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Georgetown College volleyball slipped another spot in the rankings, but continued to take care of Mid-South Conference foes in straight sets. The No. 24 Tigers (22-6, 11-1) handed Cumberland University (12-14, 3-8) a 25-12, 25-11, 25-14 defeat Tuesday evening in Lebanon, Tenn.
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The Tigers finished the season sweep of the Bulldogs behind eight kills from Caraline Maher, MSC Player of the Week, at Dallas Floyd Recreation Center.
Lindsey Martindale and Stephanie Gurren directed the offensive flow, tallying 14 and 11 assists respectively. Kathryn Smith also added six kills, four of which were in the second set.
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The city itself wasn't big enough...and no busy traffic to worry about.
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In 2007, I completed my Masters Thesis at Harvard University that earned the Dean's award for interrogating how covert whiteness operated amongst 'well intended' and 'but I'm not racist' white vegans on an internet site.
A few days ago on Facebook, it was posted that VegFest UK would be having their first ever conference on "intersectionality" within veganism. Shared on someone's page, there were 5 comments– all negative and all written by white men (at least that is how I read them) who were obviously furious with the idea of 'intersectionality' being applied to veganism…and thought it implied that speciesism would not be part of the conference. Essentially, their responses implied that talking about how racism and sexism operate within veganism having nothing to do with veganism. They made a lot of assumptions and it was clear none of them had picked up Kimberle Crenshaw's publications on intersectionality (nor picked up any other POC scholar engaged in holistic and intersectional approaches to racial justice, social justice, environmental justice, etc over the last 30+ years)… but these men were confident that they knew that 'intersectionality' has no place in veganism and that it was erasing engagement with speciesism.
It made me think about Trump and his, "Make America Great [and White] Again" rhetoric. These comments from these white vegan men made me think they were essentially saying, "Make Veganism [White &] Great Again." This framework is cut from the same cloth, though I'm quite certain these men would never want to associate themselves with such fabric…
….that cloth is from the fabric of a white supremacist racial caste system. Really, it is no surprise that the same foundational thoughts I witness from Trump and his supporters can easily be found in the mainstream white vegan movement amongst well intended, mostly white, people who become upset and furious that "their" veganism is being "tainted" by folk like me/us (i.e. those non-white people crossing into your philosophical borders that you supposedly own as intellectual property and have always had the power to define). Aph Ko spoke about similar 'border crossing' within vegansim at the Whidbey Institute's Intersectional Social Justice Conference in March of 2016.
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On Monday Steven Collins turned 60 — and lost his job.
An Army helicopter pilot in the Vietnam War who went on to become executive officer of the Navy fighter pilot school that actor Tom Cruise popularized in the movie Top Gun, Collins retired from the military in 1990.
Since then, he has worked as a flight crewmember for Federal Express. Last week, Collins commanded his last flight for the air courier company when he piloted an MD-11 from Shanghai to Anchorage.
While Americans are living longer and working later into life, Collins is being pushed out of his position by a 48-year-old Federal Aviation Administration regulation that forbids commercial airline pilots from flying as a captain (Collins' position) or first officer after reaching age 60.
Because Federal Express' fleet of planes include some aging 727s, which have three crewmembers in the cockpit, Collins will continue to work as a second officer, a demotion that, he says, will force him to take a 45% pay cut.
Still, he's lucky. Most commercial airlines operate planes with just two pilots in the cockpit, a configuration that leaves no loophole for pilots who are forced into retirement by the FAA's Age 60 Rule.
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Back in January, FAA Administrator Marion Blakey took a major step in the right direction when she said during a National Press Club speech: "The retirement age for pilots needs to be raised. So, the FAA will propose a new rule to allow pilots to fly until they are 65."
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"Every day the Age 60 Rule remains in effect, America loses more than five experienced pilots," Sen. James Inhofe of Oklahoma wrote in a commentary last week in The Hill, a non-partisan newspaper that covers Congress. The GOP senator is a leader of a group of Democrats and Republicans who have introduced bills in both houses of Congress to require the FAA to implement the rule change within 30 days of its passage.
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So ALPA is fending off the efforts of some in Congress to fast-track the retirement-age increase. It hopes that by pushing for the much slower regulatory process, it will have more influence over what emerges.
"Our official policy is to keep it (Age 60 Rule) in place. … We just don't believe that a legislative fix is the right way to go. Congress should let the rulemaking run its course," said Pete Janhunen, an ALPA spokesman.
I don't think that's a good idea.
