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Civeo Corporation (Canada) Common Shares (CVEO): Price and Financial Metrics

Civeo Corporation (Canada) Common Shares (CVEO)

Today's Latest Price: $1.04 USD

0.14 (15.03%)

Updated Aug 7 7:00pm

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CVEO Stock Summary

  • Of note is the ratio of Civeo Corp's sales and general administrative expense to its total operating expenses; merely 8.25% of US stocks have a lower such ratio.
  • In terms of twelve month growth in earnings before interest and taxes, Civeo Corp is reporting a growth rate of 230.55%; that's higher than 94.15% of US stocks.
  • Civeo Corp's shareholder yield -- a measure of how much capital is returned to stockholders via dividends and buybacks -- is 38.71%, greater than the shareholder yield of 93.08% of stocks in our set.
  • Stocks with similar financial metrics, market capitalization, and price volatility to Civeo Corp are ARLP, BRY, AA, NES, and SLCA.
  • CVEO's SEC filings can be seen here. And to visit Civeo Corp's official web site, go to civeo.com.
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CVEO Price/Volume Stats

Current price $1.04 52-week high $1.59
Prev. close $0.90 52-week low $0.34
Day low $0.91 Volume 2,070,412
Day high $1.04 Avg. volume 722,043
50-day MA $0.62 Dividend yield N/A
200-day MA $0.84 Market Cap 177.40M

Civeo Corporation (Canada) Common Shares (CVEO) Company Bio

Civeo Corporation provides remote site accommodation, logistics, and facility management services to the natural resource industry in Australia, Canada, and the United States. The company develops lodges and villages, open camps, and mobile assets, including modular, skid-mounted accommodation, and central facilities that provide long-term and temporary work force accommodations. It also provides catering and food services, housekeeping, laundry, water and wastewater treatment, power generation, communications, and personnel logistics services, as well as sewage hauling services. The company is based in Houston, Texas.

CVEO Price Forecast Based on DCF Valuation

Current PriceDCF Fair Value Target: Forecasted Gain:
$1.04$3.41 274%

Below please find a table outlining a discounted cash flow forecast for CVEO, in which we model out valuation assuming a variety of terminal growth rates. To summarize, we found that Civeo Corp ranked in the 74th percentile in terms of potential gain offered. Moreover, under all the scenarios we modelled, the output consistently forecasted positive returns. As for the metrics that stood out in our discounted cash flow analysis of Civeo Corp, consider:

  • 33% of the company's capital comes from equity, which is greater than merely 15.02% of stocks in our cash flow based forecasting set.
  • Civeo Corp's interest coverage rate -- a measure of gross earnings relative to interest payments -- comes in at -6.59. This coverage rate is greater than that of merely 10.33% of stocks we're observing for the purpose of forecasting via discounted cash flows.
  • The weighted average cost of capital for the company is 15. This value is greater than 93.51% stocks in the Industrials sector that generate free cash flow.

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AEGN, HDS, NWPX, B, and RGR can be thought of as valuation peers to CVEO, in the sense that they are in the Industrials sector and have a similar price forecast based on DCF valuation.

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Civeo Corporation (CVEO) CEO Bradley Dodson on Q2 2020 Results - Earnings Call Transcript

Civeo Corporation (CVEO) Q2 2020 Results Conference Call July 29, 2020 11:00 AM ET Company Participants Regan Nielsen - Investor Relations Bradley Dodson - Chief Executive Officer Carolyn Stone - Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Stephen Gengaro - Stifel Financial Corp Kurt Hallead - RBC Capital Markets Presentation Operator...

SA Transcripts on Seeking Alpha | July 30, 2020

Civeo (CVEO) Q2 2020 Earnings Call Transcript

Thank you, and welcome to Civeo's second-quarter 2020 earnings conference call. Today, our call will be led by Bradley Dodson, Civeo's president and chief executive officer; and Carolyn Stone, Civeo's senior vice president, chief financial officer, and treasurer.

Yahoo | July 30, 2020

Civeo (CVEO) Q2 Earnings and Revenues Surpass Estimates

Civeo (CVEO) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of 146.15% and 24.14%, respectively, for the quarter ended June 2020. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?

Yahoo | July 29, 2020

Civeo: Q2 Earnings Insights

Shares of Civeo (NYSE:CVEO) moved higher by 21% in pre-market trading after the company reported Q2 results.Quarterly Results Earnings per share were up 100.00% year over year to ($0.00), which beat the estimate of ($0.10).Revenue of $114,702,000 decreased by 6.10% from the same period last year, which beat the estimate of $89,200,000.Outlook The upcoming fiscal year's revenue expected to be between $476,000,000 and $486,000,000.How To Listen To The Conference Call Date: Jul 29, 2020Time: 11:00 AMView more earnings on CVEOET Webcast URL: https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/c4kqoduiTechnicals Company's 52-week high was at $1.71Company's 52-week low was at $0.34Price action over last quarter: Up 16.11%Company Description Civeo Corp provides long-term and temporary remote site ...

Yahoo | July 29, 2020

Civeo Reports Second Quarter 2020 Results

Civeo Corporation (NYSE:CVEO) today reported financial and operating results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2020.

Yahoo | July 29, 2020

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CVEO Price Returns

1-mo 90.90%
3-mo 88.68%
6-mo -26.76%
1-year -29.73%
3-year -42.54%
5-year -45.26%
YTD -19.38%
2019 -9.79%
2018 -47.62%
2017 24.09%
2016 54.93%
2015 -65.45%

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Too good to be true? Probably because the job scope is not legal and involves delivery contraband cigarettes across the border.

Stomper Shai, who was offered the work, said it all started when she responded to a job listing on Facebook last week.

She told Stomp: "It posted about a high-paying Class 3 driver job."

She received messages on Dec 14 from not one but two numbers, who revealed more about what was required of her for the "daily pay" job.

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The Best of 2016 and what’s coming 2017…

What a year. Carrie Fisher will be so missed. Our Princess/General Leia. (And might I recommend a viewing of The ‘Burbs?) All the music greats we had: George Michael, Prince, David Bowie. My grandmother’s passing…

Let’s skip all the bad, because we can’t be bringing in the new with all that baggage and bad karma.

The good of the year. Well, there was Captain America Civil War, aka The Avengers 3. Westworld was great. Stranger Things.

A lot of people out there fighting for what’s right and good in the world.

Personally, I wrote. A lot. Have writer’s block, for months. Completed a few stories, though most are in first draft form still. I had full requests and partials for Love, Darrows–Thankful for agents agreeing that Cupid can have a boyfriend. Rethinking the genre of that one, though. Completed NaNoWriMo with my series, Human Touch‘s book 4, Me & Johnny. Got a job working for a great company and working with some fun and diverse people.

Completed my Goodreads Reading Challenge of 100 books for this year, read and reviewed.

{the Year in Review on Goodreads: see it here.}

My favorites of 2016

Asking me to choose just one isn’t going to work. As I sit typing, I can think of the majority of books I read this year and find ones I loved so much. And most on my favorites list weren’t necessarily published in 2016. Which I am fine with since I believe all stories are timeless. Even the contemporaries.

Favorite YA

Has to go to the Cinder series by Marissa Meyer. Not only was it a great twist on the classic fairy tales, Carswell Thorn and Cress. They just won it for me. I still daydream about them, though I will not write a fanfic.

Favorite Graphic Novel

This goes to the Scott Pilgrim Series by Bryan Lee “Bread makes you fat?” O’Malley. (Because it seems in every book, Mr. O’Malley has this bread obsession. LoL) I still pull out one of the books and read a bit of it, go over the pictures. Laugh. Definitely a win for years to come.

Favorite Comic

This is sort of cheating since Marvel’s Agent Carter could also be a graphic novel. But it is one of my most favorites because of the included Cher Chez le Femme. My forever ship. Steggy. Steve Rogers and Peggy Carter together…something the MCU really never wanted to give us. No matter how much Steve loved his best girl.

