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I was born in Oklahoma City and grew up in Overland Park and Olathe, Kansas. I've lived in Austin for …well, never mind how long. We non-natives say things like, "I wasn't born in Texas, but I got here as quick as I could." Then we snort.
Seriously, I grew up in a semi-rural suburb of Kansas City, which means that a massive mall was less than twenty minutes away but I could have a horse. My brother had a chicken. Both of us agree his was the better pet, but that's another story.
I attended the University of Kansas at Lawrence, where graduated with honors in English. Soon after, I moved to Austin with its thriving software community and managed to obtain semi-respectable employment as a technical writer.
As time passed, I found myself thinking that it was time to dust off the dreams I'd had back in Kansas. I joined the Writers' League of Texas, bought a laptop, and stared at the blank screen in between endless rounds of FreeCell (at which I'm now exceptionally proficient). Then I had the opportunity to take a tour of Egypt, and I was dazzled. By the time I got back, I had a plot, I had characters, and I couldn't wait to get started.
DEATH ON TOUR was published after winning the Mystery Writers of America/Minotaur Books First Crime Novel award. DEATH MAKES THE CUT was released in July, 2012, and I'm very pleased to say that I have now completed the manuscript for the third Jocelyn Shore mystery.
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Creaseys help landowner win £0.5m tax row
HMRC's attempt to hit landowner with a tax bill of almost £500,000 fails after court battle
HMRC's attempt to hit landowner with a tax bill of almost £500,000 fails after court battle
Tax experts from Creaseys chartered accountants have helped save a landowner
a potential £500,000 bill from the Revenue arising from a VAT dispute.
The taxman claimed a family's private shoot was being carried out as a
commercial business and, as contributions received from friends and family were
above the current VAT threshold– currently £68,000- the organiser of events
should have registered for VAT.
HMRC then attempted to use legislation intended for unregistered traders, to
back-date estimated unpaid VAT going back 20 years, according to Creaseys.
With interest and penalties, the total assessment could have amounted to
Creaseys referred the case to the Tribunals Service and after two years, HMRC
has now withdrawn the original assessments.
Creaseys were assisted by tax counsel The Viscount Dilhorne, a Fellow of the
Chartered Institute of Taxation, in defending its client.
Emma Roberts, chief executive at Creaseys, said: "This case demonstrates how
important it is to ensure you have the correct advice when setting up any large
"If an unregistered trader should have registered for VAT, then HMRC can
legitimately raise an assessment of tax for the previous 20 years."
Further reading:
loses 18-month flapjack VAT dispute with the taxman
against £12m fraudster is granted a further adjournment

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Ok, so what's been happening? I guess there are three main things that have been consuming my time:
- Colour Cross (game on the DS). It's similar to Picross which is probably my most favourite game, but I've been doing these puzzles "old school" (ie in a puzzle book called Puzzler Pixel Puzzles) for years. I think it is possibly more fun on the DS cause you don't have to carry a pencil and eraser!!!
It seems I can't fall asleep these days unless I have completed a couple of games... sometimes I even fall asleep playing it and it makes my time go up.
- Jewel Quest Heritage. Another computer game! Not only am I addicted to this, but my mum is too. I actually bought it for her for her birthday and she's been at it ever since. I loaded it onto my computer and now I am just as addicted. It's as good as Jewel Quest 3 in fact it's story kinda follows on from JQ3, but it is (so far) a lot easier... but then, that could be because I am now a far more superior Jewel Quester? :)
- Buying books from the Book Depository.co.uk. Trust me, this is just as addictive as any of the above. There's old books, new books and until the end of the month they are offering a further 10% discount on top of their usual low prices and free delivery from the UK. They also don't take that long to arrive really and I do love getting things in the mail.
Berlei bra's also had a "bra recycling" drop off bin in the foyer and there were also some pretty cool and unusually decorated bra's in the foyer. Fun fun fun!
After the show we went back to our house and had a tea party with my tea set - whoot!
The other week my sister took me to see a movie "Something Borrowed". It was good, but the cinema was freezing. There's a character in it called Ethan which made us both realise that one day our cute little baby boy will grow up to be a man! Freak out!!
Masterchef and although I still find it hard to watch the early shows when there are so many contestants and probably enjoy it more once it gets down to the final 12, I have had it on most nights.
Tonight is the 2nd last ever Oprah - what will fill the hole she will leave in my life? :)
So that probably just about brings you up to speed. This weekend there will be no lovely ladies lunch for me as I am heading off on a retreat. Should be good.


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If you want the very best in shaded pixels and frame rates for your games then when do you turn? Sony has its PlayStation 4 Pro, Microsoft has its Xbox One X arriving in November. Can the traditional PC gaming rig keep up when it comes to 4K gaming?
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September 20, 2010
Road tripping from Flaming Gorge to Capitol Reef UT.
So many photos.... I edited over 500 images to around 45 to share with you! We passed through so many different geological formations in one day, it's hard to believe! We went over two 9,000+ feet elevation passes, 2 beautiful valleys, 2 areas near the top of the passes full of autumn colors and saw some amazing rock formations! We even saw some wildlife, mountain sheep (?), elk and real cowboys herding cows! All in one day! We were pooped when we finally pulled in for the night! Hope you enjoy the road trip as much as we did. It was a 5 hour drive!
Leaving Flaming Gorge, the earth's upwellings
became obvious. Sheer cliffs going straight up!
The colors of the rock walls ranges from pink to red to a brownish red.
We followed highway 191 most of the way.
Another road less travelled...
so much beauty along this road!
Those little white dots you see going diagonally
up the hill are what we think might be wild sheep!
You can enlarge the photo by clicking on it or just looking below to see if you know what these critters are!
The main reason we think sheep is looking
at the "wool" of the guy on the right. It looks
like unshorn wool of a sheep.
Here are two more, not quite so "woolly"
They got horns, but not like a big horn sheep.
Peggy wrote and said they might be
Dahl or Dail sheep. Anybody know?
More road tripping...you won't see scenery
like this from any interstate highway!
That is why it is called Flaming Gorge! We are going up out of the canyon, looking back on the lake! See the road below? Took about 4 good switchbacks to get us up and out of there!
The varied colors are amazing...
This was taken from the summit.
See the road behind us, down below... eeeek!
This is still far better than interstate driving!
Just one of the many sharp curve signs...
At the summit, we were high enough to see
Autumn colors showing off!
Not sure if these trees are Quaking Aspen
or Birch trees, but they sure are tall!
We also saw cowboys rounding up cattle to take down to the valleys for the winters. Much too cold at this elevation to leave the cattle out year around.
Cowboys and their dogs!
Oh! Oh! Going down now! 9 miles of 8% straight
down roads! Eeeeek!
Oh yeah, don't forget to scare me to death by telling me there are multiple runaway ramps ahead!
Thanks! eeeek!
What? We got 9 more of these twisty turny
roads??? What??? eeeek!
Yep, this is definately the road less travelled!
Look at those twists and turns ahead!
But look at how beautiful it is too!
We passed a mining operation.
Mining for carbon.
We are finally 1/2 way down this 9,000+ foot pass and now they are going to blast us ??
We never heard any blasts, thank you!
The carbide company put up this nice flag!
Almost down to the bottom now, we see
a small herd of Elk. The buck is in the lead
with the 3 does following behind. Those four black dots are elk! Honest!
More of the road less travelled. Leaving the high alpine altitude and coming back down to the
rock formations.
Entering the Chinle Formation
where Crocodile Teeth have been found!
These rocks are part of the Chinle Formation.
Then we came to the Navajo Formation
of fossilized sand dunes.
They look like fossil sand dunes to me!
Hard to imagine that most of this is all an
ancient ocean bed.
