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As the world watches the election crisis in Iran, Hooshmand Afshar of Chelmsford, a native of Iran, sees history in the making — but also history repeating itself.
As the world watches the election crisis in Iran, Hooshmand Afshar of Chelmsford, a native of Iran, sees history in the making — but also history repeating itself.
Afshar, an engineer and U.S. citizen, is a Bahai, a religious faith that originated in Persia in the 19th century.
After the 1979 revolution, Afshar, who was working in Africa, said the new government canceled his Iranian passport.He and his family have lived in the U.S. since 1984.
"As Bahais, we do not interfere in politics," said Afshar, who said Bahais strive for universal understanding among peoples, and who believe political partisanship can be divisive. "But I can still talk about the issues of human rights."
In the recent crisis, he said, "There have definitely been human rights violations."Should the U.S. intervene in any way in the Iran election crisis?(answers) What would be the best resolution to the Iranian election crisis?(poll)
He referred to reports of brutality against backers of candidate Mir-Hossein Mousavi – whom the government says lost to incumbent Mahmoud Ahmedinejad -- and efforts to block them on the Internet.
He communicates in a limited fashion with family and friends in Iran. He takes for granted that calls and e-mails to and from Iran are monitored, and that Bahais, along with Zoarastrians and other religious minorities, are singled out.
"They can live in Iran, but they have no freedom of speech, and no freedom of religion," said Afshar. "There are members of the Bahai faith in prison, accused of being spies."
He said the protests are not about the election alone, however, but are part of Iran's long struggle for self-determination.
He hopes for peace and justice, regardless of who is in office, in Iran and all nations. "A society that doesn't have freedom of speech, or freedom of religion, or basic rights like these, is doomed to fail," he said.Yes, it's the economy Not everyone views the election results the same way.
Jalil Mortazavi, of Brookline, hosts the satellite television talk show "Robadtha" – literally, "What's happening" in Farsi, the majority language of Iran.
Mortazavi doesn't take sides, but believes Ahmedinejad did win. "I don't doubt he got the vote," Mortazavi said.He said the Boston area is home to about 10,000 Iranians.
Mortazavi has lived in the U.S. 33 years, and came here as a student before the Revolution. "I was in Iran October last year … we decided to celebrate Thanksgiving, end we ended up having 39 guests."
A lively discussion ensued about the upcoming elections, with about a third of the extended family – most of them younger voters –supporting Mousavi, and the rest favoring Ahmedinejad.
He said, in general, residents of smaller villages, older voters, and those who consider themselves deeply religious, have favored Ahmedinejad, who he said is seen as sympathetic to the poor and disenfranchised.
Mortazavi believes the scope of the opposition may seem larger than it is, due to e-mails, Internet postings and text messages. "They can be loud and clear, and they have got their messages all over the place," Mortazavi said.
Recently he spoke to family members who said many now fear for their safety just trying to do errands. He said a 24-year-old niece called her father and begged him to pick her up from work, because she was afraid of being caught up in the violence, he said.
Mortazavi said the real deciding factor is not freedom of speech or expression, but whether Iran can improve its economy. Legitimate winner or no, "If [Ahmedinejad's administration] can't control the high price of food, and if they don't seem to be succeeding, in four years they will be out."
He added, "I think the government really got the message. They really have to do something for unemployment. These young people don't have a job and don't have a future. You have to take care of them. Inflation is killing people. The food prices are double and their wages are the same as five years ago."By the numbers
But Reza Aslan doesn't doubt that fraud was rife, and believes Mousavi's supporters cut across all lines of demographics and generations.
Aslan, a Los Angeles-based writer and native of Iran, frequently comments on issues in the Islamic world and is the author of two books, "No god but God," and "How To Win A Cosmic War."
Aslan said, "This is not just about the young, and not just about the middle class," adding that many conservatives and senior establishment figures are also complaining of election fraud.
Aslan said Ahmedinejad may well have carried the majority of votes, but said in many parts of Iran, the numbers don't add up.
For example, he said Mousavi, an ethnic Azeri, lost his own, Azeri-dominated province to Ahmedinejad — a prospect Aslan finds unlikely.
A preliminary analysis of election results by the Royal Institute of International Affairs and the Institute of Iranian Studies at St. Andrews in London reports inconsistencies in the government's official results.
The report also questions the assumption of heavy support for conservatives among rural or low-income voters.Does it matter?
Iran is not the only nation suffering political instability or violence.
Asked if the coverage and attention is deserved, Aslan said, "The attention is justified," and said Iran is "the most powerful Muslim country in the region. It has influence in Afghanistan and Iraq. Its nuclear program is of concern. No matter who is in charge of Iran, the U.S. will continue its dialogue with Iran, because there is no choice in the matter."
That said, he said there is no role for the U.S. to play, although many, including several Republican leaders, have urged the Obama administration to intervene.
"It will only harm the reform movement, no matter how good his intentions are," Aslan said.
For Iran, "It's an all or nothing moment. Either (the protestors) will be stopped and be crushed, and Iran will become more militaristic and isolationist," Aslan said. "It all remains to be seen. Iran is at the tipping point."
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Got a Roku last year and now sit and wonder why I waited so long!! I will never, ever pay for cable or satellite again, hooked up with the Playon app, between that and Netflix and Hulu I actually have too many awesome choices of what to watch but dam does it feel great that I'm not paying out all that money every month!! (Playon onetime lifetime cost $50, Netflix-$8 a month)
This guy is a piece of work, unfortunately he is my rep. but who really listens to the people anymore? We are trying hard to get rid of this guy, sorry!!
Totally agree, they (Government) need to "cause" issue's, which keep getting bigger and bigger, which the liberal media will just go along with the claims until the minority beg the powers that be, to do something, which in the end will be the backdoor to taking control of the internet so the children and unknowledgeable internet users will be safe from terrorism by means of a cyber attack. I call bullshit on this too!! Nothing but a power grab to invoke another knee-jerk reaction to do nothing but take control of more of our freedoms.
Whether he took the deal or ignored it, no matter what, he was going to become a felon, clean and clear and all for something a hand full of over reaching Government a-holes that believed 100% that he broke 13 different laws??????
Please name or reference one thing the government has ran that actually ran right? Please.....just one.................
This whole thing stunk from the word GO, now everybody and everything is back tracking as fast as possible to cover it all up!! Still haven't charged them with anything suitable....more and more it looks to me like a money grab!!!
Amen!! Once they took that away from us is when I made my mind up to distance myself from anything Google, so far I have deleted all my associations of Google except Gmail, which I am working on next!!!
Agree with you, I am doing my best to distance myself away from Google and Facebook as much as possible, you can see where this will all be heading................
Will they EVER understand this, and they wonder why they can't make any money!!! They have had the chance to change the way people and fans could get music (Internet) but sooooo refuse to change at all, which in turn is why the quality of music has taken a huge dive. When will they learn?
