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It is always quiet in the garden. You'd be surprised that such a place could exist, so close to the heart of the city. But it does. Has always existed, as far as anyone can remember.
Very few try to remember, though. The human mind is really good at glossing over things that unsettle it. The veneer of everyday normality is comforting.
Yet, there are a few who remember still, diligently. The ones who tend the fences, sweep the grey-bricked paths. And the ones who perform other, less mundane tasks.
No gardeners in this garden though. The plants take care of themselves. The trees are old and tall, trunks grey with lichen, the twisting, criss-crossing branches casting shadowy nets. And everywhere, white flowers bloom like bursts of flame in the gloom.
The air is still. Only a few beams of sunlight ever break through the canopy to illuminate the fountain amidst the trees.
And at night, they drift in on shadowy wings.
It was early autumn when she first saw the place.
The local park would mean having to meet Bertha and all the others, with their prim self-righteousness and their condescension and barely disguised pity. But she'd go insane if she stayed inside any longer. The cable had been cut off months ago.
The landlord had been hounding her for the rent for nearly a week now.
So she fled into the city, Timothy by her side.
Ava counted her blessings when it came to Tim. The boy never complained, never screamed or threw tantrums despite the meager circumstances in which they'd been forced to live for almost a year now.
And whose fault was that?
As they walked on aimlessly through the city, Ava noticed a fancy looking car stop across the street, all glossy black and shining chrome. A man got out of it, and for a moment her breath caught. Her hand moved towards the gun hidden inside her purse. But no, it wasn't him. The nose was different. And he didn't have the wretched walking stick either.
She seethed with anger and frustration. Fat lot of good it would've done even if she'd somehow found him. What was she gonna do, shoot him in front of Tim?
Lemuir was practically untouchable at this point. A single phone call from him and they'd all be killed or carted off to prison. And Tim would end up in some foster home somewhere.
She needed him to be dead. Didn't matter if she had to empty the gun into his smug fucking face herself, she'd gladly do it. All of their problems would sort themselves out once Lemuir was dead.
But that was easier said than done. She shook her head and glanced at her surroundings. They were in an old part of town, one she'd never visited before. She'd been walking for almost an hour now, and only had a very vague idea of where they were supposed to be.
"You tired yet, kiddo?" she asked Timothy.
"Kind of." he said, and stopped.
She crouched down beside him and brushed the hair out of his eyes. Brown hair, like hers, badly in need of a haircut, falling down over a pair of mismatched eyes. One brown, one white. It'd been like that since the accident, and the doctors hadn't been able to do shit to cure the blindness.
Another reason to hate Lemuir.
"Wanna head back home?" she asked him.
"Not really." He turned around and pointed- "Can we play in that garden for a while?"
She looked towards where he was pointing. There, across the street. The rows of buildings ended somewhat suddenly at an old stone wall, covered with vines. A massive gate was set in it.
She stood up and frowned. Something about it felt.. off.
"I'm not sure it's open." she said.
But Tim was already moving towards the place, pulling her by the hand.
"Look, there's people inside!" he exclaimed. "It's open."
She could see them too now, just beyond the gate.
"Oh alright." she gave in. "But we won't stay long. It's starting to get dark."
As they crossed the street and came closer, again she had the impression that something was off. A strange feeling of unease had started gathering in the pit of her stomach.
It was too quiet. Too damn quiet.
They reached the gate. An iron archway twisted overhead, covered in twisting green vines which bore white flowers. Ava couldn't see any name on the arch. No plaques or signboards on the wall either. She wondered if it was private property.
The massive gate swung open noiselessly at a slight push from her. A grey brick-path surged ahead into the garden.
An old couple stood near the gate, the man sweeping the path with a broom, the woman seemingly lost in contemplation, staring at the trees.
Ava gripped Timothy's hand tighter and walked towards them.
"Good evening" she said as the woman turned to face them. "Are we allowed to be here?"
The man with the broom glanced at her for a moment, then went back to his sweeping as if she wasn't there.
The old woman peered at Ava through her glasses for an uncomfortably long time, then said "Don't see why not. The garden is open to all."
Her stare was making Ava uneasy, and she could feel Tim squirming against her. "Oh, alright." she said "What's this place called? Didn't see a name outside."
"Never heard it called anything more than the garden."
"Oh. That's uh, okay, I guess." Ava said.
The woman stared at her for a few more moments, then seemingly moved her attention back to the trees.
Tim was tugging at her hand again. "Ava! Come on."
"Oh alright." she said, and let herself be pulled along.
As she walked past them, the man stared at Timothy. At his eye, of course. People always stared.
Almost to himself, the man said "The fountain's very pretty this time of the evening."
"We'll check it out, thanks." Ava said to him, but he was already back at his sweeping.
Ava shrugged and walked ahead along the path.
Once she was a fair distance away, the woman turned to the man.
"Was that wise?"
He paused his sweeping, and stared at the handle of the broom in his hand.
"They are marked."
"It will not end well."
"That is not for us to decide."
"Yes," said the old woman, watching the figures of the girl and the child in the distance. "It's for her to decide."
* * *
The garden was deceptively large.
Ava hadn't expected the place to be this big from the outside. But the path stretched on and on, the bricks a dozen shades of grey and black, undulating like a river of grey silk.
She felt very out of place here. The bright colors of their clothes seemed to be in harsh contrast to the surroundings, where even the leaves on the trees seemed so dark so as to be almost black.
Strange white flowers bloomed everywhere, unlike anything Ava had seen before. They bloomed along the path, in the branches of the trees, floated in the small ponds; filling the air with a fragrance that was at once familiar and unknown.
His initial enthusiasm worn off, Timothy was even more subdued than usual now, sticking close to her. They could see dark birds sitting in the branches, staring at them as they walked past.