But when you see it from above,
it becomes easier to believe.
On the road less travelled,
We are finally back down to the rock level...
This rock had separated and looked about to fall!
And the rock walls are spectacular!
In the next little valley, headed back up to the next summit, is this cute little cabin, abandoned.
There were a lot of cattle grazing down here.
More rock formations
We sure don't get these kind of colors in Florida!
As we head to the top of this summit,
we find trees again and Autumn colors!
It was very windy up here, see the
dirt devil blowing around?
See? I told you over 9,000 feet altitude!
Headed back down through autumn colors.
When Chuck and I saw this, we thought
of dinosaur teeth! Haha!
It really looks like weird teeth!
We even saw some reds on the way down from this pass. Soon after this was taken, we entered coal mining operations and everything changed.
We entered the mining town of Wellington UT
and spent the night in a rather ugly campground.
We didn't even unhook the MotherShip! However, within walking distance of the campground was a wonderful little diner that served the BEST ham and egg breakfast with homemade sourdough bread!
We got back on the road and headed for Capitol Reef. OMG! More beauty! Can ya'll stand more beauty??? I can !!!
Come road tripping with us on our next blog
through Capitol Reef!
Happy Trails!
Geri, Chuck, Scotty and DoogieBowser


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by Gideon
The British had chopped off their forefathers' hands in Bengal a generation ago, so the weavers of Mahua Dabar in Awadh cut off a few British heads during the turmoil of 1857 – however the British responded by completely destroying this 5,000 person Uttar Pradesh town (for details see Tapas Chakraborty, "Found: Raj-razed town", The Telegraph, Calcutta, 8 December 2008: http://www.telegraphindia.com/1081208/jsp/atleisure/story_10221665.jsp ).
The British had chopped off their forefathers' hands in Bengal a generation ago, so the weavers of Mahua Dabar in Awadh cut off a few British heads during the turmoil of 1857 – however the British responded by completely destroying this 5,000 person Uttar Pradesh town (for details see Tapas Chakraborty, "Found: Raj-razed town", The Telegraph, Calcutta, 8 December 2008: http://www.telegraphindia.com/1081208/jsp/atleisure/story_10221665.jsp ).
In the early 19th century, the East India Company (EIC) , had cut off the hands of hundreds of weavers in Bengal in order to destroy the indigenous weaving industry in favor of British textile imports (some anecdotal accounts say the thumbs of the weavers of Dacca were removed). Twenty weavers' families from Murshidabad and Nadia in Bengal had then fled to Awadh (to the British: Oudh; corresponding to modern-day Uttar Pradesh) , whose nawab resettled them in the town of Mahua Dabar. The refugees taught weaving to their offspring and Mahua Darbar became a weaving town of 5,000 people. In March-April 1857 when Zaffar Ali, a young man whose grandfather had migrated from Bengal, spotted a British boat coming down the Manorama (a tributary of the Ghagra on which Mahua Darbar was set). Local people intercepted the boat and killed the British soldiers by beheading - Lt T.E. Lindsay, Lt W.H. Thomas, Lt G.L. Caulty, Sgt Edwards and privates A.F. English and T.J. Richie. The British had their revenge – on June 20 that year, the British 12th Irregular Horse Cavalry surrounded the town, slaughtered hundreds and set all the houses on fire. On the colonial revenue records, the area was subsequently marked gair chiragi (non-revenue land) and thus .Mahua Dabar, a town of 5,000 persons, completely disappeared.
However, as revealed in this story from The Telegraph, the British-razed town of Mahua Dabar has now been re-discovered (see: http://www.telegraphindia.com/1081208/jsp/atleisure/story_10221665.jsp ).
In his book "War of Civilisations: India AD 1857" (;launched by the Vice-President of India, , Amaresh Misra, a writer and historian based in Mumbai, argues that there was an "untold holocaust" which caused the deaths of almost 10 million people over 10 years beginning in 1857 in reprisals for the killing of 2,000 British in the Indian rebellion (known to the Indians as their first war of independence, to the genocidal British, even to this day, as the Indian Mutiny) (see "India's secret history – a holocaust, one where millions disappeared", The Guardian, 2007: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2007/aug/24/india.randeepramesh and "War of Civilisations: India AD 1857" by Amaresh Misra: http://warofcivilisations.blogspot.com/2007/12/10-million-people-killed-in-1857-india.html ).
The violent deaths inflicted by the British are overshadowed by the excess deaths due to deprivation - the British managed to hold onto India by keeping most of the population (except for public servants, Princes and sepoys or Indian soldiers) in dire poverty onthe verge of starvation. The excess deaths (avoidable deaths) associated with the British Raj totalled 0.6 billion (1757-1837), 0.5 billion (1837-1901 under genocidal, racist mass murderer Queen Victoria) and 0.4 billion (1901 - Independence in 1857) - a total of 1.5 billion avoidable deaths (or 1.8 billion if you include the Princely States) (see "Jane Austen and the Black Hole of British History. Colonial rapacity, holocaust denial and the crisis in biological sustainability" (revised and updated 2008 Second Edition) : http://janeaustenand.blogspot.com/ ).
An anecdotal story was of the British cutting off the THUMBS of the weavers of Dacca in circa 1800 - this discovery exposes the horrific, continuing British atrocities into the latter half of the 19th century, part of the British-imposed and British-hidden Indian Holocaust ascoiated with 1.8 billion Indian excess deaths (1757-1947).
Of course English-speaking historians have deleted these British atrocities from history in a continuing process of holocaust-ignoring e.g. see Gideon Polya, "Western Holocaust Ignoring 1. BBC TV's "The Story of India" ignores horrendous British atrocities in India": http://gideon.sulekha.com/blog/post/2009/06/western-holocaust-ignoring-1-bbc-tv-s-the-story.htm .
However history ignored yields history repeated. First World-made global warming now threatens the Developing World with a 10 billion victim Climate Genocide this century. The grossly inadequate response of the G8 nations is effectively a statement of Climate Racism and a declaration of prospective Climate Genocide (see "G8 failure means climate genocide for developing world": http://www.countercurrents.org/polya110709.htm ). .
Top UK climate scientist Dr James Lovelock FRS has estimated that fewer than 1 billion people will survive global warming this century due to unaddressed, man-made climate change, this constituting a prospective Climate Genocide that will kill 10 billion non-Europeans including 6 billion infants, 3 billion Muslims, 2 billion Indians and 0.3 billion Bangladeshis (see "Climate Disruption, Climate Emergency, Climate Genocide & Penultimate Bengali Holocaust through Sea Level Rise ": http://sites.google.com/site/yarravalleyclimateactiongroup/climate-disruption-climate-emergency-climate-genocide-penultimate-bengali-holocaust-through-sea-level-rise ).
And, worsening Climate Genocide aside, the British are still at it – they are still killing inhabitants of the former British Raj as allies of the US, NATO and Apartheid Australia, a conflict that, under war criminal Barack Hussein Obama (BHO, the noise a dog makes), has extended to NW Pakistan, killing thousands and generating a further 2.5 million refugees.
Tell everyone you know. Stop the CONTINUING Anglo mass murder of Asians and South Asians - informed Indians (and indeed all Humanity) should boycott the avoidable goods and services of the racist, genocidal countries of the anti-Asian, anti-Indian, anti-Humanity, First World UK-US Alliance, including NATO countries, Apartheid Israel and Apartheid Australia.


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- "In over 100,000 years, the Order has revealed its existence to very few, and then only in a time of great need. This is such a time--and we have need of a unique Toa, one who walks the world of both light and shadow."
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Takanuva, or Takua, was the only known Toa of Light.
