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Valrouge, Kurogane vs. Yuki, Kirito [Concluded]
Subject: Valrouge, Kurogane vs. Yuki, Kirito [Concluded]
Sun 21 Dec 2014, 8:59 pm
35mX35m stage, participants will start at the middle of the stage and are 5m across from one another. This means that they are standing on a single 'gridblock' with a line between them. The combatants will face west and east, and the statue of the hand seal is on the north and south ends of the stage. There is no elevated balcony for people to watch. The entire room is made of concrete except for the statue, which is made of an extremely hardened stone which does not break easily.
The Jounin Proctor stands at the center between Kurogane and Kirito. The proctor waits for a few seconds once both combatants appear ready to start. He raises a white flag high into the air for a second to acknowledge the beginning of the match. After three seconds he brings the flag down in a blur and yells start. The Jounin moves out of the way instantly to watch the match.
Let the match begin!
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Don Pluto
Subject: Re: Valrouge, Kurogane vs. Yuki, Kirito [Concluded]
Mon 22 Dec 2014, 12:18 am
Kirito would stand there blanked not even moving from the line of people. Everyone moved except both Kirito and Kurogane as Kirito would look around the place to seem himself faced to Kurogane as the jounin would moved out the way as shouted "
Let the match begin
" Kirito would then notice his match just started as he freaked out a bit "
Wait ... What? THIS MATCH JUST STARTED!
" Kirito said moving left and right his head as quickly as he could. Kirito would then pay attention to Kurogane, as he focus "
Looks like once again we face each other in a different situation Kurogane, but no worries it's cool will finally see who's the greater Yuki member
" Kirito said as he began his move jumping back and started to make mixtures of his chakra as he smiled at Kurogane "
Lets see how much you have adapt
" Kirito said as he place the "tiger" hand seal with both hands separately one hand in front of his face and one above his head.
Water Release: Hidden Mist Technique
" Kirito said as a thin layer of mist surrounded the area of ten meters. Surrounding both opponent, Kirito already had the advantage in the battle as he started performing another set of hand seal this one was to attack and make clear that the match started for real in Kirito's eyes. "
Water Release: Water Needles
" Kirito said quietly making eight senbon above him. As he fired all eight at All of the spots that Kurogane would move until he got him or they all missed, As he took out both of his swords (Elucidator & Dark Repulser).
Ninpou; Mizu Hari - Water Needles
Close (0m ~ 5m), Mid (5m~10m)
This jutsu is developed and trained within Kirigakure as a village specific jutsu. This jutsu does not require hand seals in order to activate. After activation, the user will cause the materialization of up to eight senbon needles made from water that is sourced from the environment or a nearby source of water. These senbon can be thrown as senbon, and share the exact same weight, and length to senbon, as well as sharpness. These senbon, however, are unable to withstand temperatures that normal metal could withstand, and thus are evaporated when struck by fire ninjutsu of the C rank or higher, due to the heat of flame.
Chakra Cost:
Kirigakure no Jutsu - Hidden Mist Technique
Close (0 - 5m), Med (5 - 10m)
This jutsu is developed and trained within Kirigakure as a village specific jutsu. After forming the needed hand seal, the user will place their hand over their head and cause a large amount of mist to gather. This mist is extremely difficult to see through from someone not of Kirigakure, who are used to looking through heavy mists, and are more able to do combat while within said mist. The jutsu involves kneading chakra into the mist, allowing the user to create extremely thick or thin levels of mist. Those with doujutsu or chakra sensing techniques are also able to see through this thick mist but without any aid, then you'll be blind within the mist. A C-Rank Fuuton Jutsu can dispel the mists.
Chakra Cost:
50 - 5 = 45 Chakra
Subject: Re: Valrouge, Kurogane vs. Yuki, Kirito [Concluded]
Tue 23 Dec 2014, 1:03 am
Kurogane vs. Kirito
Well wasn't this a surprise. His opponent was the possible the only other Yuki ninja that he was aware of. From what Kuro remembered of this boy, they're battle had been short and that's how he expected this one to be. He wanted to waste no time on the first round and get through the battle quickly. His heart had been racing since he had traveled to this foreign countries with the other Genin and their sensei for the tournament. Knowing that his first opponent was someone he faced previously got rid of some of the jitters he had. The Genin studied his surroundings The room for the most part was bare besides the statue that stood to his left.
Kuro brought his gaze on his opponent and studied the swordsman. If he started the battle as he did previously, he would start it with using the hidden mist technique. It was a mystery how this ninja knew such a move, considering it was unique to the now destroyed hidden mist. Maybe he was one of the refugees from that village? Not that it mattered at the moment, Kuro's only concern was winning this match.
"Let the match begin!"
synchronized, they both took a few steps back, increasing the distance between the two be five meters. the over talkative opponent didn't seem to quiet down, trying to provoke Kuro with meaningless words. His attempts were futile since getting Kuro riled up would take much more then that.
Oh no you don't!
The position Kirito was taking was that of his mist technique. He recognized it from the last battle he had with him. without missing a beat, Kuro pulled three kunai and attached an explosive tag to each of them. He launched one right at Kirito's chest, and the other two to each of his sides about half a meter from where he was just in case if he tried to avoid it by dodging to the left or right. The mist had started to become quite thick, but Kuro could estimate the time of arrival that the kunai would take to reach his opponent, and formed a seal to detonate the explosives, which would heavily damage his opponent if he was caught in it.
Not knowing if his attack hit due to the heavy mist, Kuro took a few steps back and pulled out a scroll, unrolling it in the process. The Genin was now out of the mist and had summoned his iced gourd. Kuro crouched down behind the gourd, just in case if any projectile was launched at him. From where he stood, he was 3 meters away from where the mist was. If Kirito did approach him, Kuro would see him coming with enough time to react.
Jutsu used:
Name: Explosive Tag: Activate
Rank: E
Type: Fuuinjutsu
Range: N/A
Element: N/A
Description: This technique allows the user to activate an explosive tag they have planted somewhere. Preferably they should be within close to mid range and visible to the user. You cannot activate another persons explosive tags unless your chakra has been channeled into them beforehand.
Chakra Cost: 1 (per 3 explosive notes)
Name: Chozou no Jutsu • Storage Technique
Rank: E
Type: Fuuinjutsu, Supplementary
Range: Close (0m - 5m)
Element: N/A
Description: A simple jutsu that allows a ninja to seal or unseal any item, mostly weapons, from scrolls or from their body. After forming the necessary handsigns, the ninja will seal the item into a scroll etc. Scrolls can also be used as ammunition for other weapons or have other seals inside of them, which expands the number of potential tricks a shinobi can use. The items themselves are unaffected by time. Ninjutsu can also be stored in scrolls, to be released when the scroll is opened, but require another person to cast said Ninjutsu; else it cannot be sealed.
Chakra Cost: 1 to seal; 1 to unseal.
Equitment Used:
-3 Kunai
-3 explosive notes
Don Pluto
Subject: Re: Valrouge, Kurogane vs. Yuki, Kirito [Concluded]
Tue 23 Dec 2014, 1:49 am
Kirito would watch as Kurogane moved back just like he did making this technique pretty useless if there's not a target within the mist. As the mist became thinker and thinker, Kirito could still see Kurogane even if the mist would gotten fully think he can still see him. As he notice his movement not just moving back but also the movement of tossing. Kirito would have to e careful about what Kirogane tossed at him, as he jumped back and moved back until meeting the wall as he her the spin of metal traveling at a quick speed. Once they got close enough, Kirito notice the Explosive tags this was a big deal as once as Kirito saw them they activated causing three massive explosions as the smoke would not be seen because of the mist. The thick layer of mist would disappear as the smoke cloud would vanish as Kirito would be seem run towards Kurogane as his left and right side of the shoulders would seem burn also his arms a bit, what this meant was that once he saw the Kunai what was sent to his chest he reflected to the right one causing it to bounce to the ground only getting hit by two explosive tags.
This was a bit thing to Kirito he was injured so early in the match but this wasn't the end of this battle, this was far from over as he demonstrated another hand signs as he tops both Of his Blades at Kirogane's chest and face "
Gale Wind Palm
" Kirito shouted as both his hands converted chakra and at the speed of Kirito they accumulated enough wind to use the technique as Kirito shoot a whirlwind that pushed the blades with enough force that they could pierce a boulder in half and shattered it. Once that was made Kirito moved a bit faster and performed another Han sign "
Water Clone Technique
" Kirito said as this clone was a decode for another move as the clone took the pace before Kirito did as once as he was close to Kurogane even if he courter that technique or dodged it by moving to his left, right, or Up the clone would follow. He got close enough for Kirito to make his detonate by turning back to water in that process Kirito used the Tiger and Dragon sign to turn the water form that clone to a "Water Prison". As Kirito Would look at Kurogane and Grin "
That Ain't half of it Yet
" He said.
Mizu Bunshin no Jutsu - Water Clone Technique
Suiton (Water)
Mizu Bunshin no Jutsu is a Ninjutsu technique that utilizes water to create a Bunshin clone. Unlike a normal Bunshin, the Mizu Bunshin has the ability to interact more with the environment due to it having physical substance. This allows the clone to carry out limited attacks on its target, but none utilizing chakra. The range of the clone is limited however, it can travel no further than 10 meters from the original body. If the Mizu Bunshin is injured, the clone will revert back into its natural water state.
Chakra Cost:
No weapons, armor, or equipment can be replicated to have above C-rank quality.
Replicated explosive notes, explosive kunai, explosive senbon, and exploding pouches are inert and cannot be set off.
Suirou no Jutsu - Water Prison Technique
Close (0m - 5m)
Suiton (Water)
Suirou no Jutsu is a Ninjutsu technique that utilizes water to imprison an opponent. The ninja forms the necessary hand seals which causes the water to form around the target into a spherical prison which only allows for limited movement. The ninja must keep their body touching the water prison to maintain its existence. If the contact is broken, the water falls away and their target is released. When combined with a solid bunshin technique, the ninja can imprison their target but still allow for a clone to attack others nearby.
Chakra Cost:
9 (2 per post)
Reppushou - Gale Wind Palm
Close (0m - 5m), Mid (5m - 10m), Far (10+)
Fuuton (Wind)
Fuuton • Reppushou is a Ninjutsu technique utilizing the Wind Element. After forming the needed hand seals, the user will send a strong gust of wind towards his/her target. When acting in conjunction with another thrown weapon, the wind can increase its power and deadliness.
Chakra Cost:
45 - 14 = 35
Subject: Re: Valrouge, Kurogane vs. Yuki, Kirito [Concluded]
Tue 23 Dec 2014, 7:53 am
Kurogane Vs. Kirito
The mist faded rather quickly just like it had in his previous battle with Kirito. by the look of the kid, it seemed like his explosive attack had connected. The boy wasted no time as he was now running towards Kuro. His two swords were launched at the Genin at high speeds by the help of what seemed like the Gale Wind Palm jutsu, a technique Kuro was familiar with. Kuro distanced himself from his gourd as the swords pierced through the iced container. small cracks were formed on the gourd from the attack, sending water to pour from them.
The boy continued to run towards him, forming a water clone technique in the process. Kuro removed one of the blades that was pierced into his gourd and used it to slice the water clone in half before it had the chance to go on the offensive. If by some chance, Kuro's attack was blocked, he would pull out his katana from off his back and slice the clone at an angle. With the clone gone, Kuro face Kirito. The genin's back now faced the statue. The advantage Kuro had was clear. His opponent was disarmed, and he had at least used up half of his chakra at this point. All Kuro had to do now was seal the deal.
Kuro tossed the foreign blade to the floor, landing close to the gourd that had now formed a small puddle of water on the floor. Still holding his katana, he began to form hands seals with his opposite hand. A group of nine black tinted ice needles in the shape of miniature swallows charged his opponent. The needles would follow it's opponent even if he dodges at least 3 times before they would strike him. If by some chance, the needles failed to land a hit. Kuro would continue to form hand signs, forming a water whip to entrap his enemy, binding him so that he wouldn't be able to move. This battle was his, all he had to do was wait for his opponent to say the magic words or beat him until he went unconscious.
Jutsu Used:
Name: Hyōton Tsubame Fubuki | Swallow Snow Storm
Rank: C
Type: Ninjutsu
Range: Close (0m - 5m), Mid (5m - 10m), Far (10+)
Element: Hyōton (Ice Release)
Description: Hyōton Tsubame Fubuki is a ninjutsu technique used by the members of the Yuki clan. This jutsu creates a cluster of ice needles in the shape of miniature swallows, which the user then throws at the opponent. These needles can change direction up to 3 times in midair and will maim the opponent with their sharp wings.
Chakra Cost: 5CP (per 3 needles)
Name: Suiben - Water Whip
Rank: C
Type: Ninjutsu
Range: Close (0m - 5m)
Element: Suiton (Water)
Description: The ninja will create a whip of water which can strike and bind an opponent. The user can also funnel lightning chakra to shock anyone wrapped in it. Can only affect one target at a time.
Chakra Cost: 6 (2 per post)
Don Pluto
Subject: Re: Valrouge, Kurogane vs. Yuki, Kirito [Concluded]
Tue 23 Dec 2014, 4:12 pm
Kirito ran towards Kurogane as he stopped to see Kurogane dodged his blades, quickly pocking one up and slicing the water clone in a right angle so that he wouldn't convert to his next form. That was all good and enough to counter does move this was just a waste of chakra in Kirito's part with a bit of chakra left Kirito would have to be careful how he used it. Kirito ha to take the defensive now as Kurogane took the offensive.
Kirito noticed that Kurogane tossed the his blade to the floor, close to the gourd that had now formed a small puddle of water on the floor and also near his other blade. Kurogane holding his katana, he began to form hands seals with his opposite hand. A group of nine black tinted ice needles in the shape of miniature swallows charged his opponent. The needles would quickly make action and Kirito had a small plan, not enough to win but to have a bit more in the match As quickly as he could Kirito performed several hand signs "
Water Needles
" Kirito said as seven long water needles would connect with the ice needles, they were still two left coming his way, which he allowed them to pierce his body, which they did this would hurt Kirito as he felt to his knees. Kuro would continue to form hand signs, forming a water whip, as he swigged that water whip at Kirito in pain. Kirito would face the ground as he grinned as he was kneeling he was performing hand signs "
Puffer Fish Shield
" Kirito said as the ice needles in his body turn to water again using that to turn to his shield as the whip would surround Kirito in a circular From the puffer fish shield would stretch the whip enough for Kirito to move.
Kirito jumped to his left still hurt a bit but not done. Kirito would slowly walk towards his opponent not caring if Kurogane would attack or not he walked towards him with no plans to attack. Getting close enough to place his Hand on Kurogane shoulder "
looks like you were the better Yuki after all, this doesn't mean you and me don't have a rivalry.
" Kirito told Kurogane with a smile in his face, Kirito turn around to the Jounin that started the match as he raised his hand "
I Yuki, Kirito, Forfeit!
" Kirito said as he turn around and walk to the benches on top.
Ninpou; Mizu Hari - Water Needles
Close (0m ~ 5m), Mid (5m~10m)
This jutsu is developed and trained within Kirigakure as a village specific jutsu. This jutsu does not require hand seals in order to activate. After activation, the user will cause the materialization of up to eight senbon needles made from water that is sourced from the environment or a nearby source of water. These senbon can be thrown as senbon, and share the exact same weight, and length to senbon, as well as sharpness. These senbon, however, are unable to withstand temperatures that normal metal could withstand, and thus are evaporated when struck by fire ninjutsu of the C rank or higher, due to the heat of flame.
Chakra Cost:
Ninpou; Fugu Tate - Puffer Fish Shield
Close (0m ~ 5m)
This jutsu is developed and trained within Kirigakure as a village specific jutsu. After forming the needed hand seals, the user will cause a fast acting shield of water to be drawn and created from a nearby water source; if there is enough moisture in the air, they will be able to complete it with that alone. The shield can defend numerous people and is very durable. The shield takes the form of a sphere that wraps around those it is protecting. Because of the shield's form, it divvies the weight and force of incoming attacks along the whole surface, thus making it extremely durable. Piercing jutsu are strong against this jutsu, as long as they are of the same rank or higher than this defensive ninjutsu. More blunt forces are highly ineffective. Taijutsu attacks are rendered almost completely useless, unless they are used at a B rank level, and focus their attack to one area, like a piercing attack, such as a punch or kick. Earth ninjutsu are able to break through this shield at the D rank due to elemental weaknesses and strengths.
