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Here is another fanfic. I decided to screw the polling and just put this one out as I have it basically written. So this one is called Love and War. It is in a different time period. Think Medieval time period.
Italics are of a memory
Disclaimer: Don't own Naruto.
Summary:Sakura Haruno is the only child of a great warlord. Her fathers enemies sons are both supposed to court her. One is cold and distant while the other is a little too friendly. When betrayal, murder, and a contract is signed what will happen to her. War soon breaks out because of choices made. What will happen and will Sakura get a fairytale or a disastrous ending. Rated T but may have a little M later on. Haven't decided.
Chapter 1
A young woman stood on the terrace overlooking the multi-colored gardens below her. Her long blue satin gown moved slightly in the breeze that had come up. The gown accentuated her petite form and the shapely curves that made up her body. Her pink hair danced lightly in the wind. Sighing she closed her eyes recollecting everything that had just transpired. Slowly her eyelids opened revealing emerald eyes that shone brightly. She was trying to regain her composure her mind still reeling from what her father, the king, had told her concerning her future.
'Sakura, you are my only child and though it pains me to have to tell you it is time for you to fulfill some of your obligations as a daughter of a warlord and to your country. I have arranged a marriage for you." her father spoke. "An arranged marriage?" she cringed just speaking the words that would seal her fate. "To whom?" she asked quieter. Her eyes met her fathers. His seemed to be filled with regret and sorrow. "As you know we have no alliance with the Uchiha or Miashi Kingdoms." her eyes closed knowing what would come. "Both kingdoms have a prince a year older than yourself. At the last Great Council it was decided that you should marry one of the princes. I met personally with the other Lords and we have decided that a marriage between either country would be satisfying as well as advantageous. Once the marriage has taken place all three of us will sign a contract that the newly formed countries will be allies. Though complications could arise we hope that none will." her father looked at her defeated face. She knew she couldn't say no. When it came to the Kingdoms any treaty that signified an alliance was highly favored and usually there was no alternative route. Bowing her head she spoke "I agree." walking out of the room she heard her fathers voice thanking her.
That was how she found herself in the situation she now in. Sighing heavily she set her elbows upon the stone surface of the terrace.
For as long as she could remember there had been six great kingdoms consisting of the Uchiha, Miashi, Nara, Uzumaki, Hyuga, and of course the Haruno. The three strongest were the Uchiha, Miashi, and Haruno and were constantly at odds with another. They always seemed to always be in skirmishes with the other. Border disputes mostly. All three had been able to retain power over their kingdoms. Now it seemed that the three were trying to settle disputes that had lasted centuries. The catch a marriage. Her marriage. A marriage not for love but for a peace treaty. Though it seemed rather outrageous that the three actually talked. They usually couldn't stand to be in the others presence. Shikaku Nara, King of the Nara Kingdom, seemed to have a great influence upon all three. She was sure that he would have liked her to marry his own son Shikamaru but seeing he was already married to another. His wife was a Yamanako Ino from the Yamanaka family a wealthy prominent family within the Nara Kingdom. She was sure that she would have an arranged marriage but being a princess when all the other kingdoms had princes left little to chose from and especially since all the other kingdoms princes had wives already. Each Prince had married a girl from within their country except for the Uzumaki prince having married a princess out of the Hyuga Family. That left her and her father's enemies sons. The other countries had sons to carry on the family heir and lineage while the Haruno Kingdom had had a daughter.
Her parents, she knew had tried for another but it brought complications to her mother. They had nearly lost her in childbirth to the second child of the Haruno Kingdom. It was a boy but died days later due to complications. Her father had been devasted at the loss of his future heir. For days she had avoided her father knowing how the loss had affected him. She could at times see the pained look in his eyes. She knew that he didn't want her to have to court his enemies sons but in times of uncertainties it was best to go along with the Great Council. She knew that she would have to marry but marrying one of her father's enemies son made his rage and her lose all hope of being loved by a man. The thought horrified her.
Her father had informed her that the princes would be coming to her home to meet her. She had also gained the information that the Uchihas would probably arrive first. Border reports to her father that she had caught told her that they were waging small battles with the smaller kingdom of Sound. That was another fact she hated about being the daughter of a warlord and a soon-to-be wife of one also. War. She had always hated it. Every time she saw her father ride out of the gates she would always get an uneasy feeling that he might not come back. She always knew there was a great possibly that he might not come home from battle.
"Milady." a voice spoke from behind her. "Yes?" "The King has gotten word from Lord Fukagu Uchiha. He says that him and his son will be arriving within the week." "Thank you." she whispered. The maid took her leave. "This is how it begins. Them cominng to knock on our door." the wind blew her hair around her small face. "I wonder what he will be like?" turning from the gardens and the wind she made her way into the palace a look of pleading in her eyes but also that of determination. She would do this for her father and throw her dreams away. Before fully entering the palace a gust of wind came up picking up her hair and throwing it in different directions. 'Give me strength.'
Ok so I decided to start putting up Love and War. Though since this one is basically written out I won't update for a few days. I want to try for one about every week. Unless I get a big response out of it.
Also the first few chapters are going to be rather short. I was looking at the writings and found that the first three chapters are not very long but once I get to four they are going to be longer. Really long. So bear with the shortness for a few chapters.
Thanks for reading this fanfic.
Please Review. Reviews help give me motivation for any story that I write.


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The first in a series of Discworld novels starring the young witch Tiffany Aching.
A nightmarish danger threatens from the other side of reality. . . .
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Romans 6:12-18 / Lk 12:39-48
We can get ourselves in a lot of trouble by playing the comparison game: She has more of this than I do; he has more of that; he's twice as fast as I am, and she's twice as smart. Making those kinds of comparisons, which may or may not be true, can blind us to our own very real gifts. It's strange but true that many people have never really noticed the gifts that make them special and unique. And as a result, they've never used them in anything but a haphazard way.
That's not what God had in mind in giving the gifts: they are for using — all of them! And those who fail to do so will impoverish both themselves and others, because gifts are never given just for us alone. They are for the family, God's family.
And that leads us to today's question: Have we spotted our gifts, all of them, and named them, and carried them where they're needed? A truly content and peaceful heart is usually a good indicator that the answer is 'yes.' And a restless, uneasy heart bears the sad news that we haven't. If the latter is the truth for you, don't let the matter rest there. Look for the gifts, and for those who need them, with a more discerning and attentive eye. You'll be surprised at how clear the answers become when you're paying attention. And you'll like the feel of a contented and peaceful heart.


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By Rachel Johnson, Ph.D, M.P.H., R.D., November/December 2008
Can the right diet bolster my body's defenses?
"If you get migraines regularly then drinking green tea will make your migraines worse. I found this out the hard way. "
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As with many label claims, Airborne's current one begins with a kernel of truth: vitamins A, C, E, zinc, and selenium—nutrients in the supplement—are among the vitamins and minerals that our immune systems need to function efficiently. According to a 2002 report in the British Journal of Nutrition, deficiencies of any of these nutrients (or of vitamins B6, B12, folic acid, copper or iron) can depress immunity. But the key word is deficiency; most of us—save for smokers, pregnant and breastfeeding women and the elderly—meet our needs for these nutrients with the foods we eat. If you fall into any of those higher-risk categories, talk with your doctor before taking a supplement.
And more isn't better. Excess amounts of many nutrients are potentially harmful, and it's all too easy for even a bright, well-educated person like Ben to go overboard. Just one tablet of Airborne contains 1,667 percent of the daily recommended value (DRV) for vitamin C. After doing the math, I was stunned to discover that when he popped five Airborne tablets in a day—two more than the label recommends—he was getting two and a half times the established safe upper limit for vitamin C (excesses can cause gastrointestinal disturbances and kidney stones). He also came dangerously close to the upper limit for vitamin A, raising his risk of toxicity.
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Eric D Nielsen <nielsene(at)MIT(dot)EDU> writes: > The one place I haven't been able to use PostGreSQL to experiment is with > regards to updateable views. I've found a few threads in -general and -hackers > (including one linked from the ToDo list), but they all seem to die out without > really reaching any sort of conclusion. That's because we've discussed it about as far as is interesting, until someone actually steps up and does the work ;-). We know how it should be implemented: in Postgres terms, an updateable-view facility would simply mean generating the appropriate ON INSERT/UPDATE/DELETE rules automatically, whenever a view is created that is simple enough that the code can figure out what said rules ought to be. (Hopefully this condition will be pretty nearly equivalent to the rules the SQL spec lays down for whether a view is updatable.) > Are there people working on this topic? I'ld be interested in helping out. AFAIR, no one has done anything about it. regards, tom lane
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WASHINGTON (Aug. 6)
Controversy brewing about one of Bob Dole's potential running mates could stifle the Republican presidential candidate's overtures to American Jewish voters before they reach full steam.