There was no birdsong.
Only stillness and the sighing of the wind through the leaves.
The path seemed to lead to a low hill in the distance, its crown covered with a grove of trees.
"Ava" said Timothy, "I think we should go home now."
"Yeah, okay." she said, squeezing his hand. "Let's just see that fountain the guy mentioned and we'll head back, alright?"
We could leave now. Why am I making him climb a hill? She wondered. But she felt a strange compulsion, something she couldn't explain to herself. The feeling that something was supposed to happen.
She had no idea what.
They climbed the hill in silence. The trees grew tall and dark here, their trunks covered by greyish lichen that seemed to glow in the dusk. Ava could hardly make out the sky, and the only light seemed to come from ornate streetlamps that cast a pale white radiance across the path.
They reached the summit. There was a clearing of sorts here, although the sky remained as inscrutable as ever. Four paths converged there, and at the centre was the fountain.
The silence was deafening.
Ava wanted to run. Every fibre of her being was screaming at her, to run, run, run away from this place. Something was deeply wrong.
But she couldn't bring herself to move. She couldn't bring herself to panic.
All rational thought seemed to be draining away in favour of a hypnotic urge- to move towards the fountain.
She gave in.
The fountain was white marble, and it seemed to glow in the gloom.
As she walked towards it, a thought in the back of her mind seemed to notice that Timothy had let go of her hand and was walking towards the fountain too. It didn't seem very important at the moment.
The water splashing in the fountain made no noise.
It was crowned with a single carved flower, pure white, which wept streams of sparkling water into the pool below.
And the pool was black.
Ava moved closer, in a daze.
Coins. She thought. It's a wishing well.
The floor of the fountain was covered with coins, mounds and mounds of coins, all of them rusted black with age.
Again, she felt that indecision in her mind. She had a choice here. They could leave now, and nothing would happen, and they would put this wretched beautiful place behind them. Or..
She felt it happening from far, far away, as if her mind was suspended in an ocean of treacle. "Should we make a wish?" she heard herself asking Timothy.
He nodded.
She rummaged around in her purse. The cold metal touch of the gun seemed to clear her mind a bit, but the dream-like quality of the situation persisted.
She found a coin, kept it in the palm of her hand, and stared at it. She looked at Timothy.
He nodded.
She tossed the coin into the water, and the world changed. As the ripples quieted down, she could hear the silence being broken.
A shifting, rustling sound, like thousands of papery voices whispering in unison. She saw smoke drifting into the clearing.
Her vision focused, and she saw the truth. Not smoke. Wings. Hundreds, thousands of black butterflies and moths, streaming through the trees towards the fountain. The beating of their wings created a continual whispering, like millions of ancient pages being turned, millions of dead voices clamoring for words.
She felt fear then. And yet they came, and came.
They streamed towards the fountain and floated in a shifting, swirling pillar above it, like a whirlwind of ash. And soon the individual insects blended into each other, and a shape came into being.
Human shaped, yet not, floating with inhuman grace and otherness above the shimmering water. Like a woman its form seemed to Ava, and yet at the same time completely monstrous, with an alien otherness that made her shudder.
She wanted to scream, to run away, to leave and never come back. But the dream-like state of mind persisted. She waited.
A voice spoke then, and it made her feel her mind would be torn apart. For she hated the voice and she loved it, wanted to listen to it for all eternity and tear off her ears rather than listen a second more.
The voice spoke, and a million whispering voices spoke as one:
What is it that thou desires?
Ava shuddered, and felt that her mind was made of drying amber, thick and golden and unyielding to thoughts.
Ask, within reason, and thy thought shall be fashioned into reality.
A trillion possible thoughts leapt into her mind, each more enticing than the last. She turned to find Timothy staring at her.
All color seemed to have been bleached from the world, and all that remained was black and grey and white. White, the terrible white of Timothy's eye, staring at her.
She knew.
"Timothy-" she managed to gasp out, and turned to the fluttering, shifting figure atop the fountain "his eye-"
Healing for the child then? whispered the thing.
It can be done. But there must be- it paused, as if looking for the right word- balance. Dost thou comprehend?
Ava shook her head.
Something cannot come from naught. To fill one fount thou must drain another. Wilt thou accept then, knowing the cost of balance?
Realisation came to her. She looked at Tim again. Looked at his eye. And she nodded.
There was a noise like countless pages tearing as the thing laughed.
And so it is done.
There was a sound like the clinking of coins, and a blur of movement. And then Tim was on the ground, clutching his eye and screaming.
Ava reached him as he passed out and fell silent. Shaking, she removed his hand from over his eye. It wasn't white anymore. It was bloodshot, but it was whole.
And then the dull pain that had started in her own eye twisted into a stabbing agony, and half the world went dark. On her knees, she crawled towards the fountain and looked at the reflection in the water.
Two eyes stared back at her. One blue, one blinding white.
She looked above her. The moths had scattered like ashes on the wind.
The doctors couldn't explain it. Of course not. Stuff like that doesn't happen.
She explained it away to the others as a transplant. She could see that they weren't convinced. Well, half-see, anyway.
She had only the haziest of ideas as to how they'd returned from the garden. All her memories of the night were broken and shadowy, and all she could recall of the journey home were incoherent fragments.
She'd gone back, a week later, after the regret had made her weep all night. She stood outside the massive gates, unable to build up her resolve. An oppressive silence taunted her from the other side.
She walked back home, tried to forget, and cried herself to sleep.
Seeing Tim happy was worth it, she kept telling herself.
They lost seventeen people over the course of a month. All thanks to Lemuir, of course. The so-called cold war that the gangs were engaged in with him was getting warmer by the day. And bloodier.