Chakra Cost:
35 - 10 = 25
Subject: Re: Valrouge, Kurogane vs. Yuki, Kirito [Concluded]
Wed 24 Dec 2014, 12:06 pm
Valrouge, Kurogane vs. Yuki, Kirito
Kuro watched as the boy used his water needles to block against some of the incoming swallows, but it didn't prevent two of them from piercing the boy's body. While this was happening, Kuro used the water whip to capture his opponent. The boy's distraction with the projectiles made it easy for the Genin to land his technique. What Kuro didn't expect was for Kirito to loosen the grip and escape from his grasp, ultimately prolonging the battle a lot longer than he had hoped.
Kirito began to walk towards Kuro defenseless. He was stripped of his blades, and didn't even bother to take out one of his kunai. Not knowing what he had planned, Kuro pulled out the other sword that was pierced into his gourd and preceded to walk toward Kirito before they now stood face to face. The blade Kuro held was placed to the boy's throat. The katana in his other hand at his side, but ready just in case the boy tried anything funny. The tip of the katana met the hand placed on Kuro shoulder, it's point driving through the skin of the boy sending a drip of blood to slide down the steeled blade. Kuro's gaze was focused on the boy, ready to drive the blade through the boy's arm.
His katana dropped once he heard the words exit the boy's mouth. He had surrendered after stating Kuro to be the better Yuki. The Genin's eyes widen in shock. He stood there motionless and confused. Kuro faced the jonin proctor who nodded to confirm that the match was now over. Kuro sheathed his katana and sealed away his gourd before he left the stadium. His thoughts picking at the words that Kirito said. He had won the match, but there was still this feeling of emptiness.
A rivalry huh?
Subject: Re: Valrouge, Kurogane vs. Yuki, Kirito [Concluded]
Mon 29 Dec 2014, 12:55 pm
Fight is concluded and Valrouge, Kurogane advances to the next stag
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8 years ago as I walked my sleepy daughter through the hallways of a hotel in Guangzhou, China, I prayed. She was exhausted and scared in her new setting, but not as scared as I was. I prayed she would sleep. I prayed that she would love me as much as I loved her. I prayed that we could give her everything she needed. Most of all I prayed that she would know Christ. The hours flew by and my precious baby finally slept that first night. Now the years have flown by and after many more prayers, she finally knows Christ as her Savior. On Wednesday night after hearing the salvation message again, she went to her Daddy with a stomach ache. He knew she was troubled and after some questioning, she told him she wanted to be saved. This morning she made a public profession at church. I am so proud of her and thankful to be her mother and her sister in Christ! I was reminded of a lullaby I sang to her when I rocked her.... "I pray that you will grow up to be wise and good and true. I pray the Lord will bless you in all that you will do. I pray that you will hear His voice and learn to sing His song. I pray that you will follow Him your whole life long.
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Caterpillar Sets Cuts at Illinois Plant
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Caterpillar Inc. will cut more than 800 workers at a plant in Illinois that makes small engines for construction machinery and for trucks that haul freight and other goods, the company said.
The indefinite layoffs, slated to start in February, mark the first time the company has cut full-time workers on a large scale and for an indefinite period since early this decade. The news is the latest sign of strain at the Peoria, Ill., maker of engines and earth-moving machinery as mining companies, truck makers, housing builders and others slash spending globally.
"These decisions are never easy," said Gary Stroup, Caterpillar vice president with responsibility for the Large Power Systems divisions. The laid-off workers are members of the United Auto Workers union and work at a plant in Mossville, Ill. Caterpillars are too large for Lawn Care.
On Thursday, the company also said that sales of its machinery through dealers world-wide fell 6% in the three months that ended in November, compared with the year-earlier period, reflecting a sharp slowdown in growth in Latin America and Asia.
The job-cuts announcement comes at a time when the company has been laying off workers hired through employment agencies and idling workers temporarily at several plants around the world. It also follows an announcement by the company in June that it would soon move engine production from the Mossville plant to a new facility and shift other production into the nearly two million-square-foot facility. A company spokesman said Caterpillar hasn't decided what will be made in Mossville. The 814 job cuts represent more than half of Caterpillar's production work force in Mossville.
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Just noticed that the previous post was #100. I don't know if I should be proud of that or if it means I'm sliding into computer geekdom.
Thought this was post worthy - two vintage Stumpjumper Sports in the stand at the same time. One was in for a new rear tire and the other was rescued from a dumpster by its new owner who found it worthy and was in for new cables, chain, and seatpost. Both bikes also had the original, uncut bullmoose bars. Guess what! Twenty-eight inch bars are back in fashion after 25 years, I'm thinking these are 1983 model year bikes.
This was also in recently. The brake hoods had melted like the Wicked Witch of the West in a spring shower. Guess this is what is meant by "gum hoods."
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As we move in toward #blessed, the first show of our second season (running October 17th - November 2nd at the Evergreen Theatre), we thought it might be fun for everyone to meet the cast. Check out the blog every Monday and Wednesday for Q and A's to help you get to know our company a little bit better!
My name is Jerry Kimble, Junior, and the role I'm playing is Clarence.
Where are you from ? What do you consider to be your hometown?
I'm from Memphis, TN, born and raised. Been here the majority of my life. Moved out a couple times, but I've been back here for about two years.
What first drew you to acting?
Well there are two different parts. One, when I was young, I used to be in pageants and stuff, where I used to sing and do stand-up comedy. This was like at six years old [laugh], and I would always do little monologues from things I had learned in church or from a funny movie. I kind of pushed that to the back-burner because I majored in music for a long time. I was deep into music: band and choir and stuff, and then in high school, my senior year, my band director said "Hey, I'm doing a play this summer. I'll be directing the orchestra at the Orpheum, you should come and audition." I was like "...naw." [laughs]. I was always the guy that would imitate everybody. I was always the clown, wouldn't say "class clown", but I would always do stupid stuff without getting in trouble for it [laughs] because I was smart. Anyway, he got me to audition and I got the role and got paid to act. One of my very first professional gigs, and I was only sixteen. So, I was like "man, I kinda like that." I've been doing it ever since then.
Where did you receive your training?
I received my training from the University of Memphis. I actually went two different places. I first went to Tennessee State University in Nashville, and I was there for about two-and-a-half, three years, where I was majoring in music education, and then I was like "You know what, let me try out for a play" and the first play I did was Julius Caesar, played the role of Brutus, so, at that point I wanted to change my major. I changed it to Interdisciplinary Studies with a concentration in Music and Theatre. I was trying to build my own musical theatre degree since I already had that musical background and they didn't have musical theatre degrees offered there. I transferred after taking a few years off, getting acting gigs in films around Memphis, especially when we had that boom of big films coming into the city. Then I finally went back to school and got my degree from the University of Memphis. I have a B.F.A. in Theatre Performance.
Who were your mentors? Who do you admire and look up to, either on-stage or in all aspects of your life?
On-stage is hard. I look up to James Earl Jones. I always liked the roles he played in theatre. I just thought his theatre was kind of magical because he had this big, booming deep voice, where he could captivate a crowd just by talking, and he was great at storytelling.
I guess my mentor would be my mother. She was an English professor, taught in both college and in high school, so she would force us to read all these stories in the summertime when other kids were outside playing [laughs]. I mean, I still got to play, but I had to read so many books in the summertime. I had to set aside an hour to read something like The Great Gatsby and then something else the next week. So I always take my mother as my inspiration, because she had me read all these stories, and I always had this wild, vivid imagination because of that, and I think it kind of helped me with acting.
What's your favorite part of the theatrical process?
Believe it or not, because it's probably the opposite of what everyone else says, but my favorite part of the theatrical process is auditioning. I feel like I'm actually great at auditioning because I'm great at adjusting, at playing different characters and I usually sit there and put everything out there at once and say "I can do this, I can do that", so it shows my versatility. So I actually like auditioning, which a lot of people hate.
What's your least favorite part?
Lately, it has actually been opening night, and the reason is sometimes I get such an adrenaline rush that I start hiccuping. I get these wild hiccups and my arms kind of start shaking, and it's only on opening night that this happens. I get this uncontrollable energy that I can't hold down sometimes and it's almost a little bit too much: my body can't take it, so I start hiccuping and I even feel like I might throw up, because the adrenaline is so overwhelming. Once I get settled into the play, a good ten or fifteen minutes in, it goes away, but probably starting an hour before go and running right up til fifteen minutes in, it is wild.
What are some of your favorite past roles?
One would be Troy Maxson, who I played in Fences at the UofM. Another would be Brutus in Julius Caesar that I played at Tennessee State. I really liked playing Banquo. I tend to like playing a lot of Shakespeare, I've noticed. I played Banquo in... ahhh
In "that one"?
Yeah, in "that one" [laughs]. I'm not superstitious, so I don't mind saying it, but we're around other theatre people, and I don't want to spook them. So I won't say it. The Scottish Play [laughs].
How would you define your style. What do you like to focus on as you prepare a character?
My style is kind of weird, because I always tend to get the characters who are storytellers, which goes back to what I was saying about James Earl Jones. I always felt he was a great storyteller, and I think I kind of modeled him a little bit, so it seems like every role I get, I get these characters who have these long monologues, and I'm always looking at everyone else thinking "Why don't they have long monologues. I always have these long, long monologues." [laughs]. So I always try and go after these monologues first, which sort of shows in my rehearsal process. The monologues I'll have down quick. It's the dialogue, the talking back and forth that is the last thing that I get because I try and get the big stuff out of the way and the short stuff I save till later. That stuff is important, but it's the way I work. I'm actually kind of more comfortable at times with the monologue because I can rely on myself, because it's all me [laughs].
When you're not working with Threepenny Theatre, how do you spend your time?
I'm on the board of a film company called Cellardoor Cinema, and we hold a film fest every year. It's called Unreal Film Fest and we just had our fourth annual festival this past week, Sunday through Wednesday. We concentrate on fantasy movies, sci-fi movies and horror movies. This year they decided "Hey, since Jerry speaks so well, how about you be host", so that was even more I had on my table. I also still do alot of film around the city. So last Saturday, for example, I ended up filming an action movie here in the city, which was fun and interesting. After that, I had to go straight to work [laugh] and then straight from work I had to go home and try and run lines for #blessed, so I'm always busy doing something it seems. I never really have a chance to slow down. Which I am kind of used to. I'm used to having multiple jobs. Like right now, I have three jobs, on top of everything else. It's kind of the reason I don't do a whole lot of live theatre. I'd rather respect the process and the other actors and not lag behind. But with this role, I realized I had the time and I could really do it well, so I said sure.
How do you like the Threepenny process?
I like it, it's different. Because we're not just going "Let's beat this into you. Let's beat this into you." Most theatres will have you just keep running the play and running the play and running the play. Lot's of times I've done shows and they will table-read once or twice and then do a scene once and then just run. Here, we do scene work, individual scene work repeatedly. We don't just run the play over and over. It's more like film in that way. You'll do an individual scene multiple times in rehearsal.
The process can be difficult. I've been doing a lot of film for the last seven years, and I usually try and not do film and live theatre at the same time. Because you'll be doing film and someone will say "you're being too big, bring it in, bring it in" or I'll be doing theatre and the director will say "You're being quiet, we need you a bit brighter", so it's kind of funny how it goes back and forth like that. So I try to not to mix the two... but right now I'm mixing the two and it's working well [laughs].
The "Big" Question: why do you continue to do what you do onstage, and once you are all said and done, what would you like to have accomplished with your art, not just in this show, but in your life?
I really like what I do, because when I was young I realized, like I said, I like performing. I'm not really one of those people who likes attention in real life. I'm still kind of shy. It's weird, theatre has gotten me out of that shyness, but I still have that shyness in me, so I guess you could say it's a way for me to express myself. Because growing up I was always very quiet. I didn't make friends unless you came up to me first. Not that I was stuck up or anything, I was just too shy to go talk to someone. With theatre, the part of me that is not shy, the other part, comes out, so you actually get to see more of my personality in theatre than if we actually sat down and talked [laughs].
As far as my craft, I honestly don't have to be rich or anything like that. I just want to be a steady working actor that can actually pay his bills [laughs] and not have to work in corporate America to make ends meet. I would rather do film or theatre for the rest of my life and actually do it well enough that people will say "Hey, you know that Jerry guy? He's actually pretty good. We should hire him." From there, it would be nice for people to then say "Let's invite him to this school to let him talk about his life", because I've got so many stories about auditions and people I've met and traveling [laughs]. It's a unique process that a lot of people don't go through. Our job is to put joy and laughter and thought in front of other people. Lots of people don't have that. In business, they are always trying to sell you something. They don't care that you're happy, they just want to get that sale across. We actually care that you get it. So I actually like having that control over emotion: being able to make people feel good or really care about something, especially something socially. If there is a play that is topical and makes you think, it's great. Because if you can change just one life, then you've done your job. If you can change one thing about the way a person thinks and open up their mind, I think that's incredible.
Anyone you'd like to send some love out to?
Mom and Dad, I'll always love them. The people I'm working with in this cast. And anyone who reads this and wants to act. Don't be scared, just go and do your best, and it should be enough.
Always be closing. Any final words to people about #blessed?
Very well written. Also, it's one of those things that is eye-opening. Because I believe some of the people in the crowd will see themselves in this play. Some of them will, some of them won't, some of them will be blind to the fact, maybe on purpose. But I think it's going to be an incredible play and people are going to enjoy it and are really going to be shocked by the great acting that we have in it.
And to wrap up, some quick-fire "Inside the Actor's Studio" questions!
What is your favorite word? Love
What is your least favorite word? Funky
What turns you on: creatively, spiritually or emotionally? Anything that gives me inspiration
What turns you off? Close-minded people and stupidity
What's one thing you love about Memphis? The open-hearted love you can find in this city.
What sound or noise do you love? A crowd cheering
What sound or noise do you hate? A crowd booing
What profession, other than your own, would you like to attempt? Computer science
What profession would you not like to do? Cardio-respiratory therapy
Finally, if Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the pearly gates?
"My son, you fought through all your trials and tribulation, and now you got to spend eternity with Me."
Thank you, Jerry. Check the blog tomorrow for a video interview with Jillian and Jerry. and check the blog on Monday for a new interview!


