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Lowell-inspired Kickstarter indie film project "Child Soldier: Sayon's Story" gets full funding!
Sayon Soeun's official transit photo taken during the Khmer Rouge regime.
Feeling like a philanthropic cinephile? If so, just give yourself a few hours to peruse Kickstarter and IndieGoGo, today's hot crowd-funding sites. We've enjoyed investing a few dollars here and there on some amazing, diverse film projects, including our latest find, The Bicycle City. However, we're quite excited to announce that the Lowell-centric documentary Child Soldier: Sayon's Story has received FULL funding on Kickstarter and we have all of YOU to thank! So many of you have helped raise awareness for this film and its funding initiatives on your personal social networks and through word-of-mouth. We're certain the filmmaking team — Director/Producer Janet Gardner of The Gardner Documentary Group and Co-Producer/Lowell resident Sopheap Theam — is ecstatic and ready to continue full steam ahead with this very anticipated project.
Though Child Soldier has reached its $15,000 goal, it still has just over 20 days to go until it receives funding on August 18. This means there's still time to donate and give the filmmakers that little extra boost above and beyond their original ask. As any filmmaker will tell you, projects NEVER stay within budget — extra dollars means extra piece of mind. We'll be right there with you as we plan on making our own pledge this week.
Here is the official synopsis of Child Soldier: Sayon's Story, direct from its Kickstarter pledge page:
Sayon Soeun today: Cambodian activist, community supporter and Lowell resident.
There are an estimated 300,000 child soldiers worldwide. This film shows how one of them came to grips with his childhood experiences, what he witnessed, and carried with him as he came of age. Child Soldier: Sayon's Story tells the story of a former child-soldier under Cambodia's Khmer Rouge. Abducted at the age of six, he is now a community activist in Lowell, Massachusetts. Sayon Soeun appears to be living the Khmer-American dream alongside his wife, her extended family, and a thriving Khmer community. However, painful questions persist concerning the years he spent under the brutal authority of the Khmer Rouge. After 35 years of absence, he recently made contact with three brothers and a sister he had assumed were dead. Sayon will follow up when he returns to Cambodia where he will search for the truth about a family he barely remembers and come to terms with his own experiences as a witness to genocidal crimes. He will be able to appreciate his cultural heritage, looted by the Khmer Rouge – the magnificent temples of Angkor.
We are great admirers of our dear friend Sayon, as are so many people here in the City of Lowell, which boasts the second highest Cambodian population right behind Long Beach, California. Supporting independent film is one of THE most rewarding things any motion picture fan can do — we hope you'll be inspired to learn more about this admirable project, AND be inspired to contribute. Our sincerest thanks, and stay tuned for further updates as production continues!
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Sopheap Theam says:
Thank you so much for this beautiful write up and for supporting Sayon's documentary! You all have been so wonderfully generous.
~Sopheap Theam
Co-Producer, CHILD SOLDIER: Sayon's Story
Our absolute PLEASURE, Sopheap! We're SO thrilled for you and Sayon … please keep us posted on the progress! — S.C.


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A new reality? Notre Dame is consistently recruiting at an elite level
With just over a month to go before the Early Signing Period, Notre Dame's 2022 recruiting class sits at No. 5 in the 247Sports Composite rankings.
That continues a telling trend: The Fighting Irish are on pace to have an improved recruiting class in each of the last three cycles.
Perhaps more importantly, it could mark the first time during the Brian Kelly era that Notre Dame will have top-10 recruiting classes in back-to-back years. Its 2023 class looks like it will be in that range, too.
Here are Notre Dame's last 10 class rankings, per 247Sports Composite rankings:
2021: No. 9
2020: No. 18
Notre Dame's 2022 class currently ranks No. 5 nationally, according to 247Sports Composite rankings. It's a class that is loaded with blue-chip talent, including 5-star LB Jaylen Snead.
The 2022 class is heavy on talent in the front seven. The Fighting Irish already have seven commitments from defensive linemen and linebackers, and six of those commitments are 4-star prospects or better.
This cycle also includes four receiver prospects, which will be important moving forward. Notre Dame is down to just five scholarship receivers heading into this week's game vs. Virginia, so re-gaining some depth will be important in 2022. 4-star C.J. Williams leads the receiver group and is the No. 75 overall player in this cycle, per 247Sports Composite rankings.
Although it's still early in the cycle, Notre Dame's 2023 group looks even more impressive. That class already has six commitments and two of them are 5-star prospects — the latest being linebacker Drayk Bowen, who committed last week.
Notre Dame's 2023 class currently ranks No. 3 in the 247Sports Composite and has the potential to be the best recruiting class of the Brian Kelly era. Four of Notre Dame's first six commitments in this class are on the defensive side of the ball, too.
The Fighting Irish are one of three programs to be ranked in the top five of both the 2022 and 2023 recruiting rankings.
Here's the list of teams in the top 5 of the 2022 and 2023 recruiting rankings, per 247Sports Composite…
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Notre Dame's recent recruiting surge could be the result of any number of factors. For one, Kelly is in the midst of arguably his best since he took over in South Bend. The Fighting Irish are looking for their fifth straight 10-win season this year and are just two wins away from that goal.
The arrival of defensive coordinator Marcus Freeman is also a potential factor. He's listed as the primary or secondary recruiter on all of Notre Dame's defensive commitments in the 2023 class, and was heavily involved in recruiting Snead in the 2022 cycle as well.
In any case, it seems a new era has set in at Notre Dame. The Fighting Irish have always recruited well, but they're approaching elite territory in the next few classes. If that trend persists, expect to see them back in the College Football Playoff — and soon.

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The 2021 Theater J Patty Abramson Jewish Play Prize Winner
The Helpers
By Maggie Lou Rader
Directed by Holly Twyford
Stream On-Demand January 14 – 16, 2022
Access to the on-demand version of The Helpers ended at 11:59pm (ET) on Sunday, January 16.
Maggie Lou Rader as Miep Gies
Justin McCombs as Jan Gies, Mr. Richter
John Phillips as Otto Frank, Silberbauer
Jo Twiss as Mrs. Stoppelman, Aliens Officer
Todd Scofield as Jo Koophuis, Stranger
Charli Simone as Elli Vossen, Adawolfa, and Alfie
Stage Directions read by Anna Shafer
Inspired by The Diary of Anne Frank, The Helpers is a new perspective from the other side of the most famous bookshelf in history. Miep Gies, an immigrant and secretary for Otto Frank's famous Opekta Company, leads a group of helpers to preserve the residents of the Secret Annex and the spirit of goodness and survival during World War II. The Helpers is a tale of joy, hope, friendship, and resistance during one of history's darkest moments.


