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j6«to*«#ww(fKN»«^'ii'mr4'a^j^-;^^ ¦'¦/(^/*--.^,Wi-v..^*v--*a-lf';;,vi-.'iv^-.-3--- iM^s^V'.^- ,'J:•t¦i'>¦v,;¦i^¦l^;^•?:¦^^'*i'¦¦^'¦¦' .. v'^iir^'^'""-^*'^' *v*^»»* .* aife«Ti" _a».-«*"»i>v^M/ :v>v; Vol. 47. No. 9 2B& Servinft Columbus, "C^n¥ar andSouthwestern OhioAWK . THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27.1^69 - 9 ADAR Bn*ti4 If AMfkH M InithMnb. Cantor. Mqtus Radzivilov«r i Brotherhood Plons Cantor's Appearance The Brothethood of Agu¬ das Achiin will again present to tbe Jewish community of Columbus an opportunity to hear one at tiie cogntijr's &mous Cantors. Acclaimed .throughout America and Eu- 'z^ipe- as "an eminent suc- ^cessor to the inmtiutal con- ;J',|i^fgrlai;glant8, ofthe pastgdd- ^Weirai'f^Cantar Matus Rad- "* """ ^' BL^ULaBwar-atther* AcmiirSt^nagogue' on 'Friday evenlng> 8:15 p,m., Feb. 28, and Saturday mom- ^^ Ing, March 1, to chant the ' Utinrgy. Faipous as a master in¬ terpreter of the original ','V<Allner" Nusach Hate- filah throughout the world, Cantor,Radivllover has ap¬ peared' as guest Cantor in many synagogues in Ameri¬ ca,, Canada, Mexico^ and Is¬ rad. V Bom in the province of ,'" yoUyn, Poland — Cantor r Kadzlvllover'' comes to Co¬ lumbus with a background of Hebrew Spiritual andcuUur- ,al learning attained at some of the foremost universities of Europe. B was in 1946 that the late Rabbi Eiiezer Silver of Cin¬ cinnati heard Mm and se- . cured his admission to tlie United States. He has l»on . warmly received by tlie Jew¬ ish Community and remains eternally gratefUI stating "I ' have now ai^tained my dreams. I now appear in a fi:ee land without fear." He is married a^id has one daughter. THE AGUPAS AchimBro- therhoocl invtt^s eveiyone to attend. Morris Mendel, president of the Brother¬ hood, and Louis Goidfarb were instrumental in ar¬ ranging Cantor Badzivl- lovei*s appearance. Israel Ma^ Reieit Reprisal factics Guard Held IniZu . TELETHON PLANIVERS UJFC Telethon planners, firom left, are. Mesdames Aaron Kahn, Melvin Furman, Edwaurd £>cU:^zinger and Charles Huelsman. The telethon is'scheduled for Sunday moming. Telethon Drive Is "Fhis Sunday' "Mrs. Jewish homemaker.ot Franldin Counly is asked to ' keep her tdeiAone:liiie|.oi»n Sunday morning, March-2, be¬ tween the hours of ip ai^4 torecelve the all important call firom a volunteer op^ati^''the phcmes atthe downtown office of Huntington National Bjud( in behalf of the campaign of the Women's Division, UJFC,"regiiestedthe$^-chairmen,Mrs. Melvin Furman and Mrs. Charles B.H^I|nuin, in announcing the drive. ZURICH, (JTA)~Diplo- nuktlc sources in Bern said < that Israel Embassy has ask¬ ed Swiss authorities to re¬ lease-23-year-old Morde- chai Rahamim, the El Al security guard who fired on four, Arab terrorists who attacked the El Al airliner. MANNING the phones at the bank Sunday will be Mrs. Louis GOldfSirb, Mrs. Nor¬ man Katz, Mrs. Martin Pol¬ ster, Mrs. Munroe Pale¬ strant, Mrs. JoseiAi Schaf¬ fer, Mrs. Hy Weinberg, Mrs. Jerome Fisher, Mrs. Louis Nemzer, Mrs. Sanford Lip¬ son, Mrs. Walter Stern, Mrs. Henry Levin, and Mrs. Mor¬ ris Swedlow. Mao Mrs. Goodman Kap¬ lan, Mrs. Carl Mellman, Mrs. Maurice Hepps, Mrs. Irvin Rubin, Mrsi Louis Zuckerman, Mrs. Ben Eis¬ ner, Mrs. Sam Goldman, Mrs. J. Maynard Kaplan, Mrs. Jack SUberstehi, Mrs. Nathan Nedeiman, Mrs. Vic¬ tor Ringer, Mrs. Isadore Rosewasser, Mris. Isadore Topper, Mrs. Bernard lOish- ner. And, Mrs. Leslie Fraqllbl, Mrs. Fred Levi, Mrs. Syd- 'ney Herman, Mrs. Morris Paine, Mrs. Ben Smilack, Mrs. Arthur Zwelling, Mrs. Aaron Kahn, Mrs. Herbert Grossman, Mrs. Sam Gor¬ don, Mrs. Robert Friedman, Mrs. Julian Bamett, Mrs. Mitchell Goodman, Mrs. Es¬ ther Bain, Mrs. Martin Lev¬ enson, Mrs. Murray Galan, Mrs. Ralph Groban, Mrs. S.R.. Kotzer, Mrs.BenGood- manj Mrs. Lew. Cohen, Mrs. Isadore 'Gurvis, and Mrs. Sidney Rockoff,« HOSPITAUTY is being handled by Mrs. Edward Sch¬ lezinger and Mrs. Alvin Lewin. Mrs. Robert L. Friedman and Mrs. Harry Greenblott complied the Master List of aU Jewish women within Franklin County. JERUSALEM, '(JTM—Is¬ rael's leaders appeared to Jiiav6 chosen, at least for the time being, a policy of se.^- ing international idd in pre- venting flirther Arab com¬ mando attacks on Israeli ci¬ vil aircraft, ratlier ttan ra? ;: prisals. - - '¦'¦'""" However, the Arab count- r^s were beiqg put on notice • that a retaliatory action for the second armed attack in three' months on an El Al airliner had definitely not been ruled out. THE APPARENT new strategy was indicated in a letter firom Foreign Mini¬ ster Abba Eban to United Nations Secretary General U Thant, in a statement by Defense Minister Moshe Da¬ yan and in an^tddres^ to the I&iesset by Transport Miid¬ ster Moshe Carmel after four Arabs attacked ait'El Al Boeing 720B as it'was proceeding on a runway taf^ takeoff at Zatich's;KIcten ,, '-airparr,~s|a:aying itwUfama-' chine gun fire. Tlie Eban note was deli¬ vered to Thant by Israel. Ambassador Josef Tekoah. It challenged the Secretary General to spell out cbOh- cretely what "constructive international action" be had - in mind to prevent "acts of violence agaihst civil avia- tim in the fiiture." In tie note, Eban cijEed Thant's words df cdqdemnation of the attack on the El Al plane in Zurich, THE FOREIGN Mbdster also aslced that: the letter, which he called "an appeal to the moral conscience of mankind," be transmitted to all UN member Btatesl An Israeli delegation spikes- ;L man, explaining why the let¬ ter had not been addressed to tbe Security Council, said that Israel's experiences with the Council-rWhich con¬ demned Israel's reprisal said last December for an Arab attack on an EI Al plane at Athens in wliicb one Israeli passenger was killed but said notMng about tiie Arab action—was such as to lead Israel to feel that tiie CouncQ was not "tiie ap¬ propriate address" for