Early Life
Like most Toa of Light, Takanuva came into being on Spherus Magna, where he began his life as an Av-Matoran - particularly the first Matoran to be created. He would later be placed within the Matoran Universe in the Universe Core with the other Av-Matoran.
Takua lived with the other Matoran of Light in relative peace for 40,000 years - under the protection of the Toa Mata - until the Time Slip occurred. In this time he developed a friendship with another Av-Matoran named Solek.
Time Slip
Approximately 60,000 years ago, when the Time Slip occurred, Takua was one of the Av-Matoran who was seperated from the majority of the group. He was sent to Metru-Nui under the disguise of a Ta-Matoran. As the energy storms began in Karda-Nui to mark the Time Slip, Takua conversed with Toa Gali and complimented her on her detication and skills. He then left Karda-Nui for the City of Legnends.
Metru Nui
Upon arriving in Metru-Nui, Takua found work in Ta-Metru as a Toolmaker. He was also known to run a small business named Takua's Trade Goods, a shop which presenting souvenirs from the other cities which he had visited on his travels. However, as Takua often conducted these "travels" in the working day he became noticed by the local Vahki. Such was the extent of Takua's habit, a joke in Ta-Metru was that a Nuurakh squad was assigned just to constantly keep watch on Takua.
At a later date, Takua's original Kanohi became damaged and he was forced to change it for a powerless Kanohi Pakari. However, the Pakari did not fit him and, strangely, turned blue when he wore it.
Along with all of the Matoran of Metru Nui, Takua was put to sleep in a Matoran pod by Makuta Teridax and later rescued and brought to the island of Mata Nui by the Toa Metru.
Mata Nui
Takua lived in the village of Ta-Koro with all of the other Ta-Matoran. He never stayed and did work as he was always eager for adventure.
One day walked into Jungle, unfortunately he walked into a Nui-Jaga. He escape the creature by taking it into a Muaka's cave.
Quest for the Toa Stones
Because Takua refused to work he was banished from his home village of Ta-Koro. He woke up on a beach and was approached by Jaller. He said they Turaga Whenua had very important job, so they traveled to Onu-Koro. He then learnt that Whenua had been kidnaped by Rahi. Takua saved the Turaga. Whenua told him that he Rahi were attack more ofthen and to go to the other villages. He traveled to each village and saved the Turaga and collected the six Toa Stones. He was then sent to Kini-Nui. He used the stones but was caught in a massive blast that sent him flying into the air. He landed on the Ta-Koro beach and was knocked unconscious.
The Quest for the Chronicler
The blast that Takua was caught gave him amnesia. He followed Tahu's footsteps throughout the Chared Forest and found Ta-Koro. Once he arrived Vakama told him the Legend of the Toa. He learnt that Tahu had been mistaken for a Rahi and had tried to attack the Toa. Vakama told him that he was not yet welcome in the village. When Takua was at Ta-Koro he met Jaller. Takua returned to the beach where he found Macku, a Ga-Matoran. He was told that Ga-Koro had been attacked by a group of Rahi and hat she was the only one who had escaped. Takua then borrowed Macku's boat and set on course for Ga-Koro.
Takua arrived at Ga-Koro to see that one of the Huts had sunk; he also learned that Turaga Nokama and the citizens of Ga-Koro were trapped inside. He went under the water and got the missing gear. This allowed the pump to work and the hut to return to the surface. Then a Tarakava attacked the Ga-Matoran as they escaped the hut, but Gali, Toa of Water, protected them, defeated the Rahi and removed the Infected Kanohi that was on it. Macku then told Takua about Po-Koro, and Hewkii who was a Kohlii champion.
When Takua arrived at Po-Koro he discovered that many Matoran and Hewkii had been victims of an epidemic. He started investigating the Comet balls which were being sold in the market. He found a stone key and had an Elemental symbol engraved on it. Takua then travelled to the Po-Wahi Quarry. He found the door which could be opened by the key he found. Inside he discovered where the Comet balls were from and that inside them were Infected Kanohi Masks. But they were being guarded by Nui-Jaga. He guided a temporarily blinded Pohatu to the cave and made him knock down the pillars destroying the Nui-Jaja and Comet Balls. After he was rescued he was bought to Turaga Onewa who bestowed a small stone chisel to him which he was to show to Turaga Nokama. When Nokama saw the Chisel she appointed him Chronicler and gave him the Book of Chronicles. With this device he could record the events to come.
Takua started his first journey as a chronicler at Onu-Koro. A lava flow that stopped the Onu-Matoran from getting to the Lightstone mine. This also stopped their current project of making a tunnel connecting to Le-Wahi. Once he got his old Lavaboard from Ta-Koro he crossed the Lava flow and got to the Lava pump. He managed to fix it which allowed the Onu-Matoran to get the Lightstones. Takua continued his discoveries in Onu-Koro and learned about a strange layer that was discovered deep inside the Great Mine. He travelled down there and found a massive sundial. When the tunnel to Le-Koro was complete he chose to travel with Taipu to visit the village. But while the duo were travelling Taipu was carried off by a wild Nui-Rama.
Takua arrived at Le-Koro to learn at many Le-Matoran had been kidnapped by the Nui-Rama. Ad that their Toa, Lewa of Air, had also gone missing. Kongu and Matau continued talking but stopped when another swarm of Nui-Jaga invaded. Takua agreed to be second for Kongu whom was flying a Kahu. Takua quickly master the arts of Disk throwing and was able to protect the Kahu from the Nui-Jaga. But when they arrived at the Nui-Jaga hive they were knocked out of the and to the ground. Deep within the hive Takua fond out that Lewa had been temporarily changeed by Makuta through an Infected Mask. Onua arrived and started to fight the infected Toa. He won and removed the Infected Kanohi Mask. When Takua returned to Le-Koro he joined in the celebrations for a while but moved on.
Takua traveled to Ko-Koro, the final village he would visit at this time. While there he saved Toa Kopaka whom was almost frozen. Takua had used a Heatstone for this. He discover that Matoro, a Ko-Matoran had wandered out into a blizzard. Takua decided to follow the Matoran. While traveling he had a vision about the Bohrok swarm. He started to freeze but Matoro saved him.
Once Takua had recovered from the Blizzard, Matoro and Takua were attacked by a Muaka, luckily Kopaka came and defeated the Muaka saving their lives. The duo returned to Ko-Koro where Nuju approached them and requested for Matoro to translate a message. Nuju asked Matoro to take a guard from each village to guard Kini-Nui while the Toa Mata fought Makuta Teridax. So Takua gathered Taipu, Macku, Tamaru, Hafu, Kapura and Kopeke. He had met all of these Matoran on his journeys.
The seven Matoran arrived at Kini-Nui. Takua saw the Six Toa Mata fuse with the Makoki Stones. They began to get ready to enter Makuta's lair. Before Gali entered she talked with Takua and created a mental link with the Matoran so he saw what she saw. The other Matoran stopped the Rahi from breaching the area and Takua watched the Toa become Toa Kaita. The Rahi began to overwhelm the Matoran but before they were defeated help from the villages arrived. Just before the visions ended he saw Gali entering the Mangaia. Onepu approached Takua and told him that strange things were happening to his village or Onu-Koro. Takua quickly headed to the village. He returned to the Sundial he had found earlier but discovered that it had become an elevator. He began his descent. At the bottom he witnessed the Toa defeat Makuta Teridax. When the Toa left he accidently stayed and saw the Bohrok arriving. He discovered that the Chisel that had been given to him by Turaga Onewa had let him create and energy bubble that bought him back to the beach of Ta-Wah. Vakama was there and told him that because of what he had done he was welcome back to the village of Ta-Koro once more.