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Episode 1: Summit
The year was 2115, the world was at a pivotal turning point of human history. The radical environmental changes that had been ravaging the planet for centuries had reached its heights. Years of unsustainable exploitation of resources and increasing pollution had caused devastating environmental catastrophes on every continent.
The earth's climate had gone dangerously out of balance, and the future of humanity was uncertain. In an attempt to address this critical situation, the world's leaders had come together to form the first-ever global summit. It was the first time in history that all the countries of the world had united in an effort to save the planet.
As the summit was in session, a remarkable discovery was made. Scientists had uncovered evidence of a lost civilization buried deep beneath the earth's surface. It was found that this civilization had created a powerful and mysterious technology that could potentially reverse all the damage done to the planet.
The technology had been begun by an enigmatic race of advanced alien beings who had visited the earth thousands of years ago. The advanced race had vanished, leaving behind only their technology which had since lain dormant, hidden away in the dark depths of the earth.
With great anticipation, the world's leaders prepared to enter the mysterious underground chamber that held the alien technology. But as the scientists activated the machine, a powerful force was unleashed and began to spread throughout the room.
Strange, otherworldly creatures began appearing from the shadows and strange, unsettling phenomena began to occur. As the force began to take hold, the people in the room found themselves being sucked into a powerful vortex of energy.
In a matter of seconds, the entire summit was gone, and the alien technology was at work. When the vortex dissipated, the people were gone. In their place were eerie creatures with glowing eyes and strange, inhuman features. They had no memory of what had just happened, but they did have one thing in common. As the alien creatures soon discovered, they had all been granted incredible powers.
The alien creatures soon learned that they had been chosen to serve as a new kind of humanity. With their newly acquired powers, they had the potential to save the world. But as they soon discovered, they were not the only ones. They had been joined by others with similar gifts, and together they would need to find a way to use their powers to restore the earth's balance before it was too late.
With the fate of the planet in their hands, the alien creatures embarked on a quest to use their powers for a greater good. They soon discovered that the powerful alien technology had granted them the ability to shape the future of the planet. They battled the forces of nature and fought to protect the planet from its adversaries.
But as their quest continued, they began to encounter powerful beings from other worlds. These creatures had long been enemies of the alien creatures and were determined to prevent them from fulfilling their mission. In a desperate battle for the fate of the planet, the alien creatures were forced to confront and defeat their adversaries.
Although the alien creatures ultimately triumphed, their victory was bittersweet. They had saved the world but had also condemned it to the brink of destruction. With the balance of the planet teetering on the edge of disaster, the alien creatures knew they had to act quickly.
As the alien creatures worked to restore balance to the planet, they faced an even greater challenge: facing the unknown. With the world in flux and the future uncertain, they would need to find a way to unite and embrace the unknown if they were to save the planet.
In the end, the alien creatures succeeded in restoring the balance of the planet and the world was saved. But the final outcome of their mission remains unknown. What will become of the alien creatures and the planet they have saved? Will the future be one of peace and prosperity, or will a new danger arise? Only time will tell.
Episode 2: Descent
The sun shone in the sky, its rays lighting up the small town of Lission below. It was the kind of sleepy town one could find in the middle of nowhere; but there was something different about Lission, something unique.
The streets were almost deserted, and the few people that could be seen walking around were all wearing the same strange uniform: a grey jumpsuit with a thick black hood covering their faces. But that was not the strangest thing about Lission. No, the strangest thing about it was the giant dome that seemed to be hovering over the town.
No one knew why the dome was there; it had always been there. There were rumors that it was some kind of government experiment gone wrong, but no one was really sure. All anyone knew was that something was going on in Lission, and whatever it was, it did not bode well.
Jonas, a young man in his twenties, had come to Lission to investigate the dome. He had heard the rumors and had an uneasy feeling that something was going on underneath its surface. He found his way to an old abandoned building on the outskirts of the town and began to search for clues.
He soon discovered that the building was home to a strange underground laboratory. The walls were lined with equipment and monitors, and strange creatures could be seen in glass tanks. It was then that Jonas realized the truth: the dome was not just some government experiment gone wrong – it was a prison.
In the center of the lab was a platform, on which was a strange device. Jonas had the distinct feeling that the device was somehow connected to the dome, and he was not wrong. As he approached the platform and looked closer, he could see that the device was a teleportation chamber, and he realized that the dome was actually a prison for some sort of advanced beings from another world.
The realization hit him like a ton of bricks. Suddenly, his investigation had taken an unexpected turn. His curiosity was piqued, but he was also filled with fear. What if he was wrong? What would he do if he was discovered by the beings inside the dome?
He decided to take the risk and pressed a few buttons on the device, activating it. Suddenly, he found himself in the dome and surrounded by the strange creatures he had seen in the tanks.
The creatures seemed to be in a trance-like state, and they paid him no attention. He turned to look around and saw that he was standing in the center of a grand hall, its walls and floors lined with strange symbols and markings. He soon realized he was in the throne room of the dome.
Suddenly, the trance-like state of the creatures began to dissipate, and the creatures began to move. Jonas realized he was in trouble and was about to make a run for it when a voice from behind him spoke. "Welcome, Jonas," it said.
Jonas turned around to see an elderly man standing before him. "My name is Yuhj," the man said. "I am the ruler of this realm and I am here to answer your questions."
Jonas nervously asked what the dome was and where it had come from. Yuhj explained that the dome was a prison created by his people, the Naria, to contain powerful individuals from other worlds who posed a threat to their own.
Yuhj then revealed that the Naria had created a powerful device, known as the Descent, that could send the prisoners back to their own realms. However, if used incorrectly, it could have devastating effects.
Jonas then asked if he could use the Descent to save the prisoners. Yuhj agreed, but warned him that the Descent could also be used to wreak havoc if not used correctly. Jonas then left the dome, determined to use the Descent for good.
Back in his own world, Jonas traveled far and wide, gathering information about the Descent and the Naria. After months of research, he finally figured out how to use the device, and was ready to test it out.
Jonas activated the Descent and watched as the prisoners were sent back to their own realms. But then something strange happened; instead of being released, the prisoners began to vanish.
Jonas was confused, but then he realized what had happened. The Descent had been sabotaged, and Yuhj had been plotting against him. He had used the Descent to capture the prisoners, not release them.