Inhofe is right; every day that this rule change is delayed, some of this nation's most qualified commercial aviators lose their jobs and air travelers lose the benefit of their experience. Ironically, some pilots can extend their careers — and continue to fly in and out of the USA — by going to work for foreign airlines. The International Civil Aviation Organization, representing 190 countries, raised its retirement age for pilots to 65 in November.
Congress should find the courage to quickly impose the new pilot retirement age and, while doing so, muster the wisdom to address the legitimate concerns of ALPA. That's the kind of enlightened leadership for which people on both sides of this issue ought to clamor.
DeWayne Wickham writes on Tuesdays for USA TODAY.
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Mormon Row with the John Moulton barn in the Grand Teton National Park
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On July 8th, Lake Orion Community HS offensive lineman Trent Varva decided to become a Nittany Lion, nearly a week after calling them his leader. Trent became Penn State's thirteenth verbal commitment when he called Coach Ron Vanderlinden to accept the Nittany Lion scholarship.
According to Trent's coach, Chris Bell, he's an outstanding individual and Penn State fans are lucky to have him. What are Trent's best qualities on the football field?
"He's a dominant player. He's a big guy, who plays hard and who can run. He's got great flexibility for a big guy; one of the most explosive players out of his stance. He's 6'3'', 310 and just explodes out of his stance. Once he comes out of his stance, he just mauls people," Coach Bell admitted. "He's a mauler. He's got the size, speed, and strength and he uses it. There's no messing around."
Bell continued, "Great kid. Very hard worker. He's one of the hardest workers we have. He's the best high school offensive lineman that I've ever seen and I've had many coaches, who've been coaching a lot longer than I have, say the same thing that he's one of the best that they've seen."
When LionNews spoke with Coach Bell on Monday night, he admitted they were still in the "discussion phase" and going through the "evaluation process," so a decision had not yet been made. The only sticking point for Trent was a planned trip to Georgia Tech scheduled for this upcoming weekend.
At that point, Coach Bell admitted it was all Penn State though.
"Penn State offered him very early. He made a trip out there for an unofficial junior day and they offered him very early. Our kids, once they make a commitment that's it, that's their word," Coach Bell said. "He's got multiple offers out there but he's just trying to find the best school."
Now that Trent has made his decision, Coach Bell has three of his players going to Big Ten powers next season, with both FB/LB Roger Allison and OL/DT Will Johnson both going to Michigan. Was Michigan interested in Trent?
"Michigan is looking for more tackle types, those 6'6'' or 6'7'' guys on the offensive line. Trent is 6'3'', so he's a guard slash center or he could possibly play defensive line," Coach Bell explained.
Although Michigan may have been his childhood favorite, Trent decided on the Nittany Lions after becoming incredibly comfortable in Happy Valley. What exactly does he like about Penn State?
"The feel mostly. Then the coaching staff's great. They work really well together and they're a real tight knit group. They've got some young blood in there with new ideas and then you've got the older, more experienced guys, who you can always go to for things that have worked in the past," explained Trent. "I've been to the campus twice and it's a great campus out there. The weather's nice, the locations good, it's a real nice feel."
Trent, who had offers from Michigan State, Colorado, and Georgia Tech, did not see how he could go wrong with the Nittany Lions.
"I've just been thinking about it, discussing it with my mom, looking at the pro's and con's of going to Penn State or not going to it. I looked at it and there was all the reason to sign with Penn State and there wasn't really that many, if any at all, reasons not to except for the fact that Coach Paterno would be retiring, but it seems like he's going strong. So I don't expect that to happen," admitted Trent.
Trent has had the chance to talk with Joe Paterno briefly at both the junior day and at camp. The coaches have told him that they see him primarily as a guard on offense. Have the coaches talked to him about playing time yet?
"No not yet. I'm going to talk with Coach Vanderlinden and Coach Anderson more in the coming weeks," Trent said.
Penn State's thirteenth commitment should have no problem making it on the field quickly, especially with his unique blend of athleticism and strength. Trent should also have a nice bone to pick when the Wolverines and Nittany Lions next meet, proving that although height can be measured, heart cannot.
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text: NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- A fascinating statement from the CEO of Saudi Aramco, the state-owned oil company emerged on Monday, canceling a planned $100 billion expansion program of oil production in the kingdom.The import of this statement from the Saudis couldn't be clearer -- they believe that supply is ample for at least the next several years and are saying that North American production increases are taking up the slack along with demand declines here in the U.S. to assure steady supply. Our newest technological breakthroughs of oil extraction, specifically from oil sands, shale and drilling offshore are working. It's quite amazing, actually. For the last three years, the working theory on global oil supply was based upon the "swing" barrels available only through Saudi Arabia. With global demand of oil increasing anywhere from 800,000 to 1.4M barrels a day every year, and with our ability to create new supply apparently limited, we were at the mercy of the Saudis, who maintained the only ready supply of marginal barrels, estimated at anywhere from 2.5 million to 4.5 million barrels a day. It was this surplus supply that was called upon during the breakout of hostilities in Libya to take up the slack -- it was also this supply that was standing between us and a global shortfall, suggested to begin right about now in the fourth quarter of 2011. With total supply outstripped by ever-growing demand, prices were expected to run well above the highs we've already seen, with predictions for $150, $200, even $250 a barrel.


