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Subject: CXA REUNION SHOW - PART 6
Fri Apr 01, 2011 1:15 pm
Maxine is still looking at the video screen "Jeez" she comments "That 24/7 trophy is really proving to be a hot potato. No-one seems able to keep hold of the thing for more than five minutes.
"I was robbed!" wails Reynard
"Keep telling yourself that, champ"
"An incredible night so far, Jason" responds Reynard, ignoring Maxine and gesturing toward the ring "We've just about seen it all already"
"Oh no" smirks Tarsh "As great as its been, we haven't seen it ALL by a long chalk."
The commentary team seem to be excited about this next match, and with good reason. Up on the stage, floodlights have illuminated the evil looking cross structure which is hanging from the ceiling. Its a brutal looking thing, and hangs ominously with the knowledge that whomever ends up strapped to it will have had to be beaten half senseless to prevent them escaping.
"Well" comments Reynard "This is it. We've talked about it already tonight, but its time Jason"
"A crucifixion match, Robinson. Quite unutterably brutal and yet simple in its execution. This is likely to be quite the contest"
"I just hope neither guy gets too badly hurt" comments Maxine
"That's unlikely" replies Tarsh "Especially with these two. Novaar is as mad as a bag of snakes, and Arnold isn't above putting himself through hell to win a match, so this is going to get nasty before its all said and done"
The commentators hand it back to the ring, where the ring announcer is in place. He draws up the microphone.
"Ladies and gentleman. The next match is a no-disqualification, anything goes Crucifixion Match! The rules are very simple: to lose this match a wrestler must be attached to the cross and hoisted high above the ring!
So, without any further ado, I give to you your first wrestler...he is a former two-time WHWF World Heavyweight Champion, a CWA Unified Heavyweight Champion, a TXA World Heavyweight Champion and a holder of a number of tag team and intercontinental championships...Hailing from Alfhiem via Atlantis and currently residing in Hollywood, California...he weighs in at two hundred and twenty five pounds...he is The Vampire...The Cyberstar...The Prince...Ladies and gentleman...My-Ron Novaar!"
The house lights die, plunging the arena into darkness. As they do Bal-Sagoth's 'Atlantis Ascendant' tears from the PA. On the left hand side of the set, My-ron's logo of an icy blue inverted pentagram impaled on on a fiery red heart slides into place on the left tower.
Suddenly the Titon-Tron flares into the same image. This is joined, on loop, by the words 'Devastate' and Degenerate'. The buzz from the crowd begins to build. We watch the loop gets quicker, brighter. Suddenly the symbol catches fire, flames appearing all around it. As the symbol burns, the Draconix appears, circling around the burning symbol, roaring at the fans.
As suddenly as the went out, the house lights return and, stood on the ramp, arms outstretched, is The Prince, My-Ron Novaar. Tonight, The Cyberstar is a vision in black and gold. The latter starts off the outfit with My-Ron's boots, tall and Elfin. These give way to a pair of black, shiny tights which, in turn, lead to a high-necked, short-sleeved top. This top is gold and made from what looks like either reptile or fish scale.
The colours are repeated on Novaar's arms. The right hand and arm are covered by a golden bracer gauntlet, the left with a simple black glove. Two belts, both in gold, sit around Novaar's waist. The black and gold theme also runs to Novaar's make-up, mainly black but flecked with gold on his lips, eyes and finger nails.
What sets tonight's outfit about it the robe, a king or prince's cape, lined with what looks to be fake fur. As Novaar hits his pose, the cape falls majestically around him, giving The Prince a very regal edge.
Slowly, Novaar walks down to the ring, savouring every boo as much as every cheer. Occasionally he will stop, pointing at one of his 'Children of Midnight' and smile. Or simply look at some of the people less happy to see him with disgust and disdain.
Finally reaching the ring, Novaar climbs in, jumping onto the ringpost. Once there he hits the pose again before jumping back down and turning to await his opponent.
Sure enough, the lights dim to a black and blue aura. The silence is slowly broken the plucking of a guitar, and Serj Tankian's voice humming over the PA system.
Felt like the biggest asshole when I killed your rock and roll Mow down the sexy people Rob Arnold runs out onto the stage to the sound of "Kill Rock 'N' Roll" By System Of A Down.
"Annnnnd his opponent, he is a former TXI and TXA Intercontinental Champion, and a former TXI, CWA and XHF World champion. Hailing from Somerset, England, he is The True Innovator, Rob Arnold!"
Rob is wearing a half blue, half white pair of tights, with his name written down the side of his left leg. His trademark coat sits over the top, with "Nightmare" written on the back of it. He looks around, and gets a mixed reaction from the crowd, not bothering he trots to the left of the stage and feeds off the crowd. Smirking as per usual he moves onto the ramp, pausing half way down he smiles. Slowly, he raises both arms, pointing to the sky, this causes three white pyro columns to fly up behind him.
Every time I look in your eyes, every day I'm watching you die All the thoughts I see in you about how I Rob walks on down towards the ring and then jogs the final few steps, and placing a knee on the apron. He pauses for another smirk, and then climbs in via the second rope and into the ring.
So I felt like the biggest asshole (felt like the biggest asshole) When I killed your rock n roll (Mow down the sexy people) Rob walks to a turnbuckle and climbs it, before raising his arms in the air with a smirk. He climbs down, and removes the coat, before moving into the corner of the ring opposite My-Ron, who hasn't moved during Rob's display.
"Like we have already said, this should be an intriguing match" continues Reynard "In the build up a lot has been said by both these gentlemen, and both men look ready to give it everything."
The bell rings, and with no referee in place - one isn't really needed as its anything goes - both men charge straight for each other into a regulation collar and elbow tie-up. Arnold puts Novaar on the back foot immediately, using his slight strength advantage to back him into the corner. Despite there being no rules, Rob opts to break the hold cleanly, and takes a few steps back to the centre of the ring, smirking at Novaar as he does.
"Mind games early on from Arnold here." Tarsh observes
The two go for another tie up, and this time Arnold manoeuvres Novaar into a headlock. Novaar uses his strength to push him towards the ropes, and Arnold rebounds with a stiff shoulder barge. He opts for the ropes again but Novaar springs to his feet and attempts a hip toss which Arnold reads and counters by spinning past Novaar and delivering a hip toss of his own. Arnold holds onto the arm and attempts to apply pressure, but Novaar leaps to his feet and reverses into a snapmare, followed by a sharp kick to the back.
"Both men using the technical battle to gain an early advantage here. Which will suit Arnold more, one would think!" Reynard comments
Tarsh isn't so sure "Don't bet on that my Cannuck friend. Just remember who Novaar trained under. He can go down the technical route when he needs to - I know that first hand!"
Rob groans in pain from the kick. Novaar picks him up and Rob quickly recovers, delivering a forearm to the face of Novaar, followed by a second. He sends Novaar to the ropes and delivers a back drop as he comes back to him. Quick to apply pressure, Arnold hits a standing elbow drop to Novaar's sternum to slow him down. Picking Novaar up, Arnold throws him in the corner, and delivers a stiff chop to his chest, prompting the customary "woo" from the crowd. He sends Novaar to the opposite corner and charges after him, hitting a jumping back elbow, however he then grabs Novaar and takes his momentum into a snapmare.
"Arnold starting to take control of these early proceedings, using his technical ability to keep a lot of pressure on Novaar!"
Arnold picks My-Ron up and delivers a stiff kick in the gut, grabbing Novaar and hitting a snap suplex. Novaar groans upon impact and holds his back. He has no time to recover however, as Rob lifts his again and pushes him to the corner, Novaar attempts to fight back however with a boot to the gut, and a forearm to send Rob back to the centre of the ring. My-Ron charges at Arnold but gets a spinning spinebuster for his troubles. Arnold jumps to his feet and yells "come on" to the crowd, who again give him a mixed reaction.
"Well" says Maxine off the crowd's reaction "Rob's certainly divided the crowd tonight, as always!"
Feeling the advantage, Rob allows Novaar to his feet on his own steam. He grabs Novaar from behind in a full nelson, and hits a full nelson drop, sending My-Ron's back hard into the mat. Picking Novaar up again, Arnold grabs the back of Novaar's head and forces it into the nearest turnbuckle, Novaar stumbles back, and does a slow, stumbling three-sixty degrees, and as he heads back, Arnold springboards onto the second turnbuckle and hits a diving cross body.
"Rob Arnold is showing us an array of moves tonight, if there is any ring-rust, it's not showing so far!"
Rolling off after impact, Rob is back on his feet. He grabs Novaar as he clambers back to his feet and whips him to the corner. However, as he goes for a running clothesline Novaar hits and elbow to send him back. Rob tries a second time and gets the same result. Novaar senses and opening and comes out with a few forearms and chops, backing Rob into the ropes before sending him across the ring, Rob ducks the clothesline attempt by sliding out of the ring and grabbing My-Ron's boots, flipping him face first to the canvas.
"Amazing ring awareness right there!"
Rob slides back into the ring and picks Novaar up in a headlock, before hoisting him up and hitting a delayed suplex. Standing up, Rob looks to the corner of the ring, and walks over to it, befre climbing to the top rope, with a deep breath, Rob takes flight, and hits a guillotine leg drop to My-Ron's neck.
