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The T.E.A.U.P.B Valentine's Day Weekend Ball!
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by Isabella Black on Sun Mar 28, 2010 9:12 am
Bella turned with a flash and lunged at the wolf Cross was fighting.
by Chibi on Sun Mar 28, 2010 11:28 am
Sigmund quickly dispatched the werewolves he was chasing with quick thrusts of his daggers and returned to the fray.
Head of Hades Cabin
by Javier Cross on Sun Mar 28, 2010 11:59 am
The Blood-Coated Werewolf then said,"You appear to be at least of equal levels of power to the descendant of Hercules, Daughter of the Assassin," as by the Assassin in question, the wolf meant Regulus Black, a former super-elite assassin of the Death-Eaters, before he had enough with Death-Eater life,"Its impressive that you inherited his talents and crafts, at least as much as Raven's daughter inherited her father's, and you aren't even a descendant of Hercules," as he goes to push Bella's sword, Blood-Biter, away, as the Wolf said,"I heard that a child of one of Hercules' half-brothers, Lancelot, once gave you a Celestial Bronze Sword that his own father once wielded, so why aren't you using that sword, as well, when its equally as potent as Blood-Biter?" as the wolf looked at Bella, as he goes to unleash a blast from his slash from one of his claws.
A Grey-coated wolf soon appeared behind Selven, as Grey-Coated Wolves could use invisibility that's almost on par with that of the Invisibility Cloak of the Peverell Brother, Ignotius[Harry's, and to some extent, Cross'] ancestor, but Mina quickly goes to cleave the wolf, in two, with Amata, as Mina then said,"Amata evolves as i fight," as she goes to remove her sword, once the wolf was cleaved in half, from the skull to the legs!
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by Isabella Black on Mon Apr 26, 2010 1:35 pm
Bella rolled her eyes. "Why does every freaking mythological creature have to know about the other sword? I don't use it cause Blood-biter responds better to my commands." She attacked the wolf.
by Javier Cross on Mon Apr 26, 2010 11:18 pm
Mina quickly jumps 12 feet high, as she glides to where her boyfriend is fighting off and successfully slaying his own set of Blue-Furred Werewolves, who appear to be blasting at Zory and his half-sister with what appeared to be a magical blast of blue flames from their mouths, almost as if the wolves were dragons, until Mina quickly came in the way of the blasts, and unleashed a powerful and non-verbal defensive spell, as she unleashed in a non-verbal fashion,*'Protego[to defend!] Totalum[protect everything] Horribilis[to terrify, as well as to protect against really powerful dark magic!] Maxima[to maximize!]'* as Mina said the words within a second, as if she had been drilling herself on such a spell, as quite quickly, the spell reflected back at the wolves trying to take out Zory Alechiv and Ashely Zaranad, as Mina then said with just her thoughts,'Are you two alright?' as Mina looked into the eyes of her boyfriend, in a deep and meaningful understanding that may have showed that Mina may not have needed to send the thoughts to Zory to know if he was fine or not.
But just for good measure, Mina goes to briefly kiss Ashely on the lips with a butterfly kiss for 10 seconds, while she then goes to briefly French-Kiss Zory's lips for 12 seconds, all the while Selven goes to shoot down any incoming wolves about to strike down Mina, Zory, and Ashely.
Mina merely said the combination spell, not the meaning of such spells for the incantation, itself!
While Cross was shocked that Mina had grown so powerful that the only way for Cross to be able to catch up with his cousin would be to unleash his true power, he was still staring at the Red-Coated Wolf, as the Wolf said after he blocked the strike,"Its because Lancelot's sword, Uther, was wielded by his father, Ban Siegfried, a veteran of World War 2 who has inspired the late Adonis Springfield to raise the 501st Division, in the first place, and also the sword has various mystical properties that my people are aware of," as the Wolf quickly grabbed the blade of Blood-Biter, as he then added,"It may be true that Blood-Biter may respond better to your commands, but it is equally true that if you were also wielding Uther, named after one of the descendants of Aeneas of Troy, the half-brother of the Alvizu Sorceress in the area[through the Lady of Cyprus' Golden Womb!], that you would be able to reflect other people's projectile spells, and even be able to deflect some other offensive spells, as well," as the Wolf said it, with a smile showing from his fangs, as he noticed a display of shock in Cross' and Selven's eyes, as he then said,"I see that Adonis Springfield failed to tell Ban's son, Lancelot, about how King Arthur Pendragon and his knights connected all worlds, not just through their deeds, but through their blood-lines, as well..that's right, no wonder why Lancelot failed to tell you of King Arthur's connections to all worlds, because Lancelot is unaware of it, himself!" as the wolf goes to strike at Cross, at that instant, while Cross quickly goes to give the wolf a roundhouse kick, as the wolf said,"Good, now things are getting interesting, at last!!!" as he goes to look at Cross(Still under shock!) and Bella, at that moment.
I looked up King Arthur Pendragon's ancestry, and it was said that King Arthur's family happened to be cousins to Julius Caesar's family, because they both have Aeneas of Troy for a common ancestor!And by Lady of Cyprus, the Wolf meant Aphrodite!
by Isabella Black on Mon May 24, 2010 12:26 pm
(Can You please stop posting such long posts? I can't focus for that much time. Cut it in half dude!)
Bella rolled her eyes. "What is with the army and the dramatics? I was only invited for a stinking ball!"
by Javier Cross on Mon May 24, 2010 8:57 pm
[Alright, i will cut the posting in half!]
The Red-Coated Wolf then admitted to the party a truth, in which he then said to Cross,"I am Amulius, of the Lupa Wolf Clan, and i had the honor to face you in battle," as with that, Amulius then said,"But now, this fight ends here, because if it does not end here, then should we both survive, we will fight again!" as Amulius was about to go and make a final blast to finish off the party, while suddenly, Cross quickly sensed that a Black, Gold, and Rainbow Dragon was descending upon the area, as augmented electricity befell upon the enemy forces in such speeds and accuracy, Cross would not have believed it was meant to be possible, as Amulius dropped Gabriel to the ground, and exploded in flames[At least that's how Cross saw it!] leaving behind nothing but a scroll, as he does, as soon enough, someone sends in the following thoughts,"So did i miss anything?" as soon enough, a raven-haired, electric-blue-eyed man wielding a Dragon Rider's sword descended to the ground, next to Zory's band of reinforcements, as Lance said,"Where were you two?" as two others quickly appeared, both of them appearing redheaded, one of whom, Cross quickly recognized as Ophelia, due to her being of scandinavian descent, mostly, while the other redhead, Cross didn't recognize, at all, as Mina quickly moved to give the other redhead a bear hug, as Mina said,"Miranda, you're here, too!" as the other redhead then said,"Cousin Cross was on there, so i figured we should both save him, together!" as she drew out her baton, and pressed a button in the middle that turned it into a spear.
by Isabella Black on Wed May 26, 2010 11:56 am
"Oi." Bella muttered. "As soon as this is over, Imma quit the army or navy or whatever I'm currently employed in."
by Javier Cross on Wed May 26, 2010 3:41 pm
"But you didn't join the army, remember, Bella?" as the Blood-Redheaded lady, Ophelia, said, as she placed her silver-hilted and Sapphire-Blue Sword back to her side, as she goes to look at Lance, her husband, as Lance said,"Its great to see everyone, again!" as he goes to walk straight towards Mina and everyone else, as he shook Cross' hands, first off, as soon as Cross picked the sword back up!
With that in mind, Lance goes to nod to Selven, as he looked at Selven's half-sibling, Cara, and then said,"I see you and your half-sis are alright, cousin Selven?" as Lance was referring to the fact that he and Selven had a common ancestor, since they were of Celtic Ancestry.
Bella rolled her eyes. "Yeah Ophy. I joined a secret army ops group. I covered this with y'all a while ago."