Ava knew things were getting out of hand. And so when Gerald ended up dead in a gutter with a knife in his throat, she decided to put the plan into motion.
Cut off the snake's head, and the body shall wither.
She hadn't told anyone about what had happened in the garden, and she didn't tell anyone what she planned to do that night either. She didn't know if it would work. But if it did, if everything went as she hoped, she wouldn't be coming back.
She said her goodbyes.
The final and hardest farewell was to Timothy. Little Tim. Her Tim.
He couldn't understand what was happening, but he knew something was wrong. Wouldn't let her leave.
But she had to. For his sake.
Ava walked to the garden alone, her mind made up.
She entered without pausing at the gate, and set off towards the hill.
The old woman was waiting for her on the path. She knew.
"Please." said the woman, her voice earnest. "I know what you plan to do. Reconsider."
Ava shook her head and pushed on past her
"Vengeance is a blade without a hilt. Do not use the fountain for this purpose." the woman said, clutching Ava by the shoulder, "Or you shall know true regret for the small remainder of your life."
"I know how it works." said Ava, shrugging off her hand. "I'm prepared to make the sacrifice."
She walked on towards the hill.
"Oh, but are you?" said the woman softly, watching her go.
The moon hung high in the sky when Ava began her climb up the hill. Moonbeams filtered down through the branches, illuminating the path with a sickly white radiance. She could feel the dream-state descending upon her mind as she neared her journey's end.
Before she knew it, she stood before the fountain, coin in hand.
Again, a moment of indecision, of possibilities. Last chance.
She tossed in the coin.
The moths and the butterflies streamed into the clearing, tiny black wings fluttering and whispering, sibilant voices chanting as they flew.
Once again, the whirlwind of ash rose above the fountain, the wings melting into an ethereal solidity. The shape took form.
Thou hast returned.
Ava nodded. The voice made her skin crawl.
What is thy desire this time? Speak and-
"Death." said Ava, and the whispering seemed to grow a thousandfold. "The death of Antoine Lemuir is what i desire."
Very well. Thou recalls the matter of the balance? It seemed to Ava like the thing sounded almost smug, if that was possible.
"Yes" she said, closing her eyes. "I am ready to make the sacrifice."
Thou might find thyself not as willing when it is time for thy reckoning.
Again, there was that horrible laugh, like a million pages being ripped apart.
We ask thee again. Ava jumped, but kept her eyes closed. The voice was right in front of her now, and her heart felt like it would burst.
Is this what thou desires?
She steeled herself and opened her eyes, and found herself staring deep into the faceted black voids where the shape's eyes should've been. The world was drained of all color.
"Yes" she said, as every fibre of her being screamed at her to run. "Death it is."
The shape floated back to the top of the fountain in a whirl of shadowy wings and whispers.
It is done.
There was the clink of coins again, and this time she saw something emerge from the fountain. Huge, razor-edged claws, its body undulating with black coins like a suit of armor. Compound eyes stared at her for a moment as mandibles clicked and giant wings unfolded. She fell to her knees in horror.
There was a blur of movement, and it was gone.
The man thou named now chokes to death upon his own blood. The thing atop the fountain turned to face her. And thy debt is paid.
"Why" said Ava shuddering "am I still alive? What about the balance?"
Thou took from him that which he cherished most. His life.
But thine own life is not what thee cherishes most, is it?
The sick realisation washed over Ava. "No. That is not what was agreed on. It was supposed to be his life for mine!"
The most cherished belonging, taken from each. The balance is - fulfilled. And with that, the thing burst asunder into a storm of moths, fluttering and whispering in the moonlight.
"NO" she screamed, as her feet took her away from the wretched place. "NO, NO NO NO NO. NOT LIKE THIS. NO."
She was sobbing with desperation by the time she reached home.
She saw it on their faces when she arrived, and she knew. She knew.
She went into his room. She shook him, trying to wake him up.
But Timothy would not wake.
She kept shaking him, weeping now, beseeching him to wake up, to say something.
But the only sound in the room was the fluttering of moth wings, black in the moonlight.


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I was brushing my teeth, and looking in the mirror, and thinking about how We're All Winners, especially those guys who generally considered loveless, and jobless, and, in essence, lifeless, when I thought, Heck, now's the time to write a post about depression. Because it's one constant theme in my life are that the people who don't understand the deep, dark holes of painful, circular logic (think of the razor ball in Phantasm drilling into your brain combined with final thoughts of failure and self-inflicted torture) is that they tend to say, So why don't you start writing about your depression?
Why? I rhetorically ask back and give them my answer: Because it sure sounds like a shit load of fun listening to somebody talk about how much he hates his life.
Depression is knowing my dog is going to die.
Depression is looking at my mother's last photograph with me and it was taken by the man who murdered her.
Depression is getting fat and bald and still eating ice cream on the couch as the cute, troubled red head solves a murder mystery.
Depression isn't fear. Fear is based on the unknown. Depression is based on what is happening right now combined with a large helping of what had happened in the past. Fear is being afraid to walk in the kitchen in the middle of the night because of the large, Texas sized cockroaches that hang out by the sink scraping food off of dirty dishes, or scurrying across a cupboard door, or in and around the bowl of dog food. That's fear, and it's for pussies. This is depression, and those who really get depressed aren't worried about a fear. We already know that life, which is based on the current and past, fucking sucks. That it's going to blow chunks and suck major league donkey dicks whether I've got 10 inch roaches or not.
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Summer activities are just some of the many things that can dry out your skin.
You probably know this by now, but skincare is a big deal to me. My skin has always been sensitive and dry and a little problematic, and as I've gotten older I've realized more and more how vital it is to not only "treat" my skin, but to actively futureproof it, using products that help prevent problems before they start.