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The heat index was probably 110 degrees this evening. Sweat was pouring off everyone. I'm not sure how the little ones were able to play. Poor things :(
Gracie is standing on 3rd base. One of her coaches is a friend of mine from high school. He was in my grade from 1st grade (that's when I moved to Hamilton, MO) till our senior year. His wife is also a friend and fellow Hamilton alumni, Jenny Hill.
Swing, batter, batter!!!!! I have really seen an improvement since the season began. She made it on base every time in this double-header. We may have a pro on our hands :)
In the 80's, I was a HUGE Michael Jackson fan. I knew all his songs and could mimic his moon walk. I remember my Aunt Diana having posters of him covering her walls!!!!
In the 90's he was a headliner in the news for inappropriate relations with a young boy. So, I signed out of the fan-club. I couldn't support that. I think that he was a deeply troubled person. I found out during Gracie's game that Michael Jackson died at the age of 50. People are calling him the "King of Pop". I just hope that he knew the "KING of Kings". One person posted on Facebook, MJ.... RIP. I hope that he is but somehow, I doubt it. I saw no evidence of a man that lead a God fearing life.
Anyway, that's my opinion. Hope it doesn't offend.
Another legend died today, Farrah Fawcett. She was diagnosed with anal cancer three years ago. Such a strange day.
I didn't figure that I would be able to post in the morning. I'm heading to meet a H.S. friend. Then I'm off to a office dinner with Rick. He has told me three times where we are going, but I keep forgetting. I will let you know afterwards. Silly me!!!
I am another day closer to getting Ian. So excited to see my young man. I found this verse tonight and I wanted to share it. It would make alot more sense if you read the whole chapter. (that's your challenge from me)
Deuteronomy 31:13 (New International Version)
13 Their children, who do not know this law, must hear it and learn to fear the LORD your God as long as you live in the land you are crossing the Jordan to possess."