At a quick glance it looks to me like the Democratic Presidents seem to use the EO more than normal??
I have Netflix and they announced that season 4 of Sons of Anarchy would be available on Netflix in July.... Here it is September, season 5 is going to start next week and guess what? Netflix still doesn't have it, do a search and lo and behold season 4 in every conceivable format, sorry to say I will be watching season 4 this weekend...............
"I was busy finishing law school, looking for a job"
Bwaahaa....Law student, Obama butt kisser and looking for a job, dam what a wonderful life!!!! Keep voting for people like this and you won't have to worry about finding a job!!!
"Seems like a missed opportunity."
Haha.....just another one of many, not surprised as I would expect a "political" or "campaign" answer no matter who or what the questions were, par for the course.
Haha....if they gave a dam about me, Married with Children, In living Color, Malcolm in the middle and Arsenio Hall would still be on!!!
Also right across the aisle-way from her, we got the Republican Mike Rodgers who is hellbent on getting something passed, I can tell you who isn't getting my votes!!!
Nope, her fat ass has been here since I can remember, we are going to try like hell to get rid of her, but doesn't look good!!!
Amen brother.......
I have struggled watching this a couple times......what I see is my my Grandmother, sitting there taking shit from kids and not once did anybody come to her rescue. The parents are totally to blame here and I don't want to hear any bullshit sympathy crap on why your kid acts like this. I raised two kids by myself and God forbid they ever disrespect someone they wouldn't be here today. Just imagine if something like this happened to one of your "older" family member, dam straight someone will have to bare the wrath, whether it be death threats or a dam beat down, what happened to this woman, who has worked to insure the safety of said kids, for crap MONEY, gets treated like a pile of shit, is a wake up call to parents everywhere. No matter how many of these "kids" were involved, you will never get any sympathy from me. As far as the money raised, thank God the community is backing her and hell yes she should get enough to retire from having to give a dam about kids anymore.
It all comes down to hard cold cash. Number one they "FINALLY" realize that they don't want to be the police of all they're customers, number 2 if they slam innocent customers with a notice, customer goes somewhere else for service, lost revenue and bad press. I am totally shocked that they took a stand and totally surprised as I thought they would embrace this kind of crap!!


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Stanton, Villanueva shine for Marlins
Outfielder's rise to Majors among highlights of 2010 season
By Danny Wild / MLB.com | November 3, 2010 6:00 AM
The Marlins saw their Double-A affiliate, the Jacksonville Suns, capture the Southern League championship for the second straight year in 2010, thanks to strong pitching and contributions from prospects like Ozzie Martinez, Matt Dominguez and, early on, Mike Stanton. Short-Season Jamestown, though, was the only other affiliate with a winning season, falling in three games to Brooklyn after securing the New York-Penn League Wild Card.
The Marlins honored right-hander Elih Villanueva as the organization's Minor League Pitcher of the Year and Martinez as the Minor League Player of the Year on Oct. 15.
Marlins organizational All-Stars
Catcher -- Kyle Skipworth, Greensboro (108 games)/Jacksonville (two games): Skipworth, a 2008 first-round Draft pick, led all Marlins catchers with 17 home runs and 59 RBIs in 81 games.
"He took the next step forward in development," said Brian Chattin, the Marlins' director of player development. "He showed more power and nice advancements at the plate and in his approach, day in and day out.
Skipworth's average remains an issue -- he batted .249 at Greensboro after consecutive years batting .208 -- and his .312 on-base percentage wasn't much better, although his improvements defensively will help fans look past that. He's hitting well in the Arizona Fall League and should see a promotion in 2011.
"The thing you don't see in the line score that we're very happy with is his defense behind the plate, how he's handling staffs and being an on-field leader," Chattin said. "He's working through the challenges of catching, day in, day out."
First baseman -- Logan Morrison, New Orleans (68 games), Jupiter (5 games): Morrison, a 2010 Futures Game All-Star, was long considered a Major League talent and finally got his chance this summer after ripping up Triple-A pitching. The Kansas City native hit .313 at two levels, finishing his Triple-A stint batting .307 with six homers and 45 RBIs in 68 games. His .424 on-base percentage in the Minors dipped only slightly to .390 in the Majors.
"We're very happy with Logan. He had an outstanding year this year," Chattin said. "He responded well when he got his opportunity. He's a fine young man, a fine young player and one we have high hopes for."
Second baseman -- Danny Richar, New Orleans (128 games): The 27-year-old Richar easily had the best season among second basemen in the Marlins system, batting .315 with seven homers, 50 RBIs, seven steals and a .341 OBP. This season marked the first time since 2006 that the Dominican Republic native failed to see time in the Majors. The Marlins are pretty weak at this position throughout the organization, but the man in front of Richar in the Majors, Dan Uggla set career in homers (33), RBIs (105) and average (.287). Richar is a potential free agent after spending six years in the Minors.
"He was a real steady player at Triple-A. He performed offensively and held his own defensively," Chattin said. "He showed versatility and moved around -- he was a real steady performer."
Third baseman -- Matt Dominguez, Jacksonville (138 games): Dominguez, a 2007 first-rounder, again showed his power and defensive talents this summer, leading all Marlins third basemen with 81 RBIs, which also was good for second in the system. He added 14 homers and his .333 OBP helps hide a .252 average. He collected 34 doubles and two triples, although strikeouts (96) remain an issue. Hector Luna also posted solid stats for New Orleans, batting .294 with 16 homers and 71 RBIs.
"He had a tremendous year and he's known for his glove and defensive prowess, but he took some nice strides offensively that we were very pleased with," Chattin said of Dominguez. "If you look at his body or work, his best month was August, when he was playing every day at Double-A at a young age. To have the best offensive month in your last month, it speaks very highly of his focus and effort. He's something we're certainly very pleased with. He'll come to camp and compete and we'll see where it goes."
Shortstop -- Ozzie Martinez, Jacksonville (130 games): The Marlins got a nice surprise from Martinez, who hit .302 at Double-A after a forgettable 2009 campaign at Jupiter. He's only 22, but he's already been with the organization for five years.
"He was a very solid part of that team, he hit at the top of the order all year long, he works counts very well and he's hard to strike out," Chattin said. "He was very steady offensively and defensively his first year at Double-A."
Martinez had five homers, 54 RBIs and a .372 OBP with the Suns, prompting a promotion to the Majors, where he continued (.326 in 18 games). The Marlins recognized him as the organization's top player of 2010.
"If you compare last year, the advancements he made were very impressive and exceeded my expectations," Chattin said. "He came on strong. He earned his Major League callup and our award and held his own."
Mike Stanton, Jacksonville (53 games): Everyone knew Stanton possessed enormous power and that 2010 might be the year he pushed his way up to Florida. Still only 21, he skipped Triple-A and slugged 22 homers in 100 games with the big club.
