the two Koreas signed the June 15 joint declaration in 2000, North Korean family members were allowed to visit Seoul, stay at the Walkerhill Hotel and even visit some tourist sites in the South's capital. Having witnessed South Korea's level of economic development, these people described what they saw to family members and neighbors back in the North, which riled authorities. For this reason, the North's officials were particularly stubborn on insisting the reunions take place on their territory this time around.
According to South Korean authorities, the North did not allow their people who attended the reunions return home immediately afterward. They made them stay in Pyongyang to undergo ideological re-education. A high-level defector from the North says this education involves self-criticism by the attendees in regard to the problems that ensued during the family reunions. Attendees were forced to write down the content of their conversations with family members from the South and had to surrender any presents or cash they received during the reunions. Two to three weeks of collective living were said to follow the re-education session to "remove any South Korean influences," said a South Korean government source.
September marks a series of key events in the North in regard to inter-Korean relations and the diplomatic situation on the peninsula. North Korea celebrates the 70th anniversary of the foundation of its government on Sept. 9, followed by summits between its leader Kim Jong-un with Chinese President Xi Jinping and South Korean President Moon Jae-in. There's a possibility that Kim could visit the UN General Assembly, although that seems less likely in the wake of the canceling of Secretary of State Pompeo's visit to Pyongyang this week. In the meantime, the North's propaganda authorities remain on high alert — and ready to work overtime.


a whim and tonight was no different.
I've had this can of Trader Joe's organic pumpkin taking up precious cabinet space for months and I finally was inspired to use it. Definitely a unique taste I gladly welcomed! I also added turmeric since I haven't been feeling 100% this week so thought its anti-inflammatory properties would help. And finally, I topped it with lemon zest since that's somehow become my secret weapon ingredient this past week! I served this as a side to grilled chicken and baby spinach, but am probably more excited about how delicious it will be cold for lunch tomorrow!
Coat large skillet with about 1T of coconut oil on medium heat.
Once peppers are soft, add pumpkin, turmeric, salt, pepper, and fully cooked quinoa.
Mix well. Top with lemon zest.
Tip: If saving leftovers, add 2 T apple cider vinegar before stashing it in the fridge. Helps bring out the flavors when eating it cold!


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Clean and sanitize patient rooms in accordance with policy and procedure.
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Remove any and dust from all areas of the facility.
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I love to contemplate all that we are blessed with on the weekends. I still feel like we are in our honeymoon period of being in expats in England, though we moved abroad in two years ago. Having been in our current city of Bath since Christmas, we are constantly finding new things to love about our home. The top thing for me is the picturesque view from our windows and back garden, the view of Solsbury Hill (cue the Peter Gabriel song), and seeing all the hot air balloons over our house when the weather is perfect for a ride in the sky. From my family to yours, have a wonderful weekend! Make sure to check out Trooping the Colour today for the Queen's Birthday.
Ronan is 7 years old!
Today my oldest turn seven years old! I cannot believe that so much time has gone by since I gave birth to my birthday boy. We have moved so many times in those seven years. He is becoming a really sweet young man and I look forward to seeing him grow up in the next seven years to come. After school I went to the party shop to get balloons and a present for Ronan. We got him a Doctor Who chess set for his gift. We had pizza for his birthday dinner.
I stopped off at the party store to get a surprise for Ronan after school.
and a globe balloon for his Indiana Jones adventure bedroom.
Ronan enjoying his Birthday dinner.
Yesterday for Children in Need we brought in our decorated fairy cakes to the school. If you did not see them, go back to the blog post from a few days ago. They had extra ones still when school was let out and so the boys each got one before we walked home.
He was really tired and apparently really thirsty.
He could not finish his fairy cake because he really wanted some water.
30th with Cake and Cupcakes!
Today my partner turned the big 3-0! I had to work today but Ryan stopped by at the end of my shift at the salon. I surprised him by decorating one of the stations with '30' Balloons, a birthday card and a yummy raspberry cupcake. Afterwards I gave him a hair cut for his birthday. He has been growing his hair out since he got out of the military in April and minus a few trims, its just been staying in a long style. We chose a longer on top, shorter on the sides and back style so he can wear it curly and straight. Afterwards I picked up the boys from school and headed back to celebrate with Ryan. The boys got Ronan a special pint class for his lager of choice and I got him the journal based on the Idiot Abroad series he likes so much. Tonight in honour of his birthday we had our first Indian take away since moving to England. Indian take away is to England what mexican restaurants are to San Diego, California. Our supper was yummy and very spicy…just the way I love it. Afterwards we enjoyed a lovely chocolate pudding cake, which melted in our mouths after coming out of the oven. The boys helped me before bedtime to get the fairy cakes ready for tomorrow. They are having a special day in honour of the Children in Need foundation to raise money for the charity. I decorated them with yellow bear heads that I hope slightly if at all resemble Pudsey, the bear mascot.
Ryan before his hair cut.
Ronan shaking our fairy cake mix.
Ronan and Maddox choosing pok a dot cups for the fairy cakes.
Finished fairy cakes for the Children in Need foundation.