Jonas was both angry and confused, but then a thought occurred to him. What if Yuhj had been using the Descent to conquer other worlds? Jonas had the power to stop him, and he decided to use the Descent to fight against Yuhj's evil plan.
He went back to the dome and used the Descent to send Yuhj and the prisoners back to their own realms. He then destroyed the Descent, ensuring that no one would ever use it again.
With the Descent gone, the dome slowly disappeared, and Lission returned to its former sleepy state. Jonas had saved the day, and although the fate of the prisoners was unknown, he knew that he had done the right thing.
Jonas returned to his home with a sense of satisfaction, but also a feeling of uncertainty. He had used the Descent for good, but he couldn't help but worry that one day someone would find a way to use it for their own sinister ends.
Only time would tell…
Episode 3: The Haven
"Step forward," the voice commanded from the shadows.
Ingrid, the sole occupant of the strange, windowless room, stepped hesitantly forward, her heart pounding in her chest. What had brought her to this place?
The voice in the darkness addressed her, "You are here as a test subject." Ingrid gulped, her throat dry with fear. "You will now enter The Haven."
Ingrid heard a light switch click and the room became illuminated. On the walls were strange symbols and strange machinery humming. She could just make out the faint outline of a person in the corner.
"This is Doctor Wilcox," the voice said. "He is here to help you."
Ingrid slowly walked towards Doctor Wilcox, her body tense with fear. He was wearing a lab coat and had a clipboard in his hands.
"Good morning," he said, in a friendly voice. "We need to make sure you are ready for the Haven."
"What…what is the Haven?" Ingrid asked, her voice shaking.
Doctor Wilcox smiled. "The Haven is a secret laboratory, deep beneath the ground. We are working on something very special here. Something that could change the world."
Ingrid was intrigued. "What kind of experiment are you doing?"
"We are testing a new type of technology that could enable us to traverse different dimensions. It is a complicated process and will take months to complete."
Ingrid was stunned. "D-different dimensions? Are you saying I could travel to other worlds?"
Doctor Wilcox nodded. "Yes, that is correct. But there are risks. It is possible that you could become lost in these other realms. It is also possible that you could encounter things that cannot be explained in our universe."
Ingrid swallowed hard. "I…I'm not sure I'm ready for this."
"It is alright if you are not," Doctor Wilcox said. "You can still choose to remain in this laboratory and assist with the research, should you choose to. Or, you can leave if you wish. The choice is yours."
Ingrid paused for a moment, debating in her mind whether she should stay or go. Eventually, she made her decision.
"I'll do it," she said. "I'll enter the Haven."
Doctor Wilcox smiled and nodded. "Very good. I am confident you will do well."
Ingrid was ushered into a strange device, which Doctor Wilcox explained was a "dimensional portal". With a few clicks and whirs, it began to hum with energy and a bright light began to fill the room.
As Ingrid stepped into the light, the room disappeared and she found herself in a strange, alien world. Everywhere she looked, she saw creatures and life that she had never seen before. The air was thick with the smell of a distant jungle and the ground beneath her feet was soft and strangely spongy.
As she tried to make sense of her new surroundings, a figure stepped out of the shadows. It was Doctor Wilcox.
"Welcome to the Haven," he said, gesturing for her to follow him. "Come, let me show you around."
Ingrid followed the Doctor as he led her on a tour of the Haven. Everywhere she looked, she saw incredible and unbelievable things: creatures that seemed to be made of light, mysterious machines that whirled and hummed, and plants that seemed to be alive and moving.
The Doctor explained that this was only a small part of the Haven. There were many more realms beyond this one, each more wondrous and strange than the last.
Eventually, Doctor Wilcox stopped in front of a large door. "This," he said, "is the entrance to the final realm. Here is where your adventure truly begins."
Ingrid stared at the door, unsure of what to expect. There was a sense of dread in the air, but also a feeling of anticipation.
"Are you ready?" the Doctor asked.
Ingrid nodded. "Yes," she said, her voice barely more than a whisper.
The Doctor pushed open the door and Ingrid stepped inside. What she saw beyond the door was beyond her wildest imaginations.
She was in a world unlike anything she had ever seen before. The sky was filled with breathtaking lights and colors that seemed to be alive and dancing. Everywhere she looked there were strange creatures, both friendly and hostile.
As she explored this incredible realm, Ingrid began to realize why the Doctor had brought her here. This was a place where she could discover new things, gain knowledge of the unknown, and push the boundaries of her imagination.
But it was also a place of danger. There were dangers lurking in the shadows and unknown forces waiting to take advantage of her. Ingrid realized that if she was going to survive in this strange new world, she would have to use all of her courage and wit.
The Haven is a world filled with mystery, beauty, and danger. The possibilities are endless and the fate of Ingrid's exploration lies in her hands.
The future is uncertain, but one thing is for sure: Ingrid's journey has only just begun.
Episode 4: Deja Vu
It was a normal day in the bustling city of Seattle. Nothing was out of the ordinary; people were going about their everyday lives.
The sun was shining brightly, and the streets were bustling with activity. In the middle of all the hustle and bustle, one person stood out: a beautiful young woman, dressed in a simple white dress, her long brown hair cascading down her back. She seemed to be in a trance, and as she walked, she seemed to be looking for something.
Suddenly, she stopped and looked up. There, in the sky, was a strange light. It hung in the air and seemed to be moving in a strange pattern. No one else seemed to notice it, and the woman suddenly felt a strange sense of déjà vu wash over her.
The woman walked towards the light, which seemed to be getting brighter and brighter. She felt a strange pull towards it, and as she got closer, she felt as if her entire body was being engulfed in the light.
Then, she heard a voice. It was a deep and powerful voice, and it seemed to be speaking in a language she had never heard before. She couldn't understand what it was saying, but somehow she knew she should listen.
As she listened, the light around her seemed to shimmer and pulse. She felt herself being transported to a strange new place, and she knew that nothing would ever be the same again.
The woman found herself standing in a strange new world. Everything around her was different, yet strangely familiar. She felt a strange sense of familiarity, as if she had been here before.
The sky was a deep purple hue, and the ground was a strange yellow-orange color. As she looked around, she saw strange creatures that seemed to be made of pure energy. They seemed to be talking to each other in a language she didn't understand, but somehow she knew what they were saying.
