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Introduction: Elastic Band Heroes
This instructable shows how to make your favorite characters or in this case heroes on the Rainbow Loom. For this particular instructable I will be showing you how to make a Rainbow Loom superman. I initially did this to repurpose the Rainbow Loom to make a neat keychain rather than the bracelets and such that it is intended for. Keep in mind that this instructable is not meant to be limited to the one thing I will be showing how to make, but is rather a template in which the real fun is creating your own designs based on the steps that I will cover. You will need one rainbow loom and several bands as well as a hook in order to complete this instructable.
Step 1: Plan Your Design
I find that it is often a good idea to get a good idea of what I'm going to do and how I'll do it, prior to diving right into a project. In this case, I printed off a couple rainbow loom templates to plan out my design. I found this to work really well, seeing as how if you make a mistake, you don't have to mess around with a bunch of elastics to fix the problem, and you can get a decent idea of how it will look. The first design is for the arms, while the second lays out the rest of the figure. I will add these pictures to the steps that they apply so that they can be easily viewed for reference. The colors of bands we will be using in this project are: Red, Blue, Yellow, Peach and Black.
Step 2: Make the Arms
For this project we are going to be using the bands in pairs for the most part unless otherwise specified. You will notice the design has numbers inside the spaces indicating how many bands should be placed on the two indicated pegs. To start you will need to go from top down following the pattern indicated in the design. Always make sure that as you put on the bands that they layer on top of the previous bands. Once you get to the last set of bands you will need one more band to act as a cap. Simply wrap it 3x around the last peg and then you are ready to start looping. To start your looping you will need to take your hook and pull up the 3 bands from below the cap and then loop them onto the previous peg. Continue to follow this until you need to loop the three band set. You will need to loop this over the disconnected pair of bands. Then finish looping normally. After this pull the arm off the pegs from top to bottom while making sure to keep track of the ends as they are loose. I would recommend putting a toothpick through them to store the arm for later as in the picture above. As you probably guessed you will have to do this twice.
Refer to the pictures if you encounter any confusion.
Step 3: Start Making the Body
In this step you will start to make the body of your figure. That last step was a fair bit of reading, but now that you know the basics and principals the rest is fairly repetitive. For the body what you need to know is that all the bands will be put on in pairs unless indicated with a "3" in the design. Furthermore when there are three sets of bands that converge onto one peg you will do the diagonals first and then the vertical except in the case of the shoulders where you will do those before the third set going into the chest. Other than that you need to follow the design until you have everything except the bands between the legs. Also do not add the bands that stretch over three pegs as we will be doing that in the next step. To confirm you have it right take a look at the pictures above. The bands between the legs will be used as leg extensions so that they are not so short. what you will do there is virtually the same as the arms with the two sets and then capping them off with a 3x twisted band. After that pull it off and then stretch the four band ends over the last peg. You will need to do this twice. This is also shown in the pictures if you are unclear.
Step 4: Looping the Body
To start this step we will put on the bands that go over three pegs to keep the figure together. To do this you will need to double a band over by crossing it over itself to increase its tightness. Do this for each indicated spot in the design and the pictures. except for the one with 1/2x marked next to it in the design, for this one, put on the band without crossing it over but on the third peg twist it and hook it onto the center peg. Again make sure to refer to the pictures to make sure you do it correctly. Next start looping the bands in the same way as with the arms straight up the vertical columns until about the waist area. You will then need to put on the arms. You will notice that there are 8 unattached ends split into to groups of 4. In each group of 4 ends put the two pairs onto the two indicated pegs in the design. Afterwards you will have 4 ends on either peg. Do this for both arms on both sides. After this you will keep looping by digging for the bottom set of bands and hooking it onto the peg above it. Do this until you reach the top of the head.
Step 5: Pull It Off and Finish It Up
After you have finished looping what you will do is fit another and through top loops of his head and secure it so that there are no more loose ends and then pull him off from top to bottom. After this I gave him some detailing including a yellow band to act as his belt and another to act as the yellow of the symbol (I fished that one in and through him). Lastly I finished him of with a piece of red felt cut into the shape of a cape.
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Oh and can you make rubber band princesses?????????????????????????
WOW sooooooo cool! it was super hard when i started but then i tried again, i did it looks amazing!!! except i don't have a picture of it... BUT IT'S JUST SOOOOOOOO COOL!!!!!!!! but jokers not a hero, and please tell me where i can get skin color bands. ????????????
Jokers not a hero though
it's a good idea ،thanks
do you know how to make cinderella if you know please make an instructables
I imagine that I probably could make a design for a Cinderella, but I think that's part of the fun. If you were to follow these instructions, but changed it to a Cinderella design it probably wouldn't turn out too bad. Granted you would need to be creative with the long hair and bottom of the dress, but keep in mind this is just a guide, the real fun is making it with your own creativity and ideas!
These are great! Instructions are super clear. I can't wait to share these with my young super hero.
Super Cool Ible....
Sees The Joker
*nerd rage and flips table*
Nice! Well done! I always make loom band charms - keep up the good work!
Thanks for the comments. I love Batman too... Not entirely sure how I would do his ears and symbol, maybe someone else will figure out how to do it.
Nice I love batman
Your instructable looks very well put together! I'd never thought of making people on the loom before.
These are awesome! I hope you win.
These are adorable. :)
Thanks for sharing.


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The Nigerian stock market opened the week on a negative note as market participation weakened on Monday, causing both the volume and value of trades to decline by 43.72 per cent and 57.08 per cent, respectively.
The market capitalisation of stocks listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange dropped from N11.849tn on Friday to N11.833tn on Monday, while the All-Share Index declined by 0.13 per cent close at 32,413 basis points.
Fidson Healthcare Plc led 17 losers on Monday, having seen its share price decline by 10 per cent to close at N5.40.
Other laggards on the chart were Wapic Insurance Plc, UACN Property Development Company Plc, Lafarge Africa Plc and Unilever Nigeria Plc.
Wapic saw its share price drop by 9.09 per cent to close at N0.40, while UPDC's share price declined by eight per cent to close at N1.61.
Lafarge's share price reduced by 6.52 per cent to close at N21.50, while Unilever closed at 41.20 per share, after losing 5.29 per cent.
AXA Mansard Insurance Plc led the gainers' chart on Monday with an increase of 10 per cent in its share price.
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Brainerd Mayor Updates on New Trail, Garbage Ordinance from November 16 Council Meeting
The city of Brainerd held a regular council meeting on Monday, November 16, so we spoke with Mayor Dave Badeaux about the items that were discussed.
Badeaux said it was a short meeting. During the meeting, the city secured federal funding for a new trail on the south side of Highway 25. The overall purpose of the trail will be to connect some other trails to larger trails in the area.
Another key agenda item that was discussed was the approval of a new garbage ordinance, which will take effect on November 25. Badeaux described the ordinance and the thought process behind it.
Lastly, the council continued its ongoing discussion surrounding the children's museum and the possibility of its relocation; Badeaux said that the conversation would be continued at the park board level.
We thank Mayor Badeaux for his time. The next regular council meeting for the city of Brainerd is scheduled for December 7. Our full interview with Badeaux may be found below.