"Concorde's Dream! Rob went high risk and it paid off!"
Arnold sits up and looks at his fallen opponent with a smile. Picking him up, he decides to slam a knee into Novaar's gut, as he doubles over, he drops to one knee and slams an uppercut into his chin, causing Novaar to stumble into the ropes and use them for leverage. Arnold approaches My-Ron a bit slowly, and allows him to get a sharp to the calf in, and another. Novaar grabs Rob and hits a chin breaker, propelling Rob back a few feet. He runs at him, but Arnold recovers and hits a drop toe hold, making Novaar land slumped on the second rope. Arnold then shows his more sinister side by placing the knee in the back of My-Ron's neck, choking him with the rope.
Maxine isn't impressed "Rob Arnold was never known as the cleanest player in the game!"
Rob relieves the pressure and picks Novaar up by his head and moves him to the centre of the ring, and grabs him in position for the S2. Novaar is quick to fight out and elbows Arnold in the face, he then mule kicks Arnold in the gut, and as goes for another kick, Rob grabs his foot, and spins him right around, as he comes full circle, Arnold locks in and his a belly-to-belly suplex.
"My-Ron just can't quite get foot into this match just yet" Robinson offers
"No" replies Tarsh "But, you feel he's only one move away however!"
Rob backs away from My-Ron and heads to the second rope. He perches, waiting for Novaar to get up, as he does he lets fly with a double axe handle, but My-Ron sees him coming, and hits a leaping knee into Arnold's gut, who doubles over in pain.
"Is this the opening Novaar's been needing?"
The Cyberstar grabs Arnold and puts in a few rights, backing him into the corner, he sends him to the opposite corner, and isn't far to follow with a shoulder charge to the stomach, Arnold stumbles forward onto his knees, allowing My-ron to head to the second turnbuckle. He goes for his own double axe-handle as Rob gets up and turns but Rob also reads it and has him by the throat, setting him up and hitting a chokeslam! However the shots have taken toll on Rob, and he drops back to one knee, holding his abdomen.
"Rob's beginning to feel the effects of Novaar's semi-constant attacks now, he'll need to lose the complacency he's suffered so far to avoid more of this."
Both men get to their feet and exchange rights, before Arnold takes the physical advantage. He whips My-ron into he ropes and follows with a hip toss, upon landing, he holds the arm and twists into a high angle arm bar. Novaar, forced to sit as his arm is wretched yells in pain.
"Arnold is looking to wear down My-Ron now."
Rob continues to apply presure, but Novaar starts getting to his feet. To counter this, Arnold goes for the arm drag but Novaar saves himself with a front flip. Getting back to his feet Novaar rams a forearm into Arnold's face, knocking the latter back. Sensing an advantage Novaar swings in right and left punches before flipping over again, this with a leg-feed mule-kick Enzuguri, staggering Arnold into the ropes. As the latter bounces back Novaar follows in with a leaping knee to Arnold's face. Rob goes down.
"Quick moves there from Novaar" enthuses Reynard "Say what you will - and most people do - but he's like a Willow-the-Wisp when he gets going!"
"This is where Fox - Novaar - was always good. That ability to soak up punishment but then wait for an opening and exploit it. Rob shouldn't have given him the chance"
Novaar jogs back and, with Arnold still down, sprints forward. The Cyberstar ends this with a rolling forward roll, otherwise known as...
"That's the Thunder of Envy, right there!"
Arnold takes the shot to the gut. Novaar, meanwhile, is quickly on his feet and heads up the ringpost. Then, leaping off, he drives an elbow into Arnold's gut. For the second time in less than a few minutes Arnold's midsection feels the pain.
"Novaar is like a tornado right now!"
Novaar drags Arnold to his feet and follows in with some more rights and lefts, throwing in the odd forearm for flavour. Novaar suddenly hits the ropes once again, coming off with another leaping knee, dazing Arnold. Novaar then tucks and rolls and whips himself into the ropes once more with a Head-scissors take-down. Before Arnold can react he's pulled to his feet once again and Novaar dropkicks Arnold into the corner. Following Arnold in, Novaar hits a reverse Stunner on Arnold and Rob is down again.
"Novaar is going high rent..."
Indeed he is, waiting for Arnold to get to his feet. To his credit Rob is quickly on his feet, shaking his head to clear it. Arnold doesn't get much of a chance, however, as Novaar leaps off, hitting a...
"Darkness Falls! A Corkscrew Moonsault off the ringpost!" Yells Maxine
"Well, if you're scoring this on points" replies Tarsh "Novaar might have evened the score with that series,.
In normal matches Novaar may have gone for the pin. Not tonight. Novaar drags Arnold to his feet again. Arnold shows admirable stamina by putting up a fight, slamming in his own shots as Novaar does. For a few, brief seconds it appears that Arnold is going to wrest the advantage away. But, just when it does, Novaar whips in behind, grabs an arm and Irish Whips Arnold into the ropes. Arnold bounces straight back into a strong clothesline.
Novaar pins his fallen opponent down with some stiff looking right hands while holding Arnold's head by his hair. Then it's back to the ringpost. Arnold gets to his feet, Novaar leaps off...and gets caught in a DDT position! Novaar is slammed to the canvas!
"Ouch! That's got to have hurt!" winces Mars
"It looks like it." observes Jason "Honours even again. Both Novaar and Arnold are down, with the latter getting some much needed breathing space..."
Both men get to their feet at around the same time, with Novaar perhaps a step ahead. This allows him to go for a reverse Twisted Fate but Arnold quickly twists out into a dropkick onto Novaar's leg. Arnold follows that in with a Spinning Roundhouse to Novaar's mid-section. It's time for Arnold to go high risk.
"Arnold has always been quick and nimble. Strong yes, but more into the speed and technical know how. He's not as natural a high flyer as Novaar but he's not afraid to hit the moves..."
But not this time! As Arnold leaps off for a Missle Dropkick, Novaar gets there a second or two before, sending Arnold crashing to the canvas. Novaar then hits the ringpost himself, leaping off for a Leg Drop from the top rope!
"System's Crash! That's pure Cyberstar!"
With Arnold down, Novaar takes a few quick gulps of air and then drags Arnold to his feet. The latter doesn't get the chance to enjoy that, however, as Novaar is quickly in with a Diving Clothesline followed by a wild flurry of punches!
"That might look like chaos in there but that's what Novaar rather grandly calls 'Unleashed Wrath'." Maxine informs the home audience
"I think Arnold would agree with that statement right now!" agrees Tarsh
Novaar quickly follows that move up with another of his signatures. It's Novaar's own take on Ted Dibase's famous Million Dollar Dream, this time called The Rage of Sloth.
"Oooo, nice hold. Arnold is in a bit of trouble here. Novaar has that nicely locked in." appraises Tarsh, appreciating the technical nature of the hold
"It's a move Novaar learned from David Shand. Nice to see it in his kit bag!" replies Mars
"Arnold's fighting it though...wait...yes...Arnold has managed to wriggle free!" finishes Robinson
"That's Impressive!" finishes Tarsh
Indeed it is and even Novaar looks to have a little respect as Arnold crawls out. Not for long, mind, as Novaar slams a viscous kick to Arnold and flips him onto his back. Novaar then leaps up and goes for a Leg Drop but Arnold rolls to the side. Arnold then goes for a Elbow Drop of his own but it's Novaar's turn to move out of the way. Then, bouncing off the ropes, Novaar goes for a Double Helix, bringing a big pop from the fans.
Novaar isn't nearly done yet, though, following that with a Standing Moonsault, where Novaar grabs his ankles in mid-air. This pushes the wind out of Arnold but the latter does manage to get onto his back and crawl onto his hands and knees. Novaar follows in with another Standing Moonsault but Arnold rolls out of the ring. Novaar isn't fazed, quickly onto his feet and, bouncing off the ropes, hit's a Diving Suicide-Corkscrew Moonsault onto the top of Arnold!
"Amazing move from Novaar!" shouts Reynard "As impressive as Arnold's escape of a few moments ago was that was just as good!"
"That's why he's always been linked with Mercury..." observes Mars
Arnold gets on his knees and slugs Novaar in the midsection, then gets on wobbly legs. Novaar kicks him in the gut, steps back and hits a modified Bulldog onto the matting outside of the ring. Arnold is down once again. Novaar pins his opponent down with a leg across the chest and follows in with a series of right hand.
Novaar drags Arnold to his feet once more and sends him into the ring before attempting to whip him across it. However, Arnold stops the move, halfway through a rotation and reverses the move. So it's now Novaar that is heading across the ring. As Novaar hits the ropes, however, he uses the move to his advantage, leaping up onto the middle rope and flipping into a reverse elbow. Arnold, following in, catches this in the face and stumbles back and Novaar completes the job with a Missile Dropkick.
Novaar is in his zone now, flipping from his back onto his feet. With another shot to Arnold face, Novaar then drags his opponent to his feet and gets into position for a DDT. Again, Arnold reverses it, straightening up with the intention of throwing Novaar over his back. However, once again, Novaar seems to have read this in advance and he grabs Arnold's legs with his arms as he goes past. Then, using Arnold's own momentum against him, Novaar knocks out the back of his knees and pulls Arnold around and into an Ankle Lock!
