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Prashanth Neel To Direct Mahesh?March 08, 2019 19:12
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Prashanth Neel To Direct Mahesh?:- KGF created ripples across the country and the film raked moolah in all the released languages. The whole country is now waiting for the release of KGF: Chapter 2 which will commence shooting soon. The film's director Prashanth Neel is busy with the pre-production work. An interesting update is that Prashanth Neel is in plans to make a pan Indian film after KGF: Chapter 2 and the film may feature Mahesh Babu.
Prashanth Neel met Namratha recently and discussed about the possibility of the project. He promised her to come up with the draft and will narrate it to Mahesh after he is done with the script. G Mahesh Babu Entertainment will produce this prestigious film if all the things happen as per the plan. Expecting some more details about this project soon.


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This is number 2 of a series of 50 custom-designed, 3D-printed Spherical Dendrite models. Each one of the 50 is unique, made specially for you, and will never be printed again. Creating this particular model required hours of time on a custom-built high-performance workstation using software strictly of my own design. When you purchase this work, Shapeways will build it from high-strength nylon powder on an industrial 3D printer using a process called "Selective Laser Sintering" and will ship it directly to you. In addition, I will send you a certificate of authenticity and give you the option of receiving a digital copy of the data that was used to make the print. I will also promptly remove the model from being offered for sale on the Shapeways web site. It will remain visible to future visitors as documentation of the work.
Because this particular model has not been printed (and will only be printed once), You will only be able to see sample renderings of the work. Any photographs above are of prototypes or prints from earlier in the series. Rest assured that these prints are of the highest quality available from current software and hardware technology.
Please note that prices will increase as the series is sold out. The first print will be sold at cost. Every subsequent work in the series will cost 10% more than the previous work. After 50, no more similar works will be produced.
This model is from a simulation diffusion-limited aggregation constrained to a sphere. In that process, virtual particles diffuse via Brownian motion in a 3D space until they contact any part of the existing structure, to which they then stick. This structure is composed of hundreds of thousands of particles "stuck" together, surfaced, and printed. The tips are 1.0mm in diameter and the entire model is nearly 8" in diameter.

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There are many different types of bush medicines. One that Patsy paints is called apeng which is the desert kurrajong tree (Brachychiton gregorii). The tree has multiple uses and is often portrayed in artwork as a cross or star shape because of the shape of its leaves. While the medicinal property of this tree is not widely documented, Patsy and others will tell you the water found in its roots can be drunk to help cure sore throats. The roots hold considerable water and are also considered an emergency water supply for that reason. To drink the water, the roots are broken into pieces, sometimes scraped a little and then either sucked or propped up in a cup or dish to allow the water to percolate out. In this painting, the four very subtle diagonal lines specifically represent these roots.
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The Chinese Armed Forces in the 21st Century
The Chinese Armed Forces in the 21st Century
The debate about China and Taiwan is re-emerging in the United States. The accidental bombing of the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade, of course, put on the front burner the way that nationalistic fervor has grown in China, at least some of it as a result of manipulation by the Communist Party. President Lee Teng-hui's comments about state-to-state relations between Taiwan and the mainland raised the temperature of relations across the strait and among the three concerned parties (China, the United States, and Taiwan). China threatened, China postured, and China ran political campaigns against the United States and Lee. But the questions of military capability, security policy, and intent are rarely treated seriously. This book is a serious look at the armed forces of China and how they will evolve.
The chapters in this volume were developed from papers prepared for the eighth in a series of conferences on the People's Liberation Army (PLA). The people at the conferences were recognized experts on armed forces and security matters in China and drawn from academe, government, the military, and policy think tanks. Each chapter's author was challenged to analyze some aspect of the Chinese armed forces as they moved into the next century. The goal was to contribute a realistic view of how domestic and international pressures would shape both Beijing's and Taipei's security environment. Over a 2-day period at Wye Plantation, Maryland, each paper was discussed and criticized by a wider body of participants and then revised for publication. Not surprisingly, when a body of experts of such high caliber is assembled and dialogue flows freely, comments by participants at the conference led to the development of two more papers. The first, addressing strategic geography from Michael McDevitt . . .


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The former convenor of Edinburgh council's transport committee has told the Edinburgh Tram Inquiry that councils should not take on large public procurement projects like the city's tram network, as the council advertised for contractors to build a £162m extension.
Gordon Ferguson, a former councillor and member of the Tram Project Board, gave evidence to the Inquiry on Wednesday (1 November).
In a written statement, he said: 'I do not think that a political body, such as a Council, should take these types of projects forward; it creates too many opportunities for division and divulging information which may disadvantage the public purse.'
He added that he did not think councillors should have been on the various boards involved in the project, adding: 'it created difficulties in terms of conflicts of interest, which we felt that we were managing at that time, but didn't generate sufficient benefit to offset the potential conflict. It would have been more sensible, that Councillors were not involved in those boards.'
The inquiry is looking into why the original project was delivered late and more than £200m over budget.
Cllr Lesley Macinnes, the current transport convener, said: 'We welcome the Tram Inquiry and hope that any recommendations will benefit public bodies, especially local authorities, when it comes to the commissioning and carrying out of major infrastructure projects.
'It is important to us that we have taken into account experience from the previous project which is being incorporated into our plans for the proposed new line to Newhaven. Edinburgh is a growing city which needs an integrated transport system delivered both effectively and efficiently and we will continue to co-operate fully with Lord Hardie and his team.'
The comments came after the council published two contract notices for work to build an extension costing a total £162m to Leith and Newhaven, to the north of the city, in advance of a final decision on the scheme next year.
A Swept Path Contract valued at £25m will engage a contractor 'to clear the tram route of all below ground utilities and obstructions, including archaeology, either by means of diversion or removal'. The parameters of the area covered by this contraxt are to be defined by the contractor awarded the main Infrastructure and System Contract, valued at £90m.


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Metzgar, Jones top GOP primary in Logan
Joe Metzgar didn't want any echoes of Thomas Dewey, the candidate prematurely declared a victor in the 1948 presidential election won by Harry Truman.
Metzgar, the only incumbent in the Republican primary race for Logan Township supervisor — featuring three candidates for two seats — visited about 450 homes during his campaign, not wishing to take his incumbency advantage for granted, he said Tuesday evening, after coming out on top, with 41 percent of the vote.