{Hey yall! Go check out the Recruits!}
by Javier Cross on Tue Jun 01, 2010 7:34 pm
"Sorry about that," Ophy said, as she goes to look at both her husband and Cara, as she then admitted,"A lot of things appear to be happening, lately, from Kyle leaving the Division, because it turned out his mother's clan was plagued with a genetic virus aimed at his mum's clan, to the revealed survival of Mr. Alechiv," as with that, Ophelia goes to look at Trinity the Dragon, as Trinity sent the thoughts to Bella,
'Its Beautiful to see you again, daughter of Regulus,' as the dragon then went to eye everyone else.
Cross was startled to look at Miranda, as he realized that he was looking at a redhead who had Ruby Red or Violet Eyes, in which case, Cross said while startling,"I thought you looked like someone dead, ma'am!" as Miranda then goes to look at Cross' eyes, learning about Cross' memories about people whom Miranda shared common descriptions with, as Miranda then said,"If i try to assure you that i am not the exact same person the two people you were thinking about were, you probably won't believe me, so with that in mind!!!" as Miranda goes to take Cross by her, and locks lips with him[against Cross' better instincts!] for a few minutes, only for Cross to push himself away, as he quickly recognized the following,"Wait a minute, this isn't right, aren't you supposed to be one of Mina's sisters?And if you are, wouldn't that mean that we're cousins, too?" as Miranda then admitted,"Our half-brother Aeneas fell for and married one of his own cousins, my middle-namesake, Creusa, so how could that be any different, except you have doubts?" as Miranda then looked at Bella, and then bowed to her.
With that in mind, everyone goes to get ready to prepare to head to the base, as Lance goes to aid with the preparations, as soon as possible, as he goes to meet up with Cara and the others, including Mina and her boyfriend, Zory[plus his half-sister Ashely!] as soon as possible.
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by Isabella Black on Wed Jun 02, 2010 11:58 am
Bella's face fell into an emotionless mask and nodded at the new girl. "Rise."
Hello Trinity.
Mia walked up and started snickering as she watched the scene. "Hey Cross. Oph, Cara. The lot of you."
"Yes, Milady!" as Miranda then rose up, while her cousin Cross begins to look at the two alluringly beautiful sorceresses, in front of him[Mina and Ophy, of course, notwithstanding!] as Miranda then said to Bella,"I don't believe we met before, until recently, haven't we?" as she goes to look at Cara, as she then said to Cara,"How are you doing, distant relative by the Cyprian's marriage?" as by The Cyprian, Miranda was referring to Aphrodite being an in-law, on all counts, when it comes to the Olympians, all the while, Miranda pulls out a hair-brush and decides to use her magic to get it to brush her hair and make it look nicer and redder, which the brush does, by itself.
'I see not much has changed, lately, aside from Kyle becoming M.I.A[Missing-In-Action?] hasn't it? as Trinity showed a genuine dragon tear that she was trying to hide from everyone, which turned into a crystal drop, once it landed, as Trinity then admitted,'I wish for us to begin finding him, once the party is over, but in the meantime, Lance and I(Plus Ophy!) were hearing rumors about Mia's ancestry, as Johnathan appears to be going nuts over Mia, lately!' as she goes beside Bella, since Trinity was about 15 feet tall, currently, for being a space dragon.
Cross quickly found the one lady who was sexier than Bella and Mina, combined, as soon enough, he found the descendant of Rowena Ravenclaw, in front of him, as he then asked,"How are you doing, Mia?" as he tries to look at the clothing Mia's wearing, currently speaking, while Selven goes to reveal his short green hair, as he asked,"How is everyone, lately?They're waiting for us at the fortress, most of everyone, i am sure!" as Selven then goes to wonder if Mia had any plans, as he was somehow as resistant to being phased by Mia's newly-found beauty as Cross was, along with Lance[who was immune!], as Selven then looked around for Johnathan, at this instant, carefully trying to hide his twitching eyes, after seeing Miranda kiss her cousin, Cross, like that, trying not to be ridicules when it comes to how, on all accounts, Aphrodite jumps the bones of her relatives by Gaia and Uranus' bloodlines, as he looks for Johnny!
by Isabella Black on Fri Jun 04, 2010 7:27 pm
Bella sighed. "No we haven't met. I'm Bella, but you know that. And you are?"
I know Trinity. We will try I suppose. But it depends on if he WANTS to be found.
Mia sighed loudly, just like Bella. "Ya know, I hate how M.I.A. means missing in action. Feels like one of these days, I'm going to disappear on a mission. And Cross, you are still clueless as ever."
"I am Miranda Creusa Alvizu, and if you already know enough about my sister in terms of blood-lines, and are aware of the rumors, you already know who our mother is," as Miranda goes to look at Mina, who was still on Zory's arms, as Miranda then said,"Its probably safe to admit that Professor Raymond Alvizu's our father, though, without any real harm descending upon him, and also, Mina and i are triplets, actually, its just that apparently i am somewhat older than Mina is, unless my father can't recall which of us were born first, and is merely blessed to tell the 3 of us apart by hair color," as she then goes to wave her ruby red hair, while looking at Bella, as she said,"I worry about Father's mental health, as much as my two sisters would, as we recently found out about some things about our ancestors from our father's side, the rumor about us being descended from the man you'd call Hercules, notwithstanding, of course!" as Miranda pulled out a cheerleading baton, and then clicked a button in the center, revealing a spear, as she bowed down, once more, as she sent a thought to Bella, as it said,'Is it true that Mia's descended from mother?Because if it is, it means that she's really a cousin to...' as Miranda didn't finish the thought, as she was about to mention the legendary ruler of Britain's name, King Arthur, himself.
'Kyle heard rumors that his mother's clan was infected with some sort of virus, and Cross tried to talk to Kyle, but before he could hope to speak with him, he was nowhere to be found, lately!Do you think Kyle is doing alright, lately?He mentioned how he feared that he will become a monster, after finding out about the scenario of his mum's father being a god of war!' as Trinity goes to show her Rainbow-colored eyes at Bella, in concern.
"Sorry about that, Mia," as Cross begins to sweat, as he tries to shake off the fact that one of his own cousins gave him some sort of incesty kiss, while Selven then said,"Easy, officer, and Mia, is Johnny with..." but before Selven could finish the thought, Johnathan then sighed, as he said,"Sorry i'm late, everyone," as he goes to look at Cara and the others, as he said,"Is everyone alright from the looks of things, Mia?" as Johnny looks at the half-elven descendant of Rowena, unaware of the scenario that Miranda is talking to Bella about a secret about Mia's ancestry, outside of the 4 founders of Hogwarts, while Cross was still sweating as to how he is clueless, as he goes to watch Johnny look at Mia's nail polish, which could be shown at her feet, if Cross thinks Johnny is using level-01-x-ray contacts.
by Isabella Black on Fri Jun 04, 2010 10:33 pm
Bella laughed airily. "Yes, I suppose it would be confusing with 3 of you looking so similar."
Mia stepped. "Yes Miranda. Just to review, it's rumored that I am Aphrodites daughter, but I refuse to say if that is true or not. I am related to King Author, and I"m from Rowena on my father's side." She rolled her eyes, and tipper her head at Johnathen.
"And do you know why your clueless Cross?"
{Hey Cross, go to the Recruits! I made one you'll like!}
[Thank you, Saphy. ]
"It helps knowing that i'm lightweight, our full-sis, Elissa, has a lot of curves and muscle[not as much muscle as those of Ares' blood, except if we were #1 in having Hercules' blood in our veins, like Officer Lance is, but still...] and Mina is stuck in the middle, except you two seem to share Sapphire Blue eyes and princess-esque + super-modeled descriptions[due to Black family blood on Regulus' part!] although she was celebrating seeing everyone again, hence why she made like Herc + Blood-lusted Aeneas, there!" Miranda said, as if she acknowledged the fact that Aeneas had blood-fury or something like that, as Lance said,"That partially covered where King Arthur got his sense of duty from, i feel, girls," as Lance then watched his wife shake Mia's hands.
