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Chapter 8
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Mamoru looked on as the Tamer went off down the road, smirk on his face as well as that of his Alpha. "That was sadly too easy."
"Why did you even bother with that arrogant little shit?" grumbled Ranko.
He found himself nearly chuckling madly at that sentence. It was not hard for him to see the humor in the statement. "Because my dear pet," he said smoothly, knowing it would only anger the former male, "I have things I need to do, and that worthless 'little shit' as you called him will help me with that."
"Oh, and how will that happen, oh wise and arrogant asshole?" asked Ranko, sarcasm dripping from her voice like venom.
Mamoru was tempted to activate the collar, show his 'pet' where she stood once again on the totem pole of power, but he figured he'd let her have her few moments. He'd make her pay for it in the bedroom later on. "Saotome is an enemy that is highly unpredictable and extremely powerful target," he said, leaning against a nearby tree. "He is someone who killed Chardin with his bare hands and techniques most fighting-types would sell their free will for. Any test we can offer that will provide us further depth of knowledge about his abilities and so forth are worth it.
"Especially when it isn't our asses on the line."
"But I thought that's why the Deadly Four were going after him," said Ranko.
"In part," he said with a smirk. "After all, they aren't my resources; what do I care if they get balled or offed? In that matter, Happosai foots the bill."
Ranko stared at him for a moment, before her eyes went wide. "You're making a move to get on the Four; you're clearing out those losers, and planning to remake it to your own satisfaction."
Mamoru snorted at that, shaking his head. "How sad that you think so small and so short term. Though I suppose it can't be helped; given your father and your … former lifestyle.
"Maybe I should just put you in a Level Five Cycle," he mused, enjoying the look of fear on Ranko's face. "Maybe having your mind wiped will allow a useful thought to surface."
She wanted to attack him, rip into him, and litter the ground with his blood and flesh. But she knew if she acted, if she considered those thoughts for too long, if the intent was ever at a certain point, her collar would shock her once again. She didn't even know what the energy levels would be; Mamoru altered them at intervals so she couldn't get used to them.
Chuckling, Mamoru began to walk back towards the vehicle they had used to meet the 'recruit'. "There are strategies and plots afoot that I wouldn't trust your pea brain to keep secret, let alone not betray me in."
It was the truth in all things, and the best conspiracies had only one person who truly knew what was going on.
Happosai was a powerful man, a man who created Trauma, who was even rumored to be related to the creator Sukebe.
But Mamoru didn't believe for a moment that there was nothing going on behind the scenes, that Happosai was just a man after money and power. There was a goal, some hidden plan only known to the man himself and the pokégirls under his harem.
And if Mamoru expected to topple the man, he needed to weaken the man on as many fronts as possible. The Deadly Four were supposed to be the top, those who were second only to the Trauma leader. It was a common goal for any tamer within Trauma to want to be part of that team.
It was a farce. There was no grand team, merely four high-level assassins who would only work well together if Happosai was watching over them. They hadn't gotten to that level by performing missions, by following the Team Trauma banner into fights. They had been hired and promoted as such because they were skilled, they were deadly, and they got as good as they gave from Happosai.
They also happened to be—in Mamoru's opinion—a very efficient smokescreen. The rumors that circulated about their treatments as near-royalty inspired the rest of the sheep to tow the line and be good little drones, or attempt risky and unsanctioned acts to impress the bosses, in hopes of rising higher in the food chains.
But what did the boss do? What was Happosai's base of power? How did the ancient letch keep the Four from trying to kill and usurp his power? Lostech? Legendary Pokégirls? Blackmail?
No; the leader had something else in mind, some plan that would grant him even more power, Mamoru was certain of that. To that effect, what happened to the rest of the Trauma Team, including the Four, was of no real importance to him. If he felt he could get similar results from Balling the whole lot of them, he'd do it as well.
There was a 't' in team, but no 'team' in Happosai. Even Sukebe didn't have a platoon of males working for him, trusting his creations more than those of free will who'd turn on him in a heartbeat.
And thus the brilliance of the smokescreen. After all, if Happosai could keep the Four in line, keep them from rebelling against his wishes, what chance did even a mid-grade Trauma member have against him? No, better to bide your time, climb the ranks, and get him when there was but one step between your level and his.
In all likelihood, it had been Sextome's plan as well, meant to be supplemented by his former Trio: take out the Four, assume their ranks, and then take down Happosai himself with three loyal minions near your level to help you out.
And all the time, the only watching of the Old Man was to make certain he still existed to be defeated. They never wondered how he 'created' several things Taro used with his serums, yet never tempted the beast to attack his source. They never wondered what Happosai offered Chardin to secure his services, a now dead sociopath that enjoyed feasting like a cannibal?
Trauma members spent more time thinking with their dicks and ego than their brains. Not him, not Mamoru though. No, he was planning to do things his own way. It was why he had searched for the girls who possessed an unknown gene sequence he had found in Usagi when he acquired the girl that nearly matched his own. It was why he even conned the Trauma duo of Haruka and Michiru to help him gather the rest he could find. It was why he experimented with the most powerful gene sequence outside of his own—found oddly in Usagi—and created a series of clones based off his and her DNA.
I'll have to remember to deal with the escaped two when time allows; can't very well leave my mistakes running about to be used on me.
But all in due time, let them integrate with Saotome for now. There are many ways they can be of use to me, even if they truly think they are his.
Until then, let Happosai deplete his own forces against Saotome, let him lose strength against this force, and let me make my own plans to take Happosai's true power for myself.
Smirking, the man headed into his vehicle. "Come along my dear slut," he said, enjoying the taunting of his former partner, "I have other things to do."
Ranko growled deeply, before making her own way into the vehicle. Laugh it up asshole; one day your time will come, and I'll be chuckling at your failures, Princess.
Hope springs eternal, even for the truly damned.
He was back. After wallowing in his own grief, Ranma Saotome was finally back in action, living his life.
And to the ire of the Tamer students, as well as his pokégirls, this wasn't always a good thing.
"Owie," muttered Shinji, as he landed painfully on his back, slightly hoping for some brain damage to take him away to that sweet place called Heaven, away from sadistic trainers. He wasn't quite sure he'd survive till the end of the course at this rate. Maybe I should start making my will.
"Not bad," said Ranma, grabbing the young man by his shirt, and lifting him back to his unsteady feet. "Your form is still a little sloppy, but you haven't gotten too bad while I was away."
"Thank you, Sensei," Shinji said, trying not to wince as he stepped back into line with the others. Oh yes, he was going to need one of Maya's grand massages after this day.
Ranma just smiled, as he studied the others, each also wincing slightly as their own light injuries. Nothing that a few glasses of Kasumi's milk can't fix. He had been a bit worried that his time trying to come to grips with what had occurred would have cost them some time, a needed edge against Team Trauma and punks like them. But it appeared that even if they hadn't made huge leaps forward with him away, they didn't lose any ground either. "I gotta say this though; you guys are coming along pretty well."
The others could only smile at this point.
"So I guess that means we can stop with the light stuff."
They had never wished him so dead at this point.
Pantyhose Taro: second member of the Deadly Four, made his way across the forests of the world, homing in on a target he knew to be perhaps the greatest challenge he could hope for, aside from the leader of Team Trauma, Happosai.
A man who defeated Sextome and his idiotic Terrible Trio, without the aid of pokégirls; truly this guy had a spark of power.
A man who defeated Chardin without pokégirls, carving up the weakest member of the Deadly Four like he was a piece of paper, as well as that foul Alpha the cannibalistic fool kept; his worth grew in Taro's eyes.
A man who defeated an Anima; the man was a challenge that could not be refused any longer. The skills and power needed to accomplish so much nearly had Taro wanting to race towards him with all his speed.
Taro nearly drooled at such a prospect of a fight against Saotome. Blood gift? Talent? Skill? He didn't know why this boy could do what he did.
It made him want to fight him all the more. And like any grand fight, he needed to savor every moment, even if it meant the fight needed to be postponed while he walked to the Tendo Ranch.