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17 Most anticipated movies of 2023 that we want to watch now
Top-tier features
By Marissa Chin
PHOTO: Courtesy of Lionsgate Productions / PHOTO: Courtesy of Warner Bros. Studios
Oscar nominations 2023: The full list of nominees
2023's cinematic world is already looking good as teasers and trailers for upcoming releases have gotten movie lovers pumped for what's to come. From nail-biting action blockbusters, heart-thumping horrors to exciting franchise revivals, it's safe to say that next year's roster of releases will satisfy every movie buff's needs in plot, genre, and visuals. If you're more of a home cinema type of viewer, there are also plenty of upcoming small-screen releases next year.
Ahead, we've gleaned 17 trailers of the most anticipated movies of 2023 to mark on your calendars.
When: 5 January 2023
Starring: Amie Donald, Allison Williams, Violet McGraw, Ronny Chieng
As if a haunted doll wasn't enough to scare audiences, the James Wan-produced film M3gan ups the ante with an AI doll with killer instincts. The film follows a brilliant roboticist named Gemma who develops a life-like doll prototype called M3gan (short for Model 3 Generative Android) to become a child's best friend and a parent's greatest ally. When she gains custody of her recently-orphaned niece, Cady, she enlists the help of M3gan in her newfound parenting role. However, things take a murderous turn when M3gan takes the job of protecting Cady a little too seriously. The trailer for the horror sci-fi film has gone viral since it came out, largely thanks to the snippet of M3gan busting out some creepy TikTok-inspired dance moves—you have been warned.
When: 3 February 2023
Starring: Jonathan Groff, Dave Bautista, Ben Aldridge, Rupert Grint, Abby Quinn, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Kristen Cui
Based on the popular novel The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay, this psychological horror film tells the story of two husbands and their adopted daughter who take a vacation in a remote cabin. Their quiet holiday ends when they are taken hostage by four strangers who force them to make an unspeakable decision to avoid the apocalypse.
When: 10 February 2023
Starring: Channing Tatum, Salma Hayek, Matthew McConaughey, Alex Pettyfer, Caitlin Gerald
Channing Tatum is back to get you hot and bothered again in 2023 with the sequel to Magic Mike XXL. The upcoming comedy-drama will see Mike Lane taking to the stage again after a wealthy socialite lures him with a proposition he can't refuse. After his previous business deal went bust, Lane will have to put all he has on the line and whip up a roster of hot new dancers into shape.
Starring: Paul Rudd, Michelle Pfeiffer, Michael Douglas, Evangeline Lilly, Bill Murray, Jonathan Majors, Kathryn Newton
The atom-sized heroes are back for some epic action—this time, by exploring the Quantum Realm. Teased in previous Marvel movies, Quantumania will finally delve into this universe of strange creatures, objects, and of course, the new big bad of the franchise.
Starring: Ray Liotta, O'Shea Jackson Junior, Kristofer Hivju, Keri Russell, Jessie Tyler Ferguson, Brooklynn Prince
What happens when a black bear ingests a large amount of cocaine? This dark comedy thriller directed by Elizabeth Banks (who played Effie in The Hunger Games) tells the true story—yes, you read that right—of a drug smuggling case gone wrong. While the real-life story ended with the bear overdosing from its cocaine high without any attempted murders, Cocaine Bear has no qualms about taking creative liberties and sees the apex predator on a drug-fuelled rampage.
Starring: Zachary Levi, Asher Angel, Grace Fulton, Rachel Zegler, Ross Butler, Helen Mirren, Lucy Liu, Djimon Hounsou
In the second installment of the DC Comics franchise, teen Billy Batson AKA Shazam and his group of foster-siblings-turned-superheroes return to the battlefield to take on the villainous Hespera and Kalypso, daughters of the Greek titan Atlas. As if growing up wasn't hard enough…
Starring: Keanu Reeves, Bill Skasgård, Ian McShane, Lance Reddick, Donnie Yen, Rina Sawayama, Scott Adkins, Hiroyuki Sanada
With the bounty on his head ever increasing, the fourth chapter will see legendary hitman John Wick take his fight to the powerful players of the secretive High Table, from New York to Japan. Since the first John Wick film, the character has spawned plenty of memes and catchphrases, and quickly assimilated into mainstream pop culture. While this highly awaited action film guarantees top-tier gun-fu, the big question remains: we had a pencil and book in previous films, so which object will John Wick use to take down his victims next?
When: 7 April 2023
Starring: Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Jack Black, Charlie Day, Seth Rogan, Keegan-Michael Key
In the animation world, get ready for an adaptation of an iconic video game! We all know the story in Super Mario but that doesn't mean we're any less excited about the upcoming movie. Voiced by Chris Pratt, Mario is a plumber who travels through an underground labyrinth with his brother, Luigi, to save a captured princess.
When: 5 May 2023
