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Joey Vera’s metal bass journey started by idolizing John Paul Jones‚ Geezer Butler‚ John Deacon‚ and Paul McCartney. And if that journey teaches us anything‚ it’s that it’s not where you start‚ not where you finish‚ but where you stop along the way. As a youngster‚ Vera met John Bush‚ and with local neighborhood kids‚ the duo their first band‚ Rhapsody. Fast-forward‚ Bush‚ and Vera‚ along with childhood friend‚ Gonzo Sandoval‚ along with Phil Sandoval‚ and Dave Prichard‚ formed Armored Saint. Soon‚ they made a name for themselves via high-profile gigs at hotspots along Hollywood’s Sunset Strip. It wasn’t long The post Joey Vera of Armored Saint: The ClassicRockHistory.com Interview appeared first on ClassicRockHistory.com.

Hilariously described as “reverse feline Manifest Destiny‚” a GPS-collared mountain lion‚ or cougar‚ was recorded traveling 1‚000 miles eastward from her home in Central Utah to the eastern slopes of the Rockies. It’s an incredible journey that showcases just how at home this extirpated mammal is in America’s wilderness areas‚ and hints that‚ proper management […] The post Cougar Travels 1‚000 Miles East in One of Longest Recorded Treks appeared first on Good News Network.

News Snowpiercer The Previously Scrapped Fourth Season of Snowpiercer Will Take to the Rails After All The former TNT series moves to AMC By Molly Templeton | Published on March 15‚ 2024 icon-comment 0 Share New Share Twitter Facebook Pinterest RSS Feed More than a year after TNT decided not to air the completed fourth season of Snowpiercer‚ the post-apocalyptic train drama has found a new home. In early 2025‚ AMC and AMC+ will air the fourth and final season of the series. Snowpiercer was always kind of an odd one: a series adaptation based on Bong Joon-ho’s movie adaptation of the French graphic novel by by Jacques Lob and Jean-Marc Rochette. It took years to move from development to pilot to series order—but its 2020 premiere was an instant hit‚ and presumably just not because in 2020 we were all extremely sympathetic to the idea of a story about being stuck in a very limited space while the world went to hell even faster than expected. The series was created by Graeme Manson (Orphan Black) and Josh Friedman (The Sarah Connor Chronicles); the fourth season has Paul Zbyszewski (Helstrom‚ Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) as showrunner. It stars Daveed Diggs‚ Jennifer Connelly‚ Mickey Sumner‚ Iddo Goldberg‚ Alison Wright‚  and Sean Bean. Clark Gregg and Michael Aronov joined the cast for the fourth season. Later this year‚ AMC will add the show’s first three seasons to its streaming lineup‚ in anticipation of season four’s 2025 arrival. [end-mark] The post The Previously Scrapped Fourth Season of <;i>;Snowpiercer<;/i>; Will Take to the Rails After All appeared first on Reactor.

Lists selkies Sea Songs and Tragic Romances: 13 Selkie Stories By Stubby the Rocket | Published on March 15‚ 2024 icon-comment 0 Share New Share Twitter Facebook Pinterest RSS Feed We’ve always been suckers for good stories of the sea‚ and myths of selkies have inspired tales for centuries. Ethereal creatures who take the form of seals in the ocean‚ selkies transform into supernaturally beautiful humans while on land. Their stories tend to be romantic tragedies: female selkies are trapped on land and slowly waste away when human men hide their sealskins and claim the women as brides; many years later‚ the fishermen wake to find their beloved wives gone back to the sea‚ their selkie children spirited away to an aquatic life. Of course‚ no two selkie stories are exactly alike. From modern fairytales to supernatural mysteries to distant ocean planetary adventures‚ we’ve gathered up a few of our favorites below—add your own in the comments! The Secret of Roan Inish (1994) This classic ’90s film combines every element of the classic selkie story. Wistful Irish kid? Check. People living on a misty‚ faraway island? Check. Sad family backstory? Checkity Check! Fiona goes to live with her grandparents on the western coast of Ireland‚ and soon learns that one of her ancestors may have had a tryst with a selkie. As if that weren’t magical enough‚ at least a few members of her community think that her baby brother was spirited away by the creatures. When she visits a lonely cove and spots an unusual seal‚ she needs to decide whether to trust the myths. Could it be her brother? Anne McCaffrey and Elizabeth Ann Scarborough’s Petaybee Series Selkies! In! Spaaaaaaaace! The first