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PARIS (AP) Serena Williams pulled out of the French Open on Thursday, a decision that was expected because the 13-time Grand Slam singles champion has been off the tour for more than 10 months.
Williams, who won the 2002 French Open, hasn't competed since early July, sidelined by two foot operations and blood clots in her lung. She returned to practice last month.
Her older sister Venus — a seven-time major singles champion — is also in doubt for the clay-court French Open, which starts May 22. Tournament organizers said Thursday they have not heard from Venus, who hasn't played since January because of a hip injury.
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The French Open will be the third consecutive Grand Slam tournament missed by Serena.
Shortly after winning her fourth singles championship at Wimbledon last summer, she cut her foot on glass at a restaurant in Germany, an injury that led to two operations. The second surgery was in October, and she said she spent 10 weeks in a cast and 10 weeks in a walking boot.
The 29-year-old American was diagnosed in February with blood clots in her lung. After that, she said she needed treatment for a hematoma — a gathering of blood under the skin — on her stomach.
Neither Williams sister has said when she might return to the tour. Both ranked as high as No. 1 in the past, Serena is 17th this week, while Venus is 19th.
Serena was replaced in the draw for Roland Garros by Junri Namigata of Japan, the tournament said Thursday.
Two-time French Open runner-up Dinara Safina of Russia and Timea Bacsinszky of Switzerland also have withdrawn. Safina has back problems; Bacsinszky has a left ankle injury. They will be replaced by in the field by Anne Keothavong of Britain and Anna Tatishvili of Georgia.
David Nalbandian of Argentina is out of the men's tournament because of a virus, replaced by Daniel Brands of Germany.
French players Arnaud Clement, the 2001 Australian Open runner-up; Vincent Millot, Benoit Paire, Edouard Roger-Vasselin, Guillaume Rufin and Maxime Texeira received wild cards for the men's draw, along with Tim Smyczek of the United States and Bernard Tomic of Australia.
Wild cards for the women's draw were given to French players Iryna Bremond, Stephanie Foretz-Gacon, Kristina Mladenovic, Pauline Parmentier and Caroline Garcia, along with Irina Falconi of the U.S. and Casey Dellacqua of Australia.
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The experiment you see on the internet is not a chemical experiment at all. It is a physical reaction. This means that all of the pieces of the reaction are present, but are simply re-arranged.
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Imagination is a lot of fun if couched with morals.
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ART VIEW; A Famous Collection Escapes Its Moorings
By Michael Kimmelman
Published: May 2, 1993
WASHINGTON— It would take an eccentric like Alfred Barnes to begrudge anyone the beautiful, once-in-a-lifetime exhibition of 80 French paintings from his collection that opens today at the National Gallery of Art.
Who knows what he would think now, of course. All that's certain is that until his death in 1951 at the age of 79, Dr. Barnes (who was trained as a physician and made his fortune selling over-the-counter remedies like Argyrol) vehemently resisted every plea to lend his art.
The conditions he laid down for his collection were famously severe: none of the 2,500 objects he had acquired could be moved from the foundation he had established in Merion, Pa., for the study of art according to his own idiosyncratic theories. Even color reproductions were forbidden; Barnes's protege, Violette de Mazia, once wrote a pamphlet entitled "The Lure and Trap of Color Slides in Art Education: The Time-Released Venom of Their Make-Believe."
As is well known, Barnes allowed precious few people to see his collection. He feuded regularly with the art establishment, referring to the Philadelphia Museum of Art as "the House of Prostitution of Art and Education." Renowned art historians like Kenneth Clark and Meyer Schapiro were barred from his estate. Only in 1961, after a lawsuit challenged the foundation's tax-exempt status, did the Barnes open to the public -- and that on a very limited basis.
Not long ago, however, the foundation's board, to raise money, went to a Pennsylvania court to get permission to change the terms of Barnes's bequest and allow works from the collection to travel. The court granted a one-time exemption in the form of this show, to take place while the gallery shuts for renovation. If any exhibition can be called a unique opportunity, "Great French Paintings From the Barnes Foundation" is it. (After closing on Aug. 15, it travels to Paris, Toyko and Philadelphia's "House of Prostitution of Art and Education.")