Miranda then said to Mia,"You look more elven than human, either way, relative, it must be from your father's side, i think," as she goes to look at Mia's blonde hair and watches Mia's eyes at a glance, while looking at her clothing, next.
Johnathan then goes to look at Mia, almost as if he didn't care if Mia was related to Arthur's ancestress by blood + natural causes, as Mia's still Mia, even though he wants to take Mia to the dance and such, as Cross looked at Zory with Mina, and suspects that Johnny feels the same way with Mia, except he's less prepared than Zory was!
by Isabella Black on Sat Jun 05, 2010 8:09 am
"That's because I am part elf as well. I have a very extensive family history. But let me just clarify something. Elves are not sweet woodland creatures. They bite. And it hurts, especially when you change. Just like vampires those damned creatures." Mia winced in memory.
by Javier Cross on Sat Jun 05, 2010 10:15 am
"To be honest, i only thought that Officer Lance and Lieutenant Diomedes, notwithstanding, that no one else had such an extensive geneology outside any of the branches of the Alvizu tree, Mia," as Miranda then admitted,"I mean, Selven and Lance share descent from Cuchulainn, the Irish hero, who was a son of Lugh, due to their Irish blood, and Selven and Lance had mainly Olympian Ichor visible, or something, since Lance is a Quartre-god, roughly, from his father's side, and his father saved my grandfather's life," as Miranda and Mina would eye Lance, as Lance nods to it, as Lance admitted,"Ophy and Laertes were descended from Valkyrie warriors, and if i recalled right, so could i, but let me admit that not all Valkyrie groups are fair and just, as Byrnhild was!" as Lance goes to recall the tale of his scandinavian ancestor, who fell for that Valkyrie.
Selven looks at his half-sib, Cara, for a response from her, as he watches Johnny go to briefly lock lips with the elven-rooted friend, as he was soft about Mia's lips, while Cross goes to look at Mia's ears.
"To be honest, sometimes i wonder if Trojans are naturally descended from Elves, as well as the Olympians," Miranda shrugged, as she said,"Mia, it sounds like you described the Dark Elven breeds in general, right there, yet you seem to be descended from some other breed, either high elven or wood elven, perhaps water elven," as she watches Mina get everyone ready to go, as Miranda then added,"It can't be house-elven from the looks of things," as Miranda hoped she didn't come out racist or anything like that, as she added,"Not that our family had a problem with House-Elves, personally, as we respect our servants as if they were our family!" as Miranda then admitted,"Also, to be honest, Creusa is actually Greek for Princess, if you could forgive me for admitting it!" as Miranda bowed like a Princess to Bella, once more.
by Isabella Black on Mon Jun 07, 2010 2:48 pm
Bella laughed. "Okay. It's been a while since anyone has bowed near me or before me. Some things you just gotta miss."
Mia smacked Johnathen. "Stop that!"
"Fair enough, Lady Bella, now shall we get ready to move out, with everyone else?" as Miranda turned the spear she had on her hand back to a cheerleading Baton, once more, as Ophelia then said to Miranda and Bella,"What can we say?The two of you + Mina look like Royalty to us, and recently Mia's bloodline genealogy gifts just either went out of hiding, or they were triggered recently!" as Ophelia goes to help Cara, along with Mina and her boyfriend and their band get ready to move to the Carriage of Pegasi[of various breeds, mainly of the Tarpan-Pegesi variety!]
'Lance and I are ready to fly, Bella, so do you wish to join us on my back, or to join everyone else in the Carriage?' Trinity asked, as she turned Red, White, and Blue, instead of the standard scale-colors of Black, Silver, and Rainbow, as Lance said,"It means she wishes to test her new-found powers, everyone!" as Lance goes to bring Ophy on Trinity's back.
Johnny felt Mia smacking Johnathan in the face, as he held his left Cheek, as Johnny said,"Sorry, Mia," as he just wanted to show Mia that he cared about her, but is scared that he is doing it, all wrong, as he then said,"Are we going, by the Carriage, with everyone else, Mia?" as he goes to look at her eyes[what color of eyes does Mia have, right now?] and observes her sun-colored hair, next, as he awaits her response.
Cross then goes to look at Sigmund, along with the rest of the party, as he goes to eye Ashely, as Mina then said,"Are we going to hurry up and get going, everyone?" as Mina was bringing her boyfriend with her, to the carriage, as Selven then looked at everyone else, while Cross said,"Are you coming along, Ashely and Sigmund?We could use a hand or two!" as Cross goes to look at the two, and then he goes to see if they plan to do anything once they reach the Sapphire Fortress, all the while, Selven goes to look at his half-sister Cara, as he asked,"Is anything wrong, Cara?" as he waits for her response.
Lance then goes to observe Mina taking both Zory and Ashely inside the carriage, as Mina then goes to induce powerful flirting on the two, as Mina then said,"Our hearts will be in so much bliss, that it will feel like a dream except it will happen, soon!" as Mina meant once everyone gets to the Sapphire Fortress, as with that in mind, Mina goes to french-kiss both Zory and Ashely on the lips, for equal bursts of time, as Lance then believes its quite clear that Mina must have told Zory about also having feelings for Ashely, as well as Zory, because here Mina was, being courageous about admitting her feelings, right there!
Bella smacked her hand to her forehead.
"Sometimes Bella, you just get that thought. When the hell did I lose my sanity, and why did I have to end up with these people?" Mia smirked.
Cross was somehow drawn to the make-outs between Zory, Mina, and Ashely, as he begins to blush, while taking care to hide it from Bella, as he then said,"Are we going on the carriage, Bella, or by Trinity?" as he looks her in the eyes for her response, hoping that Bella could regain her sanity back.
Johnathan was somehow in awe, realizing that Mia might not be bi, and suspecting that neither is Miranda, since Miranda flirted with Cross.
So with that in mind, Johnny then said to Mia,"Did Bella really have sanity, Mia?" as he goes to look at Mia's playful eyes, as he knows that Mia, along with Mina and Miranda, were princesses of laughter, since Aphrodite was said to be the Queen of Laughter.
Johnny then goes to look at Mia, hoping to get a response as to how they wish to travel to the Fortress, because he wants to know Mia the woman, better.
Mina then stopped kissing Zory and Ashely, as she realized and sweated on Lance looking at the 3 of them, as Lance said,"Is everyone ready to go, yet?" as Lance nods to Ophelia and Trinity, as Ophy was smiling a genuine smile, as she looked old enough to be everyone's mum, despite resembling Valkyrie Warrior Maidens.
Bella started laughing. "Screw this, Imma just run there." And she vanished.
Mia laughed as well. "No. If she was sane, we'd have ditched you guys forever ago. But really, who is sane?"
"Mia, is it alright to ask you to the ball, if the Fortress is still intact?" Johnathan asked, as he wanted to be able to dance with Mia, because he wants to know Mia so much better, as he wants to know more about her, by an honest dance at the Ball, as he looked like he was about to get depressed if he gets turned down, now, as Cross hoped Mia could do a compromise and at least think about it, in that moment!
'Are we going to the Fortress in separate directions, everyone?' Trinity the Star-Spangled Dragon asked, as she realized that it doesn't seem that everyone is willing to travel as an outright group, yet.
"Another thing, Mia is that you told me that Kyle was one of the only sane ones, around here, and for the most part, i agree," Johnny admitted, as he goes to watch Ophelia help Miranda with the preparations, taking care of Cara's hair while looking at Selven to see if he has everything covered, all the while Cross continued to sweat on both Bella and that make-out session between Zory, Mina, and Ashely, in front of him, moments ago.


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On Wednesday the Government of Belize met with social partners to review the country's economic performance. The Joint Union Negotiating Team has requested a separate meeting and reports are that the Joint Unions are saying it's time for their members to get back that ten percent that was cut at the onset of the 2021/2022 fiscal year.
