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Big fan of Diego's. I hope he woops Luigi and gets back to top contender status soon.
Kos, Fitch are a bunch of Lay and Prey wrestlers with no finishing skills
In a recent interview on MMAWeekly, UFC welterweight contender Diego Sanchez talks about his up and coming fight with American Top Team (ATT) fighter Luigi Fioravanti (12-3) at the Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale on June 21.
Sanchez looks to avenge his loses to Koscheck and Fitch:
"Rematches with Koscheck and Fitch are definitely a part of my future. Those guys ain't going nowhere and I ain't going nowhere…..If I could have it my way, a picture perfect story, I'd like to go in there and win the title from whoever it may be and get a rematch with Koscheck for the title. That'd be perfect."
Sanchez on Thiago Alves:
"I've got a lot of respect for him. I think he's tough. He's more of a striker. It's a good fight for me. He's actually very well rounded," said Sanchez, who, knowing how strong ATT is in all departments, but especially in jiu-jitsu, has actually been working about 60 percent ground to 40 percent stand-up in preparations."
"I've always been a ground fighter and now I've just took it to the next level. I want to be known as the best on the ground"
Sanchez on his up coming fight with Luigi Fioravanti:
"All my best performances… have all been on Spike (TV) and I hope to add Luigi Fioravanti to the list….I'm looking to go in and dominate Luigi Fioravanti and see what they got next for me."
Check out the full TUF 7 Finale card here.
Big fan of Diego's. I hope he woops Luigi and gets back to top contender status soon.
Kos, Fitch are a bunch of Lay and Prey wrestlers with no finishing skills
hell yeah the nightmare is coming is back KO better watch out for luigi hes a died man walking
Why is he talking about Thiago Silva? Silva has to cut to get to 205. He would maul Diego

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Sarah Napier, right, advanced to this weekend's state bowling finals after qualifying during last week's district tournament in Lima. Teammate Kaitlyn Craft is on the left. She finished 42nd in district play.
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WALLA WALLA — Wa-Hi lost its first volleyball match of the Mid-Columbia Conference era Tuesday, falling to MCC foe Kennewick in four sets, 25-18, 24-26, 25-19 and 25-20.
Wa-Hi (0-1) proved to be its own worst enemy in the loss, as it struggled to find the opponent's court from the service line.
"We outplayed them offensively, but where we got beat was the serving line," Wa-Hi assistant coach Kim McDaniels said. "We had 13 missed serves, so that killed us."
Senior Tori Crawford slammed 12 kills and picked up eight blocks while serving for five aces in the loss.
"We competed in every set," McDaniels said of the Blue Devils. "They really laid it on the line, so Don (Hepker, Wa-Hi coach) and I were really happy to see that — especially with how young we are."
Maddy Deopker and Reece Carmen contributed four kills apiece.
Kassidy Willard contributed 13 digs, while setter Katie Green picked up 13 assists.
The Blue Devils host Southridge Thursday at 7 p.m.
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Miami based singer/songwriter Robin Avery (www.robinavery.com) recently talked with popular music site SmoothIndieStar.com, which features the latest and best smooth jazz artists of today, about the importance of being environmentally-friendly and how her mission to protect the earth inspired her sweeping and inspiring new single "Light The Way". The complete interview is available at http://smoothindiestar.com/interviews/avery.htm.
Perfectly capturing and defining the rallying cry, hopes and aspirations of several generations, the multi-talented performer urges us to "Protect the earth we live in/Choose wisely/See beyond today/Create a world of lasting prosperity/Join together and light the way."
No message can be effective if it doesn't reach the masses, and the entrepreneurial Avery is already in gear on several key fronts. For the week of August 1, "Light The Way" was included as part of the TM Jones Hit Disc that also had cuts from superstars Tim McGraw, Natalie Cole and Kenny Chesney, as well as singer/comedian Wayne Brady and Dutch sax sensation Candy Dulfer. TM Studios distributes these discs to over 5,400 stations worldwide, as well as satellite and internet networks, websites and the Armed Forces Radio Network.
The smooth jazz community can't stop raving. Sandy Shore of smoothjazz.com said of Avery's debut: "slick, crisp production, fresh and cool vocal tunes…create a fantastic listening experience from the beginning to the final track." Radio & Records' smooth jazz editor Carol Archer adds, "Avery's a new artist to me – a damned good one, too."


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Rochester Recreation Shotokan Karate Club
This is the website to our parent club (dojo). It is where members go to test for belts and for advanced training.
Maine Shotokan Karate Association
Sensei Mike Cook's webpage. Updated regularly, it has info about events, exams, etc...
Shotokan Karate International Federation - USA
This is the website of the federation to which our club is affiliated.
Lester Ingber's Archive
Ingber, physicist by profession, studied Karate under Ohshima and Nishiyama. His site has online books on Karate.
History of Okinawan karate
A very nice website with info about karate in Okinawa and demos of katas from different styles.
Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) Karate
The Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) website.
Asian World of Martial Arts
Online store for martial arts gear and stuff.
No Nonsense Self Defense
This is Marc MacYoung's website about self defense.