The show has been handsomely and lucidly displayed on two floors of the National Gallery in an installation dramatically different from the unorthodox one for which the Barnes is famous. All the collector's greatest triumphs are included -- Cezanne's "Nudes in a Landscape," "Card Players" and "Bathers at Rest"; Seurat's "Models"; Matisse's "Joy of Life," "Music Lesson" and the "Dance Mural" that Barnes commissioned from Matisse in 1930 (a recently unearthed early version is also on view).
Barnes began collecting in 1912, just before the Armory Show in New York, at first on the advice of his friend, the painter William Glackens. His taste in French paintings clearly remained rooted in what was considered in America to be advanced art during the 1910's: by his death, Barnes had acquired 180 Renoirs, 69 Cezannes, 60 Matisses and 44 Picassos.
To reflect the proportions of his holdings in French art, the exhibition devotes the most space to them. Manet, Monet, Gauguin, Toulouse-Lautrec, van Gogh, Seurat, Henri Rousseau, Roger de la Fresnaye, Braque, Chaim Soutine and Modigliani are also here.
Barnes had a feel for rich, sensuous paint surfaces and for brilliant and inventive uses of color, which may explain how a collector who acquired such exquisite works as Manet's "Tarring the Boat" and such challenging works as Cezanne's "Bathers at Rest" or Matisse's "Joy of Life" would also choose to buy so many of the vapid fleshy pink nudes that Renoir turned out. Only the best of Barnes's Renoirs have been included in the show -- and that's still too many.
OTHERWISE, THE EXHIBITION is just about perfect. It makes clear the range of Barnes's holdings in Cezanne and especially in Matisse, who is represented by works, both big and small, from nearly every aspect of his career through the early 1930's. The show demonstrates that in the case of such lesser artists as Modigliani and Soutine, Barnes acquired some of their deftest paintings, like Modigliani's wry and oddly touching caricature of Jeanne Hebuterne in profile, and Soutine's portrait of a pastry cook that is itself a kind of confection. The exhibition also underscores just how much of an individualist Barnes was, buying a big work like Picasso's anomalous "Composition: The Peasants."
But the supreme benefit of the show, apart from simply making these paintings accessible to countless people for the first time, is the installation. In addition to French paintings, Barnes bought Old Masters and African, Greek, Egyptian, American Indian and 20th-century American art, and in his galleries he mixed objects from different periods by different artists to demonstrate what he believed were inherent connections among them. Paintings were stacked one above another on the walls in arrangements that had as much to do with the shape of the canvases as with what was painted on them.
Here the paintings are arranged conventionally, in chronological order, by artist, with everything at eye level, so that a masterpiece like Seurat's "Models" -- which at the Barnes hangs above Cezanne's "Card Players," too high for a viewer to appreciate the soft, sensuous buzz of its pointillist surface -- can finally be studied up close. It's remarkable how different the same paintings can look in different settings. One appreciates this when seeing the Matisse show in Paris after having seen the less focused but even grander Matisse show in New York. One appreciates it even more so with these works.
How fitting that an exhibition about a collector as exceptional as Barnes should itself be an exception to the run-of-the-mill "Masterpieces From . . ." shows. Even the accompanying catalogue is a special event, including as it does the first color reproductions of the paintings.
It should be added that some of Barnes's students and followers have loudly contended that the show betrays Barnes's wishes. Perhaps it does. After the renovations at the Barnes Foundation are completed, it would be unfortunate to see serious changes made to the installation of the art there, as odd as that installation may be. There's already enough homogeneity in the museum world, and Barnes's gallery is in its way a part of the history of modern art in America, as are the works it contains.
But those works also have a life apart from Barnes; to see them only in the peculiar way he prescribed is to do them an injustice. This exhibition is a singular event, after all. It pays tribute to Barnes's vision as a collector, even if it is not a tribute Barnes would have sought. Dr. Barnes, wherever he is, should rest easy.