Favorite LGBTQ

I don’t think I read enough of these this year. But of the ones I did, Gear Shark took it. It was one of those “coming to terms with the fact I, a guy, am in love with a guy stories,” but what this one had that most I’ve read never touched was the hatred and violence that can go along with being gay (or lesbian or trans, and more power to you all for having to deal with such an asinine hatred from people). That’s really where I had to keep reading. What were they going to do?

Favorite Book Award Winner

The Absolute True Diary of a Part-time Indian. This story stuck in my head. Not just because I knew the area and places mentioned, but because it gave an inside peek into a culture that really most of literature just doesn’t touch. It was so good. So sweet. So heartfelt. Just pure honesty on a page. Even being fictional.

Favorite Literary Fiction

Jane Two is going to be one of those stories that sit in the heart for a very long time. It was a story about love. A first love. A love of your life. A love that stays with you and never dies, though it may very well remain an unrequited love. It was truly a beautiful tale and I am so glad I never gave up on finding it. One of my highest recommends of the year.

Leaving 2016 behind like dust blowing in the wind as a car speeds down a country road…

It felt like 2017 would never get here, as rough and bullying as 2016 was. The low was hit, and we can only rise from here, right? Leaving out the politics of it all [here in the US] when I say that 2017 will be a great year. For entertainment, books, the good in life.

We have a new Guardians of the Galaxy movie coming. Avengers: Infinity War parts 1 & 2 will begin filming. Another Star Wars film coming…

My writing goals for 2017?

A lot of pages. I need to get final drafts done, manuscripts out to agents. I would love to take a class or two to help with my writing to see what I’m missing or what I can fix. I have stories yelling to be told right now. Three to be exact. All starring my muse in one way or another. I’ve got to get out on social media more with my writing. Still considering a self-pub if I can get the massive amount of money I need for an editor.

SO no word totals. Just putting words on a page, handwritten, digitally, make stories into something more than thoughts in my head.

Keep doing book reviews. Keep reading. And there are some promising books coming.

Carve the Mark by Veronica Roth has been on my TBR list for a while. (Only a few more weeks to that one!) Plus a new Four story from Divergent!!!! (I CAN’T WAIT!!!)

I had the fortune of reading two soon to be releases this past month or so. (Thanks to their publishers and Net Galley.) I highly recommend finding these in the new year:

This was a beautiful story. Refreshing. My first “Christian” read. Touching. Definitely makes me teary when I think about this wonderful book. Don’t let the Christian thing push you away. It was a part of the tale, but it wasn’t preachy nor did it consume the whole story.

On the opposite end of that, in a way…

I don’t think I’ve laughed so hard at a romcom before. It was amusing and funny and well done. Perfect romcom to start off the year!!! I can’t wait for the other ones, too.

And then from Paula Hawkins, who wrote Girl on the Train…which was so good I couldn’t put it down!!!…Into The Water. A whole new twisty tale. This one is right up there with Divergent’s post epilogue on my TBR list.

Those are just a very few on my lists. The closer books. Who knows what favorites will emerge as we move throughout the year?

Reading themes start tomorrow. I’ve skipped the past two months as I’ve been too busy between writing/reading and working to do them. Resolution 35: Get back to the themes. (total fake resolution number.)

Have a great New Year!!!

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The Captain America image was my own screenCap (pun totally intended) from The Avengers, my own paid copy of that film.

Goodreads COngrats image was a screencap from my phone.

NaNoWriMo gave me that banner when I completed the challenge.

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The master list.

Once upon a time, I was reading a book written by Stephen King and happened upon a character named “Ace Merrill”. He lived in a little place of yore called Castle Rock, Maine. Well, that name/that location sent a smile to my face and memories into my brain. I knew this guy from that story that other time. Talk about being excited when I remembered little things that I loved about the town or couldn’t stand about Ace…It was like being in on a secret. I had to tell people, “Remember that guy from that place? Well, they’re back. No seriously. You have to read it.”

I blame Stephen King for this thing I have about linking my stories through characters, places, or just little hints. Even if no one else gets it, I know it’s there and am proud.

Lately, though, it feels like nothing is connecting. Not a story, a line, a name, or a title. I have a Tinkerbell journal full of notes for another Rom-Com in NYC I think I want to write for NaNoWriMo.

And if I do start writing on this, I will of course crossover locations or mention a person in passing–The Stephen King Effect. (The New York City thing for RomComs came from movies like The Secret of My Succe$s and What’s Your Number? {okay, so that’s Boston, but big city love story nonetheless} and even Something Borrowed.)

I like the idea of Sean and Gemma almost meeting at the same place that Kurt bought an apology latte…I like that Violet works with Sean while Charlie’s boss is Kurt. I like that this one hotspot is used for breakups and make-ups alike. What I don’t like is fishing through over 1000 pages of combined manuscripts to find that name or that place. That’s where the need for a master list of these tales comes into play.

I could just type a list on the computer. I have a few of those in OneNote and Word docs. But I like a solid journal with pages to flip through. I have images of places in my mind that I drew/draw that I like to reference in addition to photos. I like to keep the descriptions the same from story to story to make it more familiar…a home…like Castle Rock before it met its end.

There are three sections: The Stories which has either a book cover/promotional poster idea with a summary, characters, & locations. (The exact reason label makers were made.)

If Only in Our Dreams

Dreams can hold the best life has to offer. Who says they can’t come true?

Gemma has the worst luck with men. After this last date with the loser of her life, she’s ready to give up men. Her friends beg her for one more weekend–because they can choose a better guy for her–of blind dates. She agrees to one last weekend, though she’s regretting it already. Her friends will never find a guy like the one from her dreams. He’s hot and loving and the sex… Impossible.

Sean has the worst luck with women. After this last date with quite the drama queen, he’s ready to give up women. His friends beg him for one more weekend before doing anything drastic. After all, his friends can pick a woman better than the one from his dreams, right? Maybe not.

Life Imitating Art/Life Imitating Art

Every story has two sides, and Jana’s and Kurt’s are no exception. This duet of novels covers the same events, but are two entirely different tales. What he says is definitely not what she says about their lives from the moment they met.

Life Imitating Art: Jana Hampstead–pen name: JR Toscani–is a best selling romance authors of our time. After meeting her new editor Kurt, she realizes their story mimics the first story she’s ever written–Texas Violets, a fanfiction-turned-bestseller. Much like her characters, there’s ups and downs…and more downs…and he’s her editor, so that’s probably frowned upon around the editing firm. Oh definitely it is. Can Jana and Kurt put aside their differences and finish her new novel before their escapades can become office gossip?

Life Imitating Art: Kurt Werner–aspiring novelist and editor at top firm Eckhart & Bernstien–has been suffering a writer’s block the size of Jupiter. Every word he types ends with a delete. The story isn’t there. Then he meets his new client, JR Toscani–real name, Jana Hampstead. She envokes a rage…a passion within him. Next thing he knows, his job is on the line, but the words are flowing like a river flooding its banks. Can Kurt find a way to balance an editing job, Jana, and a new story that just won’t stop before it all comes crashing to a halt?

Take my hand. I’ll take yours. Together we’ll do this. Until we find love.

Told through two different points of view.

Charlie Everett plays wingman for his best friend, hoping to pay off an old debt. Violet Granger is trying to show “Daddy” that she can make it on her own. One night of wing services, they meet and their world couldn’t be sweeter. But, like always, real life and exes can break some wings. Can Charlie and Violet spread their wings so love can soar?

There are a few more stories not mentioned here. And I’m trying to decide where to put these stories–here, Wattpad, or e-pub them. Plus, this has been great for my story blocked mind. My hands are busy drawing, coloring, painting. My mind thinks as I do this…to the point of generating a new idea for a story that hasn’t been told in YA or adult books that I’ve been able to find. I’ve got a few opening lines to the story I’ve been wanting to type on. And have expanded my old notes on this NYC Rom-Com series, though I have yet to come up with a title.