tbe Israeli complaint. In citing Thant's own hope for "constractive interna¬ tional action," Eban noted tfaatigince Israeli civil avia- ttm' has been tbe principal target of "tids governmen- tally-sponsored idracy, we sbould like to be informed of all steps taken ur plan¬ ned."' EBAN RECALLED the Se- anrUyCouncH^s Dec.'31 re¬ solution cond^inning Israel's raid on Beirut Airport and noted that measure fidled to cite both the Atiiens inci¬ dent and the hijacking of anotiier El AI airlhier last summer. All three anti-Is¬ rael actions were carried out by ti» same'Arab terro¬ rist (nrsan^aUoa, tbta Front for the Liberation of Pal¬ estine. I The unbalancedresolution," Ib indicated, fostered an "at¬ mosphere of international in- "m dulgence'^ which led to tfae ,Zurlcb "incident, when the Amsterdam-Tel Aviv plane, with 17 passengers and 10 crew members, was sliotup. IIM' iifiiiriciaiiiii DETROIT, (JTA)~The Jewish and Cbrlstian com- . inunities Iwre were aroused by a wave of antiirSemitic anti-Israel propa^da that has spread over the Wayne' State University dgifiipus. The propaganda, apparently originating withthe ArabStudent Organization, has been abetted by campus and citf-campus adherents of the New Left, ainong them a number of Jewish students. It took the. fbrm of anti-Israel, anti-^Iewish blasts in the caiinpus newspaper. South End, and reams of anti- Israel material.pubUdy displayed in the University Ubrarj^. Araib students and New Leftists alsb coar; ducted a "teach-in" in wUch Israel was excoriated and the Arab terrorist organization. El Fatah, glori-i tied. " .«v ,NEW YORK, (JTA3w-Tho,execuaonot8evettIraqJs-i "' 'all' Moslems-'-^ dawn last week for allegedly spiking for Israel was denounced by three major Amet'ican Jewish organizations. Arthur J. Goldberg, president of the American Jewish Committee, Called tiieiexe- cution of tfaree Iraq^ soldiers by firing squad and; fouir civilians by hanging "an act contrary to all ciVili^ lJbehavior-and~a direct violation of Iiuman rigbts'.^' Dr. Wnuam A. Wexler, president of B'nai B^ritii, said tbe "continued barbarity" of tbe Iraqi Gbvern- ment "emphasizes the sorry state of politicid firee¬ dom and human rigiits" in that country.and "also points UP that tbere is no fiiture for tli? defenseless remanat of Jewish community trapped there." RabM Arthur J. Lelyveld, American Jewish Congress pr^slr dent, declar^ "ft doesUotlessenouroutrageat ttese brutalities that no Jews were included amonig the latest victims. Whether the victims are Jews, Moslems or Christians, our concem is with tbe absence of even minimal Justice iq the secret military trials that condemned them and the degenerate manner in wMch their bodies were shown to the pnldic.'i' OTTAWA, (JTA)~Extemal Affairs Minister Mit¬ cheU Sharp revealed that he would take to the CaMnet flie question of Canadian .jGoyememcnt aid. to Iraqi Jews wishing to emigrate tb iUUs country. Tiw ESffer- nal Afiiairs Nfinister previously bad rMeived_ a six- man del^ation refresenting theCanacUanJewiihCon- gress and flie Jewish Immigrant Aid Serylces ot Can^ (JIASX The Minister of ImmigratUiii, Allan MacEachen, also participated in the meeting. BALTIMORE, (JTA)—Former Vice President Hu¬ bert H. Humphrey reatOrmed the position on a Mid¬ east solution taken Iv the former Johnson Adni|bi- stration. Addressing a dinner launching tbe 19iB9 Combined Campaign on the Associated Jewish Ckuri-. ties and Welfiu*e Fund Bbre, Mr. HumiArey said the criteria of peace must, be: Acceptance of Israel as a legal fact by its neighbors; an end to belligerence; negotialitons between Israel and its neiglibors to de¬ fine i^einire boundaries; firee and uidinpaired naviga¬ tional rights in an international waters, including the .. Suez Canal; and an end to the arms race. WASHINGTO!^,'(JTA)—A UU that would make destruction of a house of worsMpa Federal crime was introduced in the Senate ttds week by Sen. Jacob K. Javits (R.N.Y.). The UU would extend flw Civil Rights Act of 1960 wUdi grants Federal protecUdn tb religious buUdiqgs ot^yi^aigainst desbruction fay ex- . plosives. Sen. Javits saidttbattbeFe^ural Government must "help protect tlw f^isfnuitee of just as .itproteiCts CivU rMUs." WASHINGTON, (JTA).r.^sident Nixon i«P(dnted a Jew as United Stirtes Aibbnqsador to flw^Court of .St. James.cWaltpr Hi Amwnljearg was named/Embassador to Britain. Tbe 60-year-oId puUlsher, who has hadno previous diidomaUc e^^rience, was expected to goto Us post, f(dIowing Senate coofbrmatian, upoo Mr. Nixon's return fk'om Ms coming European trip. The Ambassador-designate is presideitt of Triani^e PubU¬ cations, InC;, of PhUadelphia, including flw PMla¬ delpMa Inquirer, the PUladelpUa Daily News and tiw Daily Racing Form. ,i >f )<\ Jet---
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Vol. 47. No. 9
2B& Servinft Columbus, "C^n¥ar andSouthwestern OhioAWK
Bn*ti4 If AMfkH M InithMnb.
Cantor. Mqtus Radzivilov«r
i Brotherhood Plons Cantor's Appearance
The Brothethood of Agu¬ das Achiin will again present to tbe Jewish community of Columbus an opportunity to hear one at tiie cogntijr's &mous Cantors. Acclaimed .throughout America and Eu- 'z^ipe- as "an eminent suc- ^cessor to the inmtiutal con- ;J',|i^fgrlai;glant8, ofthe pastgdd- ^Weirai'f^Cantar Matus Rad- "* """ ^' BL^ULaBwar-atther* AcmiirSt^nagogue' on 'Friday evenlng> 8:15 p,m., Feb. 28, and Saturday mom- ^^ Ing, March 1, to chant the ' Utinrgy.
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Martha Pererson's Peace Corps Assignment in Pakistan!
Martha Pererson's Peace Corps Assignment in Pakistan!
Assignment in Pakistan!
Near the end of November l989, the call came that was to give me an adventure I could never have imagined...
"Martha Peterson? This is a Peace Corps recruiter. How would you like the assignment of English Teacher Trainer in the Balochistan Province of Pakistan?"