Retired Magisterial District Judge Patrick Jones finished second with 32 percent of the vote and will join Metzgar on the Republican ballot in the fall — where there will be no Democratic opposition, unless a write-in candidate emerges from the primary.
Township Planning Commission member Wesley Barnhart finished out of the running Tuesday with 25 percent of the Republican vote.
Metzgar went door-to-door "to let people know what I stood for," despite his status as a veteran supervisor, he said.
During those visitations, he heard concerns that he was able to pass on to staff and compliments about the work the township is doing — but no negatives, he said.
"Most people are well-pleased," he said.
Accordingly, he wants to help the township continue to offer its slate of services, while keeping taxes low and dealing with issues "as they come forward," he said.
"I don't have an agenda, except to help the township remain constant," he stated.
He has worked hard to serve both Republican and Democratic constituents, he said.
As supervisor, Jones intends to reprise the approach he took as magisterial district judge when confronted with issues that went beyond his current knowledge.
"Research to find the facts," he said.
He hopes to help keep the board "living within its means," even as it keeps current with financial matters, to avoid problems caused by neglect or procrastination — such as those that have come to a head with school districts that failed to keep up with pension obligations and with Blair County, because of long-ago neglect of courthouse maintenance, he said.
Barnhart was accepting of defeat.
"It was my first try at public office," he said. "It was a good experience."
He liked meeting people and learning their concerns and would consider running for supervisor again, if the right opportunity arose.
He tried this time not because of a "personal agenda" or because any supervisor was "doing a bad job," but because incumbent Ryan Rimbeck wasn't running again, having recently moved to Florida, he said.
Mirror Staff Writer William Kibler is at 949-7038.


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tstudentParticipantSeptember 16, 2019 at 2:44 pm #207083
Hello! I just wanted to ask your opinion. I'm not a big fan of texting, and I'm usually only texting girls in between dates to setup new dates.
Now there's this girl, with whom I've been on two dates. They have gone pretty well. We discussed about things we could do together, so there's no question if she wants to see me again. Still, we haven't been in contact since then, and it would feel a bit… "cold" to just ask if she's free next weekend. I was thinking of sending her a good morning text just to let her know that I've been thinking about her (of course not anything cheesy), and text e.g. later in the evening for actual plans. What do you think, is it too early for good morning texts, or is that more of a relationship thing? I would like to somehow smooth the way before discussing logistics.
IntergenerationalParticipantSeptember 16, 2019 at 4:50 pm #207126
Not too early at all. Having been together a few times already has it moving a bit toward a regular thing. So a good morning text would be most appropriate followed by a request for another time to meet. Sounds about where it should be and after that you two may have a better idea if it will remain sporadic or tending towards a going steady arrangement.
pedropedroParticipantSeptember 16, 2019 at 8:26 pm #207130
tbw I text a few of my close platonic male friends a good morning or good night message every day….
MiyahaParticipantSeptember 18, 2019 at 1:19 pm #207200
It's not wierd to text even with friends, even if it's just early in the morning to say good morning, it just shows that you care. If you feel like it, just make a step.
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RFP Generator Software for a Postnuke module
I need a program that is similiar to the Lead Generator of [[url removed, login to view]][1] integrated into my postnuke site. [url removed, login to view] and api compliant.
More info here:
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It must be a Postnuke module api compliant and be able to work on any pn 71X version and above. It also must be multi site compatible.
I am truly looking to emulate what buyerzone has now for my site to manage and maintain leads and sell them. If you think you can do this reply as soon as possible because I want to get started right away.
## Deliverables
1) Complete and fully-functional working program(s) in executable form as well as complete source code of all work done.
2) Deliverables must be in ready-to-run condition, as follows (depending on the nature of the deliverables):
a) For web sites or other server-side deliverables intended to only ever exist in one place in the Buyer's environment--Deliverables must be installed by the Seller in ready-to-run condition in the Buyer's environment.
3) All deliverables will be considered "work made for hire" under U.S. Copyright law. Buyer will receive exclusive and complete copyrights to all work purchased. (No GPL, GNU, 3rd party components, etc. unless all copyright ramifications are explained AND AGREED TO by the buyer on the site per the coder's Seller Legal Agreement).
4) I also need a trail leads program where people can sign up for the program and get example of the leads we provide.
It must be built to Postnuke module development guideline: code: See [url removed, login to view] under Modules Dev for specs.
6. When delivered, the module should be a drop in and initialize in the postnuke module section.
**Customer Side:
**1. Customizable Form for customers to fill out- Form will be customized by Geographic location, Specific needs and other criteria for the customer. The form will submit information to backend for processing.
I need to be able to add/move/change info via the back end to this form.
**Business User Side should allow the business to:
**Pricing is on a per lead basis
Choose the product/service offering
Select your geographical coverage area
Control the number of leads you receive per month
Pay only for the leads you receive
Receive leads by email
Should emulate this:
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**2. Backend:****
**Information from form, should be categorized and prepared to be sent to paying business users ??"
Payment should be made via the product at cmsmerchant.com. Business users will choose the product or service categories, geographic regions and maximum number of leads per month, they want to receive. Similar to this
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So then every month 1 bill for total number of referrals is autobilled.
Leads are then emailed to them.
**3. Administration**:
a. Be able to see Business Users who have signed up.
b. See what categories they picked
c. See which bids they have accepted.
d. See pending purchases or payments
e. Edit information
f. Simple statistics
g. Add a new User
I guess this is mainly setting up forms, and creating a user section to allow access to the data along with email notification. (Postnuke has a very good permissions systems built in.) I also need a trail leads program where people can sign up for the program and get example of the leads we provide.
Must be mulitisite compatible and postnuke 726 and above compatible. Must be a drop in and initialize module.
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A Tough Program....
I couldn't write anything since I have come here. I did want to write some updates about the program but thanks to my fever, I am just getting dead tired and is going to bed immediately when I drop over the bed.
The program is proving to be a tough one actually. One reason is the program itself as there are tons of things which need to be discussed in it. The audience is good as like always so it becomes more important for me that I must make sure that the program goes ell completely. Well, I am trying my best for it. But despite all of the good intentions, the very start of the program itself went into the dark when I figured out that my monitor is not showing the display. Its a very simple resolution problem which actually gets resolved very easily by logging in from another remote terminal. But its working over here at all. I did try a lot but than left the hope. Now, I have asked the tech team to check it and I just hope that they would do some thing about it. The only thing is that its already 2 days since I am struggling with this. You can imagine how difficult it would be to type some thing when the only visible screen is the projector :-) . Let's see what happens tomorrow, the last day of the program.