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Pakistan asked India to revive CD: Salman Bashir
Pak has asked India to revive the stalled composite dialogue process as soon as possible.
Islamabad: Pakistan has asked India to
revive the stalled composite dialogue process as soon as
possible because open-ended talks or engagement would not help
the two countries to address their outstanding issues, Foreign
Secretary Salman Bashir said on Friday.
"We told the Indian side very clearly that Pakistan
believes it is necessary to resume the composite dialogue as
soon as possible," Bashir said at the Wagha border after
crossing over from India following talks yesterday with his
Indian counterpart Nirupama Rao.
"There will be no benefit from an open-ended dialogue.
If we hold talks without any agenda or with an open agenda it
will have some benefits but we cannot take any firms steps to
move forward," he told reporters.
Pakistan believes that if the composite dialogue is
"revived from where it was left off, it would be a big
confidence-building and trust-building measure," Bashir said.
Describing his meetings with Rao and External Affairs
Minister S M Krishna as "exploratory" in nature, Bashir said
Pakistan had presented some proposal for more high-level
meetings and a roadmap for taking forward the talks process.
"(The India side) did not reject or accept (this
roadmap). Probably they need time," he added.
At the same time, he said, there is a need for India
to "revisit" its position of focusing solely on terrorism and
the 2008 Mumbai attacks in talks and blaming Pakistan for all
its problems.
"This negative perception of Pakistan is not based on
facts. We told them this very clearly. They should revisit
facts as terrorism is a world and regional issue. Don't blame
everything on Pakistan," Bashir said.
India's position showed that "dialogue is being held
hostage by Mumbai" and demands for action against
Lashker-e-Taiba founder Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, he contended.
"We told them that relations between the two countries
are being held hostage by such issues and this is not
acceptable to common sense and wisdom. It is necessary to
revisit their position which is not sustainable or tenable,"
Bashir said.
Bashir said his talks with Indian officials and media
interactions had given him the impression that India believes
that "Pakistan is the source of everything that is wrong" and
"all problems are due to Pakistan".
"I told them to look at this with an open mind and
that the ball is in your court. It is in your own interest and
that of the region to revisit your position," he added.
The talks between Bashir and Rao marked the first
official engagement between India and Pakistan since the
Mumbai attacks, which New Delhi says were carried out by
Pakistan-based terrorists.
India suspended the composite dialogue soon after the
assault on its financial hub in November 2008.
Bashir said his "tentative engagement" in New Delhi
should not be viewed in terms of failure or success.
Both sides had made a gesture to move forward and they
must now try to "remove misperceptions", he said.
Bashir said both sides had agreed that their
relationship had deteriorated for some months and it was
"necessary to halt this regression".
They also agreed that they would have to take firm
steps to ensure there is no more deterioration in ties, he
However, the Indian side had made it clear that the
two countries "should adopt a gradual process and take small
steps to restore confidence and trust" as there is a "lot of
mistrust" in India, he said.
Bashir said he had taken up Pakistan`s concerns on the
Kashmir issue, sharing of river water, Siachen and Sir Creek
and the problems of inadvertent border crossers during his
He said India should not created "obstacles" for the
functioning of the Permanent Indus Waters Commission or
"frustrate" attempts to resolve differences over waters under
the provisions of the Indus Waters Treaty.
"The Pakistani leadership and people want good
relations with India on the basis of equality and respect.
The terms of engagement are sovereign equality and mutual
respect. This is how it is, this is how it should be," he
At the same time, he made it clear that Pakistan was
in "no hurry" to engage India in dialogue if the other side
was unprepared for talks.
"If there is a wrong conception that Pakistan is
desperate and wants everything started soon, it should be
dropped," he said.
Asked if the two sides had agreed on holding more
meetings, Bashir replied: "As far as the dates for the next
engagement (are concerned), nothing has been decided as yet."
In response to another question on India's alleged
involvement in fomenting unrest within Pakistan, Bashir said
he had told the Indian side that Islamabad has "hard evidence"
in this regard.
"We have all kinds of proof, including photographic
evidence," he added.