She kept walking, and eventually she came across a large palace. It was built out of a strange, white material that seemed to shimmer in the light. She began to feel a strange sense of awe, realizing that this place was somehow connected to her.
Suddenly, she heard something. It was a voice, and it seemed to be coming from inside the palace. She knew she had to go in, and as she entered, she felt a strange sensation come over her. She felt as if she had been here before.
As she walked through the palace, she felt a strange sense of familiarity. Everything she saw reminded her of something from her past, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it.
Eventually she found herself in a large room. It was filled with artifacts from different eras, and she could feel the energy emanating from them. As she moved closer to one of the artifacts, a strange voice spoke to her.
"You have been here before," it said. "You are the only one who can save us. You must find the missing pieces of the stone and use them to unlock the power of the universe and reverse the flow of time."
She had no idea what that meant, but she knew she had to find the pieces and figure it out. She needed to get back to her own time and save the universe from whatever force was threatening it.
The woman set out on her quest to find the missing pieces of the stone. She traveled to distant lands and encountered strange creatures, all of whom seemed to be speaking the same language. She eventually came to a cave, deep within the earth.
Inside the cave, she found a room filled with ancient artifacts. One of them was a glowing stone, in the shape of an eye. She knew this must be one of the pieces of the stone she was looking for.
As she touched the stone, she felt a strange sensation come over her. It was as if she had been here before, and she felt a strange sense of déjà vu. She suddenly realized that she had been here before—in the future.
She knew what she had to do. She had to find the other pieces of the stone and use them to reverse the flow of time. She had to go back in time and find the source of the evil before it was too late.
Finally, she found all of the pieces and put them together. As she did, she could feel the power of the stone growing inside her. It was as if she was connected to the universe, and she knew she had the power to change the future.
With a single thought, she reversed the flow of time. Suddenly, she found herself standing in the same place she had been before, but everything was different.
She had done it, she had changed the future. But she knew her work was not yet done. She knew she had to find the source of the evil and defeat it once and for all.
The woman walked away, feeling a strange sense of satisfaction. She knew she had saved the universe, but she was not sure what the future held. She had changed the course of history, and she could only hope it would be for the better.
As she walked away, she felt a strange sense of déjà vu. She knew she had been here before, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it. As she looked up into the sky, she noticed the strange light she had seen before.
It was still there, and it seemed to be shining brighter and brighter. She knew she had saved the universe, but she still had a job to do. She had to find the source of the evil and defeat it once and for all.
Episode 5: The Inheritors
The sun was setting on the horizon, painting the sky a deep pink and orange. It was a peaceful moment, one that Gavin Wells would always remember, for it was the day he discovered his fate.
Gavin was a high school student who had come to visit his grandparent's farm for summer break. He loved the old-fashioned way of life and the fresh air. He could often be found in the barn, playing with the animals or helping his grandfather with chores.
But today, he was standing in the middle of a field, feeling a strange sensation run through his body. He was surrounded by an endless expanse of wheat and with no one else in sight.
Suddenly, an eerie silence filled the air and Gavin felt a chill run up his spine. He looked around and noticed a strange mist rolling off the ground. A voice whispered his name and he spun around, expecting to see someone.
But to his surprise, he was alone.
He was about to turn away when a shimmering light appeared in the sky. The light grew brighter, bringing with it a strange humming sound.
It was then that Gavin realized he was in the presence of something far greater than himself.
The light slowly revealed a figure, cloaked in a robe of dazzling white. The figure stepped forward into the field and Gavin felt a powerful energy emanating from it.
The figure raised its hand in a gesture of welcome.
"Gavin Wells," it said in a voice that was not human. "You have been chosen, as one of The Inheritors."
Gavin was confused, but he couldn't deny the power he felt surrounding the figure. He slowly nodded his head, accepting his destiny.
Gavin soon discovered that The Inheritors were a group of people who had been chosen to protect the world from a powerful and mysterious force known as The Darkness. The Inheritors had been given special gifts and abilities to help them in the fight against the Darkness.
Gavin was taken to a secret compound, where he met the other members of the group. He was introduced to an elderly woman who had the ability to see into the future and a young girl who could control the elements. There were others as well, each unique and powerful in their own way.
Gavin felt a sense of belonging as he was welcomed into the group. He was given a special amulet, which enabled him to access the other members of the group whenever he needed help.
The group began to train and prepare for the fight against the Darkness, but it wasn't long before Gavin began to feel a strange presence watching him from the shadows.
He noticed strange occurrences, like things moving around his room, and he felt like he was being followed. He confided in some of the other Inheritors, who promised to keep an eye out for anything suspicious.
One night, Gavin was out walking in the woods when he encountered the presence he had been feeling. A dark figure stepped out of the shadows and Gavin felt a chill run through his body.
The figure introduced itself as the leader of the Darkness, a powerful being capable of manipulating the minds and bodies of others. Gavin was frightened, but he also felt a strange connection with the figure.
The Darkness offered Gavin a choice: join its side or succumb to its power. Gavin was tempted, but he knew he could not turn away from his destiny as one of The Inheritors.
Gavin refused, and the Darkness was forced to retreat into the shadows.
The Inheritors continued to train and prepare for their fight against the Darkness. But as the days passed, Gavin noticed a strange change in his fellow Inheritors.
One by one, they began to act strangely and lost interest in the fight against the Darkness. Gavin was concerned, but he was powerless to help them.
Then one day, he made a horrifying discovery. He found a secret portal hidden in a hidden chamber beneath the compound. When he stepped through the portal, he was transported to a strange world filled with dark creatures and eerie creatures.
Gavin soon discovered that the other Inheritors were being held captive by the Darkness. He realized that the Darkness had been slowly manipulating them, draining their power and slowly turning them against each other.
Gavin found a way to free the other Inheritors and they made their way back to the compound.
But Gavin's journey was not over. He still had to face the Darkness and put an end to its dark plans. But he could not do it alone.
The Inheritors banded together and vowed to face the Darkness as one. Armed with their special gifts and abilities, they fought bravely against the powerful forces of the Darkness.
The battle raged on until finally, Gavin and his fellow Inheritors emerged victorious.
In the aftermath of the battle, Gavin and the other Inheritors returned to their lives. But they never forgot the struggle they faced, and the strength they gained in the process.
Gavin's story was just beginning, for he was now part of a greater destiny. He and the other Inheritors were now part of something much larger, something that he could never fully understand.
But he had faith that it would all make sense one day.
The Inheritors had won the battle, but their fight against the Darkness was far from over. There were still forces of evil in the world, and Gavin and the other Inheritors would be ready to stand against them.