"Mike did what we thought he would do," Chattin said. "He's a special talent and the power numbers are there. I think he finished second in homers in the Southern League, and he was there for only half a season. He put together quite a run and earned that promotion."
Stanton was dominant in the Minors, batting .313 with 21 homers and 52 RBIs in 53 games at Double-A. Chattin also lauded his work in the field.
"The thing overlooked was his strides made from the defensive standpoint in right field," he said. "He really improved and turned himself into an above-average right fielder and doesn't get a lot of credit because of the gaudy offense numbers he put up."
Stanton's 500-foot homer in May only inflated his status as an elite young slugger. Chattin said the Marlins watched video of the mammoth swing.
"We have a side view of it, taken from his front side, and it was quite the stride," he said.
Scott Cousins, New Orleans (118 games): Cousins, a 2006 third-rounder, reached the Majors in 2010 after batting .285 with 14 homers, 49 RBIs and 117 hits in 118 games at Triple-A. He owned the eighth-best average among Florida farmhands, stole 12 bases and hit .328 in July and .355 in August.
"Scott's a talented ballplayer, a five-tool guy, and has a tremendous ceiling as a player," Chattin said. "If you look at the start he had, he struggled, but then by the middle of the season, he got comfortable and really took off."
The Nevada native batted .297 with runners on base and appeared in 27 games with Florida, where he also hit .297.
"To see the numbers he put up and look at where he was at midseason really speaks to how he didn't get frustrated," Chattin said. "He really played well and earned that Major League promotion and held his own very well up here."
Kyle Jensen, Greensboro (125 games): Jensen showed power early but struggled at the plate in April, then hit .287 in June, .344 in July and .327 in August. Overall, the 2009 12th-round pick batted .272, led the Marlins system with 86 RBIs and ranked fourth among Florida Minor Leaguers with 18 homers at Class A.
"He's another one who struggled so much initially, and once he got settled in, the work he did with our hitting coach, Kevin Randel, is something he should be very proud of," Chattin said. "He stayed on the program and the results came, and they came in bunches. He had a strong second half and, all together, a fine year."
Chattin said the Marlins would like to see Jensen cut down on his strikeouts next year, although they are to be expected from power hitters.
"He improved defensively as well," Chattin added. "He had seven errors in the first two months and only two more the rest of the way, so I think that speaks to the work he put in."
Right-handed starter -- Elih Villanueva, Jacksonville (28 games): The Florida State product authored quite a year after getting a brief taste of Double-A hitters in '09. Villanueva finished 14-4 with a 2.26 ERA, giving him the best ERA among Marlins starting pitchers and the second-most wins behind teammate Tom Koehler, who was 16-2 with a 2.61 ERA.
"It was a tossup internally as well," Chattin said. "Tom had such a fine year and received and warranted consideration, but we felt Elih was a little better. Elih is a strike-throwing guy. He works mainly off his fastball and he's shown he can work through hitters and spot the fastball up, down, in and out."
Villanueva, who had four complete games, including three shutouts, struck out 115 in 179 innings, held opponents to a .212 average, walked only 34 batters and was the Marlins' top Minor League pitcher. Koehler is a solid pick here as well, although he pitched fewer innings, issued more walks, allowed more hits and had a higher ERA. The Marlins have to be thrilled with the output from both righties, who are ticketed for at least Triple-A in 2011.
"[Villanueva] can work off the fastball and bring in offspeed stuff as the game progresses," Chattin said. "He logged a lot of innings, but he kept the pitch count in our guidelines, and that speaks to his ability to throw strikes and be efficient. He's the kind of guy who's always been a performer for us. He wants the ball in big-game situations and had a fine year."
Left-handed starter -- Brad Hand, Jupiter (26 games)/Jacksonville (1 game): Hand went 9-8 with a 3.31 ERA, mostly in the Florida State League, and had the fourth-lowest ERA among Marlins starters. He struck out 134 over 140 2/3 innings at Jupiter and recorded two shutouts.
"Brad had a great year. He's a player who developed a great deal this year and he also took a step forward to Double-A and made a start or two and was in our playoff rotation and had two very good playoff outings," Chattin said. "He really has a bright future ahead of him. He's still young and he's someone I have high hopes for in 2011 and beyond."
Relief pitcher -- Alejandro Ramos, Greensboro (49 games): Ramos led the Marlins system with 28 saves. He struck out 78 over 58 1/3 innings and held opposing hitters to a .197 average at Class A. The Texas Tech product, who signed as a free agent prior to the 2009 season, allowed only three homers. If he can cut down on his walks next year, he should shoot through the organization.
"He's the kind of person who looks for the back end of a ballgame. He's very aggressive, he wants the ball, he's on the attack," Chattin said. "He took his lumps early and got locked in and was a real solid part of that club. He's a multi-pitch guy with an above-average fastball, changeup, and he uses all that for closing situations. That's something you don't often see out of closers. I think with his stuff, he is certainly capable of holding his own at Double-A, but he'll come in and compete alongside others."
Danny Wild is an editor for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues or its clubs.View More


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Summer Loving by Cooper McKenzie
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When Summer Ryan arrives in North Carolina for her sister's wedding, the last thing she expects is to stay for more than a week. Her life is half a world away. Then Cole and Dawson claim her as their mate.
With their brothers claiming Spring and Winter as their mates they hope, but hardly expect to find their mate in the Charlotte Airport. She's not surprised by their abilities, but before they can fully claim her as their own, an emergency call comes, demanding their return to help find a lost child. Summer agrees to go with them, and then she makes a demand she wonders if they'll be able to fulfill.
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When Summer woke, she did not open her eyes at first. She was afraid that her meeting with Cole and Dawson had been a dream and when she opened her eyes she would find herself back in her cramped Russian hotel room, alone and horny. Then she felt warm hands caressing her body. Four hands brushing over her skin, leaving trails of heat everywhere they went.
Opening her eyes, she lifted her head from the pillow and looked down at her body.
"Oh, thank God, you're real," she whispered as the one on her right licked his way up the mound of her breast then swirled his hot, wet tongue around her erect nipple.
The other one lifted his head and looked at her. Green eyes. Cole. Which meant Dawson was the one now suckling at her tit as if it his life depended on it.
"Now, why would you think otherwise?" he asked as he took her other nipple between his finger and thumb and began to gently roll it.
"Oh," Summer moaned and arched into their touch. "That feels so damn good."
"Like that do you, little one?" Cole asked as he flicked her nipple back and forth several times before replacing fingers with lips, teeth, and tongue.
"Oh, hell yeah," she answered, lifting both hands and speared their hair with her fingers.
Though she'd never told anyone, and never tested the theory, she'd always been of the opinion that her breasts were sensitive enough that she could get off just from playing with them. Without thinking about what she was doing, her knees bent and she began to lift her hips, fucking the air as the brothers suckled.