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The linear mindset, tribal tendencies, and the cult of narcissism are mutually reinforcing. Linear thinking lays the foundation for narcissism by viewing the world in terms of discrete elements, as opposed to an integrated whole. The less of a bond we feel with our neighbor the less likely we are to see the wisdom in attending to their interests. The tribal paradigm takes narcissism to the collective level. They and we replace them, and me but the basic approach remains the same. The tribe, in which narcissistic personalities become the norm, will not only be inclusionary to the outside world, but will be a house divided against itself. The members of the tribe may show a unified front to the outside world, however they will be constantly jockeying for position within the tribe. The individual in this type of tribe views their fellow family members as tools, as objects, which can be manipulated to further their own personal agenda, or as competitors vying for status within the group.
These three elements work together to generate the weldbild of modern man. The relative strength in the mix of each one of the three may vary from culture to culture, but the overall effect is always the same.
For instance, the tribal element is more pronounced in older cultures with more entrenched traditions, and relatively homogeneous populations, such as one is likely to find on the European continent. Conversely, in North America, a culture, which was very much formed in reaction to the European culture, where the new is embraced and the old, discarded, and the social fabric is heterogeneous, the importance of the tribe is subordinated to the narcissistic ambitions of the individual. Individuals from either side of the Atlantic may differ in the outer form that their modus operandi may take, however the modus vivendi is no less self-centered and narcissistic in one than the other.
Each member of the tribe is placed in a position where they must choose between two options – complicity and exile. Complicity then becomes the glue that binds the group together. An example of this is when a questionable act is committed, which furthers the interests of the group. In these situations, the security of each individual requires that everyone in the group be culpable for the act. If this is not the case, than those who are innocent become witnesses, and therefore mortal threats, to those who committed the crime.
Perhaps the most famous example provided by history is the assassination of Julius Caesar by the senators. It was critical that all present, Brutus among them, drive their dagger into the aspiring tyrant. The same principle applies to any powerful group, be it a crime family, political party or the senior management of a large corporation.
This choice between complicity and exile is illusory. The insider, by definition, knows too much. They have seen the backstage machinations, which underpin the myth. Should they share what they know with those on the outside they could threaten the entire status quo. Given that the group is a collection of narcissists, for whom all others are merely means to their own personal ends, should someone become a threat they would not find it difficult to justify doing what ever it took to protect their security. Consequently, an insider who breaks rank and attempts to get out faces the specter of almost certain annihilation. An example of that described above is the 3×3 network described in the chapter on Tribalism, which existed during the Communist regime in Hungary.