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Mr. Holland’s Opus

Anyone remember that movie?

It came out about the same time as Powder.

Both movies made me weep crocodile tears and kill off about thirty trees’ worth of tissues. They’re both one of those movies that I could only watch once, but I remember vividly and has yet to leave my mind.

Anyway…That’s the reference. The actual story for this post is this: I’ve decided that Human Touch may very well be my Mr. Holland’s Opus, but instead of creating the most beautiful piece of music, I’m trying to create a saga type tale along Harry Potter lines, minus the wizards, add ghosts, demons, but still witchery and religion mingling in a rom com YA.

Yeah, I still need a lot of work on finding the perfect genre for this sweeping series of stories that I would love to finish, that I want to share with other people, that I know is supposed to be out there in the universe somewhere rather than sitting in various Word docs and Scrivener files…and sitting in my brain.

This story has been ___ years in the making. The story idea started in my head in 2010, written out in a short “Note to Self” post-it on my computer–a literal post-it stuck to the laptop lid. 2011 it was a passing thought as I couldn’t figure out the story, the hook. 2012 it clicked when I was at Comic Con…and I was literally seven to ten people (depending if I let the others in my group go before me or after me) away from meeting someone while camping out for the Thursday Hall H opener. And after, I sat thinking, as most of the line was going to sleep…this is how my ghost would feel if this guy just missed her. She would be super bummed, like it should happen, but she’s a fracken ghost in love with a human…

And everything just became a waterfall. Possible names. Possible places. Events that go on in a high school senior’s life, things my ghost would have missed out on, the things that have changed from the 1980s to the (then) present day of 2012.

And this tale started spilling onto journal pages decorated with birds and trees. And when I had a rough plan, I began to type and type and type. Through tired fingers, tired brains, and temporary carpal tunnel as I’ve never typed that much before in a single sitting. Nikki and McClane came to life. The only thing I didn’t have, was an ending. Did I want to go typical HEA or did I want to go with reality?

I opted for HEA with a twist, leading to another book, then another, then another, then plans for two more just on their story, plans on four others for stories of other characters, then the alternate ending story which, truthfully is a book within itself (and almost completed in first draft now).

Spring 2013 – I had the first three books of Human Touch series typed. I call this first half of the series my baby, though it’s been said to never call it that. But in my eyes, it is. July to April to complete the three (very long) books in first draft. Nine long, learning filled months. The amount of time for a baby to grow and be born. My baby.

Fall 2013 – The first work was edited and formatted and re-written…a few times…then voila! I considered her done. Researched queries…which admittedly is still a weak point of mine…and sent them out. No after no. I’ve had about four personalized noes, feels like a thousand form noes, and a few that said it was great, but the genre was falling apart and they were taking less Paranormal Romance YA…which, this truly is being about ghosts…not that Vampire/Werewolf stuff they say is Paranormal. (THOSE ARE SUPERNATURAL!)

So fine. I put it away for a bit. Made some changes. Wound up expanding on the story. to over 150,000 words…and it still doesn’t cover everything.

And after taking out what was considered “non-essential” I had it down to 126,000…but it lost so much to me. Nikki’s personality was gone. Events that run through all six books, some through three, gone. Nothing made sense anymore. I hated it.

Summer 2014 – Queried that version. Again, the same amount of noes. pretty much just like that first list. So I put it away. Very far away. I even have drafts in a folder labeled: NEVER LOOK AT THESE AGAIN

Seriously. Those drafts are horrible. I hate them, but I refuse to delete them. Reminders of how terribly things can go wrong when writing.

Fall 2014 – Started another series, Love, Darrows. (As if I hadn’t written Last Man Standing, Life Imitating Art, Life Inspiring Art, and an untitled novella in there.) And it took a while to find my style and voice. I am pithy. I am also very verbose. (150,000 + words for one book!…*looking at Order of the Phoenix and wondering the comparison on that.*) I don’t like info dumps, though everyone critiquing my story (except the BFF and someone whose opinion on writing I trust more than Honest Abe) kept harping on show don’t tell. But I was showing. Maybe not in long-winded descriptions like most authors seem to do, like most agents seem to like as these books/stories are published. I think it detracts from the story. (see also The Girl with The Dragon Tattoo) I think describing bits and pieces that are important works with all of the events going on in the story. You’re getting the story. You’re getting the descriptions. You don’t need to know that McClane is in a western style shirt that is blue plaid with small black lines broken up with white and a t-shirt under that came from some band Nikki thinks is fake because Thirty Seconds to Mars makes no sense, though DeLoreans going 88 mph to time travel makes perfect sense, and how those items pair well with his tight denim jeans then the boots, cowboy not work, but I’ve seen some places where even the color of the shoelaces have been described just to paint the complete picture.

I hate it.

So it would go with me that Nikki would notice the worn jeans that are just right tight. She would jaw drop at those old boots of his, as though he’s been riding out on the range all day and is just now swooping into town all dusty. But then they talk… He says, “Hey, Kitten. You ready?” as “Hi, Cowboy,” wisps from her in a quiet breath. She can’t think of an answer to the rest. That hours later, during a hug, Thirty Seconds to Mars must make some great music. That t-shirt has been worn a thousand times, because it’s the softest thing she’s rested her cheek on. McClane’s football-sculpted chest rock was hard though. Then during their moonlight stroll, he offered her this cowboy shirt that was blue, plaid, and thin when she was shuddering from the cold breeze swarming them.

Something like that. That’s not even a part of the story which is how easy those characters are for me to write.

So here we are. 2015. Summer-ish. The story has been put away for a year now. One whole year–with the small exception of formatting a chapter for self-pub(?) here and there as writer’s block hits or I am too tired and it’s easier to type what I see than think. . And these characters are screaming at me. Like taking Cruz, Tyler, and Jamie–three guys from the newest story I’m writing–and shoving them to the side as though they aren’t important. McClane, Nikki, and Jaden are screaming at me, “Pay attention to us!” And a thought hit…what if I took my longest draft to date (the 156,000+ one) and kept the events the same, because they are perfect, and used my way of show not tell, only highlighting the most important things to these characters instead of painting out every little detail like I have.

And yesterday, since it was bothering me and I couldn’t go to sleep until I had it done…

I took chapter two…the real, almost original start to my story, the moment I love…it starts with him and her and it will end with him and her…and typed it out as though Nikki was talking through Quentin with less poetry. So far, I’ve condensed 2,505 words down to 1,600, and divided two-thirds of a chapter into two smaller chapters.

I rather like it. This is just a smidge more Nikki from the first drafts then the rambling long-windedness I hate.

So I’m now toying with writing the rest like this. Like Quentin without the poetry, but with the voice on an 18-year-old girl from 1989. Like it was. Taking this format that a few agents have liked enough to ask for full drafts of Darrows…That maybe there is a light to the end of this Human Touch tunnel

My Opus.

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My mind is made of Teflon.

Although I know it causes cancer…and I think you’re supposed to use that ceramic stone now…anyway, for today, I’m going with Teflon to create the bigger picture.

Every story idea I’ve toyed with had yet  to stick with me. I want to write. My fingers want to fly across the keyboard, and yet…nothing wants to be told. I’ve been trying to rewrite out Human Touch into formatting for self-pub. Sucks that it’s not sticking as a viable hobby/venture because I feel like I’ve written it a million times. Because I have written it a million times. I have three, maybe four other stories in all their first draft glories I could work on, but my mind wanders to the guys–Quent and Lex– and I start thinking about Darrows and Carter all over again. There’s one hundred and nine viable story ideas sitting in a journal, waiting to be told, and as soon as I entertain the idea, guess who shows.

Yeah, them.

