#c. w. wagner

[carmelasoprano]

[warningsine]

Elsbeth 2.04

[speedygal]

wagner: *reads a beautiful touching poem*

elsbeth: *wipes a tear*

elsbeth, light bulb moment:

Elsbeth: wait.

[dianessunflower]

BTS of Jenn Colella as Captain Kershaw on the set of Elsbeth season 2.

[aresenics]

rumor has it prince wolfram's a lil fruity

 ❛     the   fuck    does    that    even    mean ?      ❜

[todaysdocument]

Letter from Louis Wagner to C. W. Foster Regarding William H. Moore

Record Group 110: Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War)Series: Letters SentFile Unit: Letters Sent, January 1864 to June 1865

(Endorsement)

200

Head Quarters. Camp William Penn

Chelten Hills Pa

July 10th 1864

Respectfully forwarded to Capt. W. von Bechtold

commanding 45th Reg. U.S.C.T

By Order of

Louis Wagner

Lt. Col. 88th Vols.

Comdg Post

Gen. Wagner

Capt 8th USCT

Post Adju.

Head Quarters Camp William Penn

Chelten Hills Pa.

July 10th 1864.

Major C.W. Foster A.A.G.

Chief of Bureau of Colored Troops.

Washington D.C.

Sir

In compliance with your endorsement on the accompanying I have the honor to report that William H Moore is in Co Fr 43rd Reg. US Colored Troops, that he was left behind sick on the departure of his company, that he is now convalescent and will soon join his company in the field.

He says that he was placed in the House of Refuge three years ago by his mother; that he remained there for six months, and was then discharged for good behavior, that he then went into the country near Harrisburg Pa. and worked with a farmer in the winter and on a canal boat in the summer that he entered the army as a waiter for a Captain in the 3rd Mich Vols. that he was enlisted at Harrisburg Pa by one Adjutant Clapp. received from the man that enlisted him $100— cash and a receipt $100. which receipt he has given to some one for collection that he does not expect to get the money due on it, that he is between 15 and 16 years of age, but that he told the Mustering Officer he was 18.

Our records show that he was mustered by Capt. Clement Provost Marshal Harrisburg Pa. He looks to be about 17 years of age, and the Post Surg says that he is fit for a drummer

I have the honor to be

Very Respectfuly

Your Obdt Servant

Louis Wagner

Lt. Col. 88th Pa. Vols. Comdg Post.

[dertaglichedan]

Sheriff’s Office releases names of 31 Patriot Front members arrested in Saturday bust

All 31 members of a white nationalist group arrested on suspicion of conspiring to riot in Coeur d’Alene during a Pride event had bonded out of the Kootenai County Jail as of Sunday afternoon.

The Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office released the names and photos of all suspects on Sunday, a day after the Coeur d’Alene police chief said the Patriot Front members were en route to the Pride in the Park event with riot gear, a smoke grenade and paperwork police say resembled an operations plan.

Patriot Front is a white nationalist group with branches across the country that specializes in vandalism, racist propaganda and “flash demonstrations” meant to intimidate minorities, according to a report from the Anti-Defamation League.

The Patriot Front members were discovered packed inside of the back of a U-Haul moving truck after a concerned citizen tipped police off about what looked like “a little army.”

Thomas R. Rousseau, the group’s founder, was among those arrested. Also arrested were Kieran P. Morris, Garret J. Garland and Mitchell F. Wagner, all of whom were documented by the Southern Poverty Law Center and activist groups as active members of hate groups, according to an April report by the center.

Wagner, who is listed in court documents to be from Florissant, Missouri, was charged with felony first-degree property damage after he was accused of defacing a Black history mural at Washington University in St. Louis in March, according to Southern Poverty Law Center and news reports from that area.

The Sheriff’s Office said the men were from all across the country, including Michigan, Texas, Alabama, Colorado, Idaho, Wyoming, Utah, South Dakota, Washington, Oregon, Illinois and Arkansas. Court records indicate that at least one of the men had lived in Missouri.

Their names are:

Jared M. Boyce.

Nathan D. Brenner.

Colton M. Brown.

Josiah D. Buster.

Mishael J. Buster.

Devin W. Center.

Dylan C. Corio

Winston W. Durham.

Garret J. Garland.

Branden M. Haney.

Richard J. Jessop.

James M. Johnson.

James J. Johnson.

Kieran P. Morris.

Lawrence A. Norman.

Justin M. Oleary.

Cameron K. Pruitt.

Forrest C. Rankin.

Thomas R. Rousseau.

Conor J. Ryan.

Spencer T. Simpson.

Alexander N. Sisenstein.

Derek J. Smith.

Dakota R. Tabler.

Steven D. Tucker.

Wesley E. Van Horn.

Mitchell F. Wagner.