"We told them about the problem of support for
militancy and terror from their side using Afghan territory
and said this is prejudicial to Pakistan's security and not
acceptable to us under any circumstances," the Foreign
Secretary said.


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They wore informal black battledress, sometimes just stolen CMC armor plating patched together with pseudo-leather padding. Despite being the Combine's best-equipped soldiers, they frequently stole Confederate marine armor. Looted armor was also painted black.
Known RippersEdit
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- Victor Kachinsky
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The British Library's Romantics and Victorians manuscripts can now be viewed online. Lucasta Miller has already experienced the transgressive frisson of reading Emily's diary entries
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Sadie Jones: I was 15 when I went to see Top Girls. Churchill filled in a great chunk of what it is, and has always been, to be a woman – and I am grateful to her
Shakespeare was one of those astounding happy accidents that redeem our imperfect race, writes Susan Cooper
Hoggart's The Uses of Literacy was a trail-blazing study of mid-century working-class life and I admired him without reservation, says DJ Taylor
Friend John Irving and former student Claire Messud remember the author of The Snow Leopard
Ben Macintyre: Flora Solomon's exposure of Kim Philby as a Soviet spy changed the course of British history
Orwell was a truth-teller whose courage and sense of social justice made him a secular saint. By John Carey
Joan was, and still is, a role model – a sassy, bright young woman who looked so incredibly modern and relaxed on television. By Kirsty Wark
Dennis taught me that it didn't matter if I hated books. He became the helping hand between being a non-reader and the children's author I am today, says Steven Butler
John Arlott's Hampshire burr stood out like a marrow in an orchard of plums among the cut-glass vowels of postwar broadcasting, writes David Rayvern
Two prizewinning writers pay tribute to a unique author who embraced darkness and compassion as well as humour and light
The Costa-winning author Nathan Filer on the extraordinary young educational activist
Jonathan Lethem: The American novelist on a writer who has earned comparisons to Proust
The bestselling author of the Wimpy Kid books on how his entire frame of reference was established reading Donald Duck comics. By Jeff Kinney
One of the greatest war correspondents of the 20th century, Martha Gellhorn changed what it was possible for a woman to achieve, writes Sinéad Morrissey
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Learn about Queen Lili'uokalani's enduring legacies at Molokai Public Library program
"He Lei, He Aloha: This is a Lei of Love, The Legacies of Queen Lili'uokalani," a free program celebrating the enduring legacies of Queen Lili'uokalani, will be presented by the Hawaii State Public Library System (HSPLS) at 28 public libraries statewide from Sept. 15 through Feb. 13, 2014.
The program comes to Molokai Public Library on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014 at 6 p.m. Call the library at 553-1765 with any questions.
Queen Lydia Lili'uokalani, the last reigning monarch of Hawaii, was renowned for her music, love for her homeland, and complete dedication to the needs of her people. The queen expressed her aloha for her people through her actions and the examples she set.
This program will feature selected readings from "Hawaii's Story by Hawaii's Queen" written by Queen Lili'uokalani, a sing-along of the queen's music from "The Queen's Songbook" published by Hui Hanai, a seven-minute film vignette "Ku'u Aina Aloha" that expresses the love of these islands as inspired by the Queen, and a brief talk story moderated by members of the Iolani Guild of the Episcopal Church in Hawaii.
Meleanna Aluli Meyer, artist, art-educator, filmmaker, and descendant of Emma Nawahi, a close confidante of Queen Lili'uokalani, will serve as narrator of this participatory program.
Native Books/Na Mea Hawaii, The Queen Lili'uokalani Trust, Hui Hanai, Hawaiian Airlines, Alexander & Baldwin, the King Kamehameha V Judiciary History Center, Pu'uhonua Society and the Iolani Guild of the Episcopal Church in Hawaii are sponsoring this 45-minute program that is suitable for ages 12 and older.
Contact the hosting library — two weeks in advance for Oahu libraries, three weeks in advance for neighbor island libraries — if a sign language interpreter or other special accommodation is needed for this event.
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Author | Noor Fathima Warsia | Friday, Jul 22,2005 7:52 AM
Amongst the many events that the Bombay Ad Club organises for the media and advertising fraternity, the annual Ad Review the most prominent one. The Club is now introducing an annual Media Review on similar lines to address the media side of the business. The inaugural session is planned for August 31, 2005.
Throwing more on light on the media review, Bipin Pandit, General Manager, Bombay Ad Club, said, "The Ad Review gives the advertising perspective and the Media Review will give the media perspective. Ad Review is one of our most important annual events, which involves some of the biggest names in advertising like Alyque Padamsee, Piyush Pandey, Mohamed Khan, Alok Nanda, Ravi Deshpande, the list is unending."
