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near-chatsworth-ca-blog · 5 years ago

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Near Chatsworth CA

Cost of Living

Moving to a new place can be a tough decision. You need to make sure that at least, you and your family will survive with the income that you will have. In Chatsworth, you should need more funds since the living index shows that it is generally higher compared with California in general. Housing, goods and services, and transportation indices require a bigger portion of your monthly expenses. If you are to compare it to the national average, it is considered to be 51% higher. Thus, if you are planning to relocate in Chatsworth, be sure that you have a better pay out to cover your needs.

Tip Top Drain Pros & Plumbing Experts

Experiencing clogged drains is definitely a nuisance. You want your drains to flow freely again and go back to your usual operations. If you are a restaurant owner, this problem is something that you cannot allow to happen. This makes it very important to look for the best hydro jetting services in LA. Tip Top Drain Pros & Plumbing Experts offer high quality services to help you deal with the issue ASAP. Stop relying on over-the-counter products, plungers, and drain cleaning snakes. Call the hydro jetting company today and allow them to take over. Their experienced technicians can even smooth out the inside of the pipes restoring them as close to their original state.

Wind Advisory Issued For Northridge-Chatsworth

Around Los Angeles County, heavy gusts are forecast for the San Fernando Valley, Santa Monica Mountains Recreation Area, Santa Clarita Valley, and the Los Angeles County Mountains, according to the National Weather Service. Wind gusts reaching 40-60 mph could create dangerous conditions in those areas. The wind advisory is slated to remain in effect through 10 p.m. Tuesday.Read more here

While it’s not going to be an uncomfortable day when the sun is all up, the wind gust expected to hit Chatsworth is still not a great news. The gust may create dangerous situations outdoors and residents are warned to remain indoors as much as possible. While the wind storm is one key ingredient to fire, fire fighters are not alarmed because of the recent rain that the town experienced. However, they should not be too complacent. We do not know how far can this storm go. Being prepared is still the best way to go in cases of severe weather conditions.

Homestead Acre in Chatsworth, CA

Homestead Acre or also known as the Minnie Hill Palmer House is a cultural monument in Chatsworth. It is all that’s left from the ranch established by James David and Rhoda Jane Hill. The Hill family were the original owners of the place and they established the whole 230 acres of land. It served as their home for several years before they sold the property to the City of Los Angeles in 1956. Today, it is under the National Register of Historic Places and now open to the public as a museum showcasing the life of its previous owners. It is a popular venue for weddings and private parties and it is also being rented as a movie location.

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Driving Direction

6 min (1.9 miles)

via Devonshire St and Topanga Canyon Blvd

Fastest route, the usual traffic

Homestead Acre

10385 Shadow Oak Dr, Chatsworth, CA 91311, United States

Head south on Shadow Oak Dr

240 ft

Turn left to stay on Shadow Oak Dr

351 ft

Shadow Oak Dr turns slightly left and becomes Devonshire St

0.6 mi

Turn right onto Topanga Canyon Blvd

Pass by Starbucks (on the right in 0.5 mi)

0.7 mi

Turn left onto Marilla St

0.3 mi

Turn right onto Owensmouth Ave

0.3 mi

Turn left

Destination will be on the right

157 ft

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thehikingviking · 3 years ago

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Devils Peak, Santa Cruz Island High Point

Devils Peak is the high point of Santa Cruz Island and lies just off the coast of Santa Barbara. To peak geeks, it boasts over 2,000 ft of prominence and over 25 miles of isolation. It is not high, nor necessarily difficult to hike, but the main challenge lies in getting there. Typically, peak baggers must charter a private boat across the Santa Barbara Channel. Making the crossing is heavily dependent on weather and can be quite pricey. To minimize the cost per person, filling the vessel with the maximum allotted passengers is the best pricing strategy aside from knowing someone with a boat. In this case 6 were allowed; Chad, Beer, Josef, Michael, Asaka and myself. A secondary personal challenge was to figure out what to do with Leif, our new born baby. While it would have been definitely possible for me to carry him to the top, the captain recommended for us to leave the baby on dry land (which we found out later proved to be the right call). Luckily, my parents were willing to spend that same weekend in Santa Barbara to visit my mom’s cousin, so we had baby sitters for the day. Asaka was not very happy with leaving the baby, and protested to me for the several months leading up to the trip. I could have left her behind, but I already skipped a previous outing to Devils Peak several years back because there was no room for her on the boat. Finding a compatible hiking group to go with is rather rare, so I felt I had to take her. Besides, I needed to spend some personal time with Asaka, so that I can view her as my wife rather than my baby mama. After the trip, my parents reassured us that Leif did not mind one bit that we were gone for that half day. As the trip grew nearer, I realized that our reservation was on Easter Sunday! This caught me off guard, but everyone else, including the captain, seemed not to mind. My parents were flexible enough, realizing that spending a whole day with their only grandson would be the best way to spend their East Sunday anyways.

We woke up in our hotel, dropped the baby with the parents, then began our short drive to Santa Barbara Harbor. My car notified me of a wind advisory for the local area. This concerned me but the weather outside was fine. We met our group prior to 7am at the dock. Shortly after we met our captain Martín, looking like your stereotypical chill dude. Unshaven and unbothered, he wore a beanie, sweat shirt and sweatpants. He didn’t look like he was dressed to get wet, which was a good sign. He claimed to cross the channel to Santa Cruz Island over 100 times a year, which surprised me. I didn’t realized such a crossing was so popular. At any rate, this gave me confidence that we would have smooth sailing ahead. The boat was smaller than I expected, having taken a giant ferry on my previous trips to the Channel Islands. A made sure to make a “3 hour tour” Gilligan’s Island joke before we set off. Martín was polite enough to laugh, even though he probably hears that same joke on a weekly basis. Josef and Michael, Austrian buddies, sat together on the back, while the couples sat in the middle on opposite sides.

The islands looked close but this was deceptive as the ride took about an hour and a half. I was initially jealous of Josef and Michael for having the most comfortable seats on the boat until they both got completely drenched. I saw several misty spouts in the distance, which could have been from a whale or an orca. There were a couple of times where Asaka and/or Beer went flying. I was sure to hang onto her tight after the first airborne incident, and no one fell out of the boat, although Michael, who was completely drenched, might as well have. It felt like a long time to reach the island cliffs where Martín switched the dinghy into a lower gear. We cruised along until we reached Ladys Harbor, which contained a beautiful rocky beach.

The sea lions curiously watched us while swimming along the rocks.

Martín blew up a kayak which he used to transport us to shore two at a time.

We had to balance very carefully once on the transport vessel. Getting wet was inevitable, but we stayed dry above our knees. Once at shore, we dried out our feet and waited for the others to complete the transfer. Asaka took delight in the various sea shells.

Martín would hang out on the boat while we did our short hike. We expected to be gone only a few hours. After leaving the rocky beach, we entered a thicket. Thankfully there was no poison oak, but there were several sections of our route that required some bushwhacking. We aimed left (East) towards the ridgeline above. I took my place in the rear with Asaka, content to let the others break trail. My only fear was rockfall, but luckily nothing came down that day. Once through the worst of it, we emerged on a steep hillside which we followed to the top of the ridge.

-Alta 2 Benchmark

Once atop the ridge, the route was pretty straightforward as we could see all that lay ahead of us. Sure there would be some minor ups and downs, but nothing that I considered difficult.

-Dudleya succulent

It was a social occasion. I took turns chatting up each individual. I was excited for Asaka to meet Beer, since they had a similar background, coming to America from Asia to marry mountain men.

-Moonset

Though less impressive, the reddish rock reminded me of the volcanic conglomerate found in Pinnacles National Park. Over 15 million years ago, lava flows covered much of the area that now comprises the northern Channel Islands. The the rock formations at Pinnacles started in Lancaster, California, just north of the Transverse Range in the Neenach Volcanic Field, so maybe there’s some kind of distant connection.

-Lupine

-Beavertail Cactus

Rather than stay atop the ridge, we sidehilled down to a patch of shady oaks.

We took our first break in the shade. I sorted through the various Japanese snacks that Asaka’s mom shipped from Japan. The summit was near but we had no reason to rush. Sometimes you need to learn to enjoy the hikes.

After our break we climbed up the grassy hill to our right and followed a parallel ridge towards Devils Peak. The summit structure was now visible from our vantage point.

We climbed a steep, grassy hill underneath some more oaks then emerged on top of the final rocky ridge.

We reached the summit several minutes later. We all did our best to stay in the shade on that warm day. I ate my dry sandwich, wishing I had some more mayo to go along with it. I wondered how they serviced the tower, since I didn’t see a road leading up to the structure.

To the east was El Montañon, the high point of Channel Islands National Park.

To the north were the Santa Ynez Mountains and the Santa Barbara Channel.

To the west were Santa Rosa Island and Alta 2 Benchmark

To the southwest were Sierra Blanca and the endless Pacific Ocean.

To the southeast ran the fault line that divides Santa Cruz Island.