"Excellent move by Novaar, there. Now he has one of Arnold's own trademark moves locked onto him!"
Novaar twists Arnold's leg and the latter winches in pain. Then, standing, Novaar drags Arnold's leg up with him. Arnold goes for a kick, Novaar grabs the other leg and, swinging Arnold up, hits a sitting position. Arnold's face slams into the canvas!
Novaar gets to his feet and waits for Arnold to get to his. When he does Novaar builds speed across the ring. Leaping back at Arnold, Novaar hits a Crossbody. This is then quickly followed by Novaar hitting his feet before delivering a Guillotine Legdrop on the fallen Arnold. Arnold bounces on the canvas.
Novaar pulls Arnold to his feet and sends him into a corner. The Prince then follows him in with a Spinning Heel Kick. Arnold sags but doesn't go down, so Novaar grabs Arnold's head and slams him into the canvas for a DDT. With Arnold down, Novaar heads outside of the squared circle and looks under the ring...
"Oh my. This match is a No-DQ and it looks as if Novaar is going to take full advantage of that." cries Maxine
Novaar pulls out a trash can and throws it into the ring. Sliding in, Novaar slams the bin home for a couple of wicked looking shots. Then putting Rob INSIDE the bin, Novaar hits the other corner before rushing to with another, modified kick. The bin crumples around Arnold and he falls forward.
As Novaar drags the bin off of Arnold the latter somehow manages to crawl out of the ring and onto the floor by the side of ring. Novaar, spotting his opponent trying to go UNDER the ring, pulls Arnold to his feet once more. Battering his opponent Novaar quickly locks in and executes a perfect Suplex!
"Arnold is well on the back foot here!" observes Tarsh
Novaar, looking to gain advantage lifts Arnold up, and moves him towards the nearby steel steps. He goes to throw his face into them, but Rob slams his hands down to block, and elbows My-Ron in the gut twice. Novaar is quick to recover and goes for a clothesline, which is ducked, and Rob hits a back with a body drop on the outside to knock the wind off of Novaar's sails.
"That could well be the move that turns this back in Rob's favour!" offers Jason
Both men slowly stir to their feet, and exchange punches. Arnold again sets an advantage with his extra power, he goes for a big hit, but My-Ron ducks and hits a drop kick, which pushes Rob back into a seated position against the ring steps. Novaar gets back to his feet, and seeing an opportunity, runs at Arnold. However as he goes to dropkick Arnold, he moves, sending his opponent's legs crumpling into the steel.
"Arnold moved!" cried Maxine "That could break a bone to My-Ron!"
Rob slowly climbs to his feet as Novaar writhes in pain on the floor. He picks My-Ron up and rolls his body back in the ring, however leaves his head overhanging the apron, facing the floor. He places a couple elbows into the back of Novaar's head, before producing a sinister glance. He grabs My-Ron's head in a front facelock, and drags his body further out, before dropping down to the ground with a DDT onto the hard outside.
Now in more control, Arnold slithers to his feet, and grabs Novaar by his head again, and walks him up the entrance ramp, making slow progress towards the cross. However to keep the damage up he throws him into the railings half way up the ramp. Novaar groans in pain, Arnold responds by kicking him sharply in the gut, and delivers another suplex to the hard floor.
"Rob is looking to put some serious damage onto Novaar tonight." Reynard winces
"He has to if he wants to get him on that cross" replies Tarsh
Rob slowly lifts My-Ron back to his feet and head up towards the cross, upon reaching it, Arnold throws Novaar into it, and watches his body rebound off and onto the floor with a sick grin. He takes a few steps away to pose from the crowd, showing his ego. But as he turns back, Novaar places a left hand in his gut, followed by a right. Novaar gets to his feet and continues to strike Rob, feeling some momentum he steps back, before attempting a superkick. Rob grabs him by the foot as he does, and rolls through a dragon screw, prompting My-Ron to clutch his knee in agony.
"That's exactly what Rob has been looking for, any opportunity to exploit the legs and especially the ankle of My-Ron. Slow the man's momentum" says Jason
Rob stands up and start to stomp on the leg of My-Ron as to make sure he damages it. After a few stomps, he seems content on lifting the fallen Novaar and sizing him up, before hitting a big chop to the chest, and a second, making My-Ron reel back seeing an opportunity, Arnold dives and hits and diving STO, driving them both back down to the stage floor.
"Arnold hitting a modified version of the End of Days there!" says Maxine "Getting old school!"
Rob unloads with a few rights, to drive the pressure home on Novaar. He again lifts Novaar to his feet but receives some fightback this time, a few rights knock Arnold back, and with a small space to reel back, Novaar hits a big right to send Arnold down. Taking advantage, he picks Rob up quickly and whips him into the staging, Arnold winces on impact, and Myron charges at him, going for a jumping splash, but at the last minute Arnold sidesteps. Novaar stumbles back, so Rob charges himself and cracks a running knee into Novaar, sending him sprawling.
"Both men are giving it everything, and nobody getting a true advantage here."
Looking to go for the kill, Rob stalks My-Ron, watching him as he slowly gets to his feet. As he does, he sneaks up and attempts the S2. However My-Ron recovers with a flurry of elbows, causing Rob to take a few steps back, seeing opportunity, both men run and hit a clothesline on each other, sending them down with a thud.
Maxine gasps "Both men are down! This honestly cannot be harder to call right now!"
Both men take their time to get to their feet, however slowly, surely, they get up, legs wobbly, facial expressions worn. The pair stand, toe-to-toe, on the stage, the cross standing a mere few feet away. They trade rights and lefts, both looking tired and with obvious signs of the match starting to take it toll. Arnold misses with a right hand and Novaar scores with a Roundhouse Kick. The Cyberstar follows his man in, keeping the momentum going with a series of kicks and forcing Arnold to take cover. Grabbing a handful of hair, Novaar pulls Arnold's face into his knee, spins him around and headfirst back down the ramp. Arnold goes tumbling along, encouraged every step of the way by a series of kicks from Novaar. Reaching the ring, Novaar rolls Arnold back in...
Novaar doesn't, however, follow his opponent in straight away. Instead he stops, searches under the ring and pulls out a steel chair. Sliding into the ring Novaar waits. Then, as Arnold gets up Novaar throws the chair at his opponent. Surprised, Arnold instinctively grabs the chair, holding it directly in front of him. Leaping up Novaar slams in another roundhouse kick, driving the chair into Arnold's face!
Novaar pins his opponent to the canvas, once again slamming shots into Arnold. They don't have the same zip that the earlier shots did but they are still stinging shots. Finally, Arnold wriggles free, dragging himself to the side of the ropes. As Novaar comes in, Arnold uses his feet to keep The Cyberstar away. Like Novaar's shots the kicks lack any real venom but they do work in giving Arnold a couple minutes of breathing space. Arnold slides out of the ring.
Novaar, meanwhile, has backed off. Hitting a run, Novaar bounces off the ropes on the far side of the ring and then leaps over the top rope! Twisting once in the air, Novaar slams into Arnold and drives him to the floor. Then quickly getting up and dragging his opponent the same way, Novaar hits the End of Greed Gutbuster! Arnold is left crumpled on the concrete.
Once more Novaar searches under the ring, looking for a weapon. He selects a baseball bat, a polished black piece of sportswear bearing a JJB Sports logo. A twisted smile plays on Novaar's face. Then, looking towards the heavens, Novaar nods again, the smile becoming even more manic. As Arnold slowly drags himself up on the barrier Novaar, like some unholy version of a knight and using a two-handed grip much like we saw in the Awesome/Rocket match, hits shots to Arnold's sides. Arnold's flanks are beginning to go red as Novaar, begins to make his advantage tell....
Novaar's make-up is smeared and the sweat is pouring off him. Arnold looks like he's been hit by a ten ton truck but is, miraculously, back on his feet. Novaar runs in with the bat slung his arm, a Clothesline on his mind, but Arnold moves out of the way at the last second. Even somebody as quickly as Novaar can't change direction that quick and he hits the barrier. Then, as he comes back, Arnold hits a quick Samoan Drop, right onto the concrete.
Both men are down, gasping for air. While the move has bought Arnold some time he seems to be struggling to follow it up with any offence. Novaar, meanwhile, seemed surprised that Arnold could still move that quick and looks towards the sky, eyes wide open, dragging in gulps of air. The pair manage to make it to their feet at about the same time and a first fight quickly ensues. Keeping the momentum, Arnold actually forces Novaar back. Faking a punch, Arnold suddenly bursts past Novaar and orders the timekeeper out of his chair. Turning as Novaar catches up with him, Arnold hits a shot to the gut. Novaar doubles up and Arnold slams a big shot to Novaar's back. The Vampire stumbles, Arnold slams in another shot. Novaar goes to one knee and Arnold hits a final shot to the back of Novaar. The Prince goes down.