Except there's one part of my skin I've never thought about all that much. You probably haven't either. I mean, who worries about the skin on their scalp, when it's all covered by hair, and therefore invisible-ish and such? I certainly never worried about it…until I did. A few months ago, I developed dandruff (like, bad dandruff) for the first time in my life, and it was a seeeeriously unpleasant experience. So after a couple of weeks I decided that nope, this was not acceptable in the slightest, and brought in the official scalpskin experts, Head & Shoulders. I used their products, and loved their products, and later ended up partnering with them – so now I'm going to tell you why I think you should use their products not only for dandruff control, but also for skincare.
Backing up for a sec: why did I all of a sudden get dandruff? Considering the fact that dandruff can be caused by skin sensitivity, environmental irritants, stress, and various other factors, I'm going to go for All Of The Reasons.
So on my hairdresser's advice (sorry, I mean "order"), I went out and bought some Head & Shoulders (specifically the Smooth & Silky Shampoo and Conditioner pictured here, which moisturizes, rejuvenates, detoxifies, and restores balance to the scalp, thereby creating a healthier foundation for hair to grow). I have to tell you: I was kind of like, mmmhmmm, I'm suuuuure this disaster on my scalp is going to be fixed by some shampoo and conditioner.
Whatever your preconceptions about Head & Shoulders may be, I had them, too (it's for guys; it'll dry out your hair; it's only for people who currently have dandruff, etc.) – but what happened was that my dandruff went away. In about a week, the skin on my scalp wasn't just "back to normal," but was actually healthier than what I've grown accustomed to. And healthy scalp = healthy environment to grow healthy hair. And gorgeous, healthy hair is kiiiiiinda the point, no?
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After my scalp calmed down, I stopped using Head & Shoulders every day, just because I enjoy playing around with different products, but continue to use it a few times a week as a way of futureproofing my scalp against further damage. Because even though it's easy to forget…your scalp is skin, and ages just like the skin on your face. And – especially as you get older – it needs to be cared for just like you care for the skin on the other parts of your body: with an eye towards not just damage control, but prevention.
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STATEMENT by Senator Larry W. Smith on International Women's Day
March 8, 2018
OTTAWA, ON — Senator Larry W. Smith, Leader of the Opposition in the Senate and Leader of the Senate Conservative Caucus, issued the following statement today on International Women's Day:
"On behalf of the Senate Conservative Caucus, I am pleased to join all Canadians in celebrating International Women's Day 2018.
"On March 8, we celebrate International Women's Day to recognize the contributions of women and renew efforts to achieve gender equality in all communities. Around the world, women continue to face significant challenges and barriers to achieve their goals and equal status based on gender.
"Today, let us also take the time to recognize women in the public service, women in the private sector, and women who dedicate their lives to the service of others and who inspire us to give back and make positive contributions to our communities. In particular, I wish to recognize the hard-working women in our caucus and across all party lines.
"While we recognize today as a celebration, we must also reflect on how far we have yet to go before we can achieve gender equality in all communities. International Women's Day offers an opportunity to turn momentum into action to empower women and celebrate those who work to improve women's rights and gender equality.
"On behalf of the Senate Conservative Caucus, I would like to thank all of those who are working together to advance women's rights in celebration of International Women's Day, and every day."
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Office of the Honourable Larry W. Smith
Leader of the Conservative Senate Caucus
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By Corpus Christi Hooks | September 2, 2018 10:12 PM
SAN ANTONIO - J.B. Bukauskas fired six-innings of one-hit ball and the Hooks netted a pair of late runs as Corpus Christi blanked the Missions, 2-0, before 7,762 fans at Wolff Stadium.
Earlier in the afternoon, the Hooks (38-30, 81-53) secured a second-half title with Midland's 2-0 win over Frisco. Corpus Christi is the first and second half champs for just the second time in the club's 14-year history.
Bukauskas, making his Double-A debut, struck out eight against two walks. The lone hit against him was a two-out single by Peter Van Gansen in the sixth.
San Antonio (29-38, 71-66) starter Jesse Scholtens matched Bukauskas zero for zero. Scholtens exited with one on and one out in the seventh. Seth Simmons (1-1) closed out the frame unscathed.
Ryne Birk opened the eighth with an automatic double that bounced over the fence in left-center. Eduardo de Oleo was next and punched a base hit up the middle for a 1-0 Hooks lead.
Corpus Christi added insurance in the ninth thanks to another lead-off two-bagger. Chas McCormick accounted for the extra-base hit. He waltzed home when Taylor Jones stroked a single into left-center.
Kit Scheetz earned the victory by tossing three shutout frames of relief. Scheetz (2-1) struck out two and held the Missions to four hits.
Corpus Christi takes aim at a series win Monday afternoon. Lefty Brett Adcock (3-2, 4.13) takes the ball for the Hooks. Chris Huffman (1-1, 3.09) is slated to start for the Missions. The Labor Day regular season finale starts at 2:05.
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A thousand books, lectures and motivational speakers cannot capture the inspiration that ONE such everyday miracle has to offer. Why then the elusive search for inspiration in the self-help aisles of bookstores; when the answers are all around you?
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'It's time for a third metric of Success…' Arianna Huffington, editor-in-chief of the Pulitzer Prize-winning online news website delivering the commencement address at Smith College's 135th Commencement Ceremony. Source – http://www.youtube.com/user/smithcollegevideos?feature=watch
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Martial World - Chapter 450
Chapter 450 - The Ancient Array Opens
Within the headquarters of the Wartime Alliance, Commander Lu Huo - the Xiantian martial artist who was responsible for overseeing this island - deeply frowned as he saw the overwhelming number of South Sea Demon Region martial artists that blotted out the sky.
''Is the South Sea Demon Region crazy?''