Asaka didn’t want to wait on the summit for too long since she was worried about the baby, so we took a final photo and began our hike back down.

Asaka ran off ahead of the group while I organized some final things.

Much to her nature, Asaka quickly got lost. She wasn’t on the descent route, so I had to run off to find her. She had continued along the ridge past our turnoff point. I hollered down to her and waited for her to climb back up, disappointed and embarrassed as usual. Now that we were back on track, we pretty much followed the exact same way back down to the boat. I was relieved to see Martín's boat was still there.

Much care was taken on the final section. It was steep and I didn’t want to kick down any rocks. We then trashed our way over the last section, just barely missing our ascent route too far to the left. It took us 4.5 hours to do our little hike. This included two very long rests and a gentle pace.

Once at the beach, Martín began to fill his kayak. I jumped in the super cold water to cool off. Perhaps that was a bad idea because I would end up being too cold over the next hour and a half.

Once in the boat, we began our ride back, and that’s where the fun began. Martín informed us that a small craft advisory had been issued for the area. These particular words didn’t mean much to me, but his tone and body language were more effective at conveying our situation. He then said that it was going to get pretty gnarly, which was an easier statement for me to understand.

Things were smooth coming out of the cove, but it wasn’t long until we reached open water and things started to get dicey. Martín recommended for us to sit on the deck as opposed to the seats. The water was very choppy and the swells would take us up high peaks and down to low valleys. A couple times the waves even broke over our boat and soaked everybody. First Josef got got completely soaked, and then Asaka. It was like someone dropped a bucket on each of them. It was scary and funny at the same time. Martín lost his sunglasses and his sweatpants got soaked. After 30 minutes of some crazy maneuvering, the swells began to relent slightly, and things got progressively smoother as we neared shore. I was relieved to pull into the sunny harbor. After Martín docked, I asked him if that was typical. He stated that was the roughest crossing he’s ever experienced. He has owned his current boat for 7 years, which means with a conservative estimate, he's done at least 700 out and backs. I don’t know if we were unlucky to have experienced such wild conditions, or conversely lucky just to have survived. It will be a good story to tell for years to come. We all got our sea legs that day. We met up with my parents and the baby later that afternoon, and I went crabbing with my cousin. We didn't yield any results, but I got to stare out at the island for a couple more hours. Now I need to take a more leisurely tourist trip out to Channel Islands National Park.

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inexpensiveprogress · 8 years ago

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Keith Henderson’s War Diaries.

In the copy of The Listener from March 1941, there is a piece by the artist Keith Henderson on his first year as a War Artist with the Air Ministry.

Before any artists had been appointed by the Air Ministry, William Rothenstein had requested permission to make portraits of airmen at bases in Scotland. Rothenstein pre-empted Keith Henderson, the official artist, in working at Leuchars base, which meant there was nothing for Henderson to do; Rothenstein was often referred to in print as an “official artist”, although at this time, it was not the case.

Henderson was one of the first two artists, alongside Paul Nash, appointed as a full-time salaried artist to the Air Ministry by the War Artists’ Advisory Committee, WAAC. Rothenstein’s work ended up with Henderson having to concentrate on ground crew, aircraft hangars, repair shops and runways for subjects. Although the painting ‘An Improvised Test of an Under-carriage’ provoked fury in the Air Ministry and contributed to Henderson’s six-month contract not being extended, it was among the artworks shown at the first WAAC ‘Britain at War’ exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York in May 1941. The painting shows a man jumping up and down on the wing of a Lockheed-Hudson to test the undercarriage.

Keith Henderson was a Scottish painter who worked in both oils and watercolours, and who is known for his book illustrations and his poster work. He had a long professional career that included periods as a war artist in both the First World War, in which he served in the trenches, and in the Second World War. The muted colours and tones of his work remind me of Eric Ravilious, it is that style too, but Henderson’s work was between Ravilious and Christopher R. W. Nevinson.

Keith Henderson - An Air View of Montrose, Angus, 1940.

War-time notes of a Peaceful Artist.

Turning over the pages of a diary that I began last April on being appointed one of the two official artists to the Air Ministry, I now read over passages here and there with reminiscent amusement and, yes, a certain genuine pleasure too. During the last war I kept a diary, not only while with my regiment but after being seconded to Intelligence with the XV Corps Squadron, and then Fifth Army Headquarters. The new diary, the one for this war, begins:

Keith Henderson - A North-East Coast Aerodrome, 1940.

April 19, 1940. Started with Helen from home yesterday evening towards the east coast, leaving snow on our Lochaber mountains and daffodils under the wintry trees. Curlews calling from every direction. Tomorrow…

April 20. This my first day of official duty has been a hideous failure. A guard at the aerodrome entrance, I drive in superior and nonchalant, returning the sentry’s salute. On to the Orderly Room. Adjutant, Commanding Officer, Intelligence Officers. Nervous as a cat, I hope they will not see through my calm affability. Cigarettes and a stroll towards the Mess. The ante-room is enormous: African buck, markhor, and other trophies of the chase branch out one above the other towards a lofty ceiling. The leather armchairs are so ample that officers reclining in them appear to be asleep. Crowds of others standing about, all very much alike. They observe that the Commanding Officer has a guest. Introductions, a glass of sherry. Presently through swing doors into the Mess Room, which is enormous. Lunch with one of the Wing Commanders, very friendly. But the afternoon, oh, the afternoon was hell. During a conducted tour round the hangars l saw nothing whatever that I particularly wanted to paint. The wind was hideously cold, the light bleak, and I had an exhausting stomach-ache. Violent and continuous noises of engines being tested. No ideas.

Keith Henderson - Night: An Air Gunner in Auction Turret, 1940.

April 22. Serene spring weather. All has gone well, so well that I’have had to steady myself with thoughts of the horror of the conquered in Poland, Norway, and elsewhere. A man’s philosophy is usually in accord’ with his circumstances, both interior and exterior. Optimists do not have stomach-aches. Mine had vanished. From the high control tower at least three marvellous possibilities appeared. Two sinister and monstrous bombers were awkwardly entering their hangar. They have the eyes, the mouths, legs, bodies, wings of elephantine obscene. insects, but stupid insects. Prod them and they will not move away or retaliate. There is no mind within. They are utterly vacant. I must paint them like that. How lucky am I to have been appointed to this delightful work.

April 24. Three pictures have now been begun. I am using a monochrome mixture of white, yellow-ochre, and a little raw umber. This will make any alterations to the composition easier before a more or less rapid final painting begins.

Keith Henderson - Study of Royal Air Force Machine Gunmen, 1939.

May 5. From the ground this strangely retarded spring is at last clearly visible. Trees are in bud and millions of small dowers give an impression of Chaucerian gaiety. Up in the air scarcely any of this tiny brilliance shows yet. There are just stretches of moorland and of ploughland in various shades of pale buff and maroon, with here a diaper dressing of lime, there a flutter of gulls, a few sombre forestry plantations and many lesser woods wherein only'an occasional pale willow is conspicuous, old stone farmhouses with their haystacks in rows, a ruin near a newer castellated mansion, small lochs all silvery grey, an appearance of desertion far and wide. From the air the earth has no flowers. Eastward is the wonderful coast-line, red sandstone mostly, fretted away into natural arches and pinnacles. The jade green sea is as lovely from above as I remember it in the last war. Those white festooned breakers along the Beaches seem without sound.

Keith Henderson - An Improvised Test of an Undercarriage, 1940.

May 6. Today I tried the experiment of taking up more than mere notebooks. I took a canvas, a dozen brushes and a full set palette. The Palette was disastrous. Within a few moments of taking off, I noticed Indian red on my sleeve. The observer crept forward to the navigator’s seat where I was, and shouted into my ear, ‘Have you got everything you want?’ ‘Yes, thank you’ I shouted back, ‘but you have got some ultramarine on your cheek. I remembered noticing an air gunner holding the palette at a dangerously acute angle as he handed it to someone. And worse. Nearly all the so carefully arranged large clumps of paint round the palette’s edge were, I saw now with dismay, gone. They had evidently slipped off or been smeared off. But I could not be Without them. They must be found, scraped up penuriously from the floor or anywhere. Then I saw the legs of the air gunner. My precious cadmium red! The observer, the pilot even, all were strangely daubed handed round proved in that cramped space more distributive than cleansing. Their hands, their faces, their flying kit were crimson, blue, white, black, yellow, or tartan. It was a great success.

Keith Henderson - Camouflage Hangars and Gas Gong, 1940.

May 7. My bedroom at the aerodrome is quite comfortable. I shall never forget my astonishment when an efficient batman offered me early tea. I was then getting up at 4 am. for a dawn picture. This morning it had to be 3.30. As we rose into the upper air through ground mist three swans also rose through the ground mist. They Hew north. I found myself thinking: ‘Where exactly is the centre of the Universe?’ And I answered myself: ‘ Wherever you happen to be at the moment’. In mid air ’the centre of the Universe is definitely not on the earth’s surface. All who fly will agree about that. Suppose yourself flying west. You wish to turn south. The great rigid wings slant over. But for all the planetary pull of gravitation, it is not the aircraft which appears to be askew. Not at all. The earth on the other hand has gone mad. It has heaved itself up, sea and all, steeply into space, a huge menacing wave that will not subside until the dial shows the wings horizontal. They will be in a moment. Now they are. Now the earth is itself again, flat, detached inhuman, without laughter or any birds singing.