Pantyhose Taro: wanted in connections with the deaths of several Fighting Arena leaders, bodies so broken that identification had to be made by DNA tests. Wanted in questioning for the attacks on several rich families, many who had personal armies to protect them, both of which were found dead and only had their identities confirmed by DNA tests. Wanted in questioning for a long list of tamers who had 'disappeared' with little to no trace remaining of them, and only rumors that he had been in the area to connect him to their disappearance.
He wasn't a man who lost, and there were no survivors when you went looking for the losers. Man, pokégirl; it didn't matter. He was a conqueror, his pokégirls left no survivors as well, not from a man who took 'survival of the fittest' to the extreme. This was a man who embodied the Law of Nature. If you were weak, you had no place in this world, and he made sure that you left it. He spent his days working to that end, ensuring that he was the most fit to survive, that his body had no weakness.
"Curse his luck," muttered Taro. "To think someone like him was challenged by that Anima," he finished. He had been wanting to take on such a pokégirl ever since word reached him of its existence. Imagine; a fighting pokégirl so strong, none had defeated her. She would make the perfect addition to his harem, the sixth pokégirl. Hell, he might just clone her and replace the whole lot.
But she was defeated, and returned once more to the shadows she lived in, only popping up by chance. And despite his fighting skills, despite his power, she had yet to challenge him. Why? Why did she avoid him when he was just the sort of challenge she seemed to seek?
He still had one shining light: the one person ever to defeat an Anima. Oh, how glorious it would be to defeat a man who took down the mightiest pokégirl of them all, one who was only shy of a Legendary by the fact she was still considered more myth than fact. Perhaps his defeat would even call her out once more to challenge him.
"Oh yes, this mission will be well worth the delays in working on my serum," he missed, grabbing his hip flask, and taking a swig of his energy drink.
Yes, soon he would see if Saotome deserved to remain in this world.
Kiima sat on the roof, looking out over the training grounds. She had been up there for some time, ignoring the calls of the others, as she seemed to stare off into space.
But her mind was far from vacant at this point.
Chardin was one of the Deadly Four. He had to be here on orders. That nut wouldn't act so openly otherwise.
She knew very little about the Deadly Four, and what she did know had come from the loud chatterings Sextome had about them, usually followed by his boasts to the Trio that soon he would take his place in the group or they would defeat them all and claim Trauma for themselves.
It was also why he knew so much about it: Genma Sextome was one of the Four. But while a member, he was also Happosai's right hand man. It seemed to have been the man's goals all along, and he rarely went on missions anymore, unless his Master 'desired' it. Part of her wondered if the attack on the prison had been Sextome, wanting to deliver his new 'daughter' to Happosai to further secure his position. She had no idea if his skills had declined any since he was 'promoted', but she did know he had some deal with Happosai that he could not be challenged for his role or title without said Master's permission.
With Chardin gone that left three others; three more monsters for Trauma to release on them. The only question was: which of the two would it be? She was certain it would not be Sextome; the fat fool would rather wait in obscurity, his main goal to stay alive and keep Happosai happy enough not to be sent out. And they would not come together; animosity in the group made it more likely they would kill each other if not the target. From what she knew, the Four had never been sent out together, only as one man teams who never worked well with others. There was even a rumor that they often times killed Trauma members assigned to them just for shits and giggles.
Who were the other two left to be sent? Sextome talked enough about them after taming, talked as if he was on some grand destiny, as if his fate had been revealed to him. It was an arrogance he was well known for, and one that allowed his enemies to learn a great deal if they knew when to listen in.
"Well I guess someone told him wrong," she said with a smirk. She couldn't help but imagine what 'her' face was like now. Oh, she so hoped she could gloat if she ever met 'her' again. That image alone would make a great many people enjoy life to the fullest.
But for the moment, she needed to get back to figuring out who were the other two members were. Kiima knew some things about them. But the problem was she didn't know which related to whom, and what ranking they were. Happosai ranked them, she knew that much—once again Sextome boasting he would take the Number One position from his Old Man. But she had no idea their names or their ranking of the others aside from Genma.
"He'll send Number Three," she muttered concluding Chardin had been Number Four, "if he'll accept." She had no doubt that there was a certain level of command in Happosai's organization, but he usually sent people who actually wanted the job and who could accomplish it with the most efficiency. And she had more than often heard Trauma members complain that they were still too low on the Totem Pole to refuse a mission.
So then the question was not who would avenge Chardin—the other members wouldn't give a shit about his death, but who would desire to fight her Master next?
In the real world, she seemed to be meditating.
But unlike her body, Hild's mind was far from dormant.
"You had him face an Anima," said a voice coming from an ice-colored flame.
"He needed to be set upon the proper path," said the Legendary Pokégirl, her astral form surrounded by differing colors of fire, each one representing a Legendary Pokégirl who was meeting with her in the Astral Plane.
"He could have ended up destroyed by the encounter," said a metal-colored fire.
"But he didn't," said a black ball of fire. "And the Anima has yet to take a life. That argument holds no merit."
"Correct," said a ball of sun-colored fire. "She has produced a new fighting spirit in all those she has faced. There was only a danger of us being wrong about him."
Hild cocked an eyebrow at that. "So one of you brought him here?"
A gentle laugh seemed to come from a light purple colored fire. "My dear, did you really think he fell from the sky by happenstance?"
"I thought I would have known," admitted Hild. "Usually such powers being used would draw my attention at the very least. May I ask which one of you did this?"
"You could," said the lone figure in the shifting void aside from Hild. "But we will not answer."
She bit back her first retort. "But this does sound like something you would have a hand in, Evangelion."
"The how is not important," said an emerald colored fire. "We must only concern ourselves with the why."
Hild bit back a growl, hating the fact she was being left uninformed, and on purpose no less. "I should know the details of the operation."
"We cannot risk such being in the open, as you are," said the purple fire. "The less in the open, the less likely our gambit will be discovered."
"Are you saying I am a security risk?" demanded Hild.
"We are saying we cannot afford even the chance of discovery," said the emerald fire. "Our enemy even now makes moves we cannot observe nor influence."
"The boy was brought here to save this world," said the sun-colored flame. "We must ensure to that end he fulfills his role."
"Do not take such risks again Hild without our counsel," said the blue flame, as they began to fade, leaving only Hild and Evangelion.
"So then, my dear Lilith, or do you prefer Evangelion," growled Hild, barely turning her face to spot the younger Legendary, calling her first the name of her long dead Tamer, "why would me knowing how the boy was brought here be a secret?"
"Why would we reveal that his being here is anything but an accident? He is just one of many named Ranma Saotome that we could have chosen. The fact he is here is just as much chance as anything. But to reveal there are powers here who could send him home..."
Hild sighed. It wasn't much but it was an answer. "If he knew, he would desire to return home sooner than later, and mess up this plan you have need of him for."
The white Legendary smirked, as she began to fade away from the Astral Plane. "And here I had thought the Anima was correct in saying you were a dense dumb bitch."
Hild could only stare at the spot the figure had vanished from. "Oh I am so going to reduce you from rare to extinct when I find your ass."
"Are you sure about this?" asked Nabiki, sitting in her office, looking towards Kiima, who was perched on the window sill.
The Phoenix nodded. "One of them will be here soon, depending on what is needed. I wouldn't be surprised if one was already on the way."
"Any idea who?" asked Nabiki, not liking the idea of another high ranking member of Team Trauma that might be on their way to kill them. It seemed at times that only dumb luck was keeping them safe. And she was not in the mood to roll the dice once more.
"Probably the serum one," she said. "The other will be near the Dragon reserves for some time, I believe there are some festivals he likes to attend, and it is the time of year for … that sort of thing."
Nabiki nodded, having a good idea what was being implied by saying he 'attended them', meaning he likely went scouting for new girls to take. "What do you know about this serum guy?"