If former South Carolina Gov. Carroll Campbell Jr. joins the ticket this weekend, charges of anti-Semitism and dirty politics are likely to follow the Republican ticket.
Campbell, Sen. Connie Mack (R-Fla.) and an unidentified candidate are on Dole's short list for the vice presidential nomination, said Dole campaign officials.
Because of his age, 73, Dole's vice presidential pick is expected to garner extraordinarily close scrutiny.
As a congressional candidate for South Carolina's 4th District, Campbell, a close adviser to Dole, commissioned a poll in 1978 that has been widely condemned for highlighting his Democratic opponent's Jewish roots.
Campbell, who has defended the poll as appropriate, has since developed strong ties to the Jewish community both as a congressman and governor.
Dole campaign officials say the Jewish vote could prove critical to winning key states in November if the race tightens.
Highlighting potential concern over Campbell's past, Dole campaign officials took an affidavit Tuesday from a key figure in the 1978 race.
Jewish Republicans privately acknowledge that Campbell's past campaign would be a temporary setback to their outreach efforts. But they point to his current relations with the state's Jewish community as proof that he is someone American Jews can support.
Others charged dirty politics.
"This is a 20-year-old story that would take one day to silence," one Republican Jewish activist charged.
But despite the time lapse, questions linger whether Campbell tried to exploit his opponent's religion in a hotly contested congressional race.
At issue is a poll Campbell commissioned from pollster Arthur Finkelstein, whose name resurfaced lately when he worked for Benjamin Netanyahu's successful campaign for prime minister.
The survey asked voters to choose from six characteristics that best describe Campbell and his opponent, Greenville Mayor Max Heller, an Austrian-born Jew.
The characteristics listed were: honest, a Christian man, concern for people, a hard worker, experienced in government, Jewish.
Another question asked which personal qualities would make the respondent more or less likely to vote for which candidate. The list of 15 qualities included "a Jewish immigrant" or "a native South Carolinian."
Campbell was rumored to have shared information from the poll with a third party candidate, who then attacked Heller because he did not "believe Jesus Christ has come yet."
Heller, who had had a commanding lead in the race, was narrowly defeated by Campbell.
Campbell denounced the remarks of the third party candidate, Don Sprouse, at the time, according to news reports of the 1978 campaign.
In an affidavit this week, initiated by the Dole campaign, Sprouse denied reported coordination with the Campbell campaign to attack Heller.
But when the survey was released years later, Campbell reportedly defended the questions as legitimate, in part because Heller spoke during the campaign of his experiences fleeing the Nazis to come to the United States.
A spokesman for Campbell, in an interview this week, sought to clarify what happened in South Carolina 18 years ago.
"This whole incident has been characterized as an attempt to inject vicious and nasty elements in the campaign," said Kenneth Vest, Campbell's spokesman.
"These questions were not designed to support anything like that," he said, adding that "the governor believes that Finkelstein was trying to find out how Heller's story resonated with the voters of the district."
The controversial poll was not released until 1986, after Alan Baron, a Democratic analyst who is Jewish, raised the issue in a 1983 newsletter that explored the boundaries of race and ethnicity in political polling.
Baron wrote that Finkelstein, Campbell's pollster who is also Jewish, had surveyed voters to "determine the impact on voters of information that Heller was (1) a Jew; (2) a foreign-born Jew; and (3) a foreign-born Jew who did not believe in Jesus Christ as the Savior."
Baron quoted Finkelstein as saying that while the first two pieces of information would not sway the electorate, he believed that Campbell would win if voters knew that Heller did not believe in Jesus.
Campbell denounced the Baron account of the poll as "inaccurate" and "outrageously wrong," according to news reports at the time.
When asked about the legitimacy of the poll's questions, pollsters interviewed this week roundly condemned the approach.
The questions "go below the line of decency," said a Republican pollster who asked not to be named. "It will be very difficult to convince people that Campbell's campaign asked these questions and did not plan to use the results."
At the time of the campaign, Heller also charged that Campbell raised the question of whether he would have a dual loyalty to Israel if elected to Congress.
In a campaign speech in August of 1978, Campbell said, "I believe that it is imperative that a congressman be objective in foreign policy and have absolutely no favorite nation in the free world but America."
Heller charged that the combination of free world and favorite nation was a thinly veiled reference to Israel.
Campbell could also face renewed questions about his decision as a freshman lawmaker to speak to the notoriously anti-Semitic Liberty Lobby.
Despite this background, Campbell has strengthened his ties to the Jewish community in recent years.
As a member of Congress from 1978 to 1986, he co-sponsored legislation to move the U.S. Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
As governor from 1987 to 1995, Campbell founded the South Carolina-Israel Exchange to strengthen trade with the Jewish state. Campbell also led a delegation to Israel in the early 1990s.
But Democrats are champing at the bit to attack a Dole-Campbell ticket.
"Carroll Campbell used a patently anti-Semitic tactic to start his political career," said Steve Rabinowitz, a Democratic media consultant who has worked in the Clinton White House. "If Bob Dole can live with that, my guess is that the overwhelming number of American Jews cannot."
Campbell's spokesman said, "Carroll Campbell should be judged on his record as a governor and a congressman, and the enormous support he continues to enjoy among South Carolina voters, including a substantial number of Jewish supporters."


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Business leaders must recognize that there are things in the business world that financial assets can't buy, physical assets can't perform, and humans can't process. In supply chain and customer relationship domains, for example, many businesses would rather forego cash from business partners in lieu of a cache of information. Businesses that do a better job of compiling, managing and making available their information assets are more-valued business partners. Not only are information-based transactions fast becoming a means to avoid the tax man, it is a way to conceal certain business activity from public disclosure and thereby the prying eyes of competitors.
Once the corner store clerk knew his customers' buying habits, family, financial situation and personal interests. Today, this familiarity must be approximated on a grander scale in a global online information-based marketplace. Information assets and analytics have become the necessary, albeit impersonal, substitute for this personal touch. Only by considering information as a true enterprise asset are organizations better positioned to manage and deploy it with the same discipline as traditional assets — leading to vast improvements in the realized value of information.
Just as with conventional assets, information is increasingly amassed as a resource to generate tangible benefits, although primarily via improved decision making and process performance. However, business leaders are often tripped-up by the common misconception that information only has value when applied — i.e., data has no value when sitting idly in a database. This simply is not so. Just as physical inventory sitting on a shelf in a warehouse has discernible value, so do idle information assets. The difference is between realized value and the accounting definition of an asset's value—which takes into consideration its probable future economic benefit.
Organizations that treat idle information, or so-called "dark data", as anything less than having potential economic benefit will find themselves at increased competitive disadvantage. All information has a probable future economic benefit. IT and business leaders need to keep this in mind when considering business strategies and options for acquiring, administering and applying information. This probability varies based on a number of factors, including but not limited to its completeness, accuracy, consistency, timeliness and business process relevance. And like any asset, information's value depends upon the organization's capacity to deploy it.
The courts are split and insurers are confounded about recognizing information as a form of property. Recent legal rulings against insurers' denied claims related to data loss or destruction sometimes have confirmed electronic data as a physical property—and other times not. This has prompted insurers to offer electronic data insurance and/or specifically exclude data in property and casualty policies. In addition to a lack of accounting visibility, many businesses also are at increasing financial and legal risk of having insufficient insurance coverage for data-related misappropriation, mishaps or misconduct.
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In interviews with three dozen nonfinancial business executives we conducted at industry events over the past year, nearly 80% believe that their company's information asset value is represented under Goodwill, Other Intangibles or elsewhere on the balance sheet. However, despite meeting all the criteria of an intangible asset, information surprisingly is entirely absent as an asset class on the balance sheet. Even among enterprises whose core business is the buying and selling of information (e.g., TransUnion, Experian, Dun & Bradstreet, IMS Health, A.C. Nielsen and SymphonyIRI Group), information assets are nowhere to be found on their balance sheets.
Public companies are not required to inventory, quantify or assess the value of their information assets. Yet, these assets are either their primary source of revenue generation, or increasingly and materially contribute to their top line. Even intangible assets, such as copyrights, patents and brand, are reported in financial statements. Therefore, the growing disparity between corporate book values and market values is in large part due to the undisclosed value of information assets. Case-in-point is the yawning gap between Facebook's near $100B market valuation versus its book value of under $7 billion. As a pure information-based business, this suggests that Facebook's off-balance sheet information assets generated by nearly a billion unassuming, unpaid information workers ostensibly are worth more than $90 billion. This figure represents the investing public's present-value expectations of Facebook's ability to monetize this data.
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Italy need only a point against Liechtenstein to qualify for the European Under-21 Championships and Devis Mangia demands "a win with entertainment."
The Azzurrini have dominated their group and tomorrow at 16.00 UK time will qualify with a draw at home to the minnows before facing the Republic of Ireland on Monday.
"If we considered it to be only a formality then we'd be showing huge limitations," warned Coach Mangia.
