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Rosemary: (She shook her head in confusion) I'm not so sure
"Huh? You've gotta be kidding me, what the hell has Helga been teaching you?" Ossiana had half the mind to laugh, but she didn't. "So there's nothing..like, at all? Sheesh, that doesn't sound to lively."
Jade_23 commented…
how not to be a moody chó cái, bitch at such a young age (sorry not sorry) hơn một năm qua
-Universe_COLA- commented…
And that worked well with the other two (not sorry, still not sorry xD) hơn một năm qua
............ Well I'm not sorry too, so there hơn một năm qua
tRiGgErEd hơn một năm qua
DeReGgIrT hơn một năm qua
BrOkEn CaPs LoCk hơn một năm qua
Rosemary: (She looked at the ground, confused as to what to say, not sure what she could say to brighten the mood)
Ossiana was about to say something else when Rose didn't say anything, but instead fell silent once more and focused more on where she was going. When she felt that they were getting closer to the next gateway minutes later, she decided to give conversation another try. And at that moment, something came to mind. "Hey... uh..if you wouldn't mind, how did you end up running into Macross meet anyways? My memory still has a few blank spots in them that haven't came about yet."
Meanwhile, faraway in the distant trees from the cabin and town – along the creek, stood a giant, trembling maple tree. The trunk appeared to be shaking vigorously for a couple of seconds before it came to a full stop. A crack sketched itself along the stalk, the rupture growing at an uneven vertical angle. As the crevice splitted more, a line of maple parted in between the gap, dripping down the thick trunk. The quick motion of a green hand lunging out of the tree cut the gooey line of maple. The hand seemed more like some sort of claw with leaf-like fuzz scattering around it. The thing within the trunk huffed and squeezed itself out, falling flat on the ground. What was seen appeared to be a female of its species due to the fact that she was bare naked. Her link was completely green, some spots darker than others. She had claws for hands and feet, all four of them covered with the frond-like fur. She had a long tail of the same material, the tip of it appearing to be a green leaf. The creature had long, olive-colored hair which had two branch-like horns with patches of moss on them. Her ears were longer than an Oni's and a witch's, and her body was covered with symbolic drawings of permanent chalk. Her eyebrows pointed upwards and were straighter than any other creature. She also had plump, blue-colored lips and enchanting yellow, slitted eyes. As for size, she was actually quite short – some dare say, an almost-midget.
The creature slowly stood itself up, shaking the gooey substance off of her like a dog. She looked around in complete confusion, then down to her exposed belly. No sign of injury. What happened? The female being stretched her frail, yet actually muscular body. She leaped from her position onto the creek, leaning forward to get a look of herself through the reflection of the water. And when she saw herself, she gasped. Ew. She oddly felt like sitting on a rock that pierced through the water, playing a lyre and singing all day. But the creature shook the thought off and quickly got to her bushy claws. She sniffed around, catching a familiar scent and not wasting any time to get to her destination. She hopped skillfully and far, swinging from tree to tree, tree to ground, ground to bush, bush to rock, and so forth.
(le pic)
Rosemary: Oh, I saw her one day when me and Helga were at a little port town. I felt like I had seen her before, but I didn't truly meet her until I saw her fighting some monsters in the water. And then she punched that hunter for being careless
Ossiana closed her eyes, wincing slightly as she felt a small jab at her memory, one of the blank sections clearing a little. A small smile graced her plump lips, pieces of the memories of that day pushing closer to the surface of her mind. "Yeah..." She giggled briefly. "He's gotten so much better since then too." She smiled proudly, her dimples appear on her cheeks.
Rosemary: Good to hear. You two seemed to really hate each other when you first met. But the hunter hated everyone, so I guess it wasn't too different
did he hate EVERYONE? ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) hơn một năm qua
Yes. Helga too XD hơn một năm qua
i doubt that hơn một năm qua
The creature leaped long distances with swift and agile moves. Due to her skin color, she also seemed to blend well with the nature that surrounded her. Her quick moves continued at an even faster rate, swinging from vine to vine as if she was some sort of monkey, but she wasn't. She was something much more valuable and rare. After almost an hour, the being took its final jump onto a tall tree, crawling on all fours with her claws all the way to the top to get a better view of the house – her house. She licked her blue lips in thought, taking half a step back to gain momentum before jumping a distance over 40 meters to where she landed harshly on the tiled roof, her nails digging into them to hold her steady. She blew a lock of green hair away from her face, then crawled around the roof until she was smoothly able to slide herself down the chimney. When her rump hit the floor, she yelped but quickly hushed herself, holding her breath to crawl out of the tight space she was in. Her eyes observed the man that sat on the couch, watching over a human baby that played with blocks. Very quietly, she leaned against the wall and scooted her way out of the living and dashed upstairs, her senses sharpening when the familiar scent became stronger. She opened a certain door with her claws, not a single sound being heard from her. And there, her eyes laid on the crib that contained all three of her babies. A rough sigh of relief escaped her body, a somewhat smiling brightening her beautiful face. When the triplets came to view of the creature, they all gasped and were ready to use their magic on her and cry for help. But when they sniffed her, they smelled someone familiar. Jr. spoke out with his squeaky voice.
Wiezen Jr.: Mama? I-Ith vat you?
Helga didn't answer, instead she just walked up to her children and placed a kiss on each of their cheeks. They all hugged their mother and sobbed in her arms to apologize. Helga hushed them softly with her voice, a voice that was so angelic, people would die to hear it again.