Shotokan Karate Magazine
Really nice magazine about Shotokan Karate and related topics.
Gichin Funakoshi
Site about the "Father of Modern Karate" Gichin Funakoshi, Shotokan terminology and more.
This is a site with lots of information about karate in general. Lots of discussions which will challenge and provoke may be your understanding and views about martial arts.
Karate The Japanese Way
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Feb. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Wells Fargo & Co., the fourth-largest U.S. bank by assets, awarded Chief Executive Officer John Stumpf 2011 performance shares worth about $12 million.
Stumpf received 382,410 performance shares, San Francisco-based Wells Fargo said today in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The shares are valued at $12 million based on the $31.38 closing price Feb. 22, when the award was granted. Stumpf's award can rise by as much as 50 percent, the bank said.
Wells Fargo made grants to four other "named executive officers" as defined by SEC rules. Wholesale banking chief David Hoyt got shares valued at $6.5 million and community banking head Carrie Tolstedt received $5.5 million. Mark Oman, head of the consumer finance and mortgage business, and David Carroll, who runs the wealth, brokerage and retirement division, received shares worth $5 million each. Former Chief Financial Officer Howard I. Atkins didn't receive any shares.
The shares will vest in the first quarter of 2014, and will depend on the bank's performance over the three-year period ending Dec. 31, 2013, according to the filing. The shares will be forfeited if the executives leave the company for a reason other than retirement, disability or death, the bank said.
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Shakeup at GSA
On Monday, April 2, 2012, General Services Administration chief Martha Johnson stepped down from her post after firing Bob Peck, the commissioner of the Public Buildings Service, and GSA adviser Stephen Leeds. The shakeup in the administration came on the heels of an inspector general report that detailed excessive spending by the agency at a conference in 2010. Read Federal News Radio's full coverage of the Shakeup at GSA.
GSA praised for steps to reform culture, organization
Senate lawmakers and the agency's Inspector General say the strategy to reorganize the General Services Administration and make it more accountable is on the right track. Acting Administrator Dan Tangherlini said he will consolidate IT and HR across the agency, and reduce contracting fees charged by the Federal Acquisition Service.
GSA to centralize oversight of IT, HR after top-to-bottom review
Acting Administrator Dan Tangherlini will tell Senate lawmakers today about his plans to continue reforming the agency in the aftermath of the Western Regions Conference scandal. Along with consolidating CIO and human resources offices, Tangherlini wants the Federal Acquisition Service to reduce its fees. Federal News Radio has obtained an exclusive copy of Tangherlini's testimony.
Senate committee questions GSA IG about investigation tactics
In a routine pre-hearing briefing call, Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee staff members asked Brian Miller about his staff's decision to knock on a GSA employee's door after 11 p.m. at the SmartPay conference last month. Miller and acting GSA Administrator Dan Tangherlini are scheduled to testify Sept. 12 before the committee on changes the agency has made in light of the conference spending scandals.
The incredible imploding agency
If you move a few letters around the initials of the General Services Administration, you get G- A-S, as in explosive, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says. Just when you thought GSA couldn't get in any deeper there's another explosion.
GSA picks DoD installations chief Robyn to head Public Buildings Service
Dorothy Robyn, who for the last three years has overseen the Defense Department's military facilities and buildings, has been named to head the General Services Administration's embattled Public Buildings Service.
Conference investigation leaves some questioning GSA IG's aggressive tactics
The General Services Administration's inspector general investigated the agency's recent SmartPay Training Conference and found no wrongdoing or elaborate spending. But the approach taken by the GSA inspector has left some at the agency uneasy. According to a draft memo obtained by Federal News Radio, tactics used by the investigator included a late night awakening and interrogation of the GSA executive in charge of the conference.
GSA expects $11M savings from travel, conference cuts
The General Services Administration projects it will save $11 million from April to September from reforms to employee travel and agency conferences. Since April, GSA canceled 47 conferences.
Fired GSA Buildings Service commissioner finds new job
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Issa probing conferences that exceeded GSA price tag
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Former GSA official Prouty fights back against firing
The former Public Buildings Service Region 8 commissioner filed an appeal with the Merit Systems Protection Board against GSA for wrongful termination.
Issa seeks closer relationship between IGs, Congress
Too often Congress is left "in the dark" when it comes to inspector general investigations of agency misconduct, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), chair of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee wrote in a letter to 73 inspectors general. Issa said he wanted to "establish an understanding between Congress and the IG community" for more rapid reporting of agency misdeeds uncovered by their offices. In his letter, Issa asked the inspectors for more information about their reporting practices to Congress and whether any serious problems were ever not shared with lawmakers.
OGE missed signs of GSA ethics violations, memo says
A memo by a government watchdog group finds the General Services Administration's ethics program received high marks in a November 2010 study from the Office of Government Ethics. The report was issued shortly after GSA threw the lavish Las Vegas conference that has led to the firings of top officials and the resignation of Administrator Martha Johnson and a slew of congressional hearings.
Lawmakers putting GSA's new conference spending rules to the test
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GSA inspector probes $268K awards ceremony
The General Services Administration spent more than $268,000 on a one-day awards ceremony, an inspector general told Congress Thursday, the latest revelation of lavish government conferences on the taxpayers' tab.