Photo: "Models" by Seurat -- All of Albert Barnes's greatest triumphs are included, in an installation dramatically different from the one unorthodox one he insisted upon. (Kirsten Bremmer for The New York Times)


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I'm posting this because I could not find a useful reply to others who have asked about this error. I just encountered it for the first time today. I presume there are other reasons for this error, I'm just offering the one that affected me today:
My broker explained something I had not known before. I had thought of the forex market as 24/5. But there is a gap regarding transactions for 5-10 minutes each day beginning at 2100GMT when they process their rollovers. So if you want to enter or modify or exit your trade during this period, you're out of luck.
Now a second chat agent says it lasts a matter of seconds, took 47 seconds today.
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LCSD Hong Kong Netball League 2016-17
22 March 2017
HKNL Results - Week 10 (PDF)
16 February 2017
The brand new "HKNA - Find an Umpire" Facebook group is now up and running! Please feel free to join and post message in this open group to look for umpires / duties! Good luck
4 Jan 2017
- HKNL Fixtures - Jan to Apr 2017(updated 4 Jan 2017) including umpire duties for Premier, Div 1 & 2
Finals Schedule
Semi Finals on Monday 27th March (Times and venues TBC)
Premier Division Semi- Finals
Division 1 Semi-Finals
Division 2 Semi-Finals
Division 3 Semi- Finals
Grand Finals - Saturday 1st April at HK Football Club
Premier Division at 6pm
Division 1 Saturday at 4:30pm
Division 2 Saturday at 3pm
Division 3 Saturday at 1:30pm
Finals - Monday 3rd April at SYSMP
Division 5 (Crt 2) at 8:30pm
Division 4 (Crt 1) at 8:30pm
Division 6 (Crt 2) at 7:15pm
Division 7 (Crt 1) at 7:15pm
Download : HKNL Grand Finals Schedule
14 December 2016
HKNL Results - Week 9 (PDF)
Hong Kong Netball League is starting on Monday 3rd October. Here are some relevant downloads: All files are in PDF format, click on the appropriate file to download.
- Desk duties and responsibilities
- Venue Addresses in Chinese and English (for map and directions, please go to here.)
- Instructions for Online Umpiring Exam
- Form C - Special Membership Application Form
- HKNL Fixtures - Oct to Dec 2016
(For guest player, please complete the form C and send the playing history to firstname.lastname@example.com for approval.)
Fees for the 2016-17 Season as follows:
Player Registration (Direct Transfer to HSBC 178-768966-001)
Ordinary Individual Member: Full Season - HK$900
Half Season- HK$540
Ordinary Junior Member (Aged 21 or below)(Born in year 1996 or after) : Full Season - HK$275
Half Season - HK$175
Cheques payment will also be accepted. Please made payable to "Hong Kong Netball Association Limited"
As you can see these payments needs to go to differenct Bank Accounts,
please use SEPARATE CHEQUES for EACH of the 3 PAYMENTS (Team Fee, Team Deposit and Player Registration) listed above.
Please contact firstname.lastname@example.com if you have any questions.
- Form B - Players List Playing History
Only Excel format files of Form B are to be emailed to HKNA, NO PRINTED COPIES will be accepted.
- Online Player Registration Instructions
The Hong Kong Netball League season is from October to April. Last season, we had 7 Divisions with around 9 to 10 teams per division. The League games are played on Monday evenings across Hong Kong. You can trial and join a club or create your own independent team to join the league. Team registrations would normally open around beginning of August. Below are some of the club details around Hong Kong.
As season 2016-17 is approaching, netball clubs around HK will be holding trials in August and September. Below are the details for the clubs will be holding trials for the upcoming season.
If clubs would like to put details and information here, please send the necessary details to HKNA at hkolympic.org. An email was sent to club covenors regarding putting information on this page.