There is another issue that's going to be there. Normally I get back to home on the same day when I finish the program. But today, my dad told me that there would be a curfew after 11pm and the issue is that I would be there on the way at that time only. So this means that I shouldn't be on the road ,traveling at that time. So this means, I won't be able to leave for home tomorrow. I won't be able to stay at this hotel as well because my booking is getting over tomorrow. I can surely extend my stay but I don't want to do it actually because the hotel is not that good and moreover, its too costly. So that's a bit of the problem now for which I need to do some thing. Let's see what happens. I have some plans in the mind and hopefully, they would work. They better should otherwise , I shall be in a big trouble.
I still have to read some stuff for tomorrow but I am not really able to read and understand anything. There is The Haunting coming over the Discovery channel. I shall try to watch it for some time and than will go back to sleep. Aah, I almost forgot to mention one more thing which can surely be added to the disasters over this travel. When I had to come over here, my watch stopped working. Now, it was Sunday so there was nothing which could be done for it. I do have another watch but I don't wear it much. It was about 3 years back when I last wore it. So I didn't know that it was working too or not. Well, guess what, it was not working too. So I had to come over here without any watch. This is proving to be a very tough thing to do as I can't manage to see the time and maintain the timings of the session properly. I am checking time from my hand phone and using this only to see the time at the moment. I always get lots of watches for my family and my mom always says to me that I must get few for me too but I always say , next time. Well, I did realize it this time that I should have couple of them as well. But that's a futuristic thing, at the time, this experience of carrying no watch is not so good!


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my name is Nemanja I'm from Serbia and i run digital content publishing platform for photography.
Im here to learn more about photography what photographers want need etc..
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Coloring my hair
I started to color my hair when I was 14-15 years old. My hair is naturally dark blonde so putting some highlights in it made my hair more blonde and I think this is the best color that matches for me. When I don't have time to go back to Hungary, to my hairdresser (I trust only in her) you can see my natural hair but because of the highlights, it is hardly seen. I go to the hairdresser every 4-6 months.
Washing my hair and aftercare – the products I use
For years now, I use the L'oreal Elvive Shampoo, Conditioner and Mask and I am so pleased with the results. Usually, I wash my hair 2 or 3 times a week and I use the repairing products. I always use one of the conditioners and the mask too because my hair is fine and dry so it needs deep conditioning every time. These products help with my lifeless, dull and straw-like hair. (as you can see below)
Once in two weeks, I use the Provoke Touch Silver Brightening Shampoo which helps me to get rid of yellowish hair. My hairdresser will hate me using this but I think my hair needs it sometimes.
After my hair is towel dry, I put on one drop from the L'oreal Elvive Extraordinary Oil which is so worth the price (one bottle lasts for more than a year) and spray my hair with the Schwarzkopf Gliss Kur Hair Repair Conditioner which is a leave-in conditioner. During the week between washes, I use the Gliss Kur Conditioner before I go to bed and the Batiste Dry Shampoo to fix my hair so it looks clean and fresh.
I know heating is not healthy for my hair but sometimes I need to use it for styling. All my hair styling products are Remington but I don't use the straightener every time after I washed my hair or if I do, I use it only once between two washes. I realized my hair condition and its handling depends on my cycle. For example, when I am on my period it is impossible to style my hair, it's so flat and lifeless.
Usually, I try to only wash my hair, dry it and sleep like that and in the morning my hair doesn't look like a hayrick as you can see in the last pictures.
I love the new trend, wearing hair accessories. I used to wear hairband when I was watching Gossip Girl and I was so into Blair's style. Now, I like to wear the bobby pins in different shape and decorated with pearls. I also thinking about to wear headbands again and in summer I can't wait to wear my hair scarf or head scarf, I am not sure how you call it.
(PS: I recommend these products because I use them for years and I love them. This blog post is not sponsored by any of the brands I mentioned.)
Here I used the dryer and then the straightener. My blow dry skill just doesn't exist.
I only used the dryer then I slept like that and this is the next morning.


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Sumac is a small tree. Its fruits are used as a spice in the Middle-East. The bark and the leaves have a strong tannin content and have been used by tanners since the Antiquity (Greece, Egypt) : the botanical name Rhus Coriaria comes from the Latin "Coriarii", meaning tanner. Sumac is often preferred because of its excellent light-fastness (compared to the other vegetables) as well as perspiration fastness.
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Cher Onc' Herbert,
I am troubled by what you write me of the news from Mont-Havre: Provençese soldiers garrisoned in private homes, men taken from their houses and their places of employment and pressed into service, my friend M. Suprenant's young lads conscripted—and them still boys! And not for the defense of Armorica, but to be sent abroad to fight for that cochon Le Maréchal! It is monstrous!
It is with that in mind that I tell you what happened at L'Isle de Grand-Blaireau today. One of the lads—not Bertrand but his lieutenant-in-mischief Jean-Marc—was manning his observation post and saw a sloop flying Provençese colors sailing along the road to Bois-de-Bas. He ran to the encampment to give warning—and may I say, I wish we had a faster means of communication than running! But we are meant to be secret here, and so beacons or alarm bells won't do.
I trust that by now you have dealt with the sloop and its crew; and might I suggest bringing the sloop here to the lake, burning it to the water line, and sinking what remains to the bottom of the lake? I think that would be much simpler than what we did with the Rubicon
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Shiane D. Jacocks
"Now when it happens, don't act mad. You gotta look calm. Answer their questions, but don't tell 'em nothin' extra. Keep your hands out your pockets. You drop something leave that shit where it's at."
This is the first line of the film The Hate U Give directed by George Tillman Jr and based on a novel of the same name by Angie Thomas. The title wasinspired by the rapper Tupac based on his own activism reflected in his music.
In this first scene, the father, Maverick Carter (Russell Hornsby) is talking to his three children, Starr (Amandla Stenberg), Seven (Lamar Johnson), and Sekani (TJ Wright) about what to do when they are pulled over by the cops. This scene is not only setting the audience up for what is to come, but it is also showing a parent giving his children tools for survival and teaching them about the racial and systemic structures that often trap Black folks in a vicious cycle of crime and violence.
This conversation is not uncommon. More and more parents today are having "the talk" with their children—the kind of discussion often reserved for talking about sex—is now about how the justice system is supposed to protect citizens but ultimately it isn't going to, especially in relation to Black people.