May 8. A letter from the Air Ministry. I wrote some time ago 'asking for permission to go to Narvik or Stavanger on a bombing raid’. The Air Commodore at Whitehall answers, ‘Under present conditions it is quite out of the question that you should visit Norway‘. Right. Well, that exonerates me. I am certainly not going to do fancy war pictures from photographs and descriptions.

Keith Henderson - Loading Gantry for Pluto, 1940.

May 9. Home for another short rest, tired. No, not depressed. There must be no regretting all that I have not accomplished, but simply a ‘proud delight in all that I have accomplished. Let me be luxuriously lazy. For several days on end I need not do anything. I loll in this white window Seat looking down the length of the room towards Aunt Nell‘s two rococo mirrors on either side of the Chinese lacquer cabinet. One of the dogs in the farmyard barks. I love the faint pink, wallpaper with its bunches of blue-grey and white flowers. I am happy. I think I have been asleep. I must go and see how things are coming on in the walled garden.

May 11. Back at the aerodrome. The usual crowds assemble as soon as I set up my easel for a large picture to be called ‘Repairs to a Bomber’. Since last night when I came round to see that all was in order, the men have produced, in the most frightful raw flat yellow, on the side of the particular aircraft that I am painting, a huge figure of Donald Duck. They want me to put this into the picture, but I really cannot. It would spoil the whole thing. The effort to find words that might show them why it would spoil the whole thing is almost too much during working hours.

Keith Henderson - Dawn: Leaving for North Sea Patrol, 1940.

May 12. On other machines they have now painted other grotesques, including the wholly inexcusable Popeye. A sergeant pilot says that these effigies will 'cheer up the Jerries’. And this while the news becomes more serious than any news ever announced in the world before.

Keith Henderson - Wings over Scotland, 1940.

May 16. While I was touching in the ‘horns’ of the bomber a young pilot who had been standing beside me asked: ‘How do you begin a picture?’ My answer, which was regrettably long, failed to give satisfaction. I could feel that. There was silence; and then - would I come for a flit with him? When? This afternoon? Well, I did rather want to get on with that thing of the coastline…. He went off at once and came back to say that all had been fixed. We were to go in the Jewel. On my way to the Mess I reflected that a machine called the Jewel sounded pleasantly airworthy. Later I discovered my mistake. Not Jewel, but Dual, a machine with dual control. ‘You must take a turn’, he offered. I made no answer, doubtful as to what this implied. When the parachutes and Mae Wests and other paraphernalia for all concerned are collected we drive across to the Dual. The engines have of course been sending out dust gales to the rear for a good while. We heave ourselves in. Before taking off, the pilot looks round and holds up his right thumb. The rest of the crew hold up theirs. All is well. The noise increases, is doubled, trebled, deafening in spite of ear plugs. We are moving forward, moving more swiftly. We have left the ground. As soon as we are at the right height I begin sketching. The time goes by. I muse vaguely about art meanwhile. Art is more than national, more than international; it is supernatural-magic-always* has been since cave days, always will be. There. The drawings are finished. We may return. Presently the pilot nudges my elbow. I am sitting on the learner’s seat close beside him. What is it now? What? He points to the controls and points at me. Does he mean that I am to ‘take a turn’? I hesitate. His reply to my very sensible hesitation is to cross his arms and lean heavily with his head on one side as if sound asleep. Something must be done. I seize the crescent. He is awake again, ready. We have lost height. I pull back. We rise, rise higher. The North Sea is empty of shipping. No, there’s a distant convoy. So it is. This is rather delightful. At a pinch, if the pilot were to become a casualty, could I carry on ? I might, I really might. But I certainly could not land. I should just have to go on and on, flying round the world indefinitely.

Keith Henderson - Repairs to a Bomber, 1941.

May 23. Abbeville fallen. Boulogne fallen. Well, as to our next move, that rests with the Higher Command, not with me. Defeat ? That is an idea that I’ve never even glanced at. Have any of us ? Probably not. Better not. In the evening I have just finished a life of Wallenstein, and am beginning Lady Mary Wortley Montague’s Letters.

June 13. At home fér another rest. More carrots sown and the artichokes, thinned out to three feet apart, should do well. The Germans are only sixteen miles from Paris.

Keith Henderson - Gas Practice in a Hangar, 1940.

June 14. The first flowers of Campanula Carpatica have appeared, and Helen this afternoon made a delicious cinnamon cake. All down the steep brae towards the river there are foxgloves in full bloom. While raking beechmast into heaps on either side of the drive, I have been watching the cows. They are let out from the byre. They walk very slowly for about five yards, looking straight ahead. Then one of them stops. Gradually they all stop. Why? Two of them move slowly forward a few steps. A long pause. A few others follow and stop again. Another long pause. Do they want to go anywhere in particular? Why need they? A strawberry Ayrshire slowly turns her head. She looks at me for a long while without interest. Then she turns away, having learned nothing. They have nothing to do all day long. A black Galloway, with bracken in her tail, sits down, slowly and heavily. Five minutes later a polled Angus sits down, slowly and heavily. At the end of half-an-hour they have all sat down. Absolute peace here, and news has just come that the Germans have entered Paris.

Keith Henderson - Ascent of the Met Balloon, 1940.

So the diary goes on - a continual contrast between busy warlike aerodromes and exquisite days on leave. That was almost a year ago. How angry we felt then and how obstinate. Today, even more angry and more obstinate, we are surely, I think, feeling much more hopeful. -

The painting ‘An Improvised Test of an Under-carriage’ provoked fury in the Air Ministry and his six month contract as a war artist had come to an end. His work was exhibited at the time but unlike Eric Ravilious his work has more or less been ignored.

*not a typo.

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kansascityhappenings · 5 years ago

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Travel issues continue as winter weather threatens large parts of US into the weekend

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Two powerful storms were leaving much of the United States struggling with blackouts, whiteouts and gusty winds on Thanksgiving Day — and the nightmare could continue in some areas into the holiday weekend.

Of special concern is the forecast for Sunday, when millions of holiday travelers head home. There will be a mix of rain and snow through the Midwest and an icy mix in parts of the northeast, with New York City and Boston forecast to have snow, followed by rain.

Excessive speed in icy conditions was considered a factor in a bus accident that injured several people in southern Colorado. The charter bus carrying 48 passengers rolled over, state police said.

More than 1,500 flights in the United States had been delayed by Thursday evening, with more than 70 canceled, according to FlightAware.

The weather pattern promises to stay active, the National Weather Service said.

“Widespread winter weather, flash flood and wind watches, warnings and advisories are currently in effect … across large portions of the nation,” the agency said.

Rain and snowfall were the big story Thursday, with the latter accumulating in the mountains near Los Angeles. The second storm system was bringing the same across the Great Plains into the Ohio Valley region.

Thousands of homes and businesses were without power, mainly in California, Maine, Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, according to the utility tracking site PowerOutage.us.

The weather has been so chaotic, 32 states at one point were under some sort of watch, warning or weather advisory. One system pounded Western states with rain and snow, while an East Coast storm dumped snow as its high winds knocked out power.

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Passenger bus rolled over

The bus incident occurred in Huerfano County, according to the Colorado State Patrol.

The vehicle was traveling northbound on Interstate 25 when the driver lost control on the icy road, officials said. The bus rotated clockwise, ran off the right side of the road, rolled halfway over and came to rest on its top.

The driver was charged with careless driving causing bodily injury, the agency said.

Injuries ranged from minor to life-threatening. Authorities did not say how many of the injured were taken to hospitals.

“Excessive speed for the roadway conditions is being considered a factor in the crash,” the state patrol said in a statement.

Millions face a ‘cornucopia of hazards’

The storm in the western US has put more than 20 million people under a winter threat, CNN meteorologist Gene Norman said.

In California’s Grapevine area between Bakersfield and Los Angeles, heavy snow forced officials to close Interstate 5 for part of Thursday morning, but it reopened later in the day.

As the storm system moves toward the East Coast, it could deliver ice Friday to the middle of the country, then mess up travel into the Monday commute, CNN meteorologist Gene Norman said.

“Thanksgiving 2019 will be remembered as a stormy day for many in the West. A cornucopia of hazards will continue to develop eastward across the country through the weekend,” the National Weather Service said.

Winter storm watches, warnings and advisories touch parts of every western state from Arizona to Montana.

In Arizona, the weather service warned of “impossible travel conditions,” with heavy and drifting snow.

Heavy rains will also pose a flash-flooding threat in Southern California through Thanksgiving and in the Southwest by early Friday, the weather service said.

The storm set November low-pressure records in parts of Oregon and Northern California, the National Weather Service said.