Until then, they would continue to be vigilant, and keep the world safe from any future threats.
Episode 6: Essence of Life
The future holds many secrets. But the greatest of all is the secret of life itself.
It was a clear night in the year 2065. The sky was awash with stars, shining bright amidst the stillness of the sky. A faint wind whispered across the city, carrying with it the scent of life and possibility.
On this night, in a small laboratory hidden deep within the bustling city, a group of scientists were attempting to unlock the secret of life itself.
Leading the project was a man named Dr. David Stewart. After years of research and experiments, he was certain that he was on the verge of a breakthrough. He had already made several incredible discoveries, but this one could be his greatest yet.
The project was mysterious. The scientists weren't allowed to talk about it outside the laboratory. All that was known was that it involved a secret substance known as "essence".
Dr. Stewart had managed to create a small sample of the substance, but it was highly unstable. He had to work quickly to prevent it from reacting and destroying the lab.
Just as he was about to begin the crucial experiment, he heard a loud thud outside the laboratory. Startled, he rushed out to investigate.
What he found shocked him. In the alleyway outside the laboratory, was a group of criminals breaking into a nearby store. They had obviously come to steal the essence.
Dr. Stewart rushed back into the lab and sealed the doors. But it was too late. The criminals had already broken in and were getting away with the essence.
Desperate, Dr. Stewart followed after them. He managed to track them to a run-down building in the slums.
When he entered the building, he came across the criminals in the middle of a strange ritual. They were using the essence to create a strange creature.
As Dr. Stewart watched in horror, the creature slowly came to life. Its eyes were aflame with a strange power and it seemed to possess an intelligence far beyond anything Dr. Stewart had ever seen.
The creature spoke to Dr. Stewart. "I am the essence of life," it said. "I am here to show you the truth of the universe."
Dr. Stewart was overwhelmed. He realized that the creature possessed untold power and knowledge. He also realized that the criminals were using it for their own selfish gain.
Dr. Stewart knew he had to act. He attacked the creature, but the creature easily defeated him.
However, before it could destroy Dr. Stewart, the creature paused and looked deep into his eyes with a sense of understanding.
"You are right," it said. "The essence is too powerful to be used for such selfish purposes. It must be protected and used to benefit all of mankind."
And with that, the creature vanished into the night, leaving Dr. Stewart to ponder the implications of what he had just witnessed.
The incident was kept secret and Dr. Stewart never spoke of it to anyone. He chose to keep his discovery to himself and use it to benefit mankind.
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Dr. Stewart's discovery changed the world. People lived longer and healthier lives, and the power of the essence was harnessed for the benefit of all.
But the essence was not without its risks. Some people sought to use it for their own selfish ends, and some used it to create creatures of incredible power.
Dr. Stewart, however, remained committed to his mission of using the essence for the benefit of all. He dedicated his life to unlocking the secret of life and understanding its true purpose.
It was a mission that he never completed. But the legacy he left behind is still felt in the world today.
The essence of life. It is a mystery that will never be fully understood. But it is also a source of incredible power and knowledge that can be used for good and for evil.
And so, the question remains: what is the true essence of life?
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Braking distance of a vehicle is an important safety consideration in highway geometric design. Braking distances have been commonly estimated based on vehicle wheel loads and assumed tirepavement friction. The use of classic vehicle dynamics simulation model, which simplifies tire stiffness as linear elastic function, is a main approach to estimate tire-pavement friction and predict braking distances. The interaction of nonlinear vehicle dynamics with pavement surface roughness has not been considered in analyzing its impact on vehicle braking distance. The impact of pavement roughness induced vehicle vibration on braking distance is the topic of interest in this paper. A nonlinear vehicle dynamics simulation model is proposed where tire stiffness is considered as a nonlinear elastic function in the analysis of vehicle dynamics. The model is implemented in MATLAB 11.0. A hypothetical example is given to illustrate the possible difference between models with linear and nonlinear tire stiffness in calculating braking distance on a wet pavement. Although the model presented is rather simplified considering only nonlinear tire stiffness, and a more elaborate simulation model is required to examine in detail the actual impact of considering nonlinear vehicle dynamics, the example does show that further study is necessary to examine the need for vehicle dynamics simulation in order to reliably predict vehicle braking distances on highways, taking into account the effect of pavement roughness.


CULLMAN – Clergy from north Alabama took part in a beautiful Thanksgiving service held at St. Bernard Preparatory School on Wednesday, Nov. 14 in Cullman.
More than 40 clergy were invited from around the country, many from places too distant to travel. Sixteen ministers from the Cullman area, Birmingham and the Tri-Cities took part in the service composed of prayers, psalms, scripture readings and hymns. Students offered thanks and petitions to God as they brought to the church symbols of the various aspects of their lives.
Fr. Joel Martin, president of St. Bernard Prep, said that every student was given the opportunity to request the presence of their pastor or other representative of their church, and he was happy to see so many of these busy men and women take time away from their jobs to be a part of the service.
After several scripture readings were heard in four different languages representing some of the various cultures of students from the school community, those in attendance heard the message given by Rev. Jerry Lawson of Daystar Church in Cullman. Lawson spoke on thankfulness and reminded those gathered that thankfulness was a choice. He encouraged all to be loving and generous while being thankful in all circumstances.
Instrumental music was provided by the St. Bernard concert band under the direction of Ken Simpson; they performed the Irish folk tune "Be Thou My Vision." The fine voices of the St. Bernard Prep concert choir presented a beautiful rendition of "Amazing Grace/My Chains are Gone," under the direction Michael Kastner. Organist for the service was Jannie Ratliff of Sacred Heart Church in Cullman.
The service was followed by a dinner for all guests, students, faculty and staff. The guest clergymen were served by the students.


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The counterpart in Azeroth is Tal'doren, located in the Blackwald of southern Gilneas.
^ "Tome of the Ancients"
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Esperanza Mayobre
Esperanza Mayobre is an installation artist who delights in revealing visual clues that collectively communicate her heritage and unique cultural viewpoint. Relying on personal experience and awareness of place, many of Mayobre's photographs and artifacts are gleaned from Venezuela, her native country. Daily documents of eroded or empty billboards that line the roadways were recorded through the windshield as the artist passed by. The images are then printed at postcard size, and arranged in asymmetrical grids and presented in multi-walled installations too large to be seen in a single viewing. As the viewer explores the subtle variation and repetition of the images, the ubiquity of propaganda and empty political promises become almost palpable in time and space.