"Um...well...YES. What's the weather like?" "You'll be at 5500 feet in Quetta - - very cold. Bring long underwear and a sleeping bag. See you in Washington DC, January l. Instructions will follow. "Valacum asalam" (Urdu greeting).
I'd spent two years in Sierra Leone, West Africa a few years earlier, and now I was ready to leave the known for the unknown again. Pakistan...wasn't that partitioned off from India in l947? Let's see, this map shows it's surrounded by Iran, Afghanistan, China and India. I'd never even thought of those countries before!
Seven of us English teachers flew out of Washington DC on January first on schedule, landing after many hours to refuel at Frankfurt Airport, Germany. However, on the takeoff for Pakistan three tires exploded, the lighting system flickered on and off...and the pilot started babbling in Urdu. My seat mate interpreted into English:
It seemed like an eternity as our ill-fated plane circled 'round and 'round, jettisoning fuel so the plane wouldn't blow up - if we landed. The Pakistanis prayed in Urdu to Allah and the Christians prayed to the same God by the name of Father. As we finally neared the airport, we could see the flashing lights of emergency vehicles and ambulances that covered the landing field. We descended through dense fog, not knowing our fate. But the pilot managed to set us down perfectly on a foamed runway to the cheers and thanks of all aboard. Whew!
The next morning we took a different plane (good idea), flying over Austria - snow-capped mountains - Iran -Afghanistan - arriving safely in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan. We Peace Corps Volunteers were put in a rather dumpy motel for the night - light bulbs were absent and toilets? Hmmm.
I was awakened several times during the night - calls from the minarets to worship Allah, accompanied by howling jackals. Say, this is different than home!
The next day we were asked to take off our shoes as we visited the Faisal Mosque, perhaps the largest one in the world. Enough of dilly-dallying - off for an hour's flight by small plane - seated 6 across- to our training site in Quetta where we seven trainees were to have our in-country training for ten weeks in Urdu, Islamic Culture and Teaching English as a Foreign Language.
Our first meal was served to us on the floor - the tribal style welcome. Plates of lamb bones, spuds, peas, beets, tomatoes, yogurt, nan (bread) and tea were passed around while we tried to make ourselves comfortable on the colorful Persian-type rug. My legs didn't bend the right way and it was impolite to point the sole of my foot in anyone's direction. I still have kinks! Where are the chairs!
A rich rice pudding desert with tinfoil decorations helped dilute the HOT curry-red pepper sauce, and a local music group pounded and twanged away on home-made instruments to Pushtu, Sindhi and Baluchi folk tunes. Hey mom, look at me in my native costume of baggy pants and tunic, watching twirling dancers and turbaned singers, in Balochistan Province, yet! (My Mom wouldn't let me out of the house).
Fakhara, our Pakistani Urdu teacher, accompanied us neophytes to the bazaar to show how to bargain for cloth and food. Men and children immediately gathered 'round to stare at us foreigners, and we stared right back! Few women were on the street, and then they were usually veiled with partial or complete body covering - maybe a net peekhole.
The streets were occupied with a variety of activities - shepherds leading their sheep through the garbage dumps, goats going to market, carts full of turbaned men or veiled women, camels pulling brick loads, huge Brahmin bulls being led to the slaughter, bicycles with up to five family members perched upon the rails, motorized rickshaws driven by terrorists who knew no rules, huge 'flying coaches' whose horns could blast any vehicle or animal out of its path, and don't forget the jeeps and cars that drove on the left side of the road -- look out!
Culture Training included getting used to sleeping on a charpoy - - a wooden frame bed with cloth or rope straps plus padded one-inch mattress; using a pit toilet (no toilet paper - use the water urns like the Pakistanis do). and relearning the metric system. It was ten degrees below zero Centigrade during the winter so I got to know how cold it was...oh, THAT cold.
The four young men of our group had fun jogging and meeting Afghan refugees and villagers. They did encounter some rock throwers...oh, they don't like foreigners and needed permission from the tribal headman to go there....We women had to be chaperoned around town or stay in the compound. Have you ever tried to keep an American girl behind an eight foot wall?
After completing training, I was assigned to the Directorate of Education, Curriculum Bureau of Balochistan (their preferred spelling) and I found compatible, safe, housing at St. Joseph's Convent on Zarghoon St. (written in Urdu-Arabic alphabet. I just happened to have taken a course in Hindi-Urdu previously). Being a Christian in a (97 percent) Muslim society was a very unusual experience.
As the Muslims worshipped on Fridays, Christians also held services the same day. Then everyone worked on Sunday. The call to prayer was heard all over town from the various mosques five times during the 24 hours - electronically amplified. Only men attended the mosques; women prayed at home. During the Muslim month of Ramadan, the Peace Corps Volunteers were told not to be seen eating or drinking during the day as the Muslims were keeping a 30-day fast.
The lack of food and water during intense heat caused many shopkeepers to be short tempered. However, we learned that the Muslims started feasting after sundown and before dawn, waking the 'unbelievers' during their celebrating! The Koran actually says that Christians and Jews are "people of the Book" and are to be respected, but tribal tradition has more sway.
Christians have a hard time getting jobs; some drive crazy 3-wheeled "rickshaws" and others sweep the streets, wrapping their faces in gauze to avoid recognition. Each political leader promises fairness to all-women, children, minority religions, but "By their fruits are they known" (Matthew 7:16).
As I was assigned to train Pakistani English teachers, I was very interested in touring several private and public schools to see the working conditions of the teachers and students. Boys and girls have separate schooling; the sexes are separated almost everywhere. Even at weddings the men and women celebrate in different rooms.
Back to school - some were in very good condition with lights, fans and seats for the students. Many poorer schools had "shelterless classrooms" (outside), or in rooms with poor lighting, (daylight only), little air circulation and a cement floor for a seat. The scant libraries might have books on technical equipment donated from overseas, but these keys to a bigger world were locked up so "someone won't steal the equipment."
The classes range from 40 to 110 students so how can individual instruction take place? Rote learning is the common method, with the teacher's sturdy stick for reinforcement.
English is becoming compulsory throughout Pakistan, but most native teachers have had no training in teaching techniques and have not had the opportunity to speak with English speakers, so they translate the English lessons into Urdu, the lingua franca, and the children memorize the "correct" answers for the test.
In villages, four percent literacy is quoted for women.. many men do not want their daughters or wives to be educated. These girls are kept at home doing household and farm chores, then are married off (by arrangement) in their early teens. They'll continue to live in seclusion, doing needlepoint, obeying their in-laws, and producing many children - preferably males.
Pakistanis live in extended families, including brothers, sisters, uncles, aunts, grandparents and stray cousins. I was fortunate in being invited to have tea in many Pakistani homes, both rich and poor. Most of the women could not speak English and so I sparred with them in Urdu, answering the standard questions:
How old are you? Where is your husband? How many children do you have? Why aren't your children taking care of you? Do you like Pakistani food? Do you like wearing the shalwar kameez (native dress of tunic and baggy pants)?
Both men and women were puzzled to see a white-haired (old!) woman running around alone in a foreign land. Family and tribal traditions are so deeply ingrained that they can't picture older people being free to rove the world as they please.