Bringing out the reason that led to the inception of the annual Media Review, Pandit explained, "The media industry is on the upswing and you have new players coming in every day. The various media vehicles are also on the rise. Print, channels, mobiles, the Internet, and so on. I had suggested the idea to the managing committee, their response was positive, and the Media Review is happening."
Pandit refused to divulge further information on the first Media Review. He, however, did reveal that the Media Review would be on the lines of the Ad review.
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eEurope: creating cooperation for digitisation
Digitisation and the eEurope Action Plans
Digitisation is a key staging post if Europe is to exploit in the new digital world the rich cultural and scientific resources it holds. Digitisation contributes to the conservation and preservation of heritage and scientific resources; it creates new educational opportunities; it can be used to encourage tourism; and it provides ways of improving access by the citizen to their patrimony.
The critical role that it plays was recognised in the eEurope 2002 Action Plan endorsed by the EU Member Sates at the Feira European Council in June 2000. Amongst the objectives of the Action Plan is that of stimulating European content in global networks in order fully to exploit the opportunities created by the advent of digital technologies.
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There is considerable financial and human effort invested in projects and in a variety of digitisation campaigns across Europe but these activities are heavily fragmented and there are many obstacles to making such initiatives successful, economic and sustainable over time.
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Better awareness of what is going on in other countries (and within countries) at policy and project level, guidelines, development of best practice, promoting the use of standards which support interoperability - these all contribute to providing better access to digitised resources and to improving the effectiveness of digitisation initiatives.
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The meetings of the NRG take place every 6 months under the chairmanship of the current Presidency. The NRG will share national experiences and create a common platform for cooperation and coordination of national activities across the European Union, as well as for their follow up at national level. It provides a stable, continuing focus for consensus building between Member States, for promoting good practice, and for encouraging initiatives to support the visibility of quality cultural sites. As conclusion of that important meeting an important progress of the digitisation agenda has been reported and Terms of Reference have been produced.
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The multilateral lending agency said the cut was the steepest for any nation in view of the deteriorating global situation
Washington: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has lowered India's growth forecast by 0.7% to 6.1% for 2012—the steepest cut for any nation—in view of the deteriorating global economic situation, reports PTI.
The IMF, in its update of the World Economic Outlook, has also cut India's growth projection for 2013 by a similar margin to 6.5%.
"In the past three months, the global recovery, which was not strong to start with, has shown signs of further weakness," it said while updating its April Economic Outlook.
The IMF has reduced the global growth forecast for 2012 to 3.5% from 3.6%. For 2013, the growth forecast has been lowered to 3.9% from 4.1%, indicating that there are harder times ahead for economies.
"Downside risks to this weaker global outlook continue to loom large," it said, adding that the most immediate risk is "still that delayed or insufficient policy action will further escalate the euro area crisis."
As far as the emerging and developing economies are concerned, the growth projection for 2012 has been estimated at 5.6%, 0.1% below the earlier forecast made three months ago.
"Growth momentum has also slowed in various emerging market economies, notably Brazil, China, and India. This partly reflects a weaker external environment, but domestic demand has also decelerated sharply in response to capacity constraints and policy tightening over the past year," the IMF said.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) had last week lowered the growth forecast for India to 6.5% for the current fiscal, from the earlier 7%. According to official projections, Indian economy is expected to grow at 7.6% (+/- 0.25 per cent) in the current fiscal, April-March.
India's economic growth fell to a nine-year low of 6.5% in 2011-12 fiscal. Last month, the World Bank had projected Indian economy to grow at 6.9% in the current fiscal.
The IMF said many emerging market economies have been hit by increases in investor risk aversion and perceived growth uncertainty, which have led not only to equity price declines, but also to capital outflows and currency depreciation.
For the emerging and developing economies, IMF said, "policymakers should adjust policies, given spill-overs from weaker advanced economy prospects and slowing export growth and volatile capital flows".
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Author's Notes: I've had this one in my head for a while. It will be a two-parter, and you can expect the next part soon. I hope you enjoy!
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In Front Of Every Star
Part One: The Choice Is Mine
By Nessie
A breeze, chill with the coming autumn, passed along the side of her neck, moving like an intimate touch. Tenten smiled as she twirled a kunai round and round the index finger of her right hand. Leaning her head back, she cast her hazel gaze upon the millions of stars that hung from the overhead sky.
She loved nights like this one, when the wind whispered softly and the trees were full of moonlight. There was no battle to fight, no training to do. And the best part was that her head rested in the nook of Neji's shoulder, one of his arms wrapped possessively around her middle.
"Do you remember when we were children?" she asked him quietly.