The film definitely plays into this conversation not only regarding police brutality, but also around the term "double-consciousness," coined by W.E.B Du Bois, where the protagonist, Starr, is torn between two worlds and two identities.
Starr attends an upper-class high school instead of the one in her neighborhood, Garden Heights—a mostly poor Black neighborhood.
Surrounded by predominantly white students, Starr has to conceal her Blackness. In a voice over, portraying her inner thoughts, she says, "Slang makes them cool. Slang makes me "hood." This film demonstrates how Black people are often under a microscope, especially Black women, for fear of appearing "too aggressive" or "too ghetto."
The movie also doesn't linger on the pivotal moment that audiences know is coming. After a party, Starr's friend, Khalil (Algee Smith) is taking her home, when they are pulled over by the cops. The tension builds, and the signs are all there. The sirens sound. The red and blue lights flash. Khalil has his music on. Starr puts her hands on the dashboard. The cop, who is white, walks over to the car, with his hand already on his gun as he taps on the window.
What's heartbreaking and infuriating about the murder of Khalil is that audiences have seen it before. "But here we are again. Violence, brutality. It's the same story, just a different name. Today's name is Khalil Harris," the powerful words of April Ofrah's (played by Issa Rae from HBO's Insecure) fill the room of the church during Khalil's funeral.
We see this often. Emmett Till. Trayvon Martin. Eric Garner. Tamir Rice. These stories that turn into news pieces but lose the humanity of the people behind the story and you hardly hear what happens afterward.
Starr is the only witness to the shooting of Khalil and the trauma and anxiety that she goes through, shows the reality of the situation. She must not only deal with SATs, prom, and other normal teenage problems, but also the way that society treats Black bodies.
Tillman addresses the conversation of those who ask, why didn't Khalil just do what Starr did? Why did he even argue with the police officer in the first place? Tillman asks us directly, why are Black people told to be extra cautious around the police? Is it for their safety or for the one who did the shooting?
America tells Black folks, you are not allowed to drive while being Black, you are not allowed to barbeque while being Black, allowed to sleep while being Black, allowed to sell candy while being Black. You are not allowed to be, especially when it comes to disobeying authority.
In The Hate U Give, it is a hairbrush that the police officer mistakes as a gun, as if that is the only thing that made him shoot. As Sara Ahmed, feminist writer, scholar, and activist said in her book Living a Feminist Life, "[One] has to work not to appear as aggressive because [one is] assumed aggressive before [they] appear."
One of the strongest scenes in the movie is when Starr is asked by April if she is ready to use her weapon and she is given a T-shirt with tribute to Khalil and a microphone. Starr picks it up, the world behind her fades, as she holds it in her hands. She thinks, "it's as heavy as a gun. If 115 [the police officer] had traded his weapon for this one, maybe Khalil would still be alive." This shows the audience, particularly children, the impact of racism, the dynamics of power, and what it means to be radical and use your power to make change.
In a world where Black and other marginalized bodies are murdered, unaccommodated, and silenced, this film gives us a story where, even though the perpetrator may not be held accountable, it tells us that there is still a community to depend on. It tells us that anger is valid, especially when it comes to violence and oppression. And it tells us that our strongest weapon, can be our voice.
Shiane D. Jacocks is the assistant prose editor for Puerto del Sol and a current MFA student at New Mexico State University, studying fiction. She is particularly interested in Afrofuturism, speculative work, and activism. She has been published in The Pacific Review, The FEM, IE Voice, Black Voice News, and Ventanas. She is currently working on a thesis with short stories. You can follow her on Twitter @shianejacocks.


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- For the webcomic of the same name, see Friendship is Tragic (comic).
This article covers a work that may not be suitable for children.
|Friendship is Tragic (novella)
the story's cover art on Equestria Daily
|Date published
|June 15, 2011
|Story link(s)
Not counting the prologue, the fic is structured as a series of stories-within-a-story. Twilight either meets or is told the backstory of one of her friends in each of the seven chapters. The chapter titles are based on puns and/or common sayings, and match whichever character is being re-introduced into Twilight's life.
The order of their appearance is similar to the order in which the ponies were originally properly introduced in Friendship is Magic, part 1; only Fluttershy and Rarity are switched around. The final two chapters take place in the Everfree Forest, the setting of the confrontation with Nightmare Moon in Friendship is Magic, part 2, and the Laughter Song is explicitly quoted in another scene in which Pinkie tells Twilight to cheer up.
Non-structural references to the show and the show's fanbase include the name of a tavern which refers back to Steven Magnet from the show's first episode, and the brief appearance of the two background ponies Roseluck and Derpy Hooves.
The story is told using past tense, in the third person, and from Twilight's perspective.
A fairly short prologue sets up the premise of the fanfic: A few years after the events of the show's first episode, Twilight accompanies Princess Celestia on a mission to save Equestria from a "disaster" that isn't specified any further. Before she does, she takes leave of her friends in Ponyville. Pinkie Pie is particularly dejected, and Twilight promises that the Earth pony can throw the friends a huge party when she comes back a few months later.
Twilight and Celestia are eventually successful, but success comes at a high price: the conflict drags on for over a year and Spike and Celestia perish in the process. Twilight falls into a coma, and when she awakens, she finds that she has become unable to summon unicorn magic. Instead of returning to Ponyville, she remains in Canterlot as an adviser to Princess Luna, who is a well-meaning successor to Celestia, but not nearly as competent at governing.
When Twilight tries to reach out to her old friends, she is met with silence: they have all left Ponyville under uncertain circumstances. Still, she wants to meet them again, and has other ponies investigate where her friends went. Six years after she initially left for her mission, she receives a message that some of her friends have been found, and want to meet her at a "neutral meeting place".
The place in question is a run-down tavern near Ponyville, where she meets Applejack, who looks much the worse for wear. As she tells it, Sweet Apple Acres fell on hard times when Luna took over the government, and even Applejack bulking up to increase her workload didn't help. Big Macintosh foolishly made a deal with some loan sharks, and when he couldn't pay the money back, they killed him and burned the farm to the ground. Applejack took her anger out on royal guards who came to investigate and was banished from Ponyville. Her muscled-up state came in useful for her next job, however; it is implied that she shakes down establishments such as the tavern for protection money.
