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Ex-IRS boss is owed an apology
A few words in defense of Ms. Lerner of the IRS: She had a job which could not possibly have been done right.
Ms. Lerner was to oversee the IRS administration of applications for 501(c)(4) federal tax exemptions provided to "Social Welfare Organizations." Part of that job is to assure that the tax exemptions go only to groups that fit the definition of "Social Welfare Organization."
Under IRS regulations almost as old as she is, these are defined as organizations "primarily engaged in promoting in some way the common good and general welfare of the community." These words do not include organizations primarily engaged in elective politics, if English is
still the language of choice in these matters.
After Citizens United came a wave of 501(c)(4) applications with the words "Tea Party" in the organization name. There is no more popular pair of words in use by organizations primarily engaged in elective politics today than these two words. Ms. Lerner looked into the matter or allowed people in her department to do so. What was she supposed to do?
Shortly after the politicians broke out the torches and started marching around the capital, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives gleefully exclaimed, "My question is, who's going to jail?"
After this, Ms. Lerner received a subpoena to testify before a committee chaired by rabid Republican House of Representatives member Darryl Issa and she invoked her 5th Amendment Right not to testify. What was she supposed to do? Ms. Lerner has been done dirt for doing her job. She deserves an apology.
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ISBN online proceedings linked to the conference website will be published one month after the conference. Authors can opt for the Peer Review Track or non-Peer review Track in the Proceedings. A selection of papers will be developed and published in a special issue of the aae journal, Charrette in Autumn 2018.
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A film of the Live Build Workshop conducted during the conference can be viewed below. The installation of 1,200 recycled carpet tiles in the Forum of the John Henry Brookes Building during the conference was led by Raphael Lee of AURAA Studio with students of architecture from Oxford Brookes University, University of East London and the University of Cambridge.
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This morning, rushing around during the usual Monday morning frenzy, I was suddenly stopped in my tracks by this sight. Light from two different sides of the house had converged in this dining table bouquet, making the blossoms appear almost otherworldly. Every now and then you have to stop and take time to shoot the roses!
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The First dog that I can remember in my family was "Fido". I don't know what breed of dog "Fido" was. What I remember about "Fido", he was iffy iffy.
He would be good to us. He was a happy dog. And at times turn on us. "Fido" would attack people if he though we were in danger.
Then again, there was a time when I was out in the back yard helping my Father clean up. I bent over to pick up something. All of a sudden "Fido" came running out of his house and charged at me biting my stomach.
Yes,"Fido" was something else. He liked to bit. He loved chasing cars tires. Well, one day our Father was going on his trash route. "Fido" broke loose and went chasing after the truck. This time "Fido" got ran over.
My Father buried "Fido" in our backyard. I was there looking on. Even though "Fido"was a crazy dog, I still like dogs.
It was until a few years ago that I learned how we got Fido. A Word of Lifer filled me in on that. The guy gave Fido to one of my brothers. I told this guy that that dog was crazy. He said that he knew that, that was why they got rid of the dog.
The second I remember was "Renk-A-Dink." We got him from a cousin. "Renk-A-Dink" was half mixture of something . I don't recall much about "Renk-A-Dink".
"Renk- A- Dink" was an old dog. He lived to until July 8th 1979. He died half way out side of his house.
Then came along other dogs that were added with the ones that we had. There was "Killer" Her real name was Terrie. She was a Terrie Poodle.
She came in September of 1977 or 78. She was given to us by our brother Charlie and his wife. They were have a baby and could not have the dog no longer.
I forgot how "Killer" her name. She was our first house dog. I remember our Uncle Ad would stop by. He would come to the door. He would call "Killer" "Door Bell." Everything the door bell would ring "Killer" would bark.
"Killer" lived the good life. My Father spoiled her. She was always by his side. In the latter days of "Killer's" life arthritis settled in. We had to put her asleep on May 10th 1989.
Then there was "Bud". He came to us during the 1980's. Our brother Danny had this dog. I name the dog, "Bud". He was so small as a puppy. He was like a bud. He was in the house for a little while.
What was so special about "Bud", he would bow to me. He was so friendly. He loved getting untied and ran the neighborhood. Well, one day he broke loose. I told him that he needs to stop that.
"Bud" didn't listen to me. He broke loose during the Fall of 1986. He could not found. He was not at the dog pound. We thought that someone take him in. That was my "Bud". There have been none like him.
Then there was "Misty". Her real name was "Snowball". She came during April of 1983. She was our brother Charlie's dog. He and his wife had two sons. They could no longer keep the dog.
Yeah, we had another house dog along with "Killer". They did not get along to well. "Killer'' was in the front of the house. "Misty was in the back of the house. I changed "Snowball" name to "Misty. She was a white poodle.
"Misty was spoiled too. She loved to look out the window. She would climb up on the sofa and look out the windows.
She lived a long life until she was getting old and sick. She would snap at our nephews and nieces when they came over. She had to be put to sleep in October of 1997.
Then there was "Thunder". He came into the neighborhood around 1986. He was a puppy black Lab. We think he was about 6 months old.
He loved to climb fences. Our sister Freda had some rabbits in her backyard. "Thunder" was looking at them. The would not leave.
We placed an ad in the newspaper. but no one claim the dog. So my brother Roger did. However, we ended up taking care of "Thunder". I think this was about a little bit after "Bud" left.
"Thunder" was dog number 5. But there were other dogs at did not stay long. There were at least 2 or 3. I cannot remember some of their names.
There was one dog I recall looked like Lassie. He kept running off to our neighbors. So the neighbors took him in.
Then there was another Lab. His name was J.J. Some one shot him in the leg with a be be gun. Then there was a dog who we called "Box Head". His head looked like a box.
There was "Lighting" in 1986 or 1987. He had "stampers" died on February 10, 1989. There was a puppy named "Buddy." He lived less than a week.
Back to "Thunder" he live with us up to Jan /Feb 2002. By this time, he had arthritis. He had lost his hearing but had good eye sight. When he would walk he would fall down.
On day "Thunder" broke loose. When looked for him. We could never found him. We thought that may he returned home. I checked with the dog pound. He was not there.
Then came "Spotty". He came around December of 1998. He was walking up the street when my brother, Mike found him. "Spotty" is half dalmatian mix. We ended up caring for "Spotty".
Our nephew, Roger named "Spotty". I wanted to call the dog "Spot". The dog has a lot of spots on him. One thing about "Spotty", he is hyper.
I remember one time "Spotty" came and jumped on me. I kick him. I did not hurt him. But you know what? From that day on "Spotty" does not came to me until I say so.
There were times that "Spotty" would bow down to me. There are times he would stand behind me. I never figured that on out. "Spotty" is the only dog of the 1900's. He is the oldest going on 10.
Then in 2002 came "Sister". She was given to us by our sister, Freda. I blog about "Sister" A Surprise, Surprise, Surprise Story of 2006.
"Sister kept climbing the fence. So our sister, Freda got tired of that. She and her husband had 8 dogs. "Sister's" Mother and Father and their sons.
"Sister" is still with us. She is mostly German Shepherd and some Lab. She reminds me of Scooby Do. One hear up and one down. She even has the look.
