![]() ![]() The next moment, in fact, the very next paragraph, I found myself writing about the four José brothers who, in a previous book, had fallen victim to a band of drug smugglers. One moment I was telling how four quarrelsome brothers were responsible for Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter. And somehow, in the process of telling that story, a number of things happened that I simply can’t explain. I loved immersing myself once more in the Desert People’s origin stories and revisiting both the language and the gentle humor of the Tohono O’odham people. I loved being back in touch with the Walker Family clan-and with Joanna Brady’s too. Writing Blessing of the Lost Girls was a way of sending my heart back to that very special time. In fact, when I left to go elsewhere, one of my Tohono O’odham friends gifted me with an owl basket, one I still treasure, and told me, “Judy, if you can’t make it with your own tribe, you can always come back here.” ![]() I learned far more than I ever managed to teach. The five years I spent on the Tohono O’odham as a K-12 librarian were life-changing for me. My purpose in writing the Walkers was to make reservation life understandable to people who would never go there. In fact, when my first hardback editor read the manuscript for Hour of the Hunter, Walker Family #1, she told me on the phone, and this is a direct quote, “What you need to do is get rid of all that Indian stuff.” Excuse me? As far as I was concerned, the “Indian stuff” was the whole point. She’s not the only reader to feel that way. Today someone wrote to me saying that she had read a Goodreads Review of Kiss of the Bees, the second Walker Family book in which the reviewer apparently objected to the unnecessary “italicized stories and legends” in the book. I love writing books, but it’s STILL work! I put in countless hours of thinking and typing both before and after I hit the banana peel. Putting in that many hours with that kind of total concentration isn’t a walk in the park. And that’s one of the reasons I find being called ‘prolific’ so annoying. My only priority at that point is getting to the end of the story. That’s usually what happens when I hit the banana peel. doing an in-depth grammar/spellcheck review/rewrite. ![]() Then I put in three full days until 1 or 2 a.m. Even so I didn’t actually start writing it until June 16-of this year! I finished it this past Sunday evening-August 21st! (Also this year!). I’ll do that closer to pub date so you’ll remember it, but the idea for that book had been cooking away in the far, dark reaches of my “Waring Blender” mind for about a year and a half. I’m not ready to tell you the story about the inspiration for that book. It was one of those books that just came together.īlessing of the Lost Girls turned out to be the same thing. Bill claimed that I never slept the whole time I was writing that book because I was still up working when he went to bed, and I was up working again by the time he crawled out of bed the next morning. Unfortunately, they did NOT change their minds on the book deadline, so I buckled down and wrote like crazy. I had been writing a Brady book when the powers that be in New York changed their minds and said they wanted a Beaumont instead. The book in question was Beaumont #11, Failure to Appear, and I performed that literary feat out of necessity rather than choice. Once upon a time, I wrote a book in six weeks. ![]() Have you ever stepped off a roller coaster and been amazed to be on solid ground once more? That’s me this week-back on solid ground. ![]()
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![]() New York and Chicago each received 125 cars last week, but other large. A winter weather advisory is in effect for Kenosha County in Wisconsin, DuPage, Cook, LaSalle, Kendall, Grundy, Will and Kankakee counties in Illinois, and Lake, Porter and LaPorte counties in northwest Indiana due to the storm. Snow and rain were affecting the situation in several parts of the North and. Hammond: 1.7 inches Porter County (Indiana) -Ī winter storm warning is currently in effect for McHenry, Lake, DeKalb, Kane and Cook counties. Saturday Janumarked only the 6th New Year. Winnebago: 5 inches Lake County (Indiana) – Clearing is underway and sunshine has emerged Sunday after a New Year’s Day snowstorm dropped 3 or more inches of snow across Chicagoland. Weather Get the latest updates on snow totals from Monday nights storm The. (Weather station: Chicago Midway Airport, USA). Romeoville: 3.2 inches Winnebago County – Afternoon 78° 0 Evening 69° 1 Overnight 64° 3 Dont Miss Severe Weather Parade To Continue Rare East Atlantic June Storm Increasingly Likely Dangerous Heat In The Coming Days, When Will It. Links Fast Facts The official snowfall for Chicago was 4. Access to these data supports the Federal Emergency Management Agency's need for near real-time observations used in assessing requests for disaster assistance. Sleepy Hollow: 2.6 inches Kankakee County –Īurora: 3.6 inches Lake County (Illinois) – Local News Chicago snow storm: snowfall totals so far on Wednesday By CBS Chicago