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Kasyr Azakhaer
*Titles: Ashen, The Third Promise, Requiem, Daedrias' Blade, Guardian Of Balance *Class: Kuro No Kensai* *Sub Class:Daedrias' Paladin *Position: Abdicated King - Mage Guild Teacher in over his head *Status: AA Member waiting to happen. (11/25) *Race: Vampire Revenant? (App:17) {Sired by Terra} [Formerly a Tiefling] *True Race: Figment Of Balance* *Gender: Male *Age: 28 . . .?{ physically as 22} {Birthday's december 13} *Height: 5'9 (and not growing an inch more) *Weight: An approximate of 170~175 lbs
NOTE Due to a pact made with the Ascendi Daedria, Kasyr can't really die in any permanent manner persay. Rather, his soul is bound to a Lyre named Requiem, the likes of which his title is derived from. Both his Soul and that Lyre are bound to the goddess Daedria, essentially ensuring that his soul defies banishment, destruction, or consumption. This comes at the heavy cost of forever being a Vassal to the Ascendi. More dangerous however, is that whoever holds that Lyre is able to control the Kensai, given that it acts as a sort of Phylactery for his soul. And that's if an enterprising soul doesn't decide to both discover and obliterate the item.
Physical Appearance: The (former) Vampire tends towards a somewhat lightly tanned complexion, complemented by a wiry but not overly so build. What really tends to stand out about him however is his eyes, which happen to be a particularily luminescent shade of Amber, having become such after he became a tiefling. After being turned vampiric, they shifted again- Albeit in a more subtle manner, crimson flecking across the amber.
His hair also tends towards being a bit outside of the norm, being a fairly pleasent shade comparable to that of sandalwood, tipped with silver. Kasyrs' most noteworthy trait, however, is his ears. By some odd combination of his abilities, choice of companions, and shenanigans- he somehow managed to develop cat's ears. A pair of perky Calico ears, in fact, the likes of which have never really been explained- although they serve their function as ears admirably. With a matching Calico tail after his rebirth- which had been dubbed closer to a monkey's tail courtesy of Svilfon, and which has proven to be rather durable, despite efforts to remove it. That aside, the most noteworthy element is the slowly growing array of faded scars that litter the swordsmans body, courtesy of a life spent almost perpetually in conflict.
Disposition: Kasyr is, quite frankly, a bit of a jerk. Whilst he is well-intentioned to a degree; given his ingrained desire to be a hero- he doesn't actually see anything wrong in resolving problems through 'alternative' means. These include but are not limited to: Sabotage, Assassinations, Political unrest, Theft, Lying, Manipulation, Spying and Copious amounts of violence- all of which are 'justified' if they help achieve the greater good. This isn't to say his methods don't work- it simply makes him unpleasant to deal with at times. This being said, the hybrid is contrary in this manner- as while he'll go to great lengths to see a just cause succeed, it does not mean he's without compassion. But then, most individuals are stuck dealing with the carefree and 'sociable' self he presents- so it's no wonder that his brooding or contradictory bits of conscience fall beneath notice. Has recently added genocide to the list of War-crimes for the greater good.
The Kit: Kasyr has a certain penchant for black~ From his simple shirt and padded vest, to the loose-fitting (& gravity defying) pants he wears. Even his trenchcoat and scarf are black- but then, the colours serve the swordsman well, given his penchant for clandestine operations. Usefulness is not limited at colour, however- With the Kensai's Fur-trimmed trenchcoat hiding a particular interesting secret. It's armoured- the leather serving as an outer shell to the mithril wire mesh, and plates of preklek armour underneath. Whilst heavy, the Kensai has enough strength to move quickly while wearing it- and the boost that is provided by removing it is enough to offset some opponents.
It's not just the coat that hides a secret, however, as the Kasyr's scarf also has two things particular about it. One, there's Mithril mesh wire woven through it, making it effective as a garotte. And two, it never stops flowing. The only thing that could actually stop it from flowing in an invisible breeze, would be the presence of an anti-mage. He liked the idea of having a scarf heroically fluttering in the wind enough, that he still feels the enchantment was worth every coin. More mundanely, the swordsman wears a pair of fingerless mithril mesh gloves- a small bit of insurance to keep his hands protected. The gloves are accompanied by a plain gold ring on his left hand. That said, The kensai is in possession of a few magical items of note. The ring on his left hand, is in fact the Ring of Misinterpreted Sight; a gift from the Ascendi Coreliant- given to him for good service. When active, the ring projects a flawless illusion- the likes of which distorts the vision of those who perceive the Kensai. They still see Kasyr as he 'is', doing whatever it is that the hybrid is doing- however, that 'image' of the Kensai is always at the nearest viable position five feet away. The rare times it's been used, it's made the hybrid an utter nuisance to contend with.
And speaking of being a complete inconvenience, whilst the hybrid is swift on his feet to start with- it apparently wasn't enough for him. And so, he went out of his way to get a pair of boots made for him, with a rather simple enchantment placed on them: An augmentation to his movement speed. Lastly, the hybrid's goggles aren't just for fashions sake. Having visited the underdark numerous times, the hybrid commisioned these goggles from the dwarf Hepti at high cost- with the specifications that they be made exceedingly durable, and with the ability to augment his ability to see in the dark. Asofar, they've worked admirably.
The Kensai does still wear his Amaranth ring, but it's no longer on his right hand- instead hanging off a simple leather cord buried beneath his scarf.