I don’t know why I can’t move past them. What makes them so different from all the other characters I’ve loved (and created) before? I feel like this is writer’s block of some kind. A whole two person picket line. That if I cross, I’ll be the scab. As weird as that sounds. *rolls eyes* I need something to occupy my time…I just don’t know what to do with a one-track mind.

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Human Touch.

Here it is. The cover. I made it myself. It reflects the story as well as fitting the rest of the series with some minor adjustments to the cover for each book.

*deep breath*

This is it. I’m going to put this out there. On my own. The first chapter will be going out soon. And I’m working on typing the others into proper format…and there she goes.

*heavy sigh*

My first-born novel is going to be taking her first steps soon.
I’m nervous. Excited. Scared to death.

This is her birth announcement.

Human Touch.

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Sports Just Got A Lot Sexier

Sports Just Got A Lot Sexier

THE LANDING STRIP (located at 191 Carlingview Dr) is coming at you NEW and IMPROVED, giving you gentlemen the ultimate experience. We’ve brought in 3 big screen TV’s to go along with our other 3 televisions to maximize your viewing pleasure, so now you have more than one show to watch 😉 Come on down to THE LANDING STRIP where you can watch your favourite game with your favourite girls. And the fun doesn’t stop there – here at THE LANDING STRIP, we want to make sure you get the ultimate experience – providing you with specials and prizes all year-long. So come on down and pull up a chair…. We’ll change the way you look at sports.

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Be Our Valentine

We wanted to make sure that all of you are prepared this #ValentinesDay with some suggestions for those last minute ideas. If you’re on a quick search to make your Valentine’s Day extra special (and spicy), we’ve listed some of our favourites below.

Play a Game of Cards

The limits and possibilities are endless. Pick your favourite card game and add your own rules. Strip, sip, lick… you get the idea. It’s fun, simple and something the both of you won’t forget.

Relax and Massage

We have yet to meet a woman who doesn’t like a good old-fashioned massage. Get her favourite scented oils and make sure you master every inch of her body. It will leave her relaxed and ready to return the favour.

No Peeking

Thanks to 50 Shades of Grey (releasing Saturday February 14th 2015), women are opening their minds to different possibilities. Have her dress in your favourite lingerie and then blindfold her. You two can re-enact scenes from the movie or make up your own. Go slow and have fun 😉

And for those of you without a Valentine, we have just the solution. Come on down to For Your Eyes Only (563 King St W) and The Landing Strip (191 Carlingview Dr) where your pleasure, is our business.

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Who are you cheering for this Super Bowl?

Hello again to all of our sexy followers. We hope you’ve been keeping yourselves busy and having fun, but more importantly preparing for tomorrow’s big Super Bowl game. With all the excitement and fun tomorrow has to offer, I wanted to make sure you all knew what to look forward to.

Super Bowl Preview – Patriots vs Seahawks in Arizona

With Super Bowl XLIX fast approaching, excitement is building towards a classic matchup rivaling any we’ve seen in recent years. There are storylines abound, with veteran players looking to cement their legacy and rising stars hoping to leave their mark on history. And with the cheapest ticket on StubHub sitting at $8,000, us non-millionaires will have to watch the action at home. Luckily, we have a quick game preview right here, to get you ready. Our focus today will be the matchup between New England’s @Patriots potent offence and Seattle @Seahawks dominant D.

New England Offence:

Tom Brady is already a storied legend. Sunday marks his 6th career Super Bowl and his chance at a 4th ring. The appearance is already tops by a quarterback in history, and the potential victory would match Terry Bradshaw and Joe Montana for the most all-time. Suffice it to say, that’s pretty good. Brady had no problem winning his first 3 titles, but has since lost to the New York Giants in both 2008 and 2012.

Brady comes into Arizona with the NFL’s best and most explosive Tight End, Rob Gronkowski. Gronk is quite simply a beast, scoring 12 touchdowns this season while knocking down any smaller defenders who get in his way. He will be a force to be reckoned with every time the ball comes his way.

New England’s secondary receivers are not as strong, but still find ways to contribute. Brandon LaFell and Julian Edelman can both make plays, and New England often surprises teams by changing up their primary targets from game to game. At running back, LeGarrette Blount dominated the Colts in the AFC Championship, running for almost 150 yards. Again, the Patriots like to mix it up, and Shane Vereen is always a candidate to see the ball.

After scoring 45 points against Indy, the Pats look primed for another offensive explosion… except, they are up against best defence we’ve seen in years. With that said,

Seattle’s Defence:

The Seahawks’ D is nothing to mess with. These guys are tough, and have stopped plenty of explosive offences in their tracks over the last 2 seasons. They aren’t the defending champs for nothing.

Leading the way is Richard Sherman. Brash, confident and borderline cocky, Sherman relishes matchups against big-time quarterbacks, daring them to throw his way. He intercepted Aaron Rodgers in the NFC Championship last week, and has 12 picks combined between 2013 and 2014. It will be interesting to see if Brady throws in his direction.

By Sherman’s side is the wrecking ball known as Kam Chancellor. The heart and soul of Seattle’s defence, Chancellor is a safety who lives in opponents’ heads, with the threat of a big hit looming on every play. New England players will look to avoid him, but easier said than done.

In fact, it’s impossible to list all of Seattle’s defensive stars, as they are chalk full of them. Everyone brings something to the table, and the unit plays together with confidence and cohesion. There’s a reason they allowed the least points in the NFL for the second straight year. Michael Bennett, K.J. Wright, Earl Thomas and the rest of the gang will be fun to watch on Sunday, as they go toe-to-toe with the Brady Bunch.

Overall, it’s a tough matchup to predict. Both sides have incredible players, and it will come down to the side that makes more plays on Sunday night. The beauty of sports is that we never know what will happen. Enjoy the food and football, and here’s hoping for a close one!

Who are you cheering for? Follow us on Twitter to find out our favorite team tomorrow.

Until then, XOXO

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An Eve To Remember

There have been many debates regarding the sexiest holiday with our ladies at For Your Eyes Only (563 King W) and The Landing Strip (191 Carlingview Dr), but we have finally come to agree that New Years Eve is at the top of our list.

From the elegant dresses and suits, to the crème de la crème of parties, topped off with some bubbly and dancing; it’s a recipe for success.

So where will you be this New Years Eve?

Sin City, Las Vegas … need we say more?

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil… fireworks, champagne, roses, and an all day carnival/party before midnight, this place is pure heaven on NYE

Toronto, Canada… Unfortunately we won’t be able to host your New Years Eve party, as most of us are out having some fun of our own. But Nathan Phillips Square has a list of musicians, talent and fun lined up for an unforgettable night.  Maybe you’ll see some of us there 😉

So grab your favourite bottle of champagne (we suggestArmand De Brignac/Ace of Spades, if you can find it), put on your absolute best, share your NYE photos with us on our instagram @StripClubToronto, and bring in the New Year with style… And what better way to finish it off with a kiss?

We’ll be back open January 5th 2015. Make us a part of your New Years Resolution.

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She Loves You, She Loves You Not?

To all the gentlemen who don’t know how to take a hint – This holiday season we thought we would provide you with a couple of tips to let you know if the one you adore, adores you back. Take a peek at some of the positive signals she could be sending to you to give you the go ahead:

Touching her hair

We don’t know why we do it, but a simple toss of her hair is a positive sign she’s into you.

Licking her lips

A subtle gesture that will immediately draw your attention to her lips. She’s most likely trying to hint that it’s time for you to lean in for a smooch.

When you are conversing with a woman with folded arms and her body facing away from you – you’re wasting your time. Look for more positive body gestures like open arms, her body towards you, or the “lean in”.

If we’re looking for more information on who you are as a person, and giving you the same level of information in return, you’re on a good roll. And if you want more information on us, check out our facebook page

Goodbye hair pulling & name calling – we’ve come up with a more mature way of being interested. Teasing is an easy, non threatening way us girls like to show our interest.