2016-17 Club's information and club trials information
Email / Club Website
Trials Dates
Other info
|Valley RFC Netball
|Chanelle Candy
Trialists will need to complete the Registration Form
|HK Cricket Club - Netball
|Krystle Edwards
Wed 17th Aug 7 - 9:30pm (All players wishing to playin the Senior HKNA League)
Sat 20th Aug
9:30am Registration: Div 3- 5 players.
10am - 11:30am Trials: Div 3-5
11am Registration: Div 1-2 players
11:30am - 2pm. Trials: Div 1-2
Wed 24th Aug 7 - 8:30pm. Final Trial Div 3-5
8:30pm - 9:30pm Final Trial Div 1 and 2
Fri 26th Aug - HKNA Senior Teams notification on the HKCC Netball website.
|Kowloon (KRFC) Netball Club
|Emma Sharrock
18 August (7-10pm) at KGV School
25 August (7-10pm) at KGV School
1 September (7-10pm) at Wong Chuk Hang Outdoor Courts
|Kowloon currently have 6 teams of varying ability and would love to welcome any new members who are interested in joining.
|Hong Kong Football Club - Netball
|firstname.lastname@example.com www.hkfcnetball.com
Monday 15th Aug - 7pm to 9pm
Wed 17th Aug - 7pm to 9pm
Wed 22nd Aug - 7pm to 9pm
All trials will take place in the Sports Hall at HKFC.
New Players/ Players who DID NOT play last season with HKFC need
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Players who played last season need to pre-register at the below URL: http://goo.gl/forms/7S9DiGNi3ZOMbtM82
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If you're like the rest of us, you spend much of your day blogging, commenting, Tweeting, Facebook-ing, Digging, and interacting on other social media outlets. This can certainly have its benefits, but I don't have to tell you how time consuming and overwhelming it can be if you're trying to go it alone.
The problem is that a full-scale social media marketing campaign can be too much for one person to handle alone. That's because social media never stops. The conversation is always going, and because you want to stay relevant and be known, you feel like you have to keep up with it – day and night.
Over time, this can wear you down, and it can lead to total social media burnout, especially if you aren't seeing the benefits and results of social media marketing as quickly as you'd hoped. When burnout occurs, that's when you start seeing inactive Twitter profiles, infrequently updated blogs, and the undoing of all your hard work.
What can you do to prevent becoming another victim of social media burnout?
1. Define your goals – What do you want to get from your social media marketing efforts? Figure this out. Be as specific as possible, and create your goals. This helps you stay focused with every social media action you take, ensuring you aren't just wasting time and spinning your wheels.
2. Schedule your social time – A lot of us tend to use social media platforms in bursts throughout the day. This makes social media a constant distraction, and it makes it all too easy for you to kill more time on it than you have. By scheduling your social media activities, you stay on task and get more from your actions.
3. Give yourself a break – You aren't going to be able to keep up with every single Tweet, comment, blog post, or Facebook update. It's impossible. So, give yourself a break. Don't let it consume you. Just make sure you do the best you can in the time allotted for using it.
4. Don't let it interfere with your personal life – You have to keep your work and personal life separate. That's all there is to it. Your partner doesn't want to see you on your smart phone all night long Tweeting your heart out. Get a life! You'll be glad you did.