The South Sea Demon Region's martial artists had an individual strength that surpassed those of the Wartime Alliance martial artists. For example, the Big Three of the South Sea Demon Region;it was difficult for them to find anyone from the Wartime Alliance that was at their level and also a worthy opponent. But the Wartime Alliance still had a large defensive array set up as defense. If this big array was activated, the South Sea Demon Region martial artists would fall into a passive, defensive situation. If they attacked the Wartime Alliance headquarters on their own initiative, they would absolutely have to pay a higher price.
And even if they won, taking control of this town wouldn't have any effect. It was simply meaningless.
''Mm? That is...'' Lu Huo's mind stirred. In the distant camp, he could see a red-robed skinny man as well as a pale middle-aged man. These two were Blood Bone and Viper of the Demon Region's Big Three.
And in front of these two, there was a red-haired man who looked as pale and exquisite as a jade carving. Blood Bone and Viper were treating this red-haired youth with a great amount of respect. Obviously this red-haired youth had a very high status.
The red-haired youth had a cultivation at the extreme Xiantian realm, and looked around 20 to 30 years old. He wore a long black robe, and on the fabric of his left chest was embroidered a Giant Demon totem.
As Lu Huo saw this totem, he gasped. A Giant Demon totem was the symbol of the South Sea Demon Region. This meant that this red-haired youth was almost certainly a genius from the South Sea Demon Region sect!
Even extreme Xiantian martial artists were divided by strength. For instance, Lu Huo was also an extreme Xiantian master, yet he was almost 200 years old. In truth, he was the most basic and weakest of extreme Xiantian masters, and there was no hope for him to break through to the Revolving Core realm during his lifetime.
As for Blood Bone, Viper, and Nightmare, they were at a higher level. They could be called strong extreme Xiantian masters, and they had a small hope that they would one day break into the Revolving Core realm. This was also the reason that they were so famous within South Aurora Island.
And even higher was a sect genius like this red-haired youth. There were few with this talent even in a large sect.
They would often reach the extreme Xiantian realm at around 30 years of age. In addition, they would also have many hidden trump cards and rare treasures. Their truth combat prowess was not what Lu Huo could compare with;they could be considered the pinnacle of extreme Xiantian masters. If there wasn't an accident, they would step into the Revolving Core realm, and perhaps even reach the middle or late Revolving Core realm!
This red-haired youth in front of him was obviously such a pinnacle extreme Xiantian existence!
With such a powerhouse at this level helping, there was no doubt that the South Sea Demon Region was taking this offensive as a serious objective.
After this speculation, Lu Huo swept past everyone. Indeed, he found that among all the martial artists in this offensive, there were a massive number of direct descendant disciples from the South Sea Demon Region.
It had to be known that the South Sea Demon Region didn't have that many direct descendant disciples - they only had several tens of thousands. In such a massive war that covered the entire South Sea, there wasn't enough of these disciples. Most of these direct descendant disciples would be sent to the battlefield by the South Sea Demon Region in order to gain experience. There were very few that would even be brought to such an invasion offensive;this was normally the job left to cannon fodder.
''What's going on? Why is the South Sea Demon Region placing so much importance on such a small South Aurora Island battlefield?''
As Lu Huo was pondering, at this moment a sound transmitting talisman lit in front of him. As he heard this message, he was at first overjoyed, and then his happiness turned to worry.
What he was happy about was that divine Phoenix Island had already obtained the news that South Sea Demon Region was beginning their offensive, and had thus sent a massive amount of direct descendant disciples to support them. However, what he was worried about was that South Aurora Island was simply too far from the main battle zone. If the disciples of divine Phoenix Island rushed their way over, it would still take an hour of time. Only the heavens knew just what sort of situation the rag tag martial artists of the Wartime Alliance would be in after that time passed.
During this moment, a beautiful rain of light came pouring down from the sky. The giant light curtain of the protective array formation began to fiercely tremble, and then it rapidly began to dim down, as if it were on the verge of shattering.
''Demonic Fire Ballista!''
Lu Huo was stunned. He saw that within the forces of the South Sea Demon Region, there was a 50 to 60 foot long black ballista.
This sort of ballista was named the Demonic Fire Ballista. It was forged with metal-breaking steel and even had a bit of precious Purple Comet metal mixed within. The cost of a Demonic Fire Ballista was immeasurable, and every bolt cost hundreds of medium-grade true essence stones as energy to fire. For such a weapon to be used on the South Aurora Island battlefield was simply overkill.
As the red-haired youth saw the dazzling rain of light scattering over the battlefield, his lips curled up in a grin. There was only one goal in this offensive, and that was to kill as many people as possible.
However, he only looked down at these scruffy martial artists with disdain. The reason that the South Sea Demon Region had sent him here was mainly to control the Demonic Fire Ballista and destroy the defensive array formation so that their forces could break through the enemy lines.
As the red-haired youth saw the soldiers of the Wartime Alliance in disarray underneath their array formation, he cheekily sneered. He waved his hand, and another bolt was shot out!
The brilliant demonic fire bolt pierced through the void, issuing a keening whistle as it heavily smashed into the large defensive array like a meteor.
With a loud explosion, the array formation immediately collapsed, disintegrating into large bursts of light sparks that rained down.
Lu Huo's complexion paled! All of the other Wartime Alliance martial artists were also shaken by fear at this sight.
The great protective array formation was broken!
''Kill them, leave no one alive!'' The red-haired youth gave the order without any expression.
The Demon Region martial artists began their frenzied attack!
Gorgeous martial skills cut through the clear blue sky;the Wartime Alliance base was bombarded with all sorts of abilities.
The Wartime Alliance martial artists had true essence to protect their bodies. Those that had a strong cultivation were safe, but those that were weak had their protection broken, instantly dying and becoming just more cannon fodder!