His lips were pressed to her temple, and she felt them curve. "Of course. You were so defiant."
"You were so arrogant."
"You were a tomboy," he elaborated with a chuckle that she felt rumble against her back. He could picture her in the air, clouds and endless blue her backdrop, as she fell to rain sharp offense against him as they sparred. She had been much smaller then, less womanly, but just as fierce, always armed. "But I don't think anyone minded."
"You always had scraped-up knees," she recalled fondly, "even with the bandages." His hand turned over, and she gripped it, kissing the scarred row of knuckles. "Did you know…ever…?" If you loved me then?
"No," he admitted fairly. "You know how I was."
"Main house, main house, and more main house?" Tenten gave a squeal of laughter when he rolled them both over so that her back was in the grass, and he had her firmly pinned. "All right. Well, I didn't exactly predict anything. I hoped, maybe, for some attention."
"You received it," acknowledged Neji, becoming suddenly interested in the collarbone left exposed by her askew neckline.
"But I was never so foolish to expect you would propose to me." Tenten's smile widened when his colorless eyes fell on hers. "Of course, now that you have—"
Neji efficiently silenced her by fusing their mouths, and Tenten mentally admitted that she did talk too much sometimes. Tossing the kunai away, she wrapped her arms about his neck and enjoyed the kiss.
"We have a meeting with the Godaime in the morning," he told her when they broke apart, both breathing irregularly.
She lifted a brow. "Did Lee tell you what it was about?"
"It's not for Lee. Apparently it's not a mission." As he spoke, Neji delved his fingers into her hair, and Tenten instantly decided she liked it when he did that.
With a small laugh, she suggested, "Maybe we're getting a raise."
He looked amused as he pulled her to her feet. "Maybe. Anyway, we have to be there just after sunrise. I think we should get some sleep."
Ever so rational, Tenten thought in amusement. "You weren't surprised when your uncle gave you permission to marry me?" she queried as they walked back toward the resident area of Konoha, leaving their old training ground empty.
"It is only Hinata-sama whose marriage will be arranged. With both my parents dead, Hiashi-sama has limited say over my adult life so long as I remain faithful to the Hyuuga clan. You don't mind living at the compound?"
She shook her head. "Where I live has never bothered me. And you'll be there."
This time it was Neji who smiled. "Yes. I'll be there."
The vow was sealed with another lingering kiss outside her door. Neji's hands tightened on her waist, and Tenten had the impression that he really did not want to leave. She watched him make his way toward the Hyuuga estate. When he had vanished into the night, she looked toward the heavens again. If she could have chosen the sky under which she would agree to marry her longtime love, Tenten would have picked just this.
"I know it's early. Thank you for coming."
"It's not that early, Tsunade-sama," whispered Shizune in a failed attempt to be discreet. "You were late arriving here!"
"Now, business!" Tsunade staunchly ignored her assistant. "Neji, Tenten. I don't suppose I need dance around details. You are both aware of the Land of Earth's recent hostility toward neighboring countries."
Shizune, file in hand, read from a data sheet: "High-ranking Rock-nin have been invading the Land of Rain and the Land of Grass for months. It is only a matter of time before they seize the Land of the Waterfall, and then move onto the Land of Fire."
"That won't happen," Neji cut in, his confidence high. "Konoha, especially with its current allies, would be especially difficult to conquer."
"I agree," Tsunade said, "which makes it doubly important that our ties with our allies remain strong." Her sharp eyes suddenly swiveled to Tenten, brown on brown. "There are those in Sunagakure who are dubious of our allegiance toward them. Elders there are accustomed to tradition. Kazekage Gaara has suggested that we answer their call for symbolism, something to represent the bond between Wind and Fire."
Tenten felt extremely uncomfortable at this moment, wishing suddenly that it had not been she and Neji who were called this morning. "Godaime-sama?"
"In short," Tsunade told her, "they are asking for a marriage union between a shinobi of Suna and a kunoichi of Konoha."
A weight like a dropping stone or falling hail settled in her heart, heavy and just as cold. Tenten bit her tongue, waiting.
The Hokage watched the younger woman with eyes that grew slowly more sympathetic with each second that passed. "I am asking you to be that kunoichi for the sake of your country. If our bond with Suna was to break—"
"Why should it break for such a foolish reason?"
At Neji's sharp question, Shizune looked up. "Unfortunately, Gaara of the Sand is still under many critical eyes. He is not yet free to execute his full way over Suna. If the Elders there are dissatisfied, he could be forced to abandon us."
"Then why must it be Tenten?" Neji's breathing was labored, his voice rising.