Kiima just stared out into the deep blue sky, the sounds of the Tamer training sessions going on in the background. "Not much, never got a name. But Sextome swore the guy was messing with Blood Gifts, trying to make them. I think this mystical serum he always chatted about was a way to have blood gifts other than being born with them, judging by how Sextome boasted about what he would do with it."
The Cheshire could only nod. "I'll inform Ranma about this, as well as Father and Doctor Mihoff. They might have some clues we can use against this new threat."
"Tell them to look for either severely destroyed bodies or a trail of missing tamers," she said, as she prepared to dart off to get some practice in herself. "I know that much about the guy."
Nabiki just shook her head as Kiima left. "Great, missing or dead tamers; our luck he'll come through an area filled with Buzzbreasts."
"So we can only wait?" asked Ranma, looking at the assembled people.
"There is little information on this guy," said Dr. Mihoff. "Team Trauma members who are known, end up becoming a liability. If we knew who he was, the guy would have been balled pretty much the second afterwards any legitimate and undeniable proof surfaced."
"Very true," said Soun. "Chardin, who we now know was one, doesn't have any proven ties to them. What has been discovered makes him appear to be nothing more than a lone Tamer gone mad. The UEG can't go any further with the case, since no evidence has appeared that Chardin was anything other than a loner. We have no leads to any other members of Team Trauma."
"Okay then," said Nabiki, "what about some rouge tamer wanted for some major crimes, or maybe for questioning about them?"
"It's a long list, I'm afraid," said Rosie. "As you already know, many Tamers are not even close to being the best of human morals. In some leagues, any death is written off as an accident in the field."
The group looked towards Ranma, as he sat in his seat, staring off. "Rivals?" asked Nabiki.
The pigtailed Tamer nodded in response. "Well, if everyone that's been after me was a rival of mine in my world, why would that change now?"
"So who are these rivals?" asked Jack.
"Well; we've already dealt with Ryoga, Mousse, and Kuno," he said. "Chardin was one. Do any of you know a guy called Copycat Ken?"
Soun chuckled at hearing that name. "I seriously doubt he will be a threat. Copycat Ken is a Titto Pokégirl Tamer. His family line also contains a bunch of the Titto pokégirls, so he has some body shifting abilities."
"It's a good thing too," smirked Jack. "The guy is popular for his 'How To Tame' videos, based on the safest way to tame certain pokégirls; something he achieves by having his Tittos transform into the pokégirl in question."
"I don't get it," said Ranma, wondering what was so funny about the one rival whose analog here seemed to be the least threatening.
"Well," said Soun, chuckling slightly, "the videos, while supposed to be serious, are actually quite humorous. He'll inform you of what safety procedures you need to undertake before beginning to tame. The problem is he often forgets half of them, and the transformed Titto is usually upset that he can't remember her name, calls her the wrong name, or any number of things that basically means he gets a new hole torn into his ass."
"Ah," Ranma nodded, now understanding a bit about what the analog went through.
"Anyone else?" asked Jack.
Ranma scratched the back of his neck. "Not really rivals, more like some strong guys I fought. There was Happosai, Pantyhose Taro, Herb of the Musk Dynasty, Saffron of the Phoenix Tribe, maybe a few Amazon Elders, Principal Kuno, the Gambling King," he started, before he continued naming every challenger he had ever faced since arriving at the Tendo Dojo in his world. "Oh, and a Dojo Destroyer, not sure what his name was … might not have ever got the thing," he muttered, trying to remember the guy.
The silence from the others drew his focus back to them. "What?" he asked, seeing their shocked faces.
"That's a lot of people," muttered Rosie.
"How did you stay sane?" asked Jack.
"I want to know how the hell he stayed healthy," said Nabiki.
Soun could only nod. Even in its heyday, the Tendo Ranch received a challenger about once every three to four days, more often when League battles were approaching. It sounded almost like Ranma had a battle about once a day if not more often.
Blinking, the good doctor smirked as he clapped his hands and stood up. "Well, I'll make some inquiries about those people to some secure friends of mine. We'll either learn some possible Trauma members of the Fatal Four or end up getting some of their lower ranks on a watch list; works for me either way.
"Who knows, my source might have a leak and then they'll all be balled," he finished with a smile.
Soun just coughed into his fist, trying to restore his usual presence and not let people dwell too much on what the good doctor's idea was 'for the greater good'. "Well then, I do believe you have students to contend with, Ranma. Looks like you need to ensure they are at top form for just in case."
"Oh yeah," said the pigtailed boy as he stood up. "They're all coming along nicely—still have to remind Shinji to stop apologizing—I'm just surprised they're picking it up so fast."
"Well, you are a pretty good Sensei," Soun remarked.
"It could also be that every person on this planet has at least zero-point-zero-one percent Poké-DNA in their systems," muttered Rosie, her mind considering possible ideas for the strange abilities of the Tamers to assimilate the style and lessons Ranma was imparting to them. "As such, they should be able to assimilate new techniques and training methods easily, depending on which gene sequences contain Poké-DNA."
Ranma just slowly nodded, pretending to understand what she was saying.
Taking pity on her Tamer, Nabiki waited until Rosie left before whispering to him. "She means thanks to having some Pokégirls in their bloodline; they can do it as quickly as you teach them because it's in their blood."
"Ah," said Ranma with a smile, as he turned to head back to teaching his students. "Why can't people just say that?" he wondered.
In front of the entrance to the Tendo Ranch stood a figure, a teenage boy with a smile, a backpack, and a dream to become a Pokégirl Master: Ash Sexum.
"Peeka!" said the Peekabu standing next to him, her yellow fur shining in the sunshine as she stared with the same awe her Tamer was showing at finally arriving at their destination.
"That's right Peekabu," he said with quiet reverence. "We made it!"
Ash blinked. To tell the truth, when he heard about the new Master at the Tendo Ranch, he had decided to come immediately and see not only how he stacked against such a Tamer, but see what he could learn while he was here, on his route to his dream.
He had not given any thought to what he would do when he got there. "Um … no clue."
"Pee," sighed the Peekabu.
"I guess we could knock and see if we could come in at least," Ash admitted.
"Such genius," came the sarcastic reply of a female voice he was very familiar with—and not one he wanted to ever hear again. "Why one day, you might even be able to tie your own shoes instead of using those Velcro-things you always wear."
Growling, even as Peekabu began charging up, he turned slightly. "Mason," he snarled, trying to keep his anger in check. "What the hell are you doing here?"
Mason, his long time rival/nemesis sneered at him. "Why would I tell you squat, you'd never be able to comprehend how we adults think."
"We're the same age, asshole."
"My Master is mentally decades wiser than you will ever be," sneered Mason's Alpha, a Dark Lady named Miranda.
"Peeee-kaaaa!" growled Peekabu, preparing to unleash an attack at the offending duo. Only Team Rocket usually got her this worked up. But for these two, she would always make an exception.
"Just try it, you wild reject!" growled Miranda, power gathering in her hands.
"What is going on here?" came a yell from the Gates.
The quartet stopped their face-off to turn towards the now open gates. It appeared that their fight was over for the moment.
"I don't know what your story is," said Soun Tendo, glaring at the four before him, "but there will be none of this either in front of these gates or inside the Ranch, is that understood? If you have a problem, deal with it in the Arena!"
"Fine," said the smirking Mason. He did plan to at least challenge the Ranch Defender. The fact he got to also deal his usual beating to Sexum was icing on the cake as far as he was concerned. And here he had been feeling a bit bored lately. My oh my, my life just keeps getting better.
Ash growled, but calmed himself after Peekabu put her hand on his shoulder, not wanting her Master to lose his quest after coming so far. She would be hurt to see him lose what he seemed to want so much.
Turning to face the man, Ash bowed, trying to put as much respect as he could into both his tone and his demeanor. "I wish to meet with the Defender of the ranch sir, in order to both battle him and talk with him," he said, trying to recall what the proper way to request such a meeting was. The last thing he wanted was to be turned away because he forgot to bow enough; some trainers had been turned away from challenges for less.