Nathaniel T. Whitfield.

Robert B. Whitted.

Graham J. Whitsom.

Connor P. Moran.

The Sheriff’s Office said it is unknown when their next court appearance would be.

[compneuropapers]

Interesting Papers for Week 10, 2024

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Dopamine regulates decision thresholds in human reinforcement learning in males. Chakroun, K., Wiehler, A., Wagner, B., Mathar, D., Ganzer, F., van Eimeren, T., … Peters, J. (2023). Nature Communications, 14, 5369.

Abnormal sense of agency in eating disorders. Colle, L., Hilviu, D., Boggio, M., Toso, A., Longo, P., Abbate-Daga, G., … Fossataro, C. (2023). Scientific Reports, 13, 14176.

Different time scales of common‐cause evidence shape multisensory integration, recalibration and motor adaptation. Debats, N. B., Heuer, H., & Kayser, C. (2023). European Journal of Neuroscience, 58(5), 3253–3269.

Inferential eye movement control while following dynamic gaze. Han, N. X., & Eckstein, M. P. (2023). eLife, 12, e83187.

Dissociable roles of human frontal eye fields and early visual cortex in presaccadic attention. Hanning, N. M., Fernández, A., & Carrasco, M. (2023). Nature Communications, 14, 5381.

Neural tuning instantiates prior expectations in the human visual system. Harrison, W. J., Bays, P. M., & Rideaux, R. (2023). Nature Communications, 14, 5320.

Acute exercise has specific effects on the formation process and pathway of visual perception in healthy young men. Komiyama, T., Takedomi, H., Aoyama, C., Goya, R., & Shimegi, S. (2023). European Journal of Neuroscience, 58(5), 3239–3252.

Locating causal hubs of memory consolidation in spontaneous brain network in male mice. Li, Z., Athwal, D., Lee, H.-L., Sah, P., Opazo, P., & Chuang, K.-H. (2023). Nature Communications, 14, 5399.

Development of multisensory processing in ferret parietal cortex. Medina, A. E., Foxworthy, W. A., Keum, D., & Meredith, M. A. (2023). European Journal of Neuroscience, 58(5), 3226–3238.

Optimal routing to cerebellum-like structures. Muscinelli, S. P., Wagner, M. J., & Litwin-Kumar, A. (2023). Nature Neuroscience, 26(9), 1630–1641.

In vivo ephaptic coupling allows memory network formation. Pinotsis, D. A., & Miller, E. K. (2023). Cerebral Cortex, 33(17), 9877–9895.

Sex-dependent noradrenergic modulation of premotor cortex during decision-making. Rodberg, E. M., den Hartog, C. R., Dauster, E. S., & Vazey, E. M. (2023). eLife, 12, e85590.

Propagation of activity through the cortical hierarchy and perception are determined by neural variability. Rowland, J. M., van der Plas, T. L., Loidolt, M., Lees, R. M., Keeling, J., Dehning, J., … Packer, A. M. (2023). Nature Neuroscience, 26(9), 1584–1594.

High-precision mapping reveals the structure of odor coding in the human brain. Sagar, V., Shanahan, L. K., Zelano, C. M., Gottfried, J. A., & Kahnt, T. (2023). Nature Neuroscience, 26(9), 1595–1602.

The locus of recognition memory signals in human cortex depends on the complexity of the memory representations. Sanders, D. M. W., & Cowell, R. A. (2023). Cerebral Cortex, 33(17), 9835–9849.

Velocity of conduction between columns and layers in barrel cortex reported by parvalbumin interneurons. Scheuer, K. S., Judge, J. M., Zhao, X., & Jackson, M. B. (2023). Cerebral Cortex, 33(17), 9917–9926.

Acetylcholine and noradrenaline enhance foraging optimality in humans. Sidorenko, N., Chung, H.-K., Grueschow, M., Quednow, B. B., Hayward-Könnecke, H., Jetter, A., & Tobler, P. N. (2023). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 120(36), e2305596120.

Rats adaptively seek information to accommodate a lack of information. Yuki, S., Sakurai, Y., & Yanagihara, D. (2023). Scientific Reports, 13, 14417.

Beta traveling waves in monkey frontal and parietal areas encode recent reward history. Zabeh, E., Foley, N. C., Jacobs, J., & Gottlieb, J. P. (2023). Nature Communications, 14, 5428.

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Transformers: BotBots Season 2

S2 EP 14--"Backup"

WEST COAST CITY--1984

Trevors and his pregnant wife are walking around the sunny beaches of the city, a kid who is riding a bike passes next to them, a little girl running as her mother follows her, a fat old man is walking his dog passes them.

"So, do you think I'm ready for this Charlotte?"

"Trevors, we've had this conversation before, we've decided on this, we've decided we can be good parents to our child."