And she also reminds me of Dino on the Flintstones. She twirls when I came to her at times. She loves dog biscuits. Just like her daddy A.P. (Anthony Peeler)
One thing about "Sister", she will not move until we move off the porch. She will just look at us. Then she gets real happy when we head her way.
One thing I taught "Sister" was to sit. I won't give her dog biscuits until she sits. It took a while for her to catch on. When she knows that I have a biscuit, she will sit.
There is another dog. He is "Sister's" son, "Sunny". Sister had 6 puppies near the end of January early February 2006. We keep one. I named him "Sunny". He brighten up "Sister" and "Spotty's" life.
"Sunny's" father is one of the neighbor's dog. "Sunny" is as big as his mother. There were times when "Sunny"would hide his food tray from us. But now, he has been bringing the trays to us. He is so smart.
Out of all the dogs, "Sunny" is the only dog we kept that was born to us. That was special. Also "Sunny" is a third generation dog. We never had this before. It was not a FAMILY MYSTERY who Sunny's mother was.
This is the history of the dogs that I remember at our family home. There are other dogs that I call "cousin dogs" to our dogs on the block.
I will not go into their history. There was Sheba, Flowers, Shadow (He reminded me of "Fido". "Shadow" was crazy too), Brownie and Dragon, (Dragon is still in the neighborhood in 2011.)
The following dog have died. There was "Duke", "Luke", "Messy Marvin", "Little Bit", "Coco" ( He was a Lab who hunted down cats in the neighborhood.) Father of "Sister" "A.P.", "Sister's" mother "Babe". Sister's brothers. "A.P Jr, and another dog were given away.
There are Sister's brothers who are still with us "Butch", "R.J." ,"Angel." There is "Chico" "Buddy." I named "Buddy" he's adopted.
Oh, there is one more puppy dog, her name was "Sugar". She was "Sunny's" sister. She looks like her Grandpa A.P. and some what like her daddy too. He's the neighbor -dog. (Sugar died April of 2010.)
What I am aware of
on my journey of transformation.
Through the years, our family pets have been a part of our lives. It is so fun to have pets. I mostly like dogs. That was all I grew up with.
I think that we always had a dog or dogs around our house when I grew up. Each dog had there own personality. Some were so smart. I wondered how knew what they did.
I have grew to love dogs over the years. I like talking to our dogs. Our dogs have an idea at times what I am talking about. They have their own language as well. Yeah, they get jealous of one another too.
Staying On The Journey,
From my Book of Thanks and Blessing.
Father God, I am so thankful that You created dogs. I am thankful for the Gift of FAITH. I am so thankful for the Gift of SALVATION. I am so thankful for the Door of HOPE. I am so thankful for Unsolved FAMILY MYSTERY.


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WALDORF, MD.—Southern Maryland's right-hander Tim Sexton and York's southpaw Frank Gailey turned Saturday's game into a close pitcher's duel. The game was scoreless until the ninth inning when York scored three unanswered runs, and the Blue Crabs fell 3-0. Sexton threw seven and two-thirds scoreless innings, allowing just three hits and striking out six.
The Revolution threatened in the sixth, when right fielder Jared Mitchell walked, stole second base, and reached third on a wild pitch with two outs. Sexton struck out designated hitter Joel Guzman in the next at bat to end the inning without allowing any runs to score.
D'arby Myers singled to right field, and Angel Sanchez and Antoan Richardson drew back-to-back walks to load the bases in the seventh inning with two outs. Gary Brown came to the plate and watched two pitches before flying out on a 2-0 count, stranding all three runners on base. The Blue Crabs collectively stranded eight runners on base in Saturday's game.
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Daily Prompt: Voyage
via Daily Prompt: Voyage I love this picture it's peaceful and beautiful. Voyage to me represents life, as you journey through with ups and downs. I have been trying to continue my voyage through small trips and writing of my daughters learning disabilities. Unfortunately, not all voyages are successful as I still try to find… Continue reading Daily Prompt: Voyage


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The Ferrari 458 Speciale is a vehicle that is gained for free with a Season Pass purchase. The 458 Speciale is the top performing 458 Italia. Distinctions of the Speciale are the forged wheels, vented bonnet, finned side sills, taller rear spoiler and redesigned bumpers, which include active aerodynamics designed by Ferrari Styling Centre in cooperation with Pininfarina; front and rear movable flaps balance downforce and cut drag at speed. The engine was revised, with power increased to 445 kW (597 hp) at 9,000 rpm, 540 N·m (398 lb·ft) of torque at 6,000 rpm.[19] Electronic systems were updated too, introducing side slip angle control (SSC) to improve car control on the limit. SSC performs instant-to-instant analysis of the car's side slip, comparing it with the target value and then optimizing both torque management (via integration with F1-Trac traction control) and torque distribution between the two wheels (via integration with the E-Diff electronic differential). The weight/power ratio (1,290 kg dry, 1,395 kg at the kerb, 90 less than the standard 458) is equal to 2.13 kg/cv, sprints from 0 to 62 mph (100 km/h) in just three seconds (0–125 mph or 0–200 km/h in 9.1 seconds with a response time of just 0.060 seconds).[19][20] Ferrari declared a Fiorano test track lap time of 1:23.5, only 0.5 seconds slower than the F12berlinetta.
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Grandeur of the Seas Cruise Review to Bermuda
Sail Date: October 22, 2006
Ship: Grandeur of the Seas
Cabin Type: Inside
Traveled As: Couple
Reviewed: 8 years ago
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The ship itself was fine. It seemed to be well kept and clean. I hated the fact that every single excursion that we wanted to partake in was cancelled last minute. We would wait on the ship (instead of going sight-seeing) so we could go on our excursions, then they would tell us they were cancelled 30 minutes before we were supposed to leave. That wasted a lot of our time on the island. Then when we would go to the Rock Wall to climb it, it would either be closed or a "kid time" (mind you there was not one child in line to do it). Then the weather forced it to be closed the rest of the time.
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Don't Miss: The ferry to the other part of the island.
Pros: The Sit Down dinners.
Cons: All the last minute cancellations.
Recommends Grandeur of the Seas? Yes!
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Forsburn is a playable character who represents the element of smoke and is a hyena. He was the fifth character to be announced along with Maypul.
He is a very good bait and punish character and is most effective when played patiently and waiting for his opponents to approach. He can capitalize on his opponents mistakes with his strong combo tools both on the ground and in the air (notably with his dash attack chains and up air juggles) and potent KOing options. He can greatly control the pace of a game by throwing out lots of smoke that forces opponents to approach to prevent him from consuming the smoke clouds and gaining his Combust charges.
Forsburn's positives include good overall mobility and relatively long disjointed range on many of his attacks. He possesses a dagger that gives him among the best reach in the game, and disjointed hitboxes allowing him to space very effectively, especially against characters with poor range. As a result, he has one of the most effective movesets for spacing relative to the rest of the cast, which is most evident with his wide-ranged aerials, as well as long-ranged strong attacks that possess respectable overall damage outputs and KO potentials.