Helga: Mama is fine, my darlings… I'm just relieved that all of thee are safe. Mommy had to shed, just like any other witch… She's back now, just in her original form… I am half nymph, remember? And so are all of thee. I'm sure I'll be back to normal before tomorrow.
Zealia: Are you… *lowers her ears* Are you going to tell Papa?
Helga: Tell papa about what? *winks lightly at her*
The three of them smiled at their mother's answer, nuzzling her green fuzz. Helga stroked their cheeks lightly before putting them back to bed.
Helga: How about we take a nap? We've had an awfully long day…
They all nodded in agreement, pulling the blankets to cover themselves. Helga smiled down at them before humming lightly as she stood up and walked out of the room.
Ossiana burst into a small fit of giggles that eventually reached the heights of laughter at the child's last few words. "Once I look at it that way, I guess you're kinda right." She looked up at the child on her shoulders. "How did you two meet then? I don't recall ever hearing anything about it."
Rosemary: (She remembered the day she first met Enricho, and what became of her parents. It felt so long ago, yet it still hurt her to remember) I met him when.... He was doing one of his jobs.
"O-oh...." Ossiana thought for a moment to herself before realizing that Rosemary must have been in some sort of danger if she met Enricho on the job. Digging through Macross's side of her memories as a hunter, which disgusted her nonetheless, had already proven that meeting hunters on the job wasn't exactly the best experience at times. And that plus the fact that Rose was with Helga of all people, allowed her to put two and two together without a problem. "So...uuh, who do you favor more, me or Macross?"
Rosemary: Well..... I prefer who you choose to be. My mother told me that it is best to be your true self, and that living as someone you aren't, you might as well not live at all
There was silence from Ossiana for brief few seconds. She had been legitimately taken aback by the answer she received. But then she gave a bitter chuckle. Because for her, sometimes it was hard to tell who she was supposed to be. "Your mother had the right idea then, and you should hang on to that--Oh hey, looks like we're finally here." She stepped out into the opening, seeing that the gateway had already activated itself.
Rosemary: (She looked at the gateway in curiosity) Where will it take us?
"This one?" Ossiana gave a small hint of a smile. "To a place better than here of course." She answered while going to the platform of the gateway and stepping up the steps. When she stood at the vortex, she looked up at Rose. "Ready?"
Rosemary: (She gave a nod, certain that she could handle it)
"Alright, let's do this." With that, Ossiana stepped through the vortex and onto the another path of appearing sand. She wiggled her toes some and started walking.
Rosemary: (She followed Ossiana through the vortex, a little nervous, but managed to make her way through to the other side)
Helga, in her nymph form, walked through the halls and down the stairs very quietly. She looked at Enricho for a couple seconds before she whispered something in a dead language, making a clone of her old skin appear out of thin air. She mimicked movements as the clone followed, walking to the kitchen and continuing to prepare the exquisite dinner. She smiled and stood up, suddenly shrinking herself to two inches in order to be able to walk without drawings attention. She skipped along the wall and back out the chimney she went, returning to her normal, short size. She stared up at the clouds and organized where and how she wanted everything tonight. And so it began, she started moving and molding the clouds into shapes, making a staircase from the ground all the way high where they had a nice view.
Ossiana glanced at Rose for a moment, pausing to wiggle her toes in the sand once more before holding out her hand. "Safety first or I'd be an irresponsible adult." She said, adding the last part as a joke.
But she IS an irresponsible adult hơn một năm qua
Then what does that make Helga XD hơn một năm qua
A cool mom of course hơn một năm qua
Rosemary: (She gave a slight smile to Ossiana as she grasped her hand, before stepping onto the sand floor underneath their feet)
The green nymph stuck her tongue out and squinted to see through the enclosed space she made with her hands at her creation in the sky. Hmmmm... She took a step back before she leaped with unbelievable strength onto the top of the clouds. Her tail wagged as she inspected the table with two seats, decorated with yellow and red roses. On the center of the white cloth, there were three beige candles beautifully wrapped with vines and branches. Across both chairs there were empty champagne glasses, along with a fork, spoon, and knife wrapped in a napkin. She elevated the cloud-like platform higher to get a better view of the sky and nature on its own. She clapped in glee, her sharp teeth revealing themselves when she giggled; an angelic laughter that had no snort.
Ossiana smiled a little herself before she began to walk again, guiding the child along with her. She inhaled deeply through her nostrils before exhaling in a sigh of satisfaction. "I'll never get tired this place..." Man...I miss home....
Rosemary: (Her head continued to shoot back and forth as her eyes gazed everywhere) What is this place?
"The same as the last we came through. The way of the desert. But just wait til you see what's on the other side kiddo." Ossiana said confidently with a smile.
Helga got to her feet and looked down at the ground from where the cloud floated. Her bare back seemed to clutch itself before large, black wings sprouted from them – similar to the ones in her witch form. She jumped off the tall height and landed perfectly on her green claws. Her dark wings clipped themselves within her back into the nothingness, that radiant smile on hers remaining as she slid her way back in the kitchen, avoiding any attention or interaction with Enricho while continuing her cooking.
Rosemary: Oh, what's on the other side?