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5 Magnificent Trails You Have To Hike In New Orleans Before You Die
New Orleans is full of interesting, unique places. Some of them can be overrun by tourists, or are typically crowded. One way to get away from the hustle and bustle of the city is to find a quiet hiking trail and surround yourself with nature. Think it can't be done in New Orleans? Check out these quiet, peaceful trails to hike in New Orleans and the surrounding area.
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UTRASANA (Camel Pose)
In this asana the gravity stretches the chest and the shoulders little more in comparison to other backbends. This pose boosts the happiness creating hormones hence relaxing the mind from unwanted stress.
- With legs apart come on your knees.
- Keep your hips over your knees and rotate your thighs squeezing them towards each other.
- Inhale to engage your lower belly.
- Take another inhalation by lifting your sternum and drawing your elbows towards each other.
- Keep your chest raised, your spine long and drop your hands towards your heels.
- Press the heels of your hands into the heels of your feet.
- Lift your shoulders, lower your head and neck and gaze at the tip of the nose.
- Now exit the posture by bringing your chin back towards the chest and hands to hips.
- Support your lower back as you come up slowly.
Sun the only source of immense energy can help you be energetic and focus on the present moment. The morning rays will make you feel happy and enlightened.
- First come to the prayer pose.
- Then go to the raised arm pose.
- Then bring your hands to foot pose.
- Next, come to the equestrian pose.
- Then lift your hip to come to the stick pose.
- Put your body down and lift your upper half known as the cobra pose.
- Next, you need to pick up your lower half like a mountain, keeping your hands and head down.
- Stand erect with your head and hands joined at your feet.
- Now get back to the normal position of standing erect.
- You can repeat this several times.
This yoga posa of inversion builds confidence in a person by regulating the blood flow.
- Sit with your heels and knees wide apart.
- Bring the hands and forearms together with palms upwards.
- Place the hands on the floor with fingers pointed towards the body.
- Press the elbows into the midriff area.
- Keeping the belly firm drop your head to the floor.
- Straighten the knee and stretch one leg out beside it.
- Keep your buttocks firm and your shoulders rounded slightly downwards.
- Raise the head up and gaze forward.
- Shift your weight forward along with the buttocks.
- As the weight shifts the feet should come off the ground.
- Rest in the position for 10 seconds and steadily increase the time to one minute.
- Repeat this 2-3 times.
Have you seen a baby happy and rolling with his cute and innocent smile? This is exactly what you have to do.
- Lay flat on your back.
- Exhale and bend the knees into the belly.
- Inhale and grip he outside of each foot with the corresponding hand.
- Open your knees slightly wider than your torso and bring them up towards your armpits.
- Push your feet up into your hands and pull down to create resistance.
- Lengthen your spine as you bring your thighs down into your torso.
- Hold this posture for 30 seconds to a minute.
- Exhale and release the feet back to the floor.
When you are sad you tend to take short inhales and large exhales. So, we need to balance our breathe now!
it with your soles pressed together.
- Keep your knees bending outwards and your heels pulled near to your body.
- To support your back you can use a blanket or a pillow.
- The position of the blankets should be such that it fits well with your spines curve when you lie down.
- You could also make use of a blanket to provide support to your head.
- Place the blankets behind you for your head and torso to be supported when you come to the lying position.
- You may have to try it out to check how many blankets will be necessary.
- Lower yourself gently to the yoga mat and/or blankets.
- Bring your arms out to your sides at a 45 degree angle and keep your palms facing up.
- Let your eyes close and your breathing be normal.
- Initially, you can remain in this pose for a minute, but you can gradually increase the amount of time to around 10 minutes.


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Wader glue
May 27, 2017
Waders are very useful shoes. A pair of waders can allow anyone to go from a day outside in the water to inside a warm house by the fire. Many people have a favorite pair of waders that they wear again and again each year. The waders may have been broken in properly in all the right places, meaning they are very comfortable as they conform to the shape of the foot and the entire leg. A good pair of waders can also last for years, protecting the wearer's feet from a day spent in the elements. Any person who has a reliable pair of waders that they can grab whenever they want is assured of having a good time outside when they want. A short jaunt fishing is much easier with the right boots. However, while many pairs of waders are extremely well made, even the best pair of waders may develop problems after years of use. In that case, minor repairs may be necessary in order to keep the boots in good working order and protect the person's feet from the cold and damp.
Buying Wader Glue
The clear solution to this problem is the use of wader glue. Wader glue is glue that has been specially developed in order to help repair any minor cracks in the boots. If left unaddressed, minor problems such as cracks may quickly turn into much larger problems, allowing water to get inside the boot and ruin the entire interior. To prevent any further problems, many people keep a tube of wader glue on hand at all times. The glue is applied via a tube directly to the fabric of the boot. The glue can be applied to both the interior and the exterior fabric of the boots, making it very easy to instantly repair any surface of the waders. The glue is a clear color and will go on the surface of the boot that way so it does not stand out, making any repairs barely visible. A short application of wader glue can immediately correct the problem and make any old pair of waders look just as good as new again


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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — U.S. stock futures held slight gains on Monday after last week's losses, as investors monitored the euro-zone debt crisis and as data on consumer spending came in as expected.
"U.S. equities stalled out after sub-par personal income and spending came in below median forecasts," said analysts at Action Economics of the data that had personal income rising 0.3% in May while spending held flat.
Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 13 points to 11,894 and those on the Standard & Poor's 500 stock index gained 1.80 points to 1,265.70.
Nasdaq 100 futures advanced 5.25 points to 2,213.
The blue-chip Dow industrials
In London, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron signed new trade deals Monday and discussed a range of issues, including human rights. The U.K. and China hope to boost bilateral trade to $100 billion by 2015.
European equity markets were little changed Monday, with the Stoxx 600 index (SXXP) up 0.04% in intraday trading.
Sentiment was cautious ahead of a Greek parliamentary vote on additional austerity measures expected later this week. Approval of the measures is a condition for the release of more aid to Greece by international lenders from a bailout package agreed to last year.
"This would undoubtedly buy Greece some time and help sidestep a near-term default in July, but the more medium/long-term insolvency issue will remain untackled," Deutsche Bank said in a note to clients.
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After the U.S. stock market closes, athletic footwear and apparel firm Nike Inc.
In Asia, most equity markets posted losses overnight, with Japan's Nikkei Stock Average (NIK) falling 1%.
In the commodity markets, crude oil for August delivery CL1Q dropped 63 cents to $90.53 a barrel in electronic trading on Globex.


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In my house, soup season is still going strong! It's basically nonstop hot tea and soup all day, every day for me, so I'm sharing a soup recipe I'm really loving right now—which is this curried lentil soup. This is very easy to make, full of good-for-you and simple ingredients, and it's super tasty. Triple win!
My homemade soup routine basically goes like this. I make a big pot of soup and I eat some for dinner (if my husband wants some he's welcome, but he's not always as enthusiastic about soup as I am). Then I save the remaining 2-3 servings and rewarm them for weekday lunches or a super quick weeknight dinner. As I type this, I still have a serving left of this batch pictured for lunch tomorrow and I cannot wait to eat it! Ha.
More often than not, I like to add a few crackers to my soup. I'm currently on a bit of a mini saltine kick (they are so cute! I know that's kind of dumb but I can't help it!), but this curried lentil soup is extra delicious when served with some cooked rice stirred in. Totally optional, but I happened to have some leftover rice one night when I made this and that was even better than crackers. It's also delicious all on its own, too.
Happy soup making! xo. Emma
Credits // Author and Photography: Emma Chapman. Photos edited with A Color Story Desktop.
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- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 shallots
- 2 carrots
- 4 cloves garlic
- ½ inch ginger
- 1 teaspoon curry powder
- ½ teaspoon garam masala
- ¼ teaspoon cayenne
- ¼ teaspoon turmeric
- 1 cup red lentils
- 4 cups 32-ounce vegetable or chicken stock
- salt and pepper
- cilantro and lime for serving
- Chop up the shallots and carrots, mince the garlic and ginger. Rinse and pick over the lentils.
- In a large pot, heat the olive oil over medium to high heat. Add the shallots and carrots and cook for 1-2 minutes. Then stir in the garlic, ginger, curry powder, garam masala, cayenne, turmeric, and a big sprinkle of salt and pepper. Stir and cook for another couple of minutes until everything begins to soften.
- Turn the heat down to medium/low and add the lentils and stock. Cover and cook on low for 18-20 minutes until the lentils are very tender. Use an immersion blender or you can do this in batches in a blender and puree the soup (it can be super smooth or leave a little chunky, up to you). Taste and add salt and pepper as needed. When serving, sprinkle on a little chopped cilantro and squeeze a little lime juice over the top.