While his damage overall is very low, he has a very strong combo game that allows him to rack up damage quickly. Many of his attacks easily combo into each other and are safe and reliable set-up and KOing options. He also has a fair share of strong finishers, such as his down strong and back aerial that can kill at higher percents, and Combust which can kill as early as 60%. Combined with his flexible combo game with many very quick, easily chainable attacks, particularly his neutral aerial and forward aerial, Forsburn has a very capable offensive presence with numerous KO options
However, Forsburn has exploitable drawbacks, the most problematic being his predictable recovery that is easily edgeguarded forcing him to find creative ways to recover. His lack of a projectile also makes it difficult to pressure his opponent from a distance, while making it hard for him to approach against projectile users as well.
Forsburn's neutral game relies heavily on effective spacing. As mentioned before, Forsburn possesses one of the longest overall ranges in the game, which plays a vital role in his neutral.
Forsburn's greatest asset is the overall range throughout his moveset, courtesy of his dagger: it grants Forsburn's attacks the overall longest disjointed range in the game. Thanks to this trait and his aforementioned attributes, Forsburn can space out his opponent quite easily, stuff out opposing approach and adeptly punish most careless attacks, all while fighting from a safe distance. A prime example of this trait is Forsburn's aerial moveset: his neutral aerial is a fast three hit move that covers a very wide area and has the lowest landing lag among Forsburn's aerials, making it a go-to option for spacing or carrying the opponent across stage and is very safe to throw out in neutral. It can also be autocanceled after the second hit into another neutral aerial and has a low launching angle, all of which make it great at edgeguarding despite its low power. His up aerial deals decent damage, has mediocre power, high speed, a very long duration, and a large overall hitbox, making it an all-purpose attack. It is good for countering overhead attacks and can control a lot of space around Forsburn, preventing approaches. His down aerial, however, despite having high power and a very strong spike, has a sourspot, slow startup and high landing lag making it very unsafe and easily punishable on whiff or parry. Thus, while it is a dependable edgeguarding tool, it is arguably Forsburn's least useful aerial. Back aerial is Forsburn's strongest aerial attack with its high damage, tremendous knockback and KO potential when hit clean. It is great for edgeguarding, using RAR after knocking opponents in the air and after parries, however, it has the slowest startup and landing lag of his aerials, making it his riskiest aerial to use regardless. His forward aerial deals decent damage and knockback and is a good combo starter. It is Forsburn's safest aerial due to its fast startup and low ending lag and good range, making it one of his best approach tools.
Forsburn also has a rather strong ground game. His down tilt is a versatile ground attack that is good for spacing, stopping approaches, and starting combos. His forward tilt is one of the fastest tilts in the game, and can create smoke in front of him if he isn't fully charged. His up tilt is very slow and unsafe move, but good at catching opponents above him with its wide hitbox. Dash attack is good at punishing whiffs, tech chasing and comboing, but is often prone to punishment when avoided. His forward strong can be canceled after the first hit into tilts and is good for stopping approaches. The second hit delivers high knockback and damage making it good for knocking opponents off stage and securing kills. His down strong covers both sides delivering high knockback and has low startup lag for such a powerful attack. It can easily be comboed into by an auto-cancelled two hit neutral air and is reliable off of parry. It can kill as early as 80% depending on the character and stage making it considerably his best KO move, along with his back aerial and Combust. His up strong is a slow two hit move that is unreliable due to it being techable off of the ground or platform, making it arguably Forsburn's least useful ground attack.
Forsburn's special moveset has high utility and after consuming three smoke clouds, his Specials become empowered. His neutral special, Smoke Screen, creates smoke for a couple of seconds right over his position, and can be spread across the stage strategically. When in the smoke Forsburn is invisible, though he becomes visible again when he uses an attack or special. It can also be used to stall in the air, giving Forsburn mix-up opportunities to recover, land, and edgeguard. When empowered, Smoke Screen restores his double jump and creates a large cross-like formation of smoke around him. Side special creates a clone of Forsburn that approaches the opponent when made. It can be toggled between the "Aggressive" mode and "Defensive" mode by using side special and can be Combusted by using down special. If it is destroyed by the opponent, it creates a single smoke cloud. If it is destroyed early on it will have a cool down until he can create another clone. When empowered, the clone attacks every three seconds on its own and when destroyed creates five smoke clouds in a cross-like formation. Consume (Combust), his down special, is used to make Forsburn consume smoke clouds. After consuming three smoke clouds Forsburn becomes empowered. If he is parried, Forsburn loses all of his smoke charges which are dispersed around him after the parry. When empowered, down special provides him with the capability to Combust which is the strongest kill move in the game. Finally, up special is used as Forsburn's main recovery tool. It lets him teleport a set distance and allows him to both teleport through stages and teleport into smoke clouds a maximum of three times before going into special fall. Unlike his other special moves, up special doesn't have an empowered version.
Forsburn also has a decent defensive game due to his range. He can use dash dancing, wavedashing and smoke to bait his opponent into approaching and punish them by out-spacing their approach and punishing their whiffs.
However, Forsburn does have his fair share of flaws. The most prominent one is his unimpressive recovery. Despite not having any lag when teleporting into smoke clouds and its mobility, Forsburn's recovery is glaringly susceptible to punishes. Although he has numerous ways to mix it up, it can be punished easily with a parry read or on reaction if his opponent is patient. Forsburn also suffers from a lack of a projectile, which can make closing the distance considerably difficult and allowing him to be easily zoned out by projectile characters due to him lacking a projectile himself. It also make it hard for him to control the pace of a match consistently due to the aforementioned reasons.
- Has a large, disjointed hitbox on many of his attacks that can help zone out opponents and make it hard for them to approach.
- A successful parry can guarantee a back aerial, or down strong that can secure the kill against an opponent at a higher percent.
- Has great combo tools both on the ground and in the air, notably with his dash attack chains and up air juggles
- Can perform long and precise combos allowing him to rack up damage very fast.
- Down Air is a fast and strong spike
- Charged Down Special (Combust) is a flexible and powerful move. It sends opponents away from Forsburn's center, meaning it can both kill off the top and spike opponents
- Lacks a projectile, impairing his ability to control space and the tempo of a match consistently.
- Smoke clouds, although useful can be destroyed in one hit by any move. Because of this a single projectile can take out all of his clouds if not placed well. Additionally, smoke clouds are destroyed when Forsburn dies.
- Vulnerable recovery that is predictable and can easily be punished with a parry or a well-spaced move
- When his attacks are parried, the smoke clouds he absorbed beforehand are released from his body.
- Creating a clone behind smoke makes no sound.
- Use the first part of Side Strong to extend combos and reach opponents not on the stage.
- Use a charged Neutral Special while recovering to release a great amount of smoke offstage. Forsburn can then teleport through the smoke to confuse edgeguarders
- Press Neutral Special to change the behavior of the clone from Offensive to Defensive.