Ossiana shrugged with a light grin. "Oh I dunno. But let's make finding out a little faster." She picked Rose up and carried her under her arm as she started off into a slight jog, only to tear off into a sprint in the very next instant.
uh oh, slow down, don't wanna kill her too like bạn killed the other two precious beans hơn một năm qua
Rosemary: (She allowed herself to be carried as Ossiana sprinted through the desert)
(ppsst, wind. Enricho is involved in this post since I know you don't love me enough to read my posts, I love you too boo)
The naked nymph, hidden behind her witch form to not attract attention from Enricho, was finishing up dinner – hopefully on time for her lover's arrival. She flipped the smoking breasts of chicken over the pan that was filled with wine, vegetables, and other spices. The she was currently trying out these so called "headphone" thingies that allowed her to listen to her favorite music. Unknowingly, the volume on the device was set to the highest, and Helga could barely hear herself sing, therefore she sang so loud that her beautiful voice could be heard from outside her cabin. But it wasn't any classic song she was listening to, it was an upbeat one she jammed out to with all her heart as if she was performing at a concert whilst continuing to stir the food. She swung her green hips side to side, her tail swaying happily in the air as the tone in her voice reflected the passion and rock theme of the song. She didn't realize that Enricho was in the room as she sung, neither did she realize that people could hear her all the way from outside. She forgot that she currently did not look like herself, but she had recently been loving human music so much that she couldn't help it. At one point she used her spoon as some sort of microphone as she jammed out to the link
Enricho: (His head was aimed downward, not looking up, as if to not have noticed her. Further inspection showed that Enricho had, at some point, fallen asleep from the quiet of the house)
Helga continued to jam out to the song, swaying her hips side to side while bobbing her head to the beat. She flipped a chicken breast over and let it sizzle, pulling out two plates with her claws and setting them nearby. As her masterpiece cooked, she took out the chocolate chip cake from the bag she recently gotten earlier. The green nymph decided to leave it on the table up in the clouds while she waited for dinner to finish. She turned around with her eyes closed, her head dancing to the beat as she walked through the living room unknowingly. Her singing didn't take long to wake up Enricho, and once she sensed sudden movement, her slitted eyes shot open and turned to the hunter she awoke. Her signing was replaced by a tight gasp, and she suddenly camouflaged herself into thin air where only the chocolate pie was seen floating, but in reality she was holding it only that she couldn't be seen. Since the music continued to play from the machine, she spoke loudly since she really couldn't hear herself talk. Only her voice could be heard even if she wasn't revealing herself.
Helga: E-ENIRCHO! I FORGOT YOU EXSISTED FOR A MOMENT! IS MACROSS BACK? CAN YOU HEAR ME????
Enricho: (Startled, he fell back from his chair and onto the floor, hitting his head. He got up, rubbing the back of his head) You know, you could've tapped me
Helga: WHAT?? WHAT DID YOU SAY??!
Since she couldn't be seen, the floating pie moved slightly along with her invisible self to check on his head. The faint sound of music could be heard from her invisible headphones.
Helga: OH MY GOSH, ARE YOU OKAY??????!!
Enricho: Yeah, I'll live. So what is it you woke me up for?
Helga: --WHAT?!!
Helga's head tilted in her invisible form. She finally decided to take off her headphones to hear him properly. When he repeated himself, her eyebrows furrowed even if he couldn't see her.
Helga: Uhm... I didn't mean to wake you up. I forgot thee existed and I started jamming out to a few songs. Man, who knew listening to rocks could be so interesting! I love it! You must be a heavy sleeper if you couldn't hear me. And excuse me not being... Well.. Present at this moment, it's kind of a long story. No hunter can see me in my nymph form for they are bound to tell others and hunt me.
(i love rock just as much as i love medieval rps, so yes, there's rock in this era fight me)
Enricho: Well, that certainly answers those questions. But I'm sure we've established that I'm not like most Hunters. If the countries law says anything, I'm not really a Hunter anymore
The pie was seen floating toward the table where it was placed there. Moments later, Helga, in her link, seemed to dissolve back into existence. She had snapped on a dress made of leaves to cover her green body, a hole poked through it so that her tail could hang freely. Her golden slits met his and she smiled, revealing her sharp teeth.
Helga: I suppose so. But I didn't remove that mark of thee for nothing. You're free now, remember?
Being that Ossiana had taken a different approach to things and went into a sprint from the start, herr tail flexed itself as it dangled behind her, in little to no time, they reached the end of the gateway with no difficulty at all. She exhaled softly and rested her free hand on her hip, her gaze turning to look at Rose. "Well, this is it." She said with a smile. "But I think you may prefer walking at this point." Placing the child on her feet, she looked at the vortex. "Ready when you are."
Enricho: I know. I just hope that means no one sees my face in this country.
Rosemary: (She nodded to Ossiana) I'm ready
Helga: No one should, I pinkie promise! No hunter should be able to recognize you. I wanted thee to live a life with Ossiana where you wouldn't have to worry about any of that, where you can take thine child to the park and play care-free... Would you like some chocolate chip pie or some dinner?
Enricho: Oh, no thanks, Helga. I'm not really all that hungry. Besides, me and Ossiana had a big lunch before we got here
Helga: *cocks an eyebrow* But I neeeeeeeeeeedddd you to taste the plate I made! I want to make sure it's good for my Wiezy.
She walked back to her cauldron which was a smaller version than the others where her meal was being prepared. She stirred the chicken and vegetables in the red wine, scooping a soaked piece of it and coming back to Enricho where she forced him to open his mouth and shoved the small portion of dinner into his lips. The nymph's smile expanded ear to ear creepily, and her eyes widened in anticipation and suspense.
Helga: Sooooooo? How is iiiiittt?