Bohrok Invasion
Takua, continuing his work as chronicler, had many adventures against the Bohrok. He helped save the entire population of Le-Koro from the Krana. Once that was complete he traveled to the Village of Water, Ga-Koro, with Jaller. Soon after their arrival it was attacked by the Pahrak. They had a plan, using Nuparu's Boxers they made the defenses of the city stronger, but they weren't very successful. But after the Pahrak were finally drove off they stated a surprise attack on the Matoran of Ga-Koro. Takua and Jaller were cut off from the other Matoran. The Pahrak destroyed the lilly pads which meant the Matoran couldn't get over. Takua invented a catapult. It launched Takua between the Matoran and Bohrok. Luckily at this time the Toa Nuva imprisoned the Bahrag by combining their powers. This stopped the Bohrok everywhere on Mata Nui.
Once the Bohrok swarms were defeated, Jaller and Takua hepled to collect the Krana and put them in the pits of Ga-Wahi. They then returned to Ta-Koro and saw Tahu Nuva's Nuva Symbol being stolen. The struggle against the Bohrok-Kal had begun. Takua and Jaller traveled with the Toa Nuva for a short time as they tried to defeat the Bohrok Kal. Once the Bogrok Kal were downed the Turaga held a Naming Day Ceremony for those Matoran who aided in the downfall of the Bohrok. Jaller, Macku and Hewkii's names changed but Takua didn't wish to. The Turaga created the Wall of History and it was Takua's honor to write on the wall. He was upest that for all he did the "honor" he got was to write on a wall. He started his own Naming Day Ceremony and he renamed his pet Ussal from Puku to Pewku
The Turaga also announced the Kolhii Tournament where Takua was asked to play as 'Forward'.
Search for the Seventh Toa
Just before the Kolhii Championship, Takua decided to wander around Ta-Koro. He choose to go to an underground cave. While there he stumbled upon the hiding place of the Kanohi Avohkii, the great mask of Light, which had been placed there as a hiding place. He was nearly killed by a trap left by the Toa Metru to stop Teridax getting the Mask but was saved by Tahu.
Jaller later accompanied Takua back to the Kohlii Tournament, where two Matoran ended up being late for the final. At some point during the match, Takua tried out a new move but failed, nearly striking the Turaga in their box. The Ga-Mtaoran ended up winning the match. Tahu was angered by this. While bowing the Avohkii fell out of Jaller's bag. It shone on Takua to show he was meant to be the Seventh Toa but he tilted it away to make it shine on Jaller. Turaga Vakama was sure that Jaller was to be the Seventh Toa so he sent Jaller and Takua on a mission to find the Seventh Toa.
Takua and Jaller soon left to find the Seventh Toa. Soon after their departure they were being chased by Terida's Rahkshi. While the Matoran were traveling with Kopaka they were attacked. Takua too the Mask and climbed on his lavaboard to escape. The Rahkshi left Jaller and went after Takua, but were defeated when Kopaka used his elemental powers over Ice to freeze them. A short while after Takua and Jaller were separated when Takua was playing with Lightstones. Teridax encountered him in the shadows and told him that if he leaves Jaller he will live. So Takua leaves Jaller with the Mask and traveled to Onu-Koro where Toa Onua and Pohatu were. There they had a fight with three new Rahkshi. The village was destroyed then. Takua and Perku went after Jaller and rejoined him. They reached Kini-Nui but the Six Rahkshi arrived. They were saved when the Toa Nuva appeared. Some of the Rahkhsi were defeated but Turahk killed Jaller using it's power over fear. While he was dieing he told Takua that he is the Seventh Toa. Takua then put on the Mask of Light becoming Takanuva, the Legendary Toa of Light.
|Honorary Toa Nuva
|White, Gold
|Staff of Light
|Mata Nui
Shortly after his transformation from Takua to Takanuva he destroyed the other Rahkshi. The Toa Nuva aided in the building of Takanuva's vehicle, Ussanui. The plans for it were already stored inside his mind from the Avohkii. It would be created from Rahkshi and various Bohrok and be powered by Kraata. Takanuva used a Kraata to find Teridax as it would return to him. Takanuva destroyed his vehicle in order to break through the door to Teridax's lair. Hahli came out of the Ussanui and said that she would chronicle now that Takua was a Toa. Takanuva sent her to Kini-Nui to get the Matoran.
The battle between Teridax and Takanuva started. Teridax offered to play a game of Kohlii. They used their powers until the Matoran, Toa Nuva and Turaga arrived. Teridax then sealed them in by shutting the gate. Takanuva won the game but slamming a light powered Kohlii ball into Teridax while he was boasting. He rose once more to say he was protecting his brother and had a duty to the Mask of Shadows. Takanuva then tried to pull of his mask but failed resulting in the two falling into a pool of Eergized Protodermis. When a being rose it was not Takanuva or Makuta. It was both in one form. Takutanuva!!!
Takutanuva made his way to the gate shaped like Tahu's old Kanohi Hau. It opened to Metru Nui, which me wished the Matoran to their old home. While holding up the gate Hahli ran past with Jaller's Mask but Takutanuva stopped him. He used some of Terida's life powers to bring Jaller back to life. After using his powers Takutanuva was exhausted, the gate fell crushing Takutanuva, the two were separated and Takanuva was killed with his mask sliding to the side with the Matoran. The Turaga somehow bought him back to life.
Voya Nui
Once they arrived back to Mata Nui the Turaga started telling the stories of their past while boats were being made to travel to Metru Nui. They arrived at Metru Nui and everyone started to rebuild the city. Takanuva also helped defend the city from enemies. The Turaga told him that Mata Nui was dieing. It was the Toa Nuva's mission to travel to Voya Nui and find the Kanohi Ignika, the legendary Mask of Life. He wished to go with them but was told by Turaga Dume that it was his destiny to remain there and protect the Matoran. He was also told that no one could no what was happening with Mata Nui and where the Toa Nuva where
Soon after Takanuva was approached by Jaller. He had discovered that Mata Nui was dieing. Jaller managed to convince Takanuva to aid him and five Matoran he had gathered to go to Voya Nui, they started their journey, they traveled through a Underwater Chute and made it to a Cave where Takanuva's light powers failed. He made his way to an Archway but couldn't get through. No light could get through specially not a Toa of Light and he was forced to return to Metru Nui.
While strolling the city he saw Makuta Icarax dive into the Silver Sea. Icarax came out with the Kraahkan, the Mask of Shadow and Teridax's Mask. Before Takanuva got to the Makuat he was gone with the mask.
While protecting the city a few Frostelus tried to attack the city, luckily Takanuva managed to defeat them and send some away.
The Toa Mahri returned to Metru Nui after their travels to Voya Nui and Marhi Nui. But unfortunately Toa Matoro did not return as he had sacrificed himself to save Mata Nui from death. Takanuva and all of the other Matoran celebrated the life of a hero. After the celebration the Toa Mahri joined Takanuva protecting Metru Nui.
|Honorary Toa Nuva
|Black, Silver, and Gray
|Light, Shadow
|Tell the Toa Nuva information.
|Power Lance, Midak Skyblaster
|Karda Nui
Shadow Leech Attack
When Takanuva was walking around Metru Nui, Takanuva felt dark presence trying to get into his mind. He managed to find out who it was, A Dark Hunter named Dweller was hiding in the Archives. While he was going to the Archives to find him Makuta Icarax dropped a Shadow Leech. It hit him and started to suck the light out of him. Takanuva was a Toa of Light so it was extremely painful. Takanuva managed to shoot a small beam of light at the Shadow Leech destroying it. When he woke up he found himself lying in a Dead Rahi Specimen Examination room somewhere deep in the Archives. He realized that part of the light had been drained from him replacing it with shadow so he now had control over both elements.