"I don't think I'm ready yet…"

"What makes you say that?"

"You know I've been through the war a lot, especially through out the East coast…and my experience was so painful to look at, my dad--my dad was always so hard on me to join in, forcing me to wear these soldier clothes and fight my way through booty traps and surprise attacks from our enemy. I just scared if I pressure the kid just like how like my dad did…"

"Oh come on! The war's over! Not if your Russian or maybe but still that's all in the past! I think you'll make a good role model to our child! He won't turn into a jerk face war veteran, or an agent of the Soviet Union or whatever that these weirdos say, besides. Don't like this bother you it's not like something might pop out of nowhere and destroy everything we worked so hard on!"

"Yeah…I guess you're it…maybe this little one will enjoy how good we are as parents!"

Trevor gently feels Charlotte's pregnant stomach.

A couple of anonymous cars roll through the stop light as they cross the road.

DOWNTOWN

"Anyway, when the doctor says when she or he's due?"

"Next week."

"Okay, then."

Trevors anxiously moves as Charlotte puts a hand on his shoulder.

"You're going to do great, trust me."

Trevors smiles and ends quickly as he hears a military jet fly over.

"The Air Force?"

The jet soars throughout the city below the sky and across the city.

"Do planes fly like that, sweetie?"

The jet continues to zoom through the city as it transforms to a Decepticon as he unloads missiles as they explode at buildings making everyone run away in fear making Trevors and Charlotte cover from the tiny debris falling all over them in a midst of a battle.

"Is this terrorist attack?"

"Are the Chinese involved with it?"

"I don't know but we have to get out of here!--C'mon!"

Trevors grabs Charlotte's hand as they run away from the battle as missiles fly over, explosions appear all of over, cars transform into robots and fight their opponents, cars and trucks fly over, falling over near Trevors and Charlotte, Charlotte gets her shoe stuck on a crack.

"I'm stuck!"

"HOLD ON!"

Trevors tries to pull her out as he sees Thundercracker blast missiles as they fly over in their direction as Trevors pulls out Charlotte at the right time as the missiles crash and explode.

CUT TO BLACK

Trevors (POV) wakes up from being unconscious and looks around at the aftermath of the attack, buildings destroyed, fire all over, vehicles pile up, citizens crying, panicking in fear for their loved ones, dead or alive.

"Charlotte? Charlotte? W-where are you? C--"

Trevors feels pain as he looks toward his left as his arm is caught on a giant piece of stone which belonged to a small building.

"Charlotte, please no…"

Trevors notices a crimson heel on the ground which belonged to his wife.

"CHARLOTTE, (breaking up), CHARLOTTE, CHARLOTTE, N-HO-HO-HO-HO-HO!! THIS CAN'T BE HAPPENIN-N-N-NG!"

"Are there any more survivors?"

"Yes there is, Optimus we spotted some buried into rubble."

"Make sure to get any survivors as soon as possible, make haste."

Trevor eyes Optimus Prime at soldiers

FADE IN--SECTOR 7--40 YEARS LATER

Trevors, now a commender with an determined look as he walks toward the conference room as Agent Wagner comes to his path.

"Commender Trevors."

"Report…"

"One of the Decepticons, Starscream visited us and ignored our treaty for their assault on different species."

"Typical of them…what else?"

"That security guard--he's still here…"

Trevor groans

"What is he squabbling about now?"

"The little robots…"

"AGAIN?"

"I'm afraid yes, sir…"

"Why did you bring this moron even in here? He keeps yapping about these "small robots" in a mall. I've seen these people more on a mental asylum than evidence you found!"

"He did leave a message on my phone…"

"Oh, is that all?! Well figure it out on your own! The more I think of robots the more I displace and loathe them for causing destruction to life! So, you are figuring this out on your own…I cannot fathom to join a conversation on robots like we're dealing with a never-ending conflict between two war criminals and their lackies!"

"Actually, the Autobots are the good ones…"

"THERE. ARE. NO GOOD ONES!! Their never were…not even what they did…"

Trevor shows his robotic left arm…

"You should know better now…DISMISSED."

Trevor marches away with other agents leaving Agent Wagner behind.

We cut to:

SHELTER

Lady Macaron, Lolly Licks, Frostferatu, Batsby, Dinger, Sprinkleberry D'uhnut, Fottle Barts, Fomo, and Game Over are figuring out what should they do at this situation.

"Alrighty, then BotBots we're dealing with a issue at hand, some evil, deranged robots invaded our mall, our home, right now is being destroyed right before so--sniff anyone got ideas?"

"BotBots?"

"No, Sprinkleberry we can't do that."

"BotBots."

"No…"

"BotBots."

"WE CAN'T DO THAT EITHER!"