"We have to play a good game and, as I always tell the lads, to win and consider the way in which they win. We must get a result and play to win with entertainment in every match."
This is the ex-Palermo tactician's first official game in charge of the Italy Under-21 side, as he came in over the summer when Ciro Ferrara accepted a job at Sampdoria. His debut was a 3-0 friendly triumph away to Holland.
"We certainly did well in Holland and I think the team can still improve. We've got to face tomorrow's game with this spirit, trying to raise the bar a little bit more.
"We started out doing good things and now our objective is to stay on that road. More than the result, I am interested in our attitude, maturity and approach."
Lorenzo Insigne is not in the Under-21 side, as he has been promoted to the senior Italy squad for the World Cup qualifiers against Bulgaria and Malta.
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There are 13 Kerala Divya desams found. Among which, the Emperumaan is found in Nindra thirukkolam in 10 divyadesams, in Kidantha kolam in 2 divyadesams and in Irundha kolam in one divya desam.
The perumal is facing his thirumugham along East direction in 8 divyadesam along west direction is 3 divyadesams and in 2 divyadesams, he is facing his thirumugham towards south direction.
In two divyadesams, (Thiruvananthapuram and Thiruvaattaaru), where the perumal is giving his seva in 3 different vaasals (entrance) explains about the birth, the leading of life and the final state, the death of human.
The Panja Pandavas, Dharmar (Thirucchenkundroor), Arjunar (Thiruvaaran Vilai), Nakulan (Thiruvanvandoor), Bhiman (Thirupuliyoor) and Sahadevan (Thirukkadithaanam) have worked for these 5 divyadesams and done lots of help in making these divyadesams to grow.
In Thiruvanparisaaram, the thaayar is named as "Kamalavalli Naachiyaar", in Thirucchenkundroor, the thaayar is Sengalamala valli Naachiyaar, in Thiruvithuvakodu, the thaayar is Padmapani Naachiyaar in Thiruvaaranvilai she is named as Padmasani Naachiyaar, in Thirupuliyoor, the thaayar is porkodi Naachiyaar and in Thirunaavay the thaayar is Malar Mangai Naachiyaar and in all these 6 divyadesam, the thaayar has the name of flower as her name.


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Güten Tag!
Here's another one. This is one of those questions where the answer seems so obvios to me that I don't know how they expect me to do it.
Prove that for all
Things that may come in handy:
Nothing really. I assume that anyone who would be able to help me on this will already know what all those symbols I used mean. We really don't need to know anything but their defintions I think.
What I've Tried:
Stared at the problem for many minutes wondering..."Uh, isn't this obvios? and are associative and commutative on . Does the result not immediately follow from that? Maybe they are asking me to prove: , in which case, the solution is again obvios and trivial! (and when i say that, you know it's true. I'm only a Nascent Mathematician, after all)"
Can anyone help me to rise above my inclinations and be rigorous with this problem?
Thanks guys and gals (of course, for future reference, unless otherwise stated, gals refers to JaneBennet -- are there anymore female mathematicians otu there?)


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So recently I watched Tony Robbin's documentary film 'I am not your Guru' because I'd read some of his books and have always been curious about his seminars and conferences. So this documentary follows him during one of his 6 day Date with Destiny seminars. It was fascinating to watch and he certainly has a unique coaching approach!
What I didn't know is that he was, and continues to be, driven by a desire to both progress within his own life and help others as part of that process because of his own childhood. His mother was both an alcoholic and addicted to Valium and he talks about this briefly during the film. And there was much about the seminar programme that resonated with our sobriety journey hence why I'm talking about it here and now.
The 6 day event is both long and intense and the format runs:
- Preparation
- Evaluation – push will wear you out
- Discovery – we all get what we tolerate
- Relationship
- Transformation
- Integration
He understands the human condition because of his own experience. He asks great questions such as what are the beliefs, behaviours, emotional habits, story you tell yourself or conflict inside of you that stops you living your best life? And there were some great take aways such as:
Stay in your head and you're dead
Another of his quote's in Fortune that I read and really liked was:
'Be in charge of your life. You're going to have reward and risk wherever you are, but be authentic to what you want to be and what you want to do. Don't be worrying about what somebody thinks about you. Don't flatter yourself. They're really not thinking about you.'
All of these stages and questions fit the drinking and sobriety conundrum really well and he acknowledges that people who attend his days are looking to change a behaviour or way of thinking which again fits our battles with booze perfectly!
And wouldn't you know he's one of us 🙂
He's also fastidious about his diet. Robbins doesn't drink alcohol or caffeine, or eat red meat or chicken (source)
Here's a TED talk given by him where he motivates in 20 minutes:
PS The second trailer for T2: Trainspotting is out and you can watch it here – can't wait for January!
"You're an addict so be addicted, just be addicted to something else – choose the one's you love, choose your future, choose life" 😉


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Lindsay Lohan to Charlie Sheen: Thanks, But ...by Free Britney at . Comments
While she disagrees with his assessment of her issues (what do you expect when you live in denial), Lindsay Lohan is grateful for Charlie Sheen's support.
Sources say she was appreciative that Charlie called in to the Dan Patrick Show and lashed out against the people trying to "vilify [Lindsay] without fact."
Charlie's advice to Lindsay wasn't as well received, however.
Sheen, who touted his own ability to pull it together at work no matter how hung over he is, said Lohan really needs to "work on her impulse control."
While she "appreciates Charlie giving her his support," Lindsay doesn't buy what he's selling, though, as she doesn't think she has self-control issues.
This is a girl who also thinks the D.A. is just out to get her.


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Alright, an update:
1) All the preliminary scenes, including the all-important IC feedback, have been written, with one exception.
2) I have yet to draw the accompanying pictures but there aren't too many.
3) I have to draw up the round rules in a way that they are perfectly clear. There aren't at all many, but they are very strict and will be pretty challenging! Also, there is a wicked twist of fate that has yet to be played out.
That's all for now. Expect some scenes to come out either tomorrow, or the day after tomorrow, and the round to commence one day after that.
The Day After Tomorrow
Bad film >_> looked good though.
Sounds good Strop I kinda realised I hadn't posted here in a few pages so I'll just stick my head in lol mmm.... "wicked twist of fate" sounds ominous! :O
nahh day after tommrow was worse than 2012, what about taken? (great movie :P)
No, it was better then lame 2012 >.<
Same thing..... I got pissed with a few friends the other day (we'd been at Scarborough all day lol) and we got back to York and watched Finding Nemo, Up!, Toy Story, Wall-E and 2012 (spot the odd one out) all I remember about 2012 was that it had a plane sorta failing to take-off and then dodging something 3 times >_> it was ridiculous..... lazy writing.
(spot the odd one out)
2012 isn't by Pixar. And it's the only one without happy characters who have happy lives.
1) All the preliminary scenes, including the all-important IC feedback, have been written, with one exception.
Will that person be automatically disqualified?
2) I have yet to draw the accompanying pictures but there aren't too many.
Too bad, I was looking forward to seeing Strop draw manga... Or cartoons.
3) I have to draw up the round rules in a way that they are perfectly clear. There aren't at all many, but they are very strict and will be pretty challenging! Also, there is a wicked twist of fate that has yet to be played out.
Will these (Or some) rules to cameo users? Or are they not affected by them?
That's all for now. Expect some scenes to come out either tomorrow, or the day after tomorrow, and the round to commence one day after that.
I'm guessing tomorrow, unless you miss my online-times.
Will that person be automatically disqualified?
If it is what I think it is, it is just a load of bother, and we might need to cut through and kick their butt and tell them they missed a chance and we are unhappy about it, and they should know to check their email.
Considering that Strop is the one writing these things, it would be stupid to disqualify him from his own OCT.
Too bad, I was looking forward to seeing Strop draw manga... Or cartoons.
Like the ones that fill up the Archive? I am kinda glad there isn't as many images anymore. It delayed it.
Will these (Or some) rules to cameo users? Or are they not affected by them?
Generally tournament rules are for victestants. Cameos are not in the tournament, thus it should not affect them in any way, especially not when their story has been written in already.
I'm gonna assume I'm the exception. D:
Sorry, I've only got my phone to use! my phone's internet connection is awful. Just know I've got sloth on the task, though!
I hope I'm an unlockable character!
Who's the one who hasn't given any feedback or response? It wasn't me D:
I think all the feedback is up to date. I will be releasing the majority of the preliminary scenes quite shortly (couple of hours), because there is a lot of reading (not if you just read the section relevant to you), so really there was a lot of writing (5000 words thereabouts).
Manta, I'm aware of your poor internet, so we'll make do the best we can.
I am kinda glad there isn't as many images anymore. It delayed it.
Aloooooooot >_< Even if I drew them really badly, I simply needed to find the time to sit down and nut out fifty pages... too hard.