"Tenten is a successful kunoichi. Her record is spotless, her fidelity is unquestioned. She is young. And she lacks heritage, being parentless." Standing, Tsunade walked around her desk, coming toward Tenten. "There is no one else to take part in this decision other than you. This is an administrative advantage."
Tenten nodded, understanding the logic. But she could not see Tsunade well, her eyes partially blurred with shock that she had not yet gotten past. "To accept this proposal the Land of Wind has made…" She trailed, unable to continue.
"You know how these things are done," said the Godaime. "To become a wife of both countries would invalidate your position as a kunoichi. You would be exempt from going on missions and fighting in war, should it arrive, though your Jounin standard is what makes you desirable for the arrangement."
"I would give up my career," she nodded, "and...other things…"
Neji's hand fell on her shoulder from behind, and every muscle she had went utterly tense.
"Oftentimes we must learn to be selfless for our nations," said Shizune quietly. "You love Konoha, don't you, Tenten!"
"Of course!" she exclaimed, the notion that anyone could think otherwise hitting her like a slap to the face. "But—"
"You can say no," Tsunade told her fairly, "and we can hope for the cooperation of the narrow-minded Elders anyway. It will be difficult, but I think it can be done. The problem is that a question of loyalty is not helpful when preparing for attack."
Tenten took slow, deep breaths. It was hard to imagine herself married to a complete stranger, blacklisted from the ninja ranks when she had spent nearly all of her life in the effort to become an accomplished kunoichi. Now that she had achieved that goal, her future seemed bleak. And Neji… Neji.
"Who is he?" she asked suddenly, catching the two older women off-guard. Even Neji's hand jumped a bit on her shoulder. "The shinobi from Wind? Anyone I know?"
"I'm afraid not. This man is close to your age, but he only recently achieved Jounin status. He is from a clan working not too differently from how our Hyuuga clan operates." Again Shizune spouted off these facts from a neatly-filed sheet. "His name is Izanagi Hideki."
"Izanagi Hideki," she repeated in a murmur, immediately thinking: Izanagi Tenten. Thinking of something, she looked at the Hokage and asked, "Why did you invite Neji here? If this has nothing to do with him?"
Shizune and Tsunade exchanged poorly-veiled glanced. At last it was Tsunade who said simply, "We felt he should be aware of the circumstances."
For the first time since coming to the Hokage's office, Tenten turned to look at Neji. His head hung downward, the long fall of ebony hair shielding his face, but her eyes caught he glint of white just before he turned and stalked out of the room.
Something ignited in her chest. Recognizing it as fear, Tenten hurried to follow him. "Neji!" she called out in the hallway. "Stop! Stop!"
At her forceful cry, the Hyuuga prodigy halted beside a window and allowed her to reach his side.
"Are you going to only walk away without a word?" she demanded, wishing she did not feel as though her insides were all solidifying and cracking into pieces. "Neji, the choice is mine…but," she struggled to add the truth, "I can't refuse." She saw him visibly flinch. When he looked at her, his eyes were completely different from those who had asked her to marry him last night.
"It's…" He seemed to reach out for a word and was forced to settle with one he found inadequate. "It's cruel. Cruel that this has happened just now. And you are going to let it?"
"Strictly speaking," (and it hurt so much to say it because her mind was screaming for her to deny all), "I am not taken by you. The Land of Fire could be endangered if we part alliance with the Land of Wind. Were that to happen and it was my fault, I…" Tenten faltered because his glance and the set of his shoulders were making her feel worse with every unconfident syllable. "I couldn't live with myself."
He watched her as though every word she said was one of her daggers flung ruthlessly into his body. "Last night," he said, reaching out to encircle her slim wrist with his hand, "you promised yourself to me." He pulled her closer, and their bodies met. Tenten felt tortured by the memory of how he had kissed her. "Does that mean nothing to you?!"
"Neji, even if I marry him—" He tried to break away, but she grabbed him. "Even if I do, you will still be the man I love!"
He stared at her, stricken, because in that instant both of them knew that she would accept Suna's proposal and turn away from Neji's. Tenten knew that had been the most wrong thing to say. Neji slipped out of her grasp and vaulted out of the open window. She watched, her pulse sprinting, as he landed safely on the ground and disappeared into the morning throng of Konohans.
This time, she did not follow him.
Presently, she heard the click of Tsunade's high heels on the floor and saw the hands with the blood-red nails on the window sill beside her own calloused palms. "You are very good to this nation, Tenten."
Her voice was flat. "And I am very cruel to him."
Tsunade kept quiet a moment, as though unsure whether or not to proceed. Eventually, her own shrewdness prompted her. "As young as you are, I am sure Suna would agree to give you a year-long engagement period. Then you will be twenty-four years old, and—"
"No," interrupted Tenten, "I don't need a year. Please tell the Izanagi clan that I will marry their son at the earliest convenience. This weekend, perhaps."