"BotBots."

"Okay, now you're join doing this for attention!"

"Um…I got something, Lady Macaron!

"Alrighty, then Game Over show me!"

"Okay, here's this!"

SKETCHY DRAWING DAYDREAM

"We sneak behind those evil bots with some food that was left at the Food Court and lure them in as they fall into a huge pit!"

"Uh, question!"

Lolly Lick's hand cuts through the sketchy drawing daydream.

"How can we find a huge pit around here?"

"Okay, far point!"

"Besides, I got an idea that is like so better than yours!

MANGA DAYDREAM

"We like carry some candy from our stolen home and we woo them in, in a totes, buffett as they eat like pigs, ew! We blast them with some rainbow beams!"

"What a minute, rainbow lasers?? Where are you gettin' these ideas?"

MANGA DAYDREAM END

"UGH! It's like, none of your business, I sometimes--sneak in one of those Japanese manga to the candy store sometimes…"

"Okay, anyone have better ideas…"

"OH, OH! I got one!":

"Alright, then show me!"

DINGER'S DAYDREAM

"Okay, so I lead the entire team into trying not to be seen! Then I call out the power of the almighty gods to bring me an awesome, indestructible bat to slay some beasts in our way!"

"Dinger…"

Lady Macaron pinches her nose in annoyance.

"THEN IT SLAY THE BEAST!"

Dinger (daydream) bonks Laserbeak in a cartoonish, rubber hose fashion

"Are you even explaining anything!"

"I SLAY THE BEASTS WITHIN!"

Daydream Dinger bonks Laserbeak, Ravange, Rumble, and Frenzy, and Ratbat in rubber hose fashion.

DAYDREAM END

Dinger cheers as the others are uninterested as Lady Macaron facepalms.

"Well, we've lost all hope…we're out of ideas…"

Lady Macaron leaves as Lolly Licks follows through

SHELTER--PIPE SECTION

"L.M., L.M! You okay?"

"No, no I'm not alright it's just these evil robots took our home from us! This whole mess is just GROSS! It's dirty, it's messy and crawling of disgusting bugs!"

A droplet of sewer water drops on Lady Macaron's shoulder as she grunts in disgust.

"It's just sick and I'm worried about my friends--especially, Bonz-Eye…"

"Oh yeah, you two are like close to each other, you often invite her to our store--before it got took over by some rancid robots…"

"I understand that, it's her I'm worried about…I really hope she's safe…If something bad happens to her OH! I wish I could smack them with a hammer by now!"

Lolly Licks ponders to herself.

"Hey, Macaron, why do you always bring Bonz-Eye over?"

"W-what do you mean?"

"I often see you hang out with her all the time and sometimes you much you care for her so much and--and--"

Lolly Licks stops and smiles smugly

"Okay, okay I know what you're thinking in your head by now, it is not true!"

Lolly Licks continues to smile and puts her hands on her hips.

"I'm warning you, it's not true!"

Lady Macaron blushes

"You're in love with Bonz-Eye aren't ya?"

Lady Macaron shakes.

"OKAY, OKAY MAYBE I DO! But you got to understand she didn't have a squad to join in! I had to make her feel like home! Sure, she may be attractive when she is doing your meditation but still I don't actually, love, love her--"

"YO, LOLLY LICKS, LADY MACARON!"

Lolly Licks and Lady Macaron see Dinger and Batsby enter

"Think we've found a plan!"

"You did?"

"We sure did! Trust us, it's gonna be good!"

WE RETURN TO:

SECTOR 7--TREVORS' OFFICE.

Trevors is looking at the moon with a stern look.

"Commender Trevors that mall guard is here right now."

"Bring him in…"

An intern opens the door as Dave enters.

"So, you're that mall guard, Wagner has been bragging about…"

"Y-yeah that's me, I'm Dave! The mall guard! That's me! (nervous chuckle)"

"Cut the funny business, already…"

"Sorry…"

"So, Dave, do you know why I called you here? And why you are for?"

"Well, ya see…a couple of weeks or month ago, I sent a message to your government agency about these "little robots" I found around my mall and I guess you know that story--"

"I've already know…in fact everyone knows…"

"Oh! So, you know more! Guess I told my story more on the rest of these folks around here but I guess I should've kept my mouth closed…"

"Dave, I want to tell you something I want to make you understand--ever heard of occupation?"

"Uh, no…"

"Do you think that people from another world coming to ours, believing that is theirs? Even though it's not…"

"Uh, where are you getting this from?"

"Lots of things…have you been following the Autobot-Decepticon conflict?"