Lawmakers upset over new revelations of GSA spending
Lawmakers on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee are upset over new disclosures about spending at the General Services Administration. Reps. John Mica (R-Fla.), the committee chairman, and Jeff Denham (R-Calif.) held a press conference Thursday to reveal details from an internal GSA investigation that revealed one of the agency's division spent more than $268,000 on a one-day November 2010 conference in Washington, D.C.
GSA freezes hiring, suspends most SES bonuses
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House oversight committee OKs GSA-inspired bills
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GSA employees under IG investigation received $1.1M in bonuses
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GSA official back to work after conference spending scandal
The number two at the General Services Administration's Public Buildings Service is back at work after more than a month on administrative leave following an inspector general report that the agency spent $822,000 on a Las Vegas conference.
A tale of two agencies
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NEW ORLEANS - Trendy websites like airbnb.com can offer a pretty reasonable stay in some of the priciest neighborhoods in the city of New Orleans.
With a destination like New Orleans to attract visitors, homeowners are making a killing renting out their places, but there's just one problem - it's illegal.
'Right now the law specifically states that in the Marigny you can't rent a place out for less than 30 days, and the french quarter I believe is 60 [days],' says Mile Swanson, the President of the Faubourg Marigny Improvement Association.
Swanson says, with the popularity of these websites, the number of illegal short term rentals in the city has exploded.
'We watched, in just the last six months on one website, it go from 310 properties to over 610 properties,' said innkeeper and President of the Professional Innkeepers Association of New Orleans Bonnie Rabe.
Rabe says it's creating big problems for neighborhoods in the Marigny, French Quarter and Garden District.
'When you have absentee owners, it affects the quality of life in the neighborhood in terms of noise, parking, trash,' said Swanson.
Local bed and breakfast owners are feeling the affects too. They say it is driving away business.
'Several of my innkeepers have commented to me that their numbers are down progressively,' said Rabe.
Matt Easley, who owns A Creole Cottage Bed and Breakfast in the Marigny, is just one of many small business owners seeing the affects firsthand.
'Within a half block of me, in any direction, there's a total of 14 illegal B&Bs,' says Easley.
He says even though he has contacted the city, nothing is being done. So residents turned to their newly-elected District C Councilwoman Nadine Ramsey, who says she is committed to finding a solution.
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2011-12 (Sophomore): Earned All-Great West second team honors for the second consecutive season after leading the team and ranking fifth in the GWC with a 13.1 ppg clip … One of two UND players to start all 32 games, also led the team with a 13.2 ppg clip in GWC games … Total of 872 points through his sophomore season is the third highest in UND history … Reached double figures in a team-high 23 games and scored a season-high 25 points at Chicago State (Feb. 9) … Made 5-of-9 3-pointers in the win over the Cougars … Reached the 20-point plateau on four different occasions, including a 22-point effort at New Mexico (Jan. 7) … Posted his first of two double-doubles on the season at Bradley (Nov. 19) with 22 points and a season-high 12 rebounds … Dished out a career-high six assists vs. Western Illinois (Nov. 26) … Finished season with a career-high 63 … Ranked seventh in the GWC in rebound (5.9/g) and fourth in steals (1.6/g) … Led the team with 16 points at Kansas (Dec. 31) … Had his second double-double of the season with 15 points and 10 rebounds in a home win over Chicago State (Jan. 28) … Named to the All-Great West Tournament team for the second straight season after averaging a team-best 16.0 ppg in victories over Texas-Pan American (Mar. 9) and NJIT (Mar. 10) … Had 15 points and eight rebounds in the championship game vs. the Highlanders … Closed the season with a 15-point effort vs. Drake in the opening round of the CollegeInsider.com Tournament … Finished the season with 50 steals, including back-to-back games with a career-high five steals in home wins over Texas-Pan American (Feb. 27) and Utah Valley (Mar. 3) … Earned second letter.
2010-11 (Freshman): Broke the UND freshman scoring record with 452 points during the team's run to the Great West Conference Tournament title ... Earned All-Great West second team honors and CollegeInsider.com Freshman All-America honors ... Started 22 games and appeared in all 34 ... Part of a freshman class that produced more of its team's points than any other Division I team in the country ... Led the team with a 13.3 ppg average and upped that to 14.8 ppg in Great West contests ... As a starter, averaged 15.2 ppg ... Shared team-high honors with 25 double-figure scoring games, including the last 14 games of the campaign ... Named to the Great West All-Tournament Team after averaging 14.3 ppg in UND's three victories, including 15 in the championship game victory over South Dakota (March 12) ... Scored 20 points in the CIT Postseason game at Air Force (March 15) ... Tallied three double-doubles during the season with 15 points and 13 rebounds vs. Longwood (Jan. 9), 21 points and 10 rebounds at Chicago State (Feb. 12) and a season-high 31 points and 12 rebounds at Houston Baptist (March 3) ... Reached 20-plus points on eight occasions, including a game-high 21 points in his return to his home state at Wisconsin (Nov. 16) ... Scored 14 points in his first career start at Green Bay (Dec. 20) ... Made a season high five 3-pointers in the victory over South Dakota School of Mines (Dec. 30) ... Earned first letter.