Team Janu/ 2:10 PM / CBS Chicago CHICAGO (CBS) - A snow storm is moving through the. Daily snow observations from GHCN stations are available using the pulldown menus below to select the state, month, and year of interest for either snowfall or snow depth data. ![]() Semi leaks glue on Kennedy Expressway, part of roadway now closed for hours: police ![]() ![]() The name 'Michael Weist' may be synonymous with TanaCon, the failed influencer convention he organized with YouTuber Tana Mongeau. YouTube personalities/social media influencers, including Jackson Krecioch, Bryce hall, Dylan Geick and Mikey Barone, attend the Opening Night Party during the 2017 Los Angeles Film Festival at Culver Studios on Jin Culver City, California. He attended early social media conventions like Press Play on the east coast, where he started to meet and collaborate with other creators. ![]() Up until he grew enough of a fanbase to move to LA, Hall mostly posted selfies from home in Maryland, in the suburbs outside Baltimore. In 2014, he captioned selfies with "thanks for 1k" and "Everyone add me on snapchat! I'll try to post daily stories!" Some (very) early Instagram posts of Hall's show his dedication to building an audience as a young high schooler. Hall later said he was bullied in high school, which led to his increase in social media activity, especially livestreaming on YouNow, a broadcasting platform that was especially popular for teenagers before the rise of Instagram Live. He was also active on Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat, and other platforms as his numbers grew. Hall started on Vine, the short-form video predecessor to TikTok, and Musical.ly, the lip-sync platform that was absorbed into and became TikTok in 2018. Screenshot millennial social media stars who usually got their start on YouTube, Hall represents a younger class of influencers who branched out immediately and built audiences across platforms, which would prove successful as the apps grew in popularity. The early days of Bryce Hall's career included the Press Play tour and a trip to the YouNow corporate offices. Here's how Hall went from a 15-year-old livestreaming in Maryland to an A-list influencer throwing massive gatherings in LA. His antics were smaller scale, like peeing off a balcony at a Playlist Live influencer convention, but still resulted in consequences (getting permanently banned).ĭespite his growing notoriety as a trash-talking party fixture, an alleged serial cheater, and a would-be frat president, Hall has only continued to flourish in the influencer scene. On Friday, the LA city attorney brought charges against Hall for the party.īut before Hall was TikTok dancing in the dark, he had already emerged as a polarizing social media figure, becoming an It Boy on the apps Musical.ly, Vine, and YouNow. Most recently, his incessant partying in the Hollywood Hills made him a target of Los Angeles officials when his wild birthday rager with well over 100 maskless guests in Encino resulted in Hall's utilities being shut off. Hall has branded himself the biggest troublemaker of his TikTok class. But unlike Charli D'Amelio, Hall isn't known for his corporate appeal or sweet disposition. ![]() 21-year-old Bryce Hall, the patriarch of the TikTok creator collective the Sway House, has emerged as a main character of the new TikTok ecosystem. It often indicates a user profile.Īs TikTok has exploded in popularity, so have its stars. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() As more of the workers at Horzine Labs started seeing things not being completely okay, Kevin did the only thing he could do before it was shut down: Use himself as a test subject. All There in the Manual: Know the plot for the last game? You don't? Kevin Clamely was set up to make super soldiers that could survive grievous injuries, his son was killed and he was much less ethical about his project as he considered the Specimens his children.Trappers, who uses lasers to freeze players in their spot, leaving them vulnerable to any zeds nearby.Bombers, who launch rockets that can push players around.Blasters, who shoot lasers at a distance to whittle down the player's health.Is a Crapshoot: As of the 2018 "Treacherous Skies" update, some of the enemies that the player has to fight against are E.D.A.R.s, corrupted robots originally manufactured by Horzine but which ended up assisting zeds instead of killing them. This gamebreaking exploit has been fixed in the beta preview release though. Breaker: Scrakes, Fleshpounds and even Hans could previously be tricked into just spinning on the spot if the player runs in close circles around them. Acceptable Breaks from Reality: The RPG-7 won't detonate if it hits something less than about 10 meters away like the M79, which is incorrect because its original-issue ammunition uses a simple contact detonator that does not have a minimum-range safety feature.Here's the Launch and PSX trailer.