If we’re inching closer to you, chances are we want more than just your body heat. 😉

The fastest way to tell if a woman is interested – ask a question where a simple answer CAN be provided. We know how to converse and keep a conversation going, so if our answer to your “How’s your day going so far?” is a simple “Good.” – we’re not interested.

Eye Contact

So simple and yet so effective. Any woman who is giving you some good old fashion eye play is either interested or you may have something on your face… we hope it’s not the latter 😉

When you start noticing these signs coming from someone in particular, do us girls a favour and ask us to dinner. Because there is nothing sexier than a man with confidence.

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Baby, It’s Cold Outside

SiX here again,

I hope all my sexy fans out there are doing their best to keep warm this holiday season.  Been speaking with some of our gorgeous dancers and we have come up some tips to get you hot and toasty!

Open Fires:  Add a little romance to your winter by snuggling up to the fire with that special someone.  Even alone, a fire is a great way to warm up and relax.   A coffee with a shot of booze is a nice addition to this cozy activity.

Hot Tubs:  Make sure you find the place and the time to soak yourself in a glorious hot tub this winter.  It’s the perfect way to turn any cold day into paradise.  And if you’re lucky like me and have your own near a TV, watch the @Raptors while you’re in there…. clothing optional!

For Your Eyes Only and The Landing Strip:  Of course I had to include our very own Gentleman’s clubs…. why?  Because we have the sexiest women in the city ready to get your blood boiling.  And if you haven’t checked out our new website, I would suggest you start there.

And of course, the best for last…..

SEX:  The best way to heat up any cold day is by getting hot and sweaty underneath those covers.  Because everybody knows, the best way to cure yourself of the everyday chill… is with someone else 😉

Keep hot #Toronto. I know I will.

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Tis’ the season to be Naughty

It’s that time of year where the snow starts to fall, the malls become crowded, and everyone is faced with the dreaded fear of getting the perfect gift. Well us ladies at For Your Eyes Only and The Landing Strip want to help out our puzzled gentlemen and introduce you to the We-Vibe Plus.

Get fun and frisky with your lady, whether it’s having fun in the bedroom together or if you are miles apart – this vibrator is wifi enabled and can be controlled from roads, towns and even Countries away.  And yes gentlemen, they do have an app for that.

And if that special someone already has one, you can’t go wrong with jewelry 🙂

– SiX

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MOVEMBER: Bare for Hair!

The month of November is one of our favourites, as we sit back and watch all of our strong men go from bare to hair in a fight against prostate cancer. But don’t worry Gentlemen, we wont let you do this alone – Strip Club Toronto is taking action and helping raise awareness by becoming one of your mo sista’s. Check out our Mo Space and donate! And to show our appreciation to all of you that are supporting the cause, our favourite MO donator will win our  VIP Movember Prize Package.

Whats in your Movember Prize Package?

1 VIP Booth (30 min)

1 VIP Access

$200 in Strip Chips

So get out your razors gentlemen, because this November 1st its your turn to “bare it all”  – and while you’re at it, throw some more support this way by donating towards Movember’s sexiest Mo supporters.

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The Bare Truth with Anaya

Name: Anaya

Location: For Your Eyes Only – 563 King St W

Gentlemen, let me introduce you to For Your Eyes Only’s wide eyed blonde beauty Anaya.  Dancing for 2 ½ years now, Anaya can’t resist a man with a great set of eyes and who can hold a conversation. A lover of classic rock (The Beatles, to be specific) and Jack Daniels, Anaya’s sense of adventure and curiosity keeps them coming back for more 😉

What is sexy to you? A lot of things are sexy to me. I guess anything can be sexy as long as it’s done right.

What is your ideal date: I don’t know – just a good time. Make me laugh. Make me enjoy the date rather than be awkward about it.

Hobbies: I used to go up North. I like to go camping. I’m very outdoorsy. I don’t look it – but I am. *laughs*

What is your favourite part about being a dancer: I love meeting new people and I absolutely love talking with the guys.

Confidence, sense of humor or looks? What would you choose? Can I say all of the above? *laughs*

Come on by and see our little blonde bombshell….because with moves like hers, you wont want to miss out

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The Bare Truth: with Taylor

Watch out boys. Her temper may not be hot, but she sure is. Taylor, our sexy redhead, bares more than just a little skin.

Name: Taylor

Location: For Your Eyes Only – 563 King St W Taylor began dancing 10 years ago after leaving her serving job in a local Strip Club. Having already left the 9 – 5 work life behind, Taylor thought she would give dancing a try so that she could travel and gain some freedom with her career.  Taylor’s fiery red hair sets her apart along with her free spirit and fun loving attitude.

What is sexy to you? “Someone who is extremely comfortable with themselves. Whether you are a male or a female – if you are comfortable with who you are I find that really appealing.”

Drink of choice “A nice bold red wine or champagne”

Favorite part about being a dancer “There are two parts. One part is that everyday is totally different and you get to meet some really cool and interesting people. The second part how sexy you feel when you are dressed in your outfit, heels and putting on a show. Its fun to put those 2 things together.”

Is there anything you want to add?  “This is a really great business to be in if you are really comfortable with you are and if you are doing it for the right reasons. You can have some really great experiences, like being able to travel and meeting a lot of great people .  It can be a really positive thing, which I don’t think a lot of people take into consideration.”

Join Taylor at For Your Eyes Only and she’ll give you a whole new reason to love the colour RED


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Francis Fukuyama Dreams of the End of History

It’s been a quarter-century since Francis Fukuyama famously proclaimed the victory of liberal democracy. Perhaps he was not triumphalist, Michael Ignatieff notes, but Fukuyama argued that Communism’s defeat by democracy had effectively ended History.

Nothing less….

If History is written in dialectical struggles, the most recent would have been between liberal democracy and Communism. If these ideological struggles exist within a grand narrative called History, it had to play itself out, whether we like it or not.

As you know, Fukuyama was taking a page from Hegel. He was arguing that History follows a script wherein the World Spirit will inevitably manifest itself in a government that expresses the will of the individual.

In passing, one can wonder why, if liberal democracy and Communism are thesis and antithesis in a Hegelian dialectic… the synthesis would be: liberal democracy.

In other words, be careful when juggling big ideas.

More importantly, the Hegelian notion of historical inevitability suggests that human agency has precious little influence on the course of events… beyond facilitating or inhibiting the movement of the World Spirit.

We should, at the least, question this big theory. If there is no script, if the outcome is always in doubt… then believing in the World Spirit can lull us into complacency and make us more irresponsible.

Reviewing Fukuyama’s newest book, Ignatieff makes a salient point: it wasn’t liberal democracy that won with the fall of Communism. It was capitalism. The two may coexist but they do not need to do so.

Thus, the world today seems to be divided between liberal democratic capitalism and authoritarian state capitalism. The two systems or practices are in competition.

I have often posted about this conflict. Ignatieff defines our historical moment:

Capitalism did win in 1989—no credible alternative has emerged—but capitalism didn’t lead to liberal democracy. Market systems turned out to be politically promiscuous: they could share a bed with any number of political regimes, from Nordic democracies to Singaporean meritocracies. In Xi Jinping’s China and Vladimir Putin’s Russia, Western liberal democracy now faces a competitor Fukuyama did not anticipate: states that are capitalist in economics, authoritarian in politics, and nationalist in ideology. These new authoritarians are conducting an epoch-making historical experiment as to whether regimes that allow private freedoms can endure when they deny their citizens public freedom.

Of course, one might turn this around and ask whether regimes that allow their citizens political freedom can survive while stifling economic freedom under a mountain of bureaucratic regulations, government interference and high taxes.

Have we Americans sacrificed our economic freedom in the interest of gaining what appears to be freedom of political expression and personal behavior?

Is the free market hollowing out the middle class and producing more inequality or is it a government that insists on interfering in the market?