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"We have Kendall coming back, who a lot of people forget about," quarterback Colin Kaepernick said, per the Sacramento Bee.
Added Tomsula: "Reggie can be an every down back. He's done that in the NFL, OK? I don't know [that] we're looking that way. Reggie is a very good space player, OK? Reggie can, it's well documented, his skil set on third down. Reggie, I mean, he's a running back."
Bush joins Carlos Hyde and Kendall Hunter in the backfield. The 30-year-old Bush was released after two seasons with the Lions.
San Fran is expected to add another running back, the report said.
Hunter contributed 358 yards and three touchdowns a year ago. His absence could mean more playing time for 49ers second-round pick Carlos Hyde.
Hunter is entering the last year of his rookie deal.
"Kendall looks good," linebacker Patrick Willis said. "I've always been a fan of his since he came in. Him and Frank in that backfield, those two are very dangerous. (Kendall) is quick. He told me today, he said, 'Pat, you're everywhere.' I said, 'I've got to be when you're back there, you move fast.' I know he's going to be a big-time contributor for us this year."
Lattimore sat out last season while rehabbing from a devastating knee injury. "The 49ers still don't know exactly what they have in Marcus Lattimore," the report said.
Hunter wasn't a huge part of the game, but helped the team run out the clock late in the game. He finished the game with 27 yards, including a 17 yard run. Hunter will likely get a few carries next week against Seattle.
Hunter was not targeted in the passing game. He'll visit the Cardinals in Week 17.
That's where Kendall Hunter comes in. The 49ers backup running back plays more when games get out of hand, like last week when he ran eight times for 40 yards against Tampa Bay. Spelling Frank Gore, he's scored three touchdowns while averaging 4.0 yards per carry.
The Falcons give up the 4th-most rushing yards (131.4). If San Francisco gets up big, Hunter could mop up against a demoralized unit. It's not a lot to hang your hat on, but it makes Hunter a desperation flex in deeper leagues.
Hunter totaled 40 rushing yards on eight carries, while James had 22 yards on two carries.
Celek had just one catch for 8 yards, while Manningham had one catch for 2 yards on two targets.
The 49ers are back in action Week 16 vs. Atlanta.
Manningham was one of several players to make minor contributions against the Saints. Tight end Vance McDonald had one catch for 10 yards, fullback Bruce Miller caught two passes for 8 yards, running back LaMichael James had two receptions for 8 yards and two rushes for 7 yards, and running back Kendall Hunter added one yard on four carries.
Running back Kendall Hunter added 8 yards on three attempts in the ground game. LaMichael James was stopped for a 1-yard loss in his only carry.
Hunter saw plenty of late action as the Niners ran out the clock. He finished with nine carries for 84 yards and no scores as Frank Gore scored twice. Hunter was not targeted in the passing game for the 49ers. The 25-year-old RB had scored touchdowns in three of his previous five games for San Francisco. He won't score Week 9, however, as the Niners have a bye. They return Week 10 against the Panthers.
Hunter has a touchdown against the Colts, Rams and Cardinals in three of the past four games. He's only scored double digits in Fantasy points once over that span, which was against the Rams with 10 points.
That was the only time he had double digits in carries, and he's not getting enough work to be counted on in most Fantasy leagues. He also has just two catches on the season.
The Titans have only alllowed four running backs to score double digits in Fantasy points with five touchdowns allowed, and Frank Gore will continue to do the heavy lifting this week. Hunter is still No. 2 on the depth chart behind Gore.
We like Hunter as a handcuff option for Gore, but it's hard to start him in most standard formats even with his recent success. Keep him reserved against the Titans unless you're in a desperate situation or a heavy touchdown-only league in need of a flex.
Hunter carried three times for 11 yards. He was targeted once without a catch. Hunter visits the Titans in Week 7.
Hunter plays the Cardinals in Week 6.
Hunter carried the ball 11 times, matching his total from the season's first three games. He unsurprisingly came away with a season-high 49 yards rushing, the bulk of which came on his touchdown run. Hunter scored on a 29-yard run late in the fourth quarter to put the finishing touches on the blow out. He added a single reception for 9 yards.
Hunter has scored in two straight games, but has not been a consistent member of the offense. The 49ers have not run the ball as much as expected, as he enters Week 5 against the Texans with 22 carries for 80 yards and two touchdowns on the season.
The 49ers face the Rams in Week 4 Thursday, which doesn't bode particularly well for Hunter's chances. Though the Rams have been gashed by opposing backs to the tune of 20.0 Fantasy points per game, they have allowed just two rushing touchdowns through three games.
Hunter simply isn't receiving enough touches to be considered a weekly Fantasy option. He is worth using mostly as a flex option if you need a bye week or injury replacement for Week 4.
Hunter, who also caught a 4-yard pass, visits the Rams on Thursday.