- Weapon: Gospel {Cursed Weapon Of The Ouroboros/ Envy}..If it wasn't on one of Hollows Moons. Vesper the Evensong.
- Fighting Styles: The Swordsman has a fairly versatile set of fighting styles at his disposal:
1~His original fighting style is rather peculiar, really- Kasyr having learned to adeptly wield a bastard sword in one hand- if only so he could use its sheathe as an improvised shield, if he absolutely needed to. What was most peculiar about this style however, is that it mostly focused on disabling his foes with the flat of his blade, or while the blade was still within its sheathe. The purpose of the style is simple enough- to win a fight without killing the opponent. It's no wonder, really, that this style's use died along with Kasyr's first Ward, Estbel.
2~Kasyr is actually fairly proficient when it comes to unarmed fighting. Whilst he does not have a monk's lifetime of martial training in the arts of hand to hand combat, what he does have is an intuitive grasp on how to strike properly- along with numerous tips and tricks he's picked up from brawling alongside and against various people. Not all of these tricks are particularily nice, either- as the Vampire doesn't see anything wrong with butting heads, punching kidneys, or Tearing off ears. ...The hybrid also has developed a certain penchant and proficiency for grappling people- and either throwing them around, or slamming them in the ground. At this point, there's likely a sizeable list of people he's thrown off cliffs, or suplex'd.
3~With the Vampire's acquisition of Gospel, he's been able to develop an altogether particular style of fighting- one that relies on not one mastery, but myriad. With the ouroboros weapon able to shift between a Bastard sword, a broad sword, a pair of Katanas, a Nodachi -&- a Gauntlet (all of which have peculiar properties about them), the hybrid was forced to hone himself with these various weapons- until he could finally use them in the destructively offensive style he uses today. Seemingly improvised in nature, the hybrid's technique relies on a particularily aggressive combat stance- using the full range of his weapons to at once defuse his opponent's attacks, and then relentlessly press the openings revealed or created. With a weapon that can change both its effective 'weight' and size, this style does have its advantages- particularily in the element of surprise and adaption.
- Tendancies of all sorts: Neutral Evil, though he makes attempts at being 'Good'. These attempts at being good are usually morally questionable in one way or another.
Sparky ~ An energetic fox kit, in both the hyper-active and perpetually-emitting-sparks manner. It seems to have taken a liking due to having been 'abandoned', and sensing a kindred spirit in Kasyr due to the hybrids affinities. ...It might just have poor taste in owners.
Casper ~A white coated female cat that hangs around the hybrid. Surprisingly, it manages to escape every single situation involving the Vampire completely unscathed. This seems to indicate either some degree of intelligence or an infinite amount of luck on the cats part. Given it has the common sense to duck back down into the hybrids backpack when things are going wrong, it seems more likely it's the former however. Had a companion in Satoshis' Calico.
An unnamed Frost Dragon Hatchling and an Ice Wyvern hatchling ~ Kasyrs seemingly generic rpg inventory style backpack -somehow- contains both these lizards, the likes of which eagerly eat a fair chunk of the hybrids rations. And whatever leftovers he pours into the pack. He's not even sure why he's carrying around pets that could hurt him if they bled on him.
The Coterie is gone, The coven has gone quiet, and the Kensai has not been seen properly in Frostmaw or Vailkrin for some time. Whilst it's rumoured he was seen aiding the Drow, it's possible this is simply misinformation. What's laughable, are the rumours of a Spellblade Tutor at the Mage tower matching his description.
Obviously, ties to both the Triarch upon Shesryn, and Daedria still remain.
History of sorts:: Ask Him?
That said, if you linger around the Xalious Mage Tower. The Rumour Mill:: Since Joining the Mage Guild, The Kensai's found himself at the center of the students gossiping grape vine. Hooray. Here's a handful.
Rumor: Kasyr still keeps fanmail from his time as the Vampire King. (Actually true) Rumor: Kasyr has a Larewen voodoo doll (False - what even?) Rumour : The Mage Guild employed a Kasyr-Impersonator to attract new students to the spellblade courses.(False - It's the Genuine Article Kas teaching) Rumour: Kasyr intends on using his ties to the Mage Guild to retake Vailkrin. (False - he can't be damned, currently) Rumour : Kasyr's cat ears are fake. (False - though this is a persistent rumour leading to a number of annoying pranks)
Figment Of Chaos/Balance:: Kasyr was a concept made manifest in the form of a human, actually born of an idea, unbeknownst to even himself. He was born of a flux of those forces of chaos which naturally run their course through the world,and given form to that which was most common in the area, that being a human. Hence, being something unreal made flesh and blood, his aspects tend to be influenced by that which birthed him, a large reason as to why he is so discordant in action, and tends to find himself in conflict after conflict. The presence of a soul within his being kept the greater parts of his being under control, however upon its removal, the reversion towards a truer affinity with his father aspect has now begun, and the corruption the imp also precipitated by corrupting his being from pure human to a human imp hybrid only accelerated that same process.
His nature as demon-tainted, however, meant that he inevitably roused the ire of more celestial forces, which ended up leading back to his his homeland of Shesryn to find a solution with a particular Triarch of entities that reside there. They were able to purge the Kensai of the infernal influence carried within his blood, and even further empower the dark influence running through his veins- but the cost was that he served their agenda, when it came to the politics of his homeland. Thankfully, he's had little cause to return to the island in quite some time, in part due to Riss' dissapearance.
