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Idle Eyes
Idle Eyes
|Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
|Years active
2002 –present
|Tad Campbell
|Past members
|Glenn R. Smith
Miles Fox Hill
John Webster
Phil Robertson
Randy Booth
Al Webster
Bud Omstead
Dave Stone
Bruce Mckenzie
Scotty Hall
Russel Newell
Gus Vassos
Tony Ferraro
Mark Poy
Randy Heibert
Kelly Cook
Thom Christiansen
Donna McConville
Dudley Welsh
Mike Poulter
Kevin O'Brien
Bill Miekle
Don Biggar
James Chadwick
Steve Elaschuk
Terry Alton
Larry Pardue
Kevin Swain
Idle Eyes is a Canadian rock and roll band from Vancouver, British Columbia.[1] They are best known for the Canadian hit single "Tokyo Rose", which peaked at #16 on RPM's Canadian singles chart in June 1985. David Bruce "Tad" Campbell is the group's singer, chief songwriter and sole constant member.
The band had its genesis in 1980 while Campbell was travelling in Australia, when he encountered an advertisement for a local band looking for a guitarist.[2] He joined the band, which spent several months as the house band at a resort in the Whitsunday Islands, during which time they were also joined by new vocalist Donna McConville, who would also become Campbell's girlfriend.[3] They later moved to Townsville,[2] where they recorded early demos of several songs that would eventually end up on the band's first two albums.[2]
Campbell eventually returned to Canada with McConville,[2] putting together a new lineup since most of the original Australian members had not moved with them.[2] The band lineup changed frequently over the early years,[2] including McConville eventually leaving the band when her relationship with Campbell ended.[2] She returned to Australia, where she became a backing vocalist for John Farnham.[2]
The band was nearly dormant when Campbell made a last-ditch effort to record a demo, which he sent to Payolas manager Cliff Jones in the hopes of securing a recording contract.[2] Jones responded favourably, so Campbell and drummer Phil Robertson recruited Glenn R. Smith, Miles Fox Hill and John Webster to record the band's self-titled debut album.[3]
The singles "Tokyo Rose" and "All Day" won awards from SOCAN as two of the top ten most played songs on Canadian radio that year.[2] The band toured extensively as an opening act for Loverboy, Bryan Adams,[2] Tears for Fears,[3] Toto,[3] The Human League[4] and Red Rider,[2] as well as at a nationally televised Expo 86 gala which also featured Adams, Loverboy, Sheena Easton, Véronique Béliveau and Kenny Rogers.[5]
Also in 1985, Campbell participated in the recording of "Actions Speak Louder Than Words", a charity single to raise money for Canadian food banks, alongside Mike Reno, Paul Dean and Matt Frenette of Loverboy, Darby Mills of Headpins, Johnnie Dee and Derry Grehan of Honeymoon Suite, Paul Hyde, Carole Pope and Murray McLauchlan.[6]
Idle Eyes were nominated for three Juno Awards in 1985, winning for Most Promising New Group.[7] Other awards included six West Coast Music Awards, winning group of the year honors in 1985 and 1986.[2] Campbell won Songwriter of the Year in 1985 for "Tokyo Rose", which was also named Song of the Year.[2]
Their second album Love's Imperfection was produced by Michael Beinhorn and engineered by Bob Rock at the Little Mountain Studio.[2] Released at Christmastime with no videos,[2] the album sold fewer than 20,000 units and the band was dropped from their label a few months later.[2] The band carried on for a few years, with a revolving line up and a minor hit, "Blue Train", from their independently produced third album Standing at the Edge.[2] A best-of album, Land of the Midnight Sun, was released in 1994 and featured six new songs.[2]
After the band's breakup in 1994, Campbell formed the bands Leghold Trap, Millions of Brazilians and Big Daddio before reforming Idle Eyes in the early 2000s.[2]
- Idle Eyes - 1985 #42 CAN
- Love's Imperfection - 1986 #93 CAN
- Standing at the Edge - 1988
- Land of the Midnight Sun - 1994 (released as "Tad Campbell & Idle Eyes")
- Karma Cops - 2000
- Bites Back - 2002
- "Tokyo Rose" (1986) #16 CAN
- "Two Rivers" (1986)
- "All Day" (1986)
- "In Your Room" (1987)
- "Sandra" (1987) #83 CAN
- "Chains Have Fallen" (1988)
- "Standing at the Edge" (1988)
- "Blue Train" (1989)
- Tad Campbell (lead vocals, rhythm guitar)
- Phil Robertson (drums)
- Glenn R. Smith (guitars)
- Miles Fox Hill (bass)
- Scotty Hall (Guitar — Loves Imperfection)
- Bruce MacKenzie (Keyboard - Loves Imperfection and post 1985)
- John Webster (Keyboard - Idle Eyes 1985 tour)
- Touring members post 1988
- Randy Booth (Bass)
- Al Webster (Drums)
Additional touring members post 1988[edit]
- Bud Omstead (Bass-loves imperfection tour 1986)
- Dave Stone (keys)
- Russel Newell (drums)
- Gus Vassos (vocals)
- Tony Ferraro (drums)
- Mark Poy (keys)
- Patrick Miles (guitar)
- Kelly Cook (bass)
- Thom Christiansen (bass)
First version of Idle Eyes[edit]
- Donna McConville (lead vocals, keyboards)
- Dudley Welsh (drums)
- Mike Poulter (bass)
- Kevin O'Brien (bass, saxophone, vocals)
- Bill Miekle (saxophone)
- Don Biggar (bass)
- James Chadwick (drums)
- Steve Elaschuk (bass)
- Terry Alton (guitar)
- Larry Pardue (bass, vocals)
- Kevin Swain (bass, vocals)
- Citations
- ^ "Vancouver boogies to distinct beat". The Globe and Mail. June 7, 1986. p. D3.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "Idle Eyes". jam.canoe.ca. JAM! Canadian Pop Encyclopedia. 29 November 2004. Retrieved 24 October 2005.
- ^ a b c d Quill, Greg (May 31, 1985). "Zeller returns with psychobilly band". Toronto Star. p. D12.
- ^ Niester, Alan (January 31, 1987). "Human League is starting to come alive". The Globe and Mail. p. E4.
- ^ "Comic Howie Mandel keeps it light for Expo gala". Broadcast Week (The Globe and Mail). May 17, 1986. p. 8.