Vance McDonald, who took over for an injured Vernon Davis, had one catch for 19 yards and two targets. Fullback Bruce Miller was the team's second-leading receiver with two catches for 22 yards on five targets. Marlon Moore caught a short, 6-yard pass late in the fourth quarter. It was his only catch of the night. Quinton Patton also played but was held without a target.
In addition, Kendall Hunter had one carry for minus-7 yards and Anthony Dixon received one carry for a 4-yard gain in a 29-3 defeat.
Hunter had some success against the Packers in one game last season, rushing for 41 yards on nine carries. Hunter has proven he can be a productive player when given the chance, but he remains stuck behind Frank Gore in the depth chart.
This game could turn into a shootout, in which case the 49ers might not rely too much on the run. Either way, Hunter is unlikely to be worth using as anything more than a low-end flex option in deep Fantasy formats for Week 1.
Hunter, Frank Gore's primary backup, is coming back from a torn Achilles. He was activated from the PUP list two weeks ago.
If healthy, Hunter would be Frank Gore's primary backup.
Hunter has yet to play in the preseason, but he is still expected to be the team's No. 2 running back at the start of the regular season.
Hunter, who has been doing work on a side field during practices, could make his practice debut during the team's Fan Fest event on Saturday. His status for Friday's preseason game against the Chiefs remains uncertain. He is expected to be the No. 2 running back on the depth chart, when healthy.
The report says both have been rehabilitating on a side field during practices. Hunter has been doing more -- cutting, pulling heavy chains, sprinting at full speed -- than Manningham, and Hunter still hasn't been cleared for practice. It still seems as if Manningham has a few more steps to go before he can get back on the field.
The report says Hunter is sprinting "like a blur" on a side field during practice. All that's left is for Hunter to practice cutting and change of direction before he can start working with the team.
When healthy, Hunter will likely be the No. 2 running back on the depth chart behind Frank Gore.


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eBook Description: Lacey thought she'd married the perfect man--until she discovered his terrible secret? Alone in the master bedroom, Lacey grips a kitchen knife under her pillow, thinking about her daughter, Myra, and how they will escape. Lacey is an intelligent, young clothing designer who struggles to overcome her past, but growing up in a small town in Washington State, where she's known as the daughter of the town whore has left its scars. When she married Stian, she thought she found the perfect man but what she finds is a terrifying run for her life. Break Away is an energetic suspense that will leave you gripping the pages, while you follow Lacey in her run from domestic violence.
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Alone in the master bedroom, I gripped a kitchen knife under my pillow, thinking about my daughter, Myra, and how we would escape. Each time the old farmhouse creaked, my hand tightened on the knife's hardwood handle. With each swish of the trees outside the window, my eyes jerked open. Shivering with fear, I remained sharp, awake, and ready to run.
Alone in the master bedroom, I gripped a kitchen knife under my pillow, thinking about my daughter, Myra, and how we would escape. Each time the old farmhouse creaked, my hand tightened on the knife's hardwood handle. With each swish of the trees outside the window, my eyes jerked open. Shivering with fear, I remained sharp, awake, and ready to run.
"Lacey, how could you be so naive?" Stian glowered, turning away from me, back to his fish tank. "I don't give a damn about my father or that bitch he's married to."
He stood in the shadow of the dining room feeding the large orange Oscar, an exotic fish that lived in the seventy-five gallon tank. Stian's fingers clasped the tail of a squirming goldfish. He dunked the fish headfirst into the tank. It splashed and wriggled wildly to escape. Two Oscars, attracted to the commotion, moved in. Stian pulled the goldfish out of the water and slapped it hard against the side of the tank. Stunned, it hung limp in his fingers. Live goldfish would normally race around the tank frantic for escape while the large Oscars chased. His prized Oscars might be scratched on the ornamental coral, injuring themselves in the hunt. Stian dangled the stunned fish on top of the water until the Oscars rose to eat.
My stomach turned queasy.
Finished, he turned and came to the kitchen to wash his hands. I moved back, staying clear of the hands that were tainted by his part in that cruel meddling in the natural order of the animal world.
At the sink, he stood with his back to me. Sunset-scarlet filtered through the white lace curtains I recently hung in the window. Light shone innocently on his pale brown hair. Small touches of gray at his temples looked nearly blond. His wide shoulders were still solid, strong for a man in his late forties. A tall, handsome man in a blue flannel shirt and blue jeans, he had that certain arrogance which had attracted me to him in the beginning. I thought he'd use his height and strength to protect and nurture me. I had been terribly wrong. Stian had attracted me to himself like he attracted Oscars to goldfish.
As he stood there, something in the harsh line of his shoulders reminded me of my stepfather. Stian hit the faucet, shutting off the flow of water. He dried his hands on the blue towel and carefully placed it back on the towel rack.
We were newlyweds, but had not slept together in four months. Of course, I felt rejected. He seemed completely uninterested in me. Why? I thought perhaps I needed to know him better. That's why I mentioned going to see his father and stepmother. His mother, Deloris had disappeared when he was five years old. Resentment at her apparent abandonment had shadowed his whole life with vengeful disapproval toward women.