Tiefling:: Kasyr was a half-demon at one point- specifically a demi-imp. This affliction actually managed to worsen itself at one point, after he botched a wish 'granted' by a particular entity. The result was diasasterous- as his nature was shifted from the more mischief oriented mindset of an imp...to the much more subversive mindset of a demi-Incubus. On the bright side, the Figment became -very- cautious about wishes, afterwards.
Kuro No Kensai:: Kensai (meaning Sword Saint) is a word reserved for those who have achieved such skill with the sword that it is considered legendary. This title is applied to swordsman who are peerless in their own era. To such a point, that there should be no more than one Kensai at any given point in time. Which is where this particular derivation of the title comes from. Kuro No Kensai (meaning Dark Sword Saint), A swordsman of legendary proficiency- though the source of that talent is more murky than that of the Kensai- as is the usage of that skill. In this particular instance, it is meant in the particular dichotomy of Riss, and Kasyr's Skills. On one hand, there is Riss: A prodigy of hardwork, with one particular skill acquired at the cost of another. On the other, there's Kasyr: Whilst he has not forsaken hardwork, the path he had taken to achieve his mastery came at a great many costs, and not just to himself. Stealing the knowledge of others when he was able to consume souls, His black blade's affinity to mimic skills that might otherwise be difficult to learn, and even his own gambit to further refine his knowledge by trading a part of his very being just to gain a mastery Equivalent to Riss. All these factors, and what he intends to use these skills for set him as a Kuro No Kensai.
Ability / Knack List
Sword Mastery~A supernatural understanding and talent with swords. The Kensai is able to pick up and use any sword that he comes across... unless, of course, he would be unable due to it being soul bound or otherwise barred from being used by most individuals. Even then, he would be able to both understand why he couldn't use it, and possibly even cajole the sword into being used by him if given enough time. Beyond that, it gives him the ability to comprehend the logic behind attacks that use swords as a medium, by they a blade spell or technique. Given time, and/or ability- this allows the Kensai to mimic almost any technique or skill, and eventually refine to his own ends.
Vampiric Strength:~Speed, Strength and Constitution are boosted. Also granted Regeneration as long as he's fed recently. Will regenerate more rapidly the more he's fed, and will regenerate wounds immediately if he's given a chance to feed from something- though he won't draw as much nutrience from it.
Empathy~Formerly tied to his nature as a tiefling, Kasyr managed to retain this ability nonetheless- If only because he had stepped into the Obsidian pool to augment it. Whilst it is not as potent as it used to be, the hybrid still retains enough prowess to locate an individual if they were in the same city as him, give or take a small amount of distance. He also still retains the ability to track an individual in this manner, though the trail grows colder all too easily now.
Paladin Abilities: ~Protection From Evil, Healing Hands, Minor Blessings & other small miracles of that same sort.
Psionic Capability: Able to speak with someone psionically, and stop people from prying into his mind. This is where the hybrid has focused this particular gift.- Forced upon him By Wark- Solely capable of Telepathy for the moment.
Spiritual Energy Contained
- Notable ones anywhichway {I'm listing it for Nutritional Value Folks}
Due to his deal with the Figments Of Neutrality, the Kensai no longer contains the consumed souls of countless others- Nor can he eat others. Instead, his body is merely a vessel for the combined knowledge and energy that they were. As it currently stands, the Kensai has full use of the vast reserves of energy within himself. Moreover, despite any of his recent efforts- he seems incapable of garnering any further strength. A fact which frustrates him to no end, especially with the tumult that has erupted into the world.
Readily Useable Spiritual Energy Source:
-Sardin, Psychotic Avian thing:: Inherited a Blade Technique from this, and some Mana.
-Virros, Dwarven paladin {A Unforunate Twist Of Events}:: Inherited some Mana, and some Guilt.
-Wark, Psychic Feline (Technically, it was his essence absorbed after he was ripped to shreds):: Inherited Psionic Potential x.X..His doing not mine.
-Azlue, Vampire {CUUUURB STOMPED}:: Inherited Mana, and A Blade Technique.
-Eljin, Drow Spell Blade {Casualty Of His War Against Everything}:: Inherited a Fair Chunk of Mana, and the ability to speak with Insects.
-Maisyr, Half-Elf Assassin {Made the mistake of hurting a familiar feline~ ..and picking a fight with Kas. In the same instance.}:: Inherited a Fair Chunk of Mana, and an Tenebrous-Ouroboros Tattoo on his Right arm.
-Naeva, Human~ {Keeping promises}:: To ensure that she didn't leave Kasyr alone, she willingly bound her spirit to him- to ensure that he always carried something good with him, through all the tragedies. Whilst this only granted him some mana, it also gave him a...well of happiness, of a sorts.
~Guisetepade, Minotaur, Warrior {Ending Threats On A Whim}}:: Brutally murdered due to his attack on Satoshi, and threat against the Vampire, during their brief fourth encounter. This granted him a minimal amount of mana.
~Althurn, Avian, Spell Blade {Spirit Hidden within another}}:: Having died fighting the drow, Shaele, the Avian found himself bound at a spiritual level with his former friend. Recently, this bind has also coaxed his spirit into captivity with the rest of the souls Kasyr has devoured. This granted Kasyr a Large amount of mana.
-Kemen, Elfen Shaman {Munched On}:: Inherited a Fair chunk of Mana, and Shamanic Potential {...Oh, Joy even more voices}.