- ^ Lacey, Liam (December 12, 1985). "Rockers cry out for the poor". The Globe and Mail. p. D5.
- ^ Lacey, Liam (November 5, 1985). "Young rockers step to the fore". The Globe and Mail. p. C1.
External links[edit]
- Idle Eyes official website
- Idle Eyes CanConRox entry
- Idle Eyes discography at Allmusic
- Musical groups established in 1983
- Musical groups disestablished in 1994
- Musical groups reestablished in 2002
- Musical groups from Vancouver
- Canadian pop rock music groups
- 1983 establishments in British Columbia
- 1994 disestablishments in British Columbia
- 2002 establishments in British Columbia
- Canadian new wave musical groups
- Juno Award for Breakthrough Group of the Year winners


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Yamamoto's work is currently on display at the Hakone Open-Air Museum in Kanagawa, Japan.
After he has finished displaying an installation, Yamamoto requests that the salt be returned to the sea in order to make its journey 'full circle'.

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|"Right at the end of the bar, left at Bruce Lee" - 8/19/2011
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A dive bar classic. The gluten free beer is the only reminder you're still west of Gresham. I approve.
|cheap beer in the Pearl. Whoohoo! - 5/19/2011
I love that I can get some cheap beer in the Pearl! I was there tonight for some good ol' cheap Miller. Other times I've been my regular is the garlic honey wings. So good. This place is an escape for sure. An escape from reality. Def a dive
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Classic dive bar feel with cheap drinks and one of the best burgers Ive had in a long time.
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I was attracted by the name (a sucker for the underdog, and one that admits it) and the general look of the place fits the description. There are awful velvet paintings, cheap seats, a black light in the back, and ugly dark wood paneling all around. However, the music was along alternative lines - Modest Mouse instead of The Knaack, for example - but not at all pretentious. The bartenders seemed dubious of non-regulars but were cordial once engaged. Food was an assortment of inexpensive comfort foods and everything we ordered was just right for that purpose - thick, creamy, yummy baked mac & cheese, tasty tater tots, a sublime bleu cheese & bacon burger. Nothing fancy but why would one expect that of Low Brow Lounge? Drinks were also of the basic variety - no infused vodkas or liquers - and were average strength for an average price ($7-8 cocktails). A good out-of-the-way spot for dinner before hijinx, I'd say.


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The Programme of Action (PoA) under the National Policy on Education (NPE), 1986 envisaged conduct of a common entrance examination on all India basis for admission to professional and technical programmes in the country. For admission to engineering, pharmacy and architecture/planning programmes. Government of India vide Resolution dated 18th October 2001 has laid down a Three – Exam Scheme (JEE and AIEEE at the National Level and the State Level Engineering Entrance Examinations (SLEEE) for State Level Institutions – with an option to join AIEEE). This takes care of varying admission standards in these programmes and helps in maintenance of professional standards. This also solves problems of overlaps and reduces physical, mental and financial burden on students and their parents due to multiplicity for entrance examinations.
Accordingly, first All India Engineering Pharmacy and Architecture Entrance Examination (AIEEE) was held on 19th May 2002. 190045 out of 211696 students registered at 396 centres in 65 cities appeared for the Examination. 7116 seats in 102 institutions (including 11 deemed universities) were offered through this examination. AlA centralized counseling had been organized for filling up the All India seats.
To further streamline admissions though AIEEE based on the recommendations of a Committee under the chairmanship of Chairman, University Grants Commission (UGC), several steps have been taken up this year. Eligibility criteria has been reviewed. Keeping in view greater variety of subjects offered by different School Boards at the 10+2 level, more subject combinations in qualifying examination (10+2) would new be possible. For the convenience of candidates, provision for on- line submission of application form has also been made this year.
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Not too much else is going on. I've begun to put together my Korean "bucket list" (gah, isn't there a less-lame way to say that?) since I have, at last count and as long as things go according to plan, 6 weekends left in Korealand. My list looks like this thus far.
-Visit the DMZ
-See Phantom of the Opera (going next Saturday! wooo!)
-Wine Train (unlimited wine, plus vineyard tour, plus a full day=awesome)
-See Nanta
-Tattoo myself (this one may not happen since, technically, tattooing is illegal in Korea. And just because there are a lot of good underground artists doesn't mean I have the time and/or resources to find someone that's not going to give me Hep A and write "slut" in Korean on my flesh.)
-Have a bitchin goodbye party that includes nuraebang and dancing.
-Go up Namsan Tower
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So if you are in Korea, or have been in Korea, and have any good ideas about something I should do before I leave forever and ever, let me know. There are some things I know I won't be able to do due to weather constraints-going back to Sokcho, visiting Ganghwa Island, and heading down to Jeju for some time on the island are examples of activities better suited for the sweet, sweet summertime. But I'm not too bummed about it, and would just like to make the most of the exploratory time I have left.
On a side note, here is a funny little dish offered up on menu in a restaurant that the BF and I popped into on Saturday night.
And on another side note, here is the man in my life…I think he's a keeper.


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Bigger breach of Internet privacy
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The telecoms claim that in light of the sorry state of online privacy, fretting about DPI is like worrying about window blinds on a house that has no walls, as an industry consultant said at the same hearing.
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Worse, ISPs know everything: where you browse, how long you stay there and, oh, who you really are. They can record the full range of your online behavior and know enough about you to link up with innumerable conventional data sources.
They can rent out a road map to where you've been and what you've done that reveals more than anything even you could compile.
The U.S. public has been remarkably quiescent about this. In Britain, when news leaked out that an advertising firm called Phorm had run secret DPI trials with British telecoms, consumers were furious, and the government declared companies would need to seek explicit consent from consumers.
But when Charter Communications, with 2.7 million customers one of the bigger U.S. ISPs, announced a pilot DPI program with the ad company NebuAd, coverage was sparse and public reaction muted.
Although surveys consistently show consumers are uncomfortable about having their browsing histories pimped, sites that do so don't seem to incur public wrath.
FTC staff has proposed principles intended to give Internet users details about what information is used for and by whom, and allow them to opt for privacy (albeit at the cost of access to some Web sites.) Lawmakers are talking about an online privacy bill of rights in the next Congress.
But it's a curiously limp reform effort, less a movement than a gesture.