I will be releasing the majority of the preliminary scenes quite shortly (couple of hours)
and I will have to wait till tomorrow afternoon to truly read it all most likely....oh well.
Alright. I did it. My software wasn't working right, I had a pounding headache, but I've put this together. I really hope it fits, because I do know there is a limit on how large a post can be... I could never fit my free-rider 2 map into one post >_<
Panding on the door
Jointly written by Strop and Ulimitedpower
Dead of night. Perfect for covert operations. Perfect also for interrupting star-gazers. With no other leads, Strop was going absolutely mad from not knowing how to begin conducting his defense for the alleged shooting of Chill, because he didn't know what would be required of him.
Perhaps some divination was in order.
And so it was that Strop came to a strange brick house that belonged to a certain Ulimitedpower. Normally he would not rely on a practice not supported by evidence (okay, who was he kidding on that one), but desperate times called for desperate measures. Taking a deep breath, Strop rapped on the door.
Inside, a booming voice echoed, "Don't you people notice that days like these happen once in a thousand year? Coming! ." A moment later, the door opened and Strop saw a mass of black and white. Then it stooped and a panda's head popped through the frame. "Hello there."
"Good evening. My name is Strop. You must be Ulimitedpower," Strop said.
"Why yes, I am, but I have to let you know it's not Unlimitedpower, it's Ulimitedpower. People think that somebody made a typo on my birth certificate, but I'll have you know that's not the case!"
"But I said Ulimited..." Strop got the feeling that the hapless panda copped this a lot. After all, why in the name of all that was good would anybody be called Ulimitedpower!?
"Oh. Well in that case I should tell you that it was a typo on the birth certificate. Nobody in their right minds would call somebody Ulimited..." The panda chuckled, and Strop wondered if he was slowly going mad. "You better come in before the planets align over your head."
Strop was really cold, so he quickly complied. Ulimited shut the door and shuffled into the lounge. "What can I do for you?"
"Well", Strop explained, "I'm in a bit of a pinch and I'm not sure what to do, so I thought I would ask for some help."
Ulimitedpower leaned forward slightly. "And how is it that I should help?"
Strop twiddled his thumbs. "You're an astrologer, right? You should have access to an observatory-"
The panda blinked. "What did you just say I am?
"Uhm, an astrologer, right?"
"I can assure you there is a giant difference between a stupid-crystal-ball-staring loser and an ASTRONOMER!"
"What is the difference?" Strop inquired.*
"Say that again?..."
Strop, caught off guard, missed the tone of voice and thought Ulimitedpower must be old and deaf.
"What's the difference between..." Strop was abruptly interrupted by a loud noise.
"Excuse me?" Strop replied.
"Get out of my house, I don't have time for superstitious simpletons," Ulimitedpower's mood had shifted from friendly host to generally pissed. Strop too could barely control his rage and anxiety of this not working, but he knew he had no time to loose. "Fine" he breathed and strutted to the door, but not before giving a glare (and suppressing the urge to say something rude about chocolate cups). He opened the door and stopped, thinking of how he could turn the situation.
"Hurry up," a voice said behind him.
No, the situation was doomed. The door banged shut as Strop left the house.
Only a miracle could save him.
"Sheesh, that guy should get a psychologist" Ulimitedpower thought, "He seemed so nervous, as if what he wanted from me was important." It did not occur to him that perhaps what Strop had wanted was important. Instead, he filled his jug from the cocoa machine and looked at his 'Do To List' to see if he'd missed anything. Cleaned the dishes? Check. Read the newspaper? Check. Repaired the roof? Errr... Tomorrow. Then he saw something scribbled in the corner, as if he'd been in a hurry. 'Get an autograph from Strop'. The Panda's blood went cold. What was that funny pony's name again?
Ulimitedpower grabbed the house keys and ran for the door, almost spilling chocolate everywhere. He grabbed the door knob and... Damn it, he'd done it again! Pulled the knob out of its socket. Ulimitedpower sighed, put the cup on the floor and lifted his hand in a fist.
When Strop heard the 'Cling' of metal being torn apart, he'd whizzed around to the source and realized it was coming from the door he'd just gone through a minute ago. Needless to say, what happened next:
a) Surprised Strop
b) Shocked Strop
c) Looked plain wrong
The door crumpled under the force of a truck, and Strop half expected a giant to step out, but nooo, it was a giant panda. There was a glint in his eye, of madness or genius Strop couldn't tell, but he hoped the latter.
"Stay where you are"
"Yurrr..." Strop still had to get over the shock of watching two hundred pounds of meat destroying doors.
"I'll do what you asked"
"Really?" Strop's surprise got over his shock.
"Yeah, but in return, you'll have to do something for me, got it?"
Strop stayed still, weighing the deal. What would this bear want from him? Hopefully not something embarrassing or something he couldn't give.
"Unless your brain has melted or you've lost motor functions, you'd better come inside."
Strop walked stiffly to the door, into beckoning light.
A miracle had happened.
* btw, I do know the difference. Strop, however, seems to have forgotten.
If a Sai spots a ninja...
Written by Cenere
Strop stopped on a rooftop, spotting the open window on the second floor in the next building. It couldn't have been easier, and it could actually mean he would be able to catch Cen for once. Ever since he had gotten himself a lady, he had been near impossible to contact. Near impossible here meaning "Could have left a note, but didn't care". He grinned behind the soft cloth mask, and sprang downwards to the windowsill and entered in a somersault. He stopped short in the landing, staring at a girl sitting on Cen's bed. She sat stunned by the sight of him, Strop imagining it was his awesome entrance, thought it seemed it was more the "he was a ninja, she could see him, thus he was not a ninja, but he looked like a ninja, so he should be a ninja, but she could..."-paradox that had baffled her.
Cenere looked out from the kitchen, silently observing the scene of a ninja horse in a landing pose staring at a girl with a confused look on her face, before shrugging.
"So, Strop, are you staying for dinner?" He nodded towards the pony with a calm, questioning expression, but didn't stay to hear the reply. The comment pulled both out of their amazement.
"So, you are..." Strop looked at the girl, who turned her gaze towards him again.
"I'm Sai, Cen Cen's girlfriend!" She smiled sweetly, about the same time as a loud noise was heard from the kitchen.
"Sorry, pan. Lost grip."
Sai giggled a bit before once again turning her attention towards Strop. "And you must be the wannabe ninja?"
"It's rock star ninja, actually." Strop snorted, glaring towards the kitchen.
"But Cen Cen said..."
"Dinner's ready!" Cen shouted shrilly, as he entered the room with a big bowl.
Strop raised his tail a bit, remembering the matter of which he was there to discuss. "Cen?"
Cenere raised his head a bit, looking over the rim of his glasses. "Yes."
"There was a lot of trouble with the last ro.."
"I left a note and the papers for you to pick up. But obviously you can't see the note when it was stuck on the door which you never use." He sent him a glare.
"Uhm, yeah, so you are busy now, I guess I will come back later!" Strop jumped to the windowsill. "When you are done being grumpy." He mumbled under his breath before jumping off to the nearest building.
The Verdict
Each of the following was written by Strop
And it was cold. Freezing cold. Strop had no idea how high he was, but even if the tower was the tallest physical structure in Armor Games, this construct he had climbed up and up and up until the tower itself was a mere speck below the clouds was simply transcendent. But that its various ephemeral planes were joined with an icy staircase told him everything he needed to know about who was maintaining it. Strop also knew from his geography classes that the normal lapse rate for altitude gain was 6.5 degrees Celcius for every thousand metres of gain, but since he had no idea how far he was up, that trivia was useless. All he knew was that it was the middle of the night, it was a frosty winter, and he was freezing his butt off, and that he was really feeling the shave job that (probably) Manta pulled on him.
At last, he spotted the lone hooded figure, shooting ice with one hand, mug of tea in the other. Now Strop knew why his name was Chill.
Tranquilly, Chill turned around. "Nice night isn't it."
A draught blew through, causing the structure to sway. Strop clutched his shoulders and shivered. "No, not really. I'm not supposed to be talking to you for, uhm... legal reasons. But it's my duty to hand you this." Strop produced an envelope, bearing an official wax Seal of ArmorGames on it. Chill took it and cracked it open.
"It's an invite to the next round." Strop explained, unnecessarily. "I look forward to seeing the extent, and perhaps more importantly, the use of your powers."
Before Chill could respond, Strop poofed. It was, after all, intolerably cold.
Business as usual, and as the days wore on, Crimson went back to his accustomed practice of waiting. On this day, however, as he emerged from Aristocrat Way, it was Strop who was waiting for him.
"Good morning, Crimson," Strop said, surreptitiously handing him an envelope with a fancy wax seal on it. Silently, Crimson took it.
"Good morning, Strop," Crimson said, not opening the envelope. It would be best to open something like this in the privacy of his own keep.