Winds threatened Macy’s parade balloons

The weather threatened — but could not derail — an iconic facet of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.

The event’s 16 giant character balloons aren’t supposed to be flown when sustained winds exceed 23 mph and gusts exceed 34 mph, per New York City regulations. The winds got close to that, as gusts of 32 mph were recorded in Central Park.

In the end, officials allowed the balloons to float along the parade route Thursday, with handlers keeping them fairly low to the ground so they would be more manageable.

from FOX 4 Kansas City WDAF-TV | News, Weather, Sports https://fox4kc.com/2019/11/28/travel-issues-continue-as-winter-weather-threatens-large-parts-of-us-into-the-weekend/

from Kansas City Happenings https://kansascityhappenings.wordpress.com/2019/11/29/travel-issues-continue-as-winter-weather-threatens-large-parts-of-us-into-the-weekend/

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biofunmy · 5 years ago

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Thanksgiving Weather: Travel Issues Are Likely to Continue Through Holiday

From a “bomb cyclone” in the Northwest to a powerful storm moving over the Great Lakes, large parts of the United States were paralyzed by severe weather just ahead of Thanksgiving, and travel issues were expected to continue into the holiday weekend.

Two separate storm systems choked transportation across the center of the nation, bringing 40 inches of snow in some areas. The storms caused the cancellation of hundreds of flights and the delay of thousands more.

While the storms were weakening and expected to drop less snow on Thursday, the weather systems would be “in a very active mode” going into the Thanksgiving holiday and the weekend, the National Weather Service said Wednesday night.

The storm that caused heavy snow from the Central Rockies to the Great Lakes would bring rain and snow to northern New York State and New England on Wednesday night into Thanksgiving Day, the Weather Service said, though the snowfall would not be as heavy as it was in the Midwest. The agency said four to six inches of snow were possible in northern New Hampshire and northern Maine.

The high winds in the Midwest would also be moving east. It would likely be very windy on Thanksgiving across much of the Northeast, the service said.

The low-pressure system in the West moved inland on Wednesday, and would likely bring one to two feet of snow to areas of Southern California, Nevada, Arizona and the Wasatch and Northern Rockies.

“Widespread winter weather, flash flood and wind watches, warnings and advisories are currently in effect from the National Weather Service across large portions of the nation,” the Weather Service said on Wednesday night.

More than 55 million people were expected to fly or drive out of town during one of the busiest travel weeks of the year. At least, that’s how many had hoped to.

“Plan for plenty of extra time,” said Brian Hurley, a forecaster at the Weather Prediction Center in College Park, Md.

Parts of the Midwest were blanketed by heavy snow.

The Twin Cities saw a new daily snowfall record set on Wednesday, with more than nine inches at the Minneapolis-St. Paul airport, the Weather Service in the Twin Cities announced. The previous record, of nearly five inches, was set in 1983.

The winter storm arrived as a fire broke out at an apartment building in Minneapolis that killed at least five people and displaced many other residents.

The Midwestern storm system was moving through the Great Lakes on Wednesday, and expected to cause around six inches of snow in surrounding areas. Then it will head toward central Maine, Mr. Hurley said.

Parts of the Upper Midwest and Chicago were likely to see high winds and a cold front, he said.

There will be partially clear skies overnight in the Twin Cities, which will give way to patchy clouds and sunshine in the morning, Tyler Hasenstein, a meteorologist for the Weather Service, said Wednesday afternoon.

The high will be about 30 degrees, but there will be a slight chance of snow later in the day. “Otherwise, looking very benign for a Thanksgiving Day,” he said.

A ‘bomb cyclone’ pummeled the Northwest with hurricane-force winds.

Heavy snows and whipping winds hit the Northwest overnight, in what the National Weather Service called a “historic, unprecedented” storm, unlike any that had hit the region since the 1960s. It was believed it would qualify as a bomb cyclone, a designation given when barometric pressure drops by at least 24 millibars in 24 hours.

Winds reached 106 m.p.h. on Tuesday near Cape Blanco, Ore., with sustained winds of 85 m.p.h., exceeding the 74 m.p.h. definition of hurricane force. Travelers were encouraged to stay off the roads, with as much as a foot of snow blanketing Northern California and Oregon.

The storm weakened as it moved over central Oregon on Wednesday, Mr. Hurley said. It had left several feet of snow in mountainous areas, and could bring an additional few inches to parts of Utah, Nevada and Idaho, that don’t normally see much snow, he added.

“The thing about this storm is it’s got such a broad reach,” he said.

Denver was digging out.

Denver International Airport returned to normal on Wednesday morning after heavy snowfall in the area on Monday and Tuesday. “Today will be a busy day at DEN!” the airport said on Twitter, directing travelers to arrive two hours before their flights.

The airport received 9.5 inches of snow and saw at least 463 flight cancellations on Tuesday. The storm made for Denver’s snowiest November day since 1994, according to the National Weather Service.

Colorado saw a wide range of snowfall totals from the storm. The town of Drake, about 30 miles north of Boulder, saw 40 inches of snow, while Bayfield, in the state’s southwest, saw just one inch, according to the Weather Service.

Tornados touched down in Mississippi and Louisiana.

While parts of the country were battling rain and snow, tornadoes touched down in Mississippi and Louisiana on Tuesday night, according to Alan Campbell, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Jackson, Miss.

At least two tornadoes hit the Franklin and Madison parishes of Louisiana and two more hit in Rankin County, Miss., Mr. Campbell said on Wednesday. There were no deaths or injuries reported in any of the areas affected by tornadoes as of Wednesday night.

There were reports of downed trees, downed power lines and damaged homes in some areas, he said, but that the worst of the weather might have passed. Mr. Campbell said he did not expect to see any more tornado activity as people begin traveling Wednesday.

Power was out for many in Missouri and Illinois.

High winds in Missouri and Illinois led to power failures for about 13,000 people, according to a local news report and a Wednesday morning report by Ameren, an electrical company servicing the area. The National Weather Service in Weldon Spring, Mo., issued a high wind warning Wednesday afternoon.

Winds were expected around 30 m.p.h., with gusts of up to 60 m.p.h., threatening to bring down trees and power lines.

Winds led to at least one injury in Chicago, where a wooden sign blew off scaffolding at Willis Tower on Wednesday morning and hit two vehicles, smashing the windshield of a cab and injuring its driver, The Associated Press reported.

Parades are in danger in the Northeast.

Showers and thunderstorms were expected from the Southeast to the Mid-Atlantic on Wednesday, with heavy snow expected in northern New England and parts of Maine later in the week.

Winds of 30 m.p.h. or more were expected in Boston and other areas of New England, and rain and snow were likely to increase in the evening.

High winds could put Thanksgiving parades at risk, including the annual Macy’s parade in New York City. City regulations forbid the famous megasized balloons from flying when there are sustained winds above 23 m.p.h. or gusts above 34 m.p.h.

Mr. Hurley said the latest forecast showed that wind gusts in New York City on Thursday could go up to 40 m.p.h., with sustained winds in the 15 to 25 m.p.h. range.

Liam Stack contributed reporting.

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off the rack #1263

Monday, May 27, 2019

There was quite the spectacular lightning show on the drive out to the lake Sunday morning. Most of it was off to the north east. All was well at the boat launch so we were able to go fishing. It was very challenging in the windy conditions and we were forced to end our outing early when the battery ran out of power and the electric motor couldn't help fight the wind anymore.

The Avant-Guards #5 - Carly Usdin (writer) Noah Hayes (art) Tasha Neva with Jenna Ayoub (inks) Rebecca Nalty (colours) Ed Dukeshire (letters). This issue focuses on Jay the artist. I haven't liked a "slice of life" book as much as this one since Love & Rockets. These characters are very relatable.

Avengers #19/LGY #719 - Jason Aaron (writer) Ed McGuinness (pencils) Mark Morales (inks) Justin Ponsor (R.I.P.) & Erick Arciniega (colours) VC's Cory Petit (letters). "The Siege of Avengers Mountain" is narrated by Gorilla Man. It's a sneaky way to get you to seek out the Agents of Wakanda comics. This issue ends with a traitor in the heroes' midst.

Detective Comics #1004 - Peter J. Tomasi (writer) Brad Walker (pencils) Andrew Hennessy (inks) Nathan Fairbairn (colours) Rob Leigh (letters). The full origin of the Arkham Knight and what motivates this new character to kill Batman. This story is getting good.

Dial H for Hero #3 - Sam Humphries (writer) Joe Quinones & Arist Deyn (art) Jordan Gibson & Arist Deyn (colours) Dave Sharpe (letters). I like how this issue connects with the original series from the sixties. You'll be dazzled by the Blue Bird of Happiness and Lo Lo Kick You. These creators must use drugs liberally to make up these characters.

Runaways #21 - Rainbow Rowell (writer) Andres Genolet (art) Chris O'Halloran (colours) VC's Joe Caramagna (letters). This is another great "slice of life" issue that shines some new light on some of the team members. Andres Genolet is an excellent substitute for Kris Anka. I like the art even more now.

