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"I just wish I had the chance to go back and tell my parents I loved them," Emily said softly.
"You know," James said wryly. "If I had to spend my last few days locked in a cage, on a hard stone floor, with hardly anything to eat, little to do-"
"Get to the point," Emily interrupted.
"I'm glad I have you with me," James finished with dignity. Emily sighed and grabbed onto his hand, shuffling closer to him. Seconds later, Maude burst through the door, bathing the dim, fire-lit room in light.
"Breakfast!" Maude chirped, waltzing towards the cage.
"Joy," Emily whispered sarcastically.
"You're in a good mood," James directed the comment at Maude, who smiled passively.
"Are you feeling any better today, Emily dear?" Maude asked in a sugary sweet voice.
"A bit," Emily replied, while Maude took the keys off their hook.
"Ready to finally eat something? I don't want you to starve now, dear; you've hardly eaten a thing these last few days!"
"Yeah, I'll eat something," Emily lied hopefully; the last thing she wanted was to be force-fed by that disgusting woman. "I'm actually quite hungry."
"Good," Maude said approvingly, as she placed a plate of toast and two glasses of apple juice in front of the teenagers, and left, locking the cage door firmly behind her. James took a slice of toast, and then looked at Emily expectantly.
When Emily shook her head, James sighed with frustration. "I thought you said you were hungry," he cried.
"I lied," Emily said simply.
James took a sip of juice and then glared at her disapprovingly. "At least drink something. If you get sick again, it's me that has to put up with you!" he pointed out.
"Maybe in a minute… I hate apple juice," Emily admitted.
"Well… while the food here is gourmet, and the service excellent, we might not be able to do much about that," James shrugged, and then stared into space, his face lit up by the flickering flames.
Emily realized he was right, and she grabbed the glass in front of her.
"Leave it!" James shouted suddenly, causing Emily to jump.
"What?" she asked in confusion.
"Don't… leave… shit," James breathed groggily.
"What's wrong?" Emily demanded, grabbing onto James' shoulders as his head lolled onto the side, his eyes closed.
Emily froze for a moment, fighting panic, as thoughts filled her head. There must have been some sort of sleeping solution in the juice, and that meant they were meant for her as well. Suddenly, she knew what that day was.
Struggling to control her breathing, she studied James' unconscious form. His face didn't even twitch when she reached out to brush a strand of black hair from his tightly closed eyes. His lips were slightly apart, and Emily noticed for the first time the light dust of freckles on his nose.
Her heart pounding, she looked up at the counter near the cage, where Maude kept the keys. In her confidence that the teenagers would be unconscious before too long, Maude had left the keys near the edge of the counter.
Emily paused for a moment, calculating, then she hurriedly pulled off her jacket with shaking hands. Glancing at the door nervously, she then carefully removed James' jacket, and ties the hoods of the two together as tightly as she could.
She took a deep breath, and rose to face the counter. Holding all four sleeves together, she stuck her right arm through the bars of their prison, and swung. It missed. Shaking, she pulled back again and swung the jumpers towards the counter, and they just clipped the edge.
Feeling panic take over her, she swung again and again in a frenzy, until suddenly, the material made contact with the keys, pulling them off the counter.
They hit the floor with an echoing clunk. Emily froze for several moments, breathing deeply and staring fixedly at the door. When nothing happened, she reached towards the keys and began to try them in the lock, just as the door creaked open, and Maude entered, a furious look on her wrinkled face.
Emily let out a cry of terror, and shoved the next key into the lock, her hands shaking so much she almost missed.
The lock clicked, and Emily burst out and ran, putting the cage between her and Maude. Maude narrowed her eyes and walked towards her slowly, like a lioness stalking her prey.
Emily backed away, and turned the corner, until she was side on to the door of the room, and Maude was at the door of the cage. Maude laughed softly.
"You walk out that door, and you'll be deserting your little boyfriend," she hissed. "I'll slit his throat; he'll be dead in less than a second."
Emily smiled cockily. "Do it. I don't care. Don't you understand how fast I can move?" she asked. "Take one step inside that cage, and I'll lock you in. Who cares about him, as long as I escape? He was a bastard most of the time anyway."
Maude paused and studied the girl, and then smiled again.