Starring: Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldaña, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, Bradley Cooper, Vin Diesel, Will Poulter, Sean Gunn
Marvel's team of misfit superheroes return to show off their uncoordinated teamwork and cheeky shenanigans. Directed by James Gunn, the latest instalment also looks to be their most emotional one yet with explorations of Rocket's past, adjusting to the loss of present-Gamora, and the emergence of a comic-favourite character turning the tides.
When: 26 May 2023
Starring: Halle Bailey, Jonah Hauer-King, Melissa McCarthy, Simone Ashley, Daveed Diggs, Jacob Tremblay
While the casting of Ariel has divided Twitter, it's without a doubt that many are eagerly awaiting the live adaptation of the Disney classic. It is a fan favourite after all, and even a short snippet of Bailey's singing was enough to get audiences excited to watch the beloved mermaid's love story unfold.
When: 8 June 2023
Starring: Anthony Ramos, Peter Cullen, Dominique Fishback, Tobe Nwigwe, Peter Dinklage, Michelle Yeoh, Pete Davidson
Say what you want about the Transformers franchise but we can all agree that it delivers good ol' action that's enjoyable and fun. If you've been missing the shapeshifting automobiles, Transformers: Rise of the Beasts will take you back to the 1990s and introduce new breeds of Transformers—the Maximals, Predacons, and Terrorcons—to join the ancient battle between Autobots and Decepticons.
When: 15 June 2023
Starring: Leah Lewis, Mamoudou Athie
They say opposites attract, but do they really? The Pixar animation takes place in Element City, where fire, water, land, and air residents live together. While seemingly contrasting in nature, Elemental explores the friendship between Ember, a quick-witted and fiery young woman and Wade, a go-with-the-flow guy, and how much they actually have in common.
Starring: Harrison Ford, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Antonio Banderas, John Rhys-Davies, Shaunette Renee Wilson, Toby Jones, Mads Mikkelsen
The legendary hero archaeologist puts his hat and whip back on for the highly awaited fifth instalment of the iconic Indiana Jones franchise. The initial release date was set for 2019 but was unfortunately pushed back for several years. Luckily for fans of the action adventure films, Dial of Destiny finally has a set release date for next year. John Williams, who has scored each Indy adventure since the original Raiders of the Lost Ark in 1981, also returns to compose the score.
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
When: 14 July 2023
Starring: Tom Cruise, Rebecca Ferguson, Simon Pegg, Hayley Atwell, Vanessa Kirby, Angela Bassett, Pom Klementieff
Another Mission: Impossible film means even more palm-sweating action and bigger, daring stunts—as in, riding-a-motorcycle-off-a-literal-mountain big. With Cruise filming the biggest stunt in cinema history for the final instalment, we're convinced the 60-year-old is an actual secret agent at this point, but we're not complaining. Just give us more Cruise jumping off of precarious objects, please!
Starring: Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, Will Ferrell, Ariana Greenblatt
Jaw: dropped. Hands: shaking. We're still not over the teaser trailer for one of the most awaited films of the decade (not an exaggeration). Fans have been dreaming of a live action adaptation of Barbie and director Greta Gerwig has finally made it happen! Margot Robbie stars as the beloved doll who, after being expelled from Barbieland for being a less than perfect-looking doll, sets off for the human world in search of true happiness. Not disappointingly, the trailer promises all the pink and glam in typical Barbie fashion.
Starring: Cillian Murphy, Robert Downey Jr., Florence Pugh, Matt Damon, Emily Blunt, Jack Quaid
Another exciting film releasing on the same day is Christopher Nolan's latest endeavour that explores the true story of physicist J Robert Oppenheimer, who together with a team of scientists, develops the atomic bomb. With currently 22 million views in just three days, fans are eagerly awaiting this release as Murphy, who has been a regular in Nolan's features, is finally playing a leading role in the director's film.
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
When: 17 November 2021
Starring: Viola Davis, Rachel Zegler, Hunter Schafer, Tom Blyth, Ashley Liao, Peter Dinklage, Josh Andrés Rivera
Another beloved series that's getting a Hollywood revival is the worldwide phenomenon, The Hunger Games. We all know him as the tyrannical president of Panem, but The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes will introduce the 18-year-old Coriolanus Snow who sees a chance to change his fate when he mentors Lucy Gray Baird, the female tribute from District 12. Even though only a teaser trailer has been released, book readers can't wait for the movie adaptation that will also deep dive into the Hunger Games lore and its creation.
For more movie reads, head here.
BURO TV Guide December 2022: 'Glass Onion', 'Emancipation', and more
Holiday 2022: Christmas specials to watch this festive season
A spoiler-free review of Marvel's 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever'
Exclusive: Ewan McGregor and Ethan Hawke on 'Raymond and Ray'