Francis Fonseca, Minister of Education
"First of all, the Government has always been, I think the Prime Minster made it clear, we are absolutely committed to doing that. But, that is why it is important to have this social partnership committee and also to engage with the joint unions. What we presented yesterday was a six months report that was for the first six months of the fiscal year. But, that is not a reflection of what is yet to come over the next six months. As you know, inflation is high. There is many other factors. So, we presented a comprehensive report to them yesterday, a very realistic report. Although you are right n saying the economic figures are looking very good, there is a word of caution because there is many other factors. We have to continue to look at inflation being one, and right now we have a closed economy. The borders were closed. So that gives you a sort of false picture as to where economic growth and development is."
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The Sheriff strolls the aisles of the 2006 SHOT Show.
I truly enjoy roaming the aisles at the S.H.O.T. Show because there's always so much good stuff to look at. And the 2006 edition held last February in Las Vegas was certainly no exception. I thought I might share with you a few of the items that caught my eye.
Smith & Wesson has really been busy this past year. The company's new offerings include a .40 S&W addition to the line of M&P pistols ($695-$799) and three different variations of the new AR rifle, which is called the M&P15.
Prices run from $1200 to $1700. I also was interested to see that S&W is introducing a new 4-inch-barreled version of the .45 ACP Model 325PD. It weighs 26.5 ounces and lists for $1008. A great piece of Smith & Wesson history is the fact that the Model 29 .44 Magnum revolver is 50 years old this year. To commemorate this milestone, S&W is offering a 61/2-inch-barreled Model 29 that has been specially gussied up for the occasion.
The gun has the old-style, checkered wood grips and comes in a mahogany presentation case. In addition to the good-looking blued finish, this Model 29 also has a gold anniversary emblem engraved on the sideplate. And as a nice touch, the extra screw was put back in the Model 29's sideplate. It is a really good-looking .44 Magnum revolver that I'm sure Elmer Keith would be mighty proud of. For more information, contact Smith & Wesson, Dept. ST, 2100 Roosevelt Ave., Springfield, MA 01104; 800-331-0852; www.smith-wesson.com.
Ed Brown Products is justifiably proud of its new Special Forces 1911 pistol. This is another of those no-nonsense 1911s that Ed Brown is becoming well known for. The Special Forces gun has fixed Novak sights and a blue-black finish that is specially designed for superior rust protection and improved wear resistance.
All of the sharp edges have been dehorned. Engraved into the frontstrap and mainspring housing is the highly durable Chainlink checkering pattern for a more secure grip. Prices on the Ed Brown Special Forces pistol start at $1995, depending upon the extra features that are ordered. For more information, contact Ed Brown Products, Dept. ST, P.O. Box 492, Perry, MO; 63462; 573-565-3261; www.edbrown.com.
Among the many new-for-2006 models at Wilson Combat is the new striker-fired Advanced Design Pistol (ADP). This lightweight (19 ounces), polymer-frame .45 ACP pistol features an ergonomically designed grip frame and an ambidextrous manual safety. The ADP also has a unique gas retard and buffering system that reduces the amount of felt recoil. Magazine capacity is 11 rounds. Suggested retail on the Wilson ADP is $579. For more information, contact Wilson Combat, Dept. ST, 2234 CR 719, Berryville, AR 72616; 800-955-4856; www.wilsoncombat.com.
The good folks at Les Baer Custom are celebrating the company's 25th anniversary with a really fancy 1911 pistol. This special collector's model 1911 features include a 5-inch barrel, adjustable sights, and genuine ivory grips. The gun also has a beautiful deep blue finish; tasteful, scroll engraving; and a sharp-looking presentation box. Retail on this fine handgun is $6595. For more information, contact Les Baer Custom, Dept. ST, 29601 34th Ave., Hillsdale, IL 61257; 309-658-2716; www.lesbaer.com.
As I wandered past the Freedom Arms booth, my good friend Bob Baker, Freedom Arms's president, flagged me down and told me about the company's new revolver cartridge. It's called the .500 Wyoming Express (WE), and it sure sounds pretty darned impressive. The .500 WE features a 1.370-inch, belted case that is designed to handle .500-caliber bullets in the 350- to 440-grain weights. You can expect the 350-grain loading to generate velocities to over 1600 fps and the 440-grain loading will be running at some 1450 fps.
The Freedom Arms .500 WE will be chambered in the company's Model 83 single action with your choice of adjustable or fixed sights. Available barrel lengths will run 43/4, 6, and 71/2 inches. Suggested retail prices will run from $1639 to $2120, depending upon the gun model. For more information on the .500 WE cartridge, contact Freedom Arms Inc., Dept. ST, P.O. Box 150, Freedom, WY 83120; 307-883-2468; www.freedomarms.com.
Aker International Inc. has been building a great variation of the old Askins Avenger holster called the Nichols Avenger, and it features double leather at the holster mouth, an adjustable tension screw, and a double belt-loop system. This good concealment rig is now available with a bit of sharkskin trim at the holster mouth for those who like to fancy their gun rigs up just a bit. Suggested retail on the Akers International Nichols Avenger starts at $81.50. For more information, contact Aker International Inc., Dept. ST, 2248 Main St., Suite 6, Chula Vista, CA 91911; 619-423-5182; www.akerleather.com.
Another great holster caught my eye at the Galco International booth. This one is the Kodiak Shoulder Holster that is built for most large-frame, single- and double-action revolvers. This is a pure hunting rig for those who like to carry their hunting handgun on their chest on the outside of their clothing. The well-designed shoulder harness snugs the gun and holster to the body, and the positive thumb snap holds the handgun securely. The retail price of the Kodiak Shoulder Holster is $135. Also available from Galco is a Kodiak Bandolier ($49.95) that fastens to the body of this holster and carries six extra rounds. For more information, contact Galco International, Dept. ST, 2019 W. Quail Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85027; 800-874-2526; www.usgalco.com.
Among the neat offerings at Cold Steel is the new AK-47 lockblade knife. This beefy knife has a 4-inch blade, aluminum grips, and a weight of 7.6 ounces. A hollow-ground blade, ambidextrous pocket clip, and new, patented, thumb plate make this knife worth looking at. Retail on Cold Steel's AK-47 is $99.99. For more information, contact Cold Steel, Dept. ST, 3036-A Seaborg Ave., Ventura, CA 93003; 800-255-4716; www.coldsteel.com.
Mark Seymour of Proofmark Publishing has brought out a very nice reprint of a book called Gunfighters Of The Western Frontier. What makes this book so interesting is that it was written by William Barclay "Bat" Masterson in 1907. In his own words, Masterson shares his tales of such shootists as Wyatt Earp, Bill Tilghman, Ben Thompson, and others. Western history buffs will enjoy reading about the western gunfighters in tales that are told by a fellow who was no slouch with a sixgun himself. Gunfighters Of The Western Frontier is available for $22.95 from Proofmark Publishing, Dept. ST, P.O. Box 200334, Austin, TX 78750; 904-687-9876; www.proofmark.com.
Well, that wraps up another trip to the S.H.O.T. Show for me. I appreciate all of you who took the time to stop by our booth and visit with us. Stay tuned as we begin to feature the new guns and gear of 2006 in the pages of Shooting Times.


Ten minutes after I arrive at the hotel room I hear a knock at the door.
Miliband walks through the door and sits across from me.
"Hola, my friend." He says, tilting his oversized sombrero at me.
"Call me whatever you like, amigo. Just don't call me late for dinner." He replies, as he removes his pink "flower power" sunglasses and places them on the table.
"Well, it's not so much life as a journey. My journey started after the election when I took a trip to Ibiza and I realised that life is about so much more than winning elections." He takes a metal flask out of his pocket and pours its contents into the glass of coke in front of him.
"Helps with the journey." He says. I urge him to go into specifics.