A recurring symbol in Mayobre's work is the makeshift antennamounted above many Venezuelan homes. Fan cages adapted to achieve a first world luxury--satellite TV-- litter the landscape. Photographs of the antennae, as well as actual artifacts imported by the artist can be found in many of her pieces. Applying this same cunning, Mayobre similarly co-opts everyday objects such as certificate frames, welcome mats, and globes to comment on the adaptability required to survive in a radicalized sociopolitical state.
Mayobre's artwork unfolds to reveal central concepts such as decay and chaos, family and togetherness, as well as the awkward otherness of immigrant status. Surely anyone who has travelled abroad can attest to the excitement and frustration of unfamiliar customs, vernacular, bureaucratic systems and social bonds. The polarity between being at once an American and a 'foreigner' allows her to integrate disintegration into her work, and approach difficult subjects with tragicomic aplomb.
Esperanza Mayobre studied art in Caracas, holds a BFA from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts (Boston, MA), and attended Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture. She has had numerous solo exhibitions including Galeria Fernando Zubillaga, Galeria ArtePuy, and Centro Cultural La Caja Chacao (all Caracas, Venezuela), Hallways Contemporary Art Center (Buffalo, NY), Galeria Solar (East Hampton, NY) and most recently Westchester Community College State University of New York. Her work has been included in group exhibitions in Germany, Spain, Korea and El Salvador, and in and around NYC including Dorsky Gallery, Momenta, Leslie Heller, TSA NY, Brooklyn Fire Proof, Radiator and Postmasters, the Bronx Museum, the Jersey City Museum, among others. Esperanza is the recipient of the International Studio & Curatorial Program (ISCP), LMCC Workspace residency and Smack Mellon Studio Program. Her work has been reviewed in Huffington Post, Hyperallergic, Art in America, BOMB, The New York Times, The Brooklyn Rail, Artnet, El Nacional, Arte al Dia and Artforum.
Portraits courtesy of Jen Maler: www.jenmaler.com


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Clinton Administration Hack Robert Reich Wants To 'Annul' Trump's Presidency
Robert Reich was the Secretary of Labor in the Clinton administration. He is now a leader of the far left resistance. He doesn't think impeaching Trump would be enough. He wants to annul his presidency.
He recently wrote on his blog:
Don't Just Impeach Trump. Annul His Presidency
The only way I see the end of Trump is if there's overwhelming evidence he rigged the 2016 election. In which case impeachment isn't an adequate remedy. His presidency should be annulled.
Many people are convinced we're already witnessing the beginning of the end of Trump.
In their view, bombshell admissions from Trump insiders with immunity from prosecution, combined with whatever evidence Robert Mueller uncovers about Trump's obstruction of justice and his aide's collusion with the Russians, will all tip the scales…
Impeachment would remedy Trump's "high crimes and misdemeanors." But impeachment would not remedy Trump's unconstitutional presidency because it would leave in place his vice president, White House staff and Cabinet, as well as all the executive orders he issued and all the legislation he signed, and the official record of his presidency.
The only response to an unconstitutional presidency is to annul it. Annulment would repeal all of it – recognizing that such appointments, orders, rules, and records were made without constitutional authority.
The election of Trump truly caused some people to lose their minds. Reich is one of them.
How sad.


WOODBRIDGE, Ont. — Titanium Transportation Group saw mixed results in the second quarter, with logistics revenue declining while truck transportation earnings increased.
Total revenue for the second quarter was $30 million, an 8% decrease over Q2 2015. EBITDA came in at $3.2 million, a 6% decrease over the same period last year. Truck transportation revenue was $21.4 million, a 6% increase over the second quarter of 2015 and EBITDA margins for the segment climbed to 16.3% from 13.1%.
However, logistics revenue saw a 28% decline to $8.9 million and EBITDA margins there fell from 13.1% to 4.8%, reflecting an oversupply of trucks in the market, according to the company.
Net income was negative at -$126,140 for the quarter and -$311,269 for the first six months of the year.
Daniel pointed out in a conference call with analysts the balance sheet remains strong and the company is well funded to execute its growth strategy, which remains to make two acquisitions per year. Earlier this year the company purchased a Windsor terminal and assets, which have since been fully integrated, Titanium reports.
It anticipates fully integrating ProNorth by the third quarter of this year and Daniel said the company maintains a full pipeline of potential acquisition targets. The company is also sitting on about $4.2 million in older equipment it plans to sell.
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It should be clear to anyone watching this space that game developers are learning as fast as they can about how to create new gameplay in online (putatively) social games; we know a lot less than we still don't know. As such, it's very interesting to me how closely the emergence of types of gameplay in popular social games is following the path of individual psychological development of play — and what this may tell us about the future of the design of social games.
Parallel play: implicitly recognizing the play of others around you, doing some of the same things and playing in the same cognitive space, without overt social interaction. Think of two kids building sand castles near each other that resemble each other, even though they never said a word or joined together at all.
Cooperative play: socially interacting and organizing using play as a structure on which to build these interactions. Note that this implicitly includes competitive play, as the social structures involved necessarily require in-group (our team) and out-group (the other team) interactions.
Solitary play: playing by yourself without regard to others: Bejeweled, Bookworm, and most early casual games fit in this category. Among other things, it's simply easier and faster to design for a single-player solitary experience than anything more expansive.
Onlooker play: Same as above, but now with leaderboards and the like. You're not playing with others, but you have some interest in their play.
Parallel play: this encompasses most of the current social games such as Farmville where you may have "neighbors" but your focus is still entirely on your farm, island, fishtank, etc. Even the X-Wars games (Mafia Wars, etc.) fit primarily in at this level; while you're making your "gang" socially, in terms of the gameplay you're almost entirely working on your own. These games do however start to edge up into Associative play.
Associative play: some social games are moving in this direction, with people chatting as they play (see the active chat channels on sites like Kongregate for example), talking about the game with others (in person or via Facebook channels), etc.
Cooperative play: despite their name, very few social games are in this truly social territory (yet). This is common ground for MMOGs, online FPS and strategy games, where people form teams for the purpose of playing a game — and significantly, where these interactions enable the formation of communities that keep people around as active users for much longer than the gameplay itself. Some of the highlights of this include complementary roles — tank/healer/dps or point guard/center/power forward — as well as shared goals and complex in-group/out-group interactions. This is where games really become social.