While in that room he discovered that he was not alone. The others in the room were: Toa Helryx and Toa Krakua both members of the Order of Mata Nui. Helryx told Takanuva of the Orders existence and was told that they needed his help to help the Toa Nuva who were struggling in the Universes Core. Toa Krakua put a special Kratana on his mask. Vision appeared in his mind of the past of the Toa Mata that even they did not know.
Once the visions had ended Helryx told Takanuva that if they succeeded in re-awakening Mata Nui, Energy Storms would rage through Karda Nui and destroy everything. Originally it happened when Mata Nui took the control over the universe from Tren Krom. Everything would be destroyed except for the Codrex. Takanuva was told that he had to travel to Karda Nui and tell the Toa Nuva what would happen if they awaken the Great Spirit and to hide in the Codrex. Takanuva agreed to help his teammates and friends. He was anxious that no one would aid the Toa Mahri in their struggles in protecting the city when he was gone. It was then that Helryx introduced Brutaka, whom had beaten and captured Dweller. Takanuva was shocked, he had learnt from the Toa Mahri of Brutaka betraying his friends. Krakua broke things up by telling Takanuva that the Kanohi Olmak, Brutaka's Mask, would be his only way to reach the Toa Nuva in time. It was time for Takanuva to leave, he shook hands with Helryx and Krakua gave him the Great Sundial, though it had been shrunk o Takanuva could use it. Brutaka, using his mask, then sent Takanuva to Karda Nui even though it was damaged and not working as it was meant to.
Dimension Travels
City of Silver
Because Brutaka's mask was damaged it sent him to a different dimension. When he arrived he found himself standing in a forest that was full of black trees and beneath his feet was dying grass. He met a Spectral Mask which was floating. It told him that a village was in terrible trouble and needed help, Takanuva quickly ran to find this village and save it.
Takanuva arrived at the village to find that the village was full of massive silver towers. When he got inside the city he met a race of Purple and Black beings. These people were currently in combat wit with much larger creatures. Takanuva instantly believed that these were the center of the danger. He attack it which forced it to flee. But the small beings did not than him for what he just did, instead thy started laughing and locked him out of the village.
Takanuva confused then went to find the Spectral Mask once more. It told him that he had made a mistake. It said that he ran of before he could tell Takanuva of what happened. He also learned that the larger beings were actually kind and gentle, the one he had chased out was the last of it's kind still in the city as it had been taken over by the smaller beings. Takanuva decided to put things right and he searched for the beasts to try and convince them that he was on their side. After he succeeded he made a plan. Takanuva used his powers to make fireworks to distract the smaller beings and lure them out of the village, It worked and the larger beasts returned to their home.
Once he was done he returned to the Spectral Mask. It was happy with what Takanuva had done and said he had new wisdom that not to judge good and evil one what people look like but what they do. It opened a new dimensional gate. Takanuva went through the gate, thinking it would lead to Karda Nui but instead he ended up in another alternate dimension.
The Kingdom
After leaving the City of Silver with the aid of the Spectral Mask he jumped into another dimension. After appearing he noticed a Matoran who was familiar, Macku. Takanuva presented himself and Macku did not believe him because the Takanuva they knew was a Turaga not a Toa. She took Takanuva to see Axonn who said he believed he was Takanuva. Macku asked if he was crazy but Axonn did not believe so. He took Takanuva's Staff of Light as Turaga Takanuva disliked citizens walking with weapons. Takanuva decided to find Jaller and learn what was going on. It turned out that they were on Metru Nui but it was not called that. Jaller took Takanuva to the Wall of History where he learned that Matoro had failed to use the Mask of Life and Mata Nui died, but that was 10,000 years ago. He also learned that the Turaga of Metru Nui expected Matoro to fail and gather some of the Universes species and took them to Metru Nui. But it was then that the Makuta tried to migrate as well so the Order of Mata Nui and Takanuva fought against them. The alternate Takanuva made barriers of Light keeping the Makuta out. Then as his destiny was complete he used his remaining powers to make six new Toa, Balta, Dalu, Kapura, Velika, Defilak and Tanma. He then became a Turaga and became the leader of the Kingdom of the Great Spirit. He was in charge of the Kingdom with the aid of the council. It consisted of: Turaga Dume, Nektann, Roodaka, The Shadowed One, Helryx and a Nynrah Ghost.
Toa Takanuva decided to find Turaga Takanuva to find out what was happening. He traveled to the Coliseum but decided to send a message to Helryx, asking what in her plan was he meant to do at Karda Nui. Soon after he was escorted to Turaga Takanuva's personal chambers. The Turaga figured out that Toa Takanuva who was standing before him was his former self. He asked Toa Takanuva if he could find a way to fix the light barriers he had created so long ago. This was the only way to continue to keep Rahkshi and Makuta out of the Kingdom. If he succeeded they would send him back to his own universe.
Turaga Takanuva took Toa Takanuva and Toa Tanma to meet a Fe-Matoran Nynrah Ghost that would arm Toa Takanuva. He received a Power Lance and a Midak Skyblaster. Turaga Takanuva returned to Metru Nui while Toa Tanma and Takanuva headed to the nearest light barrier. Takanuva insisted that they go and visited Matoro beforehand. Takanuva convinced Matoro to come with him telling him that this would make him a hero once more.
The three Toa went to a old Bohrok tunnel underneath Po-Wahi where a light barrier had been installed. They discovered that nothing was wrong with it so Takanuva and Tanma decided to leave. However, they both heard noises behind them and quickly discovered that Matoro was fighting four Rahkshi alone. More Rahkshi were coming through and had Shadow armor on that allowed them to pass the barrier. After the three Toa had defeated the Rahkshi Teridax came through the barrier. It turned out that Teridax had forced Icarax out of his armor and absorbed all of the other Makuta. This turned him into a horrible sight of many Makuta all in one. Takanuva knocked Teridax's mask of and Tanma used his powers to destroy it. But Tanma was disintegrated by Teridax, who then made a Shadow hand to absorb Matoro. Takanuva tried to stop him from doing this but Matoro woould not let him. Teridax then threatened to kill Takanuva but began to feel strange as his will was pushed aside by Matoro's superior will power. The two struggled for the one body until it collapsed and they were both killed.
Takanuva then returned to the surface and told the council about the fight that had just been staged underground. He remained in Metru Nui to see a statue of Matoro being made in his honor. The Brutaka from that universe then used his Olmak to send Takanuva on to Karda Nui.
Toa Empire Alternate Universe
|Honorary Toa Nuva
|White, Silver, and Gray (disguised)
|Trying to find the Golden Armor
|Spherus Magna
Journey's End
Takanuva made it out of the Matoran Universe just after a squad of Rahkshi of Heat Vision. He got out but was struck by a blast of Air created by a Glatorian named Gresh. This attack angered Takanuva who attacked Gresh.
During the battle, the two realised they were both fighting for the same cause and formed an alliance. Takanuva then accompanied Tahu as he witnessed the scattering of the Golden Armor. Takanuva then went off to search for any pieces he could retrieve from the enemy. He was ambushed by two Rahkshi of Heat vision and was brought to the ground. He then created a hologram of himself, which jumped directly between the two Rahkshi and caused them both to attack each other in an attempt to strike the hologram. Takanuva used this distraction to retrieve a piece of the Golden Armor and returned it to Tahu. Affter Teridax's Death, he started a new life on Spherus Magna.
- "All beings make mistakes, at some time. But part of a hero is admitting you were wrong and fixing them."
- — Spectral Mask, Journey of Takanuva
- Takanuva was the only Toa of Light ever to exist in the canon Bionicle Storyline.