-Shaele, Drow Mage {The Nihilists Finale}:: Thrown into the agreement by Kasandra, the Chaos Mage Turned Lecherous Drunken Addict also became a part of the odd pact. Thus, for all his wrongdoing, he did in fact avoid obliteration- albeit by becoming a part of the Vampire's power. This granted the hybrid a large amount of mana. It may have also given him a tendancy towards Pixie dust, but shhh....
-Kasandra, Vampiric Illusionist {Further Arrangements}:: Knowing that she would be subject to the same dissapearance Iskaldor predicted, Kasandra chose to undermine the machinations of those higher powers- entering the same pact Iskaldor had with Kasyr, to ensure that the Shattered City didn't fall prey to the machinations of others. In return, Kasyr gained a large amount of mana.
-Eladamri, Brat Impress:: Inherited Wisp Magic & Impish Magic From this, as well as large amounts of Mana
-Talia The Mage:: Inherited a large Chunk of Mana.
-Dace The Necromancer:: Inherited a large Chunk of Mana.
-Vesyn, Human Mage {Mage made Food}:: Inherited a large Chunk of Mana.
-Iskaldor, Vampiric Archmage {A Peculiar Arrangement}:: With Iskaldor having predicted that he would dissapear from the lands, he gave the Kasyr his soul so long as certain conditions were met. These conditions were: To make sure that no creature {including Kasyr} laid claim to the shattered city, or attempted to restore it. In return, Kasyr gained a massive amount of mana.
~Zeran, Ancient Black Dragon, Failed Diplomat {Botched Negotiation, Meets a Tiefling & Betrayal By Kindred):: Having Pursued leadership of the Shattered city, the dragon came into conflict with Kasyr. It was not the hybrid that killed him however; the Diplomat instead being slain by a trusted 'Companion' of his. The Kensai simply didn't let the meal go to waste. This Granted Kasyr a Large Amount Of Mana.
-Ahkall, The Wyrm {A Violent Rivalry Ends!! Climatic Cliffside Combat Turned Soul Nomming}:: Inherited a Massive amount of energy from the beast; due to the energies it had siphoned from Khasad & The Obsidian pool. The only remaining vestige of Khasads' curse.
Figment Essence
~Kasyr, As Himself, What Was Always There:: Kasyrs natural blessing as being a figment of chaos was an increased resistance against magic. The particular form this took, was a partial absorption of the energy he came into contact with- the likes of which was then converted and absorbed by his body. Since becoming a vampire, this ability has all but ceased functioning. (The reason, in fact, being less tied to his nature as a vampire, and more due to matters more related to the manner in which he had effectively broken the limits of his own mana reserves.
~Estbels, 'Human' Illusionist, Essence Gained when she died, due to her existance as a figment of Chaos:: Due to her having been close to another figment of chaos when he perished, she gained his energies- hence resulting in Kasyr inheriting their combined Mana. Furthermore, Estbels innate affinity with Illusions was gained, which had been subconsciously trained during the hybrids time serving Coreliant.
~The other ability accrued was the one Estbel herself had unwittingly accrued, that being a catlike grace and sense of Equilibrium. It's actually a large part of -why- he's developed the feline ears.
~Ekaitz, Feline Assassin, Essence gained when he was killed by Kasyr, due to his existance as a Figment Of Order:: Generally more powerful than the Figments of Chaos, due to the figments of Order becoming stronger the less of them there are, there was a particular bit of power gained from this particular victory. Especially granted that Ekaitz particular Boon inherant to his nature was Electrokinesis. The greatest treasure remains the weapon he once held, albeit it's reluctance to aid Kasyr.
Fun facts
- Kasyr was 5'5 and about the ...140-150 ish mark? when he first arrived..und 18 (early 18, as I recall).
- Found Gospel.
- Helped Create Indignation.
- Became and was bound to Requiem.
- Acquired Empera over Ekaitz's Cold, Dead Body.
- Went to Shesryn For a while.
- Came back a Kensai, & a Revenant
- In charge of Vailkrin for the second time now. Dreading the paperwork that comes with the responsibility. Enough to eventually abidcate.
Satirical Entrys, Based on actual Rp: ~ http://www.hollowgame.com/wiki/Bulfyn_Day


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F.E.A.R. 2: Project OriginEdit
Although a minor character, Samuels is notable for his unique character model. He is first seen in the Harbinger Facility on the other side of a Plexiglas window, shooting a staff member and reporting to Colonel Richard Vanek about Michael Becket's presence. Later on, an ATC soldier known only as Tucker falsely reports to Samuels via radio chatter that the ambush against Becket has been successful and the Delta Force officer has been eliminated.
His name is again mentioned during an encounter in the T.A.C. lab; Vanek orders Samuels to come and finish Becket off. Though Becket apparently killed Samuels' men, Samuels is last seen on his way to the Nurse's Office, locking Becket out. Samuels is possibly still alive. His ultimate fate is unknown, however, if he is alive, as Vanek's apparent second-in-command, he is probably in charge of whatever ATC Black Ops forces are still alive. His weapon of choice seems to be the Andra FD-99 Submachine Gun.
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- Although his body was never found to confirm death, it is possible that he could be dead, as he was seen catching up with Richard Vanek just after the ATC Black Ops were massacred by Replicas and Specters.
- Samuels' voice actor is Mark Lund, who also voices the Replicas.