We pale-faced foreigners never ceased to draw crowds in Quetta and smaller towns. Adults as well as children would come up and poke us. I finally felt something was wrong when no one gawked at me! Well, I stared back, as everyone I met was a picture from the National Geographic-men with beards and mustaches and colorful embroidered caps, fezzes or turbans according to tribe, women in beautiful fabrics and veils with lotsa jewelry and makeup (when they could be seen in their homes), children with beautiful faces yelling fractured English at us.
Just as I never tired of looking at these exotic people, I never tired of looking at the scenery. Quetta is surrounded with barren mountains and desert. The rock and mud formations that have oozed or been thrust out of the center of the earth take many unusual configurations - a geologist's dream. I got so used to the beauty of the desert that on a trip to Multan I found the greenery rather vulgar!
The Peace Corps leader took us on a train ride through the Bolan Pass where we sited a caravan of camels traveling in the river bed. Camels, stop so I can take your picture! We traveled on to the Pakistani-Afghanistan border at Chaman where armed guards or 'levis' (leh-vees) protected us foreigners. Just two months ago refugees were pouring over the border here due to shelling in nearby Kabul.
Boom...boom could be heard in the distance. We took a van ride to Sibi to see the Mela entertainment - camels dancing, horse racing, and an agricultural fair (men and women attending at different times). On the way home the bridge washed out so we took the train - a beautiful ride passing through snow-covered mountains.
My biggest adventure was a ride by van, flying coach, minibus and jeep to the Chinese border. I went with another Peace Corps Volunteer. We were the only women on each vehicle, surrounded by tough-looking men who spoke no English. My side-kick whispered,"They look like a bunch of killers!" However, we didn't let appearances daunt our adventure.
The roads were hazardous - sometimes obstructed with students on strike (had to wait an hour for permission to move on), landslides, fallen bridges or broken down vehicles, but we wended our way over mountainous ranges from Quetta... Multan...Rawalpindi...Swat Valley...Gilgit...Hunza...to the Chinese border. (See a map. This is Kashmir country being disputed by India and Pakistan).
We rode the Karakoram Highway which lines the Indus River most of the way. My camera could not take in the magnificent panoramic views of gorges, rivers, snowy mountains, glaciers and huge rock formations. Nature is so grand! At the Chinese border my friend and I stared at all the other trekkers, travelers, and Chinese who hovered around the border (you needed a passport to go into China).
Coming back to Rawalpindi on an all-night ride was scary as the driver "took no thought for his life " (see Matthew 6:25) - or ours - barreling around the twisty road where slides and rocks and erosion had their way; remains of crashed vehicles of those that didn't make it around the curves hung over cliffs. At four in the morning we stopped for tea (and a tree stop). Tea drinking is the national sport besides cricket.
At Rawalpindi I took the train alone to Quetta. My compartment was besieged by an extended family who proceeded to ask me the usual questions, take my picture and stare at me. The women wanted to keep the door closed to observe purdah (no male viewing), but I wanted it open as it was BOILING HOT!
I was the only woman who got off at each station for refreshments of tea or coke. Let the males view a woman! I was perspiring so much, I thought I'd dehydrate and blow away. The ride was s-o-o s-l-o-w and l-o-n-g.
After many hours of creeping forward, the train stopped and went in reverse! Why? To pick up the body of an electrocuted passenger who had fallen on the tracks after touching a loose wire. Thirty four hours later - an eternity for me - the train pulled into Quetta. I was so grateful to get back to my Convent room with my 'oobla hua pani' (boiled water).
I later visited Lahore and Karachi by plane on Peace Corps business. I was always glad to be back in Quetta, the city surrounded by stark mountains, eroded land, nomad and refugee tents (of 4 million Afghanis dotting the outskirts), and the colorful street scenes of milling people and animals.
Our plans for more travel and work projects were cutoff January 12th when all Peace Corps Volunteers were forced to evacuate the country due to the imminent Gulf War. Travel over Europe was not permitted so we returned via New Delhi, Bangkok, Taipei, Los Angeles to Washington DC.
Forty-five Volunteers from Pakistan, Morocco, the Philippines and other countries were closed out of service. We were disappointed our assignments were cut short a year, but thankful to the Peace Corps for the experience of living in a foreign land. We had many good experiences among the Balochis, Pathans, Afghans and other tribes, as well as meeting Europeans such as Turks, Poles, Canadians, Brits, Germans and Dutch.
I've been home for ten years now and still miss the sights and sounds of Balochistan. I'm grateful for all the pictures and lovely fabrics I brought back to remind me it wasn't just a dream.
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Spa Valley Railway » All Events
Cream Teas on the train!
Travel on the 15:20 service from Tunbridge Wells West to Eridge on selected Green timetable days of the year and watch the glorious High Weald countryside go by from the comfort of our beautifully decorated Bar Car 'Kate' whilst enjoying a wonderful Cream Tea.
Arrive at Tunbridge Wells West for 15:00 and take a look inside our Victorian Engine Shed. Board the train shortly before departure and travel to Eridge hauled by a heritage diesel, your Cream Tea being served upon departure from Tunbridge Wells. Upon arrival at Eridge you'll have the opportunity to alight briefly and see our Steam Locomotive. Rejoin the train ready for the Steam Locomotive to haul you back up the hill to Tunbridge Wells, arriving back there for approximately 16:40. What a fabulous way to spend and afternoon!
Tickets are valid for travel all day which means you can arrive and travel on trains prior to your Cream Tea on the 15:20 from Tunbridge Wells West, however to ensure that you return to Tunbridge Wells West after your Cream Tea you will need to start from there or make alternative arrangements back to our other stations. The Cream Tea service arriving back for 16:40 is the final arrival of the day. If you are travelling on our trains or visiting other locations along the line during the day please make sure you arrive back at Tunbridge Wells West in time to board for the Cream Tea service, we can't wait for latecomers!
What's included in the ticket price?
• Cream service on the 15:20 departure from Tunbridge Wells West.
• All day travel on the Spa Valley Railway after your 'Cream Tea'.
• A traditional Cream Tea served on board one of our heritage carriages
• 2x scones, clotted cream, jam and pot of tea.
Cream Tea Prices:
• Adult – £18
• Child – £12
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Campo Viejo Rioja Tempranillo - 13.5%
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In what seems like a case of ready-fire-aim, Congress is rewriting military sexual-assault laws and policies without waiting for the recommendations of an expert panel that lawmakers themselves once deemed necessary.
On Thursday and Friday, in a courtroom several blocks from the Capitol, the nine-member expert panel established by Congress was to continue its painstaking study of how the military responds to sexual assault. The panel's recommendations won't be finished until next summer.
Congress, meanwhile, is already pulling the trigger. As early as next week, the Senate will vote on some potentially far-reaching changes to military law that include a controversial proposal to remove sexual assault and other serious felonies from the usual chain of command.
"Congress set the timeline," Army Maj. Gen. Gary S. Patton, the director of the Defense Department's Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office, said cautiously in an interview Thursday. "The panel has been very deliberative in its collection of information . . . we will be as responsive as possible."