She sucked a breath and held it when a finger brushed over the entrance to her pussy. She didn't know which brother that finger belonged to and she didn't care. It all felt too good. After dipping in and swirling around her cunt, the digit gently brushed its way between her lower lips to her clit. As that finger began to circle the little knot of nerve-filled flesh, another finger took its place. This one went even deeper. It fucked in and out several times as it twisted back and forth. Then it disappeared.
"No," she whined then made a sound of protest when the missing finger pressed against her back hole. "I've never…"
"Shhh, baby, it's all right. I'm going to start stretching your ass so soon Cole can fuck your beautiful pussy while I take your ass."
Dawson lifted his head from her breast just long enough to explain. Then he went right back to nibbling at the generous mound of flesh as his finger smoothed around and around and around her puckered star.
As Summer tried to formulate an argument, Cole took her clit between his fingers and pinched it, scattering her thoughts to the four winds. She could only feel as the brothers worked together with fingers and hands and lips and tongues.
That distracted her long enough for Dawson to slide the full length of his finger into her virgin hole. As he began to fuck her, Cole worked two fingers into her cunt. It took only a few minutes of their undivided attention before she bucked and came. Her mind went blank as she gave herself over to their ministrations.
When she was able to think again, she found herself wanting even more. She wasn't sure what it was about these two men, but they turned her on like no other man ever had before. Opening her eyes, she found herself with her head on Dawson's shoulder and Cole's hard cock pressing between the cheeks of her ass.
"Happy birthday, little one," Cole said, brushing a kiss over the bite mark he'd give her the night before. That touch sent a quiver of need through her.
She looked up at Dawson and smiled. "Is it my birthday?"
He smiled at her and nodded. "Yes, what would you like to do with it?"
Summer didn't have to think before saying, "I want to suck your cock while Cole fucks me. Then I want to go shopping."
As she spoke, she ran her hand down Dawson's body to his thick, hard cock. She traced her way down the underside with two fingers before cupping her hand gently around his balls. "Then later I want to suck Cole's cock while you fuck me."
Both brothers groaned in response. She felt Cole's cock twitch before he licked her shoulder again. "Sounds like a plan to me," he murmured, his voice low and dark.
"Me, too," Dawson agreed.
After he sat up and moved to lean against the headboard, Samantha rolled over and crawled between his widespread legs. He was longer than any cock she'd ever taken before. Wrapping one hand around the base, she swirled her tongue around the crown before taking just the head between her lips.
As she slowly took more and more of Dawson's cock into her mouth, she felt Cole as he moved in close behind her. She pulled off the cock in front of her and moaned as he thrust full length into her on the first push. She sucked a breath as his short hairs brushed against her ass cheeks.


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The Evil Stepmother Dies
The Evil Stepmother Dies
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What do you do when you lose someone? Someone you really hated?
It's a little awkward, I'll tell you that much. Last month, my stepmother of more than 25 years died at age 67 of lung cancer. It was a terrible death, one I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy, which, incidentally, she was.
What was my grudge? I hadn't seen her since I was 17, the day I vowed I'd never see her again – dead or alive. That was the day she hid a piece of her jewelry, a brooch shaped like a bumblebee, and tracked me down at a crowded Santa Rosa public tennis court to accuse me of stealing it while my brother and father looked on.
But that is just the end of the story. The beginning is this: She never spoke to me directly, only in the third person, as in "Teresa is getting fat. Teresa looks dirty today. Has she been playing outside? Teresa has no table manners."
It's difficult to exaggerate her malevolence. The woman repeatedly suggested I was adopted when we were alone together, which she denied doing in front of other people. She was the Great Santini in a denim wrap skirt and espadrilles.
Better yet: She was the fairy-tale evil stepmother.
The question is: What happens to the story when the villain dies?
Once when I was 8 years old, I caught the flu and couldn't get out of bed. She didn't feed me for two days while my dad was at work, oblivious. I was so scared of her, I didn't even tell him. This is a woman who once told me, "You should never wear your seatbelt. They don't work."
There are other stepparents who suck, I'm sure; mine was just one of them.
She didn't want me around since the day she met me at age 3, and she made sure I knew it. In turn, I fantasized she would step off a curb and be hit by a Mack truck.
I only saw her when I visited my dad once a month, taking the bus from San Francisco, where I lived with my mom. But that visit was more than enough to coat my childhood with a gummy film of dread.
Why did she hide that brooch? My guess is that she was angry my dad took us kids to play tennis that Sunday morning. She felt excluded and restless. So, she made a move that seemed logical to a jealous wacko, hiding jewelry to accuse her stepchild of stealing it. This was her pattern. If fun was being had – my dad and I listening to poetry records from the library, my brother and I watching an especially funny "Gomer Pyle" – she would find a way to stop the amusement.
Judaism tells us to "honor thy father and mother." But where does that leave someone in my shoes? Trying to think this through, I began speed dialing local rabbis.
"Tradition teaches you have to respect a stepparent, as part of honoring your parent. However, you needed to self-preserve, " Rabbi Sherre Zwelling Hirsch, of Temple Sinai, told me over the phone. "God doesn't want us to be violently damaged, not our physical selves, not our souls."
This underlines what I already believed: Shaking my stepmother loose was the best thing I ever did.
As for my dad, I wish he had defended me that day or any other day. But to believe me over her would have meant kicking her out, overhauling his life, cooking his own meals, being alone. It also would have meant admitting that his mate was cruel to his kids, had always been, and that he'd allowed it.
Easier to look the other way and hope for the best.
My dad and I remained close all those years I never spoke to her, and that always surprises people. He was generous in letting me have my grudge. He may well have known my stepmother richly deserved it. He would drive hours to see me because I wouldn't go over to his house. My stepmother hated everyone in our family, so I never ran into her at gatherings. She was easy to avoid.
Now that she's gone, my dad calls me in Los Angeles almost every day, and he doesn't back down from his support of his wife.
"She was the smartest woman," he told me over the phone. "Life was never boring with her. I was just a dumb kid and she taught me everything."
She was 8 years older than my dad and had bookcases full of psychology books from all the community college classes she took. She never earned a degree, but she was happy to diagnose all of our mental problems. Maybe he found that helpful. And maybe she was intelligent – odious and diabolical – but intelligent.
In a sense, my stepmother was a good influence. Shame and the hunch that you are internally mangled really can give you a strong work ethic. I've spent most of my adult life trying to prove how wrong she was about me – my lack of talent, my lack of beauty and manners, even my kleptomania, which she invented.
During almost every conversation, my dad now says, "Teresa, I'm not going to be with any more crazy women."
Because of my stepmother's unfortunate spending-to-earning ratio, and her yearlong illness, my dad now rents out a room in his house and drives a bicycle. Still, he wasn't a victim. He was a volunteer.