"I'm here to challenge this shithole," commented Mason, not showing any emotion other than a slight contempt-filled glare at the man before him. It was obvious this wasn't the guy he'd come to fight, what did he care if the guy was pissed at him.
"I see," said Soun, narrowing his eyes at the boy. Well, it has been a while since anyone challenged Ranma… "You both may enter.
"But be warned, I may not be the Defender of this ranch anymore, but my word is still law all the same. Break the rules and your asses will be out of here faster than a newbie running from a Widow," he said, voice hard and unyielding.
"Yeah, yeah," snorted Mason as he moved forward.
"Thank you sir," said the smiling Ash, as he and Peekabu walked in, once again bowing to the man.
As the entered, Soun could only shake his head at the boys. They represented the best and the worst of the tamers he saw nowadays. One filled with dreams, hope, and an earnest heart. The other filled with ego, arrogance, and a desire to be superior to all.
"As if we don't have enough trouble," he sighed as he closed the gates. But at least things were getting back to normal.
As expected however, the initial meet-and-challenge to the Ranch Defender and his two Alphas had not gone over well. When Ranma had met them, he decided to take both challenges.
It still upset him that he couldn't fight, but he understood playing by the rules.
However, the chat had not gone so well.
Usa's fist slammed into the metal column, creating a weak reverberation effect.
"That utter bitch," she hissed, not even noticing the good sized dent she had put into the beam.
"Tell me your real feelings," sneered Nabiki.
"I'm going to rip that bitch's face off and smear her bloodied carcass over the walls," growled the angry pokégirl.
"I'd suggest you calm down a bit," cautioned Nabiki. "She wants you angry when you select the team; she wants you not questioning yourself, giving into your rage."
"What makes you so fucking smart?" growled Usa, preparing to turn her anger towards a closer target.
"Because she's like you," snorted Nabiki.
Her anger disappeared at that comment.
"If you don't know that your Tamer is the greatest by now, then obviously I need to inform Master that you've lost quality." She ducked quickly to the side, allowing her to miss Usa's punch that had been aimed at her face.
"See, you can't even tell who your real enemies are now," said Nabiki, as she dodged two follow-up kicks. "You're fighting angry and mad, feeling insulted, and playing right into her game.
"She has power over you now."
"NO ONE HAS POWER OVER ME BUT MY MASTER!" yelled Usa, power beginning to arc over her form as her anger began to fuel her abilities.
"The make her pay for the insult on the battlefield," said Nabiki calmly.
Usa began to glare at her, panting in anger and hatred for both the other Dark Lady and her co-Alpha. The black-haired bitch had dared insult her Master Ranma by saying he was a weak Tamer, that she was a pathetic Dark Lady because she hadn't taken the sole position of total Alpha for the entire harem.
Oh, that floozie was going to get it, Usa promised herself that. She'd grind that pretender into the dirt and kick that bitch's Master square in the balls for even daring to bring his pathetic excuse for a team to the Tendo Ranch for a challenge. Filth like him wasn't even fit to be fought by her Master Ranma; they weren't even worthy of being a footrest for her Master after a muddy hike.
"Make her suffer in the arena," said Nabiki, her mask slowly being replaced by a sly smile. "Make her Master suffer for being a weak Tamer and thinking such a weak Dark Lady deserved to be an Alpha, let alone his."
Truthfully, Nabiki wouldn't care if Usa got her leather-clad rear handed to her on a silver platter. The pokégirl was annoying, demanding, pushy, condescending; basically a constant thorn in Nabiki's side. Personally, she wanted to see the pink-haired witch constantly taken down a peg or five every day. Of course, that might be the cut in nookie-time speaking as well as having had to work with the arrogant Dark Lady for a while.
In reality, she knew they worked well together in maintaining the two teams, keeping the harem running smoothly, if for nothing else than to justify their Master's faith in the two.
And if Usa allowed her rage to consume her, then she would become careless, and becoming careless could spell a loss against the irritating reminder of why some pokégirls killed their Tamers. The brat was little better than half the so-called challengers to the Ranch.
Mason was nothing more than a Team Trauma wannabe, like a lot of the abusive Tamers out there. He thought only of himself, discarding pokégirls like they were socks, keeping or grabbing whatever ones he thought would help him achieve his goals. If ever there was a stereotypical man who embodied the darker aspects of this world, Mason nearly fit it.
The fact his Dark Lady had immediately insulted Usa upon seeing the pink-haired pokégirl was the whole reason Usa had declared she would be the Alpha of the team to face Mason.
That suited Nabiki just fine. Ash looked like the type of Tamer that Ranma reached out to, and she wanted him to see the brighter side of their world through Ash as well. That was something Usa wouldn't be able to do, her darker nature not only demanding she win, but embarrass Ash in the interim. And the last thing she or Ranma wanted was to destroy the fighting spirit of such a Tamer, let alone corrupt it.
Mason however…
Usa's eyes narrowed for a bit, her mind quick at work. "Embarrass them … in the arena," she said, almost as if she was testing out those words.
"No … not just embarrass them," she muttered, walking away from Nabiki, "I need to make sure this is a loss they will never forget, never live down," she said as she left the room, a developing cackle soon escaping her lungs as she disappeared around the corner of the doorway.
Nabiki just sighed as she looked at the dented column. "Well, I hope Akane is ready for some repair work," she mused. Her own competitiveness was urging her to see if she could dent the column like Usa had.
The more logical side reminded her that she had a match tomorrow and couldn't risk breaking her hand or brining the roof down on her head; both of which would hamper her chances of being used tomorrow.
"I just hope Kasumi didn't put those two anywhere near each other in the dorms," she sighed. That was just asking for trouble.
Kasumi hadn't put them near each other, Dr. Mihoff did wanting to help ease Kasumi's burden as she prepared his favorite dinner for the night and thinking there were no issues he needed to address.
He was wrong.
The two trainers stared off against each other once again, as was their Alphas.
"So Ash," sneered Mason, "ready to have your ass kicked tomorrow?"
Ash just snorted. "I should be asking you the same thing."
"My Master can never lose!" proclaimed Mason's Dark Lady.
Shaking his head, Ash decided to ignore the fool. He simply saw Pokégirls as a way to gain power. He didn't see the reality behind it. He had his match, and as much as he wanted to personally kick Mason in the balls, he was too happy to give a damn about what the dark Tamer had to say or how he planned to act. "Yeah, you keep thinking that," said Ash as he entered his room with Peekabu and shut the door. That alone would piss off Mason—he always wanted to have the last word.
Blinking, he looked over at the confused face of his own Alpha as he shut the door. "I'm not going to let a moron like him get to me, Peekabu," he said with a smile, pulling the wild electric mouse-girl into his arms. "Guys like him are always going to be out there. He'll learn a good lesson tomorrow when Saotome beats the hell out of him."
"Pee-peeka!" cheered the pokégirl.
Ash just nodded. "And did you see the look his Alpha Dark Lady gave them?" he said with a smirk. "You just know she's planning to make it as humiliating for him as possible. No way is Mason ever going to forget this loss. Hell, it'll be worth putting up with the high and mighty asshole staying across from me for the night just to see him lose so badly!"
Peekabu nodded, before she adopted a thoughtful pose. "Bu, pee, peekabu?"
Ash blinked. "Well, it doesn't matter if I win or lose," he said with a smile.
"Well, think about it," said Ash. "We have a Tamer here who is everything I want to be. He respects his pokégirls and teaches others to do the same. He teaches people to be true partners with their pokégirls.
"I wouldn't mind losing, because it shows me just how far I still have to go to become a Pokégirl Master, and that I was right," he said a bit quieter, as he pulled her deeper into their hug. "I'm right that we're at our strongest when we work together. Who knows, maybe he'll give us a few lessons if we impress him."
Peekabu just nodded as she leaned into her Master. She liked seeing him happy and full of hope like this. He was always a better lover when he was like that.
She just hoped that Saotome lived up to the image her Master had of him.
Mason Crowill sneered as his screen displayed some of the battle data available about Saotome and his pokégirls. He didn't know what the pink-haired Dark Lady was planning, but he was confident any team she put together would be taken down by his own team.