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Being a student is not very easy as the student needs to handle a lot of things in his life. He needs to maintain a balance between friends, family, classes, projects, assignments, and work. On top of that, they need to prepare themselves for the corporate world if they want a decent job. That is why students must make it their top priority to do internships. Then only will they be able to get some working experience? A lot of people apply for a post in a company. Having an internship degree will benefit the student will give him a competitive advantage. Students lack the working experience due to which the companies first need to train the students and teach them. This costs the company a lot of money. Therefore, if a student who already has some experience in the field such as the one in this review, he/she will have a higher selection rate as the company won't have to train him and can start working immediately.
What is the best time to apply for an internship?
At the 1st year of the college, the student does not know anything related to his branch. So at first, the students can go for internships that are not related to his field. This way he can acquire some extra skills that can benefit him in the long run. As the student learns about the basics of his field, he can then apply for internships in those companies which are specialized in such fields. The student will then be easily able to utilize his classroom knowledge into the real world. Since most of the internships are available during the summer, the student can apply for different types of internships every year. The more experience he gains, the more the chances are of him getting selected easily. Companies always look for freshers with at least some knowledge in the field as they don't want to spend money on students for their training. Therefore, a student can start doing an internship from the 1st year itself. The main thing is that the student must interest in the field. Then only he will be able to work with his full potential.
How to select the best internship?
There are a lot of internships available. So the student must not rush himself by applying on each and every one of them. There are a lot of things that he needs to consider before beginning to search for an internship. The most basic factor that one must consider is to go for the companies which are specialized in the same field that he is interested in. This way the student can understand all the practical use of the theories that he learned in his university. The best internship that a student can go for is international internships. It has a very high demand and many students apply for it every year. Companies always prefer such students who have knowledge of how things work internationally and can handle all international projects. Therefore, the location must not be a barrier for selecting the internship. If the student has talent, then there is nothing in this world that can stop him from success.


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''The police themselves are acting like investigator, judge and jury', says a woman rights activist on the police encounter of four rape-murder accused... Several activists and lawyers raised questions over the police encounter of four accused in the rape-murder case of a 26-year-old veterinarian in Telangana even as politicians across the party lines hailed the police action.
'Those killed in the 'encounters' range from perpetrators of violence against women to suspected Maoists... Early on Friday morning, news broke that the Telangana police had shot and killed the four suspects in the rape-and-murder case of a Hyderabad veterinarian in an 'encounter'. News reports said that the police had taken the suspects – Areef, Shiva, Naveen and Chennakeshavulu – to the scene of crime for "crime reconstruction". There, they allegedly tried to "attack the police and escape", when the police opened fire in "self-defence".
[Note: a BJP government was in power in Chhattisgarh at the time of the Bastar fake encounter.]
'Making its stand firm on the killing of four people suspected to be Maoists in Manjeekkandi forest of Attappady in Palakkad district, the CPI has submitted a report on it to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan reiterating the party's stand that it was a fake encounter. The second largest constituent in the ruling Left Democratic Front after the CPI(M), the CPI since the beginning has been asserting that the killing was a fake encounter while the government insists that it wasn't and that the Maoists didn't come to surrender.
When G. C. Murmu was appointed lieutenant governor of Jammu and Kashmir, most news outlets covered the story, and many carried short biographies of Murmu. His IPS batch, his "reputation for industriousness" and that he was close to Narendra Modi. Very few mentioned an audio recording in which he allegedly discusses obstructing the investigation into the murder of Ishrat Jahan and others.
[In light of the appointment of G. C. Murmu as J & K's first lieutenant governor, it is worth reading this blogpost about Murmu by former IAS officer Sanjeev Sabhlok, written in September 2013.]
'The Centre has appointed Girish Chandra Murmu and R.K. Mathur as the new lieutenant governors of the two union territories, Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, that are slated to come into existence on October 31... Murmu, who belongs to Mayurbhanj, Odisha, was seen as a trusted aide of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Amit Shah during their stint in Gujarat. Murmu was the principal secretary in the chief minister's office when Modi helmed the state government in Gujarat...
'Home minister Amit Shah was the chief guest at the National Human Rights Commission's Foundation Day celebrations on Saturday, October 12. The NHRC has existed as a body for 26 years, since 1993, and has reportedly disposed of nearly 18 lakh cases. It has directed about Rs 176 crore of relief to various victims of human rights violations. The current chairperson of the NHRC, a quasi-judicial body with the powers of a civil court, is Justice H.L. Dattu.
'The Congress government in Chhattisgarh has lodged an FIR against tribal rights activist Soni Sori and Bastar-based academic and researcher Bela Bhatia under Section 188 (disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant) of the Indian Penal Code. The FIR was lodged on September 16 at Kirandul police station of Dantewada district. The activists say the purpose of the FIR is to counter their support for villagers who have been suspicious of the circumstances under which the September 13 encounter with alleged Maoists took place...'
'Justice Akil Abdulhamid Kureshi's appointment as a high court chief justice continues to spur debate with the Supreme Court giving in to the Modi government's insistence that he not be sent to Madhya Pradesh as the collegium had initially decided: the judge has instead been recommended for the position of chief justice of the Tripura high court. Justice Kureshi is currently the senior most judge in the Gujarat high court. As a high court judge, he had in 2010 sent Amit Shah to police custody in the Sohrabuddin fake encounter case.


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I am very excited to be able to share news about a fundraising opportunity for AIC this year!
We have been offered a challenge.
An extremely generous donor has come forward with the offer to match, dollar for dollar, contributions raised by AIC's global fundraising efforts after an initial $50,000 fundraising goal has been met. So, once we have raised $50,000 this year, every additional donation beyond that will be matched one-to-one, up to a maximum of $80,000 in potential matching funds in 2012.
This means that this year, your donations to AIC will have more of an impact than ever before: $130,000 in donations will be increased to $210,000 for the AIC children and community members through the matching funds.
This is a tremendous opportunity, particularly in a global climate of economic hardship, and we feel very fortunate. Now, let's take advantage of this gift and get the word out! Please help us by sharing this post, retweeting/sharing/linking/whatever-you-do-best and encouraging those you know to become AIC supporters as well. Donations can be made in the US, Canada, the UK, Austria, India or from anywhere in the world online - all go toward the matching funds project. Let's make this happen.
Thank you from all of us at AIC ♥
Luckysingh and Sahil (who is now a happy, healthy student in AIC's nursery school, post-heart surgery)


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Q. for "Know your Kathmandu" for the month of Jestha.
Check yourself how well you know of the valley and share unique information that only you know about this place with others!
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Rato Matsyendranath Temple (a.k.a. Machhindrabahal, Tabahal)
Place: Ta:bahal, Tangal (Lalitpur)
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This is one of the two temples where Rato Matsyendranath resides. The idol of Matsyendranath is brought to this temple, situated about 300m south of Patan Durbar Square, prior to beginning of chariot festival in Patan - one of the longest festival in Nepal, during which 32haat tall chariot is pulled around the various places in the city. During the festival the idol, again, stays in the chariot. Once the chariot festival is over, after the event of bhotojaatra in Jawalakhel, the idol is carried back to the second temple in outskirt of Patan. The god of Matsyendranath is known by various names viz. Karunamaya, Arya Avalokiteshwora, Bungdyo, and variant Machhindranath.
sbn001 says The blue coloured steel railings were installed a couple of years back. Although it provides security to the temple, the original beauty of the temple and the bahal has been disturbed.


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Mobile Tickets with the BMS App
With paperless ticketing you are able to enter without the need of a physical ticket. No more worries about losing a ticket or realizing you left your ticket at home. You can now use our mobile Bristol Motor Speedway App, available free from the Apple App Store and Google Play Store. The ticket taker will scan it as if it was a physical ticket, and you're in!