Arnold pulls Novaar up by the back of his top, half pulling, half pushing The Cyberstar up the ramp. Halfway up Novaar drops to his knee, slamming a shot to Arnold breadbasket. However, Arnold is clearly wanting to end this and he simply slams an elbow into the back of Novaar's head. Arnold then continues up to the cross. Struggling, he gets one of Novaar's arms down, almost into the bind. However, The Prince fights back and another first fight breaks out, this time on the stage.
Almost desperate, Novaar ducks under an Arnold shot and drives a half-flying elbow into Arnold's face. The momentum takes both men down and, once more, they are left down and almost out. Novaar starts to get to his feet, tired beyond belief but seeming driven by something almost unnatural. An intense look as come across his face. Arnold is up to and he swings in a right. Novaar blocks it and delivers a left of his own. Arnold throws another right. Novaar stops the punch and returns it with interest. This time he lands another. And another, each punch battling Arnold back. Then, with the momentum finally back his way, Novaar hits a Rolling Cannonball Heelkick, the Charge of Greed!
Arnold is down, seemingly out, laying spread across the stage. Novaar is tired, but still on one knee, gathering himself for what looks to be the final attack. Pushing himself to his feet, The Prince walks to the fallen Arnold and pulls him up. Locking in the Twisted Fate, Novaar gives a cry, swings Arnold around and…gets flipped over Arnold's head as the latter reverses the move into a Suplex!
It's Novaar who is now down, Arnold the one on his knees. The latter tries to get to his feet, once, twice but both times he drops back to his knees. When he does get back to his feet Arnold is wobbling, shaking. The last move clearly took a lot to pull off and there's a feeling he can't have much left. On fumes or not, Arnold heads over to Novaar. Then, locking Novaar in, Arnold flips him onto his shoulder and hits a running slam, onto the stage once more. With The Cyberstar down, Arnold grabs Novaar's ankle and twists him into an Ankle Lock. The pain sears across Novaar's face.
Arnold's features, meanwhile, show a grim determination. It's not the best applied lock that he would ever put on but Arnold twists it for all he's worth. Novaar, meanwhile, pushes himself up onto his knees and hands then, when he is up, slams a kick back as he tries to do a forward roll. Arnold holds on, pulling Novaar back. So the latter tries it again and, this time, he manages to break the hold. As he lets go, though, Arnold pulls in one final twist and Novaar cries out in pain.
Both men slowly rise, Novaar seeming to favour the leg that Arnold didn't have locked in. As he moves towards Arnold he has a slight limp. Arnold, meanwhile, is also up on his feet.
"Both men showing just how much this match has taken out of them!" Robinson says, hardly able to believe it
Tarsh agrees "And they're both showing how much it means to them. This might be a reunion show but both men have left it all in the ring."
"Well" offers Maxine "There was a lot of bad blood before the match. I'm sure that helped."
Novaar wades into Arnold, tired but quick punches snapping into Arnold's face. Swinging Arnold around Novaar whips his opponent into the side of the entrance way. Arnold catches Novaar with an elbow as he comes in, Novaar with one in return. Arnold goes for a hooked leg takedown. Novaar blocks and attempts a Suplex. Arnold blocks again and the pair are left facing each other.
Tarsh loves it "A great bit of turnabout there!"
Novaar goes in with a shot but Arnold spots it. Ducking the punch he grabs Novaar's middle as if he's going to swing him up and round. Novaar shows great awareness, though, grabbing Arnold legs, flipping up his own and taking Arnold down with a Standing Headscissors. Then, with Arnold down, Novaar flips over and drives his legs into the back of Arnold's head.
Back in control, Novaar waits for Arnold to get up. As Arnold does, The Cyberstar snaps out a Superkick. It's the Lusts Last Kiss but, amazingly, Arnold catches Novaar's foot! Arnold pulls forward and Novaar crashes to the mat. Then, following it in Arnold goes for an elbow. Following that, Arnold drags Novaar to his feet and goes for his own finisher, the S2. But it's Arnold's turn to be shocked as Novaar reverses it into…
"Twisted Fate! Novaar has hit the Twisted Fate!"
Both men are down on the stage, Arnold slumped in a pile, Novaar not much better off despite having just hit a big move. It looks almost as if the energy of pulling of the move has left Novaar in almost a bad a state as Arnold. The latter stirs, slowly but with purpose.
"Novaar is in control but Arnold doesn't look finished, even though he's just tasted a BIG move." screams Maxine
"Arnold still has some fight left him" Responds Tarsh "…Novaar might need another big move or two to close this one out"
Arnold isn't moving quickly but he is moving. Novaar stares across at him Arnold, then out to the crowd. As he does the twisted smile returns to his face and he nods. The Cyberstar takes a step towards Arnold…
…and then spins around and walks to the cross.
Robinson is confused "What's happening here? Novaar has gone to the cross…but without Arnold!"
"Isn't he forgetting somebody here?" Tarsh drawls
Novaar doesn't appear to be confused, however. As we watch The Prince lays down on the cross, attaching the binds that tie his feet to the cross. After he has done that he attaches the bind to his left hand. As he can't do the last bind by himself, The Vampire simply grabs it and shouts to the ring crew to raise the cross. The staff look stunned, as does Arnold who is now on his feet but stuck to the spot.
Novaar, meanwhile, is insistent and shots to the crew once more. Finally, the cross starts to rise. Slowly at first, and then building speed, Novaar is hoisted above the stage, an almost manical look now clear on his face.
Maxine is stunned "Is Novaar laughing?"
"It certainly seems that way!" Says Tarsh
Reynard scoffs "The idiot just cost himself the match!"
The ring announcer has, up until now been just as confused as the rest of us. However, with a shrug he turns and says
"And your winner…still the TRUE innovator…Rob ARNOLD!"
Arnold, shaking off his confusion walks to the centre of the ramp. Pointing at the crowd, Rob starts to milk the cheers of his fans. The Children of Midnight, however, are still stunned by what their hero just did. Up above the stage The Cyberstar is still laughing. He addresses the crowd, apparently from a microphone in the cross.
"Arnold. Arnold…"
Rob turns around.
"I told you, Arnold. I told you that I had it covered. That I had plans. You thought they were for my victory. You were wrong. They were for my defeat."
Arnold waves Novaar away, clearing thinking The Prince is full of it.
"Oh, you think you could still have beaten me? Maybe, Rob, maybe. You managed to get to your feet. You surprised even me with that! Maybe you could have beaten me…but you'll never know! You'll never know how this match would have ended and that's going to burn you inside!"
Arnold has clearly heard enough and heads towards the back.
"Don't you want to hear why I did it?"
Arnold stops but doesn't turn around.
"Remember the ritual, Rob? Remember when I spoke to the spirits? The dark forces? I never said what they had told me. Not in total. I hinted that they needed a sacrifice and you bought that as being you. Everybody did. But the sacrifice was never you…it was ME! That's right. They asked me to lose. To commit myself to the flames of defeat so that I may rise again. This is the final part of my plan…of my resurrection! Tonight, I am truly REBORN as The Prince!"
The Cyberstar starts to laugh, as Arnold shakes his head and wanders into the back. Slowly the cross is dropped to the ground, where the crew help The Cyberstar off the cross. Then, with a final slaute to his now estatic fans, The Prince follows Arnold into the back.
The cameras return to the ring. Reyanrd looks confused.
"Well…I never saw that coming!"
Tarsh sits shaking his head
"None of us did!"
Maxine shrugs "Say what you want…the facts are very simple: Rob Arnold won the match! Arnold is the winner, Jason."
"But would he have won the match without that?"
Robinson shrugs "Jason, Rob was on his feet. When Rob Arnold is on his feet, then he can win a match!"
"So Rob Arnold wins the match and Novaar gets his resurrection…I'm not sure who should be happier!"
"Might take us a while to work all this out" says Maxine "For now, let's just get on with the next match!"
But rather than the next match, the scene cuts to backstage in the car park. Hard Fucking Core runs onto the scene and ducks behind a limousine. As he does, the door at the back of the lot bursts open and Big D bursts through! Limping slightly, he heads straight for Hard Fucking Core!
"hay i can c ur hed @ top off limo that are you dead now!" he rambles, not that anyone can understand him.
Armageddonator bursts through the door behind him and gives chase. Big D finds HFC and HFC begins unleashing some fists in desperation, rocking Big D. Arm reaches the scene and its a super kick on Big D, hitting him in the side of the head. Big D goes down!
HFC gives Arm a few rights but misses a left. Arm gives a kick to the mid section causing HFC to drop the trophy.
Arm grabs him and sends him flying into the wall. He waits on HFC and pats his fore-arm, ready to hit the Approaching Comet clothesline, just as he's about to charge, Big D spins him around, and bam! Big D Bottom! HFC stumbles forward and Big D sets him up for a Big D Bottom, but HFC elbows him away. Hard Fucking Core attempts a dropkick but Big D manages to grab his outstretched legs in mid-air and HFC lands on his back. Big D manages to quickly flip him over in the Walls of Big D! HFC screams in pain, and the save is made by Armageddonator, who hits the Approaching Comet on Big D, breaking the hold and sending Big D flying.