"Emily dear, you can't escape. Come to me now, and I'll give you drugs to put you to sleep. Annoy me, and I don't think I'll bother. You don't want to skip the sleeping pills, dear, trust me." Maude was walking towards her slowly, and Emily was backing away until she was too far away to run through the door easily.
"Drugs will make sure that you don't feel the cut of the axe when I hack off your limbs, and that you aren't conscious when I draw out your insides-"
In one fluid motion, Emily dropped to the ground and grabbed the jumpers, thrusting one end into the fire, and then brandishing it towards Maude.
"Be careful with that, you stupid girl!" Maude snapped, eyeing the flames warily.
"I'm not planning on being careful with it," Emily replied, holding it in front of her as she walked towards Maude. For a moment, it seemed to work, and Maude took a step back. Then, suddenly, something came over the old woman, and with a cry she lunged towards Emily, knocking her to the ground, and knocking the flaming fabric out of her hands.
Emily cried out in pain as she slammed onto the floor, and the wind was knocked out of her. She tried desperately to kick Maude off of her, but she was too strong. Maude pinned her down with one hand, and reached for the knife she kept on the countertop.
With a sudden rush of instinct, Emily bit the hand that held her down. Maude let out a yelp of surprise, and drew it away. Taking advantaged of the moment, Emily grabbed Maude's head, and smashed it hard against the side of the counter. Maude fell limp, and without stopping to think, Emily shoved her head in the fire.
As Maude's head grew alight, and the smell of cooking flesh filled the room, Emily froze, unable to move or think. Then suddenly, as realization dawned on her, she began to scream hysterically, and she scrambled as far away from her as she could get, before she realized the heat on her back. She flipped around to face blinding flames that were quickly spreading around the room.
The jumper… she'd dropped it when it was alight.
Forcing the thought that she'd just committed murder out of her head, Emily scrambled back to the cage and grabbed James. He was still out cold. She attempted to drag him a short way, but soon discovered that he was simply too heavy for her. She wasn't about to leave him, however, and she continued attempting to drag him out of the cage, but to little avail. It soon became clear to her that the flames and smoke were spreading much faster than she could move him.
I wonder what will come first, she thought dimly. Will I get burnt, or will I suffocate from the smoke?
The smoke, she decided within moments; it was growing so thick so rapidly Emily could hardly draw breaths in. She dropped her head and began to hyperventilate, just as a pair of arms grabbed her and pulled her upright. A piece of cloth was placed over her mouth, and she was led out of the room forcefully.
"Where's James?" she choked to the unfamiliar man when she regained her breath. Just then James' father burst through the door to the basement holding James easily in his arms.
"Is he breathing?" the unfamiliar man asked urgently, walking towards Mr. Hope. He nodded, his face pale.
"Just. He must have inhaled too much smoke; he won't wake up-"
"He was drugged," Emily explained.
"What-" Mr. Hope started, but the strange man cut him off.
"Let's get outside first."
The cold hit Emily sharply, and she wrapped her arms around herself, keeping close to Mr. Hope, and not taking her eyes off James.
"I'm Rob, the forest ranger, by the way," the man introduced himself, while offering Emily his jacket. She accepted it gratefully.
"You two have been worrying your parents quite a bit," Rob said, at the same time Mr. Hope whispered, "What happened?"
"James fell in the river, so we went to her house for help. She abducted us, and tried to kill us," Emily replied impatiently. "What took you guys so long?"
"We've been searching every day since you left; all the rangers and police in the area have been searching. You've made the news, trust me, we've been
looking. But not once has anyone come across this house."
"It's because she died," James whispered into the dark. Emily rolled over to face him, blissfully happy to be back in a real bed for the night.
"What is?" she questioned sleepily.
"They found the house as soon as she died. She had some sort of spell on it," James whispered.
"You don't honestly believe that, do you?" Emily scoffed. "There's no such things as spells.
"Well, how do you explain it?" James demanded. "Why couldn't they find us? Why was she so strong? How did she know we were coming that night?"
"Did you forget? The forest told her," Emily replied softly, reaching across the space between the beds to grab his hand. James held it back, and began to stroke the back of her hand with his thumb.
"By the way, Emily, what school do you go to?" James asked suddenly.