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RT @RadioScreamer: Joe Satriani & Steve Vai to Host Benefit Concert – Special Guests. Read it here http://t.co/1vBJbXftDW
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(Los Angeles, CA – March 24, 2015) Legendary guitarists JOE SATRIANI and STEVE VAI announce plans for a third benefit concert in support of music industry veteran and good friend, Cliff Cultreri.
"A Benefit for Cliff III" will take place on Friday, June 12th at 8pm at Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles. This event will feature performances by Satriani and Vai, as well as special guests, Animals As Leaders.
In addition to this extraordinary musical event, Satriani and Vai, along with other artists, have graciously donated various items to be auctioned at the event. Among these items are autographed guitars as well as a chance to join Satriani's "G4 Camp" taking place June 28 – July 2 in Cambria, CA and a package to attend Vai's camp, "Vai Academy 2015 – All About The Guitar" in Vail, CO, August 2-6 as well.
Cliff Cultreri is the A&R executive who 'discovered' Satriani and Vai, as well as many other popular recording artists, while working at Relativity Records and Koch Entertainment. Cultreri is suffering from a host of Auto-Immune and Connective-Tissue disorders that are simultaneously attacking his immune system, a 1 in 100 million occurrence that causes severe pain and physical debilitations. During his years in the industry, Cultreri has served as A&R for a number of top names including Allan Holdsworth, Billy Sheehan & Talas, Peter Frampton, Megadeth, Corrosion Of Conformity, Exodus, Anthrax, Death, Venom, Slash's Snakepit, My Bloody Valentine, The Cure, Modern English, Gene Loves Jezebel, Fat Joe, Common, Bone-Thugs-N-Harmony, 3-6 Mafia, KRS1, Beatnuts, C Murder, Kurupt, Soulja Slim, RZA, and many others in all genres of music.
In 2006, Satriani and Vai joined forces for the first Cultreri benefit show and in 2011, came together again for the second. Through both benefits, the duo have raised money and brought attention to the devastation this disease takes on both the patient and their family.
Satriani and Vai hope to raise even more funds with this year's benefit to help Cultreri and his family's financial needs. "I'm looking forward to sharing the stage with my good friends Steve Vai and Animals as Leaders for a night of unforgettable music," said Satriani. With Vai adding, "It's a great privilege to take to the stage with my friends Joe and Tosin (of Animals As Leaders) in support of our dear buddy Cliff. It's a great cause and will be a magical evening of guitar extravaganza."
Reserved tickets start at $45 and are on sale now through ticketmaster.com/. A limited number of VIP packages, including a meet and greet with Satriani and Vai, are also available. Doors will be at 7 pm with the show set to begin at 8 pm.
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Rabbinate and Haredi MKs ramp up bid to topple Western Wall mixed-gender plan
Ahead of government response to High Court on foot-dragging in building new plaza, Rabbinate seeks own lawyers, ultra-Orthodox parties demand 'total cancellation' of deal
Marissa Newman is The Times of Israel political correspondent.
Israel's Chief Rabbinate has demanded it be permitted its own legal representation in the High Court of Justice to protest the establishment of the Western Wall mixed-gender plaza, as ultra-Orthodox parties demanded the "total cancellation" of the government-approved plan to build a section for non-Orthodox prayer at the holy site.
The Rabbinate's request was backed up by Jewish Home Minister Uri Ariel and his party member Betzalel Smotrich in a letter they penned to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday, which also implored the Israeli leader to scrap the deal in defiance of "extremist elements across the sea," in an apparent reference to Reform and Conservative Jewry.
The demands by the Haredi lawmakers, which marked at least the fourth time they have publicly sought to dissolve the deal, were decried by Women of the Wall and the Israel Movement for Reform and Progressive Movement.
Israeli government ministers in January 2016 approved a plan to establish an egalitarian prayer space at the Western Wall, but progress has yet to be made. The state must respond to High Court of Justice petitions on their failure to implement the agreement and construct the plaza near Robinson's Arch by next week.
The Haaretz news site reported Monday that the state will likely tell the court it plans to not implement the scheme, citing a source familiar with deliberations.
""It appears that Netanyahu has officially decided not to decide," the source said.
Ahead of the state's defense, the Rabbinate issued a strongly worded letter on Wednesday condemning the government's position, which officially favors the deal.
"The position of the Chief Rabbinate is that the government decision on dividing the Western Wall is invalid and cannot stand," it said, according to a copy obtained by the Israel Hayom daily. "The Chief Rabbinate is the highest halachic [Jewish legal] authority in the state, and therefore it is entirely forbidden to hold mixed prayer, men and women together, at any site of the Western Wall."
At the prodding of the religious body, the Knesset's Justice, Law and Constitution Committee on Thursday convened a meeting to demand the Rabbinate be allowed to represent itself independently of the state — a move opposed by Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit.
"We ask that you not silence us," said Rabbi Refael Frank, an aide to Chief Ashkenazi Rabbi David Lau, at the Knesset hearing. "It cannot be that we will receive no stage to express our opinion and that the court will not hear the stance of the Chief Rabbinate."
A Justice Ministry representative at the hearing said a letter expressing the Rabbinate's position will be included in the state response to the court.
"The state speaks with one voice through the attorney general," said the Justice Ministry representative. "Contrary to other cases where the government and attorney general think differently, in this case the government and the attorney general agree."
Jewish Home MK Smotrich, one of the lawmakers who called Thursday's hearing, insinuated that Mandelblit could not be impartial on the matter, since he played an active role in formulating the Western Wall deal as cabinet secretary.
"There is a suspicion of a perceived conflict of interest since the attorney general, wearing another hat, formulated the deal with the Western Wall rabbi without the Chief Rabbinate, and now claims are being made against the deal that he formulated," Smotrich said.
That suggestion was dismissed by the Justice Ministry attorney, who said "the attorney general knows how to disconnect things he did in the past as a government representative from his current role of defending the Western Wall deal."
In a letter addressed to Netanyahu and posted by Ariel on Thursday evening, the agriculture minister and Smotrich asked the prime minister to make an exception for the Rabbinate and allow it to seek independent counsel.
The two lawmakers also urged the prime minister to scrap the Western Wall deal altogether.
"We ask you, please do not allow extremist elements across the sea to harm the unity of Israel and our longstanding traditions," they wrote.
Also Thursday, the Shas party confirmed the ultra-Orthodox parties — key coalition partners for Netanyahu — were not backing down from their demands that the government annul the agreement.
"The unequivocal demand of the Haredi parties is the total cancellation of the Western Wall deal," a statement from Shas leader Aryeh Deri's office said. "That is, cancelling the government resolution on the Western Wall deal."
Deri's office said there was "no impending compromise with the prime minister" on the matter, disputing reports on Wednesday that the Haredi parties would concede the section if the government would provide separate entrances to the two prayer sections and cancel the formation of a pluralistic body tasked with overseeing the new site. The latter is viewed by the ultra-Orthodox as state recognition of Reform and Conservative Jewry, which they forcefully oppose.
Requests for comment to United Torah Judaism's Yaakov Litzman and Moshe Gafni went unanswered.
Shas also denied that a meeting on the subject had been held with Minister Tzachi Hanegbi, who was appointed to mediate. Hanegbi's spokesperson did respond to a request for comment.
Shas and United Torah Judaism on Thursday held a joint press conference, in which they threatened to leave the coalition over government-approved construction on the Shabbat. The parties made no mention of the Western Wall deal.
In a statement on Wednesday, Women of the Wall decried the pushback by the Haredi parties as "outrageous" and said Netanyahu "has yet to harness the courage to enforce" the agreement.
"Following three years of negotiations with all involved parties* (including the Haredi parties and the Rabbinate who were updated regularly by the Kotel rabbi), and reaching an agreement accepted by all, it is outrageous that the government is even considering the possibility of backing out of its decision made on January 31, 2016, confirmed by 15 to 5 votes," the group said.
"This new Haredi initiative to return to 'status quo' makes the Kotel Agreement redundant and sends us back to the day before negotiations, as it cancels two of its major elements: First, establishing an autonomous administration that is not subordinate to the Rabbanut and the Western Wall Heritage Foundation; Second, a visible shared entrance enabling visitors to the Western Wall a choice of sections in which to pray."
The organization also noted that the ultra-Orthodox parties, along with the Western Wall rabbi and the Rabbinate, were all aware of the contours of the deal before the cabinet approved it in January 2016.
Kulanu MK Rachel Azaria on Wednesday condemned the effort by the ultra-Orthodox parties as "a blow to the relationship between Israel and US Jewry." Noting US Jewish efforts to combat Israel boycotts on campuses, Azaria said, "We cannot lose US Jewry, and this proposal is a threat to this support."
A spokesperson for Diaspora Minister Naftali Bennett indicated he would abide by Netanyahu's final decision on the matter.
"He voted in favor of the compromise. At this point it's in the hands of the prime minister," the spokesperson said.


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Well screw Picasa. Every time I try to post decent sized photos of my projects they show up tiny on here. I just focused more on getting a nice background on my blog. It finally worked! I think it looks rather snazzy.
But enough about that! I have some pictures to share with you on a project that I am rather proud of. I was planning my wedding earlier this year and with that I wanted to design my own wedding dress. I sketched one out and ran it past my friend Barb who said she would come up to Portland from Texas and sew it for me as long as I helped and paid for the fabric. Umm YES!! My dream dress was coming to life! It wasn't till about June this year that I looked through my old notebooks and found a sketch of a wedding dress I did when I was 17. I had not looked at my notebook in 10 years... 10 years! They were SO similar! The same full skirt, peaks at the top of the corset. I knew it was meant to be when I saw that. So here are some pictures from the finished dress. Black and white dupioni silk, black piping along the top of the corset and a black and white plaid for the bottom of the dress and at the waist. 1 week, 2 cranky fat ladies, 100 degree weather and working till the wee hours daily and this is the final project.
Also to add, since I've been asked a few times about it. I made the bouquet with upside down black and white christmas ornaments hot glued to little wooden pegs and put into a plastic bouqet holder with added feathers and black tulle.