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A Kiss For The Whole World - Information Jan 11, 2023
Enter Shikari's new album A Kiss For The Whole World, produced by frontman Rou Reynolds, is released worldwide 21st April 2023 via So Recordings / Ambush Reality.
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3. It Hurts
4. Leap into the Lightning
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7. Jailbreak
8. Bloodshot
9. Bloodshot (Coda)
10. goldfĭsh ~
11. Giant Pacific Octopus (i don't know you anymore)
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The first single '(pls) set me on fire' is available to stream now HERE.
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Chris Rutledge has served as the Executive Officer/President of Gulf Winds Credit Union since 2002. Over the years, as he watched the community grow, he used his leadership skills to grow Gulf Winds: From $200M and 29,000 members to over $780M and 70,000 members currently.
Chris and his team knew that with the advent of COVID-19, they had to do something to help their community during such a challenging time. They established a donation fund, deciding its best use was the protection of first responders and caregivers on the front lines. Realizing the medical community was involved in difficult and demanding work, the concern was for their safety.
As a result, Gulf Wind's Credit Union donated $65,000 to Ascension Sacred Heart in Pensacola to assist the hospital in purchasing personal protection equipment (PPE) for its staff. It was a gift that benefitted hundreds of associates and patients.
Chris confesses that he has been a fan of Ascension Sacred Heart for quite some time. Besides the fact that he was a patient there as a child, the hospital has taken care of his family, his wife and his parents. In addition, Children's Miracle Network hospitals (such as the Studer Family Children's Hospital) have always been the traditional charity of choice for credit unions.
For years, Chris gave Gulf Winds' employees the option of donating $1 per week, earning them the right to wear jeans to work on a certain day of the week. That donation went to Children's Miracle Network at Sacred Heart, and the credit union's commitment has grown from there. They are an annual sponsor of Sacred Heart's Radiothon and the Mall Ball, and donate to groups that assist Sacred, such as the Ronald McDonald House.
He describes the Studer Family Children's Hospital as an asset for the entire region, saying, "It gives all of us so much confidence and peace of mind to have this level of advanced care right here in our community." Previously, if parents knew the birth of their child would be challenging, they traveled to Birmingham or Gainesville for care, which often meant family separation and financial hardship.
The Gulf Coast has a special place in Chris's heart, as it is his home. "I just love this area – for the beaches, the weather, but most important for the friendliness of the people in this community," he says. The family moved to Pensacola when he was quite young after his father accepted a teaching position in accounting at the University of West Florida.
His parents met while attending Auburn University, both graduating after working their way through. His dad, there on the GI Bill, was the only member of his family to obtain a college education.
Chris also met his wife at Auburn, so it is understandable that the whole family strongly supports the university – and its football team, of course. But he was avidly devoted to Auburn even while growing up. When the time to pursue higher education grew near, Chris jokes, "It wasn't, ' Where are you going to college?' It was, "When are you going to Auburn?'
However, when he graduated from the university with a B.S. in Accounting, work was hard to find unfortunately: It was 1990 and the country was in the midst of a severe recession. But as destiny would have it, Chris found a job as an examiner for credit unions, only to discover that its environment was a natural fit for him.
He had always been good with numbers, a core function for that type of work, but he discovered something far more important. He explains, "The credit union philosophy of 'people helping people' was a financial and social mission that really fit my values. I've been in this industry now for 30 plus years, and I've never looked back. I couldn't be more blessed."
Chris believes that it was his parents' upbringing and experiences that instilled a strong work ethic in him. He and his three siblings were always told that education was the key to success. He confesses to being a "driven person", and credits his caring and compassionate wife, a registered nurse, with adding balance to his life. Together they have raised two sons, one currently pursuing a master's degree, and the other working towards his bachelor's.
Chris is guiding Gulf Winds towards helping the community get through the next phase of the COVID-19 crisis: financial recovery. By maximizing programs for better loan rates, lower fees and higher savings rates, the credit union is in a good position to help its members get back on their feet economically.
He sees Ascension Sacred Heart's set of values as being similar to those of Gulf Winds, with both organizations also being in a growth phase. "The challenge is keeping those values strong as we grow. It has to be a constant focus." He hopes that Sacred Heart continues on its current path of becoming the regional care center for the Gulf Coast, just as Gulf Winds is working to expand and serve more people along the coast "in the way we know we can – with heart."