"Don't focus on the past, man. Life is a journey of a thousand steps and you gotta focus on the next, you know?" He removes his sandals and stretches his feet onto the table. He reaches into his jacket and removes some nail clippers. I continue with the questions.
"You can't always get what you want, amigo. You just roll the dice and see which fish come out of the ocean." I turn towards my notes and then look back around and see Ed with a small leaf-emblazoned grinder in his hands.
"You have to feed the geese to keep the blood flowing, man." He says as he retrieves some rolling paper from his pocket.
"What does that actually mean?" I ask.
"You can throw a flower, but you can't sniff a brick, you know?" Ed takes out his iPhone and starts playing a remix of Bob Marley's "One Love".
"Tune." He mumbles to himself.
"You can't cut short life. It goes on without us and in then end we become completely lost in it like teardrops in rain." He takes a heavy drag. "Good stuff." He exhales and picks a Cheeto off the edge of his sombrero, staring longingly at it.
"Listen to my podcast, man. It's jokes!" He shouts, as I slam the hotel door behind me.


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Posted by: Satya Singh September 17, 2017	in Peoples, Profile Comments Off on Satyapal Singh
Satyapal Singh is an Indian politician and a Member of Parliament (MP) from the Lok Sabha constituency of Baghpat in the state of Uttar Pradesh. Satyapal Singh is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, Satyapal Singh defeated his nearest rival Ghulam Mohammed of Samajwadi Party by a margin of more than 2 lakh votes. The Baghpat seat was the stronghold of Ajit Singh from Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) party, who had previously won it for three consecutive terms and six times overall. However, in the 2014 elections, he too was defeated and came at third place. This was considered a significant achievement for Satyapal Singh, as he did not have any prior political experience. He joined active politics in 2014 when he took voluntary retirement from police services. Satyapal Singh retired as the police commissioner of Mumbai in 2014.
Satyapal Singh was born on November 29, 1955 to Ch. Ramkishan and Smt. Hukmwati. He was born in a village called Basauli, which is located in Baghpat district. His educational qualifications include M.Sc., M. Phil (Chemistry); M.A., Ph.D. (Public Administration); M.B.A. (Strategic Management). He received his education from Meerut University, University of Delhi and University of Wollongong, Australia. Singh joined the Indian Police Service (IPS) and became a Maharashtra cadre I.P.S officer of the 1980 batch. He married Alka Singh on March 14, 1982.
2006-2014: Commissioner of Police, Mumbai, Pune and Nagpur; Additional D.G.P., Law & Order and Establishment, Maharashtra State; Also worked in C.B.I., Delhi
May, 2014: Elected to 16th Lok Sabha
30 July 2014 onwards: Member, JPC on Security of Parliament House Complex
1 Sep. 2014 onwards: Member, Standing Committee on Home Affairs
2 Sep. 2014 onwards: Member, Joint Committee on Salaries and Allowances of Members of Parliament; Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Rural Development, Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water and Sanitation
11 Dec. 2014 – 19 July 2016: Member, Joint Committee on Offices of Profit; Vice-President, Uttar Pradesh, Bharatiya Janata Party; Member, U.P. State Minorities Committee
19 July 2016 – 3 Sept. 2017: Chairperson, Joint Committee on Offices of Profit
3 Sept. 2017 onwards: Union Minister of State, Ministry of Human Resource Development; and Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation
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Satyapal Singh is a multi-faceted personality, having acquired various skills during his career. Apart from his police and political career, Satyapal Singh has written various books on varied topics such as science and spirituality, crime, corruption, naxalism, etc. He has also written various papers and articles for magazines and newspapers. In sports, he likes shooting, volleyball, and athletics. He also practices yoga.
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'm in a strange place. Fact is: it's indescribable. Someone was next to me reading out of a book. My mind makes the judgment that it is Doseone, semi-famous rapper of the Anticon collective, and he's reading out of his poetry book. And there are books scattered everywhere. As Dose starts to read something out of his book concerning Yoko Ono a car appears and begins to head towards us. Dose disappears and the car begins to run over the books that have taken his place. Although I've barely seen two photographs of him in my life, my mind instinctively tells me that this is Markus Popp- ruining everything. I alternately run towards the car and away from it depending on whether it is facing me, all the while yelling at Markus- "Hey! HEY!"
And then I woke up. Now: I wouldn't call this a nightmare, necessarily. But when the three papers that I've written over the past two quarters at the Ohio State University all converge into one strange narrative I know that something is not quite right. I look at the clock next to my bed and see the time: 10:43 AM. Oh. I've just slept longer than 8 hours for the first time in months.
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Today, I'm buying flowers at the grocery store for an event later on that evening and as my fraternity Brother and I walk down the grocery aisles looking in vain for the Muzak takes a decidedly emotional turn. I'm not sure exactly what the song is but the lyrics "I feeeeeeel IT. BELIEVE IT" seem to feature prominently in the chorus. The whole grocery store seems to stop the first time it happens. It's as though there's been a major breakthrough in Muzak technology- or a complete failure on its part to be unobtrusive. Today, though, we marvel at the song and I react with glee to the acapella finale. My fraternity Brother is not as enamored with the whole thing, "This song needs to end" he firmly says. "This song needs to continue forever," I respond- secretly hoping that it replays for the rest of the day causing a revolt of supermarket employees.
As I find my way home amidst classic rock ditties that I used to sing along with while playing Nintendo and Atari in my basement in my youth, I start to write down the songs that I'm listening to on an index card. My fraternity Brother doesn't ask what I'm doing- I suppose he's used to this type of behavior out of me. We get food and then come home to watch the NFL draft.
The rest of the day is hurry up and wait. A large fraternity event is in the works for the evening and I spend the day doing Stylus archives and Theorizing America homework before I have to get dressed up in a suit and go spend three hours pretending like the most important thing in my life is maintaining a steady stream of small talk with people that graduated from college in the 1950s. It is surprisingly fun- especially since we don't end up singing the Fraternity song more than four times in the evening. Now I love my Fraternity- don't get me wrong- but that song is sung far too much for me to have any feelings associated with it anymore. Much like the Star Spangled Banner must be for most Americans, the song has less and less meaning attached to it each time it is sung- and has finally become a rote measure that only contains an amount of fun in the endless variations that I have devised in my mind. If there was ever a reason that Tom Waits should be involved with fraternity life, in my mind...well...every aspect cold be livened with the inclusion of Tom. Never mind.
In any case, the festivities take us back to the Fraternity house and one of the Brothers from the 80s sits down at the piano and runs through the litany of songs that our Fraternity is known for, but soon rolls straight into a mix of Grease and other Broadway showtunes that drive a number of the current Brother's from the room- and one, in particular, to pull out a bottle of Steel Reserve from the refrigerator in a gesture that appropriately mirrored my conflicting feelings on the situation. Soon enough I retire for the evening, kind of tired of...everything.
Sunday is perhaps the worst day in the world. For most it's a day of relaxation- "what will I do today: watch NASCAR or read a book for pleasure?" My Sunday's, on the other hand, consist of editing music articles, music reviews, artist profiles, label profiles, updating staff pages, attempting to clear out my e-mail box of unreturned correspondence, having short conversations with reviewers, and then attempting to read 150 pages of American Studies homework and write four pages of scholarly notes on them to send to graduate students that all have had far more training in the reading that we've done that I have had.
In between all of this busy work I take short breaks after each small task. One review edited? OK. Let's check the message boards to see if anything interesting has popped up. One artist profile done? Time for another snack. If I didn't have a former swimmer's metabolism I think I would be much more rotund because I eat more candy than any college student should do and expect to remain at the weight that I maintain. Hold on. I'm getting a Cadbury Egg.