Ignatieff explains Fukuyama’s argument about the importance of the bourgeoisie:

Fukuyama’s assessment depends greatly on the global rise of the middle class. “No bourgeois, no democracy,” the Harvard theorist Barrington Moore Jr. famously wrote. Fukuyama cites figures showing the worldwide middle class expanding from 1.8 billion people in 2009 to a projected 4.9 billion in 2030. As their incomes rise, he argues, they demand rule of law to protect their property and then demand political participation to safeguard their social standing. They do so not just to defend their economic interests but also for moral reasons. Beyond a certain level of status and income, people become insulted when authoritarian systems of rule treat them as disobedient children.

But, aren’t citizens in our great Republic being insulted when the government allows them to act like disobedient children, and protects them from the consequences of their bad decisions?

In the meantime, Fukuyama believes so strongly in the dialectic and in the advent of the World Spirit that he insists that authoritarian regimes will necessarily incite rebellion. One is reminded of Hegel’s myth of the master and the slave, where the philosopher described the slave’s rebellion as inevitable.

One is obliged to note that, after what happened in Tienanmen Square a quarter century ago, Nicholas Kristof and Jonathan Mirsky among others predicted that the government’s victory would be short lived and that the People who soon rise up to claim their liberal democratic freedoms.

We know how that worked out. And we know that Mirsky did admit that he had been wrong.

Fukuyama, however, has somewhat hedged his older declaration. If liberal democracy did not triumph in 1989, it will, one day, inevitably. Now, he is less sure when it will happen.

We must note that if you do not tell when it will happen, your prediction can never really be tested against reality. It’s not for nothing that Hegel was considered an idealist.

Being an idealist means never having to admit you are wrong.

Ignatieff summarizes:
If his [Fukuyama’s] analysis is true, however, then Presidents Xi and Putin should beware. Over the long term—and nobody knows how long that might be—authoritarian regimes that allow their citizens capitalist freedoms but deny them democratic rights will explode, in revolution, coups, civil war, or a combination of all three. Democratization, Fukuyama seems to be saying, will eventually turn out to be necessary to Russia’s and China’s very survival as unitary states.

Beyond whatever yearnings people have for free expression it seems also to be true that people want to live in harmony with their neighbors and to prosper. In China these values are surely more important than the quest for individual self-expression. There it’s more important to save face than to express your feelings. And it’s also more important to prosper than to sue.

In addition, Fukuyama does admit, these countries are less likely to follow the path toward liberal democracy at a time when Western nations seem to be using it to sabotage their economies.

Unfortunately, Fukuyama’s insistence on imposing Hegel’s fictional History on reality leads him to make what appears to be a very naïve analysis.

In particular, Ignatieff says, his analysis of events in the Arab world has little to do with reality. Apparently, Fukuyama is the only person who still believes that the Arab Spring ushered in a new democratic era in Arab politics.

Ignatieff writes:

He [Fukuyama] also takes a relatively optimistic view of political developments in the Arab world, arguing that a middle class is steadily growing there, education levels are rising, and economies are opening up, all of which mean that autocracy or military dictatorship cannot last forever. Islam, he insists, is not an enemy of democracy. Indeed, Islamic parties have best captured the demand for political voice and dignity.

Oh, really.

Ignatieff easily refutes the claim:

Fukuyama’s assumption that middle classes always want democracy would seem to break down in Egypt, where the middle class of Cairo teamed up with the army to restore a military dictatorship after the first wave of the Arab Spring. Elsewhere, Islamists have exploited demands for voice and dignity, and Syria and Iraq are crumbling as their regimes fight to hold on to power. Not even Fukuyama is up to the challenge of predicting how long this battle will last, or who will win.

Fukuyama is aware of the fact that American democracy has seen better days. He does not recognize that America was founded as a republic, not a democracy, so he wants America to solve its problems by eliminating the constitutional system of checks and balances.

Presumably, this reform would allow the majority to impose its will on the minority, something that the founders of the American Republic specifically wanted to avoid.

Ignatieff explains Fukuyama’s position:

The new element in his analysis, absent from the 1989 essay, is his damning portrait of the state of American democracy. A declining middle class, starkly increasing income inequality, overweening special interests, and partisan gridlock have resulted, he argues, in “a crisis of representation,” leaving millions of Americans convinced that their politicians no longer speak for them.

Of course, many millions of Americans are in despair because they believe that the government is the problem, not the solution.

Ignatius Acton Chesterton OCD said...

"Thus, the world today seems to be divided between liberal democratic capitalism and authoritarian state capitalism. The two systems or practices are in competition."

It is simultaneously alarming and amusing that so many Western elites are so enamored with the authoritarian state capitalism of the Communist Chinese. I'm thinking of people like Tom Friedman and an array of Silicon Valley techno control freaks who view human beings as numbers (read: Google, Facebook). I suspect the Chinese model is the true destination Western elites want to take us, and it is a naked abdication of Western tradition in every way. But who cares, right? It's just our inheritance.

Why would Western elites turn their back on... the West? Because innovation, new technologies, liberty and freedom are inherently disruptive. People are called "elites" because they are at the top of their field. Being the best is fine as long as you really are the best, and not in bed with the State and rigging the game. However, crony capitalism in DC shows otherwise, and bureaucratic socialism is definitely in the interest of large corporations who want to play the payoff game with legislators and give policy "suggestions" to regulators. Indeed, authoritarian state capitalism gives elites exactly what they want: plenty of control, insulation from competition, and lots of money. This is why big corporations like the idea of the "free market" instead of "free enterprise." Free enterprise means you have to watch your back. Their idea of the free market is what led up to the 2008 meltdown: privatize the profits and socialize the losses.

As I watch what's going on in Hong Kong, I am struck by how human freedom is essential to our being, and how it is inherently disruptive. We hear all the time how American capitalism is cruel and we're all going to be working for the Communist Chinese because of the superiority of their model. I'm not so sure. People can be incredibly unruly and disruptive when they don't like the elitist playbook. How often are revolutions accurately predicted? Or who's going to win whatever war?

There's a lot of uncertainty out there. Methinks there's a lot more history to come.

Anonymous said...

"Thus, the world today seems to be divided between liberal democratic capitalism and authoritarian state capitalism."

I think they are converging.

In the UK, you get arrested for twitter remarks.
There are all sorts of speech codes in EU and college campuses.
In the US, Christian bakers are forced to bake 'gay wedding' cakes.

In actual practice of power, EU is no freer than Russia.

Look at the Rotherham scandal. So much silence out of fear of PC.

Look at the likes of Adelson and Soros buying up politicians left and right.

Some liberal democracy.


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WHEN I STUTTER: Inspiration and Updates (Ep. 683)

stuttering, StutterTalk

John Gomez joins Chaya Goldstein to discuss his special reduced rate offer for at-home viewing of his award winning documentary WHEN I STUTTER.

Gomez expresses his gratitude to the stuttering community for helping translate his documentary into a number of languages.

John shares how the current health crisis is impacting upcoming film screenings, the languages the film has been translated into, the new child-friendly version of the film, where the characters of the film are now, what he’s working on next, and more.


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The Four Members of Sacramento Hip-Hop Group Alumni Challenge the Local Music Scene and Each Other

A square is a shape made of four equilateral sides. Perhaps that’s why the four equally talented hip-hoppers who make up Alumni decided to title their bombastic new album Square. M.I.Geezus, Prhyme Suspect, KelCz and Mahtie Bush were brought back together after a six-year hiatus by their unified desire to, in every aspect of their music, “Just fucking kill it.”

The guys all went to Johnson High School, where none of them knew each other. It was outside of school, at events like KSFM’s rock the mic contest and at rap shows at the Colonial theater, where they eventually met.

“I remember Mahtie sucking so bad,” recalls M.I.Geezus of a 19-year-old B-boying Bush.

“Mahtie sucked so bad,” the group agreed in unison.