Unlike the broad public outrage in 2003 over broadcasting ownership consolidation, online privacy, which especially in its DPI form is even more disturbing, has a thin and lonely constituency.
That's too bad. History suggests that the window for adopting sensible and fair-minded rules on a new medium opens only early in its development and shuts quickly.
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Middle Eastern-style spiced baked apples
4 large apples
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100g dried fruit (eg apricots, raisins, dates)
50g pomegranate seeds
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80g muscovado sugar
1 tbs pomegranate molasses
½ tsp rosewater
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I like to think of myself as fairly middle of the road on most matters in life. I wasn't always this way. I used to see things a little more black and white. Now I see a lot of grey. I don't like to label myself as neutral either. To me neutral comes off like I really don't care either way, when in fact I really do. I guess moderate is a better term. There are some issues I care about deeply on one side, and some issues I care about deeply on the other side, and some things I'm just split right down the middle on.
Being moderate like this can make it difficult to watch or read any form of the news. Whether you believe it or not, it's all biased. No, your political side is not right about everything. All media is biased because all people are biased. And people run the media. I might feel like I'm a moderate but then that's only because I'm biased to what I call moderate.
I really hate that I can't turn on my TV and get the straight facts anymore. Maybe we never really could. Then you throw social media into the mix, and it's impossible to tell what the truth is. It's like a mass game of "Telephone" where one statement keeps getting passed along until it reaches a point where it's nowhere near what it was once meant to be.
It seems that people decide their verdict and then search for the evidence to support their decision, instead of the other way around. We hear something we like or don't like and then make up our minds on it. From then on out, every piece of evidence, report or opinion will only get filed into our minds the way we want it to be. Does this go in the "Support my decision" folder or in the "Does not support my decision" folder?
Now comes the point when we voice our opinions on it. Some people look specifically for the people that agree with them on Facebook and write on their walls or comment on their statuses. The people who like controversy, however, post something on their own wall for the whole world to see and then drool over the inevitable debates they will get to battle in.
Talking about issues makes us feel good. It makes us feel like we're doing something about social issues and justice. We're standing up for what we believe in and calling out the hatred, bigotry, and stupidity we see in the rest of the world. Well, at least we feel like we are.
I'm not against letting your voice be heard or sharing your opinions, but I would just submit to you this question: Do you care about making a statement, or do you care about making a difference?
What are you trying to accomplish with your opinion? Awareness? All right, awareness is good, but then what? Do you really want to see the situation change like you are leading people to believe you do? Because if you do, it will cost you something. Statuses of awareness make us feel good, but they cost us nothing.
You're not eating chicken sandwiches now? Ok.
You're going to eat more chicken sandwiches now? Ok.
Now what?
If the most you do for your cause is get angry with the opposing side on the Internet, you're not the revolutionist you think you are.
I'm coming to believe that most people don't really want justice. They just want to prove someone else wrong. We sing "give peace a chance," but what we must really want is war. Or maybe we define peace as "everyone finally agreeing with my viewpoints."
I'm convinced the cable news networks do no want peace. I'll be honest: I've come to despise CNN, Fox News, and MSNBC. They definitely want war. War sells. War brings in viewers. They want you talking and debating on their God-forsaken message boards. They want you to keep tuning in to find out how life as we know it is always moments away from being destroyed. What would they do if we had peace? They'd be out of a job. Not Piers Morgan, though, he'll never stop talking.
Believe it or not, everyone doesn't need to hear your opinion on every issue. I know, it's hard to hear that. The art of walking away is not taught these days because it looks like you're losing the battle of the argument. Well, if that's what losing is, maybe it's time for some of us to step up and be losers. Losers who know how and when to respond. Losers that know how to keep our mouths shut.
If you believe in changing something then it will cost you. If it's not costing you, then you're basically standing in a room yelling at the walls. Sounds like the actions of a lunatic? Well, maybe we're not as sane as we think we are.


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10-10-2018 #1
Danger while wading
What is the most dangerous situation you have encountered on the stream? I'll go first: I was fishing the main stem and there was a very strong flow. I was standing in water up to my hips when another angler several yards upstream yelled to me that there was a log coming down. I could not see what he was referring to and then he yelled again and said it was submerged. I moved toward shore just as a log came by bouncing off the bottom. It was about 20 feet long and 20 inches in diameter. Without his warning I think I would have been a gonner.
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10-11-2018 #2
Re: Danger while wading
About 50 ago, I stepped into a hole filled with muck/silt/quicksand in a backwash on the Ramapo. I ended up immobilized, up to my hips in mud (or whatever it was).
Fortunately, I always buy my waders a couple sizes "too big" to allow for extra layers in the winter, and fortunately they were "boot foot".
I unbuttoned the suspenders, and stepped out of the waders, back onto firmer stream bottom.... With something firm to stand on, I was able to pull the empty waders out of the muck.
No Rusty, these were NOT my Redball Waders, they were Hodgemans that have since been demoted to being spares.
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Re: Danger while wading
Drinking and wading may be a hazard as well...just saying for a friend.
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Re: Danger while wading
Fishing the Beaverkill at 800cfs with a new camera. I had waders on and I was in over my head. I could feel the water pushing my feet over the slippery rocks. I had my new camera held up high so when I fell in, I'd be able to try to save it. Needless to say, I made it across and ran to the car to get the toilet paper.
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Re: Danger while wading
One time Beetle slipped, fell, somehow managed to become completely submerged with his head under water.....
....all of this occurred in about 9 inches of water and his cell phone didn't survive the water damage
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I was fishing the sulfur on the upper west with Beetle when he slipped, fell, and became completely submerged with his head underwater...
.... all of this occurred at low flows of about 450 cfs in about 9 inches of water and his cell phone didn't survive the water damage
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Re: Danger while wading
My first time out west. We floated the green river stripping buggers with our terribly undergunbed orvis far and fine fly rods. We pulled over to an island with a nice side channel and had lunch. Soon after we started fishing the channel walking and casting buggers while the guide moved the boat down behind us. I went back to the boat to get a different bigger. Picture the boat facing upstream on the left side of the channel in about hip deep water moving at a good clip. I decided to get into the boat to tie the fly on. I was facing upstream between the boat and the bank. I decided it was a great idea to put my right leg in the boat first. I went down pretty fast and sank. I was briefly panicked as I was staring straight up and the drift boat closed in over me. I was thrashing to turn over so I could try to stand. I was half way there when my brother and the guide yanked me to my feet. Ah fun times
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10-13-2018 #8
Re: Danger while wading
My buddy and I were nymphing the fast water below cemetery pool on the Esopus. He made the mistake of wading downstream to a big strainer (a mostly submerged tree) in hip deep water. I think he was planning to wade out 30 feet or so into higher water to get around it. He got halfway out, where the water was chest high, almost at the top of his waders, at which point he realized he couldn't keep going. You can probably see where this is heading...