Whatever his reasons for staying with my stepmother, none of them will ever be good enough for me. But after hours on the couches of nurturing women with amber beads and hyphenated names and advanced degrees, I stopped being mad at my dad for failing to protect me. The feeling was just gone one day, like an ache in your shoulder or a crick in your neck you barely remember having once it goes.
I can lather up resentment for a long line at Starbucks, but I'm all done being pissed off at my dad, or trying to figure him out.
When my stepmother died, it was redundant. To me, she was already gone. Still for my dad, it was a devastating loss. Which makes this a complicated situation.
The graceful thing is to listen, be supportive, tell him he'll be OK, give him books about grief and even copy edit his JDate profile, all of which I've done. "My wife recently died [cancer]" is just not what chicks dig in an Internet profile and I was there to correct it.
While I might be tempted to blurt out, "Ding dong the witch is dead!" I don't. To me, there is no sense in respecting the dead just because they happen to be dead, but there is something sacred in respecting the living, in this case my dad, who needs me and whom I couldn't love more, despite his questionable taste in partners.
"You are obligated to honor your father," Rabbi Brad Shavit Artson, head of the University of Judaism's Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies, told me, reassuringly. "But you're not obligated to lie, or to be a doormat, just to be a grown-up. This isn't the time to unburden yourself of your true feelings about your stepmother, but to shut up and be his help, make sure he eats and sleeps, be compassionate. That's all Judaism requires of you."
Because keeping my mouth shut is the most mature thing I've ever done, I want to follow Artson's directive. To that end, I've asked my dad not to read this particular piece.
As it happens, I had two stepparents. My mother also had remarried. Earlier this year, my stepfather died, which was like losing a parent, because he was good to me and I admired him. I figure when it comes to losing stepparents, this year I broke even.
Although we offered, neither my brother nor I attended our stepmother's funeral. Dad insisted he didn't want us to fly all that way.
A few weeks later, when the commotion ebbed and the grief set in, my dad invited us for a weekend visit. Our plan was to cheer my dad up, take him hiking and to the movies.
That's how I ended up back in Santa Rosa, just north of San Francisco, in the damp house I hadn't seen for years. I stayed in the old utility room where I used to sleep with whatever hunkering golden retriever they had at the time. Just being there reminded me of how terrified I had been of her. I still had the sense that at any moment she was going to barge in and shout, "Teresa left crumbs on the counter! She needs to get out here now!"
My stepmother never worked at a paying job a day in her life, and had the tawny, crinkled skin of a woman who gardens a lot. As mean and squinty as her eyes were when directed my way, they were green and pretty, homecoming-queen eyes. Although my stepmother was always gaining and losing the same 40 pounds, to me she was all beefy shoulders and sinister stockiness. I have no idea how tall she really was, because in my mind, she was as fearful and looming as a defensive tackle, leaning her elbow in my doorway, impassable.
My stepmonster may be incinerated, but she still gives me the stone-cold willies.
The only perspective being an adult gives me is that she must have been really screwed up. Miserable and screwed up. Conventional wisdom and pop psychology suggest I suck it up and forgive her, but Judaism does not, Artson said.
The need to categorically forgive, he said, "is a lie we get from a weird, watered-down Christianity. It's not a Jewish teaching. In Judaism, we're only obligated to forgive someone who seriously apologizes and repents."
I'm embarrassed to admit this, but during her last weeks of life, I really thought she was going to make amends. Every day, I waited for that "sorry call," but it never came. She still owes me an apology and it's going to be pretty hard to collect now. Being in her dwelling without unleashing the full force of my resentment was like making a fist and digging my nails into my palms for three days.
The hallway was painted a sort of art deco dusty pink. That has to be one of her colors, I thought, and even though her belongings were mostly gone, her handprints were everywhere.
At one point, I noticed a Chupa Chups-brand canister decorated in a cow pattern, which looked like it could contain a large number of gourmet lollipops. It was propped against the wall by the front door. I figured it must be something a friend dropped by, because my dad doesn't have a sweet tooth. Every time we went in or out the door, there it was, this bizarrely cheerful candy tin on the floor.
As I was brushing my teeth one night, I suddenly recalled my dad telling me about my stepmother's cremation, how he hadn't scattered her ashes yet, that they both agreed not to waste money on a formal funeral or an urn. I distinctly recalled my dad saying how pricey urns are and how cruel the funeral industry is to prey on the mourning. I flashed back to the big cow-colored canister in the corner. Those weren't lollipops. Those were evil stepmommipops.
What happens to the story when the villain dies?
For me, it's been about my dad, about biting my tongue in his presence while still holding on to one unswerving truth; I didn't want her to suffer, but I don't miss her. And that's just going to have to be fine.
The Talmud says, "The world is like an inn; the world to come a home." Although I wish we hadn't been checked into the same inn, I hope she is home. I notice the Talmud says nothing about spending the hereafter in a gourmet lollipop tin, but I'm sure she'll eventually be scattered, ashes gusting up off some mountain as my dad and his latest golden retriever look on.
Here's the thing about villains; no matter how far they scatter, they also stick.
All of the rabbis I spoke with said the same thing. We don't have to forgive, but for our own good, we should try.
But what about that temptation I feel to do a happy dance instead of mourn? That can't be appropriate.
"Mourn the relationship that should have been," said Rabbi Ed Feinstein of Valley Beth Shalom. "Sit down with a glass of wine and ask yourself, how nice would it have been if she had been supportive, protective, fun to be with?"
"Rabbi," I said, "that's what I did all of my 20s."
He paused and said, "Do it again."


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The Cake Wrecks Correlation
As part of our on-going research into what makes things funny (and because it was a slow Friday night), John and I recently decided to test the effects of alcohol on humor writing. To save both time and Arbor Mist, I was elected test subject. (Even the fumes get me tipsy. It's pathetic, really.) John then showed me Wrecks, took notes, and laughed at me. A lot.
Wait, I'm getting ahead of myself. Here are the "official" results:
After five sips:
Subject response: "Talk about your seedy humor: I've heard of calling someone a melon-head before, but this is ridiculous!" [attempts to high-five official note-taker] "Booyah!"
After approx. 1/2 glass:
Subject response: [apparently attempting to impersonate Bill Cosby] "FI-BRRR!! FI-BRRR!! AHAHAHAHA-HAAA!"
After one glass:
Subject response: [singing] "PANT-ies, PANT-ies, tralala-LAAA. Wesh shoulda had PANTIES at our engager-mental party." [giggling] "Yeah." [Silence. Then...] "Why don't shou luff me? Thish ish MY job! Zshoo don't care about me!"
After two glasses:
Subject response: *HURK* *HUURK* *BLAAGAHGAHGAHGAH!!!!*
After 2 glasses and 10 minutes:
Subject response: *ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ*
So, our conclusion? We desperately need some better wine. And possibly - although this needs further testing to be absolutely sure - some kind of a social life.
You're welcome, scientific community.