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Other interesting things that can be achieved are some sorts of high performance "tunning" aspects, which are very interesting, and using gcc power might be more interesting than redoing it from scratch, either, at the begining of current project, or maybe forever. An adequate "bundle" of gcc and harmony might produce a JIT/WAT java/bytecode compilation. Moreover, the compilation parameters might be "tuneable" by the JVM administrator and choose between compilation speed, compilation performance, memory footprint, etc. Appart from code-reusing, there is also an adequate sort of abstraction that is good here. and concentrating on this, we avoid discussing machine level details as we all agree that GCC is portable, performant and adequate. Summing up, I support the idea of a java/bytecode to C compiler that can be bundled with gcc. As stated we would gain portability and we can use all facilities provided by gcc. Ariel Archie Cobbs wrote: > email@example.com wrote: > >> The approach of using C Compiler generated code rather than writing a >> full compiler appeals to me: >> http://www.csc.uvic.ca/~csc586a/papers/ertlgregg04.pdf >> >> I am curious on how well the approach performs compared to existing >> JITs. > > > I'm admittedly biased, but the approach of using the C compiler has > some good benefits, mainly in portability. This is especially true for > architectures like x86 that have a complicated instruction set, where > optmization is a subtle art. Though JC uses the C compiler as a WAT > instead of a JIT, it is very portable (to any architecture that GCC > targets) as a result. To the extent that portability is a goal, this > might make sense as an approach to take, at least initially. > > -Archie > > __________________________________________________________________________ > > Archie Cobbs * CTO, Awarix * > http://www.awarix.com > >
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Damian Carrington's blog + European Union
From the 'red-tape' slashing desires of the Brexiters to the judgment of green professionals, all indications are for weaker environmental protections
Damian Carrington: The planet's atmosphere is half-full of carbon, but the EU's recession-hit citizens have half-empty pockets: the result was a difficult compromise on emissions cuts and clean energy targets
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Anyway – in preparation for my wedding I've been doing a lot of crazy workouts and trying to eat better (only 23 more days!). This recipe has helped curb my chocolate cravings – and I can eat it without feeling so guilty!
Skinny Chocolate Raspberry Milkshake:
1/2 cup of skim milk
1/2 cup of dark chocolate chips, melted (I used Hershey's)
1 cup of raspberries (I used fresh, but you could use frozen)
1 banana
6 oz of non-fat, plain greek yogurt
10-15 ice cubes (to thicken it up)
Mix all ingredients in a blender until smooth. You can top it with additional raspberries or my favorite – fat free whipped topping.
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I plan on also playing games on this, something like hl2. I havent bought a new card in awhile, i guess i would prefer 256mb ram and it has to be PCI Express 16x. Also, the main reason im buying this is so i can run 2 19" LCD monitors at the same time, i have an adapter that converts the old school connection to VGA or whatever its called, so does that mean i should buy a really powerful card? I want to spend around $200, but i am willing to go up in price a little, but i dont want to spend over $300 unless its absolutely needed.
You already know that:
You want less than $200 (USD, I assume)
PCI-Express 16x minimum
DVI and VGA output
256MB of RAM
Do you prefer:
Based on that, doing a quick little search around a local computer store's website, I found a few ATI cards that may be good. The Radeon x700, and a GeForce 6600GT from NVidia. I'd do a search at wherever you're going to buy it from, and find the availability of their parts, and then start doing some searches at anadtech and pcgamer, etc. Read some reviews, find out the pros and cons for each card.


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There are currently 7 million children aged 5 to 15 in England – and nearly 4 in 5 are not doing the recommended daily amount of exercise. Sport England's family fund aims to offer new opportunities for families with children to get active and play sport together.
The Department for Education has confirmed that the Primary PE & Sport Premium will increase from £160million to £320million.
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|Ursa's Story
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Ursa's Story is the thirty second chapter of Avatar: Guardian, and the twelfth chapter of Book 2. It explores Ursa's journey after her banishment from the Fire Nation.
Zuko is reunited with his mother after many years apart. While talking, she reveal that she stayed with a family known by a member of Team Avatar.
"Wait? You're a Fire Nation Princess?" Cheng exclaims.
"Yes, I was. It's nice to see how well far you've come." Ursa replies. She turns from Cheng to Zuko, starring at the boy she hadn't seen in many years.
The Fire Lord is in tears. He runs towards his mother, hugging her for the first time in far too many years. "Mom..." is all he is able to whisper. Ursa's tears flow as well.
"I missed you. And I am so proud of you. You freed the world from a hundred years of tyranny." She finally manages to let go of her son, turning to the remainder of the team and bowing. "Thank you all as well. You reunited me with the side of my son I most wanted to see. Especially you, Avatar Aang."