trilogy in the series centers on Major Yana Maddock‚ a spy sent to the glacial planet Petaybee. There she meets geneticist Sean Shongili‚ a selkie who uses his shapeshifting ability to transform into a seal and explore under-ocean caves on the relatively recently terraformed planet. Together they discover that the planet is sentient‚ and work to defend it from corporate exploitation. A second trilogy features Shongili’s two children‚ who also have traits of selkies. Like their father‚ each can transform into a seal and converse telepathically with the planet’s creatures—but when a visiting scientist becomes obsessed with capturing the twins for study‚ Shongili sends them away to live in an orbiting space station. Sofia Samatar’s “Selkie Stories are for Losers” I hate selkie stories. They’re always about how you went up to the attic to look for a book‚ and you found a disgusting old coat and brought it downstairs between finger and thumb and said “What’s this?”‚ and you never saw your mom again. Sofia Samatar’s touching story tells us of a different side of the selkie myth. Our narrator is the daughter of a selkie who has to stay behind and take care of her father‚ while also dealing with the emotional fallout of not only losing her mother‚ but of being tied so tightly to the world of myth. Margo Lanagan’s The Brides of Rollrock Island On remote Rollrock Island‚ men go to sea to make their livings—and to catch their wives. Down on the windswept beach‚ the outcast sea witch Misskaella knows the way of drawing a girl from the heart of a seal—girls with long‚ pale limbs and faces of haunting innocence and loveliness. And for a price a man may buy himself a lovely sea-wife. He may have and hold and keep her. But magic always has its price‚ and the witch will have her true payment… Ondine (2009) Director Neil Jordan‚ who dealt with semi-magical horses in Into the West‚ gives us a semi-magical Selkie story in Ondine. If you’re unfamiliar with Neil Jordan‚ brace yourselves for the full onslaught of Irish cinema we’re about to unleash: Colin Farrell is a recovering alcoholic fisherman‚ his daughter is slowly dying of kidney failure and has to use a wheelchair‚ and her mom‚ Farrell’s ex‚ is an active alcoholic who keeps messing up their lives. One day Farrell pulls a half-drowned woman up in his fishing nets‚ and when she asks him not to take her to the hospital‚ he decides that’s not suspicious at all and takes her home. Soon he notices that when she sings he catches more fish‚ and he and his daughter come to care about her… maybe even love her? Obviously‚ things get complicated‚ but Ondine is an often lovely modern fairy tale‚ and a great addition to Neil Jordan’s particular brand of ethereal Irish cinema. Mercedes Lackey’s Home From the Sea The eighth book in Mercedes Lackey’s Elemental Masters Series takes us into the world of the selkies. Mari Prothero lives with her father in a fishing village on the coast of Wales. She’s approaching her eighteenth birthday‚ and she knows that soon she’ll be expected to marry a stranger of her family’s choosing. She hates the idea of this future‚ but she doesn’t yet know the truth: she is a descendant of selkies—and to continue her line‚ she must marry into that magical world. Song of the Sea (2014) Two children‚ Ben and Saoirse‚ live in a lighthouse with their father‚ Conor. The loss of their mother has shattered the family‚ and Conor remains inconsolable. Ben is often left to care for Saoirse‚ who hasn’t spoken even though she’s six years old. When Saoirse discovers a shell flute that used to belong to their mother‚ the spellbinding music she creates becomes both a means of communication and the key to a magical secret locked deep in their mother’s past. Saoirse and Ben team up to save their family—along the way‚ she’ll need to find her voice‚ and he must to overcome his deepest fears. John Allison’s Bad Machinery: The Case of the Fire Inside Bad Machinery tells the stories of three schoolgirl sleuths and three schoolboy investigators attending Griswalds Grammar School in the fictional West Yorkshire town of Tackleford‚ England. The mystery-solving teens tackle a number of supernatural cases‚ and in “The Case of the Fire Inside” one of the boys finds himself accidentally in possession of a selkie pelt. In her human form‚ the selkie takes refuge with a kindly (and slightly senile) old woman who calls her Ellen‚ mistaking the girl for her own daughter. “Ellen” tries to hide her mythical heritage at school‚ but her superhuman swimming prowess and inability to read or write might