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Infinity Reference Standard II - A less expensive version of the worlds most accurate speaker.
Since its inception, Infinity has been setting new standards of accuracy in music reproduction. Its speakers are designed to, as closely as possible, translate acoustic theory into practical reality.
There are two theoretically ideal ways of propagating sound in a room environment; the line source and the point source.
The Infinity Reference Standard, introduced in 1980 as a nocompromise state-of-the-art. Speaker system, approximates line source propagation, in which the sound source must be infinitely long vertically.
The vertical dimensions of the Infinity RS is nearly equal to the vetical dimension of most rooms, approximating ideal line source conditions in a closed environment. Horizontally, the driver is so narrow at all frequencies in the audio band that its audio dispersion is essentially complete.
Now we are pleased to announce the Reference Standard II, a practical simulation of point source theory.
A true point source would be an infinitely small, pulsating sphere, with all frequencies radiating equally in all directions.
In the Reference Standard II, point source technology is simulated by decreasing the size of the radiating area as the frequency increases. Thus, the source is always small compared to the wave length of the sound being radiated.
The Referency Standard II inherits some of its design configuration and technologies directly from the Infinity Reference Standard. However, its price, unlike the the $20,000 IRS, is affordable to most serious audiophiles.
Its diffraction wing design and dipole drivers in the high and mid-frequencies create an arresting depth, breadth and clarity of musical image. Its dual 10" woofers in a new Infinity/Watkins woofer/subwoofer configuration are in their own enclosures, and incorporate rool-offs at different crossover points. This yeilds deep strong bass, as well as exceptional tautness and clarity in the midbass.
Diffraction wings and what they do.
The elegant curve of the reference Standard II enclosure wings is precisely calculated to minimize the distortion caused by diffraction.
In an ordinary speaker sound waves propegated by the drivers bounce off the front of the enclosure. These diffracted waves interfere with the principal wave, causing cancellation "dead spots" in the listening room, and out-of-phase distortion.
As a result, the music is blurred and sounds muffled; the stereo image is cinfused, inconsistent, or absent altogether, depending upon one's listening position in the room.
As with the $20,000 Infinity Reference Standard, the Reference Standard II diffrection wings are mathetically curved so that the diffraction effect is minimized. The small portion of the sound waves which is diffracted is propagated to the sides and back. Cancellation "dead spots" and out-of-phase phenomena are effectively eliminated from the listening area.
This creates an illusion of the three dimensional imaging so accurate the listener can "place" every instrument in the orchestra; front to rear, as well as left to right.
For example, Pink Floyd's "The Wall" side 1, reveals a panorama of sound with breathtaking impact. As the distant helicopter approaches and lands, it seems to travel through the top to the bottom of the speaker; you almost feel the wind from the chopper blades as it taxis past. The children's voices, their English accents clearly discernable as they sing. Are heard, not on a single plane, but in layer after layer of sound, clearly defined in space.
The Two Woofers
Two ten-inch woofers in the RS II are identical - yet they are used independently. Although they both operate in the very lowest bass ranges, one rolls off at 60 Hz, the other at 125 Hz.
This is a new embodiment of the Infinity/Watkins principle; instead of two voice coils on one woofer, there are two woofers operating together at certain frequencies, yet rolling off independently.
The two woofers - each in its own enclosure - are mounted in a special master enclosure of oak vener, suspended within the diffraction wing and stepped forward to assure precise phase relationship with the other drivers.
The Three Midrange Drivers.
The three five-inch midrange drivers are dipoled by leaving their backs open, allowing the back wave to complete the point source radiation pattern.
Employing a unique arrangement, the midranges crossover at two different frequencies. The upper most and the lowest operate up to 1500 Hz, while the central midrange works up to 3 kHz.
From a technical point of view, this produces distinct advantages.
Better midrange coupling is achieved in the critical lower midrange area. And, by spreading out the crossover frequencies, response is made uniform and the directivity index is made to correspond to point source radiation within the range of utilization of each separate driver.
Polypropylene cones; the advantages are obvious.
Although much has been written sbout the many advantages of polypropylene over paper cones, and cones of exotic materials, its advantages are clearly evident upon first hearing.
This extremely light, yet very stiff material with no intrinsic sound of its own, responds uniformly and instantly to the input signal, producing music that is astonishingly clear and accurate.
It is impervious to heat, moisture and the wear and tear that shortens the life of traditional cone materials.
Polypropylene cones are used in the woofer and midrange drivers of the Reference Standars II, as they are throughout the Infinity RS series speakers.
Present Perfect.Future Positive.
Our design objective for the reference Standard II was to utilize audio technology developed for the massive Infinity Reference Standard to create a much smaller, much less expensive speaker system - a system more technologycally advanced, more aesthetically appealing in its price range than any other speaker available.
We hope you find the RS II a profitable investment in pleasure; and an enhancement to the quality of your life - for a good many years to come.
The Two EMIT tweeters.
The EMIT electromagnetic induction tweeters found in the RS II are considered the state-of-the-art. Tweeter by critics the world over.
EMIT, with its powerful samarium-cobalt magnets and an almost zeromas etched planar diaphragm, is unique in its ability to combine exceptional powerhandling capability with extreme delicacy - through a superauditory 32 kHz.
The Reference Standard II has two EMIT tweeters configured in a dipole pattern; one firing forward and the other facing the rear.
It should be noted that EMIT tweeters are used, in varying configurations, in every Infinity Reference Standard and RS series speaker.