Enricho: .... Well, it's food. But I may not be the best judge of taste
Helga: *pouts* It's food? B-But... You are human. You humans eat.*pokes his stomach with her rather sharp claw* You've eaten a variety of things throughout your life, no? I'm not really good with human foods, but I tried my absolute best with this one! Is it not good? *lowers her long ears*
Enricho: I'm a hunter, Helga. We aren't exactly trained to eat high class meals. We eat what we find. My taste buds are just immune to it. As long as it's food, I eat it. That's why I said I'm not the best one to ask
Helga: Well, I have no one else to ask as thee can see... But, the food I cooked hasn't killed you, now has it? Which means that it's at least tolerable, n-no? *smiles awkwardly* Do you think it's at least acceptable?
Enricho: Well, I may not be able to taste it, but thankfully, I can smell it. And I think that you have nothing to worry about, Helga
Helga clapped in glee, her horns glowing happily and her tail wagging and curling behind her.
Helga: Thou really think so?! Yayyyy!!!! Though I still believe cereal was more difficult than this. Nonetheless I appreciate thine honesty!


Oy! This is something I have found myself doing all the time. As soon as I realize I'm doing it… I stop! We put expectations on others without them even knowing it and when they don't fulfill those expectations that they didn't even know about… we feel sad, hurt and let down. The key here is recognizing our own behaviors and changing them within ourselves.
← Seeing Our Plans Through to the END!


That bathroom is going up be incredible! The simple but awesome wall treatment, the color, THAT FLOOR!
Absolutely stunning!! So much work but worth it.
Looks amazing. I love dark walls but am always wary in case it makes a room too dark. Can't wait to see it finished. Just as an aside (and because of my OCD) please tell me that the tile on the bottom left in the second to last photo is actually in line and that its just a camera angle. Sorry!!
Oh my God! I saw the same tile and wanted to ask too. OCD totally triggered! Once I saw it, I couldn't unsee it.
Wow. Jenna. Wow! I already think this room is going to be one of my favorites that you've done, and I have LOVED so much of what you've done! You are nailing it with the black latticed walls and that amazing tile! This is the perfect room for black walls. And I'm sure all those angles are crazy to work with, but wow, they really add so much to the room! I also LOVE that you thought to create the faux beam.
Excellent! I can't wait to see it finished!
By the way the sneak peak of your patio looks amazing. I love the half circle cut outs on the right—for plantings maybe? Can't wait to see the post on that.
Where did you get the tile! I want some too!
This looks crazy good, but the idea to add that faux beam was really genius and adds so much character! Gorgeous as always, Jenna!
A small addition that made a world of difference! Wood is key in every room, I think.


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Watch 'Anxiety' the first single from Great Earthquake's new album
By Bob Baker Fish on	 December 1, 2021 Videos
Melbourne's Great Earthquake, aka Noah Symons is a one man band, a multi instrumentalist who uses loop pedals like an instrument in itself. Beginning as wholly instrumental, in recent years he has incorporated more vocals into his music. His fifth album, Pandemic Rising was influenced by, yep you guessed it, lockdowns and the pandemic.
This is what they have to say about it:
"What started as a bit of a joke exploring themes around the pandemic turned into a fully fledged concept album – content and inspiration flowing freely for Noah at his lockdown HQ in Upwey in Victoria's Dandenong Ranges. A borrowed synth was the only change in the usual sounds coming from the Great Earthquake palette of drums, guitar, bass, melodica and vocals."
The tape will be launched on Thurs, December 16 at the Lost And Lonesome Office Break-Up Party at Brunswick Ballroom. The rest of the line-up is The Smallgoods, Monnone Alone, Mid-State Orange and Girlatones duo. You can find tickets here.
Pandemic Rising will be released via Lost and Lonesome on the 10th of December. You can find it here.
Bob Baker Fish
Bob is the features editor of Cyclic Defrost. He is also evil. You should not trust the opinions of evil people.
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The following are episodes recorded at AIMed 2017 in Orange County.
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We spoke with the National Confectionary Association, and they estimate that holiday candy sales will be $1.93 Billion this year. That's for the 8 weeks leading up to Christmas – because holiday shopping, as we know starts that early. That's a 2% increase over last year, which the NCA attributes to improved economic conditions and extra time. There's one more day between Black Friday and Christmas. Thanksgiving is on the early side this year.
The National Retail Federation projects that the average consumer will spend $110 on candy and food, which is twice as much as they'll spend on decorations.
As a distinguished online bulk candy store, we took a great big survey of over 50,000 CandyStore.com customers to find that out. We also checked in with our friendly major candy manufacturers and distributors to be sure our survey corresponded with their seasonal observations.
You might be surprised by the results, illustrated above in the interactive candy map and below in the pretty, but non-interactive infographic. Both are embeddable if you'd like to share.
So, which Christmas holiday candy does your state loves the most? Let us know what you think in the comments below.
Without further ado, here are the states and their top Christmas time candies.
Reindeer corn is a festive candy that's derivative of its original Halloween counterpart. The Yellowhammer State loved that one too! Alabama's top Halloween candy was candy corn. They love that stuff down there! I wonder what George Washington Carver would think about reindeer corn?
The Last Frontier State loves Hershey Kisses at Christmas time. If they had a kiss for every mile of coastline in Alaska, they'd have 6,640 kisses. And then they'd probably need some chapstick.
I wonder if there are Pez dispensers in the shape of telescopes. If so, you'd probably find them in Tuscon where they have the most telescopes in the world. AZ loves Pez at Christmas time, and Pez do make good gifts and easy, fun stocking stuffers. Skittles came in second, followed by Hershey Kisses.