"Sacred Heart, why?" she replied, surprised that she had never mentioned it.
James smiled knowingly. "I thought it would be," he replied.
"Because, that's the school I'm moving to next year. Mum and Dad want me to spend year eleven and twelve in a private school. I think we'll be seeing a lot more of each other from now on."
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Why the petition to cancel "gaymer" trademark may not be in your best interest
on 02.05.2013
While I support the usage of "gaymer" by the community as an identity that is inclusive of gamers regardless of gender or orientation, I feel the petition by Perkins Coie and the Electronic Frontier Foundation in representation of /r/gaymers to cancel the "gaymer" trademark to not be in the best interest of the relevant public.
Gamer is defined by Merriam Webster as someone who is game or someone who plays games, specifically computer and video games. The definition of "gaymer" according to the petition submitted by Perkins Coie and the Electronic Frontier Foundation is as follows, "is commonly used to refer to a gamer who, in addition to considering him or herself a member of the gamer community, also self-identifies with the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered community." While the petition continues with this definition of "gaymer," the actual supporting documentation only states that gaymer is "a homosexual gamer." Homosexual being defined as a person having desires for or intercourse with the same sex. The supporting documentation provides an exclusive definition of the word gaymer. Yet, the petition carries on with an assumed definition that includes all LGBTQ community members. This is a bit misleading and is the first example of how the petition to challenge the gaymer trademark does a disservice to all parties involved.
Urban Dictionary is a website started in 1999, and allows users to post definitions of "slang words and phrases," according to the Wikipedia entry. "Submissions are regulated by volunteer editors and rated by site visitors." The highest rated definition of the word "gaymer" was submitted on July 27, 2005. Each of the sentences to show use of the word are in the context of referring to men. Two definitions submitted prior to the highest rated definition imply a pejorative use of the word. Another use of the word explicitly names the website gaymer.org. A date ordered list of definitions follows:
3-2-04:One who believes him/herself to be a gamer, but infact is a homosexual person. Thus making them gay + gamer = gaymer.
4-17-04: one who goes to www.gaymer.org
6-4-05: An immature and innacurate insult of a gamer. Commonly used by lonely, fat virgins who have nothing better to do than insult people who play video games. Anyone found using this word should be sectioned under the Mental Health Act.
7-27-05: a gay person who is also a gamer
4-6-06: An individual who is totally obsessed with video games. Almost driven to the point where games are the only thing that matters emotionally, physically, and sexually.
3-16-07: a homosexual who enjoys video games, sometimes casually or sometimes hardcore.
3-30-10: A gamer who pretends to be a girl when he plays games online with real people.
7-23-11: 1) When a gay guy tries to pick up other men. This is his courting style 2) When a HUGE scrub plays an online videogame such as Call of Duty and sucks major ass. He is usually a fag, gets a few kills if any, and wont shut up the whole time. They also tend to have a very high pitched voice and shriek excitedly over stupid things such as almost killing someone or getting an assist.
3-2-12: A gay gamer.
The petition states that public use of the term "gaymer" began in "at least the early 1990s, when a growing group of individuals within the gaming community began to use it to identify themselves." While not included in the petition two sources of the word "gaymer" are referenced in the Wikipedia article. The first is a usenet post in alt.personals. The poster is a 20 year old white male who defines "gaymer" as a gay role-playing enthusiast. While the first role-playing video game, Dungeon, was released in 1975; it might be possible that the use of the word meant games played on table tops. A second example supports this definition as a Yahoo group started in 2000 states enthusiasm for several forms of non-electronic games. Video games are listed last illustrating that this was not the group's primary focus. The group, however, does state the membership includes, "G/L/Bi/Tv/Tr." Transvestite and transexual at the end, presumably.
The petition contends that the prevalence of the word "gaymer" grew as "video gaming culture" grew. There is no definition for video gaming culture in the petition. We can not assume what this means. A few possibilities exist: rise in sales figures, more individuals identifying as gamers, or a societal reliance on electronic entertainment. The prevalence of "gaymer," however, is tied to this implied growth of video game culture. To reference an increase in video game sales, Wikipedia hosts a list of top selling video game consoles including handheld consoles. The two top selling consoles are the Nintendo DS with 153.67 million released in 2004 and the Playstation 2 with 153.6 million released in 2000. With this in mind, it is possible although not explicit in the petition that video game culture grew within the window of 2000 and 2004. But even within that timeframe, there is no causal relationship between growth in "video game culture" and the supposed prevalence of the word "gaymer."