Twilight is shocked at how her friend has turned into a bully who makes life miserable for others, but does not have much time to digest the new information. Rainbow Dash enters the tavern, though Twilight does not recognize at her first: her wings are gone. This, Rainbow says, is the result of an accident caused by an entirely unnecessary and reckless stunt that not only ended Rainbow's flying days, but also got The Wonderbolts disbanded and Rainbow Dash banished from Canterlot.
Next, a carriage drives up in front of the tavern, and Twilight is bid to come outside. The carriage is richly-adorned, and Twilight expects to meet Rarity. Instead, the pony exiting the carriage is Fluttershy. She has a scar around her neck that seems like it came from a slave collar, but no matter what the ponies try, Fluttershy does not answer them how she got the scar or what she is doing inside such a carriage. We later learn that she was indeed kidnapped by slave-traders some time after Twilight left, that she was found by Rarity when she was looking for "cheap" laborers, and that she has mutely served her unicorn friend ever since.
Eventually, one of the stallions who pulled the coach in informs them that the vehicle is the property of Rarity, and that the ponies should get in so they can meet their mistress at her mansion. Rarity, it turns out, has become a famous fashion designer and very, very rich, largely thanks to the realization that kindness and generosity "were the two ingredients stopping me from realizing my true potential". Her specialty is the manufacture of dresses made from exotic animals such as manticores, ursas, and cockatrices. This revelation upsets Twilight more than any of the previous ones.
Sarcastically, she wonders aloud what terrible change must have come upon Pinkie Pie, in keeping with how events turned out for all her other friends. Rainbow Dash starts to reply but is stopped short by Applejack: they swore to each other once they would never talk about Pinkie Pie again, and Applejack intends to keep that promise. When Rainbow Dash shows no signs of adhering to that, Applejack, who had already threatened Rainbow with violence at an earlier point in the story, starts beating her half to death. In the process, she accidentally sets fire to the mansion, and the former friends barely escape with their lives. Much to Rarity's shock, Fluttershy uses the confusion to free the exotic animals Rarity had kept as "stock" for her fashion operations, and runs off.
Leaving Rarity and Applejack behind, Twilight carries the unconscious Rainbow Dash far away from the mansion. When she finally stirs, she is ready to tell Twilight what Applejack did not want her to say: Pinkie, she recounts, couldn't bear Twilight not keeping her promise, and so she kept throwing come-home-soon parties week after week after week. Until eventually, she abruptly left Ponyville for the abandoned castle in the Everfree Forest, where she was convinced Twilight had settled down. When the other ponies came to get her, they found that Pinkie had gone insane, actually believing Twilight to reside in the castle. They decided to leave her there and never speak of her again, for her sake; she seemed happy and content.
Twilight is convinced that she can return sanity to her bubbly Earth pony friend. She leaves the beaten-up Rainbow Dash in the care of Fluttershy, who has joined them, and makes her way - alone - to the old castle where she first felt the spark of friendship. Applejack has anticipated this and blocks her path, advising Twilight that it would be better for all involved to leave Pinkie be. She eventually lets her pass after Twilight confronts her with her violent tendencies.
Pinkie does indeed still live in the castle. She has a companion: a sack of flour, painted purple, which she speaks to as if it was Twilight. When the unicorn reveals her presence, Pinkie at first believes her to be Twilight's sibling, then an impostor, and finally the fog clears enough to make her accept that Twilight is real and is telling the truth. She agrees to come back with her and finally have that party they were supposed to have many years ago, all six friends together. Pinkie loudly imagines how it should be, how Rarity would make them all pretty dresses, Fluttershy would sing, and Rainbow Dash would show off new flying tricks she learned.
Twilight hesitates at first, but decides that she cannot lie to or mislead Pinkie any more. So she tells her the truth about what happened to their friends. When she is done, Pinkie collapses, wishing Twilight hadn't done so. She says the story broke her heart, and after softly singing parts of the Laughter Song again, she dies.
Twilight blames herself, not just for Pinkie's death, but for everything that happened to her friends. She throws herself off a cliff despite Applejack's attempts to calm her down. While she is falling, she believes to be having visions of Spike, Pinkie Pie, and Celestia. Celestia appears to tell her that she is proud that Twilight at least tried to bring friendship back together at the end. In her mind, Celestia smiles at her.
The story ends with Twilight hitting the ground.
As of March 15, 2012, the versions of the story on Equestria Daily and Pony Fiction Archive differ: the latter is more recent, each chapter is slightly longer, and has received more proofreading. Both versions used to include an epilogue, but the author requested in June 2011 that the epilogue be pulled. The summary on this page reflects the epilogue-less PFA version.
The EqD version credits editing to "LurkingBrony", the PFA version does not. Equestria Daily also posted an unofficial sequel by a different writer not long after it published the original, but has since removed it.


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The David Gresham Entertainment Group is proud to announce that South African EDM hit maker DJ Mark Stent & Hip Hop chart topper Rouge have collaborated to perform and produce the summer smash hit single 'Takeover' due for release on David Gresham Records on 28 October 2016.
Mark Stent often referred to as the world's strongest DJ is riding high after two number 1 hit singles on the national 5FM pop charts, namely 'Rain' and 'Come back home (4 weeks at number 1)'. Whilst Rouge the self-proclaimed baddest female rapper has enjoyed similar success across Africa with her singles 'Mbongo Zaka' and 'Sheba Ngwan O'.
The recording is a tumultuous journey into EDM & Hip Hop, with Rouge's angry rap and Mark Stent's euphoric summer beats. Takeover is destined to be one of the biggest dance records across the African continent in 2016 as well as making a massive statement when presented at the Amsterdam Dance Event in October.
Interview: Rouge x Mark Stent
Photo Credit-Yeshiel Photography
MA: Hi Mark… how you doing mate? Great to be chatting to you..
Im amazing! Thank you for taking the time to chat to me.
MA: Can you quickly give us a short 101 on who Mark Stent is? Where in SA you come from and how did music become such a big part of your life?
Im straight out of Benoni boet! I actually have a BSC in Actuarial Science with majors in mathematics and statistics. Im an ex SA bodybuilding champ and music has always been the biggest part of my life. My dad played multiple instruments and collected music, so i have been exposed to it since i was a baby. I started DJing when i was 18, playing at small bars and venues. Over time, its literally become what i eat, breathe and sleep. Ive been a professional DJ/Producer/label owner for 12 years now. Around 8 years ago i started producing my own music, so i had more exclusive material to play.
MA: What were your musical influences growing up?