The current pinned him against the tree and poured a few of gallons of water into his waders above his belt. He couldn't move at all and was using a lot of strength to avoid being sucked under the branches, where he would have gotten hung up and drowned. Me and a random dude who was also fishing the run jogged into the woods and found a big tree limb, which we dragged back out and extended to him to wrap his arms around. We yanked him out sideways across the current with his waders swamped, minus his rod and net, which we never recovered.
The moral of the story is pretty obvious. Stay the f___ away from submerged trees in fast water, whether you're in a boat or wading. They literally are killers.
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mudbug, I remember reading about this a couple years ago.
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"Oh my god, Mandy Wilson, you are so going to jail for this," I hissed as I tiptoed up to the decrepit back door of the even more decrepit Greek jail. My first clue of impending disaster should have been the dented door hanging ajar, the second the eerie silence in the alleyway, but I was so determined to clear Marco's name I breezed forward on my mission. I had to save my would-be gigolo from Nick Constantine, the obnoxious but sexy Greek cop who'd arrested him last night.
Thankfully the sun was going down and the growing afternoon shadows covered my movements. I caught a glimpse of myself in the reflection of a window and winced. I looked as ragged as I felt and even worse excited. I was reluctant to admit that good girl me was getting off on this. My mocha skin was flushed with what I was pretty sure was sunburn, my green eyes were drowsy from a sleepless night tearing ass through the convoluted Greek legal system, and my long wavy dark hair had long ago escaped the bun I'd pulled it in to curl around my overheated face.
Damn, the jailer would probably take one look at me and call the gendarmes. I wouldn't have been forced to go to these extremes if Nick had been reasonable last night. But he hadn't been. Marco was inside, our cruise ship was about to depart, and I was damned well going to get him out. It was my second reckless act since starting this journey of sexual discovery, the first being hooking up with Marco two days ago, and I was going was damned well going to do this.
I touched the door, noticing too late that it seemed to have been kicked in, and winced when it swung open with an audible groan. The groan I bit back was even louder as I froze...double fuck...and waited to be arrested. I couldn't help imagining Nick coming down on me hard. I shivered with what I was afraid was excitement...
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The great trick played on the electorate by successive governments over the last 30 years has been to convince people that benefit fraud is the primary source of both the economy's and society's ills.
The government sets the agenda and the media rushes to lap it up. In fact, efforts to convince us of this have been so pervasive that people actually believe 27 per cent of our benefits budget is lost due to fraud, when in fact it is 0.7 per cent. This is almost half of what we lose through official error and even less than the amount of benefits that go unclaimed!
Anyone who knows or works with people who are on benefits, who are sanctioned by the Department for Work and Pensions or whose legitimate entitlement has been stopped simply to meet a government target, knows that this is no life of luxury.
A quick glance at the latest DWP figures will show you all of this – but ministers, newspaper editors and television producers all want us to believe something quite different.
They want us to blame those on benefits, often the poorest and most vulnerable in society, for all our problems in order to distract us from what is going on with the people at the top!
The bankers, highest earners and big corporations are the real source of society's ills not to mention our economic ones.
There is a well-documented catalogue of banking scandals, mostly in the USA, that led the world to the 2008 financial crisis and recession, yet still we hear the blame being placed squarely on irresponsible government overspending. In other words, economies all over the globe crashed because Labour built a few too many SureStart centres in England!
You couldn't make it up. And yet the line is constantly repeated and repeatedly believed.
The behaviour of the rich, be they celebrities, bankers or the heads of big companies, was a scandal, even before we knew about HSBC and its facility for some of its wealthier clients to hide their money in Swiss bank accounts.
Whether it is tax evasion or tax avoidance makes no difference. Both should be addressed as aggressively as possible.
The question of tax avoidance is nowhere near as complicated as some commentators would claim. Legal ways of minimising tax burdens exist, the ISA for example, but where the law doesn't cover something or a loophole exists and is exploited then this goes against the spirit of the law and Parliament's intention. As such it must be stopped.
If HMRC is underfunded, sort it out. If the law needs changing, do it.
What we don't need is smoke and mirrors designed to demonise one section of society, one that can't defend itself, in order to protect one with the means and wherewithal to look after itself.
We have a government that is keen to protect the rich and ensure they get richer. It's for this reason that I was delighted to see Labour leader Ed Milliband taking on tax evasion and avoidance in such a robust way. He needs to do more of this kind of thing.
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Anushka Sharma's Pari has opened the Pandora's Box for thriller films in Bollywood. This week's 3 Storeys and Hate Story 4 come with intriguing and eerie plots, which will keep you at the edge of your seat though minus the horror element. First up, Arjun Mukerjee's 3 Storeys. The film has generated a lot of interest with the courtesy of some intriguing teasers and trailer, which features Renuka Shahane (welcome back), Pulkit Samrat, Richa Chadha and Sharman Joshi. 3 Storeys is Renuka Shahane's first film in 15 years and fans of the actress may just be the first ones in the queue buying tickets.
- 3 Storeys is a thriller directed by Arjun Mukerjee
- Hate Story 4 and Dil Juunglee are also releasing today
- Hate Story 4 stars Urvashi Rautela
The teaser featuring Renuka Shahane, titled The Wait, depicted a story about some missing diamonds and how it are linked to a murder. It shows Renuka Shahane's character waiting for someone to come for years and Pulkit Samrat's character intrigued and inquisitive about why she had to wait for all these years. Is he getting pulled into a dangerous plot by asking too many questions? The answer will be out tomorrow.
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The other Bollywood thriller releasing today is Hate Story 4, which features Urvashi Rautela with television actors Karan Wahi and Vivan Bhatena. From the trailer, it is apparent that core subject of the Vishal Pandya-directed film is the same as it predecessors - love and betrayal. A love triangle between Urvashi, Karan and Vivan's characters forms the film's plot.