In 2006, a University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign sociological study focused on the profile of a "gaymer." The word was used in the survey to refer to a class of gaming (video game-centric) enthusiasts. The survey questioned a sample of gamers regarding their feeling on the term gaymer. The word was defined in the survey as "used to describe gay and lesbian video gamers."
Very positive 6.5%
Generally positive 13%
Neutral 39.1%
Generally negative 17.6%
Very negative 11.1%
Unsure 12.7%
"Among the respondents who had an opinion, the term "gaymer" was generally viewed as slightly negative with the greatest negativity among heterosexuals. With homosexuals the term was viewed only slightly positively. In general, it appears that the term is not popular, regardless of sexual orientation."
The focus of the study established a class of gamers based on sexual orientation. "Tiny Dancer" wrote an article on GayGamer.net with remarks on the survey's reults, "I must admit, I'm pleased to see that - I've never liked "gaymer" because not only does it look kind of hokey to my eye, it's impossible to speak the word aloud without clarification; and any word that only works in print is fundamentally flawed, especially if it's to be the rallying cry or self-identifier for a group of people who might want to, you know, say it out loud." The article is dated February 26, 2007.
Assuming the growth in "video gaming culture" started in the window of 2000-2004, the petition contends that the prevalence of "gaymer" happened concurrently. According to the Univeristy of Illinois survey and following remarks within the relevant media, however, the word did not catch on as a self-identifier for a class of gaming enthusiasts by 2007.
In 2006, several other artcles were published to GayGamer.net using the term "gaymer." One article links to another source of the definition of gaymer as a homosexual gaymer. One article posted in November 2006 referred to Gaymer as a proper noun explicitly for the site gaymer.org. Founder Chris Vizzini was interviewed by the Australian publication, "the Age."
GayGamer does not use "gaymer" in a headline for an article until May 8, 2007. "'Gaymer' Trademarked?" written by "Fruit Brute" describes a spirited internal debate at gaymer.org. The article goes on to say, "Chris Vizzini has applied for a trademark of the word 'gaymer.' It should be stated that Chris is not trademarking the word in a capacity that would make it unusable by anyone, but rather protecting its use from other online entities that might seek to make profit from his hard work and rightfully so. Having started up this site out of my own pocket, I wouldn't want anyone infringing on my property either." The article is supportive of the trademark, but also respects that some people would feel very strongly about the matter. "Gaymer" is not used as a term in a headline for the rest of 2007.
2007 and 2008 also saw at least two televised reports on the Gaymer community. One was produced by Vasilis Siskos for Current TV.
The other aired as an MTV news segment filmed during GDC in 2007.
The videos featured members from the three predominant online communities servicing gay gamers: Gamers Experimentations, Gaymer.org and GayGamer.net. Clips involved footage on online harassment of gamers as well as footage of meetups.
Since 2008, Dr. Adrienne Shaw of Temple University published several works on the subjects of gender and sexuality within video gaming culture. Her work "What is Video Game Culture?" was the most downloaded article of SAGE Journal in 2010. In this article Dr. Shaw states, "Defining gaming culture as something distinct and separate from a constructed mainstream culture encourages us to only study those who identify as gamers, rather than more dispersed gaming. That is, we should look at video games in culture rather than games as culture. Video games permeate education, mobile technologies, museum displays, social functions, family interactions, and workplaces. They are played by many if not all ages, genders, sexualities, races, religions, and nationalities." Dr. Shaw also published works specifically on gaymers or gay gaming.
The petition neither lists the academic research on the community nor recognizes the distinctiveness of the three predominant gay gamer or gaymer sites.