I think we can expect to see more evidence of associative and cooperative play emerging in social games over the next year or so (or sooner — this area is evolving very rapidly). This is also where a lot of people are looking to MMOGs for valuable lessons in social play and community building, and why I see social games evolving to occupy some of the same niches MMOGs and virtual worlds have held thus far — I don't believe virtual worlds are over as Daniel Terdiman wondered, but as I've recently posted I do think we're emerging from a harsh winter of old design tropes into a new spring of fast-spreading designs of growing social complexity.
Social games have the opportunity to grow into this space with an audience in the hundreds of millions, not hundreds of thousands as with old-guard MMOGs. This growth will result in more satisfying games (games that match most people's own post-adolescent level of developmental play) where people stick around for longer — if we can learn to develop in terms of our designs as we have in our own social psychology.
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Q. I have an opportunity to buy a 2006 Freightliner Columbia with a 410 horsepower Detroit motor. It's from a fleet that recently shut its doors due to the economy. The truck looks fairly good, but I want more power. Can I uprate the engine to at least 500 hp? Is there anything else I should know before buying the truck? The price they're asking is fairly attractive.
A. There is a great deal to consider when you buy any truck, and even more with a used one.
The Columbia has proven to be fairly reliable for fleets, as has the DD13 engine. But I see several issues with this truck. One involves the engine; another is the drivetrain. I'm also concerned about the truck's maintenance history.
The 410 hp immediately identified this as the 13-liter engine, since the larger DD15's ratings start at 455 hp. The highest on-highway rating for the DD13 is 450 hp with 1,650 lb-ft of torque. To reach 505 hp, you would need a DD15. It wouldn't be economical to do an engine swap, so you are limited to uprating to 450 hp and 1,650 lb-ft of torque.
That brings up another consideration – torque. The 410 hp engine comes with 1,450 lb-ft. Since drivetrains are spec'd according to torque ratings, your running gear may be limited accordingly. Some fleets may opt for the next highest rating to provide a safety margin – for example, an Eaton Fuller RTLO 14610B.
A 10-speed overdrive transmission will handle the 410 engine's torque; a fleet might order a 15610. But if you uprate to a 450 hp with 1,650 lb-ft, you would need a RTLO 16610B to handle the extra torque. You could uprate to a 450 with 1,550 lb-ft, but I question whether 100 extra pounds of torque would provide a significant enough improvement to justify uprating.
If you're looking for a used fleet truck with the potential to uprate the engine, be sure it has a 15-liter class engine, such as an ISX15, a DD15 or the like. If you find a 16-liter engine, a DD16, a Mack MP10, Volvo D16 or Cummins ISX16, you won't need to worry about uprating or matching components, but those power trains carry a significant premium.
Another concern with this Columbia was its maintenance history.
Since the fleet had "shut its doors due to the economy," there is a strong possibility that maintenance has been allowed to slip. Companies don't just decide one day that times are tough so they'll close. There are months, if not years of cutting back expenses. Tires that were once replaced with 4/32 of tread remaining are allowed to wear to 2/32. Oil that was drained at 20,000 miles is now changed at 25,000 or even 30,000. Workers are let go, and defects that were once dealt with immediately are put on a "when we get to it" list, if they are detected at all.
When a fleet has gone out of business, you need to be extra cautious about buying their equipment. Any truck can be cleaned up and made to look good on its surface, but wear and tear takes place inside the machinery.
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Exciting Things Ahead in 2018: CDM Moves to LA, Legends From the Hills, and 2110 Is Back!
Zach Bjorklund
It's been almost a year since this whole thing started and now 2018 is here. 2017 was awesome! I survived Digital Systems Engineering. I learned how to stay in the zone, or as some would say, mastering the flow. My airsoft team did D-Day in July and my imagination was wildly fueled for at least the next month. I got to see the total solar eclipse in August, an event which as the U of I president said marked an "auspicious sign to begin the academic year." The total solar eclipse is the coolest thing I have ever seen with my own two eyes on the planet Earth. Little did I know how accurate Chuck Staben's statement would really be... Later that semester it became evident that this would turn out to be the most successful semester of my college career. I decided to keep a few of my "preview then throw away" classes and scored a chance to work on sound in the Polymorphic Games Studio on campus for more credit. On top of all that, senior design was finishing up. I decided to just ride it all out. I kept everything. I must be crazy because this left me with a total of 18 credits! Why'd I do it? I don't know, don't ask me. Apparently I made some really good decisions this year though because my term GPA was finally better than it had been since my one win sophomore year.
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Oh yeah, and did I mention I got a job offer?! I'll be moving to the LA area in May to take a starting engineering position with NAVAIR. This is a big deal. Not only does it encompass virtually all of my interests, there's the one percent that I've got my foot in the door, in terms of proximity, to the production music capital of the world, after my four more years of intense training of course...
There are few obstacles CDM can't handle. I'm hoping that 2017 sets the pace for more or less the rest of my life. I've mastered the way of work-art balance. The new tracks will keep comin'. Don't worry. Speaking of which, 2018 looks as bright as a supernova. What's coming? Well, I've been quiet lately. There's two reasons...
Legends From the Hills
I've been working on my second album, Legends From the Hills. I can't wait to announce the release of this one. There are a couple teasers worth spilling about Legends right now.
First off, length. A few comments that Superpowers got back were along the lines of, "the tracks were so good, so why were they so short?" One answer could be my indisputable inspiration from trailer music which is short lived in nature, but I've thought a lot about that lately - it doesn't have to be. For example, many artists in the epic genre today have started to treat it like they would any other genre. The artist expresses his or herself in terms of making sense out of the current events taking place in his or her life. Lyrical orchestral music that takes the verse-chorus-bridge format of modern music is what this looks like. I see more epic and trailer music with lyrics than I used to and they are starting to be in English more often as opposed to Latin or eastern phrases. This is a sign of English speaking culture assimilating dated and orchestral styles of music. In other words, a good sign. Perhaps this is exactly the type of trend that will bring epic to the masses like Marcus Warner envisions. Personally, I'm waiting to see if I am right like I was about EDM. Give me 5 or 10 years, then I can say I told you so.
At the risk of sounding more robotic, I decided to let Legends take on more structure, allowing room for longer and more epic tracks. Keep an eye out for a track on the album called "Treasure and Triumph." This one is really going to have that lyrical tie between epic and what's inspired by modern life that I was talking about. This track has taken the longest. It's massive. It's nearly 7 minutes long. It features many ideas including both Latin and English lyrics intermixed. It will definitely be the feature track of the album.