The third film releasing today is titled Dil Juunglee and it stars Taapsee Pannu and Saqib Saleem. The film is romantic comedy about two people, who are poles apart, and how they fall in love and eventually live happily ever after.
Which is your pick of the week?
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It begins with a shiver, a vibration almost too faint to be sensed. My attention is pulled from the meeting I'm in by the security problem I know is occurring on our live network.
Do I have a strange power derived from the bite of a radioactive spider that allows me to sense the problem? No, I'm lucky enough to be one of the many security professionals bound by the electronic leash of a pager. I'm not always on the front line, but today, it's my turn to possibly have sleep and social life interrupted by the vibrating black box. At least this time, it pulls me from a tedious meeting.
The pager is linked to our security monitoring and alerting system and provides a summary of any incident detected. It has plenty to say today.
A glance at the messages indicates their urgency, so I make my excuses to leave the meeting and run back to my desk, warming up my team by cell phone as I go. En route, I receive yet another cluster of pages indicating that this isn't just an isolated event but something more worrisome.
In our office, the team has pulled up the full data flowing from our network and host intrusion-detection system. It doesn't look good. We see a cascade of thousands of attempts to log in to a critical host, using a variety of well-known accounts, such as root, guest, user and system. The speed of the attempts shows this is no spotty teenager in a bedroom typing attempt after attempt. This is a scripted attack.
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The attack comes from a trusted business partner, and the server being attacked is deployed on its remote site. It isn't subtle, but few of the organizations I've worked with would detect it.
We see many attacks from the Internet, but we expect these and are well prepared to respond to them. This kind of attack brings with it the concern that our business partner has been compromised. Could it have a malicious employee? Has a hacker breached its network?
The server under attack is critical because it processes many financial transactions. Although none of the current log-in attempts will work, they are traditionally the precursor to more involved and skillful probes. Should the attacker move on to a more sophisticated attack, we'll be forced to choose between pulling the plug and suffering downtime and lost business, or letting the attack continue, exposing the company to higher risk. We must quickly find the source of the probe.
As we print the logs to retain as evidence, we trace the attack to the firm from which it's originating. The company is a major financial institution that should know better than to allow its networks to be used for such an attack.
In financial services, reputation is more important than reality - our business is grounded in trust. Companies with the best protection, which detect and stop attacks and then report them to show how secure they are, can get crucified in the press and by customers for having a security problem.
It's seven minutes into the incident, and now the real fun begins: We must get the technical situation understood and resolved by the people who run the remote network. All our business partners provide contact information, which is normally used to resolve financial problems. We're happy to use this information as a starting point. Unfortunately, it's out-of-date, and our first few calls are to an office no longer leased by the company in question.
We know this is going to take longer than we had hoped, so we send word to collect our senior management so we can brief them on the incident. We're lucky that our management team members are willing to be called early, rather than after everything is over. They accept that sometimes there will be false alarms, but even so, I hesitate to issue the request. Nobody wants to be the boy who cried wolf.
The Culprit
Suddenly, things start to look better. We've found a reception number for the company, albeit for an American office. The curious verbal dance begins: I try to convince the receptionist and various IT people that something serious is happening, requiring immediate action, without raising their fears that they are being socially engineered into helping a hacker.
(Security managers note: If you run a security team, why not provide your receptionists with simple instructions on how to deal with strange requests about security incidents that might be originating from your network?)Time is still pressing, and the log-in attempts continue thick and fast. Looking at the list of attempts, there are a few accounts on the list that aren't standard but do ring a bell. I've seen this list before. I try to remember where, as I bounce from IT team to IT team, ending up with one on the right continent.
I do my best to sound relaxed and confident as I explain for the fifth time that we're seeing unusual behavior from a machine on the partner's network: Could I get assistance in resolving the issue? Without answering me, the person at the other end leans away from the phone and shouts across the office, "Are we scanning Europe or the Far East?"
I imagine this is the feeling hackers get when they manage to get into a well-protected system. This rush of relief and adrenaline makes up for the false alarms at 3 a.m., night after night. I also realize where I've seen that list of accounts before: the brute-force list in Atlanta-based Internet Security Systems Inc.'s Internet Scanner product.
Within seconds, the attempts stop and a rather embarrassed audit team at the remote site tries to explain why its test of a DMZ (see glossary) for third-party connections included a sloppy attempt to hack our machine. A swift dual investigation uncovers the fact that they are using Network Address Translation devices that make some of our systems appear to be part of their internal network. So, despite the rather obvious "go away" banners on all our systems, they included these addresses within the range to be scanned. (I've never been convinced that these long-winded legal blurbs reduce risk, but I suppose they can't hurt.)Everyone relaxes as we receive confirmation from the remote organization that this is an authorized audit of their servers, and I brief my management. Twenty-seven minutes after my pocket shook with the first warning that an incident was occurring, I'm having my hand shaken by our manager. He's happy we've proved to a key customer that we have adequate security, and he has a great tale to poke fun at that company's CIO when they next play golf.
If only every incident had such a happy ending.
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It was a wise move. Since joining SherWeb's Partners First program 2 years ago, Ciracom Cloud has improved its billing accuracy by an impressive 95%. Ciracom, a Virginia-based IT company, sells a number of Microsoft products, including Exchange and Office 365.
Rutt is the company's founder and president. She said Ciracom had been selling Hosted Exchange for about 11 years when she got a call from one of SherWeb's Account Managers. She said the information he provided seemed like a good solution to the billing problems she was having with Exchange.
"With hosted Exchange, you're using a very different licensing model, rather antiquated. It's actually a billing in arrears and so you're always behind on getting your revenue from your customers. In fact, we were fronting our customers; their cash flow."
Since Microsoft operates on an annual billing system, resellers must estimate the number of product licenses they'll need over the next 12 months and pay Microsoft the required amount. The challenge for resellers is to recoup the money they've invested in Microsoft licenses from their clients. Rutt said because SherWeb bills its clients in real time, she no longer has this problem. Nor does she have to spend countless hours explaining to her clients how the system works.