- Makuta Tridax travelled to a number of Alternate Universes and stole the Takanuvas of each one to build an army of Shadow Takanuvas.
- BIONICLE: Journey of Takanuva
- BIONICLE Legends 10: Swamp of Secrets
- The Truth Mentioned Only
- Comic 6: All that Glitters
|Toa Mata/Toa Nuva(v|e)
|Tahu • Gali • Lewa • Pohatu • Onua • Kopaka
Takanuva (Honorary Member)
|Av-Matoran (v|e)
|Tanma • Photok • Solek • Takua • Radiak • Gavla • Kirop
|Makutaverse Rebellion Force(v|e)
|Team 1: Tahu
Lariska Jerbraz "Guardian" (Deceased) Johmak Kopeke Krahka Onua
Team 2: Kapura Macku Hafu Tuyet Lewa/Tren Krom
Team 3: Takanuva Pohatu
|BIONICLE sets of 2003
|Regular sets:
|8581 Kopeke | 8582 Matoro | 8583 Hahli | 8584 Hewkii | 8585 Hafu | 8586 Macku
|Bohrok Kal sets:
|8573 Nuhvok-Kal | 8574 Tahnok-Kal | 8575 Kohrak-Kal | 8576 Lehvak-Kal | 8577 Pahrak-Kal | 8578 Gahlok-Kal
|Rahkshi sets:
|8587 Panrahk | 8588 Kurahk | 8589 Lerahk | 8590 Guurahk | 8591 Vorahk | 8592 Turahk | 8580 Kraata
|Boxed sets:
| 8593 Makuta | 8594 Jaller & Gukko | 8595 Takua and Pewku | 8596 Takanuva & Ussanui
|[ full list ]
|BIONICLE sets of 2008
|Regular sets:
|8944 Tanma | 8945 Solek | 8946 Photok | 8947 Radiak | 8948 Gavla | 8949 Kirop |
|Phantoka sets:
|8685 Toa Kopaka | 8686 Toa Lewa | 8687 Toa Pohatu | 8691 Antroz | 8692 Vamprah | 8693 Chirox
|Mistika sets:
|8688 Toa Gali | 8689 Toa Tahu | 8690 Toa Onua | 8694 Krika | 8695 Gorast | 8696 Bitil
|Boxed sets:
|8697 Toa Ignika | 8698 Vultraz | 8699 Takanuva | 8941 Rockoh T3 | 8942 Jetrax T6 | 8943 Axalara T9 | 8952 Mutran and Vican | 8953 Makuta Icarax | 8954 Mazeka
|[ full list ]
|BIONICLE sets of 2010
|Regular sets:
|7116 Tahu | 7117 Gresh | 7135 Takanuva | 7136 Skrall | 7137 Piraka | 7138 Rahkshi
|[ full list ]


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The Pixel Pad is a Sniper weapon created by BastionMann.
Appearance Edit
It resemble a smart phone or an iPad. It has a button from below the weapon, a newbie's head on the screen, a latter "iPixel" below the newbie's head and a pixel gun symbol behind the weapon.
When shooting, the user will press a button and a flash will flash out from behind weapon, resemblance taking a screenshot. However it doesn't actually take a screenshot. Just act like take a screenshot.
Strategy Edit
It has a low damage for the higher level players, slow rate of fire, low capacity and good mobility.
Tips Edit
- Go for weakened players for better ammunition conserving and quicker kill registering.
- This gun DOES have a scope despite it being invisible so you can use it in medium range and higher.
- Don't stop strafing while attempting to get a kill.
Counters Edit
- Pick off its users from long ranges.
Trivia Edit
- This weapon is a parody of an iPad.


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EVENT OVERVIEW: Jenny Milchman will appear to discuss her new mystery novel As Night Falls. This event will be the launch of The Rainy Day Books Mystery Book Club, led by Becci West, Assistant Manager of Rainy Day Books and longtime former owner of I Love A Mystery Bookstore.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Jenny Milchman is the author of Cover of Snow, which won the Mystery Writers of America's Mary Higgins Clark Award, Ruin Falls, and As Night Falls. She is the chair of International Thriller Writers' Debut Authors Program, a member of the Mystery Writers of America and New York Writers Workshop, and the creator and organizer of Take Your Child to a Bookstore Day, which is celebrated annually in all fifty states. Milchman lives in the Hudson Valley with her family.
ABOUT THE NEW BOOK: Gazing out at the shadowy woods, Sandy has no idea that tonight her life will be forever changed. As a late autumn sky darkens over the Adirondack mountains, and the threat of a heavy snowfall looms, the mood in the Tremont house is already charged with tension. Upstairs in her bedroom, teenage Ivy listens to music and broods, while below in the kitchen, Sandy sips coffee and tries not to take her daughter's latest snit personally. But when her husband Ben, a wilderness guide, arrives home, the troubled atmosphere immediately lightens—and Sandy can push all the discord to the back of her mind. Nearby, two desperate men on the run make their way through the fading light, bloodstained and determined to leave no loose ends or witnesses. After nearly two decades as prison cellmates, they have become a deadly team: Harlan the muscle, Nick the mind and will. As they approach a secluded house, its spacious windows revealing a cozy scene within, Nick instinctually knows that here he will find what he's looking for—before disappearing north. When he opens the door to the Tremont home, Nick brings with him a long legacy of terror. Armed with only the truth, Sandy must fight to protect the family she loves, even as a terrible secret threatens to drag her into the darkness.
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The Diseases Caused by Smoking
There are many serious and often fatal diseases caused by smoking.
The most common of these are:
- coronary heart disease
- cancer of the lung
- chronic bronchitis, emphysema and other lung diseases.
- The list of smoking-related diseases includes the following.
- Coronary heart disease
Atherosclerosis - this is the build-up of fatty deposits and loss of elasticity in the artery walls which can lead to a range of diseases including strokes, peripheral vascular disease and gangrene, and aortic and other aneurysms
Buerger's disease, which can also lead to gangrene.
- Cancers
- Lung
- Mouth, nose and throat
- Larynx
- Oesophagus
- Pancreas
- Bladder
- Stomach
- Leukaemia
- Kidney
- Respiratory
- Chronic bronchitis, emphysema and other lung diseases
- Recurrent infections in the airways
- Damage and loss of efficiency in the lungs
Peptic ulcers (these are ulcers in the stomach and duodenum increase both in incidence and the time they take to heal.
Tobacco amblyopia (defective vision)
Effects on fertility.
Smoking can also increase the incidence and severity of everyday complaints which people often do not realise are related to their smoking such as coughing, sneezing and shortness of breath when they exertthemselves.
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By our Sports Reporter
GUWAHATI, Feb 17: Jorhat Men's Futures, the World Ranking Tourment, will kick off at Jorhat Tennis Club in resurfaced courts on Saturday. The signing-in for the Qualifying Draw has been a full house of 32 players of which three are from abroad- Netherlands, Great Britain and Australia.
Meanwhile Five players from the the North East will be playing this ITF Futures. Two of them, both from Assam, are in the Main Draw. Among the remaining three one from Aruchal Pradesh and another two from Assam and they are in the Qualifying Rounds. The Wild Cards have been given to four players in main draw and six in the qualifying round.
List of players who received Wild Card:
Main Draw: Parikshit Somanì. Sheikh Mohammed Iftikher, Shahbaaz Khan, Adil Kalyanpur. Qualifying round: Rohan Gogoi, Mingkhi Talom, Vasisht Cheruku, Anshuman Gulia, Koonwar Gupta, Jagmeet Singh.
List of top eight seedes (main draw): N.Sriram Balaji, Vishnu Vardhan, Karunuday Singh, Markos Kalovelonis, Sasi Kumar Mukund, N.Vijay Sunder Prasanth, Sidhart Rawas and Jose Fco Vidalazorin( Spain ).