Arm gets back to his feet slowly and faces Hard Fucking Core, on his feet and massaging his back, and then charges Arm! Arm sidesteps and HFC goes flying through a closed, wooden door! Arm stomps on Big D a few times and then follows HFC through the hole in the door. Big D gets to his feet again and after rubbing his head, gives chase through the door and out of sight.
The 24/7 endurance trophy remains on the floor, untouched by anyone.
The camera pans back to the left and we see the original roadie from the start of the show! The pile of wooden pallets is behind him, and he's obviously only just got up from the Death Valley driver delivered by Arm at the beginning of the broadcast some three hours ago. He sees the broken, blood-soaked, handleless trophy and picks it up. Looking round frantically, he quickly dives into a nearby limousine.
A muffled shout of "Drive!" can be heard and the limousine abruptly turns over and starts to pull out of the parking lot, just as Armageddonator, Big D and Hard Fucking Core break back onto the scene through the same door.
"Aw damn, I think someone's had it!", shouts HFC.
"wut! bullsh*it big d for to have trophy and not finds money when give home!" yells Big D
Armageddonator looks on at both of them "Oh shut the fuck up, both of you."
They both turn to Arm and all three begin brawling amongst themselves.
What they don't notice is that at the top of the car-park rampway, the limo suddenly slams to a halt, brake lights flaring. The back door of the limo opens, and the figure of the roadie comes flying out, landing in a heap on the concrete. As the camera zooms in, the sunroof on the limo opens, and the smiling form of Brummy Midlandson appears through it, holding the ruined 24/7 trophy in his hands.
"Thanks lads!!" he shouts, as the limo pulls away into the night. Midlandson has escaped with the 24/7 trophy!
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Philippines Foreign Minister Perfecto Yasay addressed concerns that the nation's new president, Rodrigo Duterte, is damaging Manila's relations with the United States, arguing that America is an "esteemed and trusted ally" but that the Philippines cannot "forever be" America's "little brown brother."
"I am asking our American friends, American leaders, to look at our aspirations," he told reporters Thursday in Washington, visiting the Center for Strategic and International Studies. "We cannot forever be the little brown brothers of America. … We have to develop, we have to grow and become the big brother of our own people."
CNN describes the term "little brown brother" as a common "phrase used in the Philippines to refer to people that are trying to act like they're American," and notes that Yasay cushioned his remark by stating that Manila "will always view the United States as an esteemed and trusted ally with whom we share not just a common history and shared values, but a common destiny as well."
In addressing the Philippines' relationship with the United States, Yasay specified that the Duterte administration is not looking to crater longtime alliances, and attempted to explain why the president felt it necessary to deliver a profane tirade against American officials for stating they would like to discuss the potential for human rights abuses in the ongoing Philippine war on drugs. "You (have to) manage it correctly. You do not go to the Philippines and say, 'I am going to give you something, I am going to help you grow, but this is the check list you must comply with – we will lecture you on human rights,'" Yasay told his audience, while reiterating that Duterte himself was "firmly committed to keep and respect alliances, including that with the United States."
Duterte has encouraged both civilians and police to kill drug suspects who do not voluntarily surrender to authorities, and has issued a bounty – funded with leftover campaign money – to pay those who kill suspected drug traffickers. When the U.S. ambassador to the Philippines, Philip Goldberg, expressed concern about this and other Duterte remarks (such as joking about the rape of an Australian national in the southern Philippines), Duterte responded by calling Goldberg a "homosexual … son of a bitch."
When President Barack Obama told reporters he hoped to discuss the potential human rights implications of the drug war with Duterte, the Philippine president referred to Obama as a "son of a whore."
When Pope Francis made an official visit to Manila, his presence causing traffic jams in the city, Duterte referred to the pope as a "son of a whore."
Duterte has asked the American military to leave the southern Philippines, home to an Islamic State-affiliate staging an insurgency. Duterte claims the region is not safe for Americans, who easily stand out among the natives of Mindanao.
In his remarks attempting to ameliorate ties with America, Yasay also insisted that the Philippines would continue to engage in joint maritime patrols with the United States within 12 nautical miles of its coast, not patrols that would challenge China or other neighbors in the South China Sea. Duterte had said earlier this week he was not interested in joint U.S. patrols in disputed South China Sea territory.
China claims the entirety of the South China Sea, which includes the exclusive economic zones of the Philippines, Vietnam, Brunei, Malaysia, Taiwan, and waters off the coast of Indonesia's Natuna island. Before Duterte took office, his predecessor Benigno Aquino took the nation's case against China to the Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague and won the case; China has vowed to disregard the verdict entirely.
As a candidate, Duterte insisted that he would not take military action against China, and has repeatedly referred to any potential conflict as a "massacre" for the Philippines. Yasay stated this week that he does not believe China is ready for a proper diplomatic discussion on the matter as long as they refuse to acknowledge The Hague case, however.
"To begin with, we cannot proceed on engaging China in bilateral talks where China says that we can only talk outside of the framework of the arbitral tribunal's decision," Yasay said. "Of course, the natural effect of engaging China in other areas of concern will precisely open the door for more open discussions of the dispute with the view of resolving the dispute peacefully."
Despite concerns regarding the territorial dispute, Duterte's administration is still seeking to potentially strike a deal to buy weapons from China. The combined news of a hesitance to engage in joint drills with the United States and interest in buying military equipment from China has alarmed many in the Philippines, prompting Duterte's government to respond.
"The new foreign policy [of the Philippines] won't make Philippines China's lackey," Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said Thursday. "When you create an independent foreign policy, it's really just saying that we are a sovereign state, we are not beholden to any country and, once and for all, we can say to ourselves that we are standing up on our own two feet," he explained, insisting, like Yasay, that ties to America will not be affected.

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For six decades, Bristol Airport has served passengers travelling to and from the South West of England and South Wales. Today, we handle more than eight million passengers, serving almost as many in a single busy day as we did in our first full year of operation back in 1957.
Bristol's aviation heritage
When Bristol Airport opened at Lulsgate Bottom in May 1957 the civil airline industry was in its infancy, but Bristol's place in aviation history was already assured. Flights from Filton ceased in 2012. It remains a major production site for Airbus and is also home to the Aerospace Bristol attraction. The city's previous airport at Whitchurch had an important (and at times glamorous) role ferrying statesmen, spies and film stars during the Second World War. On the city's north side, Filton Aerodrome was becoming a centre of aerospace excellence and it was from there in 1969 that one of the first British Concordes achieved supersonic flight.
Bristol's modern airport is born
Unlike its predecessor, the city's new municipal airport was purpose-built to serve Bristol and the surrounding regions. In the 1960s, more people started to holiday abroad. A new generation of passenger jets meant adding a new control tower, terminal extensions and cargo shed and extending the runway.
Celebrating 60 years
In May 2017, we celebrated 60 years on our current site, and two special aircraft showed up for the party. A DC-3 – a mainstay of commercial airline fleets in the fifties – returned to Bristol for the first time since making its final passenger flight nine years ago. The Dakota lined up next to its modern-day equivalent – a new Airbus A319 named Spirit of Bristol – to mark the airport's anniversary.


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Compliments of Cliff Goldmacher
When I think about the mental state of my younger songwriting self, I see a mixture of bravery, idealism and a healthy dose of misinformation. While I wouldn't trade any of my experiences, it might have been nice to receive a friendly warning or two along the way about the realities of my chosen profession. In that spirit, consider the below not as an attempt to discourage but rather an opportunity to set reasonable expectations on your way forward.
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He snapped back to earth and looked at his desk. He was preparing notes for the next bible study for his family. He never understood his pastor who had said that above all he should pray for his eyes of understanding to be enlightened. His pastor said when his eyes are open and flooded with light; he would see things in the bible which he previously would have overlooked.
The bible, to him, could be explained using logic and common sense.
His eyes fell on a scripture he hadn't intended to look at;
"Unto the pure all things are pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled." Tit 1:15
He stared at it for a while and then in a swift abrupt movement, he shut his bible. He could, logically, tell of the meaning and it wasn't one he wanted to dwell on.
"…but even their mind and conscience is defiled."
It came back to him like a bad smell. Jeremiah began searching his mind for the point when his mind and conscience became defiled.
Every form of decadence always has an origin.
The memory was as fresh as the dinner he had had that evening. Lara had called in sick and so couldn't make it to work. That was a once in a millennium occurrence because Lara would rather have a doctor attend to her while she sent mails in the office than sit at home.
However, a much awaited bill that needed immediate attention had come in and Lara's signature was needed. She was contacted and she had asked for somebody to bring the bill to her. Jeremiah rose up to the challenge and volunteered.
While covering his nose, so as not to catch anything, he pushed her doorbell. After a long while he heard the dragging of feet. As Lara opened the door, his hand dropped from his mouth and his jaw fell slightly open.
Jeremiah felt a shift in his groin and he adjusted himself on his seat in his study. He realized his breathing had become slightly labored just thinking of Lara wearing her skimpy purple silk night dress on that fateful day; the day his mind and conscience became defiled.
He suddenly made up his mind; everything suddenly fell in place. He had to have Lara Saura's body. He had to quench this eternal taste. This beast within him had to be pacified before it consumed him. But first, he had to release the tension built within him at that very moment. There was no controlling the dragon that had reared its head within his pants.