I used to listen to Gangster rap originally, like NWA, Wu tang Clan etc. After that i got into Kwaito for a while, so M'Du and Arthur. The song that changed my life was Nightcrawlers – Push the Feeling on (MK mix), when i heard that for the first time i knew i had connected with something that touched my soul. Ive always loved Nirvana too though and have been a massive Techno fan for most of my life.
MA: You are releasing the track called TAKEOVER on the 28th October, which is a collaboration with the talented Rouge. How did this collaboration come about? What can we expect from this tune?
Its a funny story actually. I sent Andrew (from David Gresham records) the track by mistake. I thought i had sent another one. He asked me if i had a vocalist for it and told him i was confused as the track i had sent him DID have a vocal on it. After checking i told him it was just an experimental tune and he suggested that me and Rouge get together and as a result Takeover was born. Its a mix of house, kwaito and hip hop….something very different but its fun and catchy.
MA: Where will it be available for download/to buy?
It will be available exclusively on Vodacom live for the first week. After that iTunes and most other download stores
MA: What are your thoughts on our local music scene at the moment and if there is anything you wish to see happen differently?
I think its AMAZING! This whole 90 percent thing from SABC and spurred on new motivation for artists, new collaborations. From my perspective South Africa is bubbling over with talent and idea. I would really like artists to work together more, to motivate each other more. In the hip hop scene everyone seems to be like a 'brotherhood', in the dance scene its very catty and bitchy.
MA: Are there any local acts that you think need a special mention?
Absolutely! Im the hugest fan of Denholm harding form Just Jinger, he is the most amazing producer i have ever met. Of course Black Coffee and Casper Nyovest. Kyle Watson is killing it worldwide. I love Grimehouse work. A young producer named So Schway is making waves very quickly too. I've just done a collaboration with Keystate too, these guys are SUPER SUPER talented.
MA: Anything that you guys are currently working on that we would be interested in hearing about?
Ive just finished three HUGE collaborations. One with international Higher Self, one with Reason and one with Keystate. and have an amazing track I'm working on right now with Jarrid Odendaal called "Goodbye", i honestly think this track is my best work so far.
South African DJ, producer, remixer and self-confessed music lover Mark Stent's passion for his craft is plainly evident from every energy-fueled, funked up DJ set he delivers to his dancefloor. Hailing from the City of Gold, Mark's love affair with house music began in his early teens and led to a still insatiable obsession with the art of mixing and blending beats. Having performed in 15 countries around the world Stent is also a main stage headliner at the Ultra Music Festival and a resident DJ at H2O and Octopia Music Festivals. Not only is Stent a chart topping producer/DJ but his also a former SA Bodybuilding champion and has a BSC degree in actuarial science.
Rouge was inspired as a child by Lauryn Hill and Kanye West, her compositions combine elements of rap, dance, and hip-hop. Rouges' tremendous vocal execution and punch lines has made her an instant favorite at both radio stations and on the stage. Although she only wrote her first song at the age of 19, Rouge had been taking part in acting, public speaking and poetry, not knowing she was preparing herself for what was to come. Rouge graduated with a degree in Drama at the University of Pretoria. Rouge incorporates some French in her lyrics because of her Congolese origins.
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The life and work of Fullerton's favorite son is celebrated in a new exhibit at the Fullerton Museum Center. Leo Fender: Life and Legacy. The exhibit opened on November 12, 2016 in celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Museum's Leo Fender Gallery. Music legend Leo Fender (1909 – 1991) is recognized worldwide as the inventive genius who perfected the electric guitar. His groundbreaking Telecaster and Stratocaster electric guitars as well as the revolutionary Precision Bass were all invented in Fullerton, California, a town Fender loved.
"The 2006 inaugural opening of the Leo Fender Gallery was a dream realized by Museum Association Members, City of Fullerton staff, community members, and musicians around the world. Now looking back on ten years, we couldn't be more proud of what we have been able to accomplish," said Fullerton Museum Center Director Dannielle Mauk. "Now, a decade later, we are looking forward to taking the gallery to a new level. Over the past year we have identified and acquired some important artifacts and instruments for display, and are really excited to share these with the public."
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The Vibrant Hippo
Fears of America's inability to "change course" are often cited as common international worries for global power players. China worries that our massive debt will go unpaid. In the Middle East we see the dual sides of doubt: Afghanistan squanders progress in light of fears we'll leave and Iran stands by to fill the vacuum if we do. Beyond these hot spots there are the silent witnesses who look to America as a tarnished symbol of hope and prosperity. Ultimately the net effect of such doubt is a multitude of considerations. Are these fears off-base? No, I would argue that they are very real and very accurate musings on future American action and inaction. Unfortunately for America there are no hidden dimensions in a society where media establishes a culture of constant awareness there remains little beyond the considerations of the world at large. Our media reveals us and lifting off the sheet we find our society as an over-bearing beast.
During the 2008 campaign, Barack Obama used the simile of a massive sea vessel to describe society. He linked the ship of state with a titanic like vessel whose alterations of course came with great effort but barely perceptible changes in position. It was the long course that revealed the alterations and only after time progressed do we see the success or failure of social change.
If such a system is the case we face a major challenge in the global economy. America's inability to react instantly will establish its role in the world as a vibrant hippo whose sole source of power is in mass. Adept and speedy, China will rule the future by adjusting production to meet global needs. Of course China's industrial focus comes at the cost of disregarding human rights and the values of society- this has been discussed in earlier posts on social good versus social progress. Despite the fact that we are unable to make drastic change, we should not move to imitate China's focus on production. A better system of adjustment treats our current form as a bonsai tree and carefully snips away items to achieve a system of balance and beauty.
As our vibrant hippo enters into a competition rich savanna we are capable of changing a select cluster of factors. China will be faster and expanding countries of Latin America will constantly establish themselves as a threat. We are in danger and with our current system only capable of utilizing our size to mount defense and scrounge for new resources. Success will come from R&D and seeking out the products and solutions beyond the reach of our competition. Despite our faults we must battle with a passion (contradictory to the common behavior of countries our size). A failure to do so will lead only to disaster, but if quality choices are made the vibrant hippo can maintain its power status and lead the World into a new era of human success.
The New Warrior
Who is to know when a bomb explodes inside a shopping mall? Who beyond those unfortunate souls stumbling at the wrong place at the wrong time? Such a moment rich in tragedy is ultimately the memory of a global blend of eyes who through our extensive media network view these experiences from an extensive variety of perspectives. In today's world the localized tragedy is a moment rich in news potential which, if packaged for consumption, extends beyond the physical locality and blooms into a globally witnessed moment.