At the forefront of this battle, the Demon Region martial artists had already engaged the Wartime Alliance martial artists in a desperate melee. Those that came to the front were almost nearly all Xiantian realm martial artists, the weakest were at the peak Houtian realm.
The South Sea Demon Region had the support of direct descendant disciples, and they also came well prepared. As for the other side, most of them were a mixed bunch of soldiers that had been recruited by the Wartime Alliance. From the very beginning of this battle, the Wartime Alliance was hard-pressed to resist!
Fresh blood flowed, pitiful screams pierced the air over and over again!
Especially the Big Three of the South Sea Demon Region - they rushed into the Wartime Alliance's base like three sharp knives! Every martial artist below the Xiantian realm was instantly killed, and even the early Xiantian realm martial artists weren't their opponent!
These random soldiers of the Wartime Alliance had come to South Aurora Island in order to take risks and obtain treasures, it was impossible to expect them to be unafraid of death. Thus, a great portion of these people were scared witless by this scene and began to retreat!
However, trying to escape in the chaos of this battle was difficult. There were many martial artists that turned around to escape just to be pierced by the spears of the Demon Region soldiers!
Seeing this, Lu Huo maintained a calm appearance, but his back was already dripping with a cold sweat. He knew that he couldn't lose his cool during this situation, but he was also unable to think of any command that would be able to change this situation.
''What a bunch of trash!'' The red-haired youth looked down from distant high ground, jeering at the Wartime Alliance martial artists, ''This mob is just garbage, and yet they had me personally come out to deal with them. This is just too disappointing!''
Ten miles away from the battlefield, Lin Ming held onto his halberd as he calmly and quickly ran through the forest. He didn't have the ability to change a battle of such a great-scale, nor did he dare to be too aggressive and reveal himself.
A late Houtian realm youth with an extreme Xiantian master's combat strength was far too loud and excessively unbelievable. Within the entire South Horizon Region, the only person that had this strength was Lin Ming. At that time, if he exposed his strength then at least half of them would be able to successfully guess his identity.
This was easily cause for a Revolving Core Supreme Elder to come. Once his appearance changing technique was seen through, he would be in danger.
Since he didn't have the power to change the outcome, Lin Ming decided to find the Fire Ax Squad and help them through this disaster. This could also be considered as putting an end to their causality and karma.
''Haha! This is great! This battle is long overdue, I have no idea what those South Sea Demon Region Elders were thinking!'' At the front of the battlefield, a man with white-hair that hung to his waist was wantonly slaughtering everyone around him. He had a handsome and delicate appearance, and was also a bit effeminate. This man was Nightmare of the Demon Region's Big Three.
''If that Blood Demon dares to come out at this time, I'll take him on. I want to see just what kind of strength he has!'' Blood Bone said nearby Nightmare.
''Humph, there's no point in caring about this fellow that never shows himself. How about this, let's make a bet on who can kill more. If you lose, then you will give me your Demon Bloodstone. How about it?'' Nightmare asked with a provocative smile. As he spoke, he also launched a spirit attack on a Wartime Alliance martial artist, easily destroying his spiritual sea.
''Haha, so you've taken a liking to my Demon Bloodstone. Good! I've also taken a fancy to your 'Soul Amplifying Technique'. Let's have a match!''
Blood Bone laughed and then rushed into the Wartime Alliance's base. He extracted a crimson colored 10 foot long halberd and began to massacre everyone around him with abandon. But at this time, the entire South Aurora Island began to violently shake!
''Mm?'' Blood Bone's expression changed, ''Is this an earthquake?''
Ka ka ka!
The earth began to shake more and more wildly. Boulders broke, mountains trembled, and massive cracks that were dozens of feet wide appeared in the earth, splitting the ground. The two sides that had been fighting spontaneously stopped as they were all stunned by this phenomenon.
What was going on?
More and more fissures appeared in the earth. A distant mountain peak collapsed in a great avalanche. This was not an effect that would be caused by an ordinary earthquake!
With a deafening explosion, in the distance seas, dark clouds covered the skies, and titanic crimson columns of blood directly pierced through the Primal Chaos Heavens!
From afar, these six columns of blood were like crimson pillars that supported the heavens;it was as if they alone were holding up the skies!
''What is that!?''
''That's from the direction of Blood Demon Island and Dark Moon Island!''
Both sides were unknown what was happening. At this time, the entire South Aurora Island began to collapse!
Those fissures in the ground that were dozens of feet wide suddenly increased to hundreds of feet wide. The Wartime Alliance headquarters was like a sand castle;it instantly disintegrated into nothing!
''Hurry and fly!''
All of the Xiantian realm martial artists soared into the air. However, the Houtian realm martial artists were in a pitiful state;they couldn't fly!
Those that were close to their companions and friends were carried up into the skies. As for those rich ones that could afford a spirit boat or were near one, they instantly boarded it. But, a vast number of Houtian martial artists were like slips of paper as they dropped into the bottomless abyss. Their wailing screams were drowned out by the earth shattering explosions that were ringing around;no one was able to listen to their last cries.
They were like grains of sand tossed into the sea;there was nothing they could do.
Rumble rumble!
A giant black vortex appeared under the land after South Aurora Island began to collapse. It was like the maw of a monster, devouring and destroying all....


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The AFCON has come and gone. The trophy came and stayed in Hillbrow. And now all that's left is to reflect on the tournament and the performance of the various teams. In our first of two reviews of the AFCON I look specifically at Bafana and their performance at this years continental showpiece and give each player that walked on the field for the Boys a rating out of ten.