The petition refers to Reddit Inc as an online social news and entertainment website. The User Agreement hosted on reddit.com contradicts by stating that Reddit Inc is the Service Provider and reddit.com is the Website. A blog post entitled, "How reddit works" defines reddit as not a single community but rather an engine for creating communities. A subreddit is then defined as a class of online community. Since 2008, users of reddit.com or redditors are able to create user controlled subreddits. "How reddit works" describes subreddits as a free market. The creator of the subreddit is the first moderator and subscriber. The subreddit's popularity within the meta-community of reddit.com is then based upon the number of subscribers. Any redditor can subscribe to any subreddit regardless of sexual orientation, gender, race or nationality. Currently /r/gaymers has approximately 22,000 readers or subscribers. The number of active users, however, hover around 100 depending on time of day. The creator, first moderator and first subscriber of /r/gaymers is the redditor MisterGhost.
On the matter of trademarks the reddit User Agreement reads as follows, "You are responsible for ensuring that any graphics, text, photographs, images, video, audio or other material you provide to or post on the Website, including without limitation in bulletin boards, forums, personal ads, chats or elsewhere, does not violate the copyright, trademark, trade secret or any other personal or proprietary rights of any third party or is provided or posted with the permission of the owner(s) of such rights."
The identity of the Petitioner in the petition is /r/gaymers as an unincorporated association. No parties from the association are named in the petition. Petitioner is described as "an association of gaymers who subscribe to the subreddit." Despite the inclusive nature of subscriptions, this description implies exclusion from the class based upon identity as a non-gaymer. The definition of gaymer is repeated in reference to the class, but this definition again is not supported by the attached exhibits.
The details of the registration are a matter of public record. The remark on distinctiveness, however is curious. An entry on Urban Dictionary referencing the registrant's site was made in 2004. The registrant was interviewed for his contribution to the community outside of the geographical market. Membership from gaymer.org interacted with membership from Gamers Experimentations and GayGamer and footage of that interaction was televized during the time of the application. GayGamer.net while acknowledging the internal debate on gaymer.org showed some signs of support for the website and the trademark.
The registrant of the trademark sent a case and desist letter to Reddit Inc as per the procedure prescribed in the reddit User Agreement.
Here is how the petition describes the reaction:
"For Petitioners members, many of whom have been politically and/or socially marginalized, the term gaymer represents a community based on a common purpose and activity. They are proud to be members of that community, and were surprised that Registrant claimed ownership of the common term that describes it."
Here is the quote from /r/gaymers creator MisterGhost:
"Gaymers could be banned and deleted by tomorrow, please FUCKING READ!
Ladies and gentlemen, this is incredibly important, and quite frankly too important for a TLDR, so please read.
Someone wants to take gaymers from us. A cease and desist letter has been sent to Reddit. It would seem that the owner of gaymer.org is an incredible douchenozzle and has decided that we somehow are infringing upon his right to run a very subpar blog. Though Gaymercon seems to be A-OK. It seems pretty fucked up that they seem to be ok using the same GAYMER name, even though we arent making money. See what it is, is that this motherfucker from gaymer.org is sending reddit a cease and desist letter that we are using a name that he had trademarked in 2007 though whoever gave him that trademark is clearly not the brightest lightbulb in the box. It is a general term, not really sure how we fucking come into play."
While the language the creator of /r/gaymers uses is strong, this was not the first time he spoke up that year on controversies facing his online community. Here is a quote in reference to an incident involving redditors identifying as trans:
"I have no idea what transphobia, biphobia, cisism, or even racism mean it seems. I see these words thrown around a lot, and clearly I must not know the actual definition, because I thought you were either afraid of something or hated something, by showing that through actions of hatred, malice, or genuine terror rather than social faux-pas or a word. I guess I was wrong."
The argument behind the petition is that the mark is generic or descriptive. The trademark does not refer to a specific class of individual. The trademark does not make mention of sexual orientation or gender. The trademark does describe a specific service, an online community. Black's Law Dictionary defines a generic mark as the following, "A legally unprotected, yet distinguishing mark, in the form of a symbol or a word. This mark definitively categorizes and defines a type of product or service. Some examples are name we all know well: Vaseline, Cellophane, Trampoline and Yoyo. Due to generic usage by consumers and competitors it refers to trademark names of goods and services that lost their trademark protection properties over time." Black's Law Dictionary defines a descriptive name as, "A company name or image that describes the good offered."