A former battalion commander in the 82nd Airborne Division, based at Fort Bragg, N.C., Patton steered clear Thursday of discussing pending legislation or the possibility that Congress might legislate prematurely. Instead, in testimony before the awkwardly named but impressively staffed Response Systems to Adult Sexual Assault Crimes Panel, Patton emphasized the Pentagon's ongoing actions, as well as newly completed research.
The new data shows what Patton termed an unprecedented 46 percent increase in reports of military sexual assault during the first three quarters of fiscal 2013, compared with the first three quarters of fiscal 2012. All told, 3,553 instances of alleged sexual assault were reported to the Defense Department from October 2012 through June 2013.
"It's expected," Patton told the panel, adding that the increased reporting is "most likely due to greater victim confidence as a result of the programs we have put into place."
During the comparable nine-month period in Fiscal 2012, 2,434 instances of alleged sexual assault were reported to the Defense Department.
Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill of Missouri, who's pushing one set of military justice revisions, called the increase in reported assaults a sign of progress, in that victims "have the confidence to come forward, without us removing all accountability from commanders." McCaskill opposes an amendment championed by Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York that would remove sexual assault cases from the usual chain of command.
Lawmakers think it's time to take action now.
"There have already been dozens of reports on this issue and the military has had more than 20 years to solve this problem. How much longer should victims have to wait to get a fair shot at justice?" Gillibrand spokeswoman Bethany Lesser said.
Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer of California, a Gillibrand supporter, also asked "how much longer" sexual assault victims must wait for Congress to act.
Gillibrand on Thursday praised a vote by a separate Defense Department advisory committee in support of her amendment removing sexual assault charges from the chain of command.
A vote on Gillibrand's amendment is expected to be close when the Senate takes up the fiscal 2014 defense authorization bill. The bill itself, which already includes myriad other changes relating to military sexual assault, will be wrapped up and signed into law well before the expert panel has finished its work.
"It really doesn't make that much sense," Rachel VanLandingham, a former Air Force officer, said of the legislative timing in an interview Thursday, "but on the other hand, I understand the pressure (lawmakers) are under."
VanLandingham, a visiting assistant professor at the Stetson University College of Law in Gulfport, Fla., has testified twice before the expert panel. She said that if Congress "really wants to study the issue and create a well-thought-out solution, then they would wait" for the panel to conclude.
Congress established the expert panel in a defense authorization bill that passed late last year. Its seven female and two male members boast diverse backgrounds. One, retired Army Brig. Gen. Colleen McGuire, was the first female commandant of the U.S. Disciplinary Barracks at Fort Leavenworth, Kan. Another, former Air Force space operations officer Elizabeth Hillman, is the academic dean and provost at the University of California Hastings College of the Law.
"I don't think it makes much sense for Congress to change (military law) without this panel's report," Christopher W. Behan, a former Army officer who's an associate professor at Southern Illinois University School of Law, said in an email interview Thursday. "The panel is doing a fantastic job of fulfilling its mandate to gather information, study the issues and make recommendations."
By the end of Friday, the panel will have completed its fifth all-day session. More than 70 witnesses will have been heard from, ranging from Behan and an Army master sergeant stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state to the civilian deputy director of the Texas Association Against Sexual Assault.
"This panel is committed to investigate, to hear all sides and to find the facts necessary to report thoughtful and sensible recommendations," panel Chair Barbara S. Jones, a retired federal judge, said at the opening session June 27.
The panel members were named in May, about four months after President Barack Obama signed the last defense bill into law. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel sped up the panel's reporting deadline so that the recommendations are due one year after the panel's initial meeting, instead of the 18 months Congress originally specified.


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Las Vegas, Sep 20: A spokesman for boxing promotions company Top Rank Inc. says middleweight fighter Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. tested positive for marijuana after his first professional loss last weekend in Las Vegas.
Top Rank spokesman Lee Samuels read a statement Wednesday saying the promoter was reviewing the report of a positive marijuana test.
He says the 26-year-old Chavez will explain the results before the Nevada State Athletic Commission.
Commission executive Keith Kizer declined to provide a name, but says one of 32 fighters who took part in bouts at two Las Vegas venues last Saturday tested positive for marijuana.
Kizer says the commission is awaiting results of pre-fight tests for banned substances before releasing all the results.
Chavez fell to 46-1-1 with 32 knockouts with his WBC title loss to Sergio Martinez.


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Gonzalo Fernandez-Castaño finished with an -8 under par round of 64, and a BMW Italian Open score of -24 under par total to hold off the challenge of Garth Mulroy to win by two shots.
Sunday's final pairing were neck-and-neck for much of the final round, but Garth unfortunately suffered a 5-5 finish, which ultimately proved decisive at Royal Park I Roveri in Turin. Although Gonzalo was happy with the win he was still disappointed at not making the European Ryder Cup team;
"Not making the Ryder Cup was disappointing, I had a victory, two second-placed finishes and one third, and it hasn't been good enough. It's tough. You have to play well in the big events, and that's what I didn't do this year unfortunately. I have talked to Olly about The Ryder Cup many, many times. I can laugh about it now, but it hasn't been easy. I just needed to believe in myself and put The Ryder Cup out of my head, which I've done this week. I changed my schedule a little, I normally travel on a Tuesday but I arrived here on Wednesday, mainly because I wanted to see the kids start school. It was a completely different frame of mind for the week. I didn't know the course, so everything was new to me. I just followed my caddie's instructions and it worked. The main thing was my attitude. I didn't get to frustrated out there or try too hard. I just let it happen. It felt like match play out there and I'm delighted to have come out on top, it feels very special to win this tournament again. I thought maybe 22 under par would have been good enough, but the way Garth and I were playing it was crazy. We kept holing putt after putt and it had a match play feel, which was fun. I have to congratulate him because he has played great. We had a great battle."
Garth Mulroy's last round of -5 under par 67 was enough to finish two shots clear in second place, with Gregory Bourdy and home favourite Matteo Manassero sharing third after matching 65's and a tournament total of -20 under par. Garth said he felt he played well;
"I played well, but Gonzo's putter was a little hot for me today, we were making birdie after birdie and it was fun. The 17th got me in the end there, but I'm happy and I played well. He went through a seven hole stretch where he made six birdies. It forces the other player to make birdies too. The last two days have been very fun."
Nicolas Colsaerts finished in a share of fifth with Medinah bound teammate Martin Kaymer, Spaniard Pablo Larrazabal and England's Gary Boyd. Nicolas said he is in good shape and playing well ahead of the Ryder Cup at Medinah;
"I feel pretty good, I had a fantastic start which was just what I wanted, to go deep under par after only a few holes. Two bad swings broke my momentum, and on a course like this where everyone makes birdies everywhere, momentum is very important and it feels like you're losing ground. But I finished well again, which was what I wanted. It helps being able to go through the week in a very cool, calm way, without thinking about qualifying for The Ryder Cup. My goal was to play these two events and to keep going, keep playing and keep the good dynamic I've had all year. I wish I could've done a little better here, but it's fulfilled the goal of continuing to play well before going to Medinah. I have a lot of good vibes."