"He might be a skilled fighter, but he hasn't had many battles depending solely on his pokégirls," commented his Alpha, the Dark Lady Miranda.
Mason only nodded. "The most practice he's got was from his trash students and the occasional newbie wanting to make a name for themselves; pathetic," he snorted. "The asshole should be paying me to duel him in a Pokébattle."
"But think of the fame," cooed Miranda, as she kneeled before her Master. "A man who has defeated so many of the infamous on this world, to be taken down by you; it will propel you to stardom."
"That does sound quite nice, doesn't it?" he mused, his right hand going to her head and playing with her dark tresses. "It'll finally reveal to all those fools in the world just how strong I truly am."
"Perhaps it will even lead to your fondest desire?" she said with a purr, as she crawled into his lap.
His sneer grew at that. Power, control, whatever he wanted, whatever he felt he was due. Maybe he'd get an invite from Trauma. They had lost quite a few members lately and you never knew where a possible recruiter might be. He would finally be recognized for all that he had become, all that he had achieved. Hell, maybe he'd start his own Team organization. After all, Trauma seemed to be getting weaker and he could see vultures circling that organization.
And now only one thing was standing in his way: a strong man with weak skills. "By the time we're finished Miranda, they'll have to put his pokégirls down just to ease their suffering," he chuckled, as his hand yanked her head up to his face. "Now then, time to show your skills to your Master."
In her office, Usa worked quietly, her mind observing the choices she could use as well as possible strategies she could discover. Mason's files were readily available on the Battle Data Network, at least the ones where he battled officially, including a few that were 'non-sanctioned matches'.
But she already had part of her plan in play; she had the who would be in the team. She had already selected a group to be her Team against Mason, a team that when they defeated him would assure the fool never forgot just how badly he lost that day. Sure, not all of them were in her group that she was Alpha over, but even Nabiki—weak ass kitten she was—would agree to help her with this plan. She just needed to make sure tonight that the girls she chose could stand again the powerhouses Mason used.
"The prick probably has one or two that he's pulled out of Storage just for this match," she said. "He wants to add my Master to his trophies, but he won't be stupid and assume it'll be easy like those other fools," she murmured, looking into the footage.
Really, she was used to just powering her way through any obstacles, the mental games were more of towards the Weak Kitten's skills than her own.
But she would begrudgingly admit that Nabiki's idea was holding a warm space in her cold heart. She had no doubt that any team she assembled could take the fools down, her Master was the best at training pokégirls, and her own enhancements made her beyond what any regular Dark Lady could ever hope to be.
But to mentally defeat the fools, not just physically show them their betters… That was a treat she wanted to prepare to perfection.
And she would do it to, thanks to simple, weak … pokékits.
Ranma paused on his way to a late-night soak as an eerie laugh filled the hallways. "Why do I feel the sudden need to run away?" he asked no one in particular.
"You get used to it," said Shinji as he walked by, having just finished his own bath.


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Marvel and DC have a fair share of audiences when it comes to their movies. But is Justice League trying to mirror Avengers 3 to lure more moviegoers? Find out the film's similarities and differences here.
DC surprised the crowd in the recent San Diego Comic-Con by unveiling the trailer for the superhero film. However, there are some elements that look the same as its rival.
The special footage, which is 2 minutes and 45 seconds long, features Bruce Wayne/Batman assembling a team. His objective is to prevent "something bad" from happening.
Then, Diana Prince/Wonder Woman joins him. The duo recruits Aquaman and The Flash. They also contacted Cyborg.
Overall, the trailer looks good and exciting, making the fans crave for more. However, there are some little details which made the viewers think that it is trying to depict Marvel.
Batman's tone have changed as seen on the trailer. According to The Bitbag, it sounds like Tony Stark/Iron Man's humor.
Notably, Robert Downey's portrayal of the character was one of the huge factors why every Marvel film with him is a box office. DC might be trying the same formula as well to gain more audience.
Furthermore, there is another character that seems to copy one of the Avengers. If the latest Marvel film features a young Spider-Man, DC also introduces a young The Flash.
The actor Ezra Miller will be portraying Barry Allen. And just like Peter Parker's "light-hearted" aura, DC could also apply it to Miller's character.
So, are they trying to copy the Avengers film? Or was it coincidental? Warner Brothers are yet to address the issues. Justice League will hit the theaters on Nov. 17 while the Avengers 3 is going to be out in 2018.
Aside from Ezra Miller as The Flash, DC's upcoming superhero flick stars Ben Affleck as Batman, Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, Jason Momoa as Aquaman, and Victor Stone as Cyborg.
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Halitosis: Prevention and Treatment
Halitosis is another word for bad breath. Everyone has suffered from bad breath at some time or another, whether it was due to eating strong-smelling foods or because of a problem with oral health. Usually, halitosis is a minor problem and can be easily treated, but in other cases it could be a sign of a more serious problem.
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Life Insurance in a Contingent Claim Framework: Pricing and Regulatory Implications
In this paper we develop a contingent claim model to evaluate the equity and liabilities of a life insurance company. The limited liability of shareholders is explicitly modelled. We focus on a specific type of life insurance policy–namely, the profit-sharing policy. In this policy, the policyholder is entitled to a guaranteed interest rate and a percentage of the company's yearly financial revenues. The implicit equilibrium interest rate and profit-sharing ratio are derived and analyzed. We finally discuss regulatory measures frequently encountered in the life insurance business such as rate ceilings, capital ratios, and asset restrictions. The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance Theory (1994) 19, 53–72. doi:10.1007/BF01112014
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Pacing isn't something I'm likely to notice in a show that I'm watching weekly. There's a certain amount of repeated footage and dialogue that one expects in anime – as a cost-cutting measure if for no other reason. But in all sincerity, Kurau Phantom Memory, Volume 2, is one of the best-paced volumes of anime that I have ever watched.
Volume 2 starts in an oddly dissonant spot in the narrative. Kurau and Christmas are on the run from the GPO, but we see them sort of settled in again while Kurau fights off the aftereffects of her most recent fight. Despite the brief illusion of comfort, it becomes instantly apparent that their lives cannot and will not ever be quiet and settled again. They are still on the run, whether they – or we – like it or not.
Doug continues to be a Good GuyTM and helps Kurau and Christmas find haven for a short time in an obscure village. Kurau's father's former partner's obsession with capturing Rynasapiens, and the GPO's desire to suppress Kurau and Christmas almost ends in tragedy, but they manage to flee, just ahead of their pursuers. We learn that Kurau is getting stronger, as her desire to protect Christmas grows.
We see Kurau's father, a sad old man who has to deny his daughter's existence, and learn Ayaka's painful backstory. Christmas's own Rynasapien powers begin to awaken. And we learn that Kurau's body appears to be functioning as a gateway for the Rynasapiens to return to their own world.
All of this is told in rapid-fire, incredibly well-paced episodes. With an excellent soundtrack and sticky opening and closing themes.
Extras are a "File Case" full of interesting staff and cast notes (and now I wonder if Vol. 1 should have had one of those, too…. Since this was "File 2".) I still like the new art for the DVD cover – it lightens up a pretty heavy, dark piece of art.
Kurau and Christmas appear – to me at least – to have settled into a sisterly relationship. For the moment I don't get any Yuri vibe from them. The cover art is probably the Yuriest thing about this volume, really. But I know some will see it regardless – after all, they do stand next to each other quite a lot. ^_^
Art – 8
Story – 8
Characters – 8
Music – 7
Yuri – 1
Service – 1
Overall – 8
I can't help but be amused at my enjoyment of this anime…I am very cognizant of my previous reaction to the series' end. I've been informed by "Friend of Yuri" and sponsor for today's review, Ted (and btw, thanks Ted!!) that that he's reluctant to get me the last volume given the fact that he already knows how much I hated it the first time. I sympathize. I'm reluctant to get it for myself, too.


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Asus Zenfone 3 Deluxe Review – The flagship device on beast mode!