- Hold the Special button to prevent clones from jumping / using Up Special offstage. This is a good recovery mixup
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In-Game Info: "Forsburn can create a Smoke Screen with his Neutral Special. Forsburn hides in the smoke while other characters are visible. Forsburn can consume smoke using his Down Special. After consuming 3 smoke clouds, his Specials become empowered. Forsburn can create a clone of himself using Forward Special. Forsburn can press Down Special to explode his clone."
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- SMOKE SCREEN - Forsburn can use his Neutral Special to obscure the battlefield allowing Forsburn to remain hidden inside a cloud of smoke.
- DECOY - Through his Forward Special, Forsburn can create a smoke facsimile of himself that can attack opponents. The illusory Forsburn breaks into smoke after being hit by a single attack.
- CONSUME/COMBUST - By using his Down Special, Forsburn can consume his smoke clouds back into his body. After consuming three clouds, Forsburn is charged up and can use Down Special again to combust: knocking opponents away at high speed.
|Dash attack
|A quick attack that lunges him forward and sweeps his dagger upwards in a powerful blow. Despite the animation, the hitbox is only in front of Forsburn and not above him. It's good for whiff punishes, tech chasing and extending combos. Due to whiff lag the attack is not safe.
|Neutral jab
|4%, 4%, 6%
|Forsburn slashes three in front of him with his dagger. A very fast attack that hits forward twice. It's the fastest and safest move in his kit. The first hit confirms into combos, the second hit is techable, while the third has good knockback that can knock the opponent off stage.
|Forward tilt
|2%, 4%
|Blows in front of him that can create smoke in front of him if he is not already fully charged. A good, fast multi-hit move.
|Up tilt
|2%, 5%
|A very slow crouching attack where he hits upward with his cape twice. It is very punishable but has a large hitbox making it good for hitting opponents above him.
|Down tilt
|Slashes the dagger while leaning forward. A very good zoning move that can either counter approaches or start combos, but is very unsafe.
|Up strong
|4%, 4%, 12%
|A very slow attack that uses the cape hit around him and drag opponents toward him. The second part of this attack hits opponents back upwards with his dagger. The attack is unreliable because opponents can roll away from the second hit at low percents.
|Side strong
A slow multi-hit attack that drags the opponent inward. He can choose to do a stronger but shorter range stab afterwards by doing the input again or cancelled it into tilts or his down smash. The attack is good for stopping approaches and is easy to pull off.
|Down strong
|Sweeps the dagger on the ground hitting both in front of and behind him. A very good kill move that can kill anywhere around 80-120%.
|Neutral air
|2%, 2%, 4%
|Twirls counterclockwise with the first and third hitboxes being in front of him, and the second being behind him. An excellent combo tool that is also good for spacing and edge guarding. First two hits can be auto-cancelled into another neutral air.
|Up air
|A quick upward long lasting stab with his dagger that has good combo potential.
|Forward air
|A fast upward kick that hits in front of Forsburn. Is one of his best attacks due to its low end lag and combo potential.
|Backward air
| 13%/14%
4% (sour)
|A backwards stab with his dagger that has some startup, but is strong and viable for both KOing and edgeguarding opponents with a reverse aerial rush. Can kill as early as 90%. Sour spot does substantially less damage.
|Down air
|12% (front) 12% (back)
|A slow downward swing with his dagger a large hitbox. Very unsafe approach tool due to slow start up. First hit sends opponent upward and away, second hit sends them straight down
|Neutral special
| Forsburn begins emitting smoke around him. If he does it while moving, it forms a trail of clouds. If he stays immobile, the clouds spread to form a large clump.
The clouds remain intangible and do not have any effect until the last one is deployed. Using another special move ends the deployment early. You cannot reuse this move until the current smoke generation is complete.
Forsburn is completely invisible behind clouds of smoke while not attacking. Other characters still appear in front of them.
Using this move when Forsburn has 3 smoke charges releases a large amount of clouds at the same time.
The clouds instantly dissipate when attacked by opponents. There can only be a maximum of 24 clouds on the stage, and creating a new cloud beyond that limit dissipates the oldest cloud.
|Up special
|8% (burst)
| Forsburn halts his momentum and disappears into his cloak, reappearing quickly after in a fiery burst. This move leaves Forsburn helpless afterwards. He travels a fixed distance towards the direction inputted once he disappears. No input makes him reappear in place instead.
This move can travel through the stage a certain distance.
If there is a cloud of smoke at his destination, Forsburn will instead reappear centered inside of it. He will not do his fiery burst or be left helpless, and he will restore his double jump.
He can teleport into clouds up to 2 times without touching the ground; doing it a third time will always do the fiery burst variation instead.
|Side special
| Forsburn halts his momentum and summons a clone. The real Forsburn reappears to the side of your directional input. Only one clone can be present at a time.
The clone chases enemies or runs from them. You can change this behavior by pressing the special button. Holding the special button prevents offstage clones from jumping or using Up Special. Down special will force the clone to explode.
If Forsburn has all three smoke charges, he will create an empowered clone. This clone will attack every 3 seconds or whenever you press the special button. He chooses his attacks based on his relative position from the enemy. He will never use special moves or strong attacks except up special for recovering.
The clone dies from any attack and leaves a single smoke cloud behind. The empowered clone leaves 5 clouds behind.
Creating a clone behind smoke makes no sound.
|Down special
| N/A (consumption)
10% (burst)
| Forsburn quickly consumes a nearby cloud of smoke. After consuming 3 clouds he becomes fully charged and dissipates all of his own clouds. A different sound can be heard and his skin becomes more colored. Once he is fully charged this move becomes a single use of combust. Combust unleashes a large burst of flames around Forsburn which deals very high knockback to opponents hit and propels them straight away from Forsburn.
Interrupting him during the starting time of combust still makes him lose all of his charges.
Parrying Forsburn when he is fully charged makes all of the clouds he absorbed release from his body.
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Forsburn is the disgraced, eldest son of the Firelands' ruling family. While his brother Zetterburn served the kingdom through leadership on the battlefield, Forsburn was the Firelands' chief diplomat. Forsburn was the right hand of the Fire King, and he could be relied upon both to broker treaties and to quietly take care of threats to the kingdom. However, after years of unquestioning service, Forsburn began to smell corruption simmering beneath the surface of the Fire Council. But before Forsburn could expose the conspiracy, his father was discovered slain with Forsburn's own dagger protruding from his heart. Assumed to be the assassin, Forsburn was condemned by his brother and barely escaped the Capital with his life. Left wounded and nationless, he wandered for months before meeting a groups of rebels on the outskirts of the Firelands. These outsiders of the kingdom had rejected flame and mastered the way of smoke, a philosophy of truthful deception. Forsburn joined the smoke tribe, soon becoming their leader. He plots to reclaim the Fire Capital from the Fire Council and their unsuspecting pawn, Zetterburn.
Trivia Edit
- Neutral special official name is "Smoke screen", side special is "Decoy", down special is "Consume/Combust".
- Forsburn is the fifth character to be announced along with Maypul. He represents the element of smoke.
- Forsburn's name is a reference to the ice hockey player Peter Forsberg.


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Regulators close Colonial Bank; assets sold to BB&T | ReutersColonial Bank, of Montgomery Ala., was shuttered on Friday and its assets sold to southeast regional bank BB&T Corp, marking the largest bank failure this year...