Īlso a short found footage film was made to market and expand a bit of the universe of Killing Floor, called Killing Floor: Uncovered. The game got released as an Early Access title in April 2015, to fix bugs and receive plentiful feedback to improve on the Killing Floor formula, along with letting players experience a bit of the game before it fully launched in November 2016 on both PC and PlayStation 4, with an Xbox One port following the next August.Ī VR game was released later on that somewhat uses the same engine but for VR devices called Killing Floor: Incursion. So, what do you get when a containment breach occurs and the specimens run havoc in not just London, but the rest of Europe? As more people attempt to fight back specimens, someone is causing them to spread, even after the Patriarch's assumed final death.Īfter the successful Unreal Tournament 2004 mod Killing Floor gained traction and became a full release in 2009, Tripwire Interactive took a couple of things learned from their other games released in the meantime, and created Killing Floor 2. In the beginning, London was reduced to ruins as someone at Horzine Labs let out some specimens who weren't supposed to end up like they ended up. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The three most common types of mulch are pine, cedar, and cypress. There are mulches that are toxic to dogs, and they can be toxic to their stomachs. Pine, cedar, and cypress are likely to be the three most popular mulch options, with all of them being dog-friendly.īecause the mulch chips are pet-friendly, they are also safe for your dog. The use of wood mulch on your dog is completely safe. Nugget beds are rarely cleaned in the fall or spring. Pine bark is a good material for growing vines because it will last for many years, works as mulch to control weeds, and helps to retain moisture. Pine bark mulch is a natural red-dark brown color.ĭuring the course of its research, the Environmental Protection Agency discovered that rubber mulch is a safe and non-toxic material that poses no health risks to pets or the general public. Pine bark mulch is also more durable than other types of wood mulch, which tend to fade over time to gray. Pine bark mulch can last much longer in gardens than most organic mulches, whether finely shredded or nuggeted. There are many dangers associated with eating chocolate and puppy mulch, including the toxin theobromine, which can kill if consumed in large quantities. It has a lovely aroma and is deep brown, but that can make it difficult for pet owners to coexist with it. Pine bark nuggets mulch is also a good choice for dogs because it is safe and does not contain any chemicals. It is a popular choice for mulching because it is attractive and lasts a long time. Pine bark nuggets mulch is a type of landscaping mulch made from the bark of pine trees. ![]() ![]() ![]() Wash, drain, and snap ends off fresh green beans.After all, my momma never used red pepper! How to make Southern Style Green Beans A Spoon for Mixing How to Make It Here’s how to make green bean casserole. 5-inch but an 8×8-inch or 9×9-inch square baking dish will work as well. But if you don't like that spice, this can totally be omitted. Equipment Needed A Baking Dish I like to use the larger of this set from Staub, it is 10. I also add some red pepper that gives them a little extra kick. Cooked until soft, infused with bacon, salty with a peppery note. These are a traditional Southern Style Green Bean. ![]() Stir well to coat the green beans with butter garlic sauce. Add the cooked green beans and sauté for another 2-3 minutes. There is much talk about how people like their green beans! Crisp, crunchy, soft, cooked to death, or just in the middle! They can get quite passionate over these little fellas! Personally, I like them cooked all kinds of ways, but this is one of my favorites. Add garlic and sauté for 2-3 minutes until the garlic turns golden brown and is fragrant. Well I know there are a thousand ways, like my Instant Pot Garlic Butter Green Beans (they are bacon free), but for these beans they just have to have bacon. Line a rimmed baking sheet with foil and place a cooling rack on top of the foil. Next, cook the bacon in a skillet, and save the bacon grease. How to make an easy fresh green bean recipe. Added to that’s a heapin’ helpin’ of chopped ham, dehydrated onion, garlic powder, salt & pepper. ![]() It's either ham hocks, butter, or some type of pork! I grew up cooking green beans with bacon! I mean really is there any other way? Fresh Green Beans 1 lb.Package of Bacon Grease from Bacon Large Onion, diced Garlic Cloves, minced Garlic Powder Butter Salt Cajun Seasoning, optional How to Cook Southern Style Green Beans First, clean and snap off the ends of the green beans. 