Frequency Response: 36 -32,000 Hz ±2 dB
Sugested for use with Amplifier of: 35 - 250 watts per channel RMS
Drivers (each channel):
Woofers: Two 10" (25 cm) with polypropylene cones in Infinity/Watkins dual-drive configuration.
Midrange: Three 5" dipole drivers with polypropylene cones in dipole configuration.
Tweeters: Two EMIT, one of them facing rearward
Crossover Frequencies: 60, 125, 1500 and 3000 Hz
Nominal Impedance: 4 ohms
Dimensions (W x H x D): 580 x 1220 x 460 mm (22 ¾" x 48" x 18")
Weight (Packed): 45,5 kg (100 lbs)
Finish: Solid oak diffractions wings. Oak veneer over high-density particle board woofer enclosure
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- 11 white diamonds approximately 1.1-1.2mm G-VS quality
- Diamond cut design in center.
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Winter Retreat, 2013, Noble Deeds and Hot Baths
I am sorry to say the only noble deed I might lay claim to on our first morning in Taos was to draw the hot water for a bath and to serve hubby a cup of hot coffee as he soaked. I am quite delighted to say that I did enjoy a hot bath of my own first!
"Noble deeds and hot baths are the best cures for depression." Cassandra Mortmain in I Capture the Castle written by Dodie Smith.
Who would think that the aroma of bacon wafting up the wooden staircase into our room on a cold winter morning could be so spiritual. Am I mixing up my animal pleasures with heavenly bliss? In Taos it all felt one in the same. Sitting in the sun soaked bath with painted windows on all three sides – the mountain light streaming in – the antique claw footed tub filled with piping hot water – I soaked, reveling in the glorious heat and steam, healing water and sunshine.
Next I dressed and stepped out onto the sleeping porch, adjacent to our room. My body felt energized, heated from the interior, oblivious to the below freezing temperatures that belied the beaming sun. Blood coursed through my veins, pumping oxygen to every organ – what a sheer delightful moment in time. Exterior view of bathing room from sun porch. Windows painted by D.H. Lawrence.View of the wonderful sleeping porch, accessed from Tony's Room at the Mabel Dodge Luhan House where I got my early morning oxygen fix daily.
After a home cooked breakfast that was an embarrassment of riches, we planned a stroll through Taos plaza followed by a visit to the Taos Pueblo. From the first rays of sun on that first morning in Taos, the trip became all about the earth, the air, the fire, the water, the mountains, the sky, the elements themselves which I perceived as living entities that vitally shaped our experience in an unforgettable manner. On the flight home, I read this from Chapter Three of Edge of Taos Desert, an escape to reality, by Mabel Dodge Luhan and found a deep affirmation of my first impressions:
"From the very first day I found out that the sunshine in New Mexico could do almost anything with one: make one well if one felt ill, or change a dark mood and lighten it. It entered into one's deepest places and melted the thick, slow densities. It made one feel good. That is, alive. "
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Fox Prays for Reign Of Sox/Yankees
By Staff
As baseball fans in New York and Boston prepare for what could be an epic three-game battle over playoff positioning this weekend at Fenway Park, Fox will be watching eagerly in anticipation of finding out who will be taking up much of its primetime lineup in coming weeks.
While the dream scenario ratings-wise for the network is for the Yankees and Red Sox to end up with the two still-available American League playoff spots, the chance that the smaller-market Cleveland Indians sneak into the playoffs this weekend is the ratings nightmare Fox execs won't talk about out loud.
The 800-pound gorilla in Fox's fall schedule that is the baseball playoffs comes during a season in which the network has found some early success with new shows such as Prison Break and The War at Home.
The smart jailhouse drama has already been picked up for a back nine episodes, while the Michael Rapaport comedy has done enough to warrant consideration for an extension after the other war at home (as in plate) is done.
Earlier in the week, Fox also added nine more installments of American Dad, while NBC said it will bump up its order of Steve Carrell's sophomore sitcom, The Office, from six episodes to 13, though that show has failed to make much inroads against Fox's House.
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Mar 19
Dead or Alive is back! The latest entry in Team Ninja's fighting game series Dead or Alive 6 is slated for release early next year on PS4, Xbox One and PC.
Nioh's final DLC Bloodshed's End releases on September 26th. Among the additions will be a perpetual battle mode called 'The Abyss," which I guess means the bloodshed isn't really ending at all.
Dead or Alive creator Tomonobu Itagaki is stepping down as Representative Director and Chief Technical Officer at Valhalla Game Studios. Instead, he will become the studio's Prime Advisor and also work with other studios. Most recently, Itagaki directed Devil's Third.


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- Toppers
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Let us look deep into the cushion construction. The Luma Mattress is 11 inches as well as a crossbreed for that matter including 3 layers of building. The top comfort layer procedures 1.5 inches as well as made of ventilated Talalay Latex. The layer is for shape support for your neck, back, and also joints. It gives a really comfortable surface area for you to sleep on. The following is the innerspring assistance layer which is 8 inches. Innerspring coils are swiped independently in order to act individually. It makes it possible for the mattress to form-fit to the sleeper's body. The lower layer is 1 inch and made from HD base foam. It protects the innerspring coils and also gives it extra assistance. Best Quality Mattress Consumer Reports
Luma cushions come with cushion covers made from Tencel textile. The textile has moisture-wicking homes and is soft to touch. You can unzip the cover, eliminate and also wash it. You are prohibited from device washing it. It totally covers the mattress and also can be a mattress protector also. Taking into consideration that the cushions are designed as well as made in the USA, consequently, quality assurance as well as meeting the needed qualifications of trustworthiness are fulfilled. Dimensions available are Twin, Twin XL, Full, Queen, King, and California King.