"I still do not know how you feel," Strop remarked, "as a veteran who sees the generations come and go. Or what you might do when challenged by the young and ambitious."
Crimson, shrewdly, felt it better not to speak.
"But is the time for waiting ever over? I guess we shall find out." Strop shot over his back as he began walking away. Silently, Crimson watched him go.
A man of few words could only be known by his actions, after all.
Frank was minding his own business, kicking rocks. But minding your own business wasn't really an option in a land like ArmorGames, oh no.
In this case, Frank heard a sput sput noise, and the whinnying of a panicking horse. Instinctively, he dived for the pavement, and not a moment too soon. Immediately overhead, a hoof brushed his hair, and he looked up just in time to see a ninja horse strapped to a portacopter. His portacopter. Careening wildly and flying directly into the fence not ten yards in front of him with a mighty smash.
When the smoke cleared, Strop was standing in front of Frank, dusting his suit off.
"Nice dodge," Strop said.
"...thanks," Frank replied, not really sure whether to yell at Strop or sock him one for crashing his portacopter. Only if he tried to yell at Strop, he would probably have a sock stuffed in it, and if he tried to sock Strop, Strop would probably beat him blue and yellow.
Fortunately, Strop ended this awkward stream of thought by handing him an envelope, bearing a wax seal of ArmorGames. Frank took it, and turned it over suspiciously.
"I'm curious to know the similarities in the way of one who is indifferent to authority, to the way of one who is authority," Strop remarked cryptically. "Oh, and you might want to tune that 'copter up," he said, gesturing with his nose to the plume of black smoke from beyond the fence. "You'll be needing it."
And with that, Strop left.
"I see the curse has been occupying you."
Gametesta didn't understand it, just as with other occasions. This time, he had been minding his business in the wilderness when a giant wave of doom came crashing down on everything, and suddenly he had to run through the treacherous mountain pass just to try avoiding it.
"I tried flying but my wings suddenly don't work!" Gametesta yelled. Underneath him, the ground crumbled away and he barely scrambled onto the next ledge. Beside him, Strop kept the frantic pace until they hit a ramp and went soaring into the sky. Panting, Gametesta tried to catch his breath.
"The problem is, Gametesta, you're not going to be able to finish the moderation tournament like this," Strop remarked as they belted through the clouds, the wave still looming over them. "Is that thing ever going to go away?"
"I... don't know!" Gametesta gasped as he fell through the cloud and back to the seemingly endless mountain pass. "Probably when I die, which is how it always works!"
"Gee, that sucks," Strop mused, now sliding over an oil slick. "I suspect the tournament isn't exactly a priority for you in that case."
"I only joined so I could get closer to NoName, anyway!"
"Yes, I remember that." There was a pause as they both jumped to hurdle a rock which had been sadistically left in their way. "But I should tell you. Nemo is no more. He's currently trapped as a she, known as Nill."
Gametesta almost fell over- an event that would have carried a fatal outcome, at least for the time being. "What!?"
"So yeah, it's probably not Nemo, but we'll keep looking into it. Good luck." And with that, Strop flicked out a surfboard and slid out the side of the wave.
Darn it all. If it wasn't Nemo, then who was it? Caught in his preoccupation, Gametesta didn't see the rock he tripped on, and the next thing he knew, the wave reared up and swallowed him whole.
"You didn't turn up to your interview, Goumas." Strop folded his arms, and waited for Goumas to reply. Pensively, Goumas fidgeted, his own hands skittering along the table in the corner of the now rebuilt and newly refurbished Flippo's Boulangerie (with 30% crustier baguettes!)
"Sorry. I was... attending a job interview."
Strop's ears pricked. "What interview was this?"
"It was for the position as a soccer coach. But I didn't get it, because they wanted somebody... bigger. The game isn't about technique anymore so much as strength," Goumas lamented.
"Ah, I see," Strop said, gnawing at his (butter-less) rosette. There was a pause before he continued: "What did you want out of the tournament anyway?"
Goumas pursed his lips momentarily, before replying: "I wanted respect. All this time, I wanted to be a scientist but I was stuck as an alchemist. And I want to teach, and coach soccer, but nobody would hire me because I don't have a reference..." Goumas hung his head.
Strop thought about this, before placing a hand on Goumas' shoulder. "You know what, Goumas. This tournament probably isn't for you. The kind of respect that a man like you seeks may not be the kind of respect you gain as a moderator. But you have shown your character to me, throughout this tournament so far..." Strop pondered, before resuming. "I think there is a vacancy at the Armor Academy. I could support your application there as a referee, if you wish."
"Really, you would do that?" Goumas perked up instantly. The Armor Academy, the single best (and probably only) school of the land of ArmorGames? He had not dared to even think of applying to such a prestigeous institution, for he figured that they would instantly turn him down, especially what with that scary looking Dean...
"Yes. I can't promise you'll get the job, Goumas, but I am sure it is worth a shot."
Goumas squared his shoulders and drew himself up straight. Yes, if moderator Strop had confidence in him, then surely there was some hope after all! Since he was compelled to enter this crazy tournament in the first place... perhaps this might truly be a new beginning for him.
Strop sat across Kingryan. He was asleep. At least it was the library, where Kingryan spent most of his day asleep anyway.
"Kingryan," Strop said.
"Huh? Wuzzat? Who goes there? You young'ins spamming on my lawn again!?" Kingryan jerked upright and flailed briefly before adjusting his glasses. "Oh, it's you Strop. What do you want?"
"Well, Kingryan, I was wondering whether you remember the interview?"
Kingryan scratched his head. "What interview?"
"Nevermind," Strop said. "You do remember the Way of Moderation Tournament?"
Suddenly, Kingryan's eyes lit up. "Oh yes, yes, I do remember that! I was going to be showing them young whippersnappers a thing or two about brains over brawn!"
"I'm impressed," Strop admitted. "But I'm afraid there's a problem... see..." Strop dug around and pulled out a very large file. "This is your medical record," Strop said.
"Are you sure," Kingryan quavered, peering at the stack of folders, all bound together to make a megafolder. "I don't remember having that many hospital visits."
"I did the best I could to streamline your medications," Strop said. That in itself had been a pretty daunting task. Not only was he on an anti-cholinergic for urinary incontinence, but then somebody had put him on a cholinergic for the resulting urinary retention, and to top it off, an anti-Parkinsonian agent for the tremor (a side-effect of the anti-cholinergic). Then there was the morphine which Kingryan had required for a bowel resection (it had herniated and become incarcerated, causing much bother), which was never withdrawn (Strop blamed a certain 'surgeon' who no longer worked in ArmorGames) which meant that nor was the coloxyl and senna (and that was all he was going to say on that matter), and then there was the hexamine hippurate which was there for no real reason at all other than "all old people have UTI until proven otherwise"... and this was all before getting into the cardiac medications. Strop was not surprised that KR's creatinine was somewhere in the three hundreds, but he was sure surprised that KR was not either comatose, completely incoherent, dying of renal failure, or dead from respiratory depression.
"But the real concern for me is your echocardiogram." Strop pulled out a separate report.
"Echo what?" Kingryan said. Strop pointed to an impossibly small number printed on the report. "I'm talking about your aortic stenosis. It means if your body needs more oxygen, your heart is not going to keep up and you will faint. I have to say I didn't realise it was that significant because you seemed to be getting along fine."
"I was!" Kingryan exclaimed, not liking the technical words and the morbid nature of this discussion.
"But the problem is that upon closer examination, we've discovered that your stenosis is serious enough to warrant consideration for surgery."
"What? I thought I already had a pacemaker..."
Strop rubbed his head. "That's for arrythmia. This is for a valve not opening wide enough... but the point is, if I let you continue in the tournament, the medical board would almost certainly have me deregistered."
"Oh..." Kingryan stroked his beard. "So I'm not going to be continuing in the tournament then?"
Strop bowed his head. "I'm sorry, Kingryan, but I can't allow it."
Kingryan leant on the table. "I see. I guess moderation isn't for me, then."
"I didn't say that." Strop shuffled the files off the table, replacing it with another folder. "Just that your path in the tournament will differ. There are things that require your expertise."
"Such as?"
"Your skills as an archivist." Strop was fairly sure that he was breaking a record for the amount of time Kingryan had ever stayed alert, so he was keen to wrap it up as soon as he could. "Read through this folder. It will tell you all you need to know." Strop rose to leave.
Kingryan opened the folder, and adjusted his glasses as he stared at the image on the front.
"I've never seen this before-" Was as far as he got before he fell asleep again.
The tavern, a place for one to tell stories that nobody really wanted to listen to. Where you could ramble and not even make sense and it would always look like somebody was listening, either because it was so darn crowded that their ears really couldn't go anywhere else than next to your mouth, or else you could quite easily reach out and hit them if they didn't look like they were paying attention.