"Let's say I want to take a customer from (Office 365) Business Essentials to Business Premium. You can now do that within a matter of a few minutes. It's really taken the hassle out of license management for us. Our lines of business and our process fees are more profitable because of that. With hosted Microsoft Exchange, we spent a ton of time explaining the billing to people. Because of SherWeb, our billing accuracy for managing Microsoft licenses has improved by about 95%."
Rutt said she had similar problems trying to get license quotes from a number of traditional distributors she dealt with because they also had to go through Microsoft channels.
"When you needed to size up the opportunity and get the licenses, it would take a lot of effort to get the quote because those folks (the distributors) are going to put those license requests through Microsoft and that always gets clogged. And once we got those licenses, it could take between 8 and 24 hours to make them active. And we just couldn't wait that long."
Trying to get migration support from Microsoft was also difficult. Rutt said because many of Ciracom's clients had less than 500 employees, the company wasn't buying enough product licenses to attract Microsoft's attention.
"We had to figure out migration on our own. We tried, but we just couldn't hit Microsoft's radar. Sherweb has made that migration easier for us and quicker. We work with your team and get scheduled and we're kept in the loop the entire time. As far as the project management and the level of effort and status goes, it's very seamless for us."
Rutt said everyone at SherWeb has worked very hard to make the partnership a success. The result? Ciracom's staff has more time to help its clients.
"Our goal is to maximize investment in our team and I think that SherWeb's technology has saved us a great deal of time so our customer gets a much more robust project management experience."
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It was a spectacle any formula one fan would have died to see. David Coulthard scorched across the newly constructed architectural marvel that is the Bandra Worli sea link in a Red Bull formula one car in 3 minutes flat. Normally a car would take around 70 minutes according to the prescribed speed limit. Take a look at the video below, our International readers will also enjoy the beautiful city that is Mumbai (earlier known as Bombay). Also have a look at all the dry ice cooling the brakes.
October 11, 2009 will always be remembered as the day Mumbai had its first tryst with F1. The spirit of this dynamic city was celebrated on the marvellous Rajiv Gandhi Sea Link as Red Bull Racing Pilot David Coulthard zoomed down the Rajiv Gandhi Sea Link in his Red Bull Racing F1 car.
The Sunday afternoon heat did not deter the enthusiasm & passion of the Mumbaikars as they made their way to Bandra Reclamation to view this historic event. The energy was high, something you would experience before the start of any Formula 1 race. Dressed in the trademark Red Bull Racing Pilot Jumpsuit, David Coulthard walked out to his magnificent Red Bull Racing F1 car to do what he came to Mumbai for – give Mumbai its first taste of F1 by driving down the Sea Link. Special Chief Guest for the event, Commissioner of Mumbai Police, D. Sivanandan wished David the very best for the event and flagged off the Red Bull Racing F1 Car.
The unmistakable smell of rubber filled the air as the speed machine screeched leaving its wake on the Sea Link, its first set of virgin tyre marks. The next few moments left Mumbai truly mesmerized, as they watched in awe as a blur of blue, yellow & red swiftly yet gracefully flowed on the Rajiv Gandhi Sea Link.
To add to the Formula 1 rush, David skillfully performed some 'killer – every young racers fantasy' 360 degree wheel spins on the Rajiv Gandhi Sea Link, a thrill that people have never gotten to experience before. David also blasted down his car into full view of the fans at the Bandra – Reclamation and entertained them with some trademark wheel spins & moves, displaying his enviable skills as a driver & the awesome power of the car. You could almost hear the people egging for more as David headed back to the paddock.
Much to the delight of the people, David returned sans F1 car waving to the crowd, thanking Mumbai for their presence and to show his appreciation for their support.
Commenting on his first experience with F1 in India, David said, "This afternoon has been simply amazing. To be part of Red Bull Racing Team and Mumbai's first ever F1 showcase event ever has made this an incredible memory to cherish. When I look back on this I can take pride in the fact that I was part of the first Formula 1 team to experience the Rajiv Gandhi Sea Link in a Formula 1 car. Mumbai is such a vibrant city and its simply captivated me despite my short stay. I couldn't have thought of a better city & place to do this event. Thanks to Mumbai and its people!"


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Amon: Apocalypse of Devilman is known as the third OVA of the Devilman franchise. Even though it was released as an adaptation of Yu Kinutani's Amon: The Darkside of Devilman, one can often find claims that it was meant to be a continuation of the two previous films, The Birth and The Demon Bird. Unfortunately I didn't find any credible source that clarifies what the truth is. This review/commentary will focus on certain scenes from the OVA, then try to analyze and compare them to other Devilman adaptations. I should note that the movie doesn't explain much of the story's elements, thus those unfamiliar with the previous releases should probably skip this review.
Chapter One: Bloodbaths are not Enough
In Apocalypse humanity lives in fear. The introduction of filthy urban sceneries and noises provide us with the ideal setting for the story's pessimistic mood. Now we turn to a lonely girl that's being chased by a madman. Once she is cornered in an alley he reveals his true form, that of a terrible demon. To his surprise he discovers that the little girl, who goes by the name Yumi, is a devilman (a human with a demon's body). Instantly he knows this is a trap. Before he has any time to react he is ambushed by Michiko, Yumi's partner. Unfortunately her attack isn't strong enough to kill the demon; once he recovers he starts torturing the two women.
Part of the scene's value lies in its gruesomeness. Instantly the viewer gets an idea of how repulsive this world is. Just from this introduction it becomes apparent that Apocalypse tries to be far more gory than both The Birth and The Demon Bird. In similar cases the result tends to feel forced, if not laughable (i.e. Pupa, Angel Cop) but this movie makes no such favor to the viewers. I love the manga's gore material and there are plenty of guro/horror titles I love, yet the helpless situation of the two women makes even me feel uncomfortable. And that is a good thing, that's how it's supposed to be.