The failure of Colonial Bank, which had total assets of $25 billion, is expected to cost the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp's insurance fund $2.8 billion.
Colonial Bank was the third largest bank to fail since the collapse of the nation's housing bubble. The three largest bank failures since 2007 are:
Washington Mutual: $307.00 billion in assets
IndyMac: $32.01 billion in assets
Colonial Bank: $25.00 billion in assets
Following the closure of Colonial Bank, three additional banks were closed. That brings this year's figure for failed banks to 77. In 2008, 25 banks failed. In 2007, 3 banks failed. The total number of failures in the 2007-09 period has now risen to 105. Additional bank failures are highly likely in coming weeks.
Three states have 10 or more bank failures since the housing bubble burst during summer 2006:
Georgia: 26
Illinois: 14
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Yesterday I was posting pictures of bluebonnets from years gone by. I have been anxiously awaiting the first blooms here in Texas. My friend from our previous neighborhood called me this morning and beckoned me to her front yard, where her bluebonnets had just started blooming!
Sometimes I wait;
sometimes I pray.
Sometimes the answer
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He satisfies my desires with good things.
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This Easy Goulash Recipe made with ground beef and elbow macaroni is comfort food at it's best!
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the idea girl saysniff NIAGARA INTEGRATED FILM FESTIVAL CALENDAR JUNE 19 – 22, 2014 BILL MARSHALL FOUNDER TIFF (TORONTO) – ST CATHARINES NIAGARA ON THE LAKE WINERIES THE IDEA GIRL SAYS
Sherkston Shores – Ontario, Canada – Resort Map – lake erie crystal beach ridgeway fort erie peace bridge buffalo ny, usa – idea girl canada – linda randall
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Bill Marshall Founder of TIFF Toronto International Film Festival and NIFF Niagara Integrated Film Festival 2014
the ideas are rolling 28 mar 2014
I've asked NIFF to set up another sponsors page for me, so I can drum up some moola from local businesses. I want them to have a site to go to to donate monies and become a partner/sponsor for the Niagara Integrated Film Festival.
I'm going out on foot now to various businesses telling them it's a good idea to become a sponsor.
Then I'm giving the ideas to NIFF to get all the sponsors then do a Media Blitz about them (reporters can do interviews with each company finding out what they provide to the community, how their donation will be used for operating costs, programming and venues for the festival which will DRAW tourists into the area.
Each business I approach is going to Provide a service for our visiting celebrities and guests who attend #NIFF and other festivals in the region.
I'm talking with various hotels, resorts to offer VIP treatment packages where we'll show you the best customer service you've ever gotten travelling around the niagara region ontario canada. (hey this idea might catch on and extend into other events where you buy a flat rate fee that takes care of hotel, food, entertainment, transportation (especially if you've had a few drinks and cannot drive this is VERY useful!) etc.
Can ar is aware of the travel needs, I've asked them to help with lake erie transports to #NIFF and advised them to contact them to offer "tour bus services"
I'm compiling a list of spa's, grant writers and festival committees, to help with NIFF and other festival and events that can be used to entertain young children ages 4 to 12, and teens, so that people (celebrities and others) with "nannies" have fun stuff to take the kids too during the june 19 – 22 2014 event 🙂
also instead of renting a hotel room we can offer houses, security and protected environments in some of our already placed millionaire billionaire resorts, along lake erie.. something for celebrities to consider, why stay in a stuffy hotel room when you can have a 3,000 to 8,000 square foot mansion to relax in, fresh air, home made foods delivered to your door, and places for your kids to be kids – eliminates whining. 🙂
I am suggesting Sherkston Shores it's a favorite hot spot.
there's also rentals on Erie rd, Ridgeway Rd – mansions I'm not sure who takes care of those but I intend to find out.
volunteers who will get freebies, gifts, tickets and more for participating in NIFF
in the Niagara Region we do loads of freebies that our businesses offer people – its a free way to advertise (frisbees, balls, kites, you name it – water bottles, I've collected all sorts of goodies over the years and usually gave them out as rewards for another program I was working with – charities and stuff)
also let QUEST know my idea (they know me VERY well) and often help with community stuff too. they can help with health issues, diabetes and blood pressure tests for guests – and then direct them to walk in clinics should they require any help while visiting..
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Niagara Integrated Film Festival Hi Linda, What do you mean another sponsors page? Who did you have in mind
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Linda M Randall Chisholm local businesses, we get them to sponsor you with 100, 200 and up and we blog their names (thanking them) once its all done on media, tv shows, etc, they get free marketing via media, and you'll get monies to put towards venue and operating costs.. win win for both.
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Linda M Randall Chisholm also we need a BANK to sponsor us.. royal does it for TIFF.. we should get canada trust for NIFF they go to all our other EVENTS – fort erie festival, welland canal days, etc.
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Linda M Randall Chisholm the flash drives – get a business to donate them (see who NPAAMB deals with in fort erie they hand out flash drives and have student grants, for credits kids get paid $100s of dollars to go to school, why not have a lottery for volunteers to win something – money, vacation trip (talk to Sherkston Shores Resort in sherkston (beside crystal beach) they have homes, cottages for sale, rentals, campgrounds etc it's massive on lake erie, you can use my name as a referral ive emailed them getting them involved with NIFF too. it's a great place for families to stay, kids can play all day with nanny while parents go to NIFF
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That being said, I did something really dumb yesterday. Shocker, I know. I had some leftovers from Oregano's in a styrofoam container that I wanted to reheat for lunch, and I've always heard that putting styrofoam in the microwave isn't good for you. (I have absolutely no idea if this is just one of those rumors that was disproved like 10 years ago, but I've never had the inclination to look it up.) I had planned in my head beforehand that I was going to get one of the paper plates from the kitchen where I work and heat it up on that instead. So I got to the kitchen, got a plate out of the cupboard, poured out the food from the styrofoam container onto the plate, and heated up my meal. It wasn't until I got back to my desk that I realized...
...the plate was styrofoam, too.
I know I've speculated about this before, but my suspicions are getting stronger that Ralph the Night Hair Dresser (he's similar to the Tooth Fairy and the Easter Bunny) not only makes my hair look like a tumbleweed for when I wake up in the morning (seriously, I think he gets a kick out of this) but also dyes my hair brown every single night. There are simply no other logical explanations.
Have I mentioned logic isn't a strong suit of mine?


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In a study, researchers have found that long-term pot smokers were roughly 62 percent less likely to develop head and neck cancers than people who did not smoke pot.
4/16/17This is Bistek al la Mexicana a common dish found many places. There are several places I get this some better than others but all real decent! Kind of a tomato based sauce with generally pretty tender pieces of beef and a fair amount of it. The rice is pretty generic but the frijoles can be something else. This also includes as many fresh made in front of you tortillas you want and brought to you with a smile. Something like this costs around 50-60 pesos or $3. The squeezed as you watch orange juice is 20 and brings the price up a bit but worth it. Nothing in the States I've ever had compares to this not even close plus it'll cost 7-10 smacks. I don't know what I'm going to eat when I return. It will be an adjustment as I do this so much that is go into Puerto Vallarta on the south side and have me a excellent lunch with "real" Mexican food not the slop I get back there. I do not plan on eating out much at all only at maybe three select places. Pricey yes but worth it because it's so good. I threw away so much money last summer eating way overpriced shitty food. Several times the food got thrown away as well. The whole of Mexico is an eating machine I tell you. I'm gonna miss this.