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While we normally don't post news on Netscape stuff, this is one that we wanted to talk about. Netscape today turned off customized content on My Netscape. This means that our rdf channel there, as well as our sidebar, no longer work. We have been working on a new sidebar panel for a while, and this will help push it along. As soon as it's ready, we'll let you know.
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The request for a web-based archive of n.p.m.* messages is here: <http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22846> . Unfortunately, it was marked WONTFIX because "Deja has a perfectly good archive". Too bad Google bought Deja and tossed the old archive in the circular file...bah.


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East Central Florida Weekend Fishing 4CastPosted on Thursday, March 2nd, 2017 at 8:00 am
Tomoka Basin to Sebastian Inlet
Includes Daytona Beach, Titusville, Cape Canaveral, Cocoa and Melbourne
March 3-5
Its been a little slow on for most anglers who are looking for some trolling action. A few sailfish and an occasional blackfin tuna are showing up in the 130 to 250-foot depths for anglers trolling at 3-4 knots with small to medium sized ballyhoo. Skirted baits have not been as effective as naked baits this week. There are also some small to medium sized dolphin scattered around in these depths They have also been hitting ballyhoo, but you will need to pick up your trolling speed slightly to around 4 to 6-knots to have the best chance at these fish. Bottom fishing for red eyes (vermilion snapper), mangroves snapper, triggerfish and porgies is pretty good on the structures in 80 to 140-feet of water. Try using cut squid to get your bait past the red snapper. If you want to practice your catch and release fishing on the red snapper, you should try to chum them closer to the surface before you hook them. This makes these fish much easier to revive, and the fish usually do not need venting when landed in this fashion. Closer to shore on the artificial reefs and rubble piles Captain Ron Hatcher has been doing well on sheepshead, mangrove snapper, and even a few sea bass now and then. Ron says live shrimp (or small crabs if you're chasing the sheepshead) can be extremely effective on some of these locations. Bull Redfish and even a cobia or two are possible once in a while. Keep a cobia jig on a spinning rod ready for any cobia that may pop up next to the boat. Also be aware that these fish often follow a hooked fish up to the surface, so stay alert while fishing around these near-shore structures.
Mangrove snapper are possible for anglers working the rocky areas, bridge pilings, and docks between the inlet and the three sisters section of the river. Live shrimp or small fingerling mullet (when available) are the best bait options for these fish. Most of the mangroves are just under the legal limit, but a few are running into the 12 to 13-inch range. Sheepshead are another fish that is possible in these areas of structure. Live fiddler crabs and sand fleas rigged on a small, yet sturdy hook, should do the trick on most days. Captain Mike Mann has been finding redfish, trout, and a few snook while casting top water plugs near the edges of islands and over the top of oyster bars during higher stages of the tide. He says the Rapala Skitterwalk plugs have been producing the best numbers for him this week. Once his top water bite slows he switches to a 4-inch sea shad tail rigged on a weedless worm hook to keep his bite going through the day. Captain Troy Perez is finding good numbers of redfish in the southern part of the Mosquito Lagoon near the Whales Tail flat and also along the eastern side of the southern lagoon from Eddie Creek to Turtle Pen. The area in front of the Observatory has been on of the better places to get redfish and drum for him this week. Gator sized trout are also possible in the extreme shallows near Gallinipper as well as in Max Hoake creek.
Most anglers are reporting extremely good numbers of red snapper in the 7 to 20 pound range on the wrecks and reefs in 70 to 140-feet of water. Catch and release fishing for these fish hasn't been this good in years despite the fact that you are still not allowed by federal law to being them home. A few cobia can be found around the schools of snapper in these depths. Try chumming the snapper up to the surface, so you can sight cast to them or to any cobia that show up in your chum slick. A few fun ways to make catching them a little harder is to use top water plugs, jerk bait, or flies. Once hooked try to bring the snapper to the surface as slowly as possible and you may get an inquisitive cobia or two to follow your hooked fish. King mackerel are decent on the 70 to 90-foot reefs and a few schools of giant bluefish are showing up in the 40 to 80-foot depths. If you find a school of them, make sure you put some wire in front of your lures or baits to avoid unwanted cut offs. Cobia jigs, top water plugs like the Williamson pro popper or larger faced jet popper, and Cordell pencil poppers are great lures to cast at these giant bluefish. Tarpon are also possible near bait pods in the 25 to 60-foot depths this week. Live pogies or sardines are the best bait choices for them. Rig these on a VMC 7385 7/0 or 8/0 sized circle hook and 80-pound test fluorocarbon leader.
Scattered redfish black drum and trout are possible in the Indian and banana River lagoons. A variety of soft plastic lures that imitate baitfish can be used to entice the reds and trout. Anglers will need to use live shrimp or cut clam to get the black drum to strike on most days.
King mackerel and some scattered cobia are possible on the 60 to 90-foot structures. Captain Justin Burdette of sea legs fishing charters recently had a good outing on these fish in the 75 to 80-foot depths. Anglers can chum these structures to get the fish to come up to the surface, or free line live Threadfin herring- (greenies) or scaled sardines- (pilchards) back into their slicks with good success. Mangrove snapper and mutton snapper are possible for anglers trying to bottom fish in the 45 to 90-foot depths. Live or cut sardines have been working well for them on most days. Farther offshore sailfish are still a good possibility for anglers trolling small skirted strip baits or naked ballyhoo in the 120 to 250-foot depths.
There has been a good mixed bag of species inside the inlet most of the week. Pompano, flounder, jack, sheepshead, mangrove snapper, bluefish, snook, redfish, tarpon, and a few other species are possible here. Live shrimp, greenies, pilchards, and baby pogies are good baits for most of these fish. All of the mentioned baitfish types are running through the inlet at this time. Shrimp remain the best bait type for black drum, pompano, flounder, and mangrove snapper. Greenies, pilchards, fingerling mullet, pinfish, and croaker are best for the snook reds and larger bluefish. Both the north and south jetty and the area near the wading pool west of the bridge are holding the best numbers of fish in recent days. Captain Mike Peppe is finding good numbers of small tarpon, snook, redfish and speckled trout along the mangrove covered shorelines south of the Wabasso Bridge. he has been using a variety of small lures and even some streamer flies to get these fish to strike. The pins minnow, Rapala Ultra-Light 06 sized minnow and 08 size Saltwater X-Rap minnow style lure are top producers. Look for areas where baitfish like pilchards and glass minnows are schooling to hold the best numbers of these predatory fish.
Until next week…Catch a memory!!!!
Captain Jim Ross / www.FinelineFishingCharters.com / (321) 636-3728 / email@example.com
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Dear Readers,
So, on Monday we packed, emailed, did a bit of cleaning windows and service and then we had the best lesson of the week. We met with a part member family we have been teaching, Hannah and Roger. They have been struggling to come to church and read the scriptures. We brought their home teacher with us who is a member of the bishopric. It was great, the spirit was there for sure. We read D&C 59:9 with them and promised them that their family would be stronger if they came to church and showed God that they were willing to keep his day holy. In PMG it says that everything in society is negatively affected when we get careless in our Sabbath day observance. So if we keep the Sabbath holy then every aspect of life will improve.
On Tuesday we drove to Santa Rosa. We left at 8:20 and got there at 12:40ish. It's a beautiful drive; through redwoods and pot fields. Ha-ha, jk, they wouldn't put them in plain sight, but they are there.
It was fun seeing all the missionaries again and meeting all the new Elders. We had a big dinner at the mission home and we all introduced ourselves. There were 8 new English Elders. But they don't tell us who our new companion is till the next day. So we stayed with a senior couple, the Kenny's, till Wednesday.
Wednesday we all met at the church and had a meeting. We were taught by the AP's things that will help us train the new Elders. Then we had a meeting with all of us. President Alba called a trainer forward then called who your new companion is. They do this after much interviewing and praying. I know it's done by inspiration. My new companion is named Elder Samuel Smith. He is from Ferrin Utah and he is the second youngest in a family of 11 kids. He is so cool! He has a full head of hair too. He is a humble funny guy. We have had a great week together. We drove up to Arcata, did a bit of shopping and went street contacting. We didn't get home till 8:00ish so we didn't' contact long.
Thursday, we had district meeting then ate lunch, and went to see peeps. We had a few appointments fall through which was rough but it happens. We saw Sister Armstrong and we started on the new missionary training thing called the 12 week program. It's the same thing I was trained on. It's a little over 2 years old now. It helps a ton, I love it. I'm excited to go through it again.
On Friday we did weekly planning,which was great because it helped Elder Smith learn the new area quicker. We had a sweet experience too; we were tracting around 8:00 pm and found a guy named Able. He was sweet; we taught him the restoration and even quoted the first vision. We gave him a Book of Mormon and set up to see him again. But he's 26 so Elder Goynes and Elder Camper get to teach him! Dang singles Elders, taking all the fun.
On Saturday we helped clean the church in the morning. We then went out to Manila for some tracting. We met this sweet guy named Jon. He was very interesting to say the least. He says he talks to God all the time and finds out how to live life from him. Some of what he said was right on. He then asked a cool question. He said "I know who God is and all that, but where does Jesus fit in the picture?" We were like YES! Let us tell you, we read Alma 7:11-13 with him. He was like, "hmmm, I need to thank him. How can I do that?" It was amazing. We gave him a Book of Mormon and he said we could come by again if we were in the area. It felt good to bear testimony of the role that Jesus Christ plays in the plan of salvation.
Sunday, we went to church. I felt bad for Elder Smith. He probably said 10 prayers through the day and had everyone giving him a hard time. He took it like a champ. We were able to see another guy named Frank after church. We gave him a pamphlet last week. The best part was that he read the pamphlet and actually remembered that we were coming by! We taught him most of the restoration and gave him a Book of Mormon as well. There's a problem though. He's 26…… Dang singles elders, taking all the fun. This is a college town though.
But we did have an amazing experience at 8:00 that night. Elder Smith and I went to see a referral from the singles elders. (Pay back.) we met a couple named Andrew who is a member and Lori who isn't. Andrew still has a testimony but is in bad shape. He has cancer and has justified in his own mind that medical marijuana is ok. We bore our testimonies of God's love for him and invited his wife to learn more. It was a powerful experience.
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Karim El Ahmadi is leaving Feyenoord after eight seasons at the club. The 33-year-old midfielder, who has won four trophies...
Steven Berghuis cannot wait to get back to work at Feyenoord. The forward signed a four-year deal with the club at De Kuip on Monday afternoon and is expected to join coach Giovanni van Bronckhorst's squad on Wednesday. Berghuis is looking forward to the reunion.
'I'm relieved, but above all very happy. I really wanted to return and that worked out.' Those were the forward's first words after putting his signature to a contract at De Kuip for the second time in his career. The Oranje international was loaned to Feyenoord last season and made it clear that he wanted to stay at the club. The transfer did take some time to complete, however.
'I knew I would have a long wait,' said Berghuis, who will wear the number 19 shirt at Feyenoord next season. 'At a certain moment Watford wanted to keep me in the squad. I clearly said that I wanted to come over here. Then you just have to wait. It took quite a long time, but eventually I did feel it would come good.'
Berghuis had several reasons to return to De Kuip. 'I have the feeling I have more to give. That I can further improve on the second half of last season, become more effective. That was one. Alongside that, it's about the whole mindset of the club, Feyenoord plays for trophies and to win matches. That suits me better. It was a little different at Watford.'
All things being equal, Berghuis will join the rest of the squad on Wednesday. He is in good shape after doing a full preseason at Watford. 'We trained hard, two times almost every day. I also played a lot in the matches, one 90 minutes and three times 45 minutes. I feel good. We will see by Saturday. I hope I'm involved,' said the forward, referring to the Johan Cruijff Shield match against Vitesse.