Now length is one thing, but there is something else too. Superpowers was good but I feel like listeners in general are more interested in the fast paced tracks, the ones that get your blood pumping. Each track on Legends From the Hills is telling a different story, as did Superpowers, but this time there will be less dependency between the tracks. Each one could hold its own. Expect to see more great epic battle tracks as well as the beautiful and ethereal ones you already love.
To sum it up, Legends is going to deliver even more than Superpowers did. It will be longer and even more epic with one killer track after another. Every last one of these tracks is on a new level and that's what's going to make it so great.
It's been taking a long time and a lot of hard work. It's funny, I bet I sound like I'm complaining when I say doing what I love most is actually pretty hard. Ideally, it's not taking any longer than Superpowers did though. If the recording, mixing, and mastering process takes me about a semester and one vacation, that's about right. Soon that won't be my unit of progress measurement though, which is crazy to think about.
Digital Distribution of Superpowers
Believe it or not, there is more work to be done on Superpowers, and this was the only not-so-great part of 2017. Creating the appropriate cover art has taken waaaay longer than it was ever meant to. Granted, my ambitions are very high. I could get into the stores the way it is but I suppose you could I say I'm a bit obsessed with keeping everything as straight forward as possible. The fact is, Superpowers has no official cover yet. I envisioned something even better, and not a photo. It needs to be as mind blowing as the music was. Trust me, when it's done and you see it, you won't think I'm crazy anymore.
The current cover is a placeholder designed for promo and it always has been. I've been searching for artists to recruit nonstop since the summer but nothing has come through so my dad and I have been slowly battling the idea on hard mode. It's been pretty good, but it makes me nervous every day. Is it ever going be what I envisioned? Well we'll get there and 2018 has to see it through. So look for the Superpowers re-release in the stores this summer or soon after. After this we'll roll out physical copies, probably the most exciting thing ahead for 2018. As it turns out, most of my friends still say they think nothing beats physical copies of their music. There's something nostalgic about it I guess. Physical copies and a breathtaking cover for Legends is also in the pipeline. And there will be one more...
Coming in 2018, an Epic Music Album Unlike Anything You've Heard Before - 2110 Reborn
I saved the best for last. The idea of starting production for 2110 Reborn gets me amped in a way the other albums don't, but I gotta finish what I started. What's so great about it?
Well In my last post I gave some hints about this album but didn't have as clear an idea of what it would be at the time. Since then however, I finished a new track called "Mean in the Machine." This track is wildly unique and its inception made it clear exactly what was going to give the 2110 universe a fresh new start, a comeback that is.
One day last summer, I believe it was the day after the airsoft D-Day weekend, I was working outside and deeply thinking about how the 2110 universe could experience some kind of rebirth without beating it to death further. I'd suspected over the past several years that 2110 was simply never destined to be a movie but rather a visual novel or comic book with sound effects or something like that. The story was just never given justice and told properly. Jonathan Johnson is a brilliant story creator and he and I babied the plot's logic for years until it was finally bullet proof. The result was something so systematic, sophisticated, and awesome with structure and rules and problems, yet completely in our heads. That blew my mind. So clearly 2110 was never delivered properly and making a whole movie is certainly a headache I'm not putting myself through again. So what could be done?
It finally dawned on me that the essence of the 2110 universe was built on narrations. Sgt. Blueround telling the story of the war against the DOX Drones is where it all began, with his loyal battle buddy Sgt. Greenscope and their gaurdian angel Dr. D who travels the stars delaying the inevitable in a race against time dramatically connected to a terrifying situation which is galactic in scale, with Blueround and Greenscope magically caught in the epicenter. I would usually dictate these tales at the end of the day or the day after any wargame event be it Nerf, airsoft, laser tag etc. Jonathan would also deliver legendary impromptu monologues that became the heart of insane new ideas and they were often better than mine ever were anyway.
Having just returned from the airsoft trip, I was really in the zone for this kind of thing. So I returned to the core. I began writing prose in my head, and the rest came naturally. I was thinking about how the 2110 universe was always an allegory to digital distraction and the dark side of human-computer interaction, among many other things of course. That's when I wrote the intro lines and the last few words you hear Blueround say are the ones that popped into my head first. Everything built up to them.
You'll have to wait 'til the track comes out to know what they are...
And so there I was later that week mixing ambience and sound effects behind the words. It was like I was creating all the sounds to a movie scene. What am I doing? I didn't know, but I liked what I was hearing so I kept going with it. The prose concludes and a monstrous synth bassline fills the void with epic strings and haunting effects.
So there you have it; I've disclosed that 2110 Reborn will have sound effects and prose or dialogue. I've done this before and thought it was really cool because a lot of my favorite tracks of all time approach sound for what it is and will do this or something similar. I call it an "audio sketch" and it can be a cool technique to elicit more vivid images for the listener or create an atmosphere. In epic music it can sometimes sound odd so I wonder if some people will find it off-putting, but I think you'll just have to wait and hear it before you decide what you think.
My goal is try something new and "Mean in the Machine" was a smashing success in my mind. So whether or not it turns out to be a love it or hate it kind of a thing, I'm real confident that 2110 Reborn has something completely new to offer to the epic music community. Fasten your seatbelts. I'll be releasing "Mean in the Machine" as a video later this year before 2110 Reborn to build hype for the album.
Stay tuned and keep dreamin'.
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Today being the day, I thought I'd post a few lesser-known and slightly different love songs than we usually hear. This is one of the more joyous I know. It's a recording by Louis Armstrong on the same 1964 album that contained his phenomenal hit recording of "Hello, Dolly!" This is "Be My Life's Companion."
The song was written in 1951 and had two hit recordings that year by Rosemary Clooney and the Mills Brothers. And as popular as those were, I still like the sheer exuberance of Louis Armstrong's version. It was written by Bob Hilliard and Milton DeLugg. I remember DeLugg's name for him briefly being the music director on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. Hilliard had a long career as a songwriter and was elected into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. He wrote the songs to the Disney movie, Alice in Wonderland, and several Broadway musicals, including Hazel Flagg with Jule Styne. (That wasn't successful but included the big hit, "Every Street's a Boulevard in Old New York.") Other of his songs include, "Dear Hearts and Gentle People," "Our Day Will Come" and "My Little Corner of the World."
Besides all that and loving this recording, I especially love his little personal homage at the 2:25 mark.