Doctor Strange #14 - Mark Waid (writer) Barry Kitson (pencils) Scott Koblish (inks) Brian Reber (colours) VC's Cory Petit (letters). Herald Supreme part 3. It's the "uh-oh" issue where the hero is just about to lose everything while the villain gloats on the verge of triumph. Mark Waid is great at this sort of stuff. I know that they're just teasing us with the appearance of Clea but I really hope that she and Doctor Strange get back together.

War of the Realms: Journey Into Mystery #3 - The McElroys (writers) Andre Lima Araujo (art) Chris O'Halloran (colours) VC's Clayton Cowles (letters). I love this team. They're tons of fun while on this road trip in an RV. A pit stop in an abandoned Wild West Amusement Park is a chance to dust off a bunch of old Marvel Western Heroes like the Phantom Rider and the Rawhide Kid. This War of the Realms spin-off mini is way worth reading.

The Unstoppable Wasp #8 - Jeremy Whitley (writer) Gurihiru (art) VC's Joe Caramagna (letters). Nadia and her G.I.R.L.s put on a Science Expo while Mockingbird and the Winter Soldier try to find Nadia's mother in Russia. There are all kinds of menaces this issue which means plenty of action next issue. I love the emphasis on science in this book even though it's science fiction.

War of the Realms Strikeforce: The Land of Giants #1 - Tom Taylor (writer) Jorge Molina (pencils) Adriano Di Benedetto (inks) David Curiel (colours) VC's Joe Sabino (letters). This one-shot hit the racks out of order because we've already seen this sausage fest fight the Frost Giants while on their search for Thor in Jotunheim. It does fill in some gaps and I like how it gave significance to Spider-Man's battle gear. Tom Taylor made this a good read and David Curiel's colours enhanced the art beautifully.

Action Comics #1011 - Brian Michael Bendis (writer) Steve Epting (art) Brad Anderson (colours) Josh Reed (letters). Leviathan Rising part 5. All of the DCU's espionage establishments are being put out of commission by Leviathan. Lois Lane gets intel to what Leviathan is and is about to expose it to the world. It's been a slow rise to DC's summer event and I hope May 29 kicks the story into high gear with SUPERMAN LEVIATHAN RISING SPECIAL #1. It's $9.99 US so start saving now.

Miles Morales: Spider-Man #6 - Saladin Ahmed (writer) Javier Garron (art) David Curiel (colours) VC's Cory Petit (letters). I like this Starling character from Detroit. Who her grandfather is explains the bird motif. She and Miles team up to take down Tombstone but Miles has to put his life on the line to do so. The last page was a complete shocker because didn't he die? This issue was an improvement over last issue but I am giving this title a lot of slack because I love the art so much.

War of the Realms: New Agents of Atlas #2 - Greg Pak (writer) Gang Hyuk Lim (art) Frederico Blee (colours) VC's Clayton Cowles (letters). Who knew there were so many Asian super heroes in the Marvel U? this War of the Realms in the Pacific Rim spin-off showcases those heroes against Sindr and her fire goblins. Queen Sindr's plan to conquer Midgard involves the molten core of the earth. Get ready for major global warming.

War of the Realms: The Punisher #2 - Gerry Duggan (writer) Marcelo Ferreira (pencils) Roberto Poggi (inks) Rachelle Rosenberg (colours) VC's Cory Petit (letters). Frank and his chain gang of escaped cons fighting monsters in the Lincoln Tunnel. Parental advisory: frequent gory violence.

Jessica Jones: Purple Daughter graphic novel - Kelly Thompson (writer) Mattia De Iulis with Filipe Andrade (chapter 5) (art) Mattia De Iulis with Stephane Paitreau (chapter 5) (colours) VC's Cory Petit (letters). If you love this character and the way that Brian Michael Bendis used to write her adventures then I think you'll be impressed with how Kelly Thompson treats her. I am not a fan of Jessica's arch enemy the Purple Man and this story brings him back but having Emma Frost helping was a bonus. The main reason I picked this up was because of Mattia De Iulis's art. It's worth the $19.99 US cover price alone.

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"For centuries an impenetrable darkness has shrouded Europe, Arabia and Asia, with countless victims succumbing to the ravenous hunger of unchecked pestilence and war. In Asia, Khan's ruthless Golden Horde wages a war of terror from the shores of Japan to Europe. In Arabia, the legendary Assassins' Guild asserts a bid for power, toppling sultans and kings. Europe, once a promising glimpse of humanity's potential, has become a well of despair under the despotic rule of a handful of feudal lords. "Many great kingdoms have been devastated, but a few have grown more powerful. These comprise the Covenant of Seven - lords who have allied with Asmodeus, a practitioner of the dark arts who wields the fabled Mace of Tanis. The Mace is imbued with necropotic energy, offering those who wield it a tantalizing promise of ever-lasting life and unbridled power. With this power comes a terrible price: Asmodeus must feed off despair, disease, and poverty. In limited doses, Asmodeus grants the Seven the power they need and crave. In return, they expand their kingdoms with bloody battles and torment their peasants. But Europe can no longer sustain Asmodeus' ravenous appetite. He now reaches East into the Orient, to find new lords who yearn to sample the dark powers. "But there is rebellion. Each of the Seven, addicted to the corrupting power of the Mace, dispatch their best warriors to kill Asmodeus and steal his power. Leaders from the East sense Asmodeus' plottings and strive to destroy him before it is too late. Heirs to kingdoms long since vanquished seek revenge on Asmodeus and those who wield the dark energy. They are the fiercest fighters in the world, and they all have one thing in common: they each must possess the Mace.