"Uh…no…"

"Let me knock some sense into you…Forty years ago scientists and researchers found two spaceships on the desert where it belonged to two different armies, the Autobots and the Decepticons, they were from a planet called 'Cybertron' which was engulfed in war so two parties had to escape and they both crash landed during the Stone Age--then in 1984 the two species awoke and brought their war here. Since then, they have never stopped fighting for the same goal--"

"To eat bolts and drink oil?"

"NO YOU IDIOT! Their planet's legacy…"

"Since their planet, Cybertron was deserted over from their lack of substance, Energon and their rival, Megatron became a dictator after overthrowing his planet's democracy into his own version which leading his opponent, Optimus Prime fighting for autonomy of every species--yet, I don't see that way…"

"What, you don't like freedom?"

"Oh I care about freedom! That's why I love serving my country! It's them I have a big issue with…Do you have family, Mister Dave?"

"Uh, yeah…I live with my mom and she's kind of mean to me. She would often make fun of my goals of doing things outside of my shift as mall guard…"

"Well, I had someone. Someone who was important in my life, someone who said I was prepared to go further in my life, someone who was taken from me…"

Trevors gets a old picture of him and his wife, Charlotte pregnant from 1984

"This is why I have a huge issue with these…robots…every year they fight more and more people die, the more lives taken, the more I loathe them more.

"I mean accidents happen, right?"

"'An accident?"" Do Accidents cause two sides have more blood on their hands?? And do 'accidents' cause you relive the same nightmare, over and over again? Since did accidents lose everything you had prepared in our life, RIPPED AWAY FROM YOU!"

Trevors showcases his robotic arm.

"LOOK ON WHAT THEY DID TO ME!"

"Whoa-ho! That's some arm! Very high-tech!"

"It's a scar on what they give me…I was supposed to have a family, but instead of having one, I'm stuck here evidencing photos, and theories on what vehicle and jet is a Cybertronian instead of spending time with a child which I will never have…"

"Well, you have friends here they're sort of bit of your famil--"

"Get out…"

"Bag your pardon?"

"Get out of my office, now…"

"Uh…should I talk about the little robots?--"

"GET OUT!!!"

Trevors slams his robot arm on his deck making it snap in half making Dave run in fear.

Trevors looks back in rage at the moon.

WE RETURN TO:

DECIMATED MALL

Laserbeak is examining Micro-Masters from fearsome, deranged looking, and twisted, and brutal.

"Picking something, Laserbeak?"

"I sure am, Sonar…I sure am…"

"The new recruit is doing splendid, Laserbeak maybe we should give him a chance…"

"He's kind of in the way of other ones, who need to showcase their strength…"

"Now, Laserbeak you seem to reuse the same soldiers we have here…doesn't it seem to get boring after a while?"

"It is not boring how I make them patrol around missions, but if we need more muscle to expand our defense if those downgrades appear, especially the burger robot…"

"You do love tearing him apart mercilessly, I could've love the look on his face when you beated him up good. (laughs) I could imagine it now."

"Save the comedy for later, Sonar…for right now, we got other things to do--these little scraplets are still running around this mall. If we don't decimate them soon, lord Megatron will have our head's more than Mercenary's slacking off!"

"Speaking of which, how is Mercenary?"

"What? Do I look like I care? His status is mostly slacking off and doing nothing and behaving like a human teenager! I could care less if our master, Megatron scraps him due to his lower rankings! He has no idea why he picked this to live his life! It irritates me to no end!"

"Pardon me, Laserbeak? Remember you were looking for strong warrior?"

Laserbeak tilts his head in confusion as giant boar like Micro-Master walks toward him, drooling all over, and growling.

"His name is a Lobe-Off, he is considered the most deadliest of the bunch, they all say he brutality murdered an entire human family with his club."

Laserbeak sees his club with dried blood with spikes.

"Hmm…will he do good?"

"Oh, he will, but you'll need to bring in the new recruit with him as well…"

"Oh, I sure will, I sure will…"

MEANWHILE…

Lady Macaron, Lolly Licks, Batsby, and Dinger walk through the damaged mall as they see the depressing scenes, stores destroyed, windows damaged, the fountain which was once there, which there's a pile of debris, and pieces from the Food Court, graffiti all over the place.

"Like, they totally totaled the place…(gasps) OMG! Our candy store!"

The Sugar Shocks see their home destroyed and damaged, candy on the ground, their car, the SugarSonic Speester crushed from debris still on fire.

"OH! Like our car!!"

Lady Macaron walks through the decimated candy store as she sees the macaron section with every macaron on the floor with tiny bugs all over them, she looks around the destroyed area as she steps on a cracked lollypop as she looks up and around their destroyed home, behind her a silhouette of Lobe-Off appears behind her and growls as he slowly raises up his club.

"(gasps) LADY MACARON!"

All four bots yelled for her attention. Lady Macaron looks back as Lobe-Off roars as he brings down his club as Lady Macaron speeds out of the way at the right time as he slams down his club, making a crater, growling.