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There has been an ongoing feud in the town of Between, Georgia which has a population of 90. The feud has been continuing for years between the wealthy Fretts and the Crabtrees who are the complete opposite.
Hazel Crabtree, fifteen years old and pregnant, was about to give birth. She knocked on the door of Stacia Frett's house. It didn't take long for everyone to realize a baby was about to be born. What would make a Crabtree go to the house of a Frett for help? The Frett family helped with the delivery and a baby girl, Nonny, was born.
Stacia Frett is a deaf sculptor. She had a genetic condition which was causing her to lose her sight. In time, she would no longer be able to go on with her career. Stacia felt she had no reason to live any longer - that is until baby Nonny was born. Stacia decided she wanted to keep the baby so the Fretts decided to do so even though the knew this was wrong.
Now thirty years later, Nonny Frett is an interpreter living in Athens, Georgia. Her life is somewhat complicated due to the fact that she has two mothers and a number of other interesting things going on in her life at the same time.
What happens to Nonny and the feud that began so many years ago?
This book has everything to make it a great read - unusual characters, a setting and storyline involving the south and a plot that is somewhat different and full of surprises. Readers will like the characters especially Stacia because you can just feel what she was going through with her condition and losing her will to live. Another thing that makes this book quite interesting is the fact that it is narrated by Nonny even from the moment she was in her mother's womb. Be sure to add this one to your reading list.