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Ribbon Cutting for Grand Opening of Anything Canine
The Grand Opening was attended by the Mayor, members of the Laguna Beach Chamber of Commerce and other notable guests. Owner Lee Ann Litterst and her Anything Canine team hosted celebrity vendors like dog clothing designers Linda Higgins, Susan Lanci and Jake Dynnis throughout the weekend and a Best-Dressed Canine Contest invited customers to bring in their dolled-up doggies.
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A jar of blackberry jam was the inspiration for this weeknight Breakfast-for-Dinner meal, put together using staples in my fridge and pantry. Having been given a jar of homemade jam by one of Tom's co-workers, we were in need of something on which it could be spread! Enter: coupon for a free loaf of bread at Great Harvest Bread Company. Perfect timing! Their bread is very tasty (Parmesan Peppercorn is my favorite kind!), and I love that you are always offered a bread sample of your choice upon entering the store (and a generous sample at that!). The main downside is that the bread is a little pricy, but it is definitely worth it for a splurge once it a while, since it is so tasty! And thus, toasted Great Harvest Bread Company white bread, lightly buttered, and doused in delicious homemade blackberry jam was one part of dinner.
I also roasted up some veggies.
- Petite red skins with gold flesh, halved, tossed with EVOO, S&P, dried rosemary and thyme, and LOTS of garlic (2 big minced cloves). These were otherworldly!
- Sliced banana pepper – to sprinkle over my eggs, just because I was feeling creative and had a peppa to use up
- Baby carrots, tossed with EVOO, maple syrup, and S&P
These were the best scrambled eggs I've ever made!! I used 3 whole eggs, plus 3 egg whites (for two people), as I was trying to reduce the fat and cholesterol content, and I must say that I liked this better than using all whole eggs! These were the ingredients I used:
- 3 whole eggs, plus 3 egg white
- several dashes of hot sauce
- ~2 T. fat-free half-and-half
- tons of black pepper
- salt added after cooking
Once I scrambled my eggs slowly over a low heat, they were topped with some luscious, soft sautéed sweet onions.
The Plating. Clockwise: toast with blackberry jam; fluffy spicy scrambled eggs topped with sautéed sweet onions and roasted banana peppers; roasted baby redskins with garlic, rosemary, and thyme, roasted maple baby carrots; a few sausage links dipped in syrup.
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Everything you need to know about Miss Tennessee 2019 coming to Knoxville
After 67 years in Jackson, the Miss Tennessee Scholarship Competition is coming to Knoxville.
The event, which decides who will compete in Miss America 2020, will take over Knoxville from Sunday through Saturday, June 29, with events, competition and a visit from 2019's Miss America winner Nia Franklin.
MISS TENNESSEE:Miss Tennessee 2019 to bring thousands of people, estimated $3.7 million to Knoxville
Miss Tennessee 2019 will feature 27 contestants from around the state who've all won a preliminary pageant event to advance, according to Miss Tennessee Executive Director Lanna Keck-Smith, who won Miss Tennessee in 1997.
During their time here, contestants will compete at Thompson-Boling Arena and visit spots around town.
Here's all you need to know about Miss Tennessee 2019 in Knoxville.
1. Miss Tennessee 2019 public events
Miss Tennessee 2019 will encompass seven days in Knoxville, and much of that time will be for events that are open to the public.
The competition's preliminary rounds will start at 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 26, through Friday, June 28, at Thompson-Boling Arena.
The finals go from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday, June 29, at the arena.
Other events that are open to the public include free autograph sessions. One will take place 2:30-4:30 p.m. Sunday at West Town Mall, and the other is 2-3:30 p.m. Friday at the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame.
Also, those interested can attend the Miss America luncheon and concert that take place Tuesday, June 25.
The luncheon is noon-1:30 p.m. at Thompson-Boling and features a presentation from Franklin.
The concert will follow in the evening at 7 p.m. at the arena and will include performances from Franklin, the Joy of Music School and the Tennessee Children's Dance Ensemble.
2. Miss Tennessee 2019 ticket info
Miss Tennessee 2019 has several ticket options for those interested in attending. You can purchase tickets online at misstn.org/tickets in advance or at the door at Thompson-Boling.
The season ticket package includes admission to the preliminaries Wednesday through Friday and the finals on Saturday. Season tickets range from $15 to $100 depending on where you choose to sit, according to the event's website.
You can also purchase admission for just the final round on Saturday. Those tickets range from $20 to $65.
Tickets are also available for the Miss America luncheon and concert on Tuesday.
They cost $40 for the luncheon, and the concert tickets range from $12 to $35. The $35 option is a VIP ticket that also includes a meet and greet with Franklin.
3. What will the event look, sound like?
Miss Tennessee 2019 will transform Thompson-Boling Arena with a 156-foot stage with LED video walls. It will be on the side across from the skyboxes in the arena.
"If you look at it, it's kind of meant to mirror the way the crown looks ... ," said Eddie Smith, Miss Tennessee foundation chair and vice president of production.
Thompson-Boling will also provide the contestants with a venue that will help prepare them for Miss America, according to Eddie Smith.
"So we wanted to set the stage so that our candidate already had that out of the way, so they've already done that on the state level, so when they go to the national, it's old hat for them," he said.
"It gives them the best chance to possibly win 'cause ... at the end of the day, we want our Tennessee representative to end up being Miss America 'cause it's great for the state, it's great for our communities, and it's great for the program."
The event will feature music written and performed by female artists in the pop and country genres, and it also has a Dolly Parton connection.
Barry Amato of Nashville, who's worked on choreography for Parton, will emcee the event and handle its choreography. Jamie Graves, who's done musical arrangements for Parton and Dollywood, will serve as the event's band director, according to Eddie Smith.
4. How to watch Miss Tennessee 2019
You can view the competition's finals through a livestream on Miss Tennessee's social media platforms and on knoxnews.com.
If you're curious about Knoxville's role in other pageants, Miss USA took place in Knoxville in 1983. View the YouTube video below to see a segment of the event.
5. How will the competition work?
Miss Tennessee will have four days of competition: three days of prelims and one day of finals.
During each preliminary round, the contestants will be divided into groups of nine who take part in one of three components: talent, on stage interview and evening gown/social impact.
Once they get to the finals, they will have taken part in each category.
At the finals, the 27 will be narrowed down to 15 based on scores from six judges during the prelims. A possible 16th finalist could join the finals through the People's Choice voting.
The 15 or 16 must answer an on stage question and will be cut to 10 based on their answers. Then the final 10 will showcase their talent before being narrowed to five.
The final five will take part in the evening gown and social impact portion, where they must speak about a cause that's important to them.
The winner will be named Miss Tennessee 2019 and win $15,000. First runner-up gets $12,000; second receives $10,000; third gets $8,000; and fourth receives $6,000, according to Eddie Smith.