Leon was telling his umpteenth story about how his umpteenth hyena exploded, while downing his umpteenth drink (he didn't know what it was, but whatever it was can't have been good for him, which was as much as he could expect from a tavern), when he felt the attention shifting away from him. It seemed that somehow, people were clearing out. Was it that this drink was giving him bad breath? Or even gas? Annoyed, Leon snapped out of his rambling reverie and snapped: "Hey, what's your problem?"
"That's not exactly relevant now, or is it?" Leon blinked and turned his gaze upwards, finally realising that the reason for the crowd's desertion was Strop. Striding purposefully towards him. With his banhammer, Thor, in both hands.
"Is that supposed to intimidate me, Strop?" Leon growled, slightly intimidated. Sure it didn't look nearly as nasty as his flail (it looked laughably ridiculous, in fact), but it had to power to ban, while Leon's flail only had the power to... brutally and grotesquely maim.
"Actually, no." Strop tossed the banhammer aside and it magically poofed into smoke. "I wouldn't have had to do that if my bow was still in my possession, if you know what I mean." Leon could have sworn that Strop's eyes turned an icier shade of blue, but then again that could have just been the drink kicking in.
"Uh, sure. I know what you mean. If you... had your bow you wouldn't have had to use Thor," Leon answered obliquely. Strop glared at him a moment longer, before shaking his head and producing an envelope, which he flicked at Leon. Cagily, Leon eyed it.
"All you need to know is in there. And all I will say for now is that it's not our job to point you in any direction. In this tournament, you'll be meeting many who already have direction. Or try to. What you do when you meet them..." Strop trailed off, and started shoving his way back through the crowd.
Leon chuckled, sliding a claw under the wax seal. "Looking forward to it," he said, now to nobody in particular.
The sounds of fists and feet slamming into bags echoed throughout the gym. Hair slicked back with sweat, Manta worked another stinging combo, danced back and shot forward, sinking his knee into the bag, but this time, it didn't even budge. Surprised, Manta spun around and tried a spinning back kick, but suddenly the bag was replaced by a ninja horse and his foot was neatly caught in the palm of the ninja's hand.
"Do fishmen have nuts?" Strop wondered, "Because if they do, you'd be a goner in a street fight."
Spluttering, Manta sprang back. "This isn't a street fight you a**! And I'll have you know- actually, nevermind." Was this why Strop had been asking him about his underwear? What a pervert.
Strop laughed, catching the boxing bag on its backswing and leaning against it. "Easy there carp boy. I'm just wondering if you've had a chance to have a real fight since you got here."
Manta blinked fishily. Come to think of it, he hadn't. "Come to think of it, I haven't," he replied. Kicking balls around and destroying entire neighborhoods was fun, but it wasn't quite the same thing.
"That's what I thought," Strop said, fishing around in his ninja suit before producing an envelope with a fancy wax seal on it. "I'll be honest. You're young. And perhaps a little naughty." Strop's eyes narrowed slightly as he said this, and Manta had to try very hard not to bust a gut laughing. "But you're fit, agile, and you remind me of me a little."
Manta had to think about this one a bit. After all, where Strop was suspiciously interested in jewels, Manta was primarily interested in globes. They were very much not the same thing, so perhaps it was just as well that Strop mentioned "a little".
An awkward silence ensued while Manta thought this over.
"Anyway, you'd better practice up." Strop nodded before sauntering over to the boxing ring. "Get some gloves on and hop in."
"What," Manta blinked, "You're actually going to spar with me?"
"Oh, no no no," Strop said. "That wouldn't be fair for all of us. But I know just the guy who could help."
All the lonely people, where do they all come from,
All the lonely people, where do they all belooonng,
Pixel was in fine voice, for he was home alone, curled up on his very plush couch in front of the very nice warm crackling fire with a very VERY nice cuppa tea and a book. The weather was getting colder, and the people getting older, and...
"Ironic that a recluse would be singing Elanor Rigby," a muffled voice echoed.
Pixel jumped, almost spilling his tea all over his couch. "Who's there!?" he burst out.
Just at that moment, there was a clatter, a loud thump, and something landed in Pixel's fireplace. Directly in the fire. Then a rather sooty ninja horse scrambled out of the fireplace, spraying embers and smoke everywhere.
"IT BUUUUUUURNS!!!" Strop screeched, flailing about, his tail on fire.
"MY CARPET," Pixel yelled. And with that, there was general chaos and mayhem in Pixel's loungeroom until somehow, Pixel's tea was splashed on Strop's tail and then all that remained was Strop moping over the singed ends of his tail. His grooming really had suffered since the start of this tournament.
"Well, sorry about that," Strop said, dusting himself off. "I didn't want to break your window, so I thought..." he trailed off when he realised that this was one of those it seemed like a good idea at the time moments.
"Couldn't you have knocked?" Pixel asked dourly, wondering how many AP it was going to cost to get the carpet cleaned. And he was now short one cuppa tea. Strategically, Strop completely ignored the question.
"Well, anyway, I just came here to give you this." Strop pulled a now-slightly-sooty envelope from somewhere inside his ninja suit, bearing a shiny wax seal of ArmorGames on it. Pixel gingerly accepted it.
"It is man's destiny to clash, for man has a will," Strop said. "I've seen you dance like a butterfly, Pixel, but can you really sting like a bee?"
Pixel didn't have any time to answer, for Strop suddenly bowed and disappeared in a poof of black smoke. Pixel sighed. Couldn't Strop just have done that too?
The Bullman
The snow piled up thick, the brown soil of the wilderness blanketed in white. Through it, The Bullman lurched, wondering how the darned Horseman could ever walk in it without leaving tracks. If he so much as touched it, an indentation would instantly form.
"Fancy seeing you out here, The Bullman," a familiar voice called to him. He whirled around, nearly losing his balance but somehow managing to recover himself with aplomb, or so he thought.
"Just taking a little stroll," The Bullman sniffed with a little disdain. "What do you want?"
"Ah." Strop waggled his finger a little, digging around in his suit before flicking a rectangular object at The Bullman. The Bullman, somehow, caught it neatly between thumb and forefinger, as befitting a hero of his caliber.
"It's not a matter of what I want, so much as what you want." Frowning at Strop's riddles, The Bullman looked down at the envelope and noticed the official seal of ArmorGames on it. His heart quickened ever so slightly. Surely this was going to be the next step to his destiny?
Strop continued: "I can see your motives. But here is where we shall test your actions. How you identify the bad guys, and how you will deal with them. This is essential to moderation."
"Very well," The Bullman said. There wasn't much else to be said, for the ninja horse had disappeared into the thick of the snow once more.
There was something particularly soothing about the combination of glowshrooms inside Thoad's little caven and the snow falling outside. Inside, Thoad was reading fine literature (haha, fine, right) and trying to formulate his latest and greatest plan to cut zombies down en masse. That was, at least, until a silhouette blocked out the view of the snow through the manhole.
"Hi, Thoad," Strop said.
"Oh hello there!" Thoad exclaimed. "What brings you here to my humble abode?" It was at this moment that Thoad remembered what happened the last time Strop paid him a visit, and promptly reached for his shotgun.
"No no," Strop said hastily, "Nothing like that! I just came to give you this." He dug around his suit and dropped something, which fluttered about in the air until it landed at Thoad's feet. It was an envelope bearing the official ArmorGames seal.
"Is this... an invite? YOU CAME TO INVITE ME? YES! I AM SPECIAL!" Thoad tore open the envelope, ready to bask in the glory of opportunity and thus a step closer to victory, and hopefully, glorious, glorious moderatorship!
"Uh, anyway," Strop said. "I just wanted to give you that." He looked at Thoad, now in the throes of a spazz of Strop proportions. Then Thoad realised that Strop was staring at him, and he calmed down. "Sorry," Thoad said. "Go on?"
"That was all, really," Strop said. "But I should tell you... growth is one thing. The journey it becomes is a long, tortuous one that should only end with your death."
"Right, death. Torture. Got it." Thoad nodded. Strop looked at him briefly, before turning and leaving. In the glow of the shrooms, Thoad lay back and smiled. Nothing would stop him now.
Dealing with the Dean
The heavy oak doors and the heavy brass plate with the inscription "DANK: DEAN OF ARMOR ACADEMY" were undoubtedly the most formidable doors in the whole of the institution. All throughout the administrative corridor, the other staff would tiptoe for they feared the surly dwarf, not only because he had a formidable knowledge of the cirriculum, but because his banhammer happened to be the only genuine hammer of all the moderators of ArmorGames. Now, nobody dared exit their offices, for not only was another moderator visiting, but this moderator had appeared to set Dank off on one of his agnry raeges.
Dank slammed his armored fist upon the table, causing another crack to appear in the woodworks. In his other fist he held a now-scrunched-up piece of paper.
"What is the meaning of this!?" he growled. Opposite him, Strop sat, his chin barely propped on the desk, for while Dank was sitting on a stool, Strop was sitting on a kiddie-chair. Office rules.