2 (14 1/2 ounce) cans green beans (with juice, or 1 lb fresh green beans with enough water to just cover) 2 -4 slices bacon, ripped into natural pieces. Grandma’s Canned Green Beans take undrained cut green beans and dump them straight into a soup pot. They most always are cooked with some type of fat. The Best Southern Green Beans With Ham Recipes on Yummly Southern Green Beans With Ham And Potatoes, Southern Hoppin John, Sweet Southern Slow-cooker. Home cooked vegetables are a staple in the south. ![]() ![]() ![]() While his tirade wasn't broadcast to passengers, travelers say the audio is concerning. F*****g weirdos, probably driving around in F*****g Hyundais, F*****g roads and s**t that go slow as f**k." Like eight guns out here somewhere as it is. The unidentified pilot was heard on a radio frequency at Mineta San Jose Airport (SJC) as the flight taxied for departure. SAN FRANCISCO - A Southwest Airlines pilot was caught on a hot mic making an expletive-filled rant against the San Francisco Bay Area. The goal of the annual evaluations is to not only bring the latest information and guidance to our readers, but also encourage active veteran outreach and diversity policies among corporations and government agencies.A Southwest Airlines pilot was caught on a hot mic making an expletive-filled rant against the Bay Area. The annual review is an evaluation of the nation’s employers, initiatives, government agencies and educational institutions. Veterans Magazine ( USVM) recently released the early results of its highly anticipated evaluation of the nation’s Best of the Best. Top Veteran-Friendly Companies, Top Supplier Diversity Programs, Top Government & Law Enforcement Agencies and Top Veteran-Friendly Schools. Read his full story recently posted on NBC 10 Boston here. To learn more about the 元00 Go System that helped Jim regain mobility call 88 or visit Bioness Rehab to learn about how this technology can help veterans.” Now 61, Bedingfield is able to take on a range of adaptive sports. And those are things I just never thought I could do again,” he shared. For the first time in 40 years since pre-injury, I golfed. “For the first in 30 years since pre-injury I skied. “I had to learn how to walk again, had to learn how to use my arms and hands,” he shared.īut now, Bedingfield is doing a lot more than just walking thanks to a functional electrical stimulation leg device from a company called Bioness. His rehab journey began back in 1994 after a spinal cord injury in the Army left him paralyzed. Here’s his story of recovery and hope that he hopes will inspire others. “She did it for herself and all women fighting for a chance.”įor retired Army Colonel Jim Bedingfield, it’s been nearly three decades of relearning how to put one foot in front of the other. “So she knew she had to work harder than everyone else,” Foster told the paper. ![]() She was passionate about flying and dreamed of being in the Air Force, but went to the Navy instead after the Air Force denied her a chance, Foster added. military, according to the alumni group at her alma mater.Ĭindy Foster, a classmate of Shults, told The Kansas City Star that when Shults enlisted in the Navy, she encountered “a lot of resistance” because of her gender. Shults then became one of the first female fighter pilots in the U.S. She’s a hero, for sure.”Ī 1983 graduate of MidAmerica Nazarene University in Olathe, Kansas, Shults, 56, received her degree in biology and agribusiness, said Carol Best, a spokeswoman for the university. “To get us down with no hydraulics and a blown engine and land us safely is nothing short of miraculous to me. “Most of us, when that engine blew, I think we were pretty much going, ‘Well, this just might be it,'” said passenger Peggy Phillips, from Brandon, Texas. But many say the toll on Dallas-bound Flight 1380, which had 149 people aboard, would have been much higher had it not been for Shults’ quick thinking during her emergency landing in Philadelphia. One passenger was killed, and seven others suffered minor injuries, authorities said. They said there’s a hole, and - uh - someone went out.” “Could you have medical meet us there on the runway as well? We’ve got injured passengers,” Shults then requests.Ī air traffic controller asks her if her plane is on fire, to which Shults calmly replies: “No, it’s not on fire, but part of it’s missing. “We have part of the aircraft missing, so we’re going to need to slow down a bit,” she’s heard calmly telling air traffic controllers in audio transmissions after reporting the aircraft’s engine failure. ![]() ![]() Identified by The Associated Press as Tammie Jo Shults, she wasted no time steering the plane into a rapid descent toward safety when chaos broke out shortly after takeoff from New York - maintaining her composure even as passengers reported from the cabin that a woman had been partially sucked out of a shattered window. The pilot who coolly landed a Southwest Airlines plane after one of the jet’s engines failed and torpedoed shrapnel through a window midflight has gone against the odds before. ![]() ![]() The constrictor will eat monkeys, bats, birds, wild pigs, and even deer. The size and weight of the boa constrictor snake can be attributed to its wide appetite and availability of prey. Though growth does slow down once they have hit adulthood, their bodies will continue to grow. There isn’t a period when boa constrictors stop growing. Three years old: six to ten feet in lengthīoa constrictors reach adulthood in anywhere from three to five years. ![]() Here is a break-down of the boa at different ages They didn’t even know until after they thought they had found the