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Issue 52 (2016)
Bakur Bakuradze: Brother Dejan. The General (Brat Deian, 2015)
reviewed by Justin Wilmes© 2016
In one of the opening shots of Bakur Bakuradze's new film Brother Dejan, we look upon the protagonist through a narrowly cracked door as he sits pensively in a kitchen. The framing of this shot initiates a two-hour glimpse into a life otherwise unknowable and unfathomable to us. Dejan Stanić, a former general of the Serbian army during the Yugoslav Wars of the 1990s, has lived in hiding for 10 years and is wanted by The Hague for war crimes. The camera follows him as he sits smoking in cramped, hide-out apartments, hikes through woods, and looks down from hillsides at the country where not long ago he was a hero. Director Bakuradze's characteristic long, silent takes accentuate Dejan's nearly impenetrable stoicism. His post-war life, or perhaps "afterlife," is that of a living ghost (his wife even petitions to have him declared legally dead). Although his freedom has been preserved, it is deprived of any vitality. Cut off from his wife and son, and society as a whole, he is left with only his devoted ward Slavko. Thus Brother Dejan depicts a sort of living purgatory for this alleged war criminal in hiding.
Entirely devoid of tendentiousness, however, the film gives little indication of the culpability of the former general. It neither triumphs at cosmic justice nor shows him as a victim of shifting political winds, leaving the viewer to wonder about his past. Rather Brother Dejan is a case study in human suffering and alienation, one with which director Bakuradze clearly identifies. Breaking up the film's "paradocumentary" aesthetic, the director inserts himself into the film, envisioning and staging the action. Before we see Dejan standing outside of his former home, gazing mournfully up from the street at his wife through the window, Bakuradze appears in the same spot, gazing at this window, trying to imagine the character and his emotional state. These unconventional insertions of the director into the film—rather than postmodern simulacra or playful nods to detractors of docufiction—draw a human connection between director and subject that is the true pulse of the film. As the title suggests, even the reviled war criminal Dejan is our "brother." Bakuradze's attempts to identify with his subject evoke the existential "staring down" of suffering and the imperative of human compassion.
Brother Dejan, Bakuradze's third feature film, departs in a number of interesting ways from his previous work. The director continues his collaboration with cinematographer Nikolai Vavilov and scriptwriter Il'ia Malakhov, but leaves behind the contemporary Russian setting of his previous films Shultes (2008) and The Hunter (Okhotnik, 2011), taking his crew to Serbia and working with an entirely Serbian cast. Filmed in two phases in 2013 and 2014, Brother Dejan was shown at the 2015 Locarno Film Festival and Russian festivals Kinotavr and Window to Europe [Okno v Evropu]. The film also had a very limited box office release in late 2015, when it was shown in Moscow at only a single theater. It received no prizes at festivals, but enjoyed a positive, if somewhat muted, response from critics.
Brother Dejan's limited resonance is due, at least in part, to the uncompromising artistic decisions of its director. The film is thematically and aesthetically bold in conception, but its execution at times leaves much to be desired. If Bakuradze's previous work demanded patience and attention from the viewer, neglecting action and plot in favor of documentary, material reality, Brother Dejan goes even further in its demands. It provides little-to-no exposition and the unprepared viewer may only piece together what is taking place halfway through the film. The narrative is a loose stitching together of roughly shot, documentary-style fragments. Lengthy scenes of Dejan hiking, shot with a shaky handheld camera, or sitting silent and immobile in Spartan surroundings, impart the authenticity of the real and everyday. But they also frustrate the viewer, forcing him or her to endure the tedium of this life along with the protagonist. Whereas in Bakuradze's earlier films the heroes' alienation was often redeemed by lyrically framed scenes and austere beauty, there is little of this in Brother Dejan. Subsequent viewings, however, allow for greater understanding and appreciation of the film. The director's stalwart arthouse ethos denies easy forms of identification, but with the proper investment from the viewer, Brother Dejan's difficulty and ambiguities lead to a meaningful viewing experience.
The portrait of Dejan is one of both suffering and resignation. Like Meursault in Albert Camus' The Outsider, Dejan adapts to his bleak circumstances. He seems to find some meaning in the beauty of nature surrounding his remote confines and, remarks to old friends that the countryside where he lives is "very good." He has a television but, apparently indifferent to current events, doesn't watch it. Dejan lives primarily through memories. Fragmentary scenes from his past, shot with a sepia filter, are interspersed throughout without clear significance. In one, he recalls resting with his army detachment in the forest; in another, going for a swim in a picturesque lake. The editing and transitions between his present and past create a cinematic stream of consciousness, providing mimetic insight into Dejan's existence. One of Dejan's memories, however, reappears several times in the film—the cold-blooded execution of a man who has wandered into hostile territory during the war—suggesting that the General is tormented not only by his isolation, but also by his conscience.
Despite Dejan's silent resignation, he makes several desperate attempts to reconnect with his former life. Risking capture, he sneaks away from his guards on multiple occasions and visits Belgrade. In one scene, he visits the grave of his daughter, who died during the war in the 1990s; in another, his wife, whom he has not seen for over a decade. In this poignant scene, husband and wife embrace in silence and stare into each other's faces with pained expressions of understanding and love. Such moments reveal another human side of Dejan that has languished for over a decade in his bleak and apparently hopeless circumstances.
After eleven years in hiding, Dejan is finally captured by the authorities, possibly due to his own incautious trips to Belgrade where he is spotted by various eye witnesses. We wonder – maybe Dejan wants to be caught? His isolated freedom is perhaps worse than captivity or death. He is a symbol of the trauma of the Yugoslav Wars that pitted brother against brother, the effects of which continue to be felt today. Bakuradze's turn to the subject of post-war alienation and identity issues in Serbia is then an entirely logical choice. Having exhausted the alienation of the contemporary Russian subject—ideologically and historically adrift following the collapse of the USSR and the tumultuous 1990s—Bakuradze turned to a composite, fictional figure of a Serbian war criminal to explore post-traumatic society and the alienation of the individual. While Brother Dejan is indeed a "critics' film" that will frustrate most mainstream viewers, it is nonetheless an artistic achievement, innovative, bold, and full of meaning.
Justin Wilmes
East Carolina University
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Brother Dejan, Russian and Serbian co-production, 2015
Color, 113 minutes
Director: Bakur Bakuradze
Scriptwriters: Bakur Bakuradze and Il'ia Malakhov
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Santosha: Contentment
In nearly every translation of Yoga Sutra II.42, santosha is interpreted as the greatest happiness, the underlying joy that cannot be shaken by life's tough moments, by injustice, hardship, bad luck. "Contentment is really about accepting life as it is," says Bell. "It's not about creating perfection. Life will throw whatever it wants at you, and you ultimately have little control. Be welcoming of what you get."
You can practice this on the mat quite easily, by acknowledging your tendency to strive to do a perfect pose and accepting the one you've got. "There's no guarantee that you'll get enlightened when you do a backbend with straight arms, or touch your hands to the floor in Uttanasana," says Bell. "The process of santosha is relaxing into where you are in your pose right now and realizing that it is perfect." Lasater compares santosha to the deep relaxation possible in Savasana (Corpse Pose). "You can't run after contentment," Lasater says. "It has to find you. All you can do is try to create the space for it."
If you release your mind from constantly wanting your situation to be different, you'll find more ease. "It's not fatalism; it's not to say you can't change your reality," says Cope. "But just for the moment, can you let go of the war with reality? If you do, you'll be able to think more clearly and be more effective in making a difference."