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Q: Windows 10 pro USB issues with networking and mouse I'm having some trouble with a windows 10 pro laptop that also has a dual boot with ubuntu. Everything works fine in ubuntu so I assume its not a hardware issue.
I don't use Windows much, really only for gaming and photography from time to time so I'm a bit lost on how to debug the issues and find all the required information that might be needed to help someone else debug them.
The issues
The 2 issues that are happening are as follows
 - the mouse works intermittently, works fine then it cuts out for a couple of seconds then comes back. Sometimes I hear the windows hardware connected sound, sometimes I don't. The keyboard does not have this issue

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*the wired network works if I'm only casually browsing. If I start downloading or uploading significant data to the internet (e.g. running a backup of my photos) then the network dies. I can see the network connection there, that it's connected to a cable but it says "no internet" (the internet is working fine on other devices). If I unplug/replug the USB-network adapter it works fine again for a while.

My setup
A 2019 razer blade stealth laptop with a razer E-GPU case plugged into the thunderbolt port. The other USB-C port contains a USB 3.1 external USB drive that has my windows 10 pro install on it. One of the available USB ports has a USB hub plugged into it that has the mouse, keyboard, Wacom and an RJ45 network adapter plugged into it.

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*the above issues also happen on the other available USB port

*the above issues also happen if I use the network plug available in the eGPU and plug the mouse into the GPU USB port (if I plug the keyboard into the eGPU it also has issues which I don't seem to have when it's in the hub)

*I have tried 3 different USB hubs (3 different brands and 3 different price categories)

*The network is connected to a professional switch and from there to the router. No other devices nor the ubuntu dual-boot on this laptop have any issues with the network or the internet.

*there are no issues when I use the wifi instead of cable (it's just a lot slower than cable which is why I prefer cable)

*the mouse issue does not happen in my dual booted ubuntu

*power management has been disabled for all USB hubs
I assume further information such as logs might be needed to debug this, please point me in the right direction to find them.

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Shooter Eller clinches fourth Olympic bid
2008 Olympic gold medalist Glenn Eller clinched his fourth Olympic bid in shotgun double trap Saturday, beating U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit teammate Jeff Holguin of Yorba Linda, Calif., at USA Shooting's Olympic Trials in Tucson, Ariz.
Eller hit 49 of 50 targets in the final round and totaled 609 of 650 total targets in events this week and last fall in Kerrville. Holguin, a 2008 Olympian, totaled 603, and Billy Crawford of Johnstown, Ohio, was third at 601.
Army Marksmanship Unit member Josh Richmond of Hillsgrove, Pa., qualified earlier for the Olympics, and Eller won an additional berth secured by USA Shooting through the International Shooting Sports Federation.
"After the gold medal there's nowhere to go but down, so I fell, stumbled and hung around down there for awhile and slowly eased my way back, but that's what it's all about, though," he said. "Now, I have the opportunity to go back and win another one."
2008 Olympic gold medalist Vincent Hancock of Eatonton, Ga., leads in men's skeet, which concludes Sunday. B.J. Blanchard of Vidor is tied for third, 12 shots off the lead, and Dustin Perry of Lovelady is 13 behind.
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Jenkins' shutout caps Utica win
Johnstown Fireman's Festival – Village of Johnstown, Ohio
Villa Pizza celebrates its 40th Anniversary in July
Graduation Three girls qualify for track regional


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Introduction: We are the producers of Brazil's International Disability Film Festival. www.assimvivemos.com.br After three editions the festival will become a weekly TV program on Brazil's Public TV. www.tvbrasil.org.br Brazil's Public TV Broadcast covers the whole Brazilian territory. The Brazilian population is about 200 million people (98% are TV viewers).
This post is slightly modified from an announcement circulated on the Global Partnership on Disability and Development (GPDD) listserv.