Gary Boyd produced the shot of the day when he holed his six iron second shot to the eighth green for an albatross, his spectacular round of 63 propels him into the top 115 on The Race to Dubai, and serves as a timely boost to his hopes of keeping his card;
"That's probably the best I've ever played in my career. It was a nice start and then I really got the round going with an albatross at the eighth. At that point I was thinking that maybe I was back in the tournament with a chance to win. There's a lot of pressure at this time of year and to have practically got over the line this week, with still a few tournaments to go, is a good feeling."


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On the evening of April 14, 2012 we set out to re-imagine the exuberant moments of a meal, served aboard the R.M.S. Titanic, before any threat of danger was perceived. Chefs Rob McCue and Adam Banks set out to elevate the ingredients of the original 1912 menu to contemporary expectations of haute cuisine. Jonathan Cristaldi set out to change the course of history. On April 14th, diners experienced a meal that would have been served aboard the R.M.S. Titanic had she avoided her known fate, and if according to Cristaldi, "history itself had re-calibrated to the tune of an alternative reality."
Chef, Co-Producer Rob McCue (Hell's Kitchen, Season 8, Fox)
Chef, Co-Producer Adam Banks (Chef Roble & Co, Bravo TV)
MC, Co-Producer, Jonathan Cristaldi (The Noble Rot and Noble Group Media)
Jennifer Simonetti-Bryan (Master of Wine)
Meagan Sullivan (Event Design)
Ludgy Lilavois, (Cheek to Table)
Christine McCue, (Graphic Design)
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Laurent-Perrier (Wine)
Chef Tahoma Hauptman (Sous Chef)
Chef Roblé (Sous Chef for DineTitanic, of Chef Roblé & Co, Bravo TV)
Mame Sow (Executive Pastry Chef, Co-Op @ Rivington Hotel)
Vinny Acardi (Sous Chef)
Boris Poleschuk (Sous Chef)
Glenn Olson (Sous Chef)
Nima Khansari (Sous Chef)
Morgan Harris, Sommelier Captain
Tanner Walle, Sommelier
Katarina Maloney, Sommelier
Leiti Hsu, Sommelier
Ramon Del Monte, Sommelier
Mayur Subbarao (Bittermens, EVOE)
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Today marks the launch of the 2012 Child's Play fundraising season; our 9th annual drive to send video games, toys, movies, and more to our worldwide network of children's hospitals. Thanks to the amazing community fundraisers, corporate sponsors, attendees of our annual golf tournament and all of our Child's Play supporters, we have already raised over $300,000 this year! Moving into the holiday season we are reminded of what an amazingly generous community we're a part of, so sincerest thanks to everyone that has contributed to such a strong start.
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Frank Frazetta, the fantasy painter and illustrator whose images of sinewy warriors and lush vixens graced paperback novels, album covers and comic books for decades and became something close to the contemporary visual definition of the sword-and-sorcery genres, died Monday after suffering a stroke the night before. He was 82.
Frazetta had gone out to dinner with his daughters Sunday and then had a stroke at his home in Boca Grande, Fla. He died at Lee Memorial Hospital in Fort Myers, Fla., his manager Rob Pistella told the Associated Press.
"He's going to be remembered as the most renowned fantasy illustrator of the 20th century," Pistella said.
Frazetta's most famous works were in oil, but his canvases were rarely seen in museums; instead his legacy was defined by barbarians and warlocks who reached out to readers from book covers on dime-store spinner racks. But as comic books and fantasy entertainment gained a wider audience in the 1970s and '80s, Frazetta became a brand name and his original artwork became a sensation. Last November, one of his pieces, a berserk battlefield image that graced a "Conan the Conqueror" paperback, sold for $1 million to a private collector.
John Milius, the screenwriter whose credits include "Apocalypse Now," "Clear and Present Danger" and "Red Dawn," was the director and co-writer of "Conan the Barbarian," the 1982 film that was based on the warrior character created by pulp writer Robert E. Howard in 1932. Milius said Monday that it was Frazetta's muscular paintings of Conan that defined the character for him and modern generations of fans.
"Not that I could ever redo Frazetta on film — he created a world and a mood that are impossible to simulate — but my goal in 'Conan the Barbarian' was to tell a story that was shaped by Frazetta and Wagner," Milius said.
Frazetta was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Feb. 9, 1928. By age 8, he was studying at the Brooklyn Academy of Fine Art. One of his key influences was Hal Foster, the great comic-strip artist whose "Tarzan" became a compass point for Frazetta's own jungle scenes.
By 16, Frazetta was working in the booming field of illustration in New York. He toiled under Al Capp on "Li'l Abner" and on his own strip, "Johnny Comet," in the early 1950s. In comic books, he worked on "The Shining Knight" and a western hero called "Ghost Rider," but his fame would come with a paintbrush and in a more sensual sector when, in the 1960s, he began painting covers for paperbacks and magazines.
It was his covers for the "Conan" paperbacks of the 1960s, especially, that created a new overheated vision of fantasy realms. Later in life he told an interviewer that he didn't find his strange beasts, sullen warriors or buxom maidens in the text of the books he fronted with his art.
"I didn't read any of it," Frazetta said. "I drew him my way. It was really rugged. And it caught on. I didn't care about what people thought. People who bought the books never complained about it. They probably didn't read them."
Perhaps, but the readers of those Conan books — as well as the "Tarzan" and "John Carter Warlord of Mars" novels that Frazetta famously painted covers for — said they found the words and pictures melded with a resonant power.
Guillermo del Toro, the Oscar-nominated co-writer of "Pan's Labyrinth," which he also directed along with the "Hellboy" films, said that Frazetta was nothing less than "an Olympian artist that defined fantasy art for the 20th century." The filmmaker, reached Monday in New Zealand where he is working on a two-film adaptation of " The Hobbit," said Frazetta's influence is difficult to explain to people outside the fantasy world, just as Norman Rockwell would be an elusive figure to define for someone unfamiliar with the U.S. heartland.
"He gave the world a new pantheon of heroes," the filmmaker said by e-mail. "He took the mantle from J. Allen St. John and Joseph Clement Coll and added blood, sweat and sexual power to their legacy.... He somehow created a second narrative layer for every book he ever illustrated."
There were also rock album covers: Molly Hatchet, Nazareth, Yngwie Malmsteen and Wolfmother all tapped into the clanging combat and temptress imagery of Frazetta's easel.
His long, restless career took him into Hollywood work, posters, animation, commercial art and almost every corner of American illustration. The artist's final year had been a wrenching one; his wife and partner, Ellie Frazetta, died in July, setting off a dispute among the Frazetta children about the custody of their ailing patriarch and his art collection, which by some estimates was worth $20 million.
The quarrel reached a bizarre zenith in December when his son Alfonso "Frank Jr." Frazetta used a backhoe to knock down a wall of a small castle-like building that housed much of his father's premium artwork. That building was a mini-museum that sat on the elder Frazetta's farm in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania, and the bizarre invasion led to a criminal case, although charges were dropped during a recent settlement among the Frazetta siblings.
Besides his son Frank, Frazetta is survived by another son, William; two daughters, Heidi Frazetta Grabin and Holly Frazetta; and 11 grandchildren.