"Honey!" Jeremiah bellowed, trying his hardest to sound sweet.
As he bounded up the staircase taking them two at a time, having Lara, even for once, became priority in his mind.
He had to have her; whether the Holy Spirit liked it or not.
Jeremiah Uslop began plotting in his mind.
Muerto sat in his luxurious seat and watched the near-nude girls dance before him. The music was loud and very little conversation could hold around the whole room. With red dim light and plenty of 'booz'; the people were pleased to be affiliated with Lord Bucchi. They were overjoyed, though, to be on his good side. They all pitied the man he had flown miles for. They did not want to attend his funeral; there would be no need for one.
Three men stepped into the room and looked round the room slowly, in a manner that suggested they had not been invited to their own home coming party. Some people already in the room noticed them and recognition showed on their faces. Looking round, one of them finally noticed Lord Bucchi, whose eyes were trained on them. He nudged the other two and they followed his eye line. After some moments of silent exchanges, one of them nodded slightly. A clap was heard and like clockwork, the music stopped and everyone started leaving. After 5minutes of shuffled feet and hurried movements, the room was clear save Lord Bucchi and his closest henchmen.
"Muerto, Tate" The men said and bowed.
Their greeting was not acknowledged as Lord Bucchi sat still, staring at them.
The ring leader began his report.
"The one month scouting period, from the day we arrived Nigeria up until this day and time, is over. We have collected enough information about Dwayne Abdul and his activities to make a full profile of him." The man paused to see if his words were having any effects. They weren't. He hurried on,
"Dwayne Abdul, born April 15th 1980, was the fifth child of a family of eight. He lost his parents in an auto crash at the age of 7. The family split immediately after the accident. Unfortunately for him, his father wasn't a good family man and did not leave anything behind. His brothers and sisters all went to different places looking for how to survive. He started his first business picking up dirt, cans and paper from the front of houses and soon people would invite him to their homes to clean up. He was living on that until he hired some boys and girls. Several of them did not have the discipline he had at that age and so they stole valuable things from several places. Dwayne Abdul was put out of business. At the age of 10, he walked to a neighboring village and was able to convince a big shot eatery to open up in his village. They complained their problem was transportation and delivery within the village; he assured them it would not be a problem. So they moved down and Dwayne became a delivery boy, earning much more than fathers of families were earning, at such a young age."
The three wise men, as they were fondly called by Lord Bucchi's henchmen, had done their homework well. They were able to speak of peripheral details such as the time Dwayne had to saddle his donkey and move to the big city, Lagos as well in-depth information as when he staged some of his friends to attempt to gang rape a girl in an alley.
They told Lord Bucchi of the brilliant idea Dwayne had had and that he needed a certain wealthy man to endorse and invest in it. He saw that the best way to reach the man was to reach his daughter. He couldn't win the daughter's heart because she was already betrothed to wed another.
He thus connived with his friends to lay in wait for her whilst she would be returning from work one day, and pretend to try raping her. Apparently, he had had the smarts to cause a delay in her office to ensure it was way past dark when she went through the chosen path.
While the 'gang rapists' tried to get their way with her, he 'suddenly' appeared on the scene and after a declaration of justice, a few witty words, some jabs and punches, a well beaten and bleeding Dwayne was left to die while the 'disgusted' men walked away, leaving the woman.
Lord Bucchi raised up his hand at this point. Silence immediately fell upon the room.
"He was left to die, in what sense." He asked quietly.
"Muerto" came the reply "That was the real part of the staged plan. He was really beaten to the point of death."
"He risked his life just for a chance to get an opportunity." Lord Bucchi took a long swipe on his cigar. "Go on."
The men kept reeling out the life, trials and triumphs of Dwayne Abdul. Stepping mid-way into their speech and it would appear Dwayne was a made up character of a story they had dreamed up. They knew every detail. They knew of his trips to Mexico to complete a project. They knew of how he met Adelina, Lord Bucchi's daughter.
They refused to say though that Adelina was the one smitten by him and had set the initial spark. Dwayne had simply fanned it to an unquenchable flame.
They knew about Lara Suara.
They knew Lara and Dwayne had been seeing each other for close to a month now. They knew of their first date at an Indian restaurant known as Muntaz. They knew of the kiss they had shared at Lara's gate at the end of the night. They knew of the second date two days later, and that Dwayne had asked Lara to be his last girlfriend. They knew Lara had said yes. They also knew Lara meant the world to Dwayne.
"So our analysis, Muerto." The three wise men were in their conclusion "There are several ways we can get to Dwayne Abdul; to make him suffer for his crimes before killing him. Our proposed way will be to…"
They stopped as Lord Bucchi rose up and began pacing.
"Dwayne Abdul." He began "reminds me of me." There was a long pause. He made to say something, thought better of it and continued pacing.
Finally, his face got stern and set, he looked fierce, "There would be no killing him. What we are going to do is make him suffer. He has a strong heart. He has a heart like a lion. So, we are going to break it. We will break his heart."
His men smiled. This was why he was feared. He had proven times without number that he could best death.
"Cut off both arms of Sam. Cut off both legs of Larry. But first,"
Lord Bucchi stopped walking and sat on his luxurious seat. He removed his cigar and took a small gulp of whisky, slowly. He looked at the three wise men and said in a snake-like whisper,
"Kill Lara Saura."
Jumebi jumped up from the bed. She was sweating profusely. She just had the same horrid nightmare again.
Tears began rolling down her face.
She immediately fell on her knees to pray.


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Smart Imaginaries
This working group studies the political aspects of forms of ubiquitous algorithmic monitoring by focusing on the implicit answers to public issues embedded in them. It does so by investigating smart imaginaries and their infrastructural correlates in environments of algorithmic monitoring on two scales: the private (ambient) home and the (smart) city. Its activities center on the following questions: How do algorithmic, digital devices enact public interests and choices? And how are the political aspects of these interests and choices simultaneously made invisible?
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Is it too early for a bump? I'm not much of a fourms guy but I see a thread posted 12 mins ago has already gotten 12 replies, so I'm guessing so
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An option may be to use some remote administration tool to start a program remotely that plays the sound or do whatever you want. I can think of both Telnet and SSH connections from one computer to another, so you can use the command line to start a media player to play some sound.
I've done a quick test using SSH to my very same computer. There with the command:
start "c:\something\sound.wav"
And the sound effectively played. I suppose that it should work over a network too, but I have a few doubts about security of the services that might pose a problem.
Anyway, if you want to try, Windows includes a rudimentary Telnet server and client (not installed by default, but can be enabled though control panel). That should be enough for doing that over a LAN, but if you want to extend it to access over internet SSH is a far better option, because of encryption.
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USAF Olivia Station
Station Olivia was a USAF operated listening station, that intercepted and decoded Confederate communications. It became exceptionally busy in the period before the war, with increased signal traffic being intercepted. After the war, a group of raiders led by Ack-Ack calling themselves Ack-Ack's 11 moved into the facility and used it as their base of operations.
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WE mobile price in Bangladesh is not so high. WE mobile comes with "More Than A Phone" moto. We mobile is a sister concern of Aamra Bangladesh. WE WiFi, WE WiFi Location and We Cloud service also provide the organization. We Mobile Have 12 Exclusive brand store and 8 we care centers in Bangladesh. The interesting thing is we mobile provide the 1-year warranty on phone and 6 months warranty on battery and charger.
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"As soon as they became recognizably human, men and women - in their hunger to understand their own presence on earth and the mysteries within and around them - began to worship gods. Karen Armstrong's masterly and illuminating book explores the ways in which the idea and experience of God evolved among the monotheists - Jews, Christians and Muslims." "Weaving a multicolored fabric of historical, philosophical, intellectual and social developments and insights, Armstrong shows how, at various times through the centuries, each of the monotheistic religions has held a subtly different concept of God. At the same time she draws our attention to the basic and profound similarities among them, making it clear that in all of them God has been and is experienced intensely, passionately and often - especially in the West - traumatically. Some monotheists have seen darkness, desolation and terror, where others have seen light and transfiguration; the reasons for these inherent differences are examined, and the people behind them are brought to life." "We look first at the gradual move away from the pagan gods to the full-fledged monotheism of the Jews during the exile in Babylon. Next considered is the development of parallel, yet different, perceptions and beliefs among Christians and Muslims. The book then moves "generationally" through time to examine the God of the philosophers and mystics in all three traditions, the God of the Reformation, the God of the Enlightenment and finally the nineteenth- and twentieth-century challenges of skeptics and atheists, as well as the fiercely reductive faith of the fundamentalists of our own day."."Armstrong suggests that any particular idea of God must - if it is to survive - work for the people who develop it, and that ideas of God change when they cease to be effective. She argues that the concept of a personal God who behaves like a larger version of ourselves was suited to mankind at a certain stage but no longer works for an increasing number of people." "Understanding the ever-changing ideas of God in the past and their relevance and usefulness in their time, she says, is a way to begin the search for a new concept for the twenty-first century. Her book shows that such a development is virtually inevitable, in spite of the despair of our increasingly "Godless" world, because it is a natural aspect of our humanity to seek a symbol for the ineffable reality that is universally perceived."--BOOK JACKET.… (more)
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Rarely does one come across a book that is recognized as erudite, essential, and readable simultaneously. Karen Armstrong's The History of God has brilliantly analyzed the rise of fundamentalism as a reaction to the emphasis on logos of the Enlightenment as opposed to mythos that had been essential to one's view of the world. "The economic changes over the last four hundred years have been accompanied by immense social, political, and intellectual revolutions, with the development of an entirely different, scientific and rational, concept of the nature of truth; and once again, a radical religious change has become necessary." As science and technology began to become associated with such visible successes in overcoming disease and social ills, the tendency was to believe that logos (rational, scientific thinking related exactly to facts and external realities) was the only "means to truth and began to discount mythos [that which is timeless and constant, "looking back to the origins of life . . to the deepest levels of the human mind . . . unconcerned with practical matters" and rooted in the unconscious, that which helps us through the day, mythological stories not intended to be literal, but conveying truth:] as false and superstitious." The temptation is to think of mythos as meaning myth. Inj this context that would be incorrect. Armstrong uses this word as it relates to mystery and mysticism, rooted ultimately in traditional biblical and Islamic history "which gives meaning to life, but cannot be explained in rational terms."Logos, however, was unable to assuage pain and suffering leading to a vacuum the fundamentalists sought to revive. The danger unseen by modern fundamentalists is that they have tried to imbue mythos with an element of literalism essential to logos. The difference between these two concepts forms the basis for the battle between modernism and fundamentalism.