"Mom" Zuko interrupts, "Where have you been these past years?"
"It's a long story, but I will tell you all. As a matter of fact, these kids were there a while ago. Come with me, I think your uncle's tea shop should be quiet enough for now." Everyone follows her to the Jasmine Dragon of the West, sitting down in chairs circled around her.
"Your father, Fire Lord Ozai, always had a hunger for power. When we first were married, he was a loving man, always making sure I was comfortable, until Fire Lord Azulon's health began failing. He began seeing an opening for power, and he decided to seize it for himself. He decided to use Azula's bending prowess to gain a favorable image in Azulon's sight, as a viable bloodline. Azulon's loyalty would not falter though, never giving up Iroh's birthright. Azulon ordered Ozai to kill you, Zuko. I confronted your father about this, and Ozai had every intention of following through. Fearing for your life, I proposed a plan, and it lead to Ozai killing Azulon quietly, and my own banishment. It was well worth it, as saving you was my one concern." She turns her head towards Zuko as a tear flows down her cheek.
"You ended up saving the entire world by saving Zuko. Thank you, Princess Ursa" Aang says, standing up and bowing. "He taught me to Firebend, allowing me to stop Ozai a year ago. Your actions helped create our peace."
"Where did you go?" Zuko asks his mother, ignoring Aang's comment.
"I was given little time to pack my material possessions; I was forced to leave immediately. As the only one who knew about Azulon's death, I was a liability to your father. As I was leaving, Iroh was returning from his siege of Ba Sing Se. I gave him the headpiece belonging to my grandfather, Avatar Roku. I've heard it was useful." Ursa glances quickly at Iroh, who slightly smiles. "I traveled with an escort to the Earth Kingdom shores, leaving the ship as little more than a beggar. I knew where I had to go; the residence of the descendents of my grandfather's Earthbending master, his lifelong friend Sud. Unfortunately, the Bei Fong Family lived very far away from where I was dropped off."
Toph's eyes open very wide as her mouth drops open. The rest with only the exception of Ursa look at Toph with glances of astonishment. "Wait? You were staying at my house?" Toph exclaims, shocked.
"No, I stayed with the Bei Fongs, on of the richest and most powerful families in the Earth Kingdom. I don't know where you are from." Ursa says, confused.
"My name is Toph Bei Fong! How did you stay with us? I never heard anything about a guest!"
"Well, I asked your father if he could keep my residence there a secret, and I guess he took it to heart. He never mentioned a daughter, strange."
"He didn't even mention me?" Toph exclaims, having a tear well up in her blind eyes.
"Well, when I went into town, I guess he didn't want me to be able to say anything." Ursa replied. "It was protecting what he had already done."
"WHY? What's so bad about me? I don't get it!" Toph screams, creating a tremor that begins shaking the entire city of Omashu.
"Maybe he wasn't hiding you." Ursa began. "I think that he was protecting you from them. During my trips into the city, I saw many thieves, robbers, and other criminals. You, his little daughter, would be devastated to leave your perfect world to find a shattered world like this one."
"But I'm perfectly fine with this world! At least I am now." Toph replies.
"He never knew that. I'm sure he only wanted to protect you, nothing more. I know I would do anything to protect my children." She glances at Zuko, whose face lit up slightly. "What happened to Azula?" Ursa asks, looking at the Team for an answer.
"Well, she became a Firebending master, was sent to capture Uncle and I while we were struggling in the Earth Kingdom, almost killed Aang, then almost became Fire Lord. I fought her in an Agni Kai, and won." Zuko explains, holding the site of his most recent scar as he remembers the Agni Kai.
"You killed her?" Ursa exclaims out of fear for her own daughter's life.
"No, after Mai and Ty Lee betrayed her, she started mentally slipping. When I fought her, she was delusional. She almost killed me, until Katara intervened. Anyway, Azula is still alive, just completely insane by now. I have the top doctors in the world helping her, but they think it's a lost cause."