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The clock devices these days are no longer mechanical however digital, deriving their force and precision from quartz crystals. These clock mechanisms are called movements in the profession, but are likewise understood in layperson terms as motors. They are accountable for relocating the hands into correct position so that they aim at the symbols or numbers showing up on the dial, and also they do this electronically, making use of software application, as opposed to with a challenging equipment network.
Since digital clock mechanisms have a different mode of operation from the traditional ones, they are capable of features and characteristics that can at times appear quirky. The older method was to utilize a hefty weight or coiled springtime to use torque to a flywheel, partitioning the resulting rotation utilizing equipment proportions to acquire angular speeds corresponding to seconds, minutes, and hours.
A pendulum, paired with an escapement, controlled the timing. The electronic motors get the same end result, however without the large equipment. Everything starts with a quartz crystal that discharges a stable stream of pulses at a really fast and also extremely accurate rate. Digital signs up count the pulses, and when different count thresholds are reached, the corresponding shaft increments the hand to the next setting.
In the past, anything expensive or distinctive or beyond typical required brand-new elaborate devices entailing gears in sophisticated proportions. Now, software program is so adaptable that pushing the envelope is just an issue of layout and programming. So one has actually seen even more points being tracked and presented, and also practical mixes ever much more fascinating.
Take timekeeping expansions as an example. The traditional clock displays a 12-hour cycle, with two or 3 hands (i.e., with or without a pre-owned) rotating among a dozen numerals evenly distributed along the dial's area. Expanding the cycle to 24-hour is rather of a trait, though all that is really necessary is a printing of the numbers from 13 to 24 in about the same settings as the set of 1 to 12 currently inhabiting the dial.
Getting even quirkier, one can expand the cycle to 7 days or even a complete month. This demands more changes in terms of equipment, needing a specially adjusted dial, a different mechanism, and also a fourth hand. For the month cycle, the added hand points to among 31 numbers arrayed around the dial's periphery, whereas for the week cycle a much shorter hand indicate one of the days of the week published in the center of the dial.
A truly quirky activity is one that shows the change in trend degree, which is affected by both lunar and solar cycles, causing a tidal period of 24-hour and 50 minutes. This can be a stand-alone timepiece, or it can be incorporated with a typical clock, the tide info being shown in the dial's center, comparable to the day-of-the-week clock stated above.
Tide-level devices featured a control to make sure that they can be calibrated to account for vibrations and other local conditions. Going even better afield from conventional clocks, one can get climate movements for displaying such details as temperature level, moisture, or barometric pressure. These systems are not based on crystal pulses however entail the conversion of data obtained from sensing units into numerical worths within a certain variety.
The matching hand is after that tilted to show that worth on the dial. Several of the most charming peculiarities are holdovers from the heydays of clock building, no longer indispensable to the functioning of the mechanism, yet attractive for cosmetic or classic reasons.
Such novelties include pendulums and also chimes, and also numerous modern-day movements make these secondary functions available as alternatives. We motivate the visitor to venture out right into developing more mystical timepieces, now that she has a far better understanding of electronic clock mechanisms and also their traits.
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Attributions of humanness to groups — should we stop getting all emotional or is that just human nature?
Bain, P., Haslan, N. and Kashima, Y. (2006) Attributions of humanness to groups — should we stop getting all emotional or is that just human nature? In: 35th Annual Meeting of the Society of Australasian Social Psychologists (SASP), 20-23 April 2006, Canberra, Australia.
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Research in the area of infrahumanisation has consistently shown that people reserve the ability to experience uniquely human emotions to members of their ingroups over outgroups. However, it is presently not clear whether this differential attribution of humanness extends beyond emotions, in particular to the values attributed to groups. Moreover, following a recently-identified empirical distinction between characteristics that are "uniquely human" and "human nature", we examine which conception of humanness provides a better explanation for this phenomenon. We report two studies that show the central role of "human nature" beliefs in attributions of both emotions and values to groups. The findings point to possible cultural differences in group-based attributions of humanness.
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Diamond (Three facts and a Tail)
Rosemary Richards
An interesting fact: People often mishear the words of popular songs and re-invent them with a different meaning. Beelzebub wants a devil for a sideboard. Me.
It was pretty late when Hannah got home and she was just a little bit drunk. Jack had dropped some heavy hints about coming back with her for a rematch, but she'd managed to put him off without causing too many hard feelings. She'd enjoyed the first time, their bodies worked well together, and the second time had been even better, but in her experience, if you slept with someone more than twice they started to act as if you were an item, as if they had proprietorial rights over you, and there was no way she was going down that route again.
She let herself in and got the familiar lovely, safe feeling of coming home to her own space where she could just be herself. She wasn't too drunk, just enough to feel wide awake and in a mood for doing something energetic. The walk home from the pub in the crisp cool night air had left her feeling restless and she was definitely not ready for bed. She'd declined her chance for sex, so there was only one thing else that would do. She bounced across the room and plucked a seemingly random CD from the shelf, slotting it deftly into the player. Actually, not so random. She would have been able to pick it out with her eyes closed. She selected play and ramped up the volume. What the hell, it was Saturday night, there were no very near neighbours and she was young, free and single, which was just the way she liked it, thank you very much. The percussion heavy intro was followed by David Bowie's distinctive voice and she started to dance around the room.
'Come out of the garden baby, you'll catch your death in the fall...' she sang along at the top of her voice to her favourite part, for Eve and all the daughters ever since that had fallen from grace and been kicked out of the garden.
The track ended and she flung herself down onto the settee, turned the volume down a bit and stared at the ceiling. It had been three years now since Auntie Grace had died and she still missed her. Auntie Grace, her father's only sister, had taken her in when her parents had been killed in a car crash. Hannah had been six years old and had been left lost, scared and grief stricken. Auntie Grace had patiently pulled Hannah through her darkest days and shown her total love and acceptance. Was she watching from somewhere, somehow? If she was, Hannah was sure that she would be grinning and singing along. Hannah's love for all things Bowie had come from Auntie Grace, along with the house she now lived in and her ability to be independent, unattached and genuinely happy about it. She listened until the final track ended then got up, helped herself to a large bowl of ice cream and retired to her blissfully large and comfortable bed.
A slightly obscure fact: Sir Isacc Newton had a dog called Diamond. He was trouble.
The next morning Hannah got up, threw on an old tracksuit and jogged down the long drive to the post box. She was looking forward to an hour in bed with a large mug of tea and the Sunday paper. As she approached the entranceway she looked to see if the newspaper was poking out from the piece of drainpipe which she had fixed under the box, but something else caught her attention, a slight movement or shadow that seemed out of place, as if someone had pulled back quickly out of sight. Next to the entrance was a big old chestnut tree and someone was hiding behind it, she was sure.
She slowed down to a walk. 'Hello?' she shouted, 'Are you lost?' People sometimes came this way, but not often. There was no answer. She took a few steps closer and tried again. 'Hello?'
There was a rustle and a head appeared. A large black dog's head. 'Oh!' Not what she'd been expecting. 'Where's your owner?' The dog regarded her for a few moments, evidently decided she was harmless and emerged fully, tail wagging gently as if to say, 'I'm harmless too!' He came slowly towards her and stopped. He was big. His head must have been as high as her hip and he had a broad sturdy looking chest. Shaggy black fur, a little unkempt looking, but handsome in a doggy sort of way. He sat down, looked up at her with amber eyes then held up his right paw.
She couldn't help but smile. 'Well, how do you do too?' She walked over to him, tentatively held out her hand and he placed his paw in it, opened his mouth to reveal a large pink tongue and gave her a lop sided doggy smile. What a charmer. She reached out her other hand and stroked his head, which he seemed to like, then felt for a collar. There wasn't one. She straightened up and walked out into the lane, looking both ways, but there was no one in sight.
'Well, you must belong to someone,' she told him. 'I expect they'll catch up with you in a minute.'
She retrieved her paper and started back up the drive, but couldn't resist a look back. He was still sitting there, watching her. When he saw her look back, he lay down and rested his head on his front paws, as if he had all the time in the world to just rest there and enjoy the early May sunshine.
Hannah smiled again to herself and went indoors to her tea and paper.