With every Zenfone, there is always something unique, something new and something improved. I got the Zenfone 3 Deluxe for review and I realized that Asus has taken it to another level. This is altogether a fresh flagship device from Asus. This device has got the top end specifications and it competes with the likes of Oneplus 3, Samsung Galaxy S7 or even the LG G5. Let us check out if the mobile is worthy of its huge price tag.
The Asus Zenfone 3 Deluxe is a full metal body design with no antenna lines visible. It is a large device to hold and handle. But due to its solid construction and ergonomic finish, it is comfortable to handle. The display is 5.7 inch and the bezels on the sides are thin. The front has a 8 MP camera and the bottom has the backlit navigation keys. The back has a small hump housing the 23 MP camera. Dual tone flash, RGB sensor and laser sensor are found near the camera. The oblong shaped fingerprint sensor is below it. It has UBS C port and speakers at the bottom. The top has 3.5mm audio jack. The mobile has dual hybrid SIM slot. The design feels ultra premium and looks stylish. I like what Asus has done with the Deluxe model here.
The mobile has a 5.7 inch Super AMOLED touchscreen capable of 1080p resolution. It is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 4. The display's saturation and warmth can be adjusted to suit you need. There is also a dedicated blue light mode to aid reading on the mobile. The display has excellent brightness levels and contrast on indoors. The gamma correction level is at 2.2 and that means excellent contrast levels. It has good viewing angles. The ambient light sensor is quick and responsive to change the brightness and contrast under direct sunlight. Thanks to the AMOLED screen, the Asus mobile has "Always On Display". This shows you time, notification count and battery percentage on sleep screen. The display was very smooth and responsive to use. I wish Asus has gone with a QHD resolution on this flagship device. The FullHD resolution is not adding much to the battery performance.
Asus Zenfone 3 Deluxe is powered by the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 Processor. It has 6 GB DDR4 RAM and 256 GB internal storage. None of the competitors has 256 GB memory. The performance of the Zenfone 3 Deluxe is unmatched. I installed quite a number of games and apps on it and the mobile was able to handle everything I threw at it, with ease. The Zen UI is handled smoothly and never did I notice any lag or stutter. I also played a lot of resource intensive games on my mobile and the Zenfone 3 Deluxe proved that it has stunning gaming performance. The speaker in the mobile is of good quality. Asus has included a 5 magnet speaker with special HD sound encoding chips. Be it games, media or telephonic calls, the speaker does a really good job.
Telephony was good on the mobile and I have no issues using the 4G VoLTE SIM on this mobile. Network latching was spot on and the call quality was perfect. The fingerprint sensor is accurate, but not very fast. It unlocks the mobile from the sleep screen instantly if a valid print is detected. Also the supplied Zen ear S headphones are of very good quality. The Asus Zenfone 3 Deluxe has the top of the line specs and it has a performance matching the likes of Samsung S7 or LG G5.
The Zen UI as usual comes with a truck load of pre-installed applications and a few can be uninstalled. The base android version is 7.0 and it gets all the goodness of Android Nougat. Asus Zen UI has not gone through major evolution over the years, but it is certainly refined. The UI is a lot smoother and snappier than the earlier versions. It has over 30 pre-installed apps and only a few can be uninstalled. While most people may not like pre-installed software, there are a set of people who are not going to download apps from app stores. For them, these pre-installed apps would make a lot of sense. The Zen UI supports a whole bunch of touch gestures and motion gestures. There are plenty of options under themes to customize and personalize the mobile as per your liking. The Easy mode is a mode with a minimal set of large icons that are easy to accessed. This is an accessible theme for senior citizens and people with special needs. Kids mode is my favorite mode. I can choose a set of apps that my kids can access and put the mobile on Kids mode and hand it over to them. I can also block calls while in Kids mode. Kids mode can also control the play time duration for the kids. This mode may also make you the most hated parent, but its a need of the hour.
The Zen UI is a very useful and functional skin. It is a maximal design with loads of features and pre-installed applications. For people who love minimalism, there must be a minimal mode. But I am not complaining a lot, because the UI is sensible and if you are not liking it, you can uninstall all the apps and go for a minimal launcher like Nova, which is exactly what I did. The hardware is optimized for the software and the interaction is not laggy. Zen UI on ASUS Zenfone 3 Deluxe is smooth, snappy and functional.
I have used every single Zenfone that has been released and I must say that this is the best camera in all of the ZenFones till date. I am very close to saying that this is the best mobile camera in all of the smartphones released, but that would be a stretch. The camera performance is close to Lg G5 and S7. It has a 23 MP sensor with OIS and EIS. The primary camera can record videos at 4k resolution, but only at 24 fps in 4k, and with 30fps in HD or Full HD mode. The front lens has a wide aperture of f/2.0 with 84˚ field of view. The rear camera has tritech auto focus(2nd-gen laser auto-focus, phase detection auto-focus and continuous auto-focus).
Zenfone 3 Deluxe has 4 axis 4 stops optical image stabilization for images and 3 axis electronic image stabilization for videos. The camera UI has gone through a facelift. It is sleeker, simpler and faster. The app launches instantly and on the face of it, it has all the required controls with intuitive icons. A simple tap on the shutter icon or the volume buttons can be used to click a picture. The UI supports touch to focus and long touch locks the focus and you get controls to adjust the exposure compensation. Together with a sensible UI, the camera gives a pleasant user experience. The camera is fast and intuitive to use. Time between shots are very less and this camera is a breeze to use. Apart from the auto mode, there are 19 interesting modes to explore photography on the ASUS Zenfone 3 Deluxe.
The shots from this mobile has vibrant colors and accurate color reproduction. The color saturation is also perfect and it has excellent levels of details. Exposure is spot on and it has very good dynamic range. This camera has fast and accurate focusing. The optical image stabilization helps to a large extent in clicking sharp images. The performance of the camera is great under low light conditions as well. Asus camera performance has always been satisfactory and the Zenfone 3 Deluxe delights me.
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The Asus Zenfone 3 Deluxe has a 3000 mAh battery, under its huge hood. It supports Quick Charge 3.0. The mobile lasted for just 3 hours on my continuous video loop test. On a regular day's usage, the mobile lasts for less than a day. I have to charge it twice a day. It could also give you a screen on time is less than 3 hours on regular usage as well. Asus must have included a larger battery on this mobile. It is a large mobile which could have accomodated a larger battery. Battery life is very disappointing on this Zenfone 3 Deluxe.
The Asus Zenfone 3 Deluxe is priced at Rs 62999 for the 256 GB SD 821 variant. The 64 GB SD820 variant is priced at Rs 49999. For that price you get a flagship device with clean design, captivating style, brilliant display, best in class camera, snappy performance and latest Android. But the UI has a bunch of bloatware that may not makes sense to most of the users. Battery performance is weak and the mobile won't last for even a single day of regular usage. Oneplus 3T has almost everything that this mobile offers but it has an average camera, compared to Zenfone 3 Deluxe. The S7 and S7 edge is priced at around 50k and they offer marginally better performance, but the battery lasts longer than the Zenfone 3 Deluxe. There are only 2 things that is stopping me from recommending this mobile: the price and the battery. Even if I overlook the weak battery, if the mobile is priced at around Rs 40000 for the 64GB and Rs 50000 for the 256 GB, then it would be a good buy. Keep and eye out some offers and if you are able to grab this mobile at a good deal, you would never regret buying this flagship beast of a performer.


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Question about Linksys WUSB54GSC Compact Wireless-G USB Network Adapter w/ SpeedBooster [WUSB54GSC] (LS-SB54GSC)
How do I connect a usb wireless adapter wusb54gc to a imac 10.4.11?
I have already installed a linksys router in another mac and need to connect a secind mac to this one wirelessly.
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Hi and welcome to FixYa,
To my understanding, a LinkSys WUSB54GC does not have a native kext/dmg from the LinkSys site. Therefore an external source would be required. Further, the WUSB54GC device uses the same chipset as that of a Ralink RT2501U and thereby would work using the same kext/dmg. This has been verified by others to work. Pls reference the pages here, here, and/or here for download and instructions.