The most important aspect of this scene however is how different the nature of violence in Apocalypse is than in the previous adaptations. The Birth shows us with massacres in the demons' history, the murder of Akira's parents and his harsh bullying by the Dosu Roku gang. The Demon Bird goes way further than that, be it in the fight between Akira and Silen or the former's stand-off with Jinmen. None of those scenes is anywhere near what one would call soft but they don't give off the same feeling as Apocalypse does. Here the camera zooms in on Michiko's vagina as the demon forcibly spreads her legs. The way the screen changes from her struggling face to what happens in between her legs is very similar to the way porn films depict sex. The same thing happens later when Yumi is eaten by Amon or when Akira repeatedly punches Amon's face. Violence isn't used as a plot tool or a mood device but as the story's main selling asset. In that sense I'd say Apocalypse reminded me much more of the Guinea Pig series [1] or the Violence Jack OVAs than its predecessors.Why does this matter? Because it shows how much Apocalypse misses the role violence has in Devilman. The blood, the gore and the piles of corpses were ways to depict the darkest aspects of the characters' personalities, the awfulness of their world and/or to test and help them develop. That is pretty obvious in the first two films; think of the fight with Jinmen. It's Akira's suffering that disturbs the viewer. Think of Silen. The wounds the two fighters inflict on one another intensify the viewer's agony because they have reasons to care about both protagonists. Apocalypse doesn't follow that logic; Yumi is eaten slowly and painfully to make us feel sick, even though her death means very little to anyone there since she's almost a stranger to us. Bodies open all the time, but do we even know who the hell are the victims? Hell, even Akira's flashback on how he turned to Devilman for the first time seems to have lost its meaning since there is complete absence of the build up which lead him there. In Apocalypse repulsion, instead of being a welcomed side-effect, is the main goal. Which is why the result feels weaker. After all, there's so much one can take before becoming desensitized.
There's one last thing I want to comment on the introduction; when Akira arrives at the alley he walks slowly towards the demon and, after punching him a few times, he kills him with one hit. I've always found that behavior to be completely contradictory to Akira's personality. Here's a man who loves bloodshed, a brutal fighter and a defender of justice. There's no way he could have arrived at such a time, watching Michiko, a person he saved (and probably values) getting pounded like that and not rushing to the rescue. To me he seems as if he's boring and tired, which also doesn't make any sense from a director's perspective. If Akira acted more energetic here then his defeatist behavior after Miki's death would be more convincing and sincere.
Chapter Two: Don't Lose your Head
If there's one scene that the Devilman manga is known for then that is definitely the massacre at Makimuras' house. To underline the differences between the original version and that of Apocalypse's I am first going to try and analyze the former a little bit.
Humanity now acknowledges the existence of demons and is aware of their ability to take human form. Panic reigns over our kind. Everyone also knows that Akira has merged with the demon Amon. Miki Makimura, her brother Tare and Masa Bokuto are in the Makimura house, waiting for Akira to return from his battle with the Demon Hunters. The Makimuras' neighbors appear from the dark of the night, convinced that the family is allied with the demons and that Miki Makimura is a witch (after all, her beauty can only be a trick to convince others of her innocence). Our heroes decide to defend themselves by locking up the house as fast as they can. Masa fires with his shotgun at the first person that tries to climb over the fench and kills him..
People? We're not people to them! We're demons!
For them, the devil is hiding in this house!
Hurry! Go get yourself a weapon if you don't wanna get killed!
Masa's words convince Miki and she accepts the role her enemies have given her, that of a witch, capable of killing anyone that's willing to hurt her.In my opinion this development makes perfect sense if one considers the sort of person Miki appears to be. In the first chapter we saw that she didn't hesitate at all to attack the Dosu-Roku ganga, even though there was little hope of winning. Even though she's pretty feminine and wishes to be protected, she's not a passive person. That's why she stands her ground to defend herself and her loved ones in the face of death. As it is well known things don't end up well. Severely outnumbered, Miki and her company go down in horrible fashion. Their bodies are mutilated and humiliated by the insane crowd. When Akira arrives he is shocked and murders everyone. The only thing left for him now is to fight, not to protect but to destroy.
In my opinion this scene primarily belongs to Miki Makimura. Giving her the persona of a witch, a woman accused of crimes she never committed because she's envied for her beauty, solidifies her place in the story. Miki shows us how the better side of humanity perceives this crisis. To survive she has to become someone else. Think of it; before Masa reasoned with her, Miki still wanted to trust her neighbors, to believe in their humanity. I don't think that as herself she could hurt the people she knew all her live. She had to take up the witch persona to survive, not only physically but also mentally. Unfortunately this proved to be big of a mess even for a witch to clean. What is really important is that, if you come to think of it, this feels like an inevitable result, regardless of ones efforts. Essentially this is Devilman's main theme, vanity. No matter how hard you try, some things are meant to be. And that is why I love this scene; it makes Devilman Miki's story as much as it is Akira and Ryo's.
How does Apocalypse handle Miki's death? First of all, it erases any ideas of a house siege. Instead the murderers sneak into the Makimura house and attack Miki and Tare before they take notice. Instead of digging into their personalities Apocalypse prefers to emphasize the victims' shock and fear. The resistance shown by Miki is minimal, in deep contrast to the many pages Nagai dedicated.
That doesn't mean that the scene is badly made. Quite the opposite. Its pace is great and it does give off a morbid, horrorish feeling. Plus I love the expressions of the characters here. But in Apocalypse it becomes more of a scene about Akira's loss instead of Miki's ending. Its main flaw is that is fetishizes violence without any concern to the plot. In the original manga many of the drawn frames focused on the psychological impact the situation had on Miki. Thanks to Nagai's surreal drawings there was also the feeling that the Makimuras' neighbors had turned into some abstract, surreal threat, like a force of nature. Both of these elements are absent in Apocalypse. The neighbors are drawn in detail, their insanity is obvious but somehow they don't give off that inhuman feeling they should have. And no time is spent on Miki's feelings -in fact her role here could be replaced by any other female protagonist. In other words, not only does the meaning change but also the scene's importance.
Chapter Three: Other characters
Amon is among the most under-appreciated characters of Devilman, partly because of his complete absence in the original manga; there he was only mentioned a. to justify Akira's newly found strength and b. to provide a reason for Silen's hatred for Devilman. Both Apocalypse and Darkside tried to give the "hero of demons" justice, though in different ways.
In Apocalypse Amon breaks free once Akira witnesses Miki's death. His main objective afterwards is to find Satan and kill him. Aggressive, wicked, twisted, bloodthirsty and arrogant are the labels most befitting to Amon. He is the perfect contrast to Akira's increasingly insecure yet kind and compassionate personality. But Amon has a great weakness; he's shallow and unbelievably repetitive. When he enters the story he slaughters a bunch of demons. Then he fights and kills Saylos. Then he attacks Satan and Psycho Jenny and, in the end, he goes for the big battle with Akira. It's understandable that he was meant to be a killing machine, the embodiment of all the terror demons are supposed to cause, but I longed to see something more. The way things are, his scenes feel more like filler than anything truly substantial. That's a big issue considering he holds the main stage for at least half the film.