Rebecca M., Michael Z., Anony M., & Heather G., I would guess that last thing isn't actually a cake - but it is most certainly a Wreck. Also, are any of you free this weekend?
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Commission brief: verbal obligation to build a house worth at least $20,000, design included boundary walls that ran to the very edges of the lot on the north and east
Design brief: Robie has done some sketches of the kind of house he wanted, probably simple diagrams showing the arrangement of rooms, and when he showed them to contractors and architects he kept getting the reply," I know what you want, one of these damn Wright houses." In his reminiscences of 1958, Robie claimed that he went to Wright knowing exactly the kind of house he wanted: "no junk" in the way of shades or curtains; maximum sunlight, with the shading provided only by broad overhanging eaves; separate nursery facilities; a yard with a wall to keep a children in and kidnappers out; rooms without interruptions; and a view out over his neighbors without relinquishing any his privacy. On the surface, it sounds as if he could have designed the house without Wright. However, it might be safer to assume that Robie did not know quite so specifically what he wanted, that aside from rejecting some conventions, the positive side of his program was.
Main features: It looks extremely complicated as a total composition, but it can be broken down visually into simpler parts. The law of interlocking masses - each large component of the house is designed in strict symmetry, but the components are allowed to combine in a fluid way. It is though the laws of physics had been momentarily suspended so that one solid mass could interpenetrate another until at a certain point these laws were suddenly reasserted and the drifting masses locked into place.- master bedroom wing on uppermost story. It follows a T-shaped plan and left to itself It would have been almost completely symmetrical. Strictness of symmetry – two giant flower urns obviously balance one another, but so do the piers on which they stand, the piers on which the long balcony seems to rest, and even the clusters of piers that hold up the roof. Exterior was shaped with colossal Froebel blocks but Wright wanted, make one forget the whole Froebel system with a few brilliant psychological tricks.- Garage wing stands at the rear of the house could not possibly have a pendant on the opposite side. There was no need for one and no space. - Wright cleverly detaches the garage from the main house, not physically but perceptually. Just at the point where the garage roof and the roof of the main house should merge.- Wright opens up a long, narrow slit that separates them again at least in a visual sense.- Just beneath the slit there is a grid of posts and lintels, which lines up with windows on both the south and north side of the kitchen and acts like a series of perforations, allowing the eye to pull the whole garage wing apart with just a gentle tug. Other perceptual tricks- The long balcony that runs along the side of the house is in fact supported by metal beams that protrude at regular intervals from the living and dining room floors.- With the stone copings above and below, the balcony itself looks like one giant I-beam, supported by a great brick post at either end.- It functions as a metaphor for an old-fashioned system of support, post and lintel construction, next to which the bold cantilever of the roof appears all that much more bold and soaring. - On the north side of the house, where there is no balcony, the same cantilevered roof looks slightly tamer.- In bright sunlight the balcony casts a broad band of shadow and reinforces the horizontal lines of design.- Horizontal joints deeply underscored for the masons conceal reinforce the dominant horizontal lines. French doors open out onto balcony from living and dining rooms. Featuring sweeping horizontal planes and a low-pitched roof cantilevered dramatically beyond the walls. Lightness and transparency provided by 174 art-glass windows and doors. Construction and materials: There is much more steel in the house than is usually supposed. Masons conceal all vertical joints while all horizontal joints were deeply underscored. Exterior walls are constructed of a red-orange brick. The capstones, lintels, sills and other exterior features are of a light gray stone, similar to sandstone. Art glass window dapple the house with color and light. It has no street façade and no obvious door. There are hardly any solid walls. Instead, it seems to be a building assembled out of giant blocks, free-floating roofs, and endless ribbons of windows. The distinguishing feature by which the house is immediately recognized is the famous cantilevered roof that extends twenty feel beyond the last masonry support and provokes the troubling thought that no wooden roof could possibly extend that far for long. Its relentlessly straight lines make the house look like the least natural of objects. It shuns the foliate ornament and historical detail that characterize the other houses on the block, most of which were constructed from progressive designs of the decade immediately preceding that of Robie House, 1900 to 1909. Its only ornament seems to be the abstract patterns in its windows and hundreds of flowers that blossom in season from planters hidden in nearly every horizontal ledge. Peering through the screen of plants and glass, one wonders where the inhabitants could possibly live. Comparing the house with its generous and graceful neighbors, one senses a sharp social break, a tone of emphatic dissent. On a street of large, stately houses the Robie House looks small and severe and, one might rashly judge, cheap, like an interloper from a different class, a mechanic among the gentry.
60-foot lot that Robie purchases in 1906 is the narrowest lot on this stretch of Woodlawn Avenue.
A new U.S. postal stamp featuring Frank Lloyd Wright's Robie House was made available February 4th, 1998 as part of a series of 30 stamps that honored important people and events of the 20th century.
'Most ideal place in the world.' said Fred C. Robie A few houses of the previous generation had experimented with similar ideas, but comparisons serve merely to show how distinctive the Robie House really is, and how complete was its rupture with convention. Canonical status: One of the best known early examples of Prairie style architecture. According to the Historical American Buildings Survey, the city of Chicago's Commission on Chicago Architectural Landmarks stated: "The bold interplay of horizontal planes about the chimney mass, and the structurally expressive piers and windows, established a new form of domestic design." When the Seminary again proposed to replace the house with a high-rise dorm in 1956-7, Wright visited and gave a much-quoted statement: "To destroy it would never be permitted in Europe. It could only happen in America, and it is particularly sad that professional religionists should be the executioners…It all goes to show the danger of entrusting anything spiritual to the clergy." Soon after, the city's new Commission on Architectural Landmarks named Robie House its first "honorary" landmark, although the commission lacked power. The Seminary's response was to suggest giving Robie to the city if the city would relocate it or to build a model in a museum. Robie House epitomizes Wright's signature Prairie style, while Wright made significant contributions to modern architecture during his prolific 70-year career. It was considered by Frank Lloyd Wright his quintessential Prairie School creation, a work of both art and spirituality. The house is generally considered a turning point in modern residential architecture. It was voted one of the ten most important buildings in America – in its structure, as design, as integration of materials, as design for domestic life and layout of living space. The Robie House contributed to a totally new conception of the façade and thus broke with an age-old tradition in architecture. For centuries the façade had been the static face of a building, solid, symmetrical, and set at right angles to the axis of approach. Wright's reputation as a great innovator in the realm of structure has obscured the fact that he was also a brilliant visual psychologist with many perceptual tricks found in Robie House as instance.
The Robie House preservation fight in the 1950s was the spark behind the city's first landmark protection ordinance.