Personally, I do not believe the petition best serves the intended party. In fact, there is a fundamental misunderstanding of the gaymer community demonstrated in the petition. The petition is also exclusive of /r/gaymers' non-gaymer subcriber base. Generic usage implies that a specific class or goods or services is commonly referred to by a generic or descriptive. I do not agree that "gaymers" qualify as a good or service. I support the usage by the community as an identity, and I support the expansion of definition to be inclusive of lasbian, bisexual, trans and cis gamers. The usage of the term as a community identity, however, is irrelevant to its usage as the identity of a single website.
Links to references (in no particular order)
What is DESCRIPTIVE NAME?
What is a GENERIC MARK?
The only post I will make concerning drama
Gaymers could be banned and deleted by tomorrow, please FUCKING READ!
How reddit works
reddit.com - useragreement
Putting the Gay in Games
What Is Video Game Culture? Cultural Studies and Game Studies
"Gaymers" Documentary Short Premiers On Current TV
"Gaymer" Trademarked?
Gaymer Founder Interviewed Down Under
Gamer Terms Include Gaymer
Yahoo Groups gaymers
Wikipedia - Gaymer
Urban Dictionary - gaymer
"Gaymer Survey" Results Summary
Gay Gamer Survey Spills The Beans
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COOK TIME: 25 Minute(s)INGREDIENTS
4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves (about 1-1/4 lbs.)
1 medium tomato, coarsely chopped
1 envelope Liptonî Recipe Secretsî Savory Herb with Garlic Soup Mix
1/3 cup water
1 Tbsp. olive oil
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese (about 4 oz.)
1 Tbsp. grated Parmesan cheese
1 package Knorrî Pasta Sides⢠- Cheddar Broccoli, prepared according to package directions
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Arrange chicken in 13 x 9-inch baking dish and evenly top with tomato.
Blend Soup Mix, water and olive oil in small bowl; pour over chicken.
Bake 20 minutes . Top chicken with cheeses and bake an additional 5 minutes or until mozzarella is melted and chicken is thoroughly cooked. Serve with Knorrî Pasta Sides⢠- Cheddar Broccoli.
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We here at Two Moons use traditional materials and techniques for all our wrapping, restorations and repairs even down to the kusune (pine resin and natane oil) and rice paste glues. The only exception is if the customer requests the modern alternative or if the tsuka needs a stronger glue to repair it, this would only be carried out under the customers direction. By using the most traditional materials and techniques as far as possible we try to give you back your tsuka the same as if it was done 200 years ago. We never just wrap a tsuka, we preserve and restore it!


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You may be wondering if, years later, there is any new research that finally shows kinetin to be a worthwhile ingredient to add to your "anti-aging" skin-care regimen. One published study examined the effect of applying a low dose of kinetin to the skin of hairless dogs. The applications lasted 100 days, and gradual skin texture, wrinkle, and depigmentation (skin lightening) improvement was observed in all subjects. However, the study was not done double-blind, it wasn't compared to a placebo, and dogs don't wrinkle or age the way we do. So it's really a stretch to suggest that the results on dog skin somehow translate to results on human skin (Source: Rejuvenation Research, Spring 2004, pages 32–39). Further and more recent research on kinetin hasn't proven it to be an antiwrinkle luminary or even a dim light (Source: Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, May 2006, pages 332–342).
Using kinetin on skin remains as much of an unknown as it was when we first wrote about it. There are also conflicting results from studies trying to answer such questions as: How much kinetin is needed to have an effect? Can you use too much? How do you control the amount of skin cell differentiation? Can it exert antioxidant activity? The bottom line is that even if kinetin could be used by skin cells, there probably isn't enough kinetin in any product to have a negative or positive impact. However, that is only a guess; no one knows for sure, and so using products with kinetin remains potentially effective but still questionable. Besides, you have to ask yourself: If kinetin is such a miraculous ingredient, why aren't other companies using it in their products? Thus far, the licensing rights to kinetin haven't been setting the industry afire, and it's doubtful much more than a spark will be generated because everyone is always looking for the next buzz ingredient.
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What: The Conflict @ Carver is a premier preseason wrestling tournament for wrestlers in 3rd-12th grades.
Event Date & Location: The 3rd annual Conflict @ Carver will take place on Sunday, Oct. 12th, 2014 at the legendary Carver Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City. Wrestling will begin at 9 a.m. CT.