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I'm Katie. I'm 29 years old, married with two kids, ages 2 and 4. I used to be a workaholic, until my second pregnancy went awry and our daughter was born 2 months premature. She spent a month in the NICU and was finally sent home with strict orders to limit her exposure to germs, severe temperature changes, and to keep her out of daycare for as long as possible. I was also told that breastmilk was the best thing for her, and since I knew that going back to work would basically keep me from being able to follow all of these guidelines from the doctors, I quit my job. I go a little more in-depth about my experience in a different post if you're wondering why I gave up my career so easily.
I've been a stay at home mom for 2 years now, and love it! But now that the kids are a little older, and we are tired of not ever having enough money to do the things we want to do for our kids (and ourselves), it is time for me to start working again.
I could go back to a job in my career field, but I would miss out on a lot of milestones and quality time with our children. So I've decided the best thing for our family is for me to work from home. That way I'll still be able to spend time with and care for our children full-time but I'll also be bringing in some much-needed money. Best of both worlds, right?
I'll be sharing my experiences with all of you, and will hopefully post some useful information for all of you moms out there who have the same goals as me.
I love owls! Our entire house is decorated with owls, and it's starting to get a little out of hand. I bought a few things, but the rest of the owls have been gifts from other people.
I've been to over 200 concerts. My friends and I used to hop in the car and drive all over the U.S. following one of our favorite bands from city to city.
I am an excellent juggler. Yeah, the juggling where you throw a bunch of balls into the air and catch them. Being with kids all day, I've learned how to juggle a lot of other things too!
I know the words to every children's song on the planet!
Anyway, I hope you enjoy my site!


As I said before, lately I have been devouring Lewis' Mere Christianity. I just finished the chapters on Faith, and I felt that I must share some thoughts on the subject as I feel they must have some implication for parenting.
Lewis talks about Faith in two senses: 1) Belief, and 2) a higher sense. For space, I'll share these two treatments of Faith in two different posts. First: Belief.
Think about that: instead of being a setting-aside of reason, Faith is rather an extension of reason beyond where our reason may take us.
The first step is to recognize the fact that your moods change. The next is to make sure that, if you have once accepted Christianity, then some of its doctrines shall be deliberately held before your mind for some time every day. … We have to be continually reminded of what we believe. … [I]f you examined a hundred people who had lost their faith in Christianity, I wonder how many of them would turn out to have been reasoned out of it by honest argument? Do not most people simply drift away?
That we must be ever reminding ourselves–and each other–the doctrines of our faith is of great importance. That we must be diligent to keep those same doctrines before our children, even greater.
Really great moral teachers never do introduce new moralities… As Dr. Johnson said, 'People need to be reminded more often than they need to be instructed.' The real job of every moral teacher is to keep on bringing us back, time after time, to the old simple principles which we are all so anxious not to see; like bringing a horse back and back to the fence it has refused to jump or bringing a child back and back to the bit in its lesson that it wants to shirk.
We parents should be just that sort of moral teacher to our children–first instructing them, then ever reminding them of the same truths which we taught them at the first as they grow into a fuller understanding.
In order to do this, though, we must have a thorough understanding of those truths ourselves. We must be daily feeding on the Word, getting past the milk to the meat of God's Truth. If we have but a diet of milk, how should we ever feed our children meat?


When I first saw Pinterest images for this dip, I just didn't really get it. The thought of having potato, even mashed, in a dip just seemed odd. But I am here to tell you it isn't odd… it's pretty freaking awesome. Loaded Baked Potato Dip is truly the manly man's ultimate football watching appetizer. It's totally filling and hearty, which is exactly what everyone wants and needs on a chilly football Sunday. Serve this with thick cut potato chips for the perfect Sunday snack.
2. Roughly chop the potato and put it in a small pot with cold water. Add a pinch of salt. Bring the water to a boil and cook for 10- 15 minutes, or until the potato is tender. Strain the potato and chop it into small, bite-sized pieces.
3. Mix the potato, sour cream, and yogurt in a medium-bowl. Add the shallot and most of the cheese, bacon, and chives, setting aside a bit of each for garnish on top. Mix well and season with salt and pepper.
4. Place the dip in an oven safe ramekin and bake for 15 minutes. Remove from the oven and top with the remaining bacon, chives, and cheddar. Serve hot with potato chips.


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