I feel good and and think the higher temps and humidity contributes to that. It's the same every time. After a month or two you realize and say " Hey I feel pretty damn good!"
Just as important I believe the food made fresh with wholesome fresh ingredients as well contributes to that. Get off the bus in town the food smells everywhere make me hungry just like that.
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Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Epistemology, or Oh, You Think You Know Everything
Could we all just sit still for a moment?!
Remember when nothing seemed to change? When green was your favorite color, when you knew that there was no way that you would ever get fat or get seriously hurt, when you knew things for a certainty because they always had been that way?
The older I get – and the more I think about things – the more convinced I become that knowledge is relative, that nothing can be known for sure, and that few things under the control of humans can be "known".
For example, when I was little, gambling was wrong. Everyone "knew" this. I specifically remember a movie, some movie, where the police came in, raiding a poker game. I had wanted to know why they couldn't play cards, and my parents explained to me that playing for/with money was wrong, that it was illegal, and that people who gambled were criminals. My father continued on with a speech on organized crime, prohibition, and the Kennedys, but I had already stopped listening.
But gambling illegal? Not true anymore! Gambling is okay now, have you heard? The lottery's on the TV. There are by-the-hour daycares in casinos. Vegas is actively promoting itself as a family destination. There's water parks and shows and buffets and hookers. Something for everyone!
Full disclosure here: I've only been to Vegas once. Got dreadfully lost in an unfortunate I'll-Be-Over-Here-While-You're-In-The-Bathroom Fiasco that netted me two hours of 3:00 a.m. fear, two marriage proposals I suspect were not sincere, one lewd proposition that I suspect was, and a stern yelling-at from the people I was eventually reunited with. I do have to say, however, that through all the trauma I was surprised by the number of people in the casinos with strollers and small children, even at 3:00 in the morning. Ding! Ding! Ding! Daddy, can I have another roll of quarters for the slots?
What does that mean, when something that used to be wrong is now right?
For instance, it used to be okay to smoke cigarettes. Everywhere. In theaters. In airplanes. In hospitals. In courthouses. In bars! I kind of miss that, the smoking-in-the-bar thing, as beer and cigarettes are truly the Fred and Ginger of the night-out dance, but that's okay, too. Because of the smoking ban, it's no longer necessary to wash everything that had anything to do with the smoky night before.
What's my point? That what is okay changes from year to year, from place to place. Some changes, like fashion, are within our control – grown women with bows in their hair? Crocs? Neon-blue bras under sheer white tops? As we say in Minnesota, well, that's interesting.
And other changes, like the profane/highly entertaining cell phone conversations one sometimes overhears on the bus, are more nebulous. When did people become okay with airing their dirty laundry in public?
But I guess that's the nature of change, isn't it? One minute you know exactly what you're doing, and the next minute, despite your high school education, you can't remember the old name for Myanmar or what used to stand on that corner before they tore it down to make way for the condos.
Change. You just can't keep up.
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- The Simple Dude said...
Indeed. At one point you couldn't even flush a toilet on TV until Archie Bunker changed that. Now we get shows like Jackass doing all kinds of unusual things with bodily fluids. Some change is better than others I guess.
Oh, and I know Myanmar... that's where that movie Top Gun was right? :)
- January 26, 2011 at 7:18 AM
- Grant said...
Green is still my favorite color.
- January 26, 2011 at 7:26 AM
- ICKY said...
~ 1500 years ago, everybody knew that the Earth was the center of the universe.
500 years ago, everybody knew that the Earth was flat.
And 15 minutes ago, you knew that people were alone on this planet.
Imagine what you'll know tomorrow.~
Agent K
- January 26, 2011 at 7:32 AM
- Simply Suthern said...
I think I am going thru the change. Or maybe that was my pockets and I found some change. It's been that kinda week.
- January 26, 2011 at 7:34 AM
- Flea said...
You hush. I love my Crocs.
- January 26, 2011 at 7:40 AM
- Dr. Cynicism said...
Change is scary. Everyone should just stop to smell the bacon -erm, I meant roses- and then never keep going after that.
- January 26, 2011 at 7:47 AM
- Short Poems said...
Interesting post... you have such a nice blog... great work...I liked it a lot :)
All the best
Marinela x
- January 26, 2011 at 7:47 AM
- Oilfield Trash said...
When I read this the first thought I had was how women used to not shave their who-whos, but now it is just fine to do so.
- January 26, 2011 at 7:49 AM
- haphazardlife said...
The point when change becomes really weird is when it becomes a "the world is going to hell" thing. Next thing you know you're shrinking in the wash. I don't wanna shrink!!!
- Jazz
- January 26, 2011 at 8:17 AM
- Big Fat Gini said...
I do not embrace change (I also don't embrace hope, but you know that's probably another subject for a different day).
I'm kind of bitter you mentioned Crocs, too.
- January 26, 2011 at 8:20 AM
- Sweet Cheeks said...
LOL@ Icky!
Gambling wasn't a big deal when I was a child. Of course, I lived in New York at the time. Let's just say I had several friends who's families were very well off financially and it wasn't exactly clear what their dad's 'did' for a living - if you know what I mean.
Fugetaboudit...I was told...Don't ask...just accept.
Scary times.
- January 26, 2011 at 8:27 AM
- Pat Tillett said...
I think it boils down to one thing...
Earthlings are stupid!
- January 26, 2011 at 8:40 AM
- Douglas said...
You are too young, of course, to remember this bumper sticker quote:
"Remember when sex was dirty and the air was clean?"
Well, the air wasn't really clean when sex was dirty but you get the concept. And sex wasn't really dirty unless you were at the beach and then sand got into everything.
Life is change. C'est la vie. The only thing we can do is get older until even that isn't an option.
And, for the record, I like Vegas. But I agree it was better when it wasn't a family destination.
Ok, I feel better now.
- January 26, 2011 at 8:43 AM
- Eva Gallant said...
You are so right. Though I'm not sure all changes are!
- January 26, 2011 at 9:03 AM
- Jhon Baker said...
Ah, yes, change - progressive regression - I like things to change, it keeps everything interesting.
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- January 26, 2011 at 9:10 AM
- alwaysinthebackrow said...
Just for the record, I wouldn't mind shrinking a little, myself.
But you are right. Changes are going on, and they are going on faster than ever. Or, maybe as we get older, we just notice them more than we did when we were kids. Me, I don't like a lot of fast change. Loose change would be okay, though.
- January 26, 2011 at 9:15 AM
- Nezzy said...
Shoot take it, I remember when a married couple could not be shown in the same bed on TV. All the shows had twin bed in the bedroom.
Life is funny. I have friends who think it is a sin to go to a movie theater but will buy, rent or watch the same movies on TV. What goes there???