As Stian turned to leave the room he tripped on the dog. Barney, a dark brown shepherd mix had been lounging in a warm patch of light that streamed in through the window.
Stian went livid, kicking the helpless animal. "Get out of my way," he screamed, lashing out at Barney. The dog tried to protect himself from the vicious blows by curling into a ball. Each blow of Stian's attack pushed the terrified pet farther across the linoleum floor and into a corner of the dining room.
"No!" I sensed the blows that Barney took were really meant for me. Nausea flared, with the idea they would one day be delivered, probably with more obvious relish. I wanted to stop him, but froze with fear. If I interfered, I'd definitely be next.
Stian's savage, icy-blue eyes flashed on me, and his hands balled into fists. His beard, normally short and well groomed, looked brutish; his mouth twisted into a sneer as he moved toward me.
My mind darted, searching for an escape, a way to protect myself.
"Lacey, this is why I don't want to see my father!" he yelled at my face. The heat of his breath became a moist, evil wind. "This is what my father used to do to me." My eyes locked onto Stian's cold glare, inflamed with red anger.
"After Mom disappeared," Stian continued, as if looking at an old scar, "Dad threw me into the Columbia River and watched me thrash about in the freezing water. I would have drowned, but the current washed me up onto the cold rocks. I walked back to the house, dripping wet, and that son of a bitch didn't even care. I was never good enough! He didn't care if I drowned. Do you understand what I'm telling you, Lacey?"
Afraid to open my mouth, I nodded. I imagined him as a child, tall and spindly for his age. With a slight turning in of his left foot, he had a delicate walk. He'd have been a pretty child, a cute young boy. In the rough parts of Washington State, deep in this rugged country, it's not good to be a pretty boy, especially with a less-than-manly walk.
Stian stalked off to the basement, slamming the door.
I needed to escape and felt thankful Myra was at a friend's house for the night. I wanted to wait a few more months until she finished school for the year. But now, I feared we'd be running for our lives.
In the early days and nights of our mutual attraction, Stian seemed good, wholesome and handsome.
In the beginning, there had been something about his innocent looks. Something about his vibrant blue eyes seduced me into thinking about the little boy I saw in him. He had been careful to not sit too close when we first met for lunch dates. I felt respected and thrilled at the prospect of his touch. He told me his goal in life was to build a comfortable, stable future. He said he simply wanted a family and a good clean home.
I considered him shy and quiet, but really, his silence had been calculated. If there had been an innocent boy, he had become a ghost, starved a long time ago of what a child needed to thrive.
In the beginning, Stian let me babble. I told him everything my heart wanted, while he nodded. I thought he cared. He had been a good listener, repeating all the key phrases. I felt exhilarated, heady to have a handsome man interested in my thoughts and feelings. But now, looking back, I realize it had been a deception. He had studied me, analyzed me like an eighth grade biology class specimen, so that later he'd know how to control me.
It didn't take long for him to capture my heart. Sometimes a single parent is an easy target. I had been lonesome, yielding to loneliness like an alcoholic yields to the bottle. I wanted him. I was hungry for him as if he were a fine wine, not remembering that with time and contamination wine turns to a vile vinegar.
His gentle kisses, like that fine wine intoxicated me with each droplet that touched my lips. He spoke softly like a poet, using words like music, talking with all the things I needed to hear.
"Lacey, marry me and I'll take care of you and Myra," he whispered.
At last the empty part of me would be filled ... the missing part, returned.


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Deja vu all over again, eh?
Sly Cooper is an interesting series, to say the least. I cannot say whether or not it was the very first platformer to meld platforming and stealth mechanics together, but I'd be a damn liar if I said it didn't set the bar at its highest. The cast and writing were clever, the cel-shaded environments were enormously detailed, and the controls flowed seamlessly with the action in the game, not to mention the bold risk the developers took in the sequels with expanding the levels into wide-open, spacious hubs, which paid off big time. Unfortunately, due to the ever-rising popularity of Sucker Punch's other sleeper hit, InFAMOUS, Sly and his gang were abandoned after the PlayStation 2 era.
Being a huge fan of the games myself (they were originally on my list of Top 5 Favorite Franchises of all time, so that should tell you something), I sat with anticipation, eager to see if Sucker Punch would continue the Cooper Gang's zany adventures, but hadn't heard a word for years. Then E3 2011 came around, and I got my first glimpse of the almighty fourth iteration of Sly Cooper. I care less about the announcement of the Vita, the dozens of sequels, and even The Last of Us; Sly Cooper was all that was on my mind for the next couple of years.
Then I heard Sucker Punch wasn't behind the wheel anymore. And that the game would place a heavier emphasis on using costume abilities. At the time, I wasn't worried about Sly being placed into the hands of Sanzaru, the new developer, but a few months later I played Halo 4, which was developed by 343 Studios, a branch formed by Microsoft after Bungie dropped the Halo license. Everyone else praised Halo 4 to high heaven... but dammit, I tried the game myself, and it left an awful taste in my mouth. I so, SO desperately wanted to enjoy Halo 4, but there were just a bunch of design mishaps that really bogged down the experience for me. The writing wasn't nearly as stellar or clever, the menus were bulky and unwieldy, and the expansive firefights were toned down to cramped, symmetrical rooms and areas. Even my will to play the game's multiplayer left me after a little while, and Spartan Ops, as ingenious and pristine as it was, wasn't enough to save the lacking single-player and multiplayer experiences.