She had arranged to meet friends for lunch later, and as she drove down the drive she kept an eye out for him, but he was nowhere to be seen. She guessed his owner must have turned up and reclaimed him. Good.
It was late afternoon by the time Hannah returned and as she slowed to turn into her property a dark shape was visible in the entrance. He was back. He stood up and trotted towards the car, tail wagging and soppy grin on his face. In fact he was looking rather pleased with himself, and as he got closer she noticed something white sticking to his chin, which she soon realised was a feather. She stopped the engine and got out. There were more feathers scattered over the ground and stuck in the hedge, and then under the hedge she noticed something that looked like an old battered feather duster. She approached it gingerly. Oh no. The farm down the road kept chickens, and now they had one less. That explained where he'd been earlier. There'd been no anxious owner, pleased to see his pet again. The pet had been off poaching chickens.
'We'll have to hide the evidence.' What was she playing at? Talking to him as if he could understand her. As if they were co-conspirators.
She went round to the boot and unearthed an old carrier bag from the local supermarket, then went over to the hedge and scooped the carcass up, with as many feathers as she could manage to catch. She tied the handles together and put it in the boot.
'I'll get rid of this, but you'd better make yourself scarce for a while,' she told him. He wagged his tail, gave her his doggy grin and trotted off, almost as if he had really understood what she had said.
The next morning at about eight Hannah did her customary jog down to the post box to pick up the paper. Everything was quiet and still with no breeze at all, and the sky was blue with a wash of long pink clouds drifting very slowly eastwards. A perfect day. She strolled out onto the lane and looked up and down. The road was totally empty except for a few white feathers in the grass on the verge. Everything was silent and peaceful. She turned back up the drive to the house and tried not to acknowledge a small uncomfortable feeling of disappointment that seemed to be lodged somewhere between her throat and stomach. Ah well. He'd moved on. Just as well, he could go and give someone else problems. She didn't need any responsibilities in her life, especially one that stole other people's chickens.
At about ten she was interrupted by the doorbell. 'Damn.' She'd just got going into a new flow. She decided to ignore it, but it rang again, this time more persistently.
'It's a long drive you've got missus.' A scruffy rough looking man was standing on her doorstep and a battered old pickup was parked a bit further off.
She nodded. 'I like it that way. Are you lost?' Can I help you?'
'No missus, it's more how I can help you. We're tarmacking in the area and your drive looks like it could do with a nice smooth surface. Cheap for cash.' He sniffed and nodded at her.
'No thanks,' she replied, 'I like it the way it is.'
'Oh, come on now missus, could I speak to the man of the house about it?' He started to look more threatening to her than helpful.
'He's otherwise engaged at the moment and anyway he'd say the same thing. No thanks.'
'I've got the tarmac already. It'll be going hard soon. Will I just get started and we'll talk about a price after?' He evidently did not understand the word 'no' and turned to give a thumbs up sign to his mate in the lorry. The driver's door started to open. A big black shape came bounding up the driveway to the lorry and jumped at the opening door, which hurriedly closed again. The black shape then raced over to Hannah, sat at her side and glared at the intruder, growling softly at the back of his throat.
'Can you call your dog off missus? He looks awful fierce.' Suddenly the would be tarmac layer didn't seem so threatening.
'He is fierce, and he doesn't like strangers,' Hannah improvised, hoping the growl wouldn't turn into a friendly grin and a raised paw.
'You should have a sign up. It's not right to have fierce dogs running loose.' He backed away then turned and scuttled back to the lorry. It drove away with the dog barking and chasing to the end of the drive where he stood until the sound of the engine had faded. He turned and loped back to her, sat down and held up his paw.
She took it. 'Good boy. You're a good boy,' she told him. She stroked his head and rubbed him behind his ear. He leaned into her hand. 'You deserve a reward. Come on.' He hesitated on the doorstep then decided to trust her and followed her in. She got the remains of a chicken that she'd been planning to have for dinner that night out of the fridge, cut some chunks off it and put them on an old plate on the floor. 'It's better cooked,' she told him. The way he devoured it showed his agreement and he looked hopefully towards the rest of the bird. 'Oh all right then.' She gave in and took the rest of the meat off the carcass for him. There were always eggs. And he'd earned it.
When he had finished he sat down, then gradually lowered himself down to lying, watching her all the time, waiting for her reaction. Hannah couldn't help but smile. She squatted down next to him and scratched behind his ear again and as he closed his eyes, she had a sudden thought. 'Oh my god, what if he's got fleas?' She hadn't noticed a dirty smell about him, and he looked fairly clean, but still. She bent forward and sniffed. Actually, he had a rather pleasant, slightly musky smell. She parted the fur on top of his head and sniffed again. There was the same slightly pleasant smell. As she proceeded to look for unwanted guests he obligingly rolled over onto his back, opened one eye and looked at her in a rather rakish manner. 'Cheeky mutt. I suppose you want your tummy rubbing?' She moved her hand down his chest, then thought better of it and rubbed the inside of his legs instead. Whoever had owned him before had obviously decided against neutering. If he'd been a cat, she'd swear he would have been purring.
He settled down for a sleep on the kitchen rug and she left him to enjoy his rest while she carried on. She re-read what she'd done earlier. Not bad, but could be better. She picked up her pencil and set to.
All sense of time vanished and a sudden loud patter of rain on the window made her jump. It had got quite dark outside and had started to rain heavily. The pink clouds of the morning had been replaced by heavy dark grey ones. Her new friend lifted his head, yawned and rose rather inelegantly to his feet. He padded over to the door, looked at her expectantly then looked back at the door.
'I suppose you want to go out?' She opened the door and he looked out at the rain in a rather resigned fashion before trotting slowly off toward the bushes. She shut the door behind him and looked out of the window to see what he was up to. He wasn't visible at first, but then he reappeared from behind the shrubbery and trotted back up to the door, giving a short, sharp 'woof' as he arrived. She opened the door and he gave himself a shake before coming back in.
This certainly wasn't what Hannah had planned, but it seemed heartless to make him stay outside in the rain, especially as he had done her such a good turn earlier.
She made herself an omelette for dinner. He ate half of it.
He spent the night on the kitchen rug, but when Hannah got up he seemed restless and keen to be outside. She opened the back door and off he went, without even a backward glance. 'Well, there's gratitude,' she thought to her self. He'd evidently had enough of her hospitality and was on to pastures new.
She decided to go into town to stock up on food. He'd eaten her out of chicken and she was getting low on eggs and other essentials. The nearest supermarket was about half an hour's drive away so it was about two hours before she got back and there was no sign of him. After she'd unpacked the shopping and put it all away, she sat down with a cup of tea and a sandwich that she'd picked up for lunch. As she chewed, she ruminated. Actually, she'd quite enjoyed his company. It made a nice change to have another presence in the house, especially one that wasn't too demanding or possessive. She'd give it a couple of weeks, she decided, and then if she still felt the same maybe she'd look at getting a dog to live with her permanently. She pulled over her laptop and googled dog rescue kennels to see what was about. None of the dogs on offer really appealed to her so she switched off, put her feet up and closed her eyes for a few minutes while she let her mind run over what she'd already written and what might happen next.
She must have dozed off, because she woke with a start, slightly disorientated and not sure what had woken her. Then it came again: a short, sharp 'woof' at the back door. He was back. She couldn't help but feel a little burst of pleasure. For heaven's sake, he'd only been away a few hours and she'd missed him without really knowing it. She needed to pull herself together.
In he trotted, seemingly confident that he was welcome now, and as she closed the door behind him he sat down, raised his paw and gave her his by now familiar lopsided doggy grin.
That night they dined on chicken and she made a mental note to buy some dog food at the earliest opportunity.
It must have been about midnight when she was awoken by what sounded like someone blundering about in the kitchen. What was going on? She reached for her dressing gown and made her way down the stairs. By the time she had got to the kitchen the noises had stopped, but she turned the light on to find out what the commotion had been anyway. The kitchen appeared to be empty at first, but then a head appeared from behind the kitchen table. 'Oh'. Not quite what she'd expected. It was a human head, and not one she recognised.
'Who the hell are you?' she demanded, trying to prevent her voice from wobbling as much as her legs were. She tried to look brave, but was actually pretty scared. Where was her furry friend when she needed him?
The intruder stood up fully. He was naked. For God's sake. Her mind raced. Had she got a stalker? Was he a one night stand from her past that she had never called back who was now out for revenge? She looked around the kitchen in panic, searching for the nearest weapon. All her knives were stowed tidily away in the block and the heavy pans were out of reach in the pan drawer. The intruder gave his dark hair a shake back from his amber eyes . 'Don't be scared,' he said gently, and raised his hand in a sort of introductory greeting. He gave her a crooked smile. 'I won't hurt you.'