"Uhh, well, we had a chat and I thought it would be nice to give him an opportunity-"
"I can't let any Tom, Dick or Harry teach whatever at this institution! Have you seen the CV? It's pitiful. Alchemist!? What kind of credibility can one garner from that poppycock, you tell me!?"
Strop rubbed his ears. "It's not like he's seeking a teaching position in that anyway. He wants to be a chemistry teacher, and a soccer coach, and I'm pretty sure your secondary education programme needs somebody like that."
"Hrrmph," Dank rubbed the crack on the table, and it magically reformed as new. "But I still don't think he has sufficient qualifications."
"Be that as it may," Strop countered, "I trialled him during the Way of Moderation tournament, and found his motives and character to be well-suited. He only left the tournament on my personal recommendation to apply here."
"Right. Then YOU tell me how you propose to make this work?" Dank fixed Strop with a glare that implied that if he didn't like what he heard, Strop would suddenly have a lot more done to his hair than just a bleached mane and tail.
"Well, you could employ him in an on-the-job training position. That way he can work his way towards a certificate, and if it works out, you've done two things for the price of one!" Strop leaned forward and gave Dank his best colt-eyes look.
Dank was mildly disturbed. "Well, uh, fine. I'll think about it. Now if you excuse me," and with that he hopped off the stool and stumped towards the doors.
"Hey, wait, I had something else to ask you!" Strop started after him.
"Be quick, I'm a busy dwarf," Dank shot over his shoulder. He was walking so fast down the corridor that Strop actually had to jog to keep up with him.
"It's just that I need somebody to be on the panel for the elimination rounds of the Wa-"
"No." Dank's reply was as resolute as it was brief.
"But I didn't even finish my sen-"
"I'm not going to be around. I have business elsewhere, starting now." Dank stepped out of the front entrance of the main building of Armor Academy, put his fingers in his mouth and whistled. An instant later, a penicorn bounded up the drive, Dank leapt on, and whisked off in an arc of rainbow.
"Rats," Strop said. Looks like he'd have to go back to option A.
The opening of the 8th round is next!
Nice Strop...
Now...to that folder...
*rifles through contents...*
Kingryan opened the folder, and adjusted his glasses as he stared at the image on the front.
Is the image just for the WoM or is there something going on with AG as whole?
Is the image just for the WoM or is there something going on with AG as whole?
I'll let you turn that one over in your head...
To the people watching this thread: All further applications to join the WoM will close at the END of this round. ETA 9 days.
The other thing I am now doing is stickying the WoM archive.
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Marian Gaborik had four goals and an assist three days after being benched and the New York Rangers scored early and often in a 7-0 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs last night at Madison Square Garden.
Just a few hours after the Rangers said leading scorer Brandon Dubinsky would be out three to four weeks because of a stress fracture in his left leg, Gaborik picked up the offensive slack as coach John Tortorella had been begging him to do.
Gaborik, who has scored five goals in a game, broke out of an eight-game goal drought with two in the first period and two more in the second as the Rangers picked on goalies Jonas Gustavsson and Jean-Sebastien Giguere.
"It feels good,'' said Gaborik. "It has been a battle lately. I need to get going. It is always a big relief to get the first one.''
Henrik Lundqvist had a quiet night, facing only 22 shots to earn his seventh shutout of the season and 31st of his career.
Blue Jackets 3, Panthers 2 — R.J. Umberger scored on a power play at 4:06 of overtime to give visiting Columbus the victory.
Antoine Vermette tied it with 53 seconds left in regulation and Blue Jackets goalie Steve Mason off for an extra attacker.
Wild 6, Flames 0 — Niklas Backstrom returned from a hip injury to make 37 saves for his second shutout of the season as Minnesota won in Calgary.


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PCA coach wants team prepared, poised vs. CTK
Published 7:25 am, Thursday, February 11, 2016
There are many reasons for the Plainview Christian Academy girls basketball team to be excited when they play Lubbock Christ the King at 7 p.m. Friday night at the Dog House in Plainview.
The Lady Eagles will be playing their most important game of the season and, for the seven freshmen on the team, the most important game of their high school careers. The contest will decide which team advances to the TAPPS postseason playoffs and which team's season comes to an end.
On top of that, PCA and CTK have developed a rivalry over the years and as with any rivalry game, emotions tend to run high. Plus, the teams played two intense, close games during the regular season with each winning on their home court.
The Lady Eagles and Christ the King finished tied for second place in district, necessitating Friday's contest to decide who gets the final playoff slot.
And, of course, the game will be played in the Dog House, also known as the Plainview High School gym. There's something about the Dog House that oozes intensity. The Plainview Bulldogs have won 20 consecutive games there dating back to last year.
Plainview Christian Academy coach Tom Hall knows what the emotions can be like in such games. He wants his young team to be pumped up, but not so much so that it affects their play in a negative way.
"If you have a young team, you always worry about a game like this," Hall said. "I want us to go in prepared and I want us to go in excited. But we have to play within ourselves and not get ahead of ourselves. You worry about them getting a little too pumped up to where they make mistakes just trying to go fast and do things right."
Still, Hall said, his team has shown excitement in practice so far this week. And it's been all positive.
"They've practiced really well this week," Hall said. "I think they're very excited about this opportunity to play another game. When we went into the season, one of our goals was to get a playoff game. This is, in fact, a playoff game. It's beyond what was scheduled in the regular season. They're very excited about it. We all are."
Hall, who is in his first year as a high school head coach, said from what he's seen in the two games between the teams this season, there is a definite rivalry between them.
"I'm the new kid on the block, but it appears to me it is a rivalry," Hall said. "I think this may go back a number of years. It's a real rivalry game between PCA and CTK. I think it's a game both teams get really excited about playing in and both teams really want to win. I think the first two games we've had this year bear that out. Both those games could have gone either way. It's two pretty good teams who enjoy competing against each other."
Both games between the teams unfolded in similar fashion. Only the outcome was different.
In the first game, CTK built a lead, but Plainview pulled within two points by the end of the third quarter. The Lady Eagles went ahead in the fourth quarter and held on for the victory, 43-41.
In the second encounter, CTK built a 10-point halftime lead. Plainview came back in the third quarter and pulled within one point entering the fourth quarter. The teams were tied midway through the fourth quarter, but CTK surged ahead and claimed a 44-38 win.
Now, as they approach their third meeting of the season, there are no secrets between the teams. Each knows what the other does well and where the other can be attacked.
When speaking about the keys to victory, the first thing Hall mentioned was keeping emotions in check.
"I think the first thing we have to do is play calmly," the coach said. "It is a rivalry game. We're a young team and I think sometimes you can get in too big of a hurry. We just need to slow down and play good, solid basketball. If we do that, we'll be fine."
The Lady Eagles have been solid lately. They are getting points from their leading scorer, 5-foot-9 sophomore Kylee Hill. They're getting points and rebounds from senior Abbey Maresca, their 5-7 post. They're getting solid contributions from senior Savannah Guzman, their 5-8 post. Guzman did not play Saturday against Notre Dame due to illness. Hall said she returned to practice Tuesday and should be ready for Friday's game.
The Lady Eagles have been getting strong play on both ends of the floor from sophomore guards Rebekah Quigley and K'Lee Roberts, who are in their second year on the varsity.
And PCA has been getting contributions from a number of freshmen, most notably Alyssa Ross and Aynsley Byrd.
In addition to keeping the emotions in check, Hall spoke of the x's and o's necessary to emerge with a win Friday.
"We can't turn the ball over," he said. "We've got to take care of the basketball. That's one of the real keys. We've got to rebound. We've got to beat them on the boards. And we've got to defend them. If we do those things, I think we have an excellent chance to win the ballgame."
Both PCA and CTK have beaten the other on their home courts. And while the Dog House isn't PCA's home court, the Lady Eagles are playing in their hometown and should have an advantage.
"We're excited to be playing in Plainview," Hall said. "It gives all our fans a chance to go to the ballgame. We're excited to play in the Dog House. That building has seen some great, great ballgames over the years. It's a great venue. It's a great chance for us to play in front of the home fans and get after (CTK)."
If the first two games between the teams are any indication, Friday's contest should be a battle. But it's one Hall thinks his team can win.
"Our goal is to get to the state playoffs," Hall said. "I think we have a good chance. We're sure excited about giving it a try."


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From the archives -- Pavia wins big
Published 8:57 pm, Sunday, January 27, 2013
25 years ago
Jan. 26, 1988: Republican Nicholas Pavia pulled off a stunning upset in the 145th District state House race, beating Democrat Theresa Carlucci with 54 percent of the votes in an ovewhelmingly Democratic district. In unofficial votes, Pavia, a city representative from the 10th District, tallied 1,177 votes to 995 for Carlucci, a 22-year-old constituent case worker in Gov. William O'Neill's office who was seeking her first office.