Khune – 9
Itu was brilliant, but for me he loses 0.5 for the play acting against Morocco and 0.5 for that horrendous first goal. He was outstanding other than that for Bafana and his distribution is exceptional, if not one of the best in World football. Possibly makes him our player of the tournament
Gaxa – 5
Not our first choice so he only played in the Quarter final against Mali. I felt he had a decent game and it shows the depth we currently have in the right back position.
Khumalo – 5
I am not one of the South Africans that thought he was immense. In fact I felt at times that his leadership on the field was lacking and that he never really struck up a partnership with Sangweni. He seems to have slowed down since his days of playing for Supersport and the year of bench time at Spurs did not do him benefit.
Sangweni – 7
Sangweni is a champ. But he is also a defender and that is an area of the game where I felt Bafana were let down at the AFCON. I give him the extra point for his two outstanding goals at the championship, but his defending particularly for the 2nd Morocco goal was nothing short of comical. I will say this though, a partnership with him and Morgan Gould is something that excites me.
Masilela – 6
If you think about the AFCON and specifically Bafana's participation, it is hard to think of anything outstanding that he did but at the same time its also hard to think of anything he did terribly bad. Will not really have enhanced is reputation, but would also not have hurt it.
Furman – 9.5
Mlungu as the Oldham Athletic midfielder is now known, took the AFCON by storm and in so doing stormed into the hearts of the South African public. The loss of Pienaar was one that was barely felt as Furman took to International football like he was born for it. His commanding tackles and his simple but effective approach were brilliant to watch. This weekend will see Furman vs. Pienaar in what is arguably the most exciting FA Cup tie for South Africans.
Mahlangu – 8
May Mahlangu has not really lived up to the expectations that have been placed on him, but at this AFCON he finally started to show the country glimpses of what made him Swedish player of the Year a few years back. His goal against Morocco was the goal of the tournament for me and his partnership with Furman is truly encouraging for the future of South African football.
Phala – 6
I had initially not selected Phala in my Bafana squad, however his performances were competent throughout the tournament in keeping Tshabalala on the bench. His fall in the Morocco box deserved a card and his dead ball delivery is more Andre Santos than David Beckham, but his work-rate was tireless and he will only go from strength to strength.
Letsholonyane – 9
Yeye is pure class. His performance against Mali was up there with the best individual performance of the entire AFCON. His ability to pick a through-ball is outstanding and as the third member of the middle trio he was outstanding. Would push Furman and Khune tight for the Bafana Player of the tournament.
Parker – 6
The PSL hitman failed to deliver on the national stage for Bafana and was very disappointing throughout the tournament. Employed out wide on the left he often seemed to be a spectator for the tournament and will be very disappointed with his own display!
Rantie – 7
Saved by his performance against Mali, when in the half an hour he was on, caused more trouble than some of his team mates did in hours on the pitch. Still a bit of a raw talent at International football level, however will be pleased with his overall performance at AFCON 2013.
Majoro – 6.5
We saw flashes of brilliance like his goal against Angola, but they were all to much that, just flashes. When he came on for Rantie against Mali he was not helped by the Bafana boys consistently knocking long balls to a player who is much more skilled with the ball at his feet.
Tshabalala – 5
Shaba was the star of the last tournament we hosted, but after an abject display in the opening game against Cape Verde he was consigned to the bench until his late appearance in the Quarter Final. He is the only Bafana player that knows how to take a penalty though!
Serero – 4
Some may say he is unfit, but his performances reeked of someone who wanted to be the man of the match. Put that into contrast with Furman who was happy to do the basic work first. Serero is probably the most naturally talented footballer in South Africa, but he needs to harness that talent if he is to become the player we know he is capable of.
Matlaba – 4
He didnt do too much wrong but a disappointing match against Cape Verde was the last of his performances.
Dikgacoi – 3
He has been so impressive for Crystal Palace but he was unable to repeat any of that for Bafana. He too looked unfit and was frustrating in the warm-up games as well.
Chabangu – did not play enough to be rated
Mphela – 3
Its not his fault that he was selected when ridiculously unfit. Killer had no killer instinct and was constantly on the receiving end of stick from the fans. He will be back though so dont write him off after this.
Ngcongca – 7
The best right back in the country who adds as much to attack as he does to defense. His suspension was unfortunate as he deserved to play in the Quarter final. You can tell of his importance when fans were so upset at his suspension!
Manyisa – did not play enough to be rated
Who was your star for Bafana? Let me know what your ratings would be either below, on Twitter or Facebook


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Rodney – 7th September 1835 to 14th May 1840
Caledonia – 6th November 1840 to 11th August 1841
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1849 Salisbury
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Mark Yashaev's solo exhibition, 'Only from suddenness and on', at Tel Aviv Museum of Art is reviewed by Joy Bernard of the Jerusalem Post
Joy Bernard of the Jerusalem Post writes on December 30, 2016:
The 35-year-old Yashaev's solo exhibition "Only from this suddenness and on" marks a dual feat for the young artist: It is the first time Yashev is presenting his work at the museum in the same year that he has won the Lauren and Mitchell Presser Photography Award for a Young Israeli Artist.
Yashaev draws on his personal photography archive in an elaborately complex creation process. He builds installations, photographs them, prints the photographs and installs the prints in sets he makes himself. The photographed sets are the final, touching and visually challenging result.
The sets in the photographs seem to belong to a world of uncertainty, where time is essential but cannot be controlled. Through the decision to create and work within temporary spaces that will eventually be abandoned, Yashaev's dialogue with the meanings of space and time comes to the forefront.
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- Apple unveils the "Leopaed" OS X http://www.flickr.com/photos/richstyles/655731658/ #
- trying to create a custom textmate font… #
- took me like an hour and a half to make a new bank account, why are banks so inefficient by design? #
Twits and Such for 2007-06-28
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Twits and Such for 2007-06-25
Sorry About the Closed Comments (They're Really Open)
Sucks that I have to turn this into a post but I don't want to give the wrong impression. I re-installed my blogging software so I accidentally have the comments set as closed. I'm using two computers so I need to change it back on the other. Once that's done it should be okay. Sorry for all the confusion.