She was only slightly mollified by this, and started to back away slightly, with a view to getting out of the kitchen and reaching her phone before he could try anything. He moved round the table to stand in full sight. If she hadn't been so scared she'd have been impressed. He gave her another crooked smile and raised his hand again. 'You do know me really, but I look......slightly different at the moment.'
Now he came to mention it, he did look a bit familiar. 'So who are you?' she demanded.
'My name is Diamond, but you won't recognise that. You've been very kind to me, and I'm hoping we can be friends.'
'Okay,' she said guardedly, 'Where do we know each other from?'
'Well,' he replied, 'You cooked me a chicken dinner earlier this evening.'
Suddenly she realised why he looked familiar, and why the dog wasn't here, except it couldn't possibly be true, could it? The room started to spin and her knees gave way as she fainted.
When she came to she found herself lying on the couch. He was sitting in the chair opposite and had found a sheet from somewhere which he had draped round himself toga style. She scrabbled backwards as far away as she could get, pulling her dressing gown round her.
'This is a shock, I know. It seems unbelievable and you probably think you're in the middle of a nightmare, but believe me, I won't hurt you I promise.' His amber eyes looked directly at her.
'But how....what......' she swallowed. This couldn't possibly happening. 'So,' she tried again, 'What are you?'
'Well, I'll start by telling you that I'm definitely not a were-wolf. In fact I suppose you could say I was the opposite.
At the mention of the words were-wolf her eyes had opened in a look of fear, so he carried on quickly. 'I'm harmless to you, truly. Most of the time I live in dog form, but when the moon turns from wane to wax, new moon you call it, for three nights I assume human form. Which isn't always convenient, I can tell you.' He gave her a full smile, but she wasn't completely convinced of his integrity yet, he could see, so he continued to try and explain. 'I'm not the only one of my kind, but we are not common. It used to be easier for us to live away from humans, peacefully without being discovered, but that is becoming harder and harder for us. When I found you I thought you seemed to be the sort of person who might help me.' He paused to try and gauge her reaction to his words.
Hannah's breathing had settled back to somewhere near normal now, and she was beginning to gather her wits again. In fact, she was annoyed with herself for having fainted like some romantic heroine. Still, if he was going to hurt her it would surely have been while she was unconscious, and he'd actually made her comfortable and covered himself up. She tried to understand what he was saying. 'So, you change into a human sometimes, but the rest of the time you're a dog? Do you really expect me to believe that.? Prove it. Change back to a dog now to show me.'
'Unfortunately, I can't change at will. If I could, I wouldn't need your help. It only happens when the moon changes from wane to wax. For three nights I change into human form. This is the first night of the cycle. I will change back to dog at dawn, you can witness it then.' He looked at her beseechingly, 'Please will you help me? I just need somewhere safe to stay, or at least some clothes that I can wear to find somewhere safe to hide.'
A sudden thought popped into her head. 'Hang on a minute. You said your name was Diamond. Where did that come from?'
He gave a slight shrug. 'The same place as everyone else's does I suppose. I've always been Diamond since I can remember. My parents must have named me.'
She noticed a small look of sadness at the corners of his mouth and felt an unexpected stab of pity under her diaphragm.'Let me think a moment. It's a lot to take in and I'm still not sure I believe you.'
She stood up and started pacing the living room. He sat quietly, watching her hopefully.
After a few minutes she stopped and turned to him. 'Look, you can stay in the kitchen and I'll lock the door. I'll come back at dawn and see if what you've told me is true. Then we'll go from there.'
He gave a sigh of relief. 'Thank you. I promise I won't do any damage or cause you any harm.' The lop sided grin reappeared. 'I don't suppose there's any chance of a blanket?'
At that time of year dawn came fairly early, and Hannah spent the next few hours on this side of the locked door, surfing the net, whilst Diamond was sleeping or whatever he was doing on the other. She didn't find anything about dogs changing to humans, but she did learn that Sir Isacc Newton had had a dog called Diamond, and there were a lot of references to one of her favourite singer's albums.
She judged it was still about an hour to go before dawn, but she couldn't wait any longer, so she decided to quietly unlock the door and peek round the edge to see if he was still there. It was dark with no moonlight, but she could just make out that he was sprawled on the kitchen rug, asleep under the blanket. She crept over to her chair and sat down softly, careful not to wake him. As he slept and her eyes adjusted to the darkness, she started to study his features. He was definitely good looking in a wild sort of way and then she realised, it wasn't her eyes adjusting, it was gradually starting to get light.
Suddenly he gave a loud violent sneeze, making her nearly jump out of her skin. He rolled over onto his front and propped himself up on his elbows, shaking his head. Another violent sneeze, then before her eyes his form started to shake and blur round the edges. He was still mainly covered by the blanket so she couldn't see what was happening completely, but he seemed to get to his knees and then in a very short space of time the shaking and blurring stopped and a large black dog was standing in front of her. He shook the blanket off, had a good stretch then came towards her, sitting down and holding his paw up in his usual fashion. Dog.
Man was gone. No doubt about it. She sat with her hand over her mouth, not knowing what to do or say.
He gave her knee a gentle nudge with his nose and held his paw up to her again. This time she took it.
The next night she was ready. Diamond had made himself scarce since he'd left that morning, and she'd decided to go into town and buy a pair of cheap joggers and a sweatshirt. It didn't mean anything definite, she told herself. She could always ask him to leave anyway, clothes or no clothes. She'd also bought a large tin of chicken dog food.
Early evening came and she decided to get something to eat. As she was slicing the peppers for a stir-fry, a sharp woof sounded at the back door. She opened the door and he sat there, looking hopefully at her.
'Come on then,' she invited, standing to one side to let him in.
He trotted in and sat on the rug. It was hard to read his expression, a mix of wariness and hope, and she found herself feeling slightly sorry for him. 'Are you hungry?' She fetched a plate, and opened the tin of dog food. Actually, it smelled quite appetising. She emptied it onto the plate and put it down near him. He went over to it, gave her a slightly reproachful look, but then tucked in with enthusiasm.
They spent an uneasy evening. Diamond kept going to the back door and asking to go out, as if he couldn't decide whether to stay. After a while she left it ajar so he could please himself. She tried to watch some television, but all the programmes seemed boring and meaningless. The book she was reading for some reason repeated the same paragraph over and over, and the sofa seemed to have developed lumps so she couldn't get comfortable. She ended up pacing back and forth, waiting for Diamond to reappear from his last foray into the garden. He was gone for a long time and she began to think he wasn't going to come back. The clothes she had bought him were still on the chair in the kitchen. Maybe he'd decided he didn't trust her after all. Maybe something had happened to him. What if he'd been hit by a car in the lane and was hurt? She was just putting her shoes on to go and look for him when he reappeared at the door. The feeling of relief was so great that she ran over, ruffled her fingers through the fur round his ears and shut the door to keep him in. What was wrong with her? She'd never felt so attached to a man, and now she was finding herself worrying about a dog, or whatever he was.
A widely acknowledged fact: Everybody needs somebody.
The joggers were way too big round the waist and hips. He'd tightened the drawstring to stop them falling down, but they ballooned out round his hips. Not flattering. The sweatshirt, on the other hand, was on the tight side, but did accentuate his muscled arms and broad chest.
They sat opposite each other, Hannah holding the list of questions that she'd prepared and Diamond regarding her with a small smile on his lips. They'd been talking most of the night and it would be getting light soon. Her eyes travelled up from his chest to his face and his lopsided grin appeared. She smiled back and gave a small nod. He was staying.
Author Bio
Rosemary lives in a small village in rural Lincolnshire, England. She lives with her husband, a demanding cat and a large black dog. When she's not writing she enjoys walking in the local countryside and going out with friends for lunch. She's often surprised by how small happenings can trigger the idea for a story and is very pleased and proud to see her first story published.
Published by permission of the author.


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Here's another clip of J.A. Deane's Conduction at the Konfrontationen 2013 festival in Nickelsdorf.
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More from the Butch Morris Dedication OrchestraPosted in Clips with tags Conduction, J.A. Deane, Konfrontationen 2013 on July 25, 2013 by Vipal Monga
Butch Morris Dedication Orchestra by J.A. DeanePosted in Clips with tags Butch Morris, J.A. Deane, Konfrontationen, Nickelsdorf on July 25, 2013 by Vipal Monga
Here's Butch's great friend, J.A. Deane, conducting an Improvistaion at Konfrontationen 2013, in Nickelsdorf on July 20.
Deane met Butch in New York in the 1980s, and they worked closely together on many projects.
The ensemble features Liz Allbee (trumpet), Hans Koch (bass clarinet), Magda Mayas (piano), Eric Arn (guitar), Christof Kurzmann (laptop), Hans Falb (turntables), Tristan Honsinger (cello), Joëlle Léandre (double bass), George Cremaschi (double bass), Els Vandeweyer (vibraphone), Paul Lovens (drums), Hamid Drake (drums), Tony Buck (drums)
A special thanks to Kim Smith for passing this along. She's been great about keeping us all in the loop with the many tributes to Butch that have been happening this year.