Frank Frazetta, the fantasy painter and illustrator whose images of sinewy warriors and lush vixens graced paperback novels, album covers and comic books for decades and became something close to the contemporary visual definition of the sword-and-sorcery genres, died Monday after suffering a stroke the night before. He was 82.


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In any criminal prosecution brought by the United States, no statement or report in the possession of the United States which was made by a Government witness or prospective Government witness (other than the defendant) shall be the subject of subpena, discovery, or inspection until said witness has testified on direct examination in the trial of the case.
After a witness called by the United States has testified on direct examination, the court shall, on motion of the defendant, order the United States to produce any statement (as hereinafter defined) of the witness in the possession of the United States which relates to the subject matter as to which the witness has testified. If the entire contents of any such statement relate to the subject matter of the testimony of the witness, the court shall order it to be delivered directly to the defendant for his examination and use.
If the United States claims that any statement ordered to be produced under this section contains matter which does not relate to the subject matter of the testimony of the witness, the court shall order the United States to deliver such statement for the inspection of the court in camera. Upon such delivery the court shall excise the portions of such statement which do not relate to the subject matter of the testimony of the witness. With such material excised, the court shall then direct delivery of such statement to the defendant for his use. If, pursuant to such procedure, any portion of such statement is withheld from the defendant and the defendant objects to such withholding, and the trial is continued to an adjudication of the guilt of the defendant, the entire text of such statement shall be preserved by the United States and, in the event the defendant appeals, shall be made available to the appellate court for the purpose of determining the correctness of the ruling of the trial judge. Whenever any statement is delivered to a defendant pursuant to this section, the court in its discretion, upon application of said defendant, may recess proceedings in the trial for such time as it may determine to be reasonably required for the examination of such statement by said defendant and his preparation for its use in the trial.
If the United States elects not to comply with an order of the court under subsection (b) or (c) hereof to deliver to the defendant any such statement, or such portion thereof as the court may direct, the court shall strike from the record the testimony of the witness, and the trial shall proceed unless the court in its discretion shall determine that the interests of justice require that a mistrial be declared.
(e) The term "statement", as used in subsections (b), (c), and (d) of this section in relation to any witness called by the United States, means—
a written statement made by said witness and signed or otherwise adopted or approved by him;
a statement, however taken or recorded, or a transcription thereof, if any, made by said witness to a grand jury.
(Added Pub. L. 85–269, Sept. 2, 1957, 71 Stat. 595; amended Pub. L. 91–452, title I, § 102, Oct. 15, 1970, 84 Stat. 926.)
1970—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 91–452, § 102(a), struck out "to an agent of the Government" after "(other than the defendant)".
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 91–452, § 102(b), substituted "subsection" for "paragraph".
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 91–452, § 102(c), (d), struck out "or" after "by him;" in par. (1), struck out "to an agent of the Government" after "said witness" in par. (2), and added par. (3).
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|2008-05-13, 22:58
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Well, C.C. cannot be given too much focus this early, probably. After all, she hides a lot of secrets and whenever she's going to be given some serious focus, these secrets are going to start to get revealed, thus we might not see much focus on her before late in the series...
|2008-05-14, 02:42
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What in the world are we talking about here? It just seems like this is turning into a "I want Kallen to be with Lelouch and that means C.C. has no chance!" The basis, or lack thereof, of your argument is awful, Dann. I'm sorry, but you're not making any argument what-so-ever to defend your point of view on the topic.
Here, Dann, I'll formulate a somewhat respectable argument for you and then, after it is attacked, you can back it up with proof because, honestly, I'm a pro-CCxLelouch guy. I think the two of them deserve each other. Anyway, to your argument...
You should say that the reason why the liklihood of a relationship between C.C. and Lelouch is as about as likely as Frosty the Snowman staging a coup in Hell is because C.C. is not a mortal and she belongs to something other than the human race. That the very fact that she is immortal and has magical powers, should be an indicator that a relationship with a mortal would be out of the question. You would say, Dann, that a love relationship between the two just wouldn't be practical that, even if those feelings between them existed, there would be a good chance that they would be purposely ignored by one or both parties involved. You could easily make the argument that, sure, there is some chemistry between the two, but at the end of the story, they won't be together for any number of various reasons that are unpredictable because we don't know how the story will turn out.
So, in other words, yeah, there is definitely something there, but it's likely that nothing will come of it because of C.C.'s unique situation within the Code Geass world.
However, I wouldn't subscribe to your theory, Dann, because I think that C.C. is going to die before the series is over. That Lelouch and C.C. will, before all is set and done, confess their feelings for one another. I predict that C.C. shall die in Lelouch's arms! Though I want to make clear, unlike you in your many posts, my ideas are pure conjecture!
|2008-05-14, 03:42
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watch the first episode again. . . listen to or read what happens during the geass contract.
Mix in the possibility that C.C. could be the matriarch of the Brittanian Empire, possible the first queen.
Charles is going off about Ragnarok and how the myth begins again. What if Lelouch is similar to the first emperor? What if Kallen is a lot like C.C. in her mortal days? Notice that in the ending credits both C.C. and Kallen are dressed in the same outfit.
Just because Lelouch and Kallen may become a couple doesn't mean C.C.'s role will be diminished. She could end up the most important character on Earth and could possibly be the origin/mother of Brittania. What if her descendents turned on her, imprisoned her, locked her away, and forgot the key until she escaped?
What if she is motivated by revenge? What if she is like Darth Kreia in Star Wars: KOTOR 2? If you aren't familiar with the story, Kreia was the main Sith Lord and her students betrayed her, blinded her, and then exiled her. I think they even blinded her to a part of the force. So she comes across the amnesiac exiled jedi who has been blinded to the force as well and decides to train him. She is like a mother figure to him and her main intention is use him to get revenge on her former apprentices.
What if in one of her descendents. . . Lelouch and his "mate" she sees formation of a new empire. . . a recreation of the union that brought her together with the original king of Brittania but done the right way? Remember that the first King of Brittania fought off the superior forces of the romans so they never ever took a foothold on Brittain. He fought them off and founded an Empire that would consume most of the world. What if C.C. was by his side?
What if Lelouch is just like that original king? He would be in the same pickle.. . fighting a guerrilla war against a massive empire.
- C.C. was involved with the first Emperor
- C.C. was knocked up by the first Emperor a few times
- C.C. was into druidic magic/worshipped these jupiter gods
- C.C. or her husband screwed up and she ended up cursed or "damned."
- she was pregnant when she was cursed and gave birth to V.V . . . V.V. got pissed about being a freak.
- she had children before being curses and had one son that was just like his father. V.V. and him were close. V.V. got really lonely when he died and decided to mentor his brothers descendents and curse his mother.
- she outlives her greatest love, her descendents hate her and then screw her over
- she wanders the ages after she escapes thinking about what happened and kind of hating her family
- she spies on the royal family
- royal family rediscover their ties to her, V.V. sees no problem with that
- they screw her over again
- her 10,000th descendent is born at a certain time and he reminds her of the first king, All the cosmic forces are in place, he is attuned to Ragnarok just like the first kind of Brittania. He is a chosen one.