Shine bright like a Starburst in Arkansas. If you get that subtle (and bad) joke, you must be from AR! …and a Rihanna fan. The Natural State loves those fruity morsels, along with candy canes and Skittles at #2 and #3.
Peppermint Bark reigns supreme in the Golden State. I wonder how much peppermint bark it would take to replace the actual bark on the General Sherman, California's ginormous and really old tree. It would certainly look a lot more festive that way. M&M's came in second in CA, Hershey Kisses third.
Did you know a silver nugget that weighed 1850 pounds (!) was found near Aspen? It was a long time ago, but it makes sense why Coloradans love Hershey's Kisses. It is like a big silver nugget. Reese's Pieces and candy canes were runners up.
Some people call people from Connecticut Nutmeggers. Must be an inside joke. But I guess Nutmegger is appropriate for a Christmas season article. It certainly rolls off the tongue better than Connecticuters. What rolls down the tongue in CT are M&M's. Followed by Hershey Kisses and candy canes.
Register your candy canes here for the best tax advantages. You can visit them on your holidays. Candy canes took the number one spot in the land of corporate entities. Followed by Pez and Hershey Kisses.
They found an 8,000 year old body in Florida so well preserved they extracted DNA out of its brain tissue. Maybe in a few more millennia they'll dig up some poor sap from our time with a belly full of Skittles. Floridians loved them for Halloween too. M&M's and Snickers were runners up.
Sit on your idyllic Georgian porch, watch the willows weep and hand out candy canes to your neighbors. Sounds like a fine holiday tradition to me, even if I did just make that up. Candy canes topped the Peach State, followed by fruity combo of Skittles and Starburst.
When you have your own time zone, you don't give a darn about daylight savings time. And so, Hawaii doesn't. They do love their Starbursts in the Aloha State, as well as their royal palace. Hershey Kisses for that chocolate fix and in third place comes Pez.
No one Main Streets better than Idaho. The longest main street in America is in Idaho and it would take a whole lot of M&M's to cover all 33 miles of it. Plenty of room along that road for spectaters for a Potato Parade. Ok bad potato joke. Second and third go to Hershey Kisses and Jolly Ranchers.
People in Illinois are smart. They reversed the flow of a river, for goodness sakes! In 1887!! Still Jolly Ranchers seem an unusual choice to be number one for holiday season candy. But hey, Chi-town, you do you. Pez and M&M's come in second and third.
Indiana has a lot going for it. Indy 500, Notre Dame football, Indiana Hoosier Basketball, Stranger Things, The Upside Down. Ok, Indiana had a lot going for it in the 1980s. But glory once crowned this marvelous Midwest state! If you snickered there, then I achieved context. Snickers are number one here during the holidays, candy canes and Starburst follow.
The Hawkeye State has the steepest railroad in America, a 60-degree incline. Santa's sleigh can't even handle that kind of grade! Ok, maybe it can. M&M's are the winners in Iowa, followed by Reese's Pieces and Hershey Kisses.
Kansas has been proven to be flatter than a pancake. If you've ever been to Kansas you really can't dispute that. We were expecting reindeer corn to do well here, but maybe since there is already so much corn, they need to escape a little. So they choose fun and festive peppermint bark candy. Peppermint bark was first place, M&M's second, and candy canes third. No word on how far down the list reindeer corn came in.
Conspiracy theorists claim that there's not actually any gold in Fort Knox. Maybe that's where they keep all their holiday M&M's. The Bluegrass State loves M&M's at Christmas time. Reese's Mini Cups came in second, with Starburst closing out the top 3.
Louisiana loves football so much. How much? Once when LSU scored a last second touchdown to win a big game, the celebrations from the crowd registered on the Richter scale. So we will guess that the majority of Pez dispensers sold at Christmas time have a Tigers football helmet on top. Skittles came in second, followed by Reese's Mini Cups.
Poor Maine. It kind of sticks out like a sore thumb..on the map. Hardy har har. But, it's also the only state the only borders one other state, only one-syllable named state, and the only state where the state flower isn't a flower. Bit of an oddball, Maine. Nothing odd about candy canes though. How very standard and traditional of you, Maine. You're not fooling anyone.
Highest median income in America. But Richy Rich Marylanders love good ol' Reese's Pieces during the holidays. I love Reese's Pieces too, but I would have guessed gold flake chocolate truffles or something. Candy canes come in second, Pez third.
It's windy in Massachusetts, y'all. How windy? Sixteen of the top 25 windiest cities are in MA. Damn Daniel, no wonder the snow piles up so high there. Skittles take number one in the Bay State.
Michigan is part of the Corn Belt, and it loves the corn. The football team color is "Maize". Their quarterback's name is O'Korn. Candy corn is their #1 Halloween candy. They even genetically modified their sweet corn to increase the sugar content from 9% to 35%. They just LOVE the corn. No surprise, Michigan's favorite candy during the holiday season: Reindeer Corn.
The oldest rock in the world was found in Minnesota. Huh? That stat confuses me. Was the world made of liquid before this mother rock gave birth to the rest of the rock and crust, etc? Brain spinning. Ok, back to candy. Jolly Ranchers top the holiday favorites for MN. Hershey Kisses and Snickers come next.
Hey what's that? Home of the original Stetson cowboy hats, Mississippi has a name that has inspired many children's songs made to encourage spelling. Fill your Christmas cowboy hats with Snickers this year.
The 1904 World's Fair gave birth to many treats that we still enjoy today. Cotton candy, anyone? What about waffle cones and ice tea. Staples. A modern day holidays staple in MO is Starburst, the top Christmas candy in the state. Skittles and Hershey Kisses round out the list.