Darkside's volumes 2-4 were dedicated to demons' history. While not perfect, it still gave us more information about Amon and some extra looks on his personality. [2] This proves that the result might have been much better if there was more screen time. Lack of time is also a problem with another of the protagonists, Michiko. Even though her importance to the main plot is minimal in pretty much every adaptation of Devilman since she's not all that powerful, Michiko's origins is one of the original manga's most interesting chapters. What I love about her is that she is not easy to categorize; she's a thief but also troubled about her life. She considers her fellow thieves friends but ends up killing them by mistake. As a consequence she is tortured by self-loathing and doubt. That's a character with plenty of potential if you ask me. Unfortunately, her presence in Apocalypse is mostly decorative; in the introduction she works as a masturbatory tool for Ryona [3] fans and later on she is there to emphasize the terror Amon causes. It's such a huge shame she was used so aimlessly and it really weakens the impression I get from the movie as a whole.
The rest of the cast is similarly misused; Saylos, an original character for the movie, acts as a second, younger Amon. His design is suspiciously similar to that of a monster in Shin Cutie Honey and that's the most memorable thing about him. Literally the guy could have been replaced by an angry flesh eating bubblegum or a sparkling vampire and I would hardly feel the difference. Why he was put in there instead of i.e. Zenon is beyond me. Psycho Jenny and Satan are major characters in this universe, yet they get no closure here. In storytelling terms this is really bad, especially because, in the case of Satan, it makes the film's ending feeling pointless and messy. It also doesn't make sense from a marketing perspective since Satan is so popular in the Devilman fandom [4]. Why is he treated like a secondary character?
Chapter Four: Some extra thoughts
Looking back at what I've written so far one might think that I don't like Apocalypse. This couldn't be further from the truth. I've watched this movie way more than ten times and there are scenes here that I go crazy for. Miki kissing Akira? That's a dream come true. Devilman brutally finishing off Amon is one of the most "heavy metal" scenes in any anime I've watched. And of course I love the introduction's morbid aesthetic. The OST is definitely not up to Kenji Kawai's standards but it's still good and it fits the darker, heavier atmosphere better. Visually I think that the result is excellent and I really wish the Cyborg 009 Vs Devilman OVA tried to look more like Apocalypse.
The most common complaint -and major flaw- of the movie is that it punishes ignorance harshly. There's little to no explanation about previous events in the storyline, which makes Apocalypse unapproachable to those outside of the fandom. I've watched this with plenty of other people and the majority of them were left wondering what the hell they just saw. It's a shame, because this movie could have been a great modern introduction to Devilman for people other than weirdos like myself that get overly attached to depressingly gory titles.
All in all, Amon: Apocalypse of Devilman is a good movie. Its introduction is intense, the middle ground is filled with drawings every gore fan will love and the ending has some great moments but doesn't provide a satisfying climax. Devilman fans will probably love this title no matter what I say and I can't blame them. That won't change that every time I watch it I always end up thinking what could have been if someone took the story's potential to the highest level. I'd recommend this to every anime fan out there that likes bloody fights and horror, but only after you've watched the first two OVAs and -most importantly- read the manga.
1. Guinea Pig is a series of gore films that are famous for their incredibly realistic effects. Most titles in this series have only a slight dose of plot to provide an excuse for the endless pile of blood and guts on screen.
2. Don't expect too much though. Instead of being just a bloodthirsty bastard, manga Amon is… a cold hearted, anti-social bloodthirsty bastard…
3. Ryona is a fetish genre of (usually drawn) pornography which depicts a character physically hurt either in a sensual way, or in a sexual situation. Ryona usually has situations where the character of focus is beaten up or tortured and is subsequently psychologically damaged in a dominating way by his or her attacker. Typically, the victim is hurt in a way that wouldn't immediately draw blood, cause lasting physical harm, or cause death, which are more the territory of Guro, although the two genres can overlap.
While the kink of abuse and its following domination of the victim has probably been around for centuries, the name itself was simply made for convenient categorization of genres. "Ryona" is shortened form of "Ryonanī", which is a portmanteau of the Japanese words "Ryōki" (猟奇, "Seeking the bizarre") and "onanī" (オナニー, masturbation).
4. Or should I say the fujoshi part of the fandom?


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Twenty-three old Joshua Wright has delighted audiences across the United States and in Europe and on Saturday evening the audience in the Early Auditorium was delighted, amazed and enthused as they witnessed a piano virtuoso up close and in person.
Wynton Grant, a senior at Sheridan High School, was the special guest performer on the stage of the Early Auditorium Saturday evening in conjunction with the Joshua Wright Concert. Wynton performed selections from "Sonata No. 8 in G Major, Op. 30, No. 3" and "Scottish Fantasy" accompanied on the piano by Lisa Robertson. Scroll down to see what else Wynton was up to on Saturday.
Friday's game #7 was a downer for the Lady Broncs as they fell to the Lady Thunderbirds from Cheyenne East 51 to 39 in the 4A East Regional Girls Basketball Championships.
Friday near the end of a close game #5 of the 4A East Regional Girls Basketball Championships, Laramie put pressure on the Campbell County shooters, pulled down rebounds, stole the ball and hit hoops on the other end of the court to defeat Campbell County 44 to 42. Laramie advances to the Championship round against Cheyenne East at 1:00 p.m.
It was East over Laramie, 59 to 51, in the Championship game of the 4A East Girls Basketball Tourney that concluded on Saturday in Sheridan.
In Friday's game #6 of the 4A East Regional Boys Basketball Championships the Broncs came on strong at the end to upset Laramie 49 to 42 thanks in part to: a three by Isaac Carrel while getting a hug from Laramie's Nick Mayes, traffic direction from Raith Durham, power going to the hoop from Riley Ryan and a power dunk from Dex Currington.
The 6th ranked Broncs beat the unanimously "ranked 1st" Campbell County Camels 46 to 42 on Saturday to take the 4A East Regional Boys Basketball Championship Title.
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