"That's horrible to hear. When I return, I will see her. She needs my help." She pauses for a slight moment, her eyes showing a look of contemplation. "I'm leaving now. Zuko, Iroh already has a ship ready for me to go home. I will be leaving tomorrow.
"Mai should be waiting for you." Zuko replies. "She'll make sure that you get situated in the palace."
Ursa knew exactly what Zuko meant. "I missed your coronation and wedding?"
A rumble in the earth behind the wall causes the team to spin to face the source. A Dai Li agent sends a rock glove at the most vulnerable person in the room, Ursa. The entire team springs to protect her, Toph created an earth wall in front of her while Aang shot an air blast at the glove, disintegrating it. Katara used a water whip to pull Ursa out of harms way and Zuko, upon realizing his mother was safe, launched a massive offensive against the agent. Zuko's fire tore through all the earth barriers and projectiles the agent could muster.
Zuko eventually caught the agent off guard and hit him in the chest with a fire ball. The agent is thrown off his feet and into the wall, causing him to slump to the ground. Zuko charges the agent, only to have his feet caught in the earth that encased his feet. The agent retreats quickly before anyone else could attack. Toph quickly frees him from his bonds and Zuko runs towards the area where the agent left from.
No one will hurt my mother... Zuko quietly mutters to himself before turning to his mother and friends.
Production Notes
The Bos came up with an idea down the line in Avatar: Guardian involving Ursa. He liked the idea, so he realized that he would need a way to reintroduce Ursa into the series, something he did by having Iroh locate her. The Bos also took liberties with Roku's line in "The Avatar and the Fire Lord", saying that friendships could transcend lifetimes. Toph fit the same mold as Sud, being stubborn, blunt, yet an excellent friend, so The Bos pursued the idea. The Bos continued with the idea, expanding on the fame that could be gained by teaching the Avatar to explain the Bei Fong's affluence.
Reviews for Ursa's Story have been highly positive. PiEman descended into "fanboyish gibberish" over the chapter while Windsword7 gave the chapter "*****". Evatar114 praised The Bos for the manor in which he added Sud to the chapter, as did Dudewaldo4. Themuffinrox added that although she enjoyed the entire chapter, she found that Zuko's reaction "feels a little corny to me". The Bos had enough faith to nominate Ursa's Story for Featured Article for July of 2010. Vaznock even left a review of the chapter in blog form, praising it's backstory for Ursa as well as Toph's reaction to the news while giving the chapter an A+ rating. While looking back on old chapters, The Bos also noticed that Waterkai predicted that Ursa would be mentioned in the series and the opening of an Ursa plot before any of the information about Ursa's Story was released.
References to the Original Series
- Ursa references her lineage from Avatar Roku in this chapter, which was revealed by Iroh to Zuko in The Avatar and the Fire Lord
- Zuko recounts his experiences with Azula from Books 2 and 3
Series Continuity
- Cheng met a woman while trying to find Bumi in The King and the Peasant, and is revealed to be Ursa.
- Ursa reveals that Ozai killed Azulon, something Iroh confirms in The Sons of Azulon Pt. 2 - The Wisdom of Iroh.
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Basilisk is a full-featured middleware library to develop games. It features sprites, animations, real time sound mixing with filters and special effects, high resolution timers, a basic 3D math library, an input system based on bindable actions, fullscreen exclusive mode support, resolution managers, JDK 5.0 compatibility, and more.
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Beer Style: American IPA (14B)
Recipe Type: all-grain
Yield: 5.94 US gallons
Super variation on the Zombie Dust theme. Denny's Favourite is a great yeast, need to use it more often. Strong fermenter and gives a very unique flavour to the finished beer. A seemingly impossible quantity of hops go in, but it works. Perfect!
Original Gravity: 1.064 (15.6° P)
Final Gravity: 1.016 SG (4.0° P)
Alcohol by Vol: 6.4%
Color SRM: 9.9 Color Sample
Bitterness IBU: 63.6
Recipe Type: all-grain
Yield: 5.94 US Gallons