"WHAT THE HECK IS THAT THING???"

"I don't know! It seems pretty angry!"

Dinger and Batsby see the monstrous Lobe-Off growling at them, furiously as he charges toward the bots as they dodges as he crashes into a wall, dust clears Lobe-Off looks up and sees the bots in his murderous eyes and charges at them again.

"OVER HERE!!!"

Dinger, Batsby, and Lolly Licks run as Lobe-Off slams through another wall.

"ARGH! LIKE, I'M SO TERRIFIED!!! OH MY GOSH, OH MY GOSH, OH MY GOSH, OH MY GOSH, OH MY, GOSH!!--"

Batsby slaps Lolly Licks

"Get a hold of yourself, Licks! We're all in a situation we're dealing with!!!"

Lobe-Off roars offscreen.

"Okay, so maybe my plan wasn't thought out well!"

"NOT THOUGHT OUT WELL, HUH?!"

CUTAWAY

"Tip toe, tip toe, tip toe, tip toe, tip toe, tip toe--STOP!"

A small cockroach scuttles away.

CUTAWAY END

"Okay, cannot agree on that more…"

Lobe-Off finds them and roars and charges as they run away. Lobe-Off slams his club constantly as they run away in fear but Lolly Licks trips as Lady Macaron looks back in shock as Lolly Licks falls on the ground.

"Oh…(gasps)"

Lobe-Off growls as drool leaves his mouth as a predator finally finding its prey. Lolly Licks looks up, frozen in fear as he roars at her as she screams in fear.

"GET AWAY!!"

Lobe-Off charges at Lolly Licks, ready to strike her. Lady Macaron sees her friend, her eyes glow fuchsia as a circle appear behind her as a giant pink hammer appears in front of Lady Macaron and grabs it and readies herself toward Lobe-Off…

"Leave my friends alone, imbecile…"

Lobe-Off growls in anger as he charges toward Lady Macaron.

Lady Macaron swings her newfound hammer as she clashes with Lobe-Off's clubs as Lolly Licks runs away to safety. Lobe-Off roars irately and charges toward her, Lady Macaron swirls her hammer as she swings it as she brings up the hammer to Lobe-Off as he gets flown off and tumbles on the ground.

Lady Macaron walks toward him with her new weapon as Lobe-Off stands up and roars and charges toward her. Lady Macaron spins her hammer as three colors appear from the sides, sky blue, indigo, and mint green, as it goes to sky blue. Lady Macaron yells and slams down the hammer as ice appears from the ground. Freezing his club, making it crack, as it ultimately gets destroyed, making Lobe-Off furious.

"FREEZE FIRE!!"

Lady Macaron's hammer turns indigo and slams down as indigo flames engulf him, making Lobe-Off roar in pain.

"SWEET FLAME!"

The fire puts itself out

Lady Macaron smirks as the hammer's side glows mint green as she slams down as a taffy like goo pops out of the ground. As it gulfs Lobe-Off as the goo tangles him and put him on the ground. Lady Macaron brings up her hammer and slams down Lobe-Off as his entire body explodes from the impact.

"Have some dessert…"

Transformers is owned by Hasbro and Takara Tomy.

[carmelasoprano]

Wendell Pierce, Carra Patterson, Daniel K. Isaac, and Carrie Preston Elsbeth · S02E15 · “I See... Murder”

[warningsine]

[vintagelasvegas]

Apache Hotel / Horseshoe Club / Binion’s Gambling Hall

Apache Hotel, Fremont & 2nd, right around the time of opening in March 1932. No signs on the building. Photo by Larry Ullom.

Apache hotel and various clubs:

‘05: Property bought by W.R. Thomas, begins building a hotel in ‘10, abandons the project, leaving exposed open basement through the 20s.

‘31: P.O. Silvagni buys the property, begins building. A.L. Worswick, architect.

‘32: Apache Hotel opens 3/19/32. Hotel leased to R.R. Russell for 15 years. Silvagni opens a series of clubs in the basement in ‘32-34 - Apache Indian Village, Kiva Club, and ‘Pache Club. Apache Casino, a separate business, opens on the ground floor in Oct. by Pop Houskey, T. Thebo.

‘41: New Western Casino on the ground floor in Jul.; closed Spring ‘42.

‘42: Forester Jewelers on the ground floor (10/1/42-7/28/44).

‘45: S.S. Rex Club on the ground floor, opened 3/3/45. Partners include T. Cornero, Silvagni, W. Alderman. Sign by Nevada Outdoor Advertising. City orders partners including owner/landlord Silvagni out in Jun; G. McAfee licensed to take over the club in Jul. The "S.S." was dropped from the club name on paper post-Cornero, but the signs never changed.