attract unwanted attention… Selkie (2000) This sweet family movie changes the usual story up by transplanting the Celtic legend to Australia. Jamie has a great life: a decent job‚ a place on the footy team‚ and best of all‚ he spends his nights playing lead guitar in a band. Everything’s going swell until his mom lands her dream job. She’s going to be the head of a marine research base‚ and the whole family has to move to a remote island. Jamie can’t ask her to turn her back on her dream‚ but what about his life? But all of his every day problems fade into the background once they’re on the island‚ because he begins to learn the truth about himself. The funny webbing between his fingers? The uncanny pull of the sea? Could he be a selkie? Susan Cooper’s Seaward Cally and West come from different countries and speak different languages. When tragedy took their parents‚ they were wrenched into a strange new reality‚ where they must work together to complete a quest: they must reach the sea. Their perilous journey takes them through lands both wondrous and terrifying‚ but they learn to survive and to love. Along the way they encounter giant insects‚ living darkness‚ dragons‚ and even selkies‚ until they finally learn the truth of their journey together. Laurie Brooks’ Selkie Girl Elin Jean has always known she was different from the others on their remote island home‚ and it’s just a matter of time until she discovers why: her mother‚ Margaret‚ is a selkie‚ held captive by her smitten father‚ who has kept Margaret’s precious seal pelt hostage for 16 years. Soon Elin Jean faces a choice about whether to free her mother from her island prison. And‚ as the child of this unusual union‚ she must make another decision. Part land‚ part sea‚ she must explore both worlds and dig deep inside herself to figure out where she belongs‚ and where her future lies. The Seventh Stream (2001) As in most selkie stories‚ the creature’s pelt is stolen and hidden away‚ and the selkie woman is trapped on land. But instead of forcing her to become his bride‚ her captor sees her as a means to wealth and power—her magic makes him a successful fisherman‚ and she is bound to his will so long as he has her sealskin. When she falls in love with another man—a widowed fisherman with the soul of a poet—they work together to thwart her captor. But there’s tragedy in the selkie’s magic: she can only come ashore in human form during a nine-day period of high tides known as “the seventh stream.” She can live on land for a while‚ but she must return to the sea before the next seventh stream. To choose otherwise means her death—what’s a selkie in love to do? Catherynne M. Valente’s “The Tale of the Skin” “The Tale of the Skin‚” included in The Orphans Tales: In the Night Garden tells the rare story of a male selkie. Maybe even more rare‚ there’s a female satyr! The satyr in question is a young girl named Eshkol who visits a skin peddler and is enamored of a dull grey pelt. After she buys it‚ she learns that it draws its handsome male owner to her. Knowing the rules of fairy tales‚ she asks‚ “If you are a Selkie‚ and I have your skin‚ that means you must stay with me and be my lover until you can get the skin back‚ doesn’t it?” He admits the truth‚ but then spins the tale of how he came to lose his skin. Will she keep it to win his unwilling love? We know there are almost as many selkie stories as there are fish in the sea—tell us your favorite in the comments![end-mark] An earlier version of this article was published in February 2015. The post Sea Songs and Tragic Romances: 13 Selkie Stories appeared first on Reactor.

Stardew Valley’s romance system is far more fleshed out than that of other titles in the genre. Many villagers already have families and partners‚ so you can’t just date anyone you please. Still‚ if love is in the air‚ here are all the Stardew Valley Romance options and how the system works. How does friendship work in Stardew Valley? Screenshot: PC Invasion Just so we’re all on the same page‚ let me quickly explain how friendship works‚ as you can’t go straight to Romance without it. Each villager in Stardew Valley has a meter with ten grey hearts. You can earn red hearts with those villagers‚ which signify your friendship‚ and can build that meter by doing the following: Talking to them daily Give them a gift they like or love Inviting them to the Movie Theater Buying them snacks at the Movie Theater Completing quests for them from the board in the town Every villager has a gift preference‚ and determining each individual’s t...