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A Win for Religious Freedom in the Military
By Travis Weber – BarbWire guest contributor
A federal judge notched a win for religious freedom last week by ruling in favor of a Sikh Army captain requesting an exemption to grow his hair and beard for religious reasons. This ruling is a positive reaffirmation of RFRA's application in the military context, and is proof that the statute can be used to protect service-members' rights while not impinging on the unique needs of the military.
In response to Captain Singh's exemption request, the Army directed him to go through several batteries of tests with his gas mask and helmet on to determine how they would perform while fitted over his head and facial hair. This order was unique, however, for the Army regularly grants beard exemptions for all sorts of reasons without requiring the testing it directed Captain Singh to go through. Moreover, around the same time the Army was imposing these onerous burdens on Captain Singh, he successfully completed a previously scheduled standard gas mask test with other soldiers from his unit.
It was obvious to anyone that the Army was making Captain Singh jump through hoops, and the Court granted his request to stop the Army from making these burdensome demands on him after concluding his RFRA claim would likely succeed. He had shown a sincere belief that was substantially burdened by the testing, and while the Court recognized the Army "unquestionably has a compelling interest in ensuring the health and safety of military personnel," the specific tests required of Captain Singh are not the least restrictive means of accomplishing this interest. As the Court noted, "[i]ndeed, conducting or commissioning a study of the efficacy of helmets and gas masks for soldiers donning a variety of unshorn hair, beards, and/or head coverings, which does not target one particular Sikh soldier merely because of his request for a religious accommodation, would be more effective in furthering the government's compelling interest in ensuring the health and safety of its soldiers." The Court also observed that "medical exceptions and 'relaxed grooming standards' are granted without such specialized information" as the Army claimed it needed from Captain Singh.
On balance, this ruling reaffirms the principle that robust religious exercise for those of all faiths can occur in the military consistent with the unique demands it must impose on its members in order to maintain readiness and accomplish its mission.
Travis S. Weber is the Director of the Center for Religious Liberty at the Family Research Council, where he focuses on all manner of legal and policy issues pertaining to religious freedom.
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The Trump administration is once again changing its policy on who can and can't come to the USA under its blanket ban on refugees and travelers from six Muslim-majority countries.
The State Department on Monday expanded its definition of "close family" to include grandparents and other relatives that constitute a bona fide USA relationship for visa applicants and refugees from six mainly Muslim nations. The Trump administration interpreted that exemption as applying only to immediate family members such as a parent, spouse, fiancé, son, daughter, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, or sibling. He rejected a request to categorically exempt all Iraqis refugee applicants who believe they are at risk due to their work for the US government since March, 2003, as interpreters and translators, for instance.
In allowing the order to take effect, the Supreme Court said that the restrictions could not be applied to people with "a credible claim of a bona fide relationship" with a person or entity in the United States.
Consulates and embassies do not need to reopen any visa applications refused under the prior, narrower definition of close family members, the cable said.
Liverpool resurrect their interest in Virgil van Dijk
At one stage Chelsea looked to have jumped ahead of Liverpool in the race to sign van Dijk with a £60million bid. However, the Daily Express says Liverpool could face competition from Arsenal for van Dijk's signature.
According to Judge Watson, the State Department did not correctly understand the order of the highest federal court.
They had been omitted by the department after the Supreme Court partially upheld the Trump administration's travel ban in June. "That simply can not be", he added.
The judge unilaterally made a decision to expand the interpretation to include grandparents, grandchildren, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins and siblings-in-law.
In his decision, Watson harshly criticized the government's definition of close family relations as "the antithesis of common sense".
Tammy Beaumont backs England team-mates to shine in World Cup semi-final
The all-rounder has excelled for England with both bat and ball during the tournament - even inventing a new shot along the way. Whoever wins this contest will play the victor of the other semi-final, reigning champions Australia or India.
"By this decision, the district court has improperly substituted its policy preferences for the national security judgments of the Executive branch in a time of grave threats, defying both the lawful prerogatives of the Executive Branch and the directive of the Supreme Court", Sessions said.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions, in a strongly worded statement announcing the appeal on Friday, accused the Hawaii court of having "undermined national security, delayed necessary action, created confusion and violated a proper respect for separation of powers".
"Treating all of these relationships as "close familial relationship [s]' reads the term 'close" out of the Court's decision", noted the appeal. He ruled for the state late on Thursday.
On Saturday, the U.S. Justice Department asked the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to put Watson's ruling on hold while the Supreme Court considers its appeal. "The Supreme Court has had to correct this lower court once, and we will now reluctantly return directly to the Supreme Court to again vindicate the rule of law and the Executive Branch's duty to protect the nation".
Threatening Note Left At Sen. Heller's Office After Break
Officers were dispatched to the Republican senator's office in southwest Las Vegas around 9 a.m. On Sunday, someone broke into his office and left a "threatening note".
The Supreme Court was already slated to take up the case in October, but the Justice Department says it should step in earlier and "clarify" how far Mr. Trump can carry the travel ban now.