This really got me worried about Sly 4's success, because 343 Studios had dedicated a good amount of time and effort into Halo 4 and it ended up being mediocre in my eyes. I feared that Sanzaru would repeat history (no pun intended) and follow suit with Sly 4, but at long last, the game is here. Has Sly Cooper been knocked down to average status, or will it defy my expectations? Well, it's time to get out our encyclopedias and see if Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time proudly marches into gaming history.
There are things that I love about Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time, and things that I am rather perturbed about. To at least keep some semblance of order within this review, I'm going to revert to the ol' "Good/Bad" system that I chose when making my first ever review on this site. Let's start with the things this game did right.
Good: Oh, LORD, it feels so good to see Sly Cooper again. This time, however, you'll notice there's something a little... different about his appearance.
Sly's clothes and gear have been enhanced in terms of polygon count, the lighting has been improved drastically, and his facial and body textures have been replaced with a more fur-like skin. I gotta say, I really like this new look for Sly. It makes it easier to tell his species, and allows for more detailed emotional output from his animations. Bentley, Murray, Carmelita Fox, and the rest of the assorted cast put on a great fresh coat as well.
Which brings me to another point I'd like to bring up: The animations in Thieves in Time are outstanding. Compared to the jittery, odd nonsense we saw in the first Sly Cooper installments, the characters slip around fluidly and look more lively than ever. It really builds upon the cutscenes and the gameplay more than the first three.
It's not just the character models that look gorgeous, either. The world hubs are large and act as very effective eye candy. Compared to the dirty coat of paint we're used to seeing, it's very refreshing to look at the environments in this game, which are bursting with color and littered with atmospheric structures that really set the mood for each time period you visit. In short, this game really transitioned well in the graphics department. I was quite pleasantly surprised.
The control scheme is largely the same as it was in past installments, with some minor tweaks to keep the experience fresh. Sly sneaks around by default, and he can whack at stuff with his cane, balance on roped and pointy protrusions, climb up pipes and assassinate enemy guards with a couple of button presses. His arsenal now includes a set of abilities that can be utilized by donning certain costumes, which range from deflecting fireballs with heavy samurai armor to creating tightropes to walk across by shooting arrows at distant targets with an archer's tunic. These new costume mechanics are solely restricted to Sly, and some of them are rather clever, while a good portion of these costumes take from some of Sly's past moves, such as his Feral Pounce, and tweak them ever so slightly. I wouldn't consider this a game-changing aspect, but it's a nice touch to keep things from getting sterile.
Another interesting concept is the ability to play as some of Sly's ancestors. Ignoring the fact that time paradoxes are practically nonexistent in the Sly Cooper universe, the Cooper Gang usually travels to a certain time period and reunites with a member of Sly's family line, who has, most of the time, been captured. Once freed, they can usually be controlled, and while most of them are functionally identical to Sly Cooper, there are a couple of subtle differences in terms of movesets. For example, Sir Galleth Cooper, a chivalrous knight from the Medieval Ages, has the ability to latch onto hooks, charge up his sword and bust through obstacles above him, something that Sly is incapable of. I am a little disappointed that the only extra characters that join the Cooper Gang this time around are justified Sly Cooper clones, rather than the diverse set of characters introduced to the gang in Sly 3, but I am pleased that Sanzaru allowed you to explore the entire level with them instead of limiting them to specific missions.
In terms of extras, there is a sizable amount of extra goodies to snatch up this time around. The clue bottles, which were mysteriously absent from Sly 3, make their triumphant return in Thieves in Time, and I was surprised to find that the hunt for these bottles required more dexterity than the first three games. This is both a good and bad thing; sometimes the clues will be tucked away behind breakable objects or behind buildings on the edges of the map, which can make the search rather tiresome and irritating, and they aren't usually bundled in groups of 2 or 3 anymore. A vast amount of timepiece treasures are also scattered around the level, which test your speed and pathfinding reflexes as you try to carry them back to the hideout in a set amount of time without being damaged. I had fun searching for these as well, although some of them are locked behind 'costume doors,' which, of course, require you to utilize costume abilities to open. Some of those get rather old quick, and they are usually stashed away on the edges of the map, so finding them can be a chore as well. Lastly, throughout the hubs and missions you'll find Cooper masks scattered here and there. Collecting enough of these unlocks an assortment of extras, such as skins for each of the characters and other fun goodies. These require more searching, however, as plenty of them are hidden within certain missions. Thankfully, the game does allow you to repeat jobs, so you can search for the remaining masks you might have glossed over the first time.
Not everything in Sly 4 is a bundle of roses, however. There were plenty of elements that should have been banished from this timeline. Thankfully, most of these complaints are just me nitpicking, but they did bug me nonetheless, and they might bug you, too.