The bed mattress, upon acquisition, comes with a sleep trial duration of 100 days. Prior to this period expires, a buyer can return the mattress in instance of problems of top quality, problems or discontentment in efficiency. You will be reimbursed your total or if you pick to obtain a replacement by picking a various firmness option, it will certainly not cost you more in any way. After the period mores than, you are not eligible for a reimbursement. Nonetheless, the firm can exchange the cushion just up to 1 year after buying it. Best Quality Mattress Consumer Reports
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Toughness – The Luma Mattress is made with top-quality Talalay latex, which is preferred for its responsiveness equally as its lasting nature. Its inner springtimes have actually pockets as well as made sure by a firm base layer. The Luma Mattress is made with materials that are consistently discovered in elegant bed mattress and doesn 't have additional loading or fluff. Thus, the bedding is very strong. On a quote, the cushion is intended to last greater than 15 years if it has actually been well taken care of.
Temperature – All materials utilized in making these bed mattress enhance the circulation of air. Foam is one of the least breathable products. Nevertheless, because the foam layer that is inside the cushion has ventilation and also is slim, it does not permit buildup of warm. Latex is breathable. The Tencel material is breathable as well as has moisture-wicking buildings. Best Quality Mattress Consumer Reports
Side Support – The suppleness degree you select will determine the side assistance. Picking a cushion that doesn't droop in all particularly at the sides is vital if you like to rest close to the side or lay your hands in that instructions. The deluxe will not be an excellent choice also if the sagging is minimal because of the 1.5 inches of foam.
Off-gassing – This is brought on by synthetic foams releasing chemicals right into the air. It prevails in foam mattresses once secured of the packaging. The effects last a few days. All-natural latex does not have off-gassing. So no requirement to worry about this. Best Quality Mattress Consumer Reports
Activity Isolation – A mattress with exceptional motion isolation does not affect one sleeper when the other turns or turn. The suppleness level you choose will certainly establish the degree of movement seclusion. Firm and medium alternatives isolate motions quite possibly. The luxurious has however been reported not to separate motion properly. This converts to the deluxe movement having actually even more bounce contrasted to the rest. Some sleepers likewise like this facet. One of one of the most crucial variable to take into consideration is their preference between activity isolation and bounce.
Pair Time – More responsive bed mattress have far better wheelchair or bounce. This characteristic makes them fantastic for couples to have their time on. Luma Mattresses are springtime bed mattress therefore their bounce is higher than the foam bed mattress. Latex too is much better.
Firmness – There are different firmness choices that Luma provides. One is very soft and also the others are firmer. The alternatives available that you can pick from are plush, medium-firm, and also firm. Plush is the softest and firm is the firmest of them all. Best Quality Mattress Consumer Reports
The Luma Mattresses comes when already shielded as well as is ready to utilize. To make sure that you enhance toughness and lengthen its life expectancy, it is necessary to cover the cushion with the Tencel cover, protect it by zooming entirely to avoid contact with dampness and also other allergens that might damage it. Subjecting your mattress to these representatives may trigger the warranty to be void. If the cover obtains discolorations or dirt, area laundry it as Luma Sleep advises. Do not device clean these covers. Eliminate the cover before eliminating stains or area washing. Dry tidy the cover if it is as well unclean. Bear in mind to revolve the bed mattress typically. Always put in mind that as you make every effort to care for your bed mattress, as long as you plan to utilize the warranty within the supplier's stated duration, all terms need to be adhered to. Best Quality Mattress Consumer Reports
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Luma Sleep releases a 10-year warranty on all Luma Mattresses to the original owner only. The service warranty will certainly cover defects in handiwork, some wear and tear such as damaged zippers, fractures in the foam, as well as sagging. The firm has a repayment option for clients who wish to pay for their cushions in installations. The payment duration is 6 months at 0% APR via Klarna. You can pay through PayPal.


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There are a few things that I really hate. Here they are:
All things Disney. Here's the gig with Disney: In college, I took a class taught by a radical feminist/socialist. An entire section of the course was devoted to an analysis of Disney movies and how they were sexist and racist. Probably classist too. And ableist. And all the other ists. I bought it all and although I had been a big Disney-lover up until that point, I denounced it. Since then, I have fallen out of touch with all of the things we studied and I can't necessarily put my finger on the specific examples (if I tried hard, I could. But we are such a Disney-loving culture that it's a constant battle to try to explain my position to my fellow moms.) But also since then, I have become more and more enraged by the insidious ways in which the Disney corporation infects popular culture. It's just everywhere and it's such a money-sucking scam. I especially hate the ways in which Disney aligns itself with McDonald's. Every other Happy Meal is paired with some plastic cheapo Disney toy that kids are just clamoring for. It feels so gross to me. So yes, Disney. I hate the princesses and their near-synonymy with little girlhood. I hate the not-at-all subtle messages that the "classics" send (e.g. Beauty is supposed to love the Beast despite his "hideousness." And when she does, she is rewarded by his "handsomeness.") And, above all, I hate its ruthless business practice of capturing very young children before they have any opportunity to make their own informed decisions. I do not plan to take my child to Disneyworld. I do not encourage Disney-themed toys or character-emblazoned clothing. I try to steer him away from Disney Channel shows (although he really loves Handy Manny…) and I will not step foot in the Disney Store. If you ask me why, I will refer you, from now on, to this post.