During those times when you don't feel content, just act for one moment as if you were. You might kick-start a positive feedback loop, which can generate real contentment. It might feel absurd when your inner landscape isn't shiny and bright, but the simple physical act of turning up the corners of your mouth can have amazing effects. "Smile," suggests Devi. "It changes everything. Practicing smiling is like planting the seed of a mighty redwood. The body receives the smile, and contentment grows. Before you know it, you're smiling all the time." Whether you're practicing asana or living life, remember to find joy in the experience.
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Stars Open Road Trip with 3-0 Shutout Win in ChicagoMar 19, 2015
ROSEMONT, Ill. -- Jack Campbell's third straight win in net was a big one as the Texas Stars shut out the Chicago Wolves in a 3-0 win on Thursday night at Allstate Arena to open up their four-game road trip and take over sixth place in the AHL's Western Conference.
Campbell stopped 27 shots for his first shutout of the season and the fifth overall for Texas (30-18-13-1). Travis Morin (two assists) and Derek Hulak (goal, assist) each tallied multi-point nights for the Stars, who are now 9-2-3-0 in their last 14 games and have won five straight.
The Stars continue their road-trip on Saturday when they visit the Milwaukee Admirals at 7 p.m.
Texas scored two of their three goals on the power play as Scott Glennie buried the first one at 8:29 of the first for his 12th of the season and a 1-0 Stars lead. Justin Dowling added an assist to extend his point streak to five games. Julius Honka was also credited with a helper on the goal.
In period two, Derek Meech added to the Texas lead with a power play goal of his own when Derek Hulak's shot from the right side of the crease opened up a rebound opportunity for the veteran defenseman to score his 10th of the season at 4:30. Travis Morin added the second assist on the goal as well.
Campbell held the fort in the third long enough for Hulak to score an empty-net goal from the red line with just under two minutes to play for his 17th of the year. The Stars kept the Chicago (29-25-6-1) offense in check the rest of the way to seal the shutout win.
Texas finished 2-for-8 on the power play while the Wolves went 0-for-4.
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Soph's at school now full-time. (!) I readily armed myself with a list of things to do this week that have been utterly neglected over the summer. Well, only one thing was ignored, and rightfully so: weeding. It was a chore I was dreading but it turned out to be surprisingly pleasant. Did I just say that? I'd say the reason was because Soph's tucked away at school being kept busy, there was no timeline for me to finish by, and I had my iPod to keep me musically occupied.
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n. 1 a person who directs the performance of an orchestra or choir etc. 2 (fem. conductress) a a person who collects fares in a bus etc. b US an official in charge of a train. 3 Physics a a thing that conducts or transmits heat or electricity, esp. regarded in terms of its capacity to do this (a poor conductor). b = lightning-conductor. 4 a guide or leader. 5 a manager or director. øconductor rail a rail transmitting current to an electric train etc. øøconductorship n. [ME f. F conducteur f. L conductor (as conduct)]
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'Stranger Things 2' brings much of the same joy back, but loses some of the magic
The gang from Hawkins, Indiana is back; a year older and a little bit wiser as they take on a new, but familiar challenge, in the second season of Netflix's '80s love letter, "Stranger Things."
For all intents and purposes, the latest season, which was released on Oct. 27, is a sequel. Many of the themes and motifs that run throughout these nine episodes are ones that you would see pop up in one of the great, or not so great, movie sequels from '80s pop culture behemoths like John Carpenter and Steven Spielberg.
The show leans more heavily into the feelings and troubles that many 8th graders face: romance, independence and maintaining friendships while hormones rage and rumble.
To establish some of those changes in the "Goonies"-esque cast of middle schoolers, a new character is brought on: Max ( Sadie Sink). While the inclusion of another female character on the show is a welcome sight, Max feels like more of a token than the other characters -- which is saying something.
While it's easy to get behind the feisty redhead, the inclusion of yet another protagonist stretches the already deep cast a little too thin. Sure it's fun to see her interact with fan-favorites like Dustin ( Gaten Matarazzo) and Lucas (Caleb McLaughlin), but it's hard not to question if that screen time could have been better used focusing on some of the characters fans were so invested in last season.
Unlike last season, which started with a slew of dark, eerie and, yes, strange, events, this season opts for a lighter tone. Sure, the threats to Hawkins are still there, but it's hard to be as moved by disgruntled pumpkin farmers and other government cover-ups, when we had iconic scenes like Will ( Noah Schnapp) being taken to the "Upside Down" or Barb (Shannon Purser) being attacked at the pool.
But the show could never be what fans wanted it to be coming into this season. If the Duffer brothers decided on the " Star Wars" route for sequels and started handing out losses to the good guys left and right, then they would have lost what made the show so deeply compelling in the first place.
It might have been a shocking, yet effective twist, to have one of the fan-favorites killed off, but the value of every single one of the younger characters, from Eleven ( Millie Bobby Brown) to Steve (Joe Keery), goes far beyond their role in the plot. Something that the show somewhat loses sight of this season is honing in on those characters, fleshing them out and making them feel like more than just an amalgamation of '80s tropes.
And that's not a knock on the actors. Brown, Keery and David Harbour, the well-meaning, gritty sheriff Jim Hopper, are even more likeable and interesting this season. Every single scene with those actors instantly becomes memorable, meme-able and moving, in a way that stands out on an already captivating show.
But these actors don't get a consistent enough chance to pull the focus of the show away from the sometimes rote plot that should be the secondary focus, given the power of the characters.
Thankfully, the less-than-innovative sci-fi plot is not enough to put "Stranger Things 2" in a sophmore slump, or anything close to it. Despite a frustrating pace in the first half of the season, the absolute thrill ride that is the culminating showdown, and stellar visuals throughout, make this season a pleasure to watch. Moments like Steve dropping Dustin off at the dance, or Hopper riding in the truck with Eleven, are exactly what makes this show so special.
Sure all the shootouts, chases and movie allusions are cool, but "Stranger Things" excels because of its cast of loveable, utterly human, sometimes over-the-top, character relationships.
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Lessons from the EROS Experiment
Jonathan Shapiro - Johns Hopkins University
Mar 10, 2004
AbstractEROS is a capability-based operating system that runs on Pentium family processors. Along with the L4 microkernel, EROS is currently one of the two fastest microkernels in the world. EROS is the first high-performance capability system to run on commodity hardware, the first to be based on a decidable formal access model, and the first for which formal verification of higher-level security policies has been successfully completed. Arguably, it is also the first for which enough application code has been built to allow retrospective evaluation of the system's practical strengths and weaknesses.
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Buckle up folks, as the wait for the March 31st return of HBO and R.R. Martin's Game of Thrones season three winds down, the HBO marketing blitz will be kicking it into overdrive. Yesterday HBO unleashed a new Game of Thrones promo Chaos.
It features the voice of Aiden Gillen, who plays Littlefinger, the Master of Coin and one of the most scheming of players in the Game of Thrones. Chaos is the subject and while Littlefinger regales us with his wisdom, we get a look at the major players in this game of life and death, power and pride.
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Georgia would regulate and tax fantasy sports under a bill proposed in the state House, a year after the previous state attorney general's office cast doubt on whether the games were legal.
H.B. 118 would require consumer protections, annual registration fees and a tax set at 6 percent of revenue for fantasy sports operators doing business in Georgia. The bill is due to be considered by the House Ways and Means Committee, whose vice chairman, Rep. Trey Kelley (R), is sponsoring it.
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A similar bill—although without the 6 percent tax—died in the Georgia Senate last year shortly after the attorney general's office provided "informal" guidance deeming fantasy sports to be illegal gambling. Then-Attorney General Sam Olens (R) has since left the position for a university president job and was replaced by Chris Carr (R), who previously ran the Georgia Department of Economic Development.
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