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|These never happened
Pat McQuaid the UCI President said that Armstrong "has no place in cycling" in handing out a life time ban as well as the removal of his palmarès since August 2008. The decision on placings from 1999 to 2005 will be decided in a meeting on Friday of the UCI.
However, despite agreeing with the USADA findings, which mentioned that the UCI had helped to cover up a failed test by Armstrong in the 2001 Tour of Switzerland, McQuaid said that the defamation case against journalist and former Irish professional cyclist Paul Kimmage would carry on.
One side issue of all those results being removed from history is that Mark Cavendish, the most successful current professional, is now the 4th most successful stage winner in the Tour de France. The new Omega Pharma-Quickstep rider would need 3 more to pass André Leduzq, six to surpass Hinault and 12 to overtake Merckx.
|Meanwhile in a shower in Texas


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The Abyss…
Forgive me dear reader, it has been bloody ages since I have felt the need to pound this keyboard with my thoughts of smut and naughtyness. I appear to be having a dry spell. The last 2 'pages' of smut for the wank wednesday prompt were not really smutty but more romantic and if you are one of my (really rather wonderful) subscribers (I appreciate you all mwah!) you will not have got an email notification about those pieces (they are under stories in the right hand column).
So yeah, where was I? Writer block or something. I'm rather hoping it's not the or something but I fear it is. I'm standing at the edge of the sexual abyss looking down into nothingness and getting no clear picture of if I should jump or teeter on the cliff edge.
In English I don't know where to go next.
I'm having a fabulous time with the DP and Anal and Spanking and generally having some great fun sex but I'm not sure it's enough. Liar, I know it's not bloody enough or I wouldn't be musing about it all. I'm finding it's a lot easier to orgasm, longer more satisfying and even more frequent which is a blessing. I crave release like a woman stranded in the dessert thirsty for water; I'm not keen on denying myself the pleasure but I find myself asking all to frequently, is that it? What next… no matter how much I search through porn, tumblr, other blogs etc I'm not finding that certain something that makes me go "Fuck Yes!" I'm missing the bubbling excitement of a desire for fresh territory, a niche or kink that I can make mine and it's rather frustrating!
I want more….
….there has to be more….
….but I don't know what 'more' is.
Posted on October 2, 2011, in Blog and tagged EM, escapism, Excitement, sex. Bookmark the permalink. 6 Comments.
I feel your pain, I lose my niche.
Hello, EM.
Since I read this post, I've been through your stories like a whirlwind (didn't know they were there, since I read on my phone. *headdesk*). Dayum, you write up a storm, woman! Not read Scarlet yet, though – I'm saving that one up… 😉
Was wondering if you'd read @remittancegirl's most recent post. She has a similar issue, but from the opposite direction, I think. Probably no help to you whatsoever, but it made a connection in my head.
I hope you find what you seek, darling.
P.s. you write beautifully, whatever it is. The smut's just a bonus. 😉


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a weather-map, its ever-changing contours
drawing a world above your topo of boney
ridges and soft hollows, your subterranean
heart still beating. Frontals—vibrant storm-
colors—red, blue, purple as blood.
In dream a hurricane centered on your left
thigh just above the knee. Weather
permeating air, then skin. You woke
exhausted but unharmed. The house held.
Your car—now you start the engine,
feel a tiny stab in your left thigh. Insect bite—
metallic? It eases; finds a nerve to ride,
tingles your foot pressing the clutch. Your
head lightens. Lightning forks. How
did weather slip inside?
—Taylor Graham
something better than where we came from—
city-woods running with jackals, teeth
of broken bottles, mask of scum.
Here was sun on burned-dry grass. A lonely
Frisbee course waited for wind to skim
the next bright disk its way. All was
still, even a plank bridge over dry ravine.
My dog inhaled every scent without sharing.
He said it was a dog-thing;
rivers of dust-motes floating on air.
We almost ended where we started. Except
for the walk, the sun, a bridge
to the other side,
an old friend we met along the way.
Gold on gravel-path, cottonwood leaves
in a hurry. Even I
could smell a season changing.
—Tom Goff, Carmichael
Summer. I'm driving Green Valley Road,
speeding to our sister center, racing for
the chance to tutor students previously
unreachable during so short a session. Speeding
up the sweet windabout like an animal-length
quick-coiling, the dangerous emotional simmer
triggering serpent signs inside me. Climbing
away from any place I might encounter
you, my one hope of rescue and wreck.
I pass the town of Rescue, relay post
for the Pony Express, almost a wooden egg
in the swallowing snake-throat, this dizzying
longueur of hill and ravine. Only you can
dizzy me deeper and faster, both languid ridgerise
and careening downslope past all salvation.
Not even the detour into Lotus can ever bring
me release from the tender hold of your
eyes, from your soft strong hands, not even
for one slim second, healing, reprieving, forgetful…
—Tom Goff
Miraculous, my Corinna's eyes,
for when you turn aside your head,
step shy yet forward single-minded
to your next mental enterprise,
I seem to see your gaze trail after,
impossibly dark at side of head,
never having swiveled with
your face in swerveaway from this
poor worshipper so plainly blinded,
bathed in that gaze, he'd be wise
to break off looking, courting laughter.
But long after your face has turned,
there sidelong I still see your look
direct and pouncing as a raptor's
trailing strangely about your cheek
(air, sparkler-afterimage-burned!):
Eyes dark-brown & sweet, defiant yet meek,
trace love's impossible oblique.
—B.Z. Niditch, Brookline, MA
Never feeling at home
but like an exile
made my voices low
in whispers
and longing gestures
with laughter's innocence
near a rock garden light
with my suitcases
always packed
all exile depends on you
filled with the tremor
of space and travel
you take another ride
on your leather hog,
a motorcycle madness
stifling all farewell answers
amid parental storms
clouds gather
your eyes now bloodshot
nursing a nectar drink
of a former life
in padlocked expectations
which cannot hide you
in snapshots or tapes
even taken from yourself.
—B.Z. Niditch
An asylum
of racing thoughts
from painted crates
questioning every loss
when you move
what you have sheltered
in a helter skelter attic
from a rack pack
of a cathedral of poems
being jilted on altars
of your own pile-ups
from unmade beds
as an unexpected observer
by used book shelves
you built from scratch
from unearthed wood
by tinted knapsacks
and sleeping bags
concealing an aquarium
of favorite fish
and there is the Japanese fan
and comb given to you
by a seasoned playgoer
at the Original Theater
now frozen on geraniums
this airy October
who saw you in
Midsummer's Night Dream
and waved to you
on your motorcycle
on your short drive home.
—B.Z. Niditch
I carried in my backpack
scratched-with poems
down half-blind roads
pulsing against
Fall's branches
impoverished from the breeze
under a sunlit trek
trying to find answers
to a thousand riddles,
that a pack of playing cards
has fallen on the joker
that when a boy lifts his eyes
grandma is in serenity
father counting her pulse,
sister insists
on taking a sunbath,
I'm still breathing in
lost relations
mother expected the day
to turn inside out
expecting a random invasion
from my Beat poet friends
needing a meal
with jazz records of note
she puts on Louis Armstrong
with lightning speed
cooks Boston baked beans
now porch-watches
gold butterflies
scaling above our windows
in our zigzag world
knowing at the last day
we will all be as the wind.
—B.Z. Niditch
Can anyone understand
one short October dawn
of counting the hours
before our cats are found
on cold pine branches
near the pine needled forest
within an auditory voice
of rumors, signs, suspicion
on every day's admittance
when belts of sun
beat on an earth-wise poet
in his half-sleeve
of a James Dean sweat shirt
losing his specs
to locate Tiger and Lily
with a labor of sighs
through twin islands
along chimeras walls
of tall grass dunes
for a giant sorrow
from watchful eyes
not wanting to be bothered
by this crazy venture
when this poem
comes up as if spotted
out of the sea
and the cats
are nearly sighted
by togas of swallowtails
sunning themselves
on agate rock
by blushing fountains
being served milk
by Bay children
with yellow kites
preparing for a festival
to share the same sky.
Today's LittleNip:
—Taylor Graham
Crickets are cutting the fabric of night
that dropped so quickly as I clicked the keys
to a black window. As if the keyboard
disconnected from the screen, my poems
hovering on air, insects of darkness and light
caught in a soundless box with its language
of one and zero, circuitry that mocks my brain
untranslatable as any poem. A word slips
through some permeable membrane,
clips itself to another word for safety as
they venture across the void.


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CORAL GABLES — Miami Hurricanes tight end Chase Ford makes no excuses.
He failed to meet expectations.
After drawing comparisons to Jeremy Shockey before arriving on campus last fall, Ford had little impact in his first season at UM.
The junior-college transfer, now a senior, is down to his last chance to produce.
"It was an honor to be compared to a player like (Shockey)," Ford said. "It wasn't like I was thinking about that or anything like that. The season just didn't go well for me. That's why I got this year."
Ford caught just seven passes for 96 yards and a touchdown last season. An improved comfort level has him thinking those numbers could grow.
"I'm a lot more comfortable," Ford said. "I got my experience. I guess you could say I got my nerves out."
More opportunity should come under new first-year tight ends coach Brennan Carroll. The Hurricanes are out to make the position a more important role in the offense.
"We're obviously using the tight ends a lot more than last year," quarterback Stephen Morris said. "The tight ends will have a real important role in the running game as well as the passing game. It's a true pro offense."
--Coach Al Golden said he wait until after the second scrimmage (Aug. 22) before deciding if Morris or senior Jacory Harris will start at quarterback. He originally said that decision would be made sooner.