I think the voice actors and the dialogue are rather weak compared to the first 3. Where Sly Cooper himself has always been a laid-back, unctuous, soft-spoken antihero, in Thieves in Time his VO is ecstatic and boisterous, something that does not fit his character in the slightest. I probably could have tolerated the others as well, but they JUST. WON'T. STOP. TALKING outside of cutscenes. They incessantly remind themselves of the most painstakingly obvious mission objectives, and don't adhere to the fourth wall at all by outright stating the controls and assessing the situation at every moment they can. It gets to the point where it transforms the game into a walking orientation exercise, which is something that I'm dead SICK of seeing in gaming media as of late.
Outside of the overworld collectibles, this game is cake. I almost never had any trouble with sneaking past enemies, even when running most of the time, and most of the guards I confronted hardly dealt enough damage to be considered a threat, even to the point where I could practically take smaller guards head-on as Bentley or Sly without a scratch, something that Sly 2 and 3 actively tried to avoid. Calling it "Baby's First Metal Gear Solid" would be a rather gross understatement.
But the worst parts about Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time come from the lengthy load times. Every time you load a game, enter the hideout, or transition into another section of the level, you have to wait a good 20 seconds or so before the game completely loads the area. It bothers me the most because the load times on the PS2 games were practically obsolete, and that was a whole generation ago! I understand a lot of games these days still have to load quite a bit, but usually that's a one-and-done type deal. In Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time, this happens with just about every level transition, even if you're just going back to the hideout! This makes it really frustrating to go back if I want to select a different character to explore the level with.
Now for a section I like to call MBF's First-World Nitpicks. These are rather trivial problems with the game that I personally found rather annoying, but your mileage may vary. Anyways...
- Bentley, Murray, and Carmelita, much like the first 2 sequels, aren't of much use for gathering up collectibles and secrets outside of missions. It's usually Sly and his ancestors that get to round up everything due to their enhanced mobility techniques. I'm not asking for much, but maybe a cracked wall that only Bentley's bombs can blast through would do every now and then, or something of the sort.
- Sly's ancestors don't carry over upgrades acquired for Sly via the ThiefNet shopping system. This makes it bothersome when I realize I can't paraglide over the lake as Sir Galleth Cooper the Knight to get that extra clue bottle.
- There's a Face Heel Turn just past the halfway point of the game that I'm still reeling from. For spoiler purposes, I won't mention who, but I still can't get over how random it is.
- Those costume doors I mentioned earlier? Yeah, I don't like them. They basically exist just to flaunt the game's costume mechanics and they feel completely out-of-place with the rest of the level.
- Only certain treasures obtained throughout the game actually affect Sly's abilities, and those are the ones obtained from opening the safe after collecting every clue. Collecting every treasure also unlocks a new arcade game, but those are mostly just repeats of the subpar hacking minigames in the main story.
- Most of the missions take place inside buildings or other structures that aren't connected to the hub world, so the giant landscape only really serves as a gateway to mission objectives if you're not stopping to pick up all of the secrets.
Summary: Well, it's Sly Cooper. There's not much else I can say. The minor hindrances that came from the load times and the less-than-stellar dialogue didn't entirely ruin the experience for me, when I look back on it. The game had superb visuals and tight controls, and all-in-all it was a great big swig of nostalgia. If you've had experience with the past few Sly games, it's worth your while to check this one out, too. If you haven't been a longtime series fan, I'd start with the first three. Now for my obligatory big dumb wall of puns to cap this review off.
Sly 4 has its own temporal flaws, and I had trouble re-Cooper-ating from the long load times, but the polished visuals and control scheme overall left me begging for Murray. It stole my heart, and you should try it as well. You'll have a great time.
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As was the Bill of Rights...Without it...
we would have gotten to this point far more quickly. A hearty round of thanks to the Tenth Amendment Center for upholding it.
"Hence, naturally enough, my symbol for Hell is something like the bureaucracy of a police state or the office of a thoroughly nasty business concern." ~~C.S. Lewis
Love won! Deliverance from Tyranny is on the way! Col. 2:13-15
Elliminate the public "education" (indoctrination) system.
By removing the government from the "education" system, privately owned schools will be directly responsible for the safety of its students and curriculum.
Schools could chose to hire armed guards and search anyone entering the property owned by the private schools.
Parents who would not want to "subject" their kids to a school with armed guards could send the to schools that would not have them as the free market would take care of that demand.
Homeschooling would make it very hard for criminals to achieve their objective of killing so many kids..
At the end of the day, we must all admit that their is no full proof way to protect everyone and that is why everyone must have the right to protect themselves.
I try to change people every day. Do You?
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This sexy Latina starts in her minidress with suntan thigh highs and white pumps! She slowly poses her legs giving peeks at her pink thong panties. Laying back she poses her legs in the air and pulls her panties into her crack as she rolls around on the bed! Getting up, she pulls the dress up and down and bends over showing off her hot little ass! Taking off the dress she tries on clear slides and models over the camera before slowly taking down her panties to show her neatly trimmed pussy. Next she tries on white seamed fishnet stockings and garterbelt with her slides again and does more great posing and bending over long and slow! Getting a dildo she sucks it then does herself with it on the bed and then squatting on the floor!
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