AL' RASHID Master Assassin of the Desert Wind. Al' Rashid was destined to become a master in the arts of unseen death. The son of Khalid, King of Assassins, he was raised in a towering fortress high in the mountains of Northern Arabia. Al' Rashid has learned all 57 methods of wounding with a scimitar, knows and has hand-prepared all 103 lethal poisons, and can kill a man silently at eighteen paces with the unerring toss of a dagger. By his eighteenth birthday, Al' Rashid was ready for initiation into the Assassin's Guild. Instructed to murder the powerful Potentate of Damascus, Al' Rashid made sure the job was complete by dispatching the leader, his advisory staff, and 14 of their personal bodyguards, without making noise enough to awaken the palace dogs. As a reward, Khalid presented him with a pair of ancient scimitars, extremely light and razor sharp, rumored to have been forged magically from the very winds of the Great Desert. These blades grant Al' Rashid extreme speed, lightning reflexes, and the power to harness the forces of the wind. Now Al' Rashid has been sent by the Sultan of Shiraz to bring back the Mace of Tanis. He must overcome the legendary power of Asmodeus first, which will test every skill of one of the most dangerous men on Earth. The Executioner The Freelance Torturer. The man known only as The Executioner lives for torture. Thriving off the pain and misery he inflicts, he has carved a successful empire from catering to the torture needs of the Covenant of Seven. Employing every pain-inflicting device known to humankind, The Executioner has created a vast and well-stocked dungeon located on his legendary island fortress of El Katraz. Only a few people loyal to the Executioner know the whereabouts of the island. Some say The Executioner's childhood was filled with pain and misery. None will know for sure, for all traces of his early life have been erased. It is rumoured, though, that the great axe he wields is same demonic blade that sliced through the Crusaders' ranks during the attacks on Jerusalem centuries ago. The Executioner likes to play a certain game with his prisoners. At sunrise, he will let a prisoner loose, offering them freedom if they can find a means of escape off the island by sunset. The Executioner then hunts them down and brings them back to the dungeon for an especially painful death. No prisoners have ever escaped; many throw themselves to the waiting sharks rather than face being recaptured and flayed alive. Now, war has broken out between the Seven and Asmodeus. Seeing an opportunity to control a vest empire himself, The Executioner puts his considerable skills to test in killing Asmodeus and gaining control of the Mace. LORD DEIMOS The Evil Warlord - pure evil encased in armour. A member of the original Covenant of Seven, Lord Deimos rules his populace with an iron grip. High atop his mountain fortress in his native Bavaria, Deimos rules over a vast tortured landscape known as the Great Wastelands. It is not known how old Deimos truly is, but his trembling worshippers whisper that he has lived for hundreds of years already. No one currently alive has seen his face, and few are allowed inside his dark castle. Further, it is told, his blood-red armor is made of molten lava, hand-forged by the very demon himself. His people dare not rebel, and must fight in his ever-escalating conflicts around the borders. He is driving his people to war with an insatiable appetite, which grows greater with each victory. Many of his people have perished in war and famine. Far worse, however, is the fate that befalls those who resist Deimos' demands. Now Asmodeus has pitted the Seven against each other, but Deimos doesn't want to deal with petty bickering with his fellow lords. He is tired of playing second fiddle to a power darker than his own. He wants Asmodeus' head on his wall. He wants Countess Taria by his side. And he wants the Mace in his hand. KOYASHA Master of 100 ways of silent death. Koyasha is a young ninja with fierce determination. While she has mastered a hundred different ways of killing without leaving a trace, she cares little for the riches that could await her. She seeks only to test her skills against worthy opponents. She must prove herself to be the best, or die trying. Koyasha has heard of a legendary assassin in the West names Al'Rashid who is rumoured to have killed hundreds without making a mistake. Killing him would truly be a test of skill. She has also heard that there is an evil darkness invading her land, from a demon called Asmodeus somewhere in Europe. Al' Rashid can wait; Asmodeus sounds like a good test of her skills. MORDUS KULL The Famous Mercenary. A battle-scarred veteran of countless wars, Kull's weapon is for sale to the highest bidder. An orphan with an unknown family history, Kull was raised by gypsy peasants in the rugged Italian foothills. He learned to fight by experience, throwing off marauding brigades. He found he fought most effectively with the morning star, a devastating weapon that causes massive internal injuries. In his late teens, the Covenant of Seven outlawed gypsies and hired mercenaries to purge them throughout the land. One cold November night, a group of mercenaries ambushed and killed his gypsy clan. Seeing that he was a skilled warrior, the mercenaries offered to spare Kull's life if he joined them. Impressed with the quality of their armor and weapons, he agreed, lured by the prospect of earning real money. Kull honed his skills and became one of the most savage mercenaries in Europe. Over the years, though, all the other members of the mercenary group that found him have met with untimely or accidental deaths. Kull is the only survivor. Now alone in the world, his weapon is for sale to the highest bidder. He has now been hired by one of the Seven to kill Asmodeus and bring back the Mace of Tanis. Is he in it for the money, or will he finally decide that his honor has no price? NAMIRA The Deadly Harem Girl. Kidnapped and sold into slavery as a child, Namira grew up in the harem of a lesser sultan whose deviant appetite for pleasure was as twisted as his hideous face. Forced to dance for the pleasure of fat and lecherous old men, she hates the society in which she in nothing more than a slave. Namira has frequent flashbacks of childhood, hazy visions of living in an opulent palace surrounded by rich trappings and courteous attendants. Often, these dreams are followed by violent images of raging fire, flashing swords, and strangers. Thinking it nothing more than dreams created by her subconscious to prevent her from going mad, Namira gives the visions little thought, until one day she overhears some harem girls speaking of a lost princess. Sixteen years ago there was a terrible tragedy at the Royal Palace. A band of assassins murdered the royal family, all except the young princess Tulwara, who was rumored to have been smuggled out alive. If she was still alive, she would be about the same age as Namira was now. Was there a connection? Were the dreams real? Namira had to know. Namira secretly learned the art of fighting from a kind eunuch. Combining a deadly, swift scimitar with a seductive style of fighting that mesmerized her opponents, Namira became a lethal killing machine. During her escape from her master, Namira pierced his heart with her scimitar. Before he died, she asked him who she truly was. The sultan muttered only "Asmodeus knows" with his last breath. Knowing her true origins are somehow entwined with the demon Asmodeus, she begins a quest to find him and recover her identity. If she can bring down Asmodeus and wield the Mace of Tanis, she might be able to discover the truth and regain her place on the throne, if only the visions weren't delirium... RAGNAR The Powerful Viking seeking justice. Once he was a noble Viking prince, ruling over a vast and beautiful territory in the north. That was before the dark wolves came, roaming the countryside by the hundreds, destroying villages and dragging away the children of his people. Ragnar heard rumour of a large band of wolves in the forest of the East who were raiding small villages. He and his men travelled there, but he suddenly had a terrible premonition that it was all a ruse. He envisioned that his village, Torsgard, was being raided by scarlet-cloaked knights, and his family was being tortured. He quickly returned to Torsgard, but it was too late. It lay in smoking ruins, its people dead. The bodies of his family lay half-eaten, their red blood wasted upon the snow. At the outskirts of the forest he could see the wolves. Their red eyes burned with a savage intensity, a raw supernatural evil that could only come from one source - Deimos. He was driven into a berserk fury. Ragnar Bloodaxe would avenge his people, his family. He would destroy Deimos and Asmodeus - the one who is behind it all. He would destroy those who were poisoning his land. Or he would die trying. TAKESHI Honorable Samurai of the Bushido code. Born the second brother of a powerful and noble Japanese family, Takeshi and his older brother Ichiro were always close. As boys, they were raised in the same fighting school to become proficient in swordsmanship and the strategy of warfare. Choosing the profession of Samurai, hired fighter with a loyalty to his warlord and his family, Takeshi became one of the most skilled warriors in Japan, gaining renown for his skilled and honorable methods and earning the respect of many generals. He soon became the youngest general in the Emperor's high command. Although Ichiro would inherit great wealth and power being the first born son, he was more than a little jealous of his brother's success. He heard of a great mage in the West who offered people immortality and unlimited power, and Ichiro journeyed across land and sea to meet the fabled Asmodeus. When he returned, Ichiro was different, darker, glowing with a strange health and sinister purpose. Mustering his own army, Ichiro waged warfare on the Emperor and other Japanese feudal lords, often winning mysteriously, as if aided by a dark power, when the odds were stacked against him. He was a brutal leader, torturing his own troops as well as his enemies. Japan was thrown into darkness. Takeshi knows that to restore honor to his family, he must find the source of evil that has twisted Ichiro. He must kill Asmodeus and resist the corrupting power of the Mace. TARIA Evil Sorceress born under the dark moon. Taria is one of the most ruthless, bloodthirsty souls to have ever walked the planet. She is the daughter of Malanoche de Castillo, Duke of Iberia and one of the original Covenant of Seven. Born under a black moon, Taria was prophesied to be the downfall of Asmodeus. In turn, Asmodeus demanded that Malanoche hand over his evil newborn child. Her father, however, tricked Asmodeus by giving over Taria's twin brother Taurus, who was never heard from again. Taria knew as a child that she was born to wield the dark magic. Studying the dark arts in her castle tower, Taria has mastered sorceries and travelled demons' realms far beyond the ken of even the most powerful mages. Now she has reached a level of power that is surpassed by only one being: Asmodeus. By controlling the Mace, Taria will not only be able to vastly increase her power and control Earth, but will be able to open portals to other dimensions. XIAO LONG Blind Monk and Master of the Spirit Sense. Born the son of the legendary warlord Khan, Xiao Long was trained early in the skills of martial combat. In the feudal battles that raged across the Mongolian steppes, warlords would commonly torture in public any enemies that were captured. Khan was allied with Asmodeus, and as one of the Seven, he was feared and respected throughout the East. When he was just fourteen, Xiao's father ordered him to behead an enemy soldier in the public square. Although he felt comfortable fighting hand-to-hand with the enemy, Xiao did not want to murder a man so innocently. He refused his father. Humiliated, Khan burned out Xiao's eyes and cast him outside the city walls to meet his fate with the elements. Wandering for days, he found his way to the mountains, where a group of Shaolin monks seemed to have been waiting for him. They took him to their monastery, where he has remained for the past twelve years. During this time Xiao has learned to master the Spirit Sense, which enabled him to become a deadly fighter despite his blindness. Sensing that a great evil is encroaching from the land where the sun sets, Xiao sets out to prevent the spread of pestilence to his native land. To do so, he must vanquish Asmodeus and destroy the Mace. Only then can he hope to defeat the evil that has blinded his father.

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Northern California and Nevada braced for another powerful storm after getting lashed by downpours that flooded roads, homes and vineyards and toppled a storied giant sequoia.

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Parts of Northern California were soaked by more than a foot of rain over a 72-hour period that ended early Monday, forcing hundreds of people to evacuate and leaving thousands without power. The heavy rains forced rivers out of their banks and toppled trees, among them the famed “Pioneer Cabin” in Calaveras Big Trees State Park that had a drive-thru tunnel carved into its base more than a century ago.

Another strong storm was bearing down on the region and expected to hit Tuesday.

Emergency crews in rescue boats and helicopters took advantage of a one-day respite from the rains later Monday to rescue stranded people and assess damage after a weekend of stormy weather that authorities called the heaviest rain in a decade.

In the Sierra Nevada mountains, a winter storm warning was in effect until Thursday morning with the potential for blizzard and white-out conditions, said Scott McGuire, a forecaster for the National Weather Service based in Reno, Nevada.

Jason Williams, left, is rescued by Calfire rescue swimmer Danny Ciecek after Williams got snagged on trees while trying to kayak the Carmel River with a friend near Paso Hondo Road in Carmel Valley on Monday, Jan. 9, 2017, after a large storm passed through Monterey County.

California State Parks Supervising Ranger Tony Tealdi walks to the fallen Pioneer Cabin Tree at Calaveras Big Trees State Park, Monday, Jan. 9, 2017, in Arnold, Calif. Famous for a “drive-thru” hole carved into its trunk, the giant sequoia was toppled over by a massive storm Sunday.

Vineyards remain flooded in the Russian River Valley, Monday, Jan. 9, 2017, in Forestville, Calif. A massive storm system stretching from California into Nevada lifted rivers climbing out of their banks, flooded vineyards and forced people to evacuate after warnings that hillsides parched by wildfires could give way to mudslides.