She traces the beginning of the fundamentalist movement back to the time of Columbus when a crisis occurred in Spain. Ferdinand and Isabella expelled both Muslims and Jews from Spain. The three religious groups had actually coexisted quite happily and profitably together for several centuries, but the prospect of modernity and threats from a new world view, science, threatened age-old traditions and myths. The fundamentalist movement was an attempt by traditionalists to retain a sectarian view of the world.
For many of these people the world can be divided into two camps: good and evil and those forces that are not allied with their own narrow view of the world are labeled as evil. That these believes are rooted in fear does not lessen their impact or importance to the faithful. Often an arrogance and condescension – I plead guilty here – make secularists insensitive to those who feel their religious beliefs have been undermined and challenged. The seemingly irreconcilable difference between rationalism and mysticism perhaps make militant fundamentalism inevitable. The danger for fundamentalist lies in their attempts to turn mythos into logos, e.g., have sacred texts be read literally and inerrantly as one would read a scientific text. That may lead to inevitable discrepancies between observation and belief that may hasten the defeat of religion.
Of great benefit, is Armstrong's clear explanation of the differences and conflicts that exist in Islam. Shiite and Sunni branches represent very different interpretations of a major faith.
The eventual outcome of the dichotomy of secular versus sectarian remains unknown. What is apparent is that fundamentalism cannot tolerate pluralism or democracy and compromise seems unlikely. The author identifies two major threads in the development of fundamentalism: (a) fear of the modern world and (b) that the response to fear is to try to create an alternative society by preaching "an ideology of exclusion, hatred, and even violence." She warns at the end of the book, "If fundamentalists must evolve a more compassionate assessment of their enemies in order to be true to their religious traditions, secularists must also be more faithful to the benevolence, tolerance, and respect for humanity which characterizes modern culture at its best, and address themselves more emphatically to the fears, anxieties, and needs which so many of their fundamentalist neighbors experience but which no society can safely ignore."… (more)
Karen Armstrong begins with a discussion of the origins of monotheism and then proceeds to a describe its development within the three main monotheistic religions - Judaism, Christianity and Islam. While there are probably better, more detailed accounts of each (ie. Hodgson on Islam), she does a credible job of describing many of the nuances of the three. Her primary thesis, agree with it or not as you will, is that religion and its conception of God changes with time. She charts these changes and dwells upon the similarities and relationships between Islam, Christianity and Judaism with considerable insight. She devotes considerable time to the problems of theology each encountered and discusses specific issues such as original sin, the trinity, creation (ex nihilo versus emanation) and the perennial conflict between rationalism and mysticism.
While many who practice the faiths in question will find much of what she says disturbing or heretical, her ideas provoke thoughtful contemplation. She is generally even-handed in her analysis and has a sympathetic tone for almost all of the ideas on which she touches. She is perhaps harshest with Christianity - not surprisingly - since according to the introduction, she spent her early life in the Catholic tradition. Her softest spot seems to be for mystical spirituality and she gives short shrift to modern-day fundamentalism. I find curious her idea that atheism is one in a long line of mystical approaches to the spiritual.
If I have one concern with this book it is that it is too much Karen Armstrong and not enough of anyone else. She holds strong views on nearly everything and is unafraid to state them as if they were objective truths. Dissenting voices are often entirely ignored, leaving the reader unfamiliar with this material feeling that opinions are facts. While the author's analysis is sharp, fresh and eye-opening, it is not necessarily the last word on the subject. Still, as one who comes from the Christian faith, I would recommend this book to those who don't mind having their preconceived notions challenged.… (more)
For the first half of the book Armstrong recounts the rise of Judaism, Christianity and Islam in a reasonably dispassionate and sympathetic manner; this is what I wanted. Viewing religion as a human historical event is, of course offensive to some, and I'm sure that one hundred scholars would have one thousand objections to her facts and interpretations, but I would take that as unavoidable no matter how excellent the book. Armstrong has obviously done an enormous amount of research and she comes across as both learned and lucid. While it is not an easy read, I never felt puzzled by the concepts. I feel that I have learned a lot and reading this book has been worthwhile for me, despite my upcoming criticisms. I am also willing to cut her a little slack on the subject of Western Christianity; writing in English, she can assume that most of her readers are either familiar with the topic or at least have access to other sources.
She seemed to be focusing upon the formal theology of the religions, and not the day to day aspects as experienced by the typical believer; when this struck me I reminded myself that this is not a cyclopedia of religion and she cannot cover everything.
She then began to become a little partisan, dispraising Western Christianity and idealizing Islam, which I attributed to a laudable desire to enhance the Western view of Islam, although the attack portion of her program probably backfired with some readers. But as I read on, the work becomes more and more judgmental, personal and advocative. Armstrong's hatred of Western Christianity as the least mystical and most fundamentalist creed is revealed in ever stronger terms as she goes along. According to Armstrong's theses, Islam and Eastern Christianity should have produced societies that were more tolerant, egalitarian, and generally possessed of fewer social ills than Western Christianity owing to what she considers to be their more advanced and healthier beliefs. I cannot say that all this has ever struck me as being so unfailingly true as to be self-evident, and she does not even attempt to prove it.
Her coverage of the last couple of centuries seems somewhat spotty. Armstrong discusses the effect of European colonization of the Islamic heartland on Muslims, but says nothing of the effect of decades of Communism on any religion. Her section on the Jewish theological response to the Holocaust is somewhat sketchy, and there is little or nothing on the modern divisions of Judaism. Sikhism is briefly noted, but Bahai, oddly enough given her professed admiration for religious fusion, is never mentioned, nor is Mormonism. Meanwhile, and hardest to explain in terms of size limitations or focus, Eastern Christianity virtually vanishes from the book after the fall of the Byzantine empire.
Armstrong sounds remarkably foolish to me for the last fifteen or so pages of the book; perhaps her apparent belligerence is to convince herself. Armstrong proclaims that the failings of Western Christianity make it too brittle to absorb change and have lead to the so-called "Death of God" and for the health of our society *we* need to create a vibrant new mystical faith to assuage the despair of humanity. I have visions of a pageant of piety for the benefit of the *less advanced* or perhaps Prozac communion wafers. Who is "we" and who is "not we?" Are we talking about deluding ourselves, or is an elite going to manipulate the hoi polloi for their own good?
This is where is becomes necessary to consider the typical lay person. Perhaps it's just my ignorance, but I thought that in dealing with the question of evil, the clergy of most of the monotheistic religions fall back on retribution for sin, divine plans and repentance and prayer, however abstract the official view of God may be. The overwhelming majority of Americans believe in a Western Christian version of God even though Armstrong has declared it to be unbelievable. I'm an atheist and I cannot fathom how any intelligent person can believe in traditional Western Christianity, but I'm willing to face the reality that I am very much in the minority and that I know intelligent people who do believe in it. Armstrong is surprised to find that the faithful are being faithful to what they were previously taught. I am astounded that, given her stated belief that the idea of God is extremely important to most of humanity, she would expect that the laity can be so easily led, that their beliefs are so shallow. Without contesting her assertion that the view of God changes, does she really suppose that a self-appointed committee can simply announce that everyone is to drop their lifelong beliefs and adopt new ones and that will instantly happen? It does not appear to me from the history that she cites that we can count on new views of Gods to be adopted quickly, easily and unanimously. Do the theologians that Armstrong favors have halos so that the faithful can tell that they are the Lord's anointed and their opponents are false prophets? What seems clearest to me from Armstrong's work is that there are always competing religious views and that isn't likely to change. Theological developments are not necessarily linear and directional; some themes recur presumably because of the not very changeable nature of human beings.