Our network of media provides a viewpoint to the world. Through our technological devices we gaze outward to the world and sponge the moments of our world. This is a good thing; of course, but one result is the shared awareness of this networks power which creates a system which celebrates big moments and creates a forum in which the sources of major disasters can have an affect on the hearts and minds of those beyond the physical location of the event. The extensive media network allows those who aim to "make a statement" to transcend the physical realm. Our media is a bittersweet production which has born a revolutionary system of both of awareness and of action.
Of the most valuable tools to a warrior, the media is now positioned as the most important. No longer is a bomb of bullet's pathway the device of destruction. It is the global media coverage that spawns the reaction that the new warrior needs. Now a bomb blast is followed by a group claiming responsibility- an act of absurd required bragging used to establish the actor's existence inside the global media. Without our global media network these events remain constrained inside the local realm. It is through our media coverage that these events and actors reach transcension and reach a level of global influence.
Ultimately the new warrior has only minor uses for devices which cause physical damage. These items are the minor means to and end which create the fervor to garner the media's attention. Though their bombs create pain and suffering, establish a hell-on-earth scenario for the surrounding location of the act, the strongest blast comes only when the cameras roll and reporters spread news of the action far beyond the crater in the pavement.
Such a system provides an easy opportunity to control actors who aim to earn "big influence" through the use of smaller scaled actions. These are not figures using deadly force to kill thousands or eliminate regions; instead, these figures do damage on the local scale. Though both deadly, the "smaller scale" actions are wholly dependent on media coverage to achieve the intended goals of fear and influence.
A resolution to global terror? Perhaps just minor, but one major reduction in clout is to eliminate the media coverage of the actions of terrorists. Extensive coverage only serves to establish awareness and influence. Reports must be created but must we include the names of groups? Do we need to explain the rich history and network from which our band of extremists harkens? Let us change our ways and instead use anonymous reports that use "an extremist from X country" or members of an extremist group," such systems while vague eliminate the creation of awareness that only serves to establish these groups power. After all, how do we know of Osama bin Laden? Is not our awareness only a recognition of the media coverage he has been given? Instead let's deny him and figures like him the attention that our media provides. If, as adults who respond to an attention-demanding child, we choose to deny our attention and refuse to fall into the trap laid before us, we teach the lesson of awareness which, though ironic, proves us even more focused.
Text Reflection: Empire of Illusion by Chris Hedges
How accurate are perspectives on culture if such ideas stem solely from the items that culture creates? Can we look to what's popular in a culture as an accurate symbol of the psyche of a culture? In Empire of Illusion, Chris Hedges suggests that the contents of our popular culture and symbols of the dirth of intellectual existence and ominous suggestions of a looming disaster.
Hedges uses the term "pseudo-events" to refer to the manufactured news items or events that serve to distract the populace from reality. These narratives are distributed by powerful figures to maintain order and wealth. Hedges uses multiple examples to illustrate this point, most effectively through his in-depth exploration of pornography and the network of products and figures which create a global porn culture.
Speaking to this pornography section, I found his suggestion that absolute power is almost always expressed via sexual sadism to be compelling. He cites the Abu Ghraib torture photos as primary evidence. Another comment likens porn to necrophilia and argues that the females featured in the films to be lifeless receptacles of desire and bodily fluids. Perspectives like this make the section on pornography among the best passages in the text.
Hedges uses the section on porn to establish a foundation of evidence to argue that our society is falling apart. He argues that popular culture is revelatory of both the disaster we approach and the indifference with which we greet such changes. He argues that a return to critical literary is the only corrective pathway. He points to our movement away from a production-culture, where thrift and focus were the major paradigms, and movement into a consumer-culture serves only to support and encourage the "pseudo-events" which serve to wash away value in society.
I agree with Hedges perspective, but wonder whether popular culture is a red herring when critiquing culture. Is our media not intended to provide a sense of escapism? Through their use of laugh tracks, we know the producers of sitcoms recognize the foreign worlds in which their characters function. Afterall, why trigger our laughter if the plot was accurate and stemming from our own existence? We need the laugh track to tell us when to laugh- it serves as trigger and reminder that the events are farce and fancy.
The constant development of critical thinking is always a great idea. We will never have enough critical thinking members of society and any writer who argues this and points to our low-brow points in culture will have an easy argument to frame. In Empire of Illusion, Hedges points to these grimy items of culture as signs of our destruction. He looks to Jerry Springer, WWE wrestling and a swath of trash TV as evidence. Though somewhat dated, his point is largely made. Though I argue that his convictions fail to consider the depth and variety of our culture. To simplify, Hedges' argument is shallow and doesn't consider the expansive nature of our culture.
One needs to look beyond our cultural creation. There is a depth for exploration and in looking to these zones a far different perspective can be developed. Yes, our society faces significant challenges and the content of popular culture is largely trash. Porn is disgusting, but aren't all animal instincts and the items that appeal to it just as nasty? The human race is a dirty, nasty force, but in functioning in the world we have a dual existence of pleasure and production. We are not 100% critical thinkers, but I argue that when faced with signs of tyranny and when truly pushed against the wall we will truly feel compelled to act and make corrections.
Pseud0-events are certainly at play in society. We see our politicians crafting conclusions on the basis of popular perspective and not on personal conviction. Our world is lead by populists, figures who function not as clarified establishments but as slippery abstractions that can easily adjust to meet the changing perspectives of society. Such a system poses challenges to those who aim to evaluate a culture on the basis of its creations. One who does aims for specificity but fails to recognize the wishy-washy nature of the culture in which he or she exists.
The Core Problem with Education Reform
Today President Obama announced an initiative to increase the graduation rate of American community colleges. The move, according to the White House, is to increase the network of education to expand training for American workers. Such a move connects directly with the Administration's work to spur economic growth and create a system of sustained growth in the future. While I wholeheartedly agree with this move, I offer a caution to leaders to think that the quality of education is measured in quantitative means.
A system that evaluates itself based on output is inherently corrupt. The factory that produces the most widgets is simply active, not productive. We tend to lose sight of the importance of quality when faced with data suggesting high work rates. It is a fault that seems to connect directly with the Protestant Work Ethic and the work of Fredrick Winslow Taylor. Sadly it seems the American psyche still has Mr. Taylor's clicking stopwatch in our brains.