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The summer is quickly approaching, which means the kids will be off from school pretty soon. Knowing that I will be taking care of my nieces and nephews for the summer months, I have been doing research on kids entertainment Toronto because I want to make sure this is their best summer yet!
Looking for a variety of kids activities, I have made this list so far:
- Make a bird feeder
- Paint a small canvas (found at the dollar store)
- Local scavenger hunt with the neighbors
- Visit the zoo
- Go to local pool
- Join a sports team (soccer, baseball etc.)
- Spend a weekend away
I know the kids will love all of these activities, because they are always willing to try new things. As I continue to do my research on kids entertainment Toronto, I will need to keep expanding that list, and I know it won't last me the entire summer!
One activity I recently found was visiting Chocolate Tales Kids. They offer day care programs for kids, where they will learn about the history of chocolate, and experience making exciting treats like truffles, lava cake and more! Looking into other customer reviews it sounds like a great place for kids to have fun, while learning. Have you ever left your kids in their day care program? If you have, let me know!


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We had a big fat sleep in this morning. Well, Anthony did, more to the point – 34 hours of travel will do that to a person! LOL!
By the time we did eventually make it out of our room it was time for lunch so we headed out to Yerbabuena for a nice cruisy lunch. Towards the end of lunch the rain started in. There was enough of a gap in the rain for us to head on over to Convento de San Bernardino de Siena ie the convent for a bit of a nosey around. It was very beautiful. There was a heap of information about the cenote on the grounds which had only been excavated in recent years with some old guns and other items being discovered.
Back at the house we rested for a bit, or in Anthony's case a lot and as he had an afternoon siesta. After he woke up we then headed into the main part of the city (Parque Francisco Canton) for a bit of a look around and all the shops along the way.
We then headed to Cafeina for a couple of beers and then we headed back to the convent where they have a video presentation of the history of Valladolid, it was so beautiful and done so well.


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March 2, 2008
H/l: Wife harassing you? Join the rally now
Intro: Men who are victims of legal misuse are rallying to fight for their rights
Vrushali Lad
Mumbai/Pune: Amitabh Dasgupta runs a BPO in Pune and has a stable business. But very few are aware of Dasgupta's other surprising occupation – he counsels men and families who are victims of women misusing the laws meant to help them. "I am a volunteer who is fighting with over 5,000 others in the country against 'legal terrorism'," he says.
Dasgupta is part of a band of 50-odd volunteers in Pune, who are waging a war against legal loopholes that allow married women to land their husbands and in-laws in jail after a single complaint of harassment. "I operate a 24x7 helpline for people seeking legal help in case of a police complaint made against them, in cases where women have alleged mental or physical harassment towards some ulterior motives," he says.
The volunteers are part of the Save Indian Family group and the MyNation website started in Mumbai in 2005, for men and women who become targets of the dreaded 498(A) section of the IPC. The section deals with 'Husband or relative or husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty'. Today, there are over 175 volunteers operating in Mumbai.
"Not all women are manipulative and not all men are innocent, and vice versa. There are scores of women being harassed daily by their husbands and in-laws. But there are also cases where women are harassing their husbands by filing police complaints because of some selfish motive as getting a divorce, taking over the husband's property, or getting the aged in-laws out of the house," says Dasgupta.
He tells this reporter of one such case in Pune. "A man living in Bhandarkar road had a flat in his mother's name. After marriage, his wife moved her own parents into the house. Slowly, they started interfering in the marriage and one day, there was a big fight after which the man moved out of his own house with his parents." The woman later filed for divorce, but continues living in the house to this day. "She wants the house and stated 'mental cruelty' as the grounds for divorce. Is this fair to the husband?" Dasgupta asks.
He adds that interfering parents and high personal ambitions sow most reasons for such discord. "We have seen women filing wrong police complaints after their husbands did not fall in with their every wish. Sadly, most women who are abused daily by their husbands are not aware of the laws meant to protect them, while educated women who know the laws end up misusing them."
Save the Indian Family, largely comprised of such victims themselves, believes that 'the laws are good, but have not been framed properly.' Says Dasgupta, "Every day, we are receiving an increasing number of distress calls from people in Pune, who have been convicted of cruelty. We sometimes accompany the person to the police station, examine the entire case thoroughly and offer the person legal advice if the case is genuine."
Getting clawed? Get help
The group holds weekly meetings at Koregaon Park every Sunday, and is holding a rally in front of the family court, opposite Alka Talkies on March 29. Call Amitabh Dasgupta on 9225620460 for details and counselling. The first session on appointment with a legal expert is free.
Sunday, March 9, 2008
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I somewhat feel I have missed 12 days of my life, more or less. These past 12 days have been hard, yet kind of a blur. Hard for Paul, hard on me. I hope Jesse is not experiencing any effect from all of this. He seems to be doing well, his happy little self.
I need to admit I am bitter and resentful. I can't help it. It's been a rough 10 months. For me, for him, for US. We will get through this. There's no other option. I am not giving up. I try to stay positive, but it's hard without my soul mate. He's not himself right now. He isn't making me smile and laugh everyday which is what feeds my soul. The smile and laughter of my sweet little boy is the fuel that keeps me going.
I put on my happy face in the morning, even though it has some bags under the eyes. I try to play nice, be positive, do all the things I am supposed to do and run through this daily routine called life. But sometimes someone forgets to put on their verbal filter and I snap. I bite my tounge more often than not, but I will react eventually. It might be a full out melt down, or it could just be a nasty comment headed your way. I never know until it happens. I am sorry, but just a little. I don't want your pity, but just don't expect any pity from me. It's just not going to happen. You have not walked in my shoes these past 12 days, so you don't even know. Hell, most people in my life have not walked in my shoes for the past year and 3 months since this began. I know things could be worse, I realize that and I am thankful for what I DO have.
That they may have a little peace, even the best dogs are compelled to snarl occasionally.
- William Feather


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The staff training overnight was a bust, because of the tremendous storm that hit us on Wednesday night. But was it a bust? I saw great things happening as people cooked out under shelter (see previous entry) and slept on floors in the various buildings, including one (Margetts Lodge) that sprung quite a leak. After all that, here's a scene of what remained the next day as folks got back to the business of prepping for the arrival of the children on Sunday.
And the talk sessions are pretty good, as it turns out. Here's Lincoln McLain talking about characteristics of our various selves.
Session 1 will bring with it a two-week visit of Dr. Rick Kaskel, who would normally do a week as our dialysis doc. The physician he'd arranged to be on hand for one of the the weeks of first session couldn't make it in the end, so Rick is covering the whole session (voluntarily, I should add). A bonus for me since I'll have lots of time to hang out with Rick, whom I see often as a fellow Trustee but not in this particularly fabulous setting. I'll induce him to judge a Challenge Night or two. Rick has an extra incentive to join us for the session, as his daughter Erica, herself a FV lifer, is back this summer working full-time in the development department. Sandy Bohn, another longtime volunteer, arrived last night. Her son Braxton is a Lenape counselor this summer.


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Welcome to the Transplanted Project Blog folks!! Here you will find periodic updates pertaining to the ongoing process which is Transplanted. For those of you who are new to this idea, please click on the above "ABOUT" link to find out more. For those of you who are in know here is just a taste of what is to come.
Now I know most of you are looking at this and asking yourselves what am I looking at. Well the only way you are going to find out is if you stay tuned to future posts. I promises you will not be disappointed.


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Update to my blog's RSS feeds
May 28, 2003
One of my biggest complaints about how Movable Type handled this blog in its default configuration was the excerpting of the text. I wanted to see the entire contents of my post in the XML feed, since I like to read offline and find myself favoring blogs whose RSS feeds have the full text. Thanks to The Shifted Librarian (who got it from Big Pink Cookie who got it from Dive Into Mark), I've updated the former RSS 0.91 template to be RSS 2.0 with full text content. I kept the RSS 1.0 rdf file as excerpted entries. This way any of you readers who subscribe to the RSS feed can pick which format you want. Simply use "http://blackbox.cs.fit.edu/blog/andy/index.rdf" if you want excerpts and "http://blackbox.cs.fit.edu/blog/andy/index.xml" if you want full text.
If anyone's curious, the direct link to the info at Dive Into Mark is http://diveintomark.org/archives/2002/09/26/rss_20_template.html.
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May 28, 2003 at 3:13 pm
I can't decide if I want to keep the excerpted feed, or if I should change it to the new one.
I think I'll go with the full one. Makes for easier reading.


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