‘46: Rex Club sold to M. Bernstein in Feb; M. Sedway as manager; casino becomes Eldorado Club in Aug, Sedway continues as manager.

‘47: Apache Hotel rooftop sign installed (c. late ‘47). Arthur Rozen, Ed Moss take over management at Eldorado Club.

‘50: Eldorado closed in Dec. The club reopened as Clover Club circa Jan.-Feb ‘51 with Eldorado sign in place.

‘51: May, Benny Binion buys and closes Clover Club. Eldorado sign removed from marquee that month as renovations to the club begin.

Horseshoe club:

‘51: Horseshoe Club opens on the ground floor 8/14/51.

‘52: “Benny Binion” name added to the Horseshoe sign c. May, after Binion is licensed.

‘53: Binion loses license in Dec. after federal conviction; casino is owned, on paper, by new partners Joe W. Brown, W. Dorsett, “Doby Doc” Caudill; Binion name removed from the sign in late ‘53 or early ‘54.

‘54: Dec. 10, Grand opening Horseshoe Club's new restaurant and bingo room in a new building on South 2nd St, and the Horseshoe's Million Dollar Display. Apache Hotel Annex occupies the second floor of the new building. An alley separates the main building and the annex.

'57: Mar. 17, Binion released from prison, returns to Las Vegas.

‘58: Horseshoe Club leases Apache Hotel. Rooftop sign removed, replaced with a sign that says "Hotel," and the Apache name retired until 2019. Brown’s stake sold to Ed Levinson & Fremont Hotel partners, Levinson becomes president of Horseshoe.

‘59: Million dollar display removed, currency belonging to Joe W. Brown estate.

‘60: Jack Binion, age 22, approved as 2 ½ owner of Horseshoe

‘61: Neon facade installed on the building and expansion onto former Boulder Club property.

‘62: Parking garage addition, McAllister & Wagner, architect.

‘64: Binion family becomes sole shareholders of the Horseshoe. Main building and annex joined, removing the alley at unknown date in mid-late 60s.

‘69: Million Dollar Display re-introduced.

‘70: World Series of Poker begins.

‘88: Horseshoe buys The Mint in Jun; expands into the club in Jul; “Mint” lettering immediately removed from the signs; signs entirely replaced throughout Fall ‘88-early ‘89. Benny Binion statue sculpted by Deborah Copenhaver, at Casino Center & Ogden, unveiled in Nov.

‘90: Culinary Local 226 and Bartenders Local 165 union workers at Binion's Horseshoe go on strike, Jan. 27 to Nov. 7.

‘98: Becky Binion Behnen sole owner of Horseshoe.

‘99: Million Dollar Display sold, removed.

‘04: Horseshoe closed after cash seizure, 1/9/2004. Sold to Harrah’s. Harrah’s retains Horseshoe brand and World Series of Poker, sells remaining assets to MTR Gaming.

Binion’s Gambling Hall:

‘05: Hotel-casino rebranded Binion’s Gambling Hall & Hotel in Mar.

‘08: Casino and hotel lease sold to TLC Gaming.

‘09: Hotels closed (former Mint tower and Apache).

‘19: Older hotel reopens as Apache Hotel.

Photos from the collection at Nevada State Museum, Las Vegas. Sources include: D. Swanson. Blood aces: the wild ride of Benny Binion, the gangster who created Vegas poker. Viking, 2014.

Below: circa 1932, view on 2nd Street, main hotel entrance. 

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"THE DARK KNIGHT MUST USE ALL OF HIS SKILLS, BOTH MARTIAL AND MENTAL, TO BEAT THIS OTHERWORLDLY MENACE."

PIC(S) INFO: Mega spotlight on the complete set of Batman versus Predator pin-up, by some of the greatest comic book artists of their day, from "DC Comics/Dark Horse Comics: Batman vs. Predator' trade paperback comic book, published by DC Comics in June 2017.

Featured artists are as, in order from top to bottom:

Sam Kieth & Chris Chalenor

Walter "Walt" Simonson & Richmond Lewis

Joe Kubert & Adam Kubert

Arthur "Art" Adams

Tim Sale & Gregory Wright

Michael W. Kaluta & Chris Chalenor

Tom Yeates & Sam Paraons

Steve "The Dude" Rude & Lovern Kindzierski

Jackson "Butch" Guice & Gregory Wright

Matt Wagner

John Byrne & Gregory Wright

Adam Hughes & Gregory Wright

Chris Warner & Gregory Wright

John Higgins

Mike Mignola & Gregory Wright

SERIES OVERVIEW: "For the first time, all three BATMAN VS. PREDATOR miniseries are collected into one massive bloody collection, including the Eisner Award-winning "BATMAN VS. PREDATOR" #1-3 by Dave Gibbons ("WATCHMEN"), Adam Kubert ("SUPERMAN: LAST SON") and Andy Kubert ("DARK KNIGHT III: THE MASTER RACE") in "DC COMICS/DARK HORSE COMICS: BATMAN VS. PREDATOR."