What Sunday requires music-wise, though, is music that I can ignore. Over the past year I've switched from a roommate that vaguely understood my Merzbow project to one that listens to the same CD over and over again- if he listens to music at all. It's not a bad CD, usually. But it gets a little tiring. Today I've decided on the Wind-Up Bird. It's good music and non-obtrusive if I don't want it to be. The capper is that the disc is about an hour long, so I can keep track of time, as well, without having to look at the clock. I have my computer hooked up to a stereo that my roommate has brought to school from home and use it much more than him. The reasoning behind this is simple: my indoor headphones finally crapped out after a year and a half of constant use. These things were beautiful and comfortable Sennheiser headphones. The only drawback was the almost permanent indentations that they left upon my hair around my ears. The hair above is normal, flowing out. The hair below is not as lucky, matted down completely, making me look extremely odd when the headphones come off.
The stop for lunch at Bob Evans brings a nice respite from the soothing tones of the Wind-Up Bird and the car blares a good amount of smooth-jazz and, upon my request, we keep the station on Nelly Furtado's "I'm Like a Bird".
The other two major musical events of the day revolve around my lady friend. First, I make her a copy of the Microphones new album Mt. Eerie. As I walk out the door with it I think twice and also bring over flowers for her. Even if she doesn't like the record, at least I will have scored some points tonight. And the flowers go over great, even though she has claimed not to like them all that much in the past. We'll have to wait until tomorrow to see about the disc.
When I get home after the requisite television watching and spending time together (Andy Rooney was in fine form), I get home to begin work again. On goes the Wind-Up Bird until I finish my reading. And when I begin to write my notes up for class I begin to take the short breaks again. This time, though, I begin to construct a 1st trimester of 2003 mix for her. Once again, I have my doubts as to whether she'll like it. But...well...it's good!
Here's how it turned out:
01- Exploding Hearts- Modern Kicks
02- Ted Leo/Pharmacists- Where Have All The Rude Boys Gone?
03- The Decembrists- July July!
04- Yeah Yeah Yeahs- Maps
05- Electric Six- Danger! High Voltage!
06- Zongamin- Double Dostiev
07- Audio Bullys- The Snow
08- Junior Senior- Move Your Feet
09- Sean Paul- Get Busy
10- Lil' Kim- The Jump Off
11- R. Kelly- Ignition (Remix)
12- Richard X/Liberty X- Being Nobody (Soundhog Mix)
13- Tatu- Not Gonna Get Us
14- The Postal Service- Brand New Colony
One of the best and worst things about maintaining a music review website is the e-mails that you receive from people. Many times nowadays it's e-mails regarding my piece on Michael Jackson...that I wrote in December. I can honestly say that I never felt that I would be getting any e-mails from that piece, but alas: at least 100 pieces have come into my inbox regaling me with how much I suck and how much the King of Pop needs to be respected by people like me, but maybe not by people like me since I obviously suck.
In any case, sometimes I get e-mails from record labels or artists offering to send me promos. I always say yes. And am always disappointed. That is until one day I received an e-mail from the Janitor at Load Records. Apparently in Rhode Island all janitors are entitled to send out promos. And after a one e-mail back and forth correspondence, Stylus has been getting stuff from them to review after my glowing endorsement of the Pleasurehorse disc. Yeah. I don't know either. But it made me happy to at least get promos of the better artists from their label. And I don't think Joe Panzner was that disappointed either.
So, when I came back from Theorizing America, my American Studies class, today, I was ecstatic to see a large package from the label. The site doesn't get very many promos, as Clay made clear in one of his final reviews, and every time I receive something, even if it is some sort of singer-songwriter that has touches of Nick Drake and Elliott Smith, I do get extremely excited. So excited that I called up Joe and offered to come over as soon as possible to look over some stuff that might possibly review. Before this, however, I took each disc and put the CD player on intro to get a feeling for what each one sounded like.
I don't trust the promo sheets much, except for biographical material, and wanted to let the first ten seconds of each song color my lengthy descriptions of what each release consisted of to Joe.
Pink and Brown- Shame Fantasy II
A collection of old stuff plus five new songs. I didn't know that even underground hardcore bands were capable of such shameless self promotion as my classic rock heroes of yesteryear. I guess I only have an mp3 copy of Final Foods, but I didn't want to replace it with a physical copy anyway.
Noxagt- Turning it Down Since 2001
Metal with a viola instead of a lead guitar. Cute.
Barnacled- 6 (Corleone Records, also from Providence, Rhode Island)
Avant jazz that is uneven- some really good intros and some really bad.
The rest of the day's listening consisted of electro and Italo Disco, as I revised a paper comparing the Canadian and American exclusion of Chinese immigration in the 19th century. My conclusion? They both did it because the Chinese were able to work for less and harder and because America did a better job of excluding that type of work ethic we're now number one, baby. WOO-HOO!
Tuesdays aren't much better than Saturdays, honestly. The day begins at 8:30 and doesn't end till 5:30, usually. Which brings me to some of my favorite listening, however. That is, the 12 minute walk to class listen. In between class I usually place my headphones on, queue up the loudest and most abrasive tracks I happen to have in my bag and walk to my next class, head down, attempting to both do some critical headphones listening and not bumping into anyone on my way. Frequently, as I'm looking at the ground, I will be smiling, amazed at a particular portion of a track or something that has been unexpected that has finally been heard because of the sheer volume.
My friends and acquaintances at school have all heard the plea from me, most likely, at least once that if I'm walking to class that bothering to get my attention, unless they are directly approaching me is a lost cause and they shouldn't be offended by my aloof attitude. I've never been a huge fan of the casual hello, in any case. No meaningful conversation is going to be had- it's merely a matter of recognition, which doesn't matter, unless you're starving for attention. Which I'm not. Honest.
At 5:30, as my two hour stint at the radio station is up (doing office work, not listening to music except for the lousy new Buzzcocks and pop-punk that we were previewing to make sure that, yes, indeed it was horrible. As a good deal of my life is focused on the radio station, I'll spare the details here and wait until another day's description to go into depth about it.
What does need to be talked about, however, is both the fantastic Latin synth pop that we listened to in the car as we rode downtown to get free ice cream at Ben and Jerry's and the amazing record purchases that I made later that night with Gavin.
Gavin and I are pretty much best friends. Every Tuesday, to establish a definite meeting time and to continue tradition, we head over to BW3's for 30 cent wing night and then go record shopping at the best used shop in all of Ohio, Used Kids. Tonight's situation is different, as my lady friend has suggested that a trip to take advantage of the fact that Ben and Jerry's give away free ice cream one day a year would be in our best interest. On the drive downtown we are treated to a light backing track of Latin synth-pop by Los Prisioneros. Perhaps it was the volume at a low level, but it made for a beautiful accompaniment to the long trek to find suitable parking for free. It's impossible in Columbus, it seems.
After that Gavin, John (my former roommate) and I went down to BW3's and talked mostly about the imminent arrival of another friend coming home from China, escaping the SARS virus. If he makes it home this week he will most likely featured later on in this article, so it's relevant.
It was too late for Used Kids by the time we were done, so we went over to the semi-corporate CD Warehouse and browsed for a while. Gavin purchased nothing. I, on the other hand, picked up:
Various Artists- Trojan Ska Box Set, Volume II (Three Discs)
Various Artists- Now! That's What I Call Music! Volume 6
The Backstreet Boys- The Backstreet Boys
The Backstreet Boys- Black and Blue
Total Price for Seven CDs: $27 and my dignity
After class on Wednesday I talked to my Professor about my proposed end of the quarter paper. I had taken his class on the basis of our similar interests: music. Within this Theorizing America class, however, the topic of music has not come up nearly enough, in my opinion. Today's class, however, had ended with a spirited discussion about Eminem, which vaguely ran down most of the ideas that have been posited about him by music and cultural critics everywhere. It had been the first time that we had more than a superficial mention of music in the class, past the guest lecture by Josh Kun the week before. In any case, my paper idea is taking a look at the rap collective Anticon and their relative influence on the hip-hop community and all of the problems that they bring up in the context of the culture: race, class, and their influences being the major points to talk about. My professor agreed that it would be an interesting topic and I, for once, felt that Ohio State was the best school in the world.