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Posted on Feb 19, 2009
At what stage are you at? Once the disk driver is installed and the USB Wireless Adapter is plugged in and working. Then go to Networking on the Imac and it should automatically show the wireless signal named aftet the SSID name you gave the router. Once connected you'll need to type in the WEP or WPA password and that's it....let me know if you have any questions.
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1) Open up System Preferences, click on Network.
2) On the side-pane listing your network connections, click the "+" (plus sign) at the bottom. This opens the create new connection dialogue.
3) Under the "interface" drop-down, there will be 1 or 2 "ethernets" depending on your system. I have 2 because of the forcedeth drivers. In my case, the first "Ethernet" was the correct connection. Give it any name you like. Click "Create".
3a) The new connection should come up in the side-pane; if it says "No IP address", proceed to step 4. If it says "Not connected", proceed to step 3b.
3b) This was probably not the correct "Ethernet" interface. No matter; Simply delete what you just created, make a new one, and select the "Ethernet" you did NOT select the first time. Give it any name you like. Click "Create".
4) It says "No IP address"? GOOD! On the right side, use the "Configure" drop-down menu. Select "Using DHCP with manual address".
5) Type in an IP address that your computer would normally have (example, on my network, my computer is assigned the IP 192.168.0.101, so that's what I used).
6) Click "Apply".
7) It should automatically fill in Subnet Mask, Router, DNS Server, and Search Domains.
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Hi there,
You need to pair it with your router.
You need your WEP code on the bottom of your routher and put this into the wireless network on your system.
Then press 1 on the routher to put it into pairing mode then press ok on the system
hope this helps
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What does the quote, "I love Caesar but I love Rome more," mean?
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This quote is powerful because it really demonstrates that Brutus is a man of integrity and honor. Although one might not think of murdering someone as being an act of integrity or honor, his reasoning shows that his intentions behind the murder were good.
Brutus was good friends with Caesar and it was not easy for him to decide to be part of the conspiracy to kill him. He did so, however, because he recognized that his friend posed a great threat to Rome and in order to save Rome, Caesar's death was a necessary evil. When he says that he loved Rome more, he is also saying that the needs of the many were more important than his needs or the needs of Caesar. So, as difficult as it was for him to kill Caesar, he felt that the morally right thing to do for his city was to kill him.
This passage also demonstrates how hard this choice was for Brutus and reminds us again of his own inner conflict.
This line is spoken by Brutus. It is found very early in Act III, Scene 2. What is going on is that Brutus is going to address a crowd of Romans. They are going to want to hear what he has to say -- why he and the conspirators decided to kill Caesar. The actual line is
Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved
Rome more.
What he is saying in the line you cite is that he was friends with Caesar. He is trying to tell the people that he loved Caesar, but that Caesar was bad for Rome. Because Caesar was bad for Rome, and because Brutus loved Rome more than he loved Caesar, Brutus decided that it was necessary to kill Caesar.
So he is saying that he didn't really want to kill his friend, but he had to do it for patriotic reasons.


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Drainville proud of Charter defence, won't resign as MNA
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Published Tuesday, May 6, 2014 2:39PM EDT
Last Updated Wednesday, May 7, 2014 9:24PM EDT
One of the chairs of the Reasonable Accommodation commission is demanding several members of the Parti Quebecois resign from the National Assembly.
Gerard Bouchard says Bernard Drainville, in particular, acted not just irresponsibly, but was "sinister" in dealing with immigrants and members of ethnic minorities in Quebec.
In particular Bouchard takes offence to Drainville's misleading the public about the nature of the legal opinions that Drainville used to promote the Charter of Values.
In an open letter in La Presse and translated into English by CJAD, Bouchard, one of the men who criss-crossed the province of Quebec in 2007 and 2008 as part of the commission on reasonable accommodations, said the party needs "a major cleanup."
Bouchard, whose brother Lucien led the PQ for many years, said more than anyone else Pauline Marois and Bernard Drainville disgraced the PQ, and since Marois has resigned he is "waiting for Drainville to do as much."
Drainville proud of his actions
In response Drainville said he will not resign, and in fact is proud of his actions in promoting the highly divisive bill.
"When it comes to the Charter I will not renounce anything, I am proud of what we did and time will justify our actions," said Drainville in a radio interview.
Drainville was repeatedly asked in the months after he first presented the Charter what legal advice justified some sections which many observers, including Quebec's Bar Association, said were discriminatory and violated Quebec's and Canada's Charter of Rights.
Drainville said often that the the PQ had legal opinions in favour of the Charter, and there were several prominent jurists, including former Supreme Court Justice Claire L'Heureux-Dubé, who supported the measure.
"I'm arguing because I had all of these opinions, and analysis, and counsel from different legal experts including a former Supreme Court judge, and I have another formal legal opinion from Professor Henri Brun and I had legal opinions from the Minister of Justice. I argued that I had the whole thing covered. I did have an overview of the legal issues, or the constitutional issues with regard to the Charter," Drainville told CTV.
But last week the provincial Justice Department revealed that the PQ government had never asked for a government-sanctioned inspection of the draft bill -- further clarifying this week that only sections of the bill had been approved by government lawyers.
The PQ also cited the opinion of constitutional lawyer Henri Brun, who publicly supported the Charter, as one of its legal advisors.
That came as a shock to Brun, who said the PQ government had ever asked his opinion on Bill 60.
Brun did admit he had sent the PQ a short brief concerning words such as "ostentatious" when the PQ invited all citizens to comment via web submissions on its proposals.
Even though Brun was never formally asked for his legal advice, Drainville continued to state on Tuesday that the PQ had relied on Brun's opinion.
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TASHKENT, Uzbekistan (majirox news) — Japan came from behind after conceding an early goal to draw against Uzbekistan in a World Cup qualifying match here Sept. 6 (Sept. 7 Japan time).
Shinji Okazaki equalized with a diving header in the 64th minute after Japan had given away a goal to Server Djeparov after just eight minutes.
Japan collected a vital away point from the draw. Japan and Uzbekistan lead Group C with both teams gaining four points from two games following Japan's last-minute win over North Korea in Tokyo last week.
Japan coach Alberto Zaccheroni remains unbeaten after 15 matches since taking over last year.
Japan struggled for much of the match, with the home team dominating play in front of a supportive Tashkent crowd. However, the Asian Champions kept in touch and often looked dangerous when counter-attacking.
Japan's next qualifying match is against Tajikistan in Osaka on Oct. 11.
In the other Group C match, North Korea opened its account with a 1-0 at home against Tajikistan.
Each team in the group will play home and away, with the top two teams going on to the next round of qualifying.


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I am a self confessed big Coffee addict, so this title may seem to be a tad bit confusing. But, recently, along with coffee, I've started drinking a lot- and I mean a LOT of tea, thanks to my mother, who herself is a big tea addict. Now a days mornings start with an early tea followed by 2 cups of coffee before leaving for college or project, an afternoon "cutting" chai, a late afternoon tea when I get back home, another cup of coffee if I go out somewhere, a cup of tea at about 6.30 when my dad comes home, and another cup of coffee after dinner! phew! addicted to beverages is the only correct observation!
Today, a couple of minutes ago, I brewed an awesome cup of tea for myself. The flavour has turned out to be so amazing, that its compelled me to write a post on how I made it! So, here is one for all tea addicts.
The tea in question was Kolukkumalai tea, freshly ground and packed at the Kolukkumalai tea estate in Kerala(which I visited back in december, and from where I got 3 big boxes of chaha patti. Its a really interesting process- the way they make tea powder. worth visiting.). Anyway, the flavour of that tea is just awesome. Must have it everyone.
Ok, so here is the quick guide:
1) Keep 3/4th of a large cup of water for boiling.
2)Add 2 and a half tablespoons of sugar to it
3) 1 teaspoon of Kolukkumalai tea.
4) start boiling.