Officials could not remember the last time a Republican won the seat, vacated when Democrat Richard Blumenthal was elected state senator for the 27th District.
Jan. 30, 1988: A 267-mile joy ride by burglars in a stolen car, billed as the fastest production automobile in America, has left the management of Minchin Buick less than joyful.
A $19,000 Grand National prepared for pickup by a customer at the 131 Jefferson St. dealership was stolen by thieves who broke into the business and drove off with it, not before using another car to push three blocking cars out of the way. It was later recovered about a block away from the dealership.
50 years ago
Jan. 30, 1963: The Rev. James F. Desmond, 41, principal of Stamford Catholic High School, died suddenly Wednesday afternoon at St. Vincent's Hospital in Bridgeport. Father Desmond, principal of the high school since last September, became ill Tuesday night at St. Leo's Rectory, where he was residing.
On Wednesday morning, the Rev. Daniel J. Foley, pastor of St. Leo's Parish, drove Father Desmond to St. Vincent's Hospital for tests. The death occurred suddenly as Father Desmond was eating his evening meal at the hospital.
Jan. 30, 1963: Stamford's population was fewer than 100,000 in 1962, according to the Connecticut Development Commission, although the Planning Board reports it reached that mark early in the year. In a market data report covering the state, the commission lists Stamford's 1962 population as 97,900, an increase of 5.6 percent over the U.S. Census Bureau's figure of 92,713 for 1960.
The commission's figures put Stamford well out in front of New Britain for fifth place among Connecticut cities, and closing rapidly on fourth-place Waterbury.
100 years ago
Jan. 27, 1913: Waddesloff Pohoski, laborer, approximately 35 years old, was hit by an outward bound Sound Beach street car on Greenwich Avenue near the Stollwerck factory, and was instantly killed. Caught beneath the car, he was shoved along nearly 20 feet before it was stopped.
George Benson, the motorman, of 140 State Street, was arrested by Policeman Lunney and is being detained, pending an inquest by Coroner Phelan this afternoon.
There were close to 20 passengers on the car, among them a number of women. Some of them were thrown off their seats when the car stopped suddenly.
Jan. 30, 1913: Because of the action of the employees of the United States Raincoat Factory at the local factory on Atlantic Street, and influence of labor unions of Stamford and New York and members of the Socialist party of Stamford, the town is losing one of its industries which has shown prospects of rapid growth in the two years it has been in this city.
This morning, Max Horowitz, manager of the local branch of the factory on Atlantic Street in the Berg Building, told an Advocate reporter that the New York head of the firm has decided to close the Stamford branch and remove to New York. A strike began here last week, when the operators refused to accept rates for piecework, which the management had arranged in schedule form.
Compiled by Dieter Stanko, assistant city editor


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Shining Arcanine said:AndyC said:*snip*
It depends on how much RAM you have. If you have say 2TB of RAM, it should make things faster, although copying the file system to it and then doing redirection might be an issue.
Could antivirus APIs be used in a program to detect changes to the disk while it copies things to the RAM drive? Could a junction point be used afterward to do redirection? When you want to shut down the system, could the changes be merged back into the filesystem without causing problems as it is done? These questions probably need to be answered before doing this kind of thing.
No, it won't ever be faster. All you do is remove RAM from the amount of usable memory and introduce unnecessary copying between one bit of RAM (the ramdisk) and another (the filesystem cache). This never works out quicker. Ever.
The reason the ramdisk exists is to fake storage when it doesn't exist. In an embedded system, for example, the OS might be permenantly stored in a ROM, but you might need to run an application that expects to be able to write temporary files to disk. That's when you use a ramdisk. It's nothing to do with improving performance.


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Rossa keen to taste more national glory
O'Donovan Rossa are once again on the trail of All-Ireland camogie glory but the Antrim champions will confront a formidable barrier to their ambitions when they meet Killimor (Galway) at the semi-final stage on Sunday at Ballinasloe (3pm).
Killimor have been the dominant force in Connacht having won the Galway title for three years on the trot.
Rossa overcame Derry champions Slaughtneil to land the Ulster title but having tasted All Ireland success two years ago, they are primed for another helping.
Manager Danny Quinn, though, is approaching Sunday's mission with considerable caution.
"Killimor certainly have a rich pedigree now and they will feel they can progress further," he said.
"This is going to be a very tough test for my side but we have been working extremely hard in our build-up and this should stand to us on Sunday."
Jane Adams is still the lynch-pin of the Rossa outfit while Natalie McGuinness and skipper Murninn Quinn are other key players.
Adams won yet another camogie honour at the recent Ulster GAA Writers Association banquet and is regarded as one of the outstanding players in the country.
Long-serving Grainne Connolly and Mariosa McGourty lend considerable experience to the Rossa team, the former having been in particularly good form of late.
Killimor boast outstanding players in Susan Keane, Brenda Hanney and Annmarie Hayes and the team is keen to extend its provincial dominance to the national arena.
"While we were very happy to win another title within our province we would like to go and win the All-Ireland. We know that O'Donovan Rossa have a great tradition and they will be tough opponents for us. We will have to be at our best if we are to beat them," said Hayes.
In the other semi-final Oulart-the-Ballagh, the Wexford title-holders who are the favourites to be crowned this year's All Ireland champions, will confront Cork and Munster champions Milford.
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John Callaway died a year ago today. To be honest, there's a part of me that still finds it hard to believe he's dead. He had such a strong life force, his death still seems abstract, not completely real. I know that others of us who worked with him and loved him feel the same.
So much has been said about him–his intelligence, his preparation, his talent as an interviewer, his commitment to stories that really mattered, his sense of fairness.
But what I miss most about John is probably his voice. John was a tenor and, as you may know, he loved to sing. In fact, if you gave him an opening, it would take nothing to get him to break into "Embraceable You." (His colleagues gave him such openings at their peril!)
And the lyrical quality in his singing voice was also a part of his speaking voice; it was supple, musical, expressive. And, like any wonderful musical instrument, it had great range. When I listen to his old taped pieces, I marvel at the inflection, the expression, and the drama in his voice. As any good musician would, he used all facets of his instrument to connect with the viewer. It was a compelling instrument and made you want to listen. It conveyed empathy, warmth, intelligence, humor, wit–all qualities which made John so good at what he did.
John was probably the most important professional influence I've had; I really miss him. And I consider myself lucky to be able to conjure up that unmistakable voice when I think about him. To help you do the same, I invite you to go to our website where we have a great selection of John's interviews and stories he narrated. http://www.wttw.com/chicagotonight


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i wanna learn spanish. infact i started with few words, bt i ahve left it for a while. but still i think i can manage myself if i m lost in spain.
French, hebrew
They say Hebrew is the original language of the bible and French just sounds fascinating
Yes, religiously. yes windows 8
No. I don't I've only been getting lessons from people on the bible and knowing that Hebrew is the original language. That's it so far
Yes!! That would be worthwhile. Thank you
on to-learn list spanish,maxican ^_^<br />
and the laguage i would never learn= chinee
are they same? :O
now i know why there isn't mexican language on google translate
no seriously i didn't know they were same i have mexican friends and i have spanish friends but they both sound different
yeah i like spanish accent better
I'm learning turkish right now :)
I want to know Latin. I don't know if I would never learn it, I just currently don't have time.
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text: If you are stuck in Southern California over the Memorial Day weekend, hop on over to the Aero Theatre in Santa Monica on Sunday to see John K. introduce his funniest animated cartoons. The program will feature uncut versions of his rudest Ren & Stimpy adventures, Boo Boo Runs Wild, the Bjork video, Bakshi's Mighty Mouse episodes and (my personal favorite), the He-Hog pilot – among many other things. I (Jerry Beck of Cartoon Brew) will moderate the Q&A following the films.P.S. Earlier, at 4pm, John K. will appear in person, across the street, at Every Picture Tells A Story (1311 Montana Ave in Santa Monica) to sign original art.


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FlightTrack - 4.99 USD
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Package name: com.mobiata.flighttrack , Last Update: 2012-11-20 20:08:43
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Anyone who is not a liberal at 20 years of age has no heart,
while anyone who is still a liberal at 40 has no head.
— Winston Churchill (1874-1965) quoted in
The Hartford Courant, a Connecticut newspaper.
Green Perry's mellifluous language and arguments in his letter almost makes one hope socialism does triumph globally and stops all the evils of capitalism. What a soporific. The top six countries he mentioned, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Australia, New Zealand and France, first of all, started from a higher base than most of the world — part and parcel of European Western civilization — before they embraced social democracy.
Dear Editor,
I thoroughly and immensely enjoy reading your journal, and I thank you for sharing your thoughts with me. There is, however, a certain sense of futility, I have concluded, and I challenge you to prove otherwise, that anything and everything known to man is hostile to him. Including his own mind, in spite of the fact that his mind is the sole mean for his survival.


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