None Fire department members head out on a rescue mission down flooded Wohler Road, Monday, Jan. 9, 2017, in Forestville, Calif. A massive storm system stretching from California into Nevada lifted rivers climbing out of their banks, flooded vineyards and forced people to evacuate after warnings that hillsides parched by wildfires could give way to mudslides. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

Melba Martinelli tries to keep her balance walking through flood water to her home Monday, Jan. 9, 2017, in Guerneville, Calif. A massive storm system stretching from California into Nevada lifted rivers climbing out of their banks, flooded vineyards and forced people to evacuate after warnings that hillsides parched by wildfires could give way to mudslides.

Michelle Wolfe, who had to evacuate her nearby mobile home, looks out toward flooded vineyards in the Russian River Valley, Monday, Jan. 9, 2017, in Forestville, Calif. A massive storm system stretching from California into Nevada lifted rivers climbing out of their banks, flooded vineyards and forced people to evacuate after warnings that hillsides parched by wildfires could give way to mudslides.

The driver of a semitractor-trailer gathers his belongings after it was involved in an early morning crash along the eastbound 60 freeway in Riverside, Calif., on Monday morning, Jan. 9, 2017. A massive storm system moved through Southern California Monday with heavy rain and minor flooding.

Crews work to remove a load of water bottles from the back of a semitractor-trailer after it was involved in an early morning crash along the eastbound 60 freeway in Riverside, Calif., on Monday morning, Jan. 9, 2017. A massive storm system moved through Southern California Monday with heavy rain and minor flooding.

NEVADA FLOODS, CALIFORNIA STORM Traffic crosses a bridge over a drainage ditch in Sparks, Nev., Monday, Jan. 9, 2017, where water levels were falling after flooding Sunday night. The worst danger had passed but more rain was in the forecast later this week.

Emergency crews pile sandbags Monday, Jan. 9, 2017, along the Truckee River in Lockwood, Nev. National Guard troops were called in to assist local residents whose neighborhood was cut off by flooding. The worst danger had passed but more rain was in the forecast later this week.

CALIFORNIA STORMS Hundreds fled homes as a massive winter storm packing heavy rain

CALIFORNIA STORMS, NEVADA FLOODS Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval talks to reporters Monday, Jan. 9, 2017, in Reno, Nev., atop one of the downtown bridges across the Truckee River that remained closed after floodwaters crested earlier in the day.

Four to 8 feet of snow are forecast through Thursday above 7,000 feet, and the Lake Tahoe area could get between 2 to 5 feet of snow, he said.

“People need to avoid traveling if at all possible,” said McGuire. Avalanche concerns kept some California ski areas closed for a second day Monday in the Sierra Nevada.

In the San Francisco Bay Area, a coastal flood advisory was in effect from Tuesday through Friday, with a forecast for up to 7-foot “king tides” that could pose a flooding risk for coastal roadways, said Steve Anderson, a National Weather Service forecaster in Monterey, California.

Flood warnings and a high-wind watch was also in effect Tuesday for the Russian River, which rose to its highest level since 2006 and spilled over its banks early Monday, flooding roads and vineyards and forcing schools to close across the area.

“It’s been about 10 years since we’ve experienced this kind of rainfall,” Anderson said Monday. He said the storm system arriving Tuesday was not as potent as over weekend but could still cause problems. “The big concern is flash flooding, rapid rises on creeks and the Russian River coming out of its banks again.”

Parts of California’s wine country in Sonoma County were among the hardest hit, with up to 13 inches of rain from Friday-early Monday. Rolling hills and vineyards along the scenic route known as River Road were submerged Monday with just the tips of the vines visible in completely flooded fields.

Melba Martinelli, who lives in the Russian River town of Guerneville, was wading through her yard Monday in knee-high rain boots, surrounded by flooded streets.

“I’m watching the water come up higher and higher, and my boots are almost going underwater now,” Martinelli said. “The river is coming up the street now. It’s pretty scary.”

In nearby Forestville, rescuers launched rafts and used a helicopter to search for people cut off by rising water. Authorities said the mostly dry conditions Monday were a relief.

Such gaps between storms are “what saves us from the big water,” Forestville Fire Chief Max Ming said. “People hunker down and wait for it to get past.”

To the south near Los Angeles, commuters were warned of possible highway flooding and mudslides in hilly areas.

The back-to-back storms that hit California and Nevada since last week are part of an “atmospheric river” weather system that draws precipitation from the Pacific Ocean as far west as Hawaii. That kind of system, also known as the “pineapple express,” poses catastrophic risks for areas hit by the heaviest rain.

Despite the bad weather in some parts, Yosemite National Park was forecasting a return to normal. The park planned to reopen the valley floor to visitors Tuesday morning after it was closed through the weekend and Monday because of a storm-swollen river, park spokesman Scott Gediman said. He said guests will be allowed back in starting at 8 a.m. for day visitors. Park workers were checking the extent of damage from the storm to water and sewer systems, he said.

Sacramento River levels swelled so much that state officials planned to open the weir located upstream from Sacramento’s Tower Bridge for the first time in more than a decade. The weir is a barrier of 48 gates that must be opened manually to protect the city of Sacramento from floodwaters.

Emergency workers in Nevada voluntarily evacuated about 1,300 people from 400 homes in a Reno neighborhood as the Truckee River overflowed and drainage ditches backed up.

Schools were canceled Monday in Reno and Sparks, and Gov. Brian Sandoval told all nonessential state government workers to stay home Monday after he declared a state of emergency.

After touring the two cities, Sandoval said no serious injuries were reported during the flooding, which authorities had feared might be the worst in a decade.

Raw: Possible Blizzard For Flooded Sierra Nevada The National Weather Service warns that a blizzard and white-out conditions could hit the Sierra Nevada mountains, around the California-Nevada border. Much of the region is already dealing with torrential floods, following up to a foot of rain. (Jan. 10)

“It’s bittersweet because it wasn’t as bad as it could have been,” Sandoval said. “But to those people affected, it was really hard on them.”

#NorthernCalifornia, #Nevada brace for more #storm Northern California and Nevada braced for another powerful storm after getting lashed by downpours that flooded roads, homes and vineyards and toppled a storied giant sequoia.

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Dangerous winds — some almost at 100 mph — whipped Southern California on Tuesday, Jan. 19, sending trees crashing into houses and across roads, toppling big rigs and knocking down power lines, as well as significantly increasing the likelihood that any wildfire would rapidly spread.

The high winds also prompted Southern California Edison to impose public safety power shutoffs, in which electricity is turned off for customers in wind-prone areas to prevent the possibility of downed power lines sparking wildfires.

A healthcare worker assists a colleague as heavy winds swept through the parking lot at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, Calif., as Los Angeles County launches five large capacity COVID-19 vaccination sites on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021. Officials expect to administer 4,000 vaccines a day when the process smooths over. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)

High winds blew a 30-foot tree into a two-story condominium Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021, on the 25700 block of Hogan Drive in Valencia. (Photo by Rick McClure/Special to the Los Angeles Daily News)

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High winds blew a 30-foot tree into a two-story condominium Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021, on the 25700 block of Hogan Drive in Valencia. (Photo by Rick McClure/Special to the Los Angeles Daily News)

Winds toppled a large eucalyptus tree around noon Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021, at Trevino and Player drives near Vista Valencia Golf Course in Santa Clarita, striking a parked vehicle and blocking the street. (Photo by Rick McClure/Special to the Los Angeles Daily News)

Flags of the United States, Vatican City, and the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Bernardino fly over Our Lady Queen of Peace Cemetery in Colton on a windy Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021. (Photo by Eric Vilchis, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)

The United States Flag flies over Our Lady Queen of Peace Cemetery against a cloudy sky in Colton on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021. (Photo by Eric Vilchis, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)

Strong winds toppled a semi-truck on the west 118 Freeway near Kuehner Dr. In Simi Valley Tuesday morning. No one was injured in the crash but all lanes of westbound 118 were closed.(photo by Andy Holzman)

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As of midday Tuesday, 15,070 Edison customers in Los Angeles County had their power shut off, while more than 70,000 customers in the county were under consideration for outages, along with 11,421 customers in Orange County.

A map of the utility’s PSPS activity is available at sce.com/wildfire/psps.

The weather service warned that the strong winds could make travel difficult for high-profile vehicles and blow down trees and power lines, potentially causing widespread power outages.

A wind gust was measured at 95 mph north of Ventura, the National Weather Service said. Others noted were 86 mph at Magic Mountain, 77 mph at Marshall Peak in San Bernardino, 65 mph at Cal State San Bernardino, 60 mph in Jurupa Valley and 58 mph in Fontana.

The weather service issued a high wind warning through 10 p.m. Wednesday for the Inland Empire and inland Orange County.

A high wind warning was also in effect until 6 p.m. Wednesday for Orange County coastal areas.