Bush, mind you, has come a long way from being that awkward B-boy trying to blossom into a rapper. He has been one of the most outspoken hip-hop artists to represent his peers; most notably for his locally infamous declaration that, “Sac Hates Hip-Hop.” In person he is calm and reserved, on the mic he’s a demanding lyrical weaver.

But Bush agrees, “OK, OK, I sucked for a very long time. I was the worst one in the damn group for a while.”

Prhyme Suspect was a classic knucklehead around the time Alumni met. He wasn’t going to do shit or listen to shit unless you could promise stage time.

“We were both just doing our own thing, but then we would get together in the neighborhood and mess around with beats,” said Geezus.

M.I.Geezus and Prhyme Suspect bonded over the Acid 2.0 music program; an extremely outdated synth and beat software that M.I. and Prhyme still hold onto for dear life to this day.

“I mastered Acid, so why the hell would I go and learn some new shit?” said Geezus.

The four eventually started performing with each other as the Rap Pack, an unfortunate name choice by a band member who will remain anonymous for his sake, and then officially and definitively as Alumni. The group had regular performances at Capitol Garage, Press Club, The Colonial and even overseas.

M.I.Geezus spent time in Tahiti recording with dubstep reggae artists who sought his confident energy and ability to resurrect hip-hop in the most refreshing sense. When he was asked to return, he said, “Well, there are four of us now, so I’ll come if I can bring my boys.” Four tickets were booked, and Alumni, flew out to Tahiti, where they almost immediately found major success making music for Orangina (Orangina is to Tahiti what Coca-Cola is to the United States).

“We were on the front of the paper and on the radio. It was crazy,” beamed Mahtie.

Other than knocking around the local music scene and in Tahiti, the guys have yet to tour. However, they dream of the day they can travel to France, where the hip-hop scene is exciting and full of opportunity.

Back home in Sacramento, Alumni opened up for DJ Eevolution, Grouch and Eli, Little Brother, Mistah Fab, Chino and their personal favorite, Nas.

“It’s hard to find a genuine reception from a crowd here. No one wants to throw their hands up and just dance,” said the group of performing in Sacramento. “Everyone is an artist. So you’re just an artist promoting to other artists who are probably sitting at your show saying, ‘I can do that shit better.’ If we can get a crowd jumping at a show here, we can do it anywhere.”

Since being unleashed in late October, Alumni’s new album, Square, has done just that.  It is bordering on experimental hip-hop, with everything from chest-pounding bombastics to gentle acoustics with collaborators such as Stevie Nader and Mic Jordan.

The track “Pretty/Dope” is an unglamorous look into the seemingly glamorous. It follows three females and their downward spiral into the party life—pretty girls with ugly lives. What’s most gripping about the song is not the song itself, but the music video that accompanies it. It offers an almost uncomfortable glimpse into the lives of women who seem to have it together, when really they are just good at masking their nasty habits and addictions; a combination that is bound for personal collapse. Director Alex Ramirez turned Red Rabbit bar into his cinematic canvas and battled the terrain of nightclub bathrooms and comfy living quarters to capture the intensely intimate video.

“I think that many people got caught up in the video much more than the overall song,” said Prhyme, “It was so intense and more like a short film. I think the intensity of it maybe even overshadowed the song.”

Alumni’s music videos have served as one of their most important and effective tools in getting their music exposed. So far, they already have three videos out with at least two more on the way.

They recruited the help of writer/director Alex Ramirez to take the reins of the creative direction of the Alumni videos.

M.I.Geezus hired the director, “Alex dove right into creating our videos from writing scripts to capturing the perfect lighting and feel. He just did an awesome job developing the concepts and helping visually capture the lyrics of our music. The videos have definitely been the key thing in getting us exposed to more people.”

The first release off the album, “(Take a Walk on) My Side,” featuring Stevie Nader, has thousands of views with more daily, proving itself the surprise hit of the album so far. The video shows Nader and Alumni taking a casual stroll down Detroit Boulevard in South Sacramento with burning tree stumps in the background and a setting sun.

As their record release party approaches and hopefully a packed schedule of live performances, the groups main duty is to never ever, under any circumstance, be mediocre.

“Someone I looked up to for years was performing live and he just blew it and completely sucked,” Bush recalls. “I don’t think there’s anything more disappointing than not getting blown away by someone performing.”

All four guys share this competitiveness with everyone else, especially one another, to be the very best and outshine the rest. What’s ironic is that Alumni may have a lot in common with the artists the rap group calls out for going to shows and having that “I can do it better” attitude.

“If someone does outshine us, we want to shake their hand and give them props. And mostly tell them congrats…until next time,” said M.I.Geezus.

So far, Alumni has been satisfied with the success of their album. Since the beginning of October, the group has had one success after another. From getting nominated for a Sammies award to local press and a healthy amount of Square downloads, Alumni is where they deserve to be. It almost seems like they work tirelessly in devoting their lives to a never-ending cycle of family and music. The group lives by this simple motto when it comes to their work, “Alumni does not fuck around. We want to be the best and we want to bring the best to all of our shows and nothing but the best. Again, Alumni: We do not fuck around.”

Saturday Nov. 23, 2013, Alumni will hold their CD release party at the Blue Lamp (1400 Alhambra Blvd., doors open at 9, cover $5). You can also download their album on iTunes or visit their site at


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Adding Colour to the Holkham Yeomanry Cavalry

I’ve been reading the Google-transcribed text of “Records of the Norfolk Yeomanry Cavalry“, wordily subtitled; “To which is added the Fencible and Provisional Cavalry of the same county, from 1780, to 1908”.

Holkham Hall, Norfolk, in the Summer of 2018.

I referenced this work last year in my post on the history of yeomanry cavalry on a north Norfolk estate; Horsemen of Holkham Hall, a stately home which I visited during the summer of 2018. In the post, I was unsure as to what colour uniform the local Holkham Yeomanry Cavalry actually wore and speculated they were likely to have adopted the popular choice in Norfolk of red coats with white or blue breeches.

Reinagle’s painting of Thomas Coke (1752-1842), 1st Earl of Leicester; National Trust, Shugborough. Holkham Hall visible in the distance.

The only real clue that I could find lay in the words of the Holkham troop’s commandant, Thomas Coke of Holkham Hall, who petitioned the Prince of Wales for permission to raise the troop. The letter, reproduced in Records of the Norfolk Yeomanry Cavalry, has Coke writing;

“I have to request your Royal Highness’s permission that we may wear the colours of ye loth for our uniform…”

Ye loth? I speculated in my post that it could even be a miss-scanned ‘yellow’. Judging from similar instances of typographical errors appearing  in the document, it now becomes clear to me to be “the” (written as ‘ye’ in those days) and “10th (i.e. that numbered regiment of Light Dragoons). Reading on, makes it blindingly, and embarrassingly, obvious;

“I have to request your Royal Highnesses permission that we may wear the colours of the 10th for our uniform, and that your Royal Highness would have the condescension to order two soldiers from that Regiment to drill us;…”

Furthermore, the Prince Regent was in fact Colonel of that Regiment, the 10th Light Dragoons, an office he held from 1796-1819, so it would make perfect sense for Coke to petition the Prince of Wales in this manner, newly raised yeomanry troops otherwise having permission to wear whatever style uniform they (or their benefactor, in this instance Coke) preferred.

Standard of the Holkham Yeomanry Cavalry which I photographed during my visit. The base colour matches their facings.

So, if the Holkham Yeomanry Cavalry apparently wore a uniform which imitated the 10th Light Dragoons then we might reasonably assume they would have worn a jacket and Tarleton helmet looking something like the Prince of Wales’ own officer’s uniform seen below:

Royal Collection Trust / © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2019

Being Colonel of the 10th (‘The Prince of Wales’s Own’), the Prince took great pride in his regiment. Barred from active service, he ‘…channelled his interest into collecting and into the design of military dress and accoutrements. As Colonel Commandant, and later Colonel, of the 10th Light Dragoons, patterns of uniforms and equipment were submitted to the Prince for approval, many of which he retained at Carlton House‘ (Royal Collection Trust). It is known that he wore the Tarleton above at a review in 1798, which is around the time that Coke was raising his Holkham Yeomanry.