JOSEPH Connors, The Robie House of Franke Lloyd Wright, Chicago and London; The University of Chicago Press; 1984; ISBN 0-226-11541-0
DONALD Hoffmann, Frank Lloyd Wright's Robie House, The Illustrated Story of an architectural masterpiece, New York, Dover Publications, Inc., 1984, ISBN 0-486-24582-9
Webpage (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robie_House,
(http://frank.lloydwright.info/architectural/robie-house.html, (http://www.wrightplus.org/robiehouse/robiehouse.html), (http://tw.traveleredge.com/USNP/STATE/IL/robie.asp)


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Opening Day in virtually every other town is considered the first home game.
In Detroit, it is a once-a-year occasion regarded as a holiday.
As an event, the Tigers' home opener Friday didn't disappoint. It was bright and sunny. The traditional early-April chill was, perfectly, in the air. More than 45,000 people crammed into Comerica Park. It was the largest crowd for Opening Day since the stadium debuted in 2000 - and the second biggest for any Tigers' outing at the site.
The best part, however, was the game: What is anticipated from the Tigers in 2013, they delivered during a 8-3 destruction of the floundering New York Yankees.
Prince Fielder bombed a couple home runs. Catcher Alex Avila hit the longest home run of the day, though, deep into the right field stands. The pitching from starter Doug Fister was OK. The bullpen, which was four innings of second-year left-hander Drew Smyly, was outstanding.
So the Tigers don't have anything remotely resembling an established closer. The issue was tabled to debate on a another day.
'It was a beautiful, sun-shiny day and the stars came out for us,' Tigers manager Jim Leyland said.
The biggest star was Fielder. It wasn't a coincidence with Fielder hitting behind him, Miguel Cabrera, in 2012, became the first major league hitter since 1967 to win baseball's triple crown (leading the league in batting average, home runs and RBI) - and also captured the American League Most Valuable Player award.
Delmon Young, who hit behind Fielder in the order last season, was wildly inconsistent. Victor Martinez, the epitome of a professional hitter, is back after missing a season because of injury, and much more of a consistent threat than the departed Young. The theory is opposing pitchers wouldn't be able to pitch around Fielder as much this season because of Martinez. Friday, the theory proved to be true.
'He is a power hitter, but he is a better pure hitter than I thought he was,' Leyland said of Fielder. 'He had a lot of big hits for us last year.
'We're blessed to have Fielder and Cabrera. They both have power and are .300-type hitters.'
Fielder had an underrated 2012 season. He was second in the major leagues with a .412 on-base percentage. He was fourth in the major leagues with a .940 OPS (on-base plus slugging percentage). Fielder hit .313.
Fielder is on track to hit 500-plus home runs in his career. He is a lifetime .286 hitter, but the value often overlooked about Fielder is how much he gets on base. His on-base percentage hasn't been below .400 since 2008. Fielder won't turn 29 until next month. The prime years for a major league ball player are between the ages of 27 and 33. It's entirely possible it's Fielder's turn to have an MVP season.
It's weird watching the Yankees struggle so mightily. A downfall is widely predicted because of age and injuries. It was compounded by a schedule that had the Yankees playing the Red Sox Thursday night in New York and the Tigers early Friday afternoon in Detroit.
Yet, it is the reality of 2013 Major League Baseball. The Yankees have been drummed out of the playoffs three of the past seven years by the Tigers. Detroit has won the 10 of the last 16 games between the two teams at Comerica Park. Friday's outcome was hardly a surprise.
Tigers' cast off Brennan Boesch hit fifth for the Yankees Friday. Undoubtedly, The Babe, The Iron Horse, Joltin Joe and The Mick were rolling around in their graves because of it.
Smyly lost the fifth starter competition to Rick Porcello in spring training, but he put himself on the road to winning it Friday. Porcello did not pitch particularly well while losing his first start at Minnesota.
Then again, the Yankees made Phil Coke look like a left-handed Dennis Eckersley during the American League Championship Series in 2012 - and that was before their rash of injuries.
As the Tigers lost 2-of-3 games to begin the season in Minnesota, there were concerns about a lack of hitting. Run production will not be an issue this year.
We saw why Friday. Closer or no closer, the makings of a terrific ball club are there.
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Huh, do you remember the time KYH was sent to the hospital? Her parents sent a lawyer to see her. If she was Kirito and Asuna's child, it would destroy their characterization. If they cherish Yui, their AI child, with so much love and attention, then why won't they do the same for their own flesh and blood?
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AmuSphere was shown in later episodes of AW showing the universe of both anime/LN is the same. It was stated in the LN that Kuroyukihime was the one who left her home because she pointed a knife at her sister. According to LN. Some support she was kicked out but it was turned down later on.
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But still, do you really think they would be that drastic to their own daughter? In any case, let's wait until the author confirms his works are on the same timeline.
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I check BT but its not translated but from what I remember. This topic was brought up before and now its up again. They is a crossover but its only to satisfy the fans but universe wise. They aren't from the same universe but use same setting. its like how tsukihime and fsn have the same setting but different universe or more like parallel worlds to each other.
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Some information on Black Lotus' specs, as provided by the Okinawan adventure in the Light Novels.
But first, a complaint:
The Duel Avatar, Black Lotus, is described as the "embodiment of an «Absolute Cutting Property»".
One expression of this property is the ability to inflict damage on the very ground of the Accelerated World. It must be explained that, in order to facilitate duels between the Duel Avatars that -- for one exception -- cannot fly, the ground of every environment is dauntingly hard (if not impossible) to destroy. Even environments with relatively soft surfaces, like soil, snow or sand, will have an impenetrable bedrock not far beneath.
The Black King is able to violate that substance without effort. Moreover, even after deeply thrusting in one blade, she can pull it free just as easily.
Of course, the more often practiced expression of her «Absolute Cutting Property» is the way her her blades will pierce and cut any avatar's armor, no matter how tough or thick it may be.
In the days before her exile, only three Linkers had defenses which could reject her blades. Of course, one of them was Green Grandee, the Invulnerable, who makes his career by shrugging off attacks.
Other than him is listed the "Anomalous" one, Graphite Edge. Since Edge's body is said to have the property of extreme vulnerability to damage even from weak blows, I must assume that either his sword blades were strong enough to withstand being cut, or his defensive skill was equal to the task of turning Lotus' edges aside.
But Blue Knight, the Blue King who is the embodiment of <<Close Range Direct Engagement>> and who wields the Impulse, a Sacred Arc sword, is not listed as one of those capable of surviving Lotus' blades. Either the Impulse is somehow less durable than Graphite Edge's swords, or Graphite Edge is the superior swordsman.
The last avatar on the short list is Chrome Disaster. This is odd, as we know that Black Lotus struck and injured the fourth and fifth Disasters, cutting through their armor and inflicting wounds to the body underneath. Even if the Disasters continued to fight despite injury and pain, and even if they used stolen HP to recover their injuries, that doesn't really change the fact that she successfully injured them. I don't know why the Disasters are included on the list.
Among others in the time since her exile, Yellow Radio might have to be added to the list. At least after he's sufficiently "charged up" his baton.