While fear and darkness have always haunted the streets of Gotham City, a new terror has crept onto the rooftops and into the hearts of its citizens. An alien hunter known only as the Predator has come to Gotham to hunt its greatest warriors, and after a string of brutal murders, the Predator has its sights on Batman. In an epic showdown, the Dark Knight must use all of his skills, both martial and mental, to beat this otherworldly menace."

-- DC COMICS/DARK HORSE, c. summer 2017

Source: https://readallcomics.com/dc-comicsdark-horse-comics-batman-vs-predator-004.

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Jen Colella as Captain Kershaw in Elsbeth 2x13 "Tearjerker"

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Sandman Mystery Theatre #16: The Vamp Final Act

by Matt Wagner/Steven T. Seagle (W.): Guy Davis (P.), David Hornung (C.) and John Costanza (L.)

DC/Vertigo

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Fanny Moody – The Cornish Nightingale

Dame Fanny Moody (1864-1945) of Redruth was known as ‘The Cornish Nightingale’. Her father could, it was said, play any instrument he had ever seen. Her mother was a pianist, and their large family were exceptionally musical, in particular the daughters Fanny (Francis), Lily (1867-1950), Mabel (1874-1952) and Hilda (1876-1961). Newspaper reports show that all the sisters performed locally as young women. Fanny went on to become one of the great singing stars of her age. Hilda joined the D’Oyly Carte Opera Company in 1896, and later toured with her elder sister’s opera company. Lily, mezzo soprano, sang with J. W. Turner’s English Opera Company (1887-1902).

Fanny, allegedly seen dancing on a shop counter when young, became a pupil of Robert Heath of Redruth. Her first reported performance was in Ponsanooth on 26 March 1879 at the age of 14.  Later that year Fanny’s mother died and her father was left with seven children. Nevertheless, in the winter of 1879/80, Fanny performed over a dozen concerts, mostly in Redruth, but also in Penzance and Falmouth. This intensive pattern was repeated in the next two winters, during which she built a large local following.

Her talent was recognized by Lady Mary Basset of Tehidy, who in late 1881 paid for her to train in London at the Vocal Academy of the renowned Mme. C. H. Sainton-Dolby. Fanny made her London début at the Steinway Hall, Seymour Street in June 1883. In April 1884, with other students, she gave a concert in Newcastle. All was loyally reported in Cornish newspapers.

In Newcastle she was heard by Charles Hallé, who offered her a series of return bookings.  Through these she met Carl Rosa, manager of a prestigious opera company, and when asked by him to sing a ‘top C’ she gave him a ‘top D’. She made her début with the Carl Rosa Company in Liverpool on 15 January 1887, in The Bohemian Girl.  Later that year Fanny’s father James died, but having seen three of his daughters on their way to operatic success.  In 1889 Fanny, her fiancé, the noted bass, Charles Manners, and her sister Lily made a triumphant return to The Druid’s Hall, Redruth.  The packed event was a both a celebration of Fanny’s success and of her Cornish roots.

In 1892 Charles Manners and Fanny were married. Fanny went from success to success as an operatic soprano. In 1892 she and her sister Lily sang in the first English performance of Tchaikovsky’s Yevgeny Onegin. Fanny sang many roles, including Wagner, but she was most suited to those like Cio-Cio-san, the tragic heroine of Puccini’s Madam Butterfly. Later, she and her husband formed the Moody-Manners Opera Company which operated from 1898 to 1916.

Most of Fanny’s performing life was spent touring Britain but she also travelled abroad, notably to North America and South Africa. There in 1897, after a concert, expatriot Cornish admirers followed her back to her hotel. A newspaper reported ‘There was an assemblage of enthusiastic but strangely silent and peaceful Cornishmen; this congregation of robust Romeos waited for their Juliet to appear upon the balcony…To the silent she sang Cornish songs. And as she sang, these big men of Cornwall wept.’ She was presented with a tiara with the Cornish coat of arms picked out in diamonds, which was donated for auction in the Second World War with the proceeds going to the Red Cross.

Although she travelled the world Fanny was still seen as a ‘Cornish maid’ and regularly reported in a positive, almost avuncular way by Cornish papers. Her reputation, repertoire and audience were international, but her identity was Cornish, and her success, and that of  Lily and Hilda, grew from the Cornish musical environment.

Laura Alex Smith published an interview with Fanny Moody in the Cornish Magazine in 1898 which provides an insight into the singer and her world.