Science is often said to have discredited arguments such as the Unmoved Mover, but the problems with that argument are more logical than technical. People have been pointing out the logical flaws for centuries, but some people still find the argument convincing. I had also gotten Armstrong's The Battle for God to read next, but I think I'll give it a miss; I'm afraid that it will take up where this leaves off.… (more)
However, there is a sense of a dynamic nature of all religions. In other words, the religions we have today will not be the same as what we will have an another century.
Ms. Armstrong shows that this has not been a static concept, beginning with evolution of the idea of God in the Torah and the other books of the Hebrew bibie. For Christianity, the issue of the nature of God wasn't officially agreed upon for hundreds of years after Jesus' death, and opinions have since diverged radically. Islam, too, has seen a changing perception of God, and different views in different branches of the faith.
This book goes way beyond the history of religion: it brings in philosophy, literature and science. It is exhaustively researched, and -- while it is gracefully written -- is not always an easy read: these can be difficult concepts. Nonetheless, I found it deeply rewarding, and will now read the rest of Ms. Armstrong's writings on religion.… (more)
I felt this book was very informative. While it was very much a survey (due to an incredibly large amount of subject matter) it managed to put all three religions into a historical perspective, all the while remaining, by and large, neutral. (Total neutrality is impossible.) It was cohesive, and explained a lot about how the modern version of these religions were synthesized. While a bit heavy, Armstrong managed to make the material engaging and present. Highly recommend for anyone interested in religion. 10/10… (more)
Religious "truths" are not a static reality but evolve from generation to generation and vary from place to place.
Christianity, for instance, embraces such a wide spectrum of thought in the United States today -- from Pat Robertson on the Right to women clerics presiding over gay marriages on the Left -- that is difficult even to think of it as a single religion. Armstrong's book is finally not about God at all, but rather about mankind, the history of how human beings have imagined God, probing the universe for meaning.
Armstrong presents her material objectively -- and a vast scope of material it is, covering 4,000 years of thought! But she isn't afraid to express her own opinions as well: that religious stories are metaphors, parables that the best minds of the past never intended for us to take literally. That "God" is not a personal figure, no dictator in the sky -- neither a He nor a She -- and that to "personalize" the notion of God is to wrongly and dangerously project our own tribal prejudices and human limitations onto a non-human divinity.
I found "A History of God" the sort of book I preferred to read only a few pages at a time, absorbing the intricately varied philosophies of our human attempts to become wise, ethical creatures. Karen Armstrong is a terrific writer, making a difficult subject accessible to the average reader. As for the wisdom, ethics, and divinity of which she writes -- one senses that the human species still has a long way to go.… (more)
I would still recommend this book (or any book by Karen Armstrong) to anyone who would like a more in-depth look at religion.… (more)
The author goes into a great deal of detail, and I confess to skimming over pages in more than one place.
But by the time I read the last two chapters ("God is Dead?" and "Does God Have a Future"), I had found a lot to chew on.… (more)
Other things I found interesting, just how many ways religious text can be interpreted. In todays society, there seems to be only one way to worship, that is taking the holy book as the complete truth. This is not the way original converts would have seen it - in some cases, the Holy book wasn't even assembled yet!
This is a wonderful reference for an overview of the three major religions. There is just enough information to figure out what is happening without overload, but if you want to find out more about a certain era, this book gives you a good starting point. Highly recommended.… (more)


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Former Leeds United loanee Kyle Bartley says his spell at Elland Road helped make him a "better person and a better player".
Defender Bartley was speaking after signing a new four-year deal with his club Swansea City – ironically ending any hope the Whites had of re-signing him
Bartley said: "Personally the main reason for me wanting to sign a new deal was that I feel I have a lot to prove at the club.
"I gained a lot more confidence and experience from my loan spell last season. I feel a better person and a better player.
"I want to be able to express that on the pitch and fight for a first-team place."
Bartley spent the last campaign on loan at Leeds, becoming a fans' favourite after producing impressive performances alongside Pontus Jansson at the heart of Garry Monk's defence.
But after Monk's side failed to secure a play-off spot following a late-season slide, Bartley returned to the Swans and was handed a chance to impress new boss Paul Clement on the club's pre-season tour of America.
The former Arsenal trainee was also touted as a replacement for Michael Keane at Burnley, but is happy to stay with Swansea.
Meanwhile another reported United target, midfielder Sebastian Larsson, has signed for Yorkshire rivals Hull City following his recent release by Sunderland.
Sweden international Larsson, 32, has put pen to paper on a one-year deal and said: "I'm delighted to be here and I am really looking forward to this fresh challenge.
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Hull have now made six signings under head coach Leonid Slutsky following the arrivals of Ola Aina, Fraizer Campbell, Kevin Stewart, Ondrej Mazuch and Michael Hector.


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Leander, Anita J. 2008
Acoustic Correlates of Fortis/Lenis in San Francisco Ozolotepec Zapotec
Analyses of the Zapotec family of languages often divide consonants into categories of strong and weak consonants, more commonly known as fortis and lenis. These given categories usually correspond to voiceless and voiced, respectively. In San Francisco Ozolotepec Zapotec (SFOZ) and Santa Catarina Xanaguía Zapotec (SCXZ), prior analyses describe the fortis/lenis distinction in terms of duration, voicing, and articulatory force. This description parallels other impressionistic descriptions in Isthmus-Valley and Southern Zapotec variants. However, no study has objectively identified the acoustic patterns of the fortis/lenis contrast in SFOZ or in any Southern, Valley, or Isthmus Zapotec language. A previous instrumental study of the northern Zapotec variant of Yateé describes the fortis/lenis contrast in terms of duration, glottal width, and closure width. A similar experimental study of the northern variant spoken in Yalálag describes the fortis/lenis contrast in terms of duration, voice onset time (VOT) and voicing, and amplitude. Both conclusions reject the terms fortis/lenis and point to characterization of the contrast in terms of geminate/single.
My intention in this thesis is to present acoustic analyses of recordings made by native Zapotec speakers of both SFOZ and SCXZ. I analyze the acoustic properties of the word-final fortis/lenis consonant contrast of SFOZ, with occasional reference to data from SCXZ. Parallel to instrumental results for Yalálag Zapotec (Avelino 2001) and Yateé Zapotec (Jaeger 1983), duration is a primary characteristic differentiating fortis and lenis consonants in SFOZ and SCXZ. Data from six adult male speakers of SFOZ reveal a second acoustic correlate of fortis and lenis segments in word-final position, quality of the preceding vowel. Voicing and VOT add to the phonetic contrast, but are not reliable cues in SFOZ. In contrast with Jaeger's results, which found that "fortis consonants have consistently higher…average amplitudes than those of the lenis consonants" (1983:183), I found no difference in the average amplitude of fortis/lenis sonorants. In contrast with variation in sonorants in Yalálag, SFOZ sonorants – both nasals and laterals – match the duration patterns of obstruents: fortis consonants are long and lenis consonants are short. In SCXZ, obstruents can be defined in terms of voicing; however this distinction is considerably less reliable in SFOZ.
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A wonderful artwork of RPG track building. It was built for the RPG track building contest. Four Powers, using the Manic Miner mod. It has a brilliant balance between speed, climbing and brainteasing. The MT work is awesome and shows us impressive options about the abilities of the mediatracker. Very good for beginners, exploring and time hunting.
"On the map are placed special markers with POWERS: Water, Fire, Wind and Stone. You may take powers on map to help yourself. Each power gives you special possibilities and very frequently allows to reach next room" - Sebik
Difficulty: Easy
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The scenery of Teotihuacan (an old city of ruins in Mexico) built with the Teotihuacan mod (Montazumas mod update) is beautiful. The track leads into the pyramids with some challenging checkpoints. It has a nice clear route that offers much fun for exploring and also for time hunting.
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The first episode was very good. Animation was top notch, I just hope this isn't like some shows that have a couple of episodes with great animation and then... well, you know.
Now if the next episodes are as good as the first one, this show has everything to beat the crap out of Bleach, Naruto and other shounens. There is just no comparison, Soul Eater not only has charismatic characters but it also takes place on a crazy and interesting world, you just need to add great animation and music and you will have a winning formula. At least IMO.
EDIT: Wow, I just realized now that Soul Eater is being animated by BONES so, yeah, we can expect this level of animation the whole series.
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This is such a great anime so far and yet, after a week its become all but scarce. I was barely able to find a place to stream ep 2 and even tho I couldnt enjoy it full screen, it was totally worth four hours of searching to find. BONES is really taking good care of this show in making sure it stays pretty consistent w/ the manga, aside from one or two things that are actually nice little additions. Tsubaki and Black Star's voices were good fits, tho I imagined Tsubaki's would be abit more matured. Animation great, hilariousness ensuing. Everything was awesome.
The icing on this already frosty cake was getting to see Kid in the next preview. His voice is alittle different than I imagined as well, but I think I actually like it better this way.
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Beautiful fighter.
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Regarding Death's voice, i guess a lot of people are going to expect more of a child's voice going by his child like appearance, though i believe Mamoru Miyano can capture that, and still sound adult like at the same time.
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That being said, anyone here watching Rozen Maiden scream of Roza Mystica looking at those soul ball floating?
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