My suspicions were quickly shattered by a car driving by as I walked away from the building and a kid yelling at me: "Hey faggot! 14 and ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!" I understand the first part obviously. I guess I have some effeminate characteristics or something. But the reference to our football team's record over the past year didn't register a lot of sense with me. It's April. Haven't we gotten over this by now? And what does it do with me having headphones on and being a homosexual? I guess I can relate very well with Chris Smith on this whole issue of being yelled at by any and all passerbys whether they are in a building, a car, or simply on the street. College sometimes isn't much better than high school.
The day got better, however, as I went to the library with my lady friend and listened to an Anticon mix-tape that I had made on the way down. She didn't feel as strongly conflicted about the music as I did, I think, as she currently had her mind on my reckless driving and her thesis that is due in a few weeks. I knew her mind was elsewhere when no comments came about the nasality of the voices present and the rapid-fire nature of the dialogue.
Later on in the evening Gavin and I went to do our radio show, appropriately titled "Now! That's What I Call Music!". Our show this week was not very good at all, mainly caused by the fact that we spent more time talking to our guests in the studio than actually attempting to create a coherent mix. Joe Panzner and his girlfriend had come by to inspect the studio and to determine how it would be possible for both Joe and his musical partner in crime, Mike Shiflet, to play live during next week's show. Halfway through the show, our proposed party mix theme was dropped in favor of merely playing music for ourselves and listening to it play against other things. A lot of laughter in the studio was heard, but I can't say much for the listening public. Our sincerest apologies.
I begin listening to music quite quickly on Thursday. Gavin and I's radio show goes till 1 AM and then after a short break I head back to my house to begin to write all four reviews for the site that night to go up on Thursday morning. I start with the easy: the Wind-Up Bird. I listen to the album as I write, attempting to place it in context of their very short existence and relate it to where it stands in terms of ambient music. I like the release well enough, but I know that it isn't amazing. I give it a very 7.0 because I want them to keep making music and see what they can come up with next and move onto a more interesting release that may get me into trouble.
Yes. It's the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. As I begin to write the review I remember the Pitchfork message board thread on the review that the site had run a day before. I purposely write the review as blandly and as uninteresting as possible, in an attempt to ignore the hype and appear to be balanced. I don't think anybody got the point that read the site that day, but I was pleased with the results. I still can't get over "Maps", though, and I spend a lame paragraph in an effort to get people to download it, even if they hate the band. It's one of the best songs I've heard all year, hands down. I finally finish that review at about 3 AM. I look at the clock and cringe. It looks like I won't be doing much studying for those two midterms I have today at 9:30 and 3:30.
Next up is the Soft Pink Truth. Gavin and I talked a good deal about the album during our show and a bit afterwards and I think we agree on its general faults. I basically use the whole of the review to encapsulate our conversation and add a bit of flavor in the opening paragraph because my sense of humor has completely been lost for a few hours now. It's a good record, surely, but it also could have been so much more, which is the main disappointment I have with it.
Last is Mono's One More Step and You Die. This is one of the records that I've truly been floored by lately. My review won't reveal it, though. I attempted, vainly, to construct a review that would accurately depict the record for what it is- allowing listeners to give it a chance if they wanted and to explain why it will probably fail for most in the review, rather than revealing the fact that it's one of the most replayed things that I've gone through (for no good reason, mind you) in the past month or so. In my defense, it's the type of record that will be lost to the ages within a year- forgotten as just another retread of already traversed musical ground. I feel strongly about giving it the rating that it got- anything less than a 7.0, in my book, shouldn't be bought by anyone. But I feel that the writing and structure of the review are pretty lackluster. But it's 4:30 AM. What are you going to do?
I do the necessary HTML formatting and put together the movie review and then send my lady friend a picture of Sesame Street's Bert eating a child, claiming that it's extremely funny only at this late hour.
When I wake up for my midterm I find that she has e-mailed me back at 5:30 AM because she has been writing her thesis and agreeing that yes, indeed, it is quite amusing.
The rest of the day? I never want to listen to music again at this point, so I avoid it at all costs.
Friday/Saturday
On Friday I wake up after a fitful night of little sleep to go over to the radio station for my other radio show, entitled "C90". There is a certain amount of peacefulness that goes along with the knowledge that no one is listening to your radio station, especially at 9:30-11:00 AM on Friday Mornings, "The Underground, Ohio State's Only Student Run Radio Station, 688-4287 if you have any requests, www.underground.fm if you're on the web". So I pop my tape in, press record and begin to mix some of my favorite songs that are housed in our station's archives, keeping in mind that I'm going to be listening to this as driving music for the next week or so.
Listing it all would be a ridiculous time-consuming exercise, but I move from upbeat rock songs to some more somber rock to epic post-rock to dancey post punk to house music and end it up with some soul music. There are a few mistakes that I'm not proud of that will give the tape character, but overall I'm pleased with the whole undertaking.
It's a far cry from the free-form radio things that I have done with Gavin in the past year, but it's still a lot of fun to attempt now to make something sound good, rather than to hope it sounds decent.
After this I go home and begin to listen to my downloads from the past evening. I have downloaded an amazing amount of Italo Disco and electro and sift through the results attempting to find things that I can stand. It's all good, unfortunately and I am left as confused about the genres- but satisfied that I need to look further into these things to get a good handle on their origins and greatest hits. It's this sort of musical detective work that I'm most interested in- finding a genre and becoming enamored with it, attempting to find out everything about it as soon as possible. As I've said to Chris Smith in numerous AIM exchanges: "All I want to listen to for the rest of my life is _insert genre of music I am currently listening to_. Starting right now." That and "All music sucks" are the two common refrains we throw back and forth before his schoolwork got the best of him. Hopefully this summer he'll get out from under it and begin to write a bit more.
Later on in the day I meet up with a group of people to go out to dinner and we end up back at Gavin's place where little music is discussed because we are in the presence of our friend back from China. The rest of the night is filled with stories, the Sixty Million Dollar Man (a Chinese movie that comes HIGHLY recommended), and Blind Date. Even without music the night is deemed a success.
Much of Saturday, honestly is spent sleeping. I attempt to catch back up on all of the lost hours that I've accumulated during the week and I am partially successful. When I wake up to begin to help set up for a fraternity party that I won't be attending later on in the evening, I am assaulted by horrendous pop-punk and Audioslave. I don't think assaulted is really the right word, though, here. It's just...well...it's so boring and bland that it doesn't have any effect on me. Which is really offensive to me.
But the reason that I'm not going to the party is because the Rapture is in town. And they do have an effect on me. And Gavin. And Joe. And Joe's girlfriend. But mostly Gavin who jumps up and down during the set with glee and yells "14 and ohhh!" in an alternately mocking and exuberant tone, attempting to draw the crowd into a frenzy. Both the crowd and the Rapture aren't feeling it, apparently. The Rapture put on a good show, certainly, but for every moment they had us in the palm of their hands, there was a moment where they lost the ability to do exactly what their name implies. Two words, though, explain why the group wins the prize for best encore ever: Gary Glitter.
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Those weeks happened. I'm pretty sure of that. But I'm not sure exactly what went into them. So this will be a short post which hopefully will launch these recaps back into an actual weekly basis.
Somewhen towards the start of these three weeks, I've finished Blast Flocks!
I've been waiting for Castle's 'go' to publicly announce the game, and still am. The game should work better with the new version of Castle, so we're waiting for that!
The completion of the game meant mostly bug-fixes but also a design fix, namely overheating! Because when you had huge flock, you could just shoot endlessly and no-one could ever approach you, let alone defeat you. Now, if you keep on shooting for too long, your planes will overheat and then will start spontaneously blowing up one by one!
During these three weeks I also completed my Tiny Tetris Classic!