- cosmic forces make sure Lelouch and Kallen meet. Kallen is attuned to Ragnarok in a similar war C.C. was.
- Kallen and Lelouch are like C.C+ First Emperor Part 2.
- C.C. plans on killing the gods and making sure both V.V. and her die so they can go see daddy and big brother in the afterife.
- C.C. turns over the keys to Kallen who may probably end up knocked up at the end of the series.
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|2008-05-14, 04:19
|Link #264
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Side 3
Honestly, mechalord, there just seems to be a whole lot of "imagines" and "what ifs" in your theory to really be considered much. There just doesn't seem to be any evidence to support what you're proposing. At like, all.
Though I always love a KOTOR reference. KOTOR was superior to KOTOR2, but that's neither here nor there.
I Bastila.
|2008-05-14, 06:05
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Join Date: Dec 2007
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Actually, that was turn 7 where he sees something. Turn 8 has him back on his feet already.
Well, Okouchi said that "they cannot tolerate the other's existence" so I would think that once he starts being more active she might be in her pursuit to stop him or whatever. It's not really stated how they are tied sometimes.
I agree she'll end up dying in the end though since there really isn't any way they could ever get a somewhat happy ending together though I wish someone would do something like that for once. Why do they always need to die?
Agreed on the second point as well.
|2008-05-14, 06:56
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agree more with the second point Bastila rules.
@Dann yes you can pretty bad sometimes. It's okay though happens to us all.
|2008-05-14, 07:35
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|2008-05-14, 07:39
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KOTOR was a great RPG. (I dislike KOTOR2)
Kotor is one of my favorite RPG on the PC. (Baldur's Gate 2 is my all time favorite)
|2008-05-14, 09:37
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Join Date: Apr 2008
kallen's story i feel is a side story. although they did elaborate on it in season 1. it can be achieved by following lelouch's story. as most of the problems from the main characters come from britinnia so if it would to fall. well. most problems will have a resolve.
i have a gutsy feeling that C.C and V.V will die=\ i dont know why. damn.. and im pro lelouch X C.C too. don't worry brother! things will look up! (i hope =x)
it doesn't have to end that way. anyway we are only in 6 out of 25/26/27 episode this season has.. so like i said. thing will look up.. i hope..
|2008-05-14, 10:38
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As far as KOTOR goes, I prerfer the second game to the first, much thanks tot he system allows you to affect the alignament of your companions!
|2008-05-14, 11:31
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I think there are many reasons many assume C.C. is going to die. Part of it is that it seems highly unlikely that V.V. will be around in the end and if he dies than it doesn't make sense for C.C. not to die. Her general mood and such also suggest a wish to die and really things do not look good for her. If they pursue LelouchXC.C. at all, chances are that it will be one of those tragic pairings that are oh so common these days.
25 episodes. And always expect things to look down when it appears they can.
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Next time we're at the beach I'd love to the see the Screamer go twice as high as my Vegas please!windsuks wrote:Received this via email today.....
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by Adam Brown
December 15, 2008 - Throughout the history of video games, there have been a plethora of characters constantly fighting to remain popular and relevant. Some have certainly been more successful at holding onto the limelight than others, but eventually it seems as though time catches up to almost all of them.
Famous and obscure characters alike have come and gone, making way for new generations of names and faces to captivate an ever-changing market of players. But what happens to these characters that eventually succumb to the cruel march of time? Thankfully, this is a question that should finally get answered in the upcoming game Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard.
Starting off with a brilliant VH1 styled mock documentary entitled Inside the Game, Eat Lead introduces you to its main character and his completely fabricated history. Back in the early 8-bit days, Matt Hazard enjoyed enormous popularity due to classic titles such as The Adventures of Matt in Hazard Land. As the industry continued to grow, Matt continued to find success with the likes of Matt Hazard 3D, You Only Live 1317 Times, and Murder Force. Then the bottom fell out, with Matts publisher Marathon Megasoft putting him into games like Haz-Matt Carts that attempted to garner a more mainstream appeal. As a seemingly washed-up video game character, there was little left for Matt to do other than mope around, gain weight, and reminisce about the glory days. That is until Marathon Megasoft was purchased by Wallace Wellesley.
Shortly after this mysterious character takes over operations, Matt finds himself slated for his current generation debut and his first outing in many years. While he initially believes that things are finally starting to look up for him, he quickly realizes the real truth of the situation. Instead of his new game being a chance to be reestablished among the elite characters in the industry, it is just an elaborate trap with no extra lives or continues. By conversing with QA, Matts hacker helper in the game world, he finds out that Wallace only put him in this title for an opportunity to permanently delete his code once and for all.
Eat Lead is a third-person shooter with a heavy dose of video game satire thrown in for good measure. Gaming stereotypes old and new from Matts previous fictitious exploits are constantly being thrown into his new virtual adventure thanks to the tinkering of an unseen force. One minute hell be fighting a group of mobsters, and the next, zombies requiring precise headshots to dispatch with will materialize and attack. Even his environment can suddenly change before his eyes, going from a meat freezer to the Wild West in an instant. This kind of variety and spontaneity should definitely help to keep gamers entertained and on their toes at the same time.
Luckily, with all Matts previous experience, he at least has a fighting chance for survival. Like most current games in the genre, Eat Lead will utilize a cover system that allows the player to seek refuge while exterminating the opposition. However, there are a couple of twists that change up this tried-and-true formula. Firstly, cover doesnt last forever. Players will need to take cover, kill enemies, and then move to ensure their safety. Secondly, to help with this the game will offer a unique point-and-cover mechanic. This will allow players to aim at an object, press a button, and have Matt instantly take cover behind the selected object.
Further aiding Matt in his travels is his proficiency at increasing his abilities. Since the game is taking place in a virtual world, whenever an enemy meets their end, they will de-rez into digital information instead of dying. He can then take this newly gained data and use it to upgrade his skills, such as gaining the capability to dual wield weapons. Eat Lead will also offer a decent assortment of weaponry ranging from assault rifles to six-shooters, guaranteeing Matt will always have the best gun for any given job.
Since humor will play a very large role in the overall experience of Eat Lead, whether the game is funny or not could make or break this title in the end. Thankfully, this should definitely not be a cause for much concern. As players blast through enemies as the Duke Nukem like character Matt Hazard, they will be treated to snappy one-liners voiced by none other than Will Arnett (Arrested Development). Neil Patrick Harris (Harold and Kumar) is on board as well, lending his voice talent to Wallace, Hazards main adversary in the game. Eat Lead also enjoys a script written by David Ellis (Dead Head Fred), almost assuring that no gamer will make it to the end of the title without a good amount of chuckles.
With its mix of video game satire, always changing action, and a unique new cover mechanic, Eat Lead is a title that you may want to keep your eyes on. If the comedy is all there and the action is solid, Matt Hazard could very well manage to step out of his fictitious back-story and become an actual recurring video game character. Well have to wait until late March to find out if a gaming has-been, even a fake one, can once again, or for the first time, find gamers favor.
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