Who is Eligible: All Wrestlers with current USA Wrestling memberships in grades 3 through 12 are eligible to compete. USA Wrestling membership is required for all wrestlers. 8th Graders may wrestle in the High School division, but not both. 5th Graders may wrestle in MS Division with Tournament Director approval.
Style: Folkstyle (scholastic style) rules will be used. High School matches will be 2-2-2 in length, Middle School matches will be 2-1-1 in length while Elementary matches will be 1-1-1 in length. NFHS Rules will govern all matches.
Entry Fee: The entry fee is $35 if registered by Sep 15th, $50 if registered by Oct. 1st & $60 if registered after Oct. 1st.
Weigh-Ins Date, Time, and Location: Weigh-ins will take place on Saturday, Oct. 11th, 2013, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. CT, at the Coralville Marriott Hotel and Convention Center, 300 E. 9th St., Coralville, IA 52241. An optional weigh in will be held on Oct. 13th from 7:00-7:30AM at Carver Hawkeye Arena. Weight Classes: The HS weight classes are as follows: 100, 106, 113, 120, 126, 132, 138, 145, 152, 160, 170, 182, 195, 220, and 285. The MS weight classes are 70, 77, 84, 91, 98, 106, 113, 120, 126, 132, 145, 160, 190 and 250. Elementary weight classes are 50, 57, 64, 71, 78, 85, 92, 100, 115, 130, 150 and 175. Wrestlers may change weight classes at weigh-ins as long as there are less than 32 wrestlers at the weight you are moving to.
Admission: Admission is $10 for adults, $5 for students (ages 5-18), and free for children 4 & under.
Coaches: Coaches without a USA Wrestling Coaches Membership must purchase a coaches pass for $10 to gain floor and corner access.
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Brackets/Results: The brackets will be published on TrackWrestling.com.
Participant List: The participant list is viewable on Trackwrestling.
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Destroy the enemy's units and wipe the enemy's base. For that, you will gain the knowledge for studying units and buildings of the next age. The gold obtained along the course of the game can be spent on valiant soldiers who would not let you down in battle and on weapons for defending your base.
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Published on Jan 25, 2014 4:51 PM
The year of the Golden Horse may be galloping near but it was Golden Chickensss which ruled the roost at the Hotel Intercontinental on Saturday.
The bawdy Hong Kong comedy's director Matt Chow, 45, and stars Sandra Ng, 48, and Ivana Wong, 34, were in Singapore for promotions. It opens here on Jan 30.
Ng reprises her 2002 Golden Horse Best Actress-winning role as Kam, the prostitute-turned-mamasan with a heart of gold, and she also produced the film.
She said: "I'd never thought about making another sequel. But things have changed so much from values to technology that I thought why not try and capture that in a movie?"
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How to stop the Defence cock-ups
PUBLISHED: 10 Sep 2012 00:02:51 | UPDATED: 10 Sep 2012 05:29:30PUBLISHED: 10 Sep 2012 PRINT EDITION: 10 Sep 2012Geoffrey Barker
Can Australia's dysfunctional defence acquisition organisation learn from its mistakes? Or is it doomed to repeat past errors at immense cost to shrinking defence budgets and to national security?
These questions arise from a thoughtful, complex and deeply disturbing report just released by the Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee on the Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO).
For observers of defence acquisition and sustainment the report findings will not be surprising: DMO has to be the most reviewed body within the government. Since 2003 DMO has been reviewed and reformed by Kinnaird, Mortimer, Pappas, Black, Rizzo, Coles, the Audit Office (twice) and the Senate (twice). The question now is how the government will respond.
DMO is a vast, sprawling organisation of 7835 civilian and uniformed defence officials located in Canberra, interstate and overseas. This year it will spend $9.1 billion of the $24.2 billion defence budget to arm and sustain the Australian military.
Among its responsibilities is the plan to equip the navy with 12 new submarines to replace the current fleet of six Australian-built Collins-class submarines in what will be Australia's largest defence acquisition.
After a lengthy inquiry and detailed analysis the Senate committee has reached a grim conclusion: the DMO is at risk of repeating the errors that caused cost blowouts, delays and poor performance in the Collins-class submarines and other programs.