biggest! These were people at an actual event for snakes, these people are supposed to be the most knowledgeable. So much so that there was a challenge to the record for the longest boa snake, at eighteen and a half feet, but this snake was actually later identified as a green anaconda snake. When I did more research, I realized it is quite common for the boa constrictor to be confused with its much longer cousin, the anaconda snake. These are the two we will focus on in this article. There are many subspecies of the boa constrictor snake, but there are two main species that stand out and are most common to pet snake vendors: The boa constrictor constrictor (or true red-tailed boa) and the boa constrictor imperator. Typical male boas range from 15 pounds to 23 pounds, whereas females range from 22 pounds to 35 pounds the largest reaching up to 100 lbs (45kg). ![]() The female boa also typically outweighs the male. While the average length for a male is seven to ten feet, the females commonly stretch longer than ten feet and in captivity, can easily reach thirteen feet. This is the reverse than most snake breeds. You may be surprised to learn that the female boa is the larger of the two sexes. ![]() I would like to present to you the most current information on the size of boas. According to National Geographic, the longest recorded boa was eighteen feet, five more than a mature female boa.Īs a species that was imported into the United States, there is still a lot to learn about them. Just how long do boa constrictors get? When born, boa constrictors are usually two feet long and can grow up to thirteen feet. I did some research as to how accurate the length of the boa constrictor has been portrayed. They are most commonly displayed in popular media as lengthy, large, sometimes never-ending creatures draped across tree branches deep in the jungle. Boa constrictors are known to be quite long but how long they grow to be is something I’ve asked myself. ![]() ![]() Elegant nude females are executed in bronze patinated white metal with marble bases. This item can be shipped to United States. Pair of French Art Deco Bookends, made by Max Leverrier, France, circa 1930s. The seller is “jimpicks” and is located in Woodstock, New York. 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If you want a pair of nice bookends this is the pair. This is a nice pair of the thinking man bookends. This very sculptural pair of figures, that can also be bookends, are dramatically designed. Great pair of antique Art Deco nude lady/woman figural cast brass bookends and date from the 1920s-early 1930s. Vintage Rodin The Thinking Man Brass Antique Finish Metal Bookends. ![]() This is an absolutely gorgeous pair of VINTAGE HOLLYWOOD REGENCY MID CENTURY MODERN STYLE BRASS NUDE WOMEN BOOKEND SCULPTURES, Figures in Sensual Postures.Įxtremely elegant design. ![]() ![]() ![]() Your work surface ideally should be far away from the place where you’re planning to install your wood bee trap because you don’t want to agitate the bees. When preparing to make a homemade carpenter bee trap, it’s better to purchase all your materials in time, so that you’re not forced to interrupt your project because you need to make a trip to the hardware store.īecause you need saws and drills and other electrical instruments to build a carpenter bee trap, remember to use protective gear, like gloves, dust mask and safety goggles. 4х4 piece of lumber (untreated cedar or pine).Materials that you will need to make carpenter bee traps Annoying as they are, these bees are not really dangerous and are important pollinators.įirst, let’s look at what materials you’ll need to build a carpenter bee trap at home. So learning how to make a carpenter bee trap is going to be incredibly useful to prevent their infestation and avoid using chemical insecticides. ![]() They often find older holes and drill them further, and the damage this removal of wood causes the wooden structure to fail eventually. While they do not eat wood, and only drill it to create space to lay their eggs. They dig holes through various wooden structures and try to lay eggs there. Why are carpenter bees damaging wood?Ĭarpenter bees cause an incredible amount of damage to your house. At the bottom of a trap, you’ll attach a glass jar, that will be the source of light that will trap the bees. All you need to do is put together a block of wood and drill some holes in it. To build a carpenter bee trap you need simple DIY tools like a drill or a circular/hand saw. A guide to making a wood bee trap at home Making a DIY carpenter bee trap is also a good project you might find enjoyable. It’s easy and is proven effective against the bee’s infestation. It’s very important to remove them in time to prevent infestation, and so learning how to make a carpenter bee trap is the first thing you should do. They drill hundreds and hundreds of holes in the deck of your house, specifically burrowing into softer woods like cedar and pine and creating lots of damage. Some bees are very useful insects, and some of them, like carpenter bees, can bring about destruction to your home. ![]() |