Ah Montana. Where the river runs through it and the temperature can jump from negative 54 to plus 49 degrees in one day. I hope you like your Skittles frozen, Montanans. Skittles are the number one holiday candy, followed by Reese's Mini Cups and Reese's Pieces.
If you're a sandhill crane bird watcher, or a roller skate history buff, there is not greater state than Nebraska! Annual bird migrations bring thousands of bird watchers every year, and the world's only roller skate museum resides there too. Stop by Omaha to see what the Oracle has to say about Christmas candy. Odds are he likes Hershey Kisses best, followed by M&M's and Pez.
With all that Vegas going on over there, it's easy to get distracted from the fact that there have been many nuclear tests done in Nevada. You would think the fallouts would have affected their judgement, but not judging by their holiday candy preferences. Pretty traditional: peppermint bark, then candy canes and Starburst. OK Starburst for Christmas isn't quite traditional. Chalk it up to the nukes.
Live Free or Die. You can take this candy cane out of my cold dead hand. New Hampshire people will not be told how to live. Though, in this case, not many people will argue with candy canes for Christmas. So, chill out NH, enjoy your canes and don't worry about any candy oppression this year.
Horses and divorces they say. More horses than Kentucky and the fewest divorces in the country. Nice work, Jersey! Just don't count on the bridges to be open when the politicians get cranky. Jersey loves Reese's Mini Cups during the holidays, followed by Pez and Skittles.
State law in New Mexico declares that no idiot shall vote. It's not clear at the time of publication whether a definition for "idiot" has yet been entered into statute. But if you choose Pez, Chocolate Santas or candy canes as your favorite holiday candy, I'd say your voting rights are likely to remain in tact.
New York City has over 700 miles of subway tracks flowing under the city streets. I wonder how many people riding on the subway this holiday season will be snacking on Skittles? Odds are good that many of them will. It's the number one holiday candy in New York. But New York state is more than just NYC. Dairy farmers and Woodstock re-enacters might also be downing Skittles. Or candy canes which came in #2.
The largest privately owned home in America is situated in North Carolina. In the mountains of Asheville, a house with a square footage exceeding 4 acres and 250 rooms waits for you to get lost in. The fireplace is probably gigantic too, so it would probably take a lot of Pez to fill all the stockings hanging there. Pez is the winner in NC, followed by Snickers and Starburst.
The official state beverage of North Dakota is milk. Awww. That's so adorable. So I guess they won't have a problem leaving out a glass or more of the milky goodness for Kris Kringle on Christmas Eve. Bottoms up Santa. Speaking of St Nick, North Dakota favors chocolate santas for their holiday candy. Pez and Reese Mini Cups run up.
The first ambulance service started in Ohio in 1865. The first electric traffic lights were installed in Cleveland in 1914. First state to use police cars too. The cash register was invented there. Clever mechanical and electric things come out of Ohio. No surprise that they love Pez candy during the holidays. Those funky dispensers are always new and unique and have that clever mechanical operation that is just satisfying. Still no idea who Sloopy is though.
The Sooner State is known for those incredible covered wagons of the pioneer days. I wonder how many Starbursts it would take to fill one of those. Early settlers might have need a more rounded set of equipment than just several tons of sugary candy. But they would have sure had a Merry Christmas! Starbursts are the number one candy in Oklahoma for the holidays, followed by Pez and Skittles.
Speaking of covered wagons. Oregon Trial is such a classic Apple IIe 1980s game I can't even see the word Oregon without thinking of little digital men fending off all sorts of dire circumstances on my computer screen. Ah elementary school. If only those men had Reese's Mini Cups to keep them nourished in those cold winter months. Maybe I would have finally made it to Oregon! The mini cups are number one in Oregon, with candy canes and Snickers rounding off the top 3.
If the Liberty Bell only used one N, then that's good enough for me. Crazy right? There's even a place in the Constitution where it's spelled without the double n. Luckily for historical re-enactors and grammar nerds, the top candy in this state presents no such dilemma. Only one way to spell candy canes. Pez comes in second. Reese cups third.
Rhode Islanders were the first ones to take military action against their English overlords in the Revolution. They sank a British ship in the Narragansett Bay. Take that, HMS Gaspee. For this bold move, Rhode Islanders can basically do whatever they want for holiday candy, no judgement from us. They choose M&M's, Skittles and candy canes.
The official dance of the state of South Carolina is the Shag. The best shaggers create the illusion of slippery feet and rubber knees. I don't know nothing bout that, but I do know that Pez makes their knees weak during the holiday season. M&M's comes in second, Starburst third.
South Dakota is allegedly the least sleep-deprived state in the country. That could be why they make such wise decisions on holiday candy. Reese's Mini Cups takes the number one spot, with Reese's Pieces at number two. Can't go wrong with ol' Reese.
Tennessee borders a lot of states. In fact, on a clear day, from the top of Lookout Mountain it is said you can see seven different states. No word yet on whether that includes Tennessee. Standing up on that mountain at Christmas time, you can probably also see a lot of M&M's – TN's favorite holiday candy. Candy canes came in #2, Starbursts #3.
Don't mess with Texas. That slogan actually started as a anti-littering campaign. I guess they overshot a little, because it's now pretty much the slogan of the state of Texas. So Texans, be sure not to litter when you unwrap and load-up your Pez dispensers this holiday season. Skittles and candy canes also have wrappers that residents of Texas will no doubt diligently dispose of in the proper receptacle.