"Despite Defence's assurances, the committee is very concerned that the submarine project to date contains the same seeds of failure that have bedevilled defence procurement for years," the committee says. This fear seems confirmed by newly disclosed delays in the construction of air warfare destroyers. Defence "lacks a robust risk-management regime . . . [and] seems incapable of learning from past mistakes", the report says.
While the report highlights the new submarine project, it is no less scathing about other projects – past, present and future – where DMO has been at the centre of high-profile cock-ups. (Remember the 2008 cancellation of the Super Seasprite helicopters after $1.4 billion had been spent on them?)
There is, at present, uncertainty about the ambitious, and probably unachievable, rearmament program announced in the 2009 defence white paper. The new white paper being prepared for release next year seems likely to pare back some acquisitions as budgets shrink. The number of new submarines may well be fewer than 12, and the government has yet to decide whether to opt for a new design, an evolved and improved Collins-class model, or one of several off-the-shelf models offered by European builders.
But the importance of the Senate report is that it goes beyond these issues to propose a new management model for defence procurement. The report enjoys strong cross-party political support among the committee members: DMO cock-ups have embarrassed and appalled both Coalition and Labor governments.
Recognising that problems in DMO are "unintentionally self-inflicted", the committee proposes, after projects receive second-pass approval by cabinet, that there should be "one single point of accountability for every project to the relevant capability manager".
The report says this reduces the role of the DMO and of the Capability Development Group in Defence, saving money and eliminating overlap. The DMO would become a contract and project management specialist supporting the capability manager at relevant points, the report says.
Similarly for the new submarine project the committee proposes that the program be managed by the Chief of Navy supported by the Australian Submarine Corporation and the DMO "where relevant". It also calls on the government to ensure that the program is "open and transparent" to reassure the Australian public.
These proposals are bound to be resisted by Defence, the DMO and the by Capability Development Group. Resistance is encoded in their collective DNA, although some DMO executives seem increasingly sensitive to their problems and less likely to retreat into the delusion that, no matter how bad things look, everything really is fine.
But the key question is whether they will be supported by Defence Minister Stephen Smith, whose caution is legendary. There is little question, as the report says, that the DMO is unable or unwilling to hold its people to account. It remains to be seen whether the minister will dare to try again to do so.
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(Washington Times) Former President Jimmy Carter expressed concerns Tuesday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may be too willing to go to war with Iran.
"I don't think that's his first preference, but I think he's much more eager to go to war with Iran than President Obama [is]. And I was glad to see President Obama discourage that immediate resumption of hostilities between Israel and its neighbors that the Israelis seem to be inclined to do," the former president said in an interview with The Washington Times-affiliated "America's Morning News" radio broadcast.
See? It's all Israel's fault, a notion I'm quite sure most Liberals agree with. Because those Iranian Mullahs and leaders like Ahmadinejad are so trustworthy as to be allowed to complete their nuclear weapons program. It's not like they've said multiple times that they want to see Israel wiped off the map or something.
"I think the economic sanctions would be adequate," Mr. Carter added. "War with Iran can and should be avoided."
Yes, war with Iran should be avoided if possible. But, Iran is attempting to become a nuclear weapons nation. And sanctions haven't worked. They haven't worked regarding their nuclear program, and they didn't work when Iranians attacked the US embassy in Tehran (an act of war according to the Geneva Convention), taking Americans hostage, and Carter imposed them. And then did pretty much nothing else. There was no threat of war, allowing this Islamic fundamentalist state to rise and become the largest supporter of terrorism. But, there have been sanctions ever since. How's that worked out, Mr. Carter?
Mr. Carter said he has met recently with the Muslim Brotherhood's political and religious leadership, and "they know it's very important to Egypt to maintain peace with Israel."
"They assured me personally – and they have made public statements accordingly – that they will honor the peace treaty that I helped to negotiate back in 1979 … and I don't have any doubt that they will carry out their promise to me."
Was that assurance given before or after the Muslim Brotherhood threatened to review the peace treaty mid-February? But, then, I'm sure the Muslim Brotherhood is smart enough to understand that Carter is an idiot, anti-Israel, and a dupe, and will believe whatever they tell him.
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