Gang Beasts has been a co-op multiplayer favorite for many gamers‚ and if you like this game‚ you’ll be looking for more similar to it. We’ll present 10 games just like Gang Beasts in gameplay and design. 10 games you’ll enjoy if you like Gang Beasts Image: Flashbulb Rubber Bandits Rubber Bandits feels and looks similar to Gang Beasts‚ but almost like an upgraded and sillier version. This is a multiplayer game you can play with up to four players including eight different game modes and funny characters to play as. You and three other criminals can play through either online or local co-op‚ use a bevy of funny weapons‚ and choose from a colorful cast of bandits. It reflects the spirit of Gang Beasts‚ especially with the wacky-looking characters you play. Image: Rebuilt Games Pummel Party In the same vein of hilarious party games‚ Pummel Party is a four to eight-player local and online multiplayer game with a wide range of minigames. You can pl...

Lee joins us to recount his experience working at multiple Movie Gallery stores throughout the state of Iowa. Hear tales of getting peed on while dressed up as The Grinch for in-store events‚ destroying video CONTINUE READING... The post Rental Return: Tales From The Video Store‚ Ep . 6: Lee appeared first on The Retro Network.

In the midst of the school choice movement’s most successful legislative season last year‚ The Hill asked: “School choice won big in states this year. Is the movement about to hit a wall?” If it did hit a wall‚ as the news outlet suggested‚ the school choice movement burst right through that wall. Sure‚ the Texas Legislature failed to enact an education choice bill last year. And last week‚ the state’s Republican primary voters responded by replacing numerous incumbents who oppose school choice with challengers who support it. Likewise‚ education choice bills foundered in the Alabama and Wyoming state legislatures last year. But this year‚ those two states are leading the charge in enacting robust education choice policies. The momentum for education choice is showing no signs of slowing down. Alabama With Gov. Kay Ivey’s signing of school choice legislation‚ Alabama became the 15th state in the nation to enact a program providing education savings accounts and the 10th state to enact “universal” education choice. Alabama’s new law is officially called the Creating Hope &; Opportunity for Our Students’ Education Act‚ or the CHOOSE Act. Although education savings accounts initially are restricted based on income‚ the CHOOSE Act eventually will make them available to all Alabama families with children in grades K-12‚ putting parents in charge of education options for their children. The CHOOSE Act‚ a top legislative priority for Ivey‚ passed by a vote of 23-9 in the Alabama Senate and 69-34 in the Alabama House of Representatives. This is a major win for Alabama families‚ who now will have more freedom to choose learning environments that align with their values and work best for their children. The overwhelming support for the CHOOSE Act is also a rebuke to the teachers unions that spent millions of dollars in Republican primaries in an attempt to block education choice. As education columnist Tony Kinnett detailed about Alabama’s teachers union earlier this month in The Daily Signal: A 2023 report from the Alabama Policy Institute showed that the Alabama Education Association was the largest contributor to Republican state legislative candidates in the 2022-23 election cycle‚ spending $1‚557‚500 on Republican House and Senate campaigns. Since 2018‚ the Alabama Education Association has donated a total of $3‚270‚938 to Alabama Republicans—the most of any teachers union in the country. The union has given at least $2.4 million to candidates for the Alabama House of Representatives‚ and $1.51 million to candidates for the Alabama State Senate in the last decade. (The Daily Signal is The Heritage Foundation’s news and commentary outlet.) More than one-third of K–12 students nationwide now are eligible for an education choice policy. Wyoming After coming up short last year‚ the Wyoming State Legislature last week passed a robust education choice policy. “The one-size-fits-all situation is not working for everybody. What I find‚ being a representative‚ is there’s a massive amount of dissatisfaction with the education system‚” said state Rep. Ocean Andrew‚ R-Albany. “This really opens it up for parents to decide what a good education is for their own children‚ and to put them in control of that.” If signed into law by Gov. Mark Gordon‚ a Republican‚ families would be able to receive education savings accounts worth between $600 and $6‚000‚ depending on household income‚ to use for private school tuition‚ tutoring‚ textbooks‚ school supplies‚ online