5) Add half a leaf of gavti chaha freshly plucked from the back garden
5)boil for a minute or so, and afterwards add a small piece of ginger.
6)Add 1/4th cup of milk and keep boiling till tea becomes slightly red(or as people say, "strong")
7)Gaal your tea through a galna, and its ready to drink!
8) Drink with relish- its better than tapri varcha chaha, which is the next best thing!
trust me, the subtle flavours of gavti chaha, Kolukkumalai chaha and ginger are driving me crazy right now! On top of it, the immense satisfaction of brewing a hot steaming awesome cup of tea just for yourself is amazing! One for me then!


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KETTERING, Ohio (WDTN) – Dorothy Crafton sat shaken and helpless at her home in Kettering while her daughter was on lockdown at Ohio State University Monday morning.
Crafton lives in Kettering, her twin daughters both attend Ohio State University (OSU). Her daughter, Mary Silverii is a senior studying zoology. At the time of the attack she was in class on the east side of campus.
"A group-text started between all my daughters, my four daughters. We all started talking, 'what's going on?', 'How are you?', 'Are you safe?', 'You were in lockdown', 'How long have you been in lockdown?' '20 minutes' and then from there that was it," describes Crafton of her text messages with her daughters.
Thankfully, her other daughter, Stacy Silverii was off-campus during the attack.
"Quickly going through your head as a mom, you can't help but think of all these past campus shootings," said Crafton.
Crafton is just happy her girls are both safe and is pleased with how campus officials reacted to the fluid situation.
Classes are expected to resume Tuesday morning. A vigil will be held at 11:00 a.m. at the Oval on campus.


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Tablet to TV just became super easy with the Diamond BVU3500H Multi-Display Adapter. A multi-display adapter can be one of the easiest ways to view your Windows Tablet content on your large screen TV. If you're a newbie to the world of PC to TV or you just want the convenience of simple plug and play, then this adapter is about as easy as it gets.
The Diamond BVU3500H is a USB 3.0 to HDMI or DVI adapter allowing easy plug and play installation for multiple displays and monitors which include HDTVs. The BVU3500H displays your content at 1080P, provides rich 5.1 channel audio and is compatible with all the latest Windows operating systems including Windows 10.
As long as your Windows tablet has a USB port, you're good to go. Simply plug the BVU3500H adapter into your tablet and with the use of an HDMI cable connect the other end of the adapter to your TV. The BVU3500H is fully compatible with devices such as the Surface Pro and OS systems such as Android 5.0 or higher.
With DisplayLink's Plug and Display Technology, the BVU3500H also has an upgraded resolution capability of 2560 x 1440 (1440P) and 1920 x 1080 (1080P). It also supports Windows™ Extended and Mirrored Modes.
I like to use my BVU3500H to watch my favorite online movies and TV shows from my tablet, on a larger screen. That way I can sit back on my favorite couch and enjoy the bigger display without the worry of low resolution. Whether you're watching YouTube videos, viewing your vacation and family photos, checking up on social media or just surfing the web, there really is no reason why you shouldn't be using that big screen TV in your living room.
But don't forget, the BVU3500H is not just limited to tablets. You may care more about it's multiple display capabilities with the use of your desktop PC or laptop, which is covered in previous blogs. Regardless of how you will be using the BVU3500H, its easy plug and play installation is a nice way to integrate your online viewing with multiple displays and monitors.
For more information on the Diamond BVU3500H USB3.0 to HDMI/DVI Multi-Display Adapter and all of its capabilities, make sure to check out the BVU3500H information page. And as always, you can find other really neat and easy-to-use multimedia devices at: www.diamondmm.com.


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It's hard to beat this setting: crystal lakes and the snow-capped Andean mountains in Patagonia, Argentina. Llao Llao is one of the most spectacular resorts in South America, and this luxurious mountain lodge offers the ultimate romantic venue in Nahuel Huapi National Park. You'll gasp at the sight of the panoramic views from the floor-to-ceiling windows in the new Deluxe Studio Moreno. And as if the views aren't dazzling enough, you'll be wowed by the facilities on offer: a heated swimming pool, a superb 18-hole golf course, a state-of-the-art spa, and indoor and outdoor recreational activities. Right now you can find rates for as low as $230 per night with a bunch of added extras thrown in. Book the Special Promotion and you'll get accommodations in a standard room, a bottle of champagne and cake upon arrival, breakfast daily, a romantic dinner for two at Los Cesares Restaurant, and roundtrip airport transfers. Valid until July 4, 2008, and between July 26-December 26, 2008. Three-night minimum stay required.


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On evening Oct 8 Finnish photographer Markus Kiili was shooting auroras by the lake Äkäslompolo, Lapland, Finland. He was shooting for time-lapse video, when extremely strong auroras appeared.
"I have never before seen so bright pink auroras before and I have seen quite many auroras" says Mr. Kiili. He lives at small village called Äkäslompolo 200 km north from polar circle. Äkäslompolo is part of Ylläs ski area, familiar for many European tourist. Normally Northern Lights are green at Lapland, but sometimes when they are very strong you can see different colors.
At Ylläs in Finnish Lapland aurora season has started very well. Already in September there was over 10 aurora nights. At Ylläs they take auroras seriously. The street lights will be turned off in Ylläs every evening at 10 p.m. starting 1.10.2014 until 13.2.2015. This will make it easier for you to see the Northern Lights. The Northern Lights can be seen in the northern part of the sky late in the evening, when the sky is clear. On Northern Lights storm night you can see those in every direction. Along with Northern Lights, the stars, moon and snow illuminate the nights. Turning lights off will also help to reduce our Carbon Footprint in Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park.
Here is a link to Markus Kiili's latest Northern Lights video of past September auroras. https://youtu.be/Eemxc60EcVQ
From his webpage you can also find Northern Lights photos and Time-Lapse videos. www.markuskiili.com
You can contact Markus Kiili by phone +358456064990 or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com
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The Signs of Bullying I Should Have Seen
When I look at my daughter today, I see a happy, loving, vibrant, confident 10-year-old. No one would ever guess that she struggled for 2 years with bullies who constantly picked on her, called her names, and told her that nobody liked her. Even though she is fine, I still want to kick myself for not realizing sooner that my child was the target of bullying. Were there signs that I missed? Should I have read more into her behaviors? The answers, of course, are yes. But I'm not going to beat myself up with thoughts of "what if …" or "if only I had …" Instead, I'm going to …
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How to win in a dispute : pitfalls
- confidence in himself and his point of view
- ability to handle information
- Initial manipulate people skills (not necessary, but desirable)
Nobody likesto be a loser.This applies not only to the war or competition, it also applies to disputes.There are several ways on how to win the argument.
We need to understand how a person is being spores.If this person is not a close friend, not a relative and does not depend on a career of it, it will be possible to apply the higher tones, and other not so pleasant methods of discussion.But if this man - a close friend, relative, colleague or boss, you need to understand how to resolve the dispute and to reach a compromise.To reach a compromise, will have to give way to something, perhaps even bargain;but the result is worth the effort - a joint decision and saved the relationship.
happens that a dispute - is not a consequence of the need for, and entertainment.Then you need to know how to play in the dispute.Pl
How to resolve a dispute between two people, if it is clear that the conflict is about to erupt into a brawl?The easiest way - just to distract them both outsiders neutral conversation.Do not try to "reconcile" them - they may perceive it as an attempt to humiliate and laugh at them.However, in most situations, it is better not to get involved in other people's disputes, there is a risk that the angry "Debaters" will switch to the one who decided to separate them.
How to win an argument?One of the "pitfalls" in the debate - the possible use of the opponent psychological pressure.Application of pressure - low, so you can specify an opponent that he uses these techniques.It is necessary to explain to him that these methods characterize him as cowardly or nearby.This will help win the argument and put in place a treacherous opponent.
ability to properly conduct the dispute is priceless, few have them.Without this skill it is very difficult to live because contradictions arise quite often.But that's OK - in a dispute born truth.