There's a quarry in Utah where more than 1200 dinosaur bones have been recovered. It's the highest concentration in the world. Centuries from now, archeologists might find the remains of al the reindeer corn sold in Utah during the holiday season. Hershey Kisses are #2, and M&M's are third.
Vermont has the highest ratio of cows to people in America. That must be who's eating all those candy canes. It was the first state to be admitted into the Union after ratifying the Constitution, and the last state to have a Wal-Mart. Sounds like good leadership to me.
Virginia is a generous state. One of the original colonies, Virginia used to be much larger but granted large sections of land for the formation of Kentucky and West Virginia. I hope Virginia gets me this year for Secret Santa. They love M&M's in VA. That's the number one holiday candy. Pez comes in second, candy canes third.
Apples and glaciers. Washington produces the most apples of any state and has more glaciers than all the others combined. Not including Alaska of course. Ok, yeah that's a big exclusion. If you're in the area for the holidays, grab some candy canes because that is what's happening in Washington holiday candy. Reese's Mini Cups are #2.
Jolly Ranchers dominate this volatile town where jolly doesn't seem to describe anyone lately. Here's to a jolly holiday season to a town to a town (district) that could use a break from all the crazy politics.
Note, DC was too small for the interactive map. Sorry guys!
West Virginia is often called the southern-most northern state and the northern-most southern state, which I think means the same thing. But maybe not? Someone explain that to me in the comments below. WV goes the way of the peppermint bark for Christmas time. Gotta respect that. They also love Pez and Jolly Ranchers.
For a state whose official dance is the polka and in which resides the World of Accordians, it seems kind of in keeping that their favorite candy during the holidays would be Pez. Pez has that same kind of nostalgic cult following. Pez feels right for Wisconsin. Way to go Badgers. Also, the Dells is awesome.
The first national park was in Wyoming, Yellowstone. It was also the first state to grant women's voting rights. And the first dude ranch too. So many firsts in Wyoming, but I also read there are only two set of escalators in the whole state. Maybe that's changed by now. But Wyoming won't be the first state to favor M&M's during Christmas time. They also love Snickers and Reese's Pieces.
So which candy does your state prefer? Does the list above match with what you like or your loved ones would like to receive as a gift?
If you get the wrong thing, just remember that – really – the holiday season is about family and friends. It's the thought that counts, the gesture that matters. Unless you give me reindeer corn, in which case we are no longer friends.
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Zeeshan Ali, né le  à Calcutta, est un joueur et entraîneur de tennis indien.

Carrière
Demi-finaliste à Wimbledon junior en 1986, il termine la saison à la  mondiale à l'ITF. En 1987, il atteint la finale de l'US Open en double.

Il a remporté 3 tournois Challenger en double à Kuala Lumpur et Pékin en 1989 et Winnetka en 1990. En simple, il est finaliste à New Haven en 1988.

En 1988, il atteint les huitièmes de finale du tournoi de Schenectady et se qualifie pour les Jeux olympiques de Séoul. Il bat un joueur amateur paraguayen puis perd au second tour contre la tête de série n°10, Jakob Hlasek. En 1989, il accède au deuxième tour de l'Open du Japon.

Sélectionné à plusieurs reprises en équipe d'Inde de Coupe Davis, il a notamment remporté un match aux côtés de Leander Paes en 1990 contre le Japon sur le score de 4-6 6-3 6-4 4-6 18-16. Il a également pris part à la demi-finale en 1993 et au premier tour contre les États-Unis en 1994 où il perd contre Jim Courier (6-1, 6-1, 6-2).

Entraîneur dans sa propre académie aux Émirats arabes unis puis en Inde, il est actuellement coach de l'équipe d'Inde de Coupe Davis et capitaine de l'équipe de Fed Cup.

Parcours dans les tournois du Grand Chelem

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Joueur indien de tennis
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This week marks ten years since beloved high-street retailer Woolworths collapsed.
In what ultimately became the first of several high-profile brands to disappear from town centres following the 2008 financial crash, the demise of Woolies proved a shock to the system.
Popular for its legendary pick 'n' mix and extensive music section and with hundreds of stores across the country, the chain's collapse proved even the biggest names aren't immune to falling into oblivion.
The chain had been a mainstay of Grimsby since 1912, when its first store in our area opened in Cleethorpe Road, before moving to Freeman Street 13 years later.
The 4,174 sq ft store opened to the public on April 24, 1925, and in the first day and half welcomed nearly 9,000 people through the doors.
The store employed around 50 assistants, and closed in 1984 with the loss of 14 part-time and 14 full-time jobs.
However, it's Woolworths' Victoria Street store - which opened in September 1957 - that most will still remember.
In its 51-year history, the shop became a firm favourite in Grimsby town centre and underwent a number of renovations over the years.
It was fully modernised in 1971, and again in 1982.
The 80s refurbishment cost the company £200,000, and included a brand new DIY section, a fruit and nut bar which sold every kind of nut from pistachios to sunflower nuts, and a hugely extended record department, which sold not only the top 75 records, but also a comprehensive selection of other titles.
In the same year, it was feared that all of their high street stores could close as rumours circulated that the UK section of Woolworths could be taken over.
But the whisper could not have been further from the truth, as Woolies' presence in the town grew and grew.
A further £400,000 overhaul of the 13,000 sq ft Victoria Street store took place in 1993.
But the town lost out on a half a million-pound American-style Woolworths store in the 1960s.
What has happened to other Woolworths stores?
Almost a decade after all of its stores closed, Woolworths is now but a fading memory of a much more vibrant high street.