I was wondering why nobody left comments anymore!!!
A Week in the Life of a Newly Minted Programmer
Since I really don't have time to chase news or write an opinion piece I guess I might as well as write a diary. Last week I started my new job as a programmer. I've still got some time before my official project starts so I'm basically on my own looking up APIs and polishing skills. It's pretty much everything I was doing as a hobby only getting paid. The thing is when you're surrounded by other programmers it's a whole different experience because you're more focused (no goofing around on the internet) and so are others. It's funny how being in the same room can have such an effect.
The company is an interesting company in that the development division is being bulked up to do in-house development. Right now the main source of revenue is reselling blog licenses with original design and SEO thrown in. We actually have a large sales department cold-calling people to sell companies blogging software. I actually like this because the sales people all wear sharp suits and are always cheerful while the IT department is laid back as can be. The IT department is also full of a bunch of people new to programming in general which is cool (because they're willing to take a chance on me) but worrying a bit at the same time.
The thing is after staring at a computer and coding as much as I can for more than 8 hours a day, I really can't use my mac the same way I used to. I suppose that will change once I get used to it but until then, I'm going to be on a light blogging diet. Might try to sneak in a couple posts here and there but it's kind of hard seeing how we have an open floor plan and I use a medium-sized Apple Cinema Display.
However, I still want to work on that personal project I've never got the chance to polish up (only gotten started) and a bunch of other things. For now I unwind on Tetris DS by playing the world via wi-fi.
Twits and Such for 2007-06-24
Twits and Such for 2007-06-18
- first day on the job, getting sleepy as hell. #
Tetris Makes You Smarter?
Tomorrow I start a new job as an entry-level Ruby on Rails programmer. I've got a three month probation to prove that I have what it takes at a small Japanese startup. It's been a long process of reinventing myself from an arts type to becoming a programmer. One of the things I swore off of a long time ago was video games. The last console I owned was a Sega Saturn. Yeah, I thought it was better than a PlayStation I.
I loved all kinds of games and wasted my childhood on Super Mario Bros. (the original). No one ever thought these games did us any good. It was just fun and that's all that ever matters to a child. It doesn't take a genius to know that clearing Super Mario Bros. wouldn't get you an A in English or math.
In fact, deep down inside I thought games made me stupid, albeit an idiot with good reflexes. Seeing the video game arcade wizards so pale, skinny and expressionless doing wonders with the joystick while struggling to have a conversation or making eye contact didn't help either.
I must say the Nintendo DS is a clever coup for adult naysayers. The entice "good adults" with game titles like Brain Age that alleviate our fears of continued mental decline as the internet makes every thing a mouse click away. Brain Age was the only game I owned for the last couple of months. Then the other day I splurged on Tetris DS since I landed a new job.
Playing people from around the world through DS's wi-fi functionality was a shock of fresh air. Suddenly, I was a child playing my best friends in my living room competing for high points. I never touched Brain Age for a whole five days since getting Tetris.
You can imagine my shock when I played Brain Age to document my mental decline only to set a new record playing "Calculations x100" by clocking a new personal record of 1 minute and 12 seconds. Fighting competition on Tetris enabled me to enter a state of flow where my logical mind would constantly interfere with irrelevant thoughts.
Although I'm sure that if I didn't play Brain Age for a couple more months that my score would really drop, maybe having a little fun is not only a way to relax but also good for you mind as well. As the first adults to grow up on video games, we need to keep an open mind. Brain science still has a long way to go before they can ever provide conclusive evidence that games really are bad for you.
Who knows, maybe Tetris will make me a better programmer?
Twits and Such for 2007-06-17
- slowly getting better, a brand new chapter starts tomorrow #


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The Status of the 12 Imams
What is the status of the 12 Imams of the Shia?
The first 11 Imams were pious individuals who were a part of Ahlus Sunnah wal Jama'ah; they had nothing to do with the Shia. None of them claimed Imamah as the Shia claim, because this would be accusing them of being Dajjals, and they were innocent of that. This is similar to the case of Prophet Jesus (may Allah be pleased with him), who was a Muslim and not a Christian. The Christians, by their beliefs, have accused Prophet Jesus of being one of the Tawagheet, and yet we know that Prophet Jesus was innocent of that. In the same manner that Prophet Jesus never claimed to be the Son of God, similarly did the 11 Imams never claim for themselves Imamah (i.e. divine appointment). The Muslims have a greater right to Prophet Jesus than do the Christians, and so too do the Sunnis have a greater right to the 11 Imams than do the Shia.
We ask Allah to send His Blessings down upon each and every one of the 11 Imams, starting from Ali ibn Abi Talib all the way to Hasan al-Askari, may Allah be well-pleased with them! They were not only the pious descendants of Ahlel Bayt, but they were also from amongst the best of people.
As for the 12th Imam, he did not exist, because Hasan al-Askari (may Allah be well-pleased with him) did not have a son.
Shaykh Gibril Haddad was asked about the status of the Imams of the Shia, to which he replied:
I heard Dr. Nur al-Din `Itr in class say: "Each one of them was a pious, upright Muslim from the noble Prophetic Tree and many of them were also among the foremost people of knowledge in their time."
Team Ahlel Bayt asked the following question to Shaykh Maqbool Ahmad al-Makki, a graduate of Umm al-Qurra: "What is the status of the 11 Imams?" To which the Shaykh replied:
"There is no doubt that they were righteous and they were amongst the pious spiritual leaders of the Muslims. They had nothing to do with the Shia."
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