Moving on, Black Lotus further possesses a passive ability named «Terminate Sword», which automatically amputates any appendage that comes into contact with her blades. It seems odd that she would need such an explicit ability, given that she can already cut through any armor -- it would seem like a matter of course that fingers or arms would simply fall cleanly off with a single, razor caress.
More information is provided on Black Lotus' three known Special Attacks:
Death By Barraging is called a "level 4 special move". It's a side-kicking technique, apparently like Chun-Li's lightning leg. Compared to the Level 5 Lagoon Dolphin's rapid-punching Tidal Wave attack, the striking power of each blow might actually be inferior, but Barraging delivers more hits.
Death By Piercing is called a "level 5 special move" with the property of One-Hit-Kill. The range is inferior to Barraging, and of course it's just a single strike.
Death By Embracing is called a "level 8 special move", also with the property of One-Hit-Kill. Obviously, this attack has the worst range of all, but there's no information on how it is superior to Piercing.
Now, some weaknesses of Black Lotus are also described:
While Black Lotus' blades can cut virtually anything, they are not themselves invincible. Being very rigid, they can't take blows to the flat sides very well. "When her level was still low, the blades' sides always broke after being hit too many times."
Of course, anything that she catches on the edged side of her blades will instead be cut. That is, while Lagoon Dolphin might concievable break an arm-blade by punching the flat side, if Lotus blocked with the cutting edge, Dolphin's "fist would have been split in half, and she would lose her right arm up to her shoulder in a swoop."
Presumably, Lotus somehow cannot simply twist her arms at the last moment, so that a striking opponent always hits the edge and not the flat of her blades. Or perhaps this was somehow not a sufficient defense.
Either way, she developed a non-system, non-Incarnate for softly catching attacks on the flats of her arm-blades, and spinning around to throw an opponent with their own momentum. She calls this technique "Soft Act". Silver Crow employed a similar tactic against a Blue avatar during the Yellow Legion ambush, following advice and perhaps a bit of training from her.
The translation is considerably dodgier on this part, but it's possible that Black Lotus suffers from poor balance, or is somewhat easier to knock off-balance.
After all, with her levitating blade-legs, she has no feet to provide traction against the ground. If it weren't for the threat of one's foot being amputated or sliced, opponents might dare to try kicking her legs out from under her.
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As for Japanese honorifics and terms, it's a lose-lose situation either way. You leave them in, people complain about how they're redundant to the English text. (Can you find me a direct translation for Kuroyukihime-senpai from romaji to English?). You remove them, and people complain about how they're 'not following the original Japanese text'. People just complain about everything and anything that is available, and this doesn't just apply for BT itself alone, but also as fansubbing for all languages (not just anime, btw).
Back on topic, the speculation on this girl's name...you would think someone would have blurted it out accidentally after how long Haru Haru's been with her.
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What's odd is that Black Lotus in the old days seems like less of a King than the present day Scarlet Rain.
She was never able to defeat Graphite Edge in a duel. She had one technical victory, and her best friends, Fuuko and Utau, joked that she cheated. What's more, Edge was her mentor and teacher (a role normally already filled by one's parent) and the other Elements followed HIS advice on how to customize their avatars.
Kuroyukihime also reminisces that, despite being the King (with the highest level and Judgment Blow and everything), it seemed like it was her lieutenants calling the shots and pulling her along. Rather like what happened with her and two Okinawan girls.
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@Teh_Ping. That's actually a good question. How come nobody casually blurted out her real name? Haru, understandable. Taku and other, why?
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|2013-02-09, 10:27
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Takumu immediately made it his habit to call her Master. Otherwise, she'd be Senpai. She's definitely Senpai to Haruyuki and Chiyuri.
WHY is her name so interesting? It is one of the least interesting things about her as a person, especially since she doesn't need any fabled connection to the characters of another series to be interesting herself.
You know what's a far more gripping mystery? Why no one rubbed out Aqua Current after she was busted back to Level 1. It's not like she went into hiding like Black Lotus or Sky Raker.
No one even mentions or seems to know she was a member of the Black Legion. Takumu only knew her as The One, the famous bodyguard.
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|2013-02-09, 11:08
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Fuuko already has a heartfelt nickname for her, which is what she'd reflexively call out in a moment of excitement. In the event that Fuuko wants to talk business or scold, she can call her Black Lotus or Black King.
I've already covered that, perhaps even in this very thread.
Can't speak for Utai.
I'm pretty sure that someone would be curious that the Level One avatar has the exact same name, and would at least ask around. And that they'd get more suspicious about there being a secon avatar made purely of water.
Besides, the enemy that de-leveled her was one of the four guardian beasts. It's possible that she's not the only one to have felt its effects.
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Does anyone think that Megumi might have a crush on Kuroyuki?
She was VERY enthusiastic about having her all to herself, spent as much time on the trip with her as possible, cooked for her, bathed her...
When Kuroyuki thanked her for becoming her friend a year or so ago, Megumi apologized and said that there was something she should have said earlier... maybe that she approached Kuroyuki hoping for a romantic relationship?
There also was her jealous reaction on the train (in the anime, at least) when Haruyuki immediately snatched away KYH's attention. She even resented Kuroyukihime's "other world", and would have unplugged her during the Sulphur Pot fight if not for some strange intervention by her own younger self.
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HANKA/ HANKER (AUGUSTA) and (WILHELM)
Looking for ancestors of Augusta Hanka (known later in her life as Augusta HANKER
Her full name that is listed on her daughter's death certificate is
Augusta Dorothea Elise HANKER.
She died 29 September 1933 and is buried in Feilding, NEW ZEALAND.
I beleive she was born in Germany though. Approximately 1866.
Her fathers name may have been WILHELM CARL HANKER born about 1828 and BURIED in Feilding, New Zealand on 12 August 1905. (Would have died a few days earlier).
Her mother's name first name may have been Dorothea, but this is not confirmed.
Augusta married Thomas Heayns
I have information of Augusta's descendents, but am wanting more info of her ancestors.
Please email me if you can help.
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A Public Service announcement on behalf of Larisa… I think she's having a Murloc Monday…
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Monday, June 22, 2009Posted by LarísaIf you can read this post you're not the one I'm trying to reach. Does this sound cryptic?
The thing is that it seems as if my old domain address http://pinkpigtailinn.blogspot.com doesn't work. It used to redirect visitors to www.pinkpigtailinn.com, but not so any longer. I don't know if this is a temporary issue or a permanent change of things. And no matter what it is – I have no idea what to do about it. So I just want to get out the word: please change your bookmarks and links to PPI to the new domain address, or my voice will be lost in the eternal sea of Internet.
But how could I get in touch with the ones who need to know it and tell them that their virtual pub hasn't closed, just moved? I have no idea.
Proper posts are incoming later this week. Don't lose hope!
Cheers from your innkeeperLarisa