Top winds gusts so far. We're far from the end of this wind event – looking at 1-2 days of strong winds, especially for Riverside/San Diego Counties where those Santa Ana winds are only just getting started. #CAwx

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A red flag warning is in effect through 10 p.m. Tuesday for the Inland Empire.

A high-surf advisory is in effect at Los Angeles County beaches through 10 p.m. Tuesday.

A red flag warning will also be in effect during the same hours in inland Orange County, the Santa Ana Mountains and the Cleveland National Forest. Forecasters said foothill areas of the Santa Ana Mountains could see isolated wind gusts of 70 mph.

Forecasters noted that humidity levels are expected to be higher than usually seen during red flag conditions, but the ferocity of the winds and dry brush still warranted the red flag warning.

“Significant wind impacts will be likely with this event, including the threat of widespread downed trees and power lines, as well as power outages,” according to the weather service. “Winds are then expected to diminish Thursday through next weekend. Although exact timing is not possible at the moment, rain is likely at times Friday and Saturday. There are also additional precipitation chances next week.”

The wind also blew a storm into the Coachella Valley, where up to a half-inch of rain was forecast, with the heaviest precipitation predicted for Wednesday. A flash flood watch is in effect from midnight Tuesday to late Wednesday night for the entire Coachella Valley.

Residents were urged to identify which communication system is used by their local law enforcement agency for their neighborhood, at their workplace and other places that family members frequent. They were also urged to monitor local media and have a battery-operated radio handy to access news if the power goes out.

We're starting to get reports of trees down, highway signs damaged, and overturned semis. Have you seen any wind damage in your area? Let us know what you've seen (photos a bonus), when, and your general location (nearest intersection is fine). Drop the info below or DM us!

— NWS San Diego (@NWSSanDiego) January 19, 2021

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High winds expected beyond mountains and passes in Southern California, red flag warnings issued

Santa Ana winds continue to increase wildfire risk

Santa Ana winds prompt Red Flag warnings for Southern California

Warm 80 degree weather, strong winds and more surf on the way

Santa Ana winds raise fire risk in Southern California as temperatures climb

-on January 19, 2021 at 04:55AM by Brian Rokos, City News Service

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5 killed as 3 California wildfires destroy thousands of structures, force evacuations

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BUTTE COUNTY, Calif. — A series of fast-moving wildfires is racing Friday up and down California, leaving at least five dead, destroying thousands of structures and forcing thousands of residents to evacuate through flame-lined streets.

A blaze in Northern California sent terrified residents running for their lives as it closed in and destroyed parts of the town of Paradise. Five people were found dead there vehicles that were overcome by flames, the Butte County Sheriff’s Office said.

And two Southern California fires are just miles from the bar where 12 people were killed in a mass shooting in Thousand Oaks, and evacuations were ordered for Malibu, a seaside city popular with celebrities.

Fanned by high winds and fueled by low humidity and dry vegetation, the fires spread rapidly Thursday and overnight into Friday. The threat continued Friday morning, with millions of Californians under “red flag” warnings portending windy arid and warm conditions that pose extreme fire risks.

Here’s what we know about the trio of fires:

Camp Fire: People flee ‘carrying their babies and kids’

In Northern California, panicked residents fled the town of Paradise on Thursday morning with seemingly little notice as the Camp Fire swept through it.

Paradise, a town of 26,000 people roughly 80 miles north of Sacramento, is where at least five people were found dead.

By Friday morning, the fire had burned 70,000 acres, destroyed parts of Paradise and was burning on the outer edges of Chico, a city of 93,000 people about a 90-mile drive north of Sacramento. Area hospitals evacuated and all of Butte County schools were closed Friday.

At least 40,000 residents were forced to evacuate in Butte County after the fire broke out early Thursday, “growing uncontrollably” at a rate of about 80 football fields per minute.

Whitney Vaughan described a scene of panic and terror as she recalled her narrow escape from her Paradise home Thursday morning.

Vaughan and her husband had just fled their home as flames rushed them. She saw a man “sprinting past our house carrying a little baby, running as fast as he could.”

They drove away but got eventually got caught in traffic. Flames were feet away, smoke was thick, cars weren’t moving and people were panicking. Some people left their cars there “and took off running, carrying their babies and kids.”

She cried as she recorded video of the terrifying scene, which she posted to Facebook. She and her husband eventually were able to drive away safely.

“We thought the fire was going to kill us,” she told CNN.

The blaze burned Western Town at Paramount Ranch, according to the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, a unit of the National Park Service. The buildings were seen in movies and television series such as “The Mentalist” and “Weeds.”

The full extent of the destruction in the county was still unknown, but authorities said they believe as many as 2,000 buildings have been destroyed — most of those in Paradise, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) wrote in an incident update.

Three firefighters and some civilians have been injured, Cal Fire officials said. The extent of their injuries is unknown.

In Paradise on Friday morning, the town’s main road was littered with downed trees and power lines. Much of the brush and grasses were blackened along the valleys, and many trees were still burning, a CNN crew there observed.

Late Thursday, more than 2,200 firefighters were battling the flames and the fire remained uncontained, according to Cal Fire.

Gov.-elect Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency in the area and requested federal funds to help those impacted by wildfires in the state. Newsom is serving as acting governor while Gov. Jerry Brown is traveling out of state.

Authorities fear the fire, fueled by strong winds, could reach Chico — a city of 90,000 people where many Butte County families already have evacuated to shelters.

Woolsey Fire: Thousands of homes evacuated, Malibu area threatened

In Southern California, strong Santa Ana winds were fanning two fires, including the Woolsey Fire, which by Friday morning had burned across US 101 and was heading in the direction of Malibu.

The Woolsey Fire exploded from 2,000 acres to 8,000 in Los Angeles and Ventura counties in a matter of hours. Friday, officials said it had grown to 14,000 acres.

At least 75,000 homes in Ventura and Los Angeles counties were under evacuation orders, and some structures have already been destroyed, officials said.

The fire crossed US 101 a few miles east of Thousand Oaks — the site of Wednesday night’s bar shooting — and was headed south to the Pacific coast, in the direction of Malibu Creek State Park and Malibu city, the Los Angeles County Fire Department said.

Mandatory evacuations were ordered for Malibu.

And in part of Malibu itself — a city of about 12,000 people known for beachside homes owned by celebrities and millionaires — a voluntary evacuation advisory was issued Friday morning.

An unknown number of homes and buildings in Paradise have been destroyed by the Camp Fire.

“Please, please, please if you are asked to voluntarily leave the area, please do,” Ventura County fire Capt. Scott Dettore told CNN affiliate KTLA on Friday morning. “Make sure your stuff is packed and ready. Please leave the area.”

Pepperdine University on Friday closed its Malibu and Calabasas campuses because of the approaching blaze.

In Malibu, journalist Julie Ellerton said she was calmly packing Friday morning after staying up all night.

Ellerton, in an email to CNN, said it was strange to go from covering events related to Wednesday’s shooting “to looking up in the afternoon and seeing plumes of smoke.”

“My heart’s still with those suffering the loss of their children, their husband and their dad. I can’t think anything matters more — packing ‘items’ seems strange. The smoke just seems surreal,” she wrote.

In Hidden Hills, just north of Calabasas, Adrienne Janic gave her home over to firefighters late Thursday to use as a command center. Her deck provided a strong vantage point to monitor the spread of the fire.

By 1 a.m. (4 a.m. ET), more firefighters arrived as the flames closed in on Janic’s street

“While a lot of my yard and neighbors’ yards burned, the firefighters saved our homes,” Janic tweeted just after 2 a.m. (5 a.m. ET) Friday. “We are still not out of the woods yet.”

Christy Dawn Little abandoned her Oak Park home, northeast of Thousand Oaks, around 11 p.m. (2 a.m. ET).

“I had to work this evening, and ran out when I realized how close it was,” Little told CNN. “We have found a safe hotel … (in) Los Angeles.”

Video of her drive out of town shows the fire emitting an orange-red glow in the distance in the nighttime sky.

Hill Fire: RVs, outbuildings burned

The Hill Fire is the other fire burning near the site of this week’s mass shooting in Thousand Oaks.

The fire started Thursday afternoon and spread quickly to cover about 6,000 acres, fire officials said. Friday, part of it was burning into the footprint of a 2013 wildfire, which could slow its spread, Ventura County Fire Chief Mark Lorenzen said.

Residents on social media posted their views of the flames nearly consuming the hillside in the Newbury Park area of western Thousand Oaks.

While no homes or businesses have been lost to the fast-moving blaze, a number of RVs and outbuildings have been burned and a firefighter suffered a minor injury, authorities said.

Howling Santa Ana winds were driving the Woolsey and Hill fires. The Santa Anas are strong, dry winds that high-pressure systems push from east to west, from the mountains and desert areas down into the Los Angeles area.

Wind gusts of up to 77 mph were reported in Los Angeles County on Friday morning.

Winds were expected to weaken Friday afternoon into Saturday. A second round of Santa Ana winds is forecast to whip the area Sunday through Tuesday, though it may be weaker than Friday’s.

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