A better system uses a qualitative method of evaluation. We need to assess the true depth of understanding that our college graduates possess. Even so, our graduates are merely prepared at the time of graduation. As the years progress and the factors of the world change they will find themselves helplessly unprepared if education suddenly ceases. A true evaluation of education assesses students on the basis of qualitative means.
A far more significant danger of increasing the graduation levels is the "watering-down" of the college degree. If everyone can earn a degree it instantly loses its value. We have seen this occur with the High School degree already. As more students are able to earn a college degree, the procedure of standing out or of gaining advanced levels of knowledge will require more time and more money investment in education.
A more realistic perspective is to realize the need for vocational studies. Not everyone needs a college degree and the best function for our government is to recognize a broad diversity within the network of education that provides a variety of skills. We risk eliminating the value of the college degree if we conclude that attaining such a degree is an effective assessment of educational value and personal worth.
The Essential Life of Learning
Perhaps one Sunday afternoon you'll find yourself strolling through a bookstore. Outside the air is cold and the rain, which seems determined to drown the entire landscape, will leave you desperately seeking out a distraction to delay the long walk out beyond the bookstore. Its cold out there, just stay inside and hover. And so, your eyeballs roaming out in search of something different, you will feel a growing sense of confidence beyond the typical fiction stacks.
Preserved and warm inside the store you stumble off into the distant shelves and sections. Beyond the gardening texts, the historical rows of commentary and self-perceived expertise you'll find a section loaded with instruction, history and photography. In such a section one finds the memoir and the tell-all. The "Sports" section reminds us of the physical identify of the human animal and how often we drift into the notion of our own sort of dualism: the mind and body disconnect.
When an athlete decides to retire, he or she enters into a state of physical decay. The athlete does not need the muscular structure required to play professional athletes. Likewise, removed from the intensity of competitive play, the retired athlete's brain will adjust itself to the new existence and distribute resources to meet these recent adjustments. Such alternations are not tied simply to the athlete or even the physical dimensions of the human being- the human brain exacts the same procedures when life changes and progressively adjusts our biology to meet our current needs and lifestyle.
This process of changing or, perhaps personal evolution, reveal the genius of our biology. Our bodies do not seek to preserve our every skill; instead, the limited resources with which we can utilize are focused on areas based on utilization. This is a focus of efficiency which recognizes the power in focusing in on specifics, on drilling down to the current situation and preparing with specificity as the driving force.
I suggest that we take this similar process of adjustment and redistribution and apply it to our educational system. This is a minor adjustment in philosophy, however, with it comes a major, systemic series of adjustments that would render evening that currently stands as null and void. In such a system the focus can be boiled down to a guiding philosophy: "Because we're always changing we always need to learn."
There is no practice makes perfect here. Indeed there is no perfection. Instead we must always be in classes, always learning and developing new skills and ideas. Our lives are too dynamic and intense to use our current system of "loading up" from age 5-20. Such a system is a major gamble and places incredible decisions in the hands of those who have yet to see or experience the incredible variety that life provides. A better system is an on-going system: education must occur throughout one's life and a society and its government should establish a system that enables such learning.
Society needs to establish a rich level of adult education opportunities. Initially the network that we currently have will function perfectly. We can start by offering incentives in the form of tax deductions or other "external loci" to draw people to these institutions. As usage expands the use of online classes can be developed so that gradually the learning process moves away from centralized locations and exists in a complicated patchworks of formats and locations. The topics must vary but we need to provide our students with three simple skill sets. This trifecta must be developed before twenty and then adjusted as experience and personal development occur.
These three core-items for each individual are:
1. A career
2. A vocation
3. A hobby
These three items allocate individual resources in order to prepare for economic and societal changes that take place. As life continues these three core items must be adjusted and developed. In order to do so we need to recognize the essential life of learning and work to create a network that enables all citizens to grow and nurture skills and interests.


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However, the house meets a terrible fate in "Hello, Cruel World" when the Leviathans destroy it, leaving only the walls standing, covered in soot.
Since their victory in Swan Song, its grounds housed the stolen four Horsemen's rings, however Death's was returned to him, leaving the other three.
In Sacrifice, Sam and Dean return to the house to make a deal with Crowley. While the ruins of the house aren't shown, the salvage yard is and seems to be slightly overgrown and completely abandoned. Bobby's car has also been abandoned here and left to rot.
In Inside Man, Bobby's Heaven is shown to be his house.
In Exodus, the Apocalypse World Bobby is also shown to have an auto salvage yard. However, his is not in Sioux Falls.
Bobby's house is located in a scrap yard that Bobby owns. The main rooms that appear on the show are the kitchen, Library, and closets. There is also staircases that lead up and down stairs. In the library it is filed with every kind of lore book, and rituals. Near the corner of the room is a fireplace, with a Devil's Trap on the roof. The room also has a desk for Bobby to work at. In the kitchen, it has basic kitchen stuff, plus a bunch of phones Bobby uses to pretend to be CIA, FBI, etc. The closets pimps it out to have a trap lever.Upstairs isn't seen very much. All there is known about the upstairs is that it holds the bedrooms and closets. Downstairs Bobby has a panic room.
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CORAL SPRINGS (CBSMiami) – This weekend the final victim of the deadly shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School was laid to rest.
Saturday was the viewing for 14-year-old Martin Duque.
As family and friends gathered to say their final goodbyes, a group of students and supporters marched from Pine Trails Park to Betti Stradling Park in Coral Springs.
The march was to honor the 17 victims killed during the Stoneman Douglas shooting.
The students said they also want to continue to fight for more strict gun laws and a ban on assault weapons.
"People keep saying 'what do you know? What are you talking about gun control? You're just a bunch of kids. You don't know anything,'" MSD senior Cameron Kasky said. "For everything about gun control, they may just be right but they haven't been locked in a room while somebody was walking up and down the hall with a weapon of war gunning us down. They haven't been targeted for speaking out against the people who are paying people money not to protect us."
The gun issue is one that the students are taking very seriously and they're doing what they can to inspire major changes, both locally and nationally.
"We need to not only talk about our gun laws and gun safety in school but we need to change the Florida constitution itself," said student Diego Pfeiffer.
Students mobilizing for what they're calling the Never Again movement and preparing for the student led march on March 24th.
"We are the first people who are going to make everyone to make sure this never happens again," said Kasky.
Funeral services were held for Duque Sunday morning.
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