It's not released either yet because I haven't had the mental energy to do it, and also because I only have a Windows version and only a very vague idea of how to make Linux and Mac versions.
But it is finished, and it has 6 different visual modes, some simple sfx, and it will save your highscore as well as your settings!
The release should happen this week and it will only be on Patreon, for 5$+ supporters!
I made a Patreon-exclusive Discord! If you're an active supporter of mine on Patreon, you can get the invite over here!
This will be a good place to ask me questions and see previews of what I'm working on currently, and also just chat about whatever!
That Discord is available to all my Patreon supporters, whatever your pledge!
I've also been keeping alive a stream of daily-ish game ideas on Patreon! The three you see above are the public ones among the total of 15 currently existing game ideas.
These are fun to come up with, but not always easy! It's definitely an interesting challenge though!
And I will actually make one of these game ideas happen, starting this week, for Castle!
It's an idea for a minimalist multiplayer Real-Time-Strategy game and I think it could end up very fun and interesting! I should be spending the next three weeks on it!
That's it for these weeks! I'm sorry for the shallow report, next week should see a return to more thorough ones!
As usual, I want to thank all my Patreon supporters for their invaluable support! Here are the names of everyone of the 'Accredited'-and-above tiers!
This week I'm working on a new game for Castle! My goal is going to make as much of the game as possible before the end of the week, and then I'll be able to take my time to add all the necessary polish and bugfixing! I'll let you know how that goes in the next weekly recap!
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Infrastructure Transport
Atal Tunnel: Longest Highway Tunnel in the World
Atal Tunnel is also known as Rohtang Tunnel, connects Manali to Leh and is the longest highway tunnel in the world. The long tube tunnel is spread across a stretch of 9.02km, at a height of 10,000 feet. It will reduce the travel time between Manali and Leh by 4 to 5 hours by shrinking the distance up to 46km.
The tunnel is named after former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and was being built as an ambitious project of the nation. One prime motive for its construction is the Manali-Sarchu-Leh streets remain closed from November to April due to snow accumulation in Rohtang Pass. The underpass aims to alleviate this issue by providing all seasons connectivity. It will not only furnish a tranquil traveling experience but also enhance tourism by attracting more tourists throughout the year. Hence, it will contribute to the economic growth and development of the frosty part of the country.
As mentioned earlier, the Atal Tunnel is one of the ambitious projects dwelling within the country which was proposed in the year 1983. Since 1983, it has passed various parameters and scrutiny when finally the commencement of the construction took place in 2010. The first shoot for the tunnel happened on August 29, 2010, at South Portal, close to Dhundi, and on October 4, 2010, at North Portal in Sissu. The South Portal of Rohtang Tunnel is situated at a distance of 25 km from Manali at an elevation of 3060m, while the North Portal is proximal to town Teling, Sissu, in Lahaul valley at a height of 3071m.
For designing the tunnel, an agreement was assigned to Strabag-Afcons Joint Venture (SAJV). The beautiful tunnel with an estimated cost of ₹3,200 crores is a horseshoe-shaped tunnel having a total length of 8.802km. With an overhead clearance of 5.525m, the tunnel permits a speed limit of 80kmph. The tunnel is 10m wide having 8m wide pavement and 1m wide footpath on both sides. Due to the opacity of the mountains, blasting and digging technique was administered instead of using tunnel boring machines. New Australian Tunneling Method (NATM), alias Sequential Excavation Method (SEM) was deployed for blast and drill technique. The fundamental support is layered with the amalgamation of fiber-reinforced concrete and rock bolt. It has incorporated a Semi-transverse system of ventilation.
Rohtang Tunnel encompasses several features to provide a smooth and safe ride through it. It has placed a fire hydrant every 60m. Keeping in mind the value of communication in today's world, the tunnel has a telephone booth every 150m. It has emergency exists every 500m of 2.25m high and 3.6m wide. At a distance of every 1km, there is an air monitor maintaining ventilation. Concerning safety and security, there is CCTV installed every 250m.
Constructing the longest highway tunnel in the world was not an easy task. The team contributing to creating the marvel had to face numerous challenges. Erection through a crystalline thrust precipitates the geological extremity of the native Himalayas. Frequent geological fluctuations due to the young mountains made it difficult as well. The winter season became the most daunting period to carry out the excavation in presence of excessive snow. Since excavation was done from both sides, during the winter season Rohtang Pass would be shut down making North Portal unavailable. Hence the excavation was done only at South Portal during winters. After excavation, discarding the excavated rocks and soil was another grueling task. Heavy ingress of water required strenuous efforts like continuous dewatering. Despite all these challenges, the constant dedication and rigor to build this marvel, the team has completed the project magnificently presenting one more achievement to the nation!
Atal Tunnel
Rohtang Tunnel
Strabag-Afcons Joint Venture
Sequential Excavation Method
highway tunnel
Atal Tunnel is also known as Rohtang Tunnel, connects Manali to Leh and is the longest highway tunnel in the world. The long tube tunnel is spread across a stretch of 9.02km, at a height of 10,000 feet. It will reduce the travel time between Manali and Leh by 4 to 5 hours by shrinking the distance up to 46km. The tunnel is named after former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and was being built as an ambitious project of the nation. One prime motive for its construction is the Manali-Sarchu-Leh streets remain closed from November to April due to snow accumulation in Rohtang Pass. The underpass aims to alleviate this issue by providing all seasons connectivity. It will not only furnish a tranquil traveling experience but also enhance tourism by attracting more tourists throughout the year. Hence, it will contribute to the economic growth and development of the frosty part of the country. As mentioned earlier, the Atal Tunnel is one of the ambitious projects dwelling within the country which was proposed in the year 1983. Since 1983, it has passed various parameters and scrutiny when finally the commencement of the construction took place in 2010. The first shoot for the tunnel happened on August 29, 2010, at South Portal, close to Dhundi, and on October 4, 2010, at North Portal in Sissu. The South Portal of Rohtang Tunnel is situated at a distance of 25 km from Manali at an elevation of 3060m, while the North Portal is proximal to town Teling, Sissu, in Lahaul valley at a height of 3071m. For designing the tunnel, an agreement was assigned to Strabag-Afcons Joint Venture (SAJV). The beautiful tunnel with an estimated cost of ₹3,200 crores is a horseshoe-shaped tunnel having a total length of 8.802km. With an overhead clearance of 5.525m, the tunnel permits a speed limit of 80kmph. The tunnel is 10m wide having 8m wide pavement and 1m wide footpath on both sides. Due to the opacity of the mountains, blasting and digging technique was administered instead of using tunnel boring machines. New Australian Tunneling Method (NATM), alias Sequential Excavation Method (SEM) was deployed for blast and drill technique. The fundamental support is layered with the amalgamation of fiber-reinforced concrete and rock bolt. It has incorporated a Semi-transverse system of ventilation. Rohtang Tunnel encompasses several features to provide a smooth and safe ride through it. It has placed a fire hydrant every 60m. Keeping in mind the value of communication in today's world, the tunnel has a telephone booth every 150m. It has emergency exists every 500m of 2.25m high and 3.6m wide. At a distance of every 1km, there is an air monitor maintaining ventilation. Concerning safety and security, there is CCTV installed every 250m. Constructing the longest highway tunnel in the world was not an easy task. The team contributing to creating the marvel had to face numerous challenges. Erection through a crystalline thrust precipitates the geological extremity of the native Himalayas. Frequent geological fluctuations due to the young mountains made it difficult as well. The winter season became the most daunting period to carry out the excavation in presence of excessive snow. Since excavation was done from both sides, during the winter season Rohtang Pass would be shut down making North Portal unavailable. Hence the excavation was done only at South Portal during winters. After excavation, discarding the excavated rocks and soil was another grueling task. Heavy ingress of water required strenuous efforts like continuous dewatering. Despite all these challenges, the constant dedication and rigor to build this marvel, the team has completed the project magnificently presenting one more achievement to the nation!
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