Great post sweetie!!! :o)
I'm old so I seen many, many changes.
Enjoy your day and may it be filled with rich blessings!!!
- January 26, 2011 at 9:52 AM
- Kittie Howard said...
A lovely post that balances food for thought. I love my microwave, computer, flat screen tv, Kindle, the air bags in my car, nutrition labels on food (I used to think those cheese/cracker packets had few calories, HA!), like my house alarm system that keeps my changes in my house. I went to school with a kid who lost his eyesight when someone in a passing car threw an orange out the window. Change hadn't yet come along for shatterproof glass. But kids in a casino at 3:00 a.m. - no, just NO! English laced with profanity everywhere - NO! Teen moms on reality tv - NO NO!
- January 26, 2011 at 10:30 AM
- jabblog said...
'All change!' as the conductor said to the passengers . . .
- January 26, 2011 at 10:39 AM
- Roses said...
Don't mind me.
I'm just going to sit here quietly.
I'll wait for the next big thing; which, by the way the world is going, will mean I'll be back in style in about 15 years time.
- January 26, 2011 at 10:54 AM
- Macy said...
They allow children in casinos at Vegas???
I don't remember KIDS in Ocean's Eleven ... *slopes off to check DVD collection*
- January 26, 2011 at 11:38 AM
- KleinsteMotte said...
Well quantum law in physics sure had an impact and so has the micro chip and nano tech but more is yet to come. Getting to know how our brain works and how to get us to increase our memory is now being studies with vigour. How are we to behave with all these changes? Roll with it with a smile if it helps make something better.
- January 26, 2011 at 11:40 AM
- Green Girl in Wisconsin said...
And not all of it's good change, is it?
- January 26, 2011 at 11:58 AM
- Jinksy said...
If we didn't keep changing, we'd all be dead...
- January 26, 2011 at 12:05 PM
- becca said...
some dys i want to stop time and just enjoy what is
- January 26, 2011 at 12:16 PM
- Su said...
Something I've noticed about the public airing of dirty laundry: It's interesting that people will desperately cling to their right to do/say whatever they want, while at the same time clinging to their right to not be "offended" by someone else doing/saying what they want. I just want to sit the whole country down & explain that you can't have it both ways.
Also, my mother gives directions by saying, "You turn left at the old Wal-Mart, then right where the Dairy Queen used to be, there was a field next to that but now it's an office..." and so on. Which really confuses my husband who didn't grow up in our little down and has no idea where things *used* to be.
- January 26, 2011 at 12:38 PM
- Sausage Fingers said...
Burma baby Burma, disco inferno...
Sorry I am hammered at work..
- January 26, 2011 at 12:43 PM
- Mandy's Kidding said...
I'm awfully fond of the right to vote, so I'll humble myself and accept change as it comes.
- January 26, 2011 at 12:47 PM
- The Vegetable Assassin said...
Change is generally a good thing except when they're messing with my lovely nostalgic memories of the past or limiting our freedoms. Sadly, freedom limitation seems to be on the rise in the USA. Pretty soon the government will be reading your correspondence and monitoring your every move and censoring the news. Oh wait! They already do. Ha.
Give me good change. More freedom to not be tied to a fixed address if I want to travel in my camper or say exactly what I want about who I want in public if I feel like it or not to be stuck in a giant, radiation fueled full body scanner in the airport.
Gosh I got all serious and ranty there Pearl. Time for meds. :)
- January 26, 2011 at 1:06 PM
- Bambam said...
"beer and cigarettes are truly the Fred and Ginger of the night-out dance" ... that is excellent Pearl!
Some changes are good, some are bad, but I think the worst thing that has changed is that people take no responsibility for their own actions any more. Everything is always someone else's fault.
- January 26, 2011 at 1:26 PM
- HumorSmith said...
Damn! Parts of that were so funny I epistemologized all over myself laughing.
- January 26, 2011 at 3:26 PM
- Glen said...
Pearl - you have left me with no choice at all I'm afraid... I have awarded you a thingemy bobby - if you want it - come get it ... http://www.glenslife.com/2011/01/writing-hard.html
- January 26, 2011 at 3:32 PM
- Lazarus said...
Pearl, sorry, I didn't realize that was you in Vegas, I take it back. I didn't really have a live octopus back in my room anyway, so you were just as well off saying no!
- January 26, 2011 at 4:28 PM
- Shawn said...
Wait how did I get here? I remember someone saying lick this paper and then wash it down with this. Then all black......hmmm.
Cool post
- January 26, 2011 at 4:54 PM
- FreeFlying said...
"One lewd proposition that I suspect was" made me laugh out loud.
I kind of like everyone airing their dirty laundry now. It's like mobile t.v.
- January 26, 2011 at 5:06 PM
- Susan in the Boonies said...
You had me at "pants that are inexplicably shrunken in the wash". WHAT IS UP WITH THAT???? Also, how scary my reflection has become in the car window when I'm outside in direct sunlight. Those sags, blotches and wrinkles. WHAT IS THAT ALL ABOUT???
Things can quit changing at any point, now.....
- January 26, 2011 at 5:26 PM
- Susan in the Boonies said...
P.S. Didn't you get your epistemology when your son tore something on his way out of your hoohah many years ago? I know I did, with mine. :-D
- January 26, 2011 at 5:28 PM
- On My Soapbox said...
Sometimes change is good. Sometimes it isn't. Examples: Good: cell phones. Bad: talking loudly on cell phones in public places. Good: wider variety of acceptable clothing. Bad: wearing pajamas in public.
- January 26, 2011 at 6:16 PM
- Jenn Jilks said...
Interesting essay!
I've often looked at my 80-something hospice clients and found that they were pretty depressed with the way of the world.
They'd learned to live with so many new things, but lost their friends, family, and the world has so changed for them.
It is food for thought.
- January 26, 2011 at 6:20 PM
- Leenie said...
Confession: I didn't read any of your hundreds of admiring fans' comments although they are probably ALMOST as eriodite (sp?) as yours. I just wonder what all this has to do with an episiotomy---what? what? epistemology? OH--never mind.
- January 26, 2011 at 7:18 PM
- Andrew Green said...
The cigarette thing really amazes me....
I'm only 31, and I remember smoking, like, ANYWHERE when I was 16, and no one ever said anything. now, you can't even smoke in a hotel room without a SWAT team breaking down the door.
You make many good points.
- January 26, 2011 at 7:22 PM
- lgsquirrel said...
I'm still poor. When does this change thing happen?
- January 26, 2011 at 8:37 PM
- Tempo said...
Green was never my fav color.. Youre not even allowed to smoke in your own car now, if you have kids you can and will be charged with child abuse. I grew up in a time when we boys all wanted to be the high riding Marlbrough Man!
- January 26, 2011 at 11:21 PM
- the walking man said...
Burma...and the same crap is still standing on the corner that was there fifty years ago, only now it's a hulk and burned out. But that is change for you 2 dimes, a nickle, 2 quarters and, 25 pennies still make a buck.
- January 27, 2011 at 3:56 AM
- Chez said...