The woman who had once been her idol hesitated, but then nodded curtly. "Yes. I'll have Shizune message them today."
Tenten did not go with Tsunade but remained at the window. At age twenty-three, she was a retired kunoichi. Her hands gripped the sill more tightly, but she did not cry. Instead, the gray skies opened up and did her weeping for her.
A month after her marriage, Tenten was able to make a valid assessment of her husband.
Izanagi Hideki was a lower member of the Izanagi clan, one level lower than where Neji stood with the Hyuuga. It was not that he was an untalented shinobi, but he was unmotivated – hence his unusually late promotion to Jounin rank. In a word, Tenten would describe him as lazy.
And not Nara Shikamaru's style of lazy. There was no cloud-watching for this man, and she had yet to detect any hidden brilliance. And – though he was yet untested – she did not have the impression that Hideki would suddenly unleash fierce loyalty when it came to battle in the way of the Nara heir. He knew little restraint, making frequent visits to the brothels near the border, preferring sake over tea.
From the moment she had become a wife, Tenten found herself on the fast track to becoming a skilled cook. This surprised her mainly because she had performed minimal cooking in the past, having little interest in it, and now she was thrust into the world of culinary advancement. It was difficult – while Hideki was never completely in resentment of her food, he never praised it either – she felt, at best, "acceptable." It reminded her of being back in the Academy, but this time her trials felt far less necessary.
Her new situation of being a symbol for Konoha's allegiance presented many annoyances. Any good-weather afternoons were spent walking the fair distance to Konoha in order to buy groceries. Hideki was the only one between the two still doing shinobi work, and he received his missions from his homeland of Wind. However, upon going to Konoha to meet his new wife – whom, Tenten recalled, he had received with initial excitement and approval of both her personality and looks – he had chosen for them to live in a small house closer to the Leaf village, on the Fire side of the border. Tenten had learned later that he preferred the cooler climate and the foliage-rich countryside.
This worked in her favor, at least, because she was able to keep in touch with her friends. Lee was always in the marketplace if it seemed like a day on which Tenten would be there, and he kept her informed of all the latest news that was deprived her in her segregated area.
Neji she saw only in glances; if he was walking on the other side of the street, or if he appeared in the window of the Hokage's office building, a flash of white gaze and black hair. On those days, the return trip home always consisted of her staring at the sky, as though the expanse of air could explain to her why she felt so unsatisfied.
She kept up her training because the feel of vegetable-chopping knives was not enough to satiate her need to use weapons. Hideki had expressed his reproach of it, but sometimes he would stand off to the side and watch as she tossed kunai, shuriken and loosed arrows and other assortments of projectiles – never missing her target.
After a year, she wondered if he was simply envious of her skill. Tenten carried a certain pride for her capacity for dedication.
They got along as they needed to, though at times she was filled with the aching need to scream and fight him, to do something that would obliterate his chronic lack of action. But as far as being a wife went, she was perfect at it. Tenten held her tongue and cleaned her house. The only time she had defied his wishes was when he demanded she start wearing kimono, and she had refused. Her nights were always cold, but Hideki made use of her, and she often fell asleep to the slowing of his pants while the only passion-induced sweat on her body was his (yet another reason to continue training).
One night she was left glowing from thoughts of Neji when it was Hideki's hands on her. She didn't bother to correct her husband's smugness.
Sometimes Tenten wondered why she had not simply let Tsunade plead to Suna's Elders' compassion instead of amputate herself from a life that had been as close to perfect as she had ever dared expect it? She had become a champion of breakfast and dust bunnies rather than a victor of enemies! Tenten reminded herself in these instances that, thanks to the sacrifice she – and presumably Hideki – had made, Konoha and Suna were strong in their alliance.
This was important too, because in the three years she had already spent married to Izanagi Hideki, the Land of Earth was moving in, and already talk of Rock-nin spotted along the border to the Land of Fire was abundant in the marketplace.
To Be Continued In Part Two: If I Said I Loved You


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With Thanksgiving 2012 behind us, it is official, the holiday season is upon us. Along with all the chaos of shopping for the perfect gift, not to mention the weight gain from eating too much, there also comes a bit of joy; the joy of spending time with family and friends, particularly those that we do not otherwise get the opportunity to see.
For many of us, particularly alcoholics and addicts, this can be a very difficult time of year. This is a time of the year when many addicts and alcoholics "go out", i.e, drink alcohol or consume drugs to deal with the pain of loneliness, despair or regret.
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