We know what became of its empty stores in Grimsby, Cleethorpes and Louth, but what about elsewhere?
Unsurprisingly, most are now bargain shops with Poundland taking up the biggest chunk of former Woolies floorspace. James Child, Retail Analyst, EG, said: "The Woolworths portfolio stretched across 816 stores, totalling more than 7.4m sq ft of prime retail space.
"A whopping 14 per cent of the former Woolworths estate is currently occupied by Poundland stores, while Iceland has taken 8 per cent and B&M Bargains has taken 6%.
"In terms of the specific retail sector types, unsurprisingly, value chains are now the largest occupant of space, operating from 277 former stores, more than one-third of the entire portfolio.
"Fashion brands and supermarket chains are the other largest beneficiaries of the glut of space that appeared.
In 1966, it was revealed the company wanted to build a £500,000 Woolco superstore, with parking for more than 1,000 cars on a six acre area of land off Cambridge Road.
Woolworths wanted to build a 100,000 sq ft single storey building, which would sell a different type of merchandise from the already existing Grimsby stores, and would cater for a higher range of income groups.
But following a year of negotiations, and a failure to agree on a suitable site, the plans were scrapped.
Local councillors had said the Cambridge Road site was not suitable, but the two parties had failed to come up with an alternative development area, forcing Woolworths to pull out.
By the start of the new century, the chain was still operating its Victoria Street store, as well as smaller outlets in Cleethorpes and Louth.
However, laden with debts of around £385 million, Woolworths collapsed in November 2008, and soon after it was announced every one of its 815 stores would close by early January.
On January 3, 2009, the Victoria Street store closed its doors for the final time. The branch was the second in the area to close, with the loss of 61 jobs, with the Cleethorpes 'Local' store shutting up shop on December 30.
Ahead of the branch closing, shoppers in Grimsby were busy snapping up the final bargains, with CDs, DVDs, toys and childrenswear all reduced to clear.
The Grimsby store reopened as a New Look, with the fashion retailer moving into the bigger vacant unit in August 2009.
At the time, Dave Ranshaw, chair of the town centre forum, said: "I am very pleased to see the former Woolworths store being revitalised.
"The demise of Woolworths was very unfortunate, so I am really pleased that, in a rather short space of time, we have been able to occupy those premises.
It was the following year when the Cleethorpes store, on High Street, found its current occupant. It was announced in March 2010 that the vacant unit was to be taken over by Boyes.
Lawrence Brown, of Scotts Property in Grimsby, said the deal to put Boyes in one of the main streets in the resort was sealed in only six weeks – after another interested party pulled out.
Work to transform the site began in April 2010, with the store opening in June.
After Louth's store closed in Mercer Row, with the loss of 28 jobs, it reopened as Bargain Buys on November 21, 2009, which it remains to this day.


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Q: Determining final value of the output of a discrete system I'm going through an exam question where I've been told that the samples f(kT) of the following function
\begin{equation}{\text{F}\left(z\right)=\frac{1}{1-0.819z^{-1}}} \end{equation}
are applied to a discrete system with the pulse transfer function
\begin{equation}{\text{G}\left(z\right)=\frac{C(z)}{F(z)}=\frac{T}{2}{(\frac{1+z^{-1}}{1-z^{-1}})}} \end{equation}
where T = 0.1s. I'm then asked to determine the final value of the output of the system.
I know that the final value theorem states
\begin{equation}{\lim_{k\to\infty}\text{f}\left(kt\right)=\lim_{\text{z}\to1}(1-z^{-1})\cdot\text{F}\left(\text{z}\right)} \end{equation}
but how do I obtain a value of F(z)? I'm not sure how the two equations above are manipulated to obtain the  F(z) I should be using the final value theorem with.

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Egypt begins process to contract 20 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine
Egypt's Cabinet has mandated that the Ministers of Finance and Health take every step possible to provide coronavirus vaccines, including contracting with the Vaccine Alliance Gavi for around 20 million doses, an official statement said on Wednesday.
The statement said that all medical groups have been instructed to agree with other companies to secure a greater number of vaccines.
Health Minister Hala Zayed, during the weekly meeting of the Cabinet, talked about the latest developments regarding manufacturing vaccines globally.
She said that on November 30, American biotechnology company Moderna announced announced that it had submitted a request to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to obtain a license for emergency use of its vaccine, less than a year after the start of the first clinical trial of the coronavirus vaccine.
Moderna was the second request made to the Food and Drug Administration, just two weeks after Pfizer and BioNTech. If Moderna successfully obtains permission from the FDA, it can begin the first injection of the vaccine on December 21, Zayed explained.
Moderna previously announced on Tuesday that its vaccine against the coronavirus was 100 percent effective against severe cases of the virus – a significant leap in COVID-19 vaccine development.
After obtaining approval from the US Food and Drug Administration, the company hopes to begin production of the vaccine before the end of this year.
Moderna joins Pfizer/BioNTech (95 percent efficacy), Russsia's Sputnik V (95 percent), and Oxford/AstraZeneca (70 percent) as the most successful coronavirus vaccine manufacturers in the world as of now.
In addition to developing its own vaccine, Egypt's VACSERA struck a deal in September with China's Sinopharm to conduct human trials of the Chinese company's vaccine. No reports have been released from these trials.
Meanwhile, the private Egyptian company Pharco agreed to import millions of doses of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine, as part of an agreement with the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF).
The country has also reportedly been in talks aimed at importing millions of doses of the Astra-Oxford vaccine.
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