Definitely worth a 'thingemy bobby' from Glen..
- January 27, 2011 at 4:00 AM
- River said...
I don't mind some changes, as long as they don't affect me too much. What does annoy me is our public transportation system here in Adelaide South Australia. Every year the routes and timetables are switched around, so the bus you've become familiar with no longer goes to the same place or doesn't run at all, so we have to get new timetables and check up on things. This year the bus numbers were changed as well, so instead of catching a 102 bus into the city, I now have to catch a H30. Goodness knows how the elderly keep up.
- January 27, 2011 at 4:04 AM
- IndigoWrath said...
Oh, don't get me started on crocs.
- January 27, 2011 at 5:24 AM
- Casey Freeland said...
So well said! Yeah, you can't keep up. Don't even try. The trick is not to seem surprised as you learn how much has changed.
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The court observed that MNBs score over the nationalised banks as they are technically upgraded, efficient and their staff is well-paid. The 'dead wood' in the staff can be removed any time unlike government banks, where staff do not have any accountability and fear of being removed from service and therefore their attitude towards the public is pathetic.(Italics mine.) This, when the whole brouhaha is about private banks using goondas to assault the public!


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On October 22 2015, the Under-19 Irish cricket team had their hopes dashed and fate sealed. A loss to Nepal in the final of the World Cup qualifier meant all their hard work in a unbeaten run went in vain and they'd return home heartbroken. Three months on, Jack Tector's boys were working hard in the practice nets of the academy ground in the Sher-e-Bangla stadium in Mirpur ahead of their opening fixture against India.
How? Well, it was a stroke of luck, a chance the Irish have been more than eager to have grasped. Fittingly, it came along during Christmas. Australia's U-19 team pulled out of the tournament after security fears and Ireland gladly filled in.
"All our hopes of coming to the World Cup were over and then on Christmas day, we read an article from an Australian journalist which basically went along the lines that they were considering pulling out. And then 10 days later, Cricket Ireland got the invite to come to the World Cup. We were obviously over the moon to get the invite. Losing to Nepal in Malaysia was gutting," Tector recalls.
Celebrations and excitement were bound to happen but the bigger task - of competing at the tournament - was still to be done. In what position then, did this sudden turn of events leave the side as far as preparations and team composition went?
"We had a few weeks off (after the qualifiers) and we've been training all through November and December for the summer series and then for the Europeans (tournament). And then with the academy. That was two months of training and then we found out that we're coming here, so we went straight into training everyday. We went straight from Ireland to Dubai and got some practice," Tector revealed.
Practice got them back into the groove with bat and ball but what about the other factors? The Irish boys were being hauled from the cold climes back home to the sweltering heat of Dubai and then Bangladesh. Acclimatization ahead of results for now, one would reckon.
"We've played three and lost three (against South Africa in Dubai), so it hasn't quite gone to plan. It has been quite tough. But I think experiencing the conditions, the guys are learning all the time. The wickets back in Ireland are obviously different. The guys are not used to playing in this heat either, so it's all about acclimatising and learning all the time," Tector opined.
On the contrary, their opponents on Thursday, arrive with a massive reputation and favourable recent results. But, Tector doesn't seem too worried. For now, he and his boys are relishing the opportunity and working on the team's balance.
"There's probably both - nerves and excitement - in the camp right now, but for us it's just a massive opportunity to represent Ireland on the world stage. We've seen that the men's team have performed in the previous World Cups, so if we can follow some of their results, it will be a fantastic achievement," Tector said.
"Our balance is going al right. In the warm-up games, bowling has been our strength. We've got a couple of good seamers up top and young Josh Little has probably been our best bowler. And our fielding has been quite strong as well," he added.
Recent results haven't gone their way but Tector seemed confident about his closely-knit group and attributed the cohesion in the side to an interesting feature of the squad.
"There's three sets of brothers in the squad - myself and Harry, Fiachra and Lorcan Tucker and the two McClintocks - who are the jokers in the team. Having three sets of brothers creates quite a tight bond in the group. Harry, my younger brother, he's always asking questions. They're all trying to learn. There's good cohesion amongst the team so yeah, it's an exciting time," he said.
Ireland bring with them a sense of intrigue. In the recent past, oppositions have erred in judging them and paid the price for it. Pakistan in 2007, England in 2011 and the West Indies in 2015 - the fighting spirit amongst the Irish is finely documented as far as World Cups go. Tector and his boys - most of who took to cricket around the time the World Cup was played in the West Indies - hope to take heart from memorable victories.
"I started playing about nine-ten years ago. That was just before the 2007 World Cup. Obviously once we watched Ireland beat Pakistan - it was fantastic - and cricket really became a big sport in Ireland. I've played with Trent Johnston in my home club and he always talks about experiences of the tournament, along with Jeremy Bray. Seeing Ireland beating West Indies in the first game (in 2015) was brilliant. Chasing 300 and then seeing Kevin O'Brien's freak innings vs England (in 2011) was absolutely stunning. Seeing and hearing their stories of the World Cup is fantastic and it can only drive me and the guys to play for Ireland on the World stage," he says, visibly excited for the future.
While footage of greatness does instil a lot of inspiration and drive, a personal conversation could perhaps go further in building a youngster's confidence. Tector, who has played under recently-retired John Mooney, spoke about picking his former skipper's brains. "I've played quite a lot under John Mooney. He has passed on captaincy thoughts to me. We've spoken to Kevin O'Brien as well. They're just saying, 'go ahead and enjoy the experience' because it really is once in a lifetime."
Quality of cricket and a key balance
For a team like Ireland that is constantly asked to prove its worth on the international stage, quality of cricket coming through the ranks becomes very important. While the Mooneys and O'Briens take the World Cups by storm, is there quality to follow suit? Tector provides a detailed explanation in the affirmative.
"There's a lot of talent around. The Shaporjee-Pallonjee Cricket Ireland academy (set up in 2013) - lot of the our players are contracted with that. They're training couple of days a week. Cricket in Ireland is definitely growing and there's more and more opportunities coming and it is great to see all the new kids getting involved and playing the game. There's a new Inter-provincial set up in Ireland (since 2013). They're trying to create a first-class structure. Quite a few of the boys are playing in that."
While the Shaporjee-Pallonjee academy does a fine job of finding talent from all over the country and providing them with world-class player development programme, the setting up of the Inter-provincial series (Interpros) with the aim of gaining Test status by 2020, portrays the so-called minnows' lofty ambition. Holistic programmes such as these, however, bring about a bigger challenge for the young, upcoming players - the need to balance their cricket and education.
"It is quite tough (to balance). Having said that, I was in school last year and training in the evenings after school. You're not playing cricket all the time but you're still playing enough. We'll be training 3-4 times a week and then tours and stuff like that. But this last year has been busy, we've been on tour quite a bit. We've been to Sri Lanka, Jersey, Malaysia and Dubai and here.
"I am over in Cardiff in the UK. I am doing my finance course but it is also one of the MCC universities which means I am playing cricket most days there. So I am hoping to be a professional cricketer and so I've gone there in the hope of pursuing that," Tector says.