A vision of Thomas Coke in his Holkham Yeomanry uniform? George IV (1762-1830) when Prince of Wales 1803 by Sir W. Beechey. Royal Collection Trust / © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2019.

It’s a dark blue jacket with a pale yellow, almost buff, facings, with twenty one lines of silver lacing across the chest. The Tarleton helmet has a black silk turban with silver chains surmounted by a crest of black fur and a white feather plume. I wonder how closely the Holkham Yeomanry troop imitated this arrangement.

The Prince had a number of portraits created depicting him in an earlier version of the uniform around the time of his first appointment to the 10th Light Dragoons in 1793. The turban on the Tarleton is different, a leopardskin, and the braiding can be seen to be a more sparse arrangement.

It has been my intention for a while to create some Holkham Yeomanry in some form or other, preferably in my favourite 1/72 scale as an unusual addition to the Napoleonic Cavalry Project. HaT have been crowdfunding some Peninsular War-era British Light Dragoons which should be issued at some point, so these might well do the trick but progress to production has been slow (a couple of years in the making so far, I think), so I might have to be patient for those for a while longer yet.

Due sometime, ah, hopefully soon… HaT’s Peninsular British Light Dragoons artwork looking distinctly Holkham-esque.

For a more immediate fix, there’s always the Strelets issue of British Light Dragoons in Egypt. Their heavyweight horses look like they’ve been out in the fresh springtime pasture for far too long. Also, unavoidably I suppose, some of the riders appear to be in less than ideal poses – either involved in either some wildly vigorous sabre drill or perhaps in the midst of putting down an insanely violent bread riot in Wells-Next-The-Sea!

Strelets Light Dragoon horses as seen on Plastic Soldier Review. More like sturdy Suffolk Punches than nimble Norfolk chargers!

Well, this is all food for thought in my attempt to bring the Holkham horsemen back to life, in some half-assed way or other! Time to get back to those other cavalry figures that I’m painting.

Even though his Holkham Troop had disbanded 14 years prior to Coke’s death, it seems the yeomanry of Norfolk had not forgotten him. Above is the dedication on the imposing Holkham monument made in memory of Thomas Coke, which reads; “Erected by subscription originating with the YEOMANRY…” The column’s architecture mostly commemorates his substantial agricultural rather martial achievements, and the corners of the column’s plinth support sculptures of an ox, a sheep, a plough and a seed-drill – so no swords here, just ploughshares.


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Sedona // Merino 4-ply

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Sedona // Merino 4-ply

Merino 4-ply : 100% Superwash Merino // 438 yards per 100g skein

This listing is ready-to-ship, and will be shipped within 3-7 days of placing your order.

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Sugarplum Circus yarns are dyed by hand in small batches- therefore slight nuances from batch to batch may happen.

Alternating skeins on larger projects to help prevent pooling is recommended.

All yarns are rinsed thoroughly and washed with Eucalan, a gentle and conditioning wool wash.

Saturated and/or bright colorways may still be prone to some color runoff when washed. Always swatch multi-color projects.

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The Suit Soldier Podcast: Translating Military Excellence into Success After Service

Sep 9, 2019

Stacy Walts is the military liaison for the National Healthcareer Association. She is uniquely qualified to talk about how servicemembers can pursue a career in healthcare and the steps to take to get them there.

If you want to see the fully transcribed show notes, before to search for this episode at

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Fire Harg (Racuni)

Base Form

Awakened Form

Grade ★★★
Type Support
Get From Unknown Scroll, Social Summon Mystical Scroll, Mystical Summon, Temple of Wishes, Fire Scroll
Awakened Increases Resistance by 25%
Good For PvP in general
Skill Up Info Worth fully skilling up, but use family skill ups instead of Devilmons

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Grade ★★★ ★★★★ ★★★★★ ★★★★★★
Level Min Lv. 25 Min Lv. 30 Min Lv. 35 Min Lv. 40
HP 1920 3465 2775 4725 3780 6420 5130 8730
ATK 114 205 164 279 223 379 304 516
DEF 121 218 175 297 238 404 323 549
HP 2175 3930 3135 5340 4275 7260 5805 9885
ATK 126 227 182 309 247 420 336 571
DEF 128 231 185 315 252 428 342 582

Unawakened 104 15 50 15 0
Awakened 105 15 50 40 0

Skill 1: Breeze [350%ATK]: Attacks the target and increases the Attack Bar of the ally with the lowest Attack Bar by 15%.

  • Lv.2 Damage +5%
  • Lv.3 Damage +5%
  • Lv.4 Damage +5%
  • Lv.5 Damage +5%
  • Lv.6 Damage +10%
  • Lv.7 Damage +10%

Skill 2: Rabbit’s Agility: Fills up an ally’s Attack Bar to the MAX and increases the target’s Attack Speed for 2 turns. (Reusable in 5 turns)

  • Lv.2 Cooltime Turn -1
  • Lv.3 Cooltime Turn -1

Skill 3: Little Humming Bird (Passive): Removes up to 2 harmful effects of the ally with the lowest HP and heals 10% of the ally’s HP in each turn. [Automatic Effect]

Rune Recommendations

Speed – Swift/Nemesis or Energy (Spd/Hp%/Hp%)

Extra Turns – Violent/Nemesis (Spd/Hp%/Hp%)

Site Review

  • GB10 – Not recommended
  • DB10 – Not recommended
  • NB10 – Not recommended

Not recommended as fodder farmer

  • R5 – Not recommended
  • Element Rift Beasts – Not recommended

Not recommended

(Rating: 9/10) While Racuni is not recommended in PVE contents, he is a very good support in PVP. It increases the ATB of the ally with the lowest ATB by 15% making your nukers catch up in some turns. 2nd skill fills up your allies ATB to Max and gives SPD buff, perfect to pair with units like Theomars and other DD with one-shot or CC potential. As an example, Bernard casts Tailwind, Galleon uses Time to Loot, Theomars attack, Racuni casts Rabbit’s agility, Theomars gets to attack again. Another example is Verad casts 3rd skill, then Racuni casts Rabbit’s agility then Verad attacks again with 2nd skill. Racuni’s 3rd skill also provides great utility and cleanses harmful effects including inabilities (stun/freeze) on an ally with lowest HP per turn.

How to Counter:

Racuni is very annoying to face in RTA and GWD. He is reliant on its passive skill for cleanse/healing which means a good counter is casting oblivion and keeping Racuni in check. Although he is just a support monster, it is a move you should be willing to trade so you can take advantage on the later part of the game. AOE stun is also good to counter Racuni teams so you can focus directly on enemy nukes and threats.

Other advice:
  • Racuni gets an increase in Resistance when awakened so you should allocate more Res on substats to resist debuffs. Focus on HP stats to add more survivability avoiding one-shot hits.
Editor’s Note:

Racuni’s main usage is in GW and RTA. A great support unit that provides cleanse/heal and filling up your nuker’s ATB for consecutive hits. He is very annoying to encounter due to its passive skill making him the primary target in battles. Knowing this, you can compensate and close the gap by adding HP and RES stats. You can easily achieve 100% Res, with this you can confuse your enemies and turn the situation into your advantage. Violent set is recommended for late game allowing multiple turns and proc. Racuni is worth skilling up but use family skill ups instead of Devilmon.

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  • Arena Offense - /10
  • Arena Defense - 7/10
  • Guild War Offense - 8.5/10
  • Guild War Defense - 8/10
  • ToA - /10
  • Raid - /10
Comments Rating 7.13/10 (12 reviews)

Has an ATK bar and SPD increase for an ally
Cleanses weakened allies every turn plus heal

Low HP
Low attack power

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