learning‚ and more. The scholarships would be available to families with an annual household income of up to 500% of the federal poverty line‚ or $156‚000 for a family of four. That’s the equivalent of the combined average salaries of a Wyoming firefighter married to a registered nurse. The bill passed by a margin of 28-3 in the Wyoming Senate and 37-24 in the Wyoming House of Representatives. Although Gordon recently vetoed a charter school bill‚ citing constitutional concerns‚ the governor stated in his veto message: “I enthusiastically support school choice.” He also said he is “committed to collaborating with the Legislature” to expand school choice. Momentum in Other States Several other states also are making significant progress toward enacting education choice policies. In Utah‚ lawmakers doubled the funding for the state’s “Utah Fits All” scholarships‚ similar to education savings accounts‚ expanding the total number of scholarships available from 10‚000 to 20‚000. The expansion came after about 13‚000 students applied for the scholarships in just the first week of the application period—more than the number of available scholarships. The Kentucky House of Representatives approved a constitutional amendment (HB 2) that would clarify that education choice is constitutional in the Bluegrass State. Two years ago‚ the Kentucky General Assembly passed an innovative education choice policy but‚ in a flawed decision‚ the Kentucky Supreme Court struck it down. “I would like to see every child in the Commonwealth of Kentucky to have the very best access and level playing field to seek the ability to live the American dream‚” said state Rep. Suzanne Miles‚ a Republican who is the bill’s prime sponsor. The constitutional amendment passed the state House by a vote of 66-31. If it clears the state Senate‚ then Kentucky voters would have the opportunity to vote on the measure this November. Meanwhile‚ the Missouri Senate voted 20-13 to expand eligibility for the Missouri Empower Scholarship Accounts Program‚ or MOScholars‚ the nation’s only education savings accounts funded via tax credits. “This is a win for everybody in the situation‚ for kids‚ and it provides parents options‚” said Sen. Andrew Koenig‚ a Republican who is the bill’s prime sponsor. If enacted‚ SB 727 would expand eligibility for MOScholars from 200% to 300% of the federal poverty level‚ meaning from $62‚400 to $93‚600 for a family of four. Koenig had wanted to expand eligibility for the ESAs to all students‚ but wasn’t confident that a universal expansion would attract enough votes.  “When someone is going to a traditional public school‚ we don’t means-test them‚” Koenig explained. “All kids should have this option.” Georgia’s Misstep In Georgia‚ state lawmakers are taking a small step forward‚ albeit with a flawed school choice bill. On Thursday‚ the Georgia House of Representatives voted 91-82 to pass the Georgia Promise Scholarship Act (SB 233). The bill previously passed the state Senate‚ but now must go back for concurrence. The Georgia bill would limit eligibility to K–12 students assigned to the lowest-performing 25% of district schools. Although well-intentioned‚ the proposal’s “failing schools” model for an eligibility mechanism is unsound. First‚ a child’s access to a quality education should not depend on the average performance of a nearby district school. A school that is high performing on average nevertheless may not be the right fit for a particular child who is assigned to it. Why should a child’s access to a quality education be dependent on the average level of performance of his or her peers in that school? Second‚ the “failing schools” model is unnecessarily confusing for parents. Parents often don’t know if they live in an area where their students are eligible. Moreover‚ as district schools frequently move in and out of the bottom 25%‚ the eligible zones also will shift frequently‚ making it even harder for parents to keep track of which areas are eligible. It will be incumbent upon local school choice groups to ensure that families know about their education options. Georgia used to be a leader in the Southeast in providing education choice. Now it’s surrounded by three states (Alabama‚ Florida‚ and North Carolina) that offer universal education choice and two others (South Carolina and Tennessee) that are making progress in that direction. The Peach State shouldn’t content itself with leading from behind. Have an opinion about this article? To sound off‚ please email letters@DailySignal.com and we’ll consider publishing your edited remarks in our regular “We Hear You” feature. Remember to include the URL or headline of the article plus your name and town and/or state. 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