Plastic toys. They're very hard to avoid and I'd be lying if I told you that we don't have any plastic toys in our house. In fact, we've got lots, but they are not my favorites. First, there's the whole lead-paint-from-China aspect. Plastic toys are covered in that crap. Second, plastic toys are cheap. When they naturally wear (as well-loved toys are wont to do) they crack and break and drop paint chips. I much prefer (and have been endlessly mocked for preferring) wooden toys. Have you seen a wooden toy wear? It gets soft and faded. It looks loved instead of broken. I'm very lucky that Melissa and Doug exists and is so readily available and affordable, but in large part, wooden toys are hard to find and cost a jillion dollars. We were fortunate enough to get gifted with some beautiful stuff when The Who was a baby, but as his interests grow, it's harder to sate his desires with wooden toys. I still try, though.
Food. All goodamn food because, unless you grow it yourself, it all sucks now. Even the supposedly wholesome, delicious organic things are now laced with arsenic. Red dye makes kids crazy. Hormone-injected milk gives girls breasts at age three. Vegetables are all bathed in neurotoxins. Meat-fed meat is all fatty and horrible. I try to feed my family well on some semblance of a budget, but it just keeps getting harder. I don't even have anything else to say about that.
Also, in no particular order: light-up sneakers, scratchy polyester jammies, "Trix" flavored yogurt, and Fruit Roll-ups.


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Tag Archives: Dalmore
A couple of Gordon & MacPhail Drams
Over the last couple of months I've been getting some G&M samples from random distilleries. The ancient Mortlach and slightly less old Benromach have been sitting and waiting for the right time. However, the somewhat younger drams have been piling … Continue reading
Advent Calendar Day 5: Dalmore 15, 40%
This one deserves a bit of warning. I've said before that I don't like Ledaig, but this year I've been proven wrong several times. I also don't like Dalmore. My dislike for this distillery is based on my limited experience … Continue reading
Age vs. NAS round 2: Dalmore 12 vs Dalmore Valour
The second round of NAS vs Non-NAS (or Age Stated) is another pair from around the tiny speck of the North Sea that ends in the Moray Firth. That's a very creative way of saying that they're not too far … Continue reading
Interactive Studios whisky event #5
Interactive Studios is a company run by some of my closest friends. I used to work for them until my move to a more northerly homestead caused a too large commute. This was in 2009. I kept working for them … Continue reading
Blog Birthday Bash #4
Last Saturday was the day of this wee blog's fourth birthday party. Not the actual 4th birthday but due to pregnancy and the lack of planning thereof we pulled that forward a little bit. As said in the announcement post … Continue reading
Dalmore Cask Sample, 17 years old, 55.74%
During Maltstock Jon Beach was pulling all kinds of rarities from his bag. This varied from a 1978 Signatory Vintage Port Ellen, to a blend of the first 9 releases popped in a bottle from That Boutique-y Whisky Company. The … Continue reading


text: Dr. Erik Brandenburg's rally-equipped Porsche 911 is a freaking masterpiece of off-road engineering. Most 911 owners wouldn't dream of taking their precious sports car on anything but the finest of roads, but the rally Porsche isn't afraid to get dirty, muddy, or wet. Try not to cringe when Brandenburg rolls his beautiful machine through a river like it's nothing then keeps on going.


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Toronto Blue Jays Offseason Update: The Importance of the MLB Winter MeetingsDecember 1, 2011
Throughout the next week, Alex Anthopoulos, general manager of the Toronto Blue Jays, will convene with all other GMs in Dallas for the winter meetings.
This will be an interesting week of baseball, especially for Blue Jay fans, as many believe that Anthopoulos is looking to add players via the trade route rather than sign free agents.
It was right around this time last year that the Jays got a shot of young blood when they traded Marcum for young phenom Brett Lawrie. What could be in store during this year's winter meetings?
Anthopoulos recently said that the trade route is his "preferred route," yet in the same breath stated that he isn't "close to doing anything." AA is a very systematic GM who goes through the proper process of evaluating players, gathering information and then coming to conclusions. Every decision goes through a rigorous process and he is always very informed and does his homework.
So what can we expect?
Personally, I don't think the Jays will make any big trades during the winter meetings. I think AA will use the time to gather information about possible trade options and look at which pieces he could pry away from teams. Everyone and their grandmother knows he is in the market for a closer and the name Andrew Bailey has been swirling around, but at this point it seems to me that this is just an information session for AA and his team.
I will keep you updated as news breaks during the week.


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I recall that in Brave New World, the perspective changes rapidly between characters, sometimes as little as a single line of text is given then the perspective changes to someone else entirely. Why was that done?
3shmoop.com/brave-new-world/narrator-point-of-view.html – Valorum Apr 12 '18 at 16:40
1I honestly don't get the question. Can you clarify it? – C.Koca Apr 12 '18 at 18:52
1This is a question that would be better asked at either writing.stackexchange.com or literature.stackexchange.com, dealing as it does with writing technique more than any science fictional content of the story. – Jules Apr 12 '18 at 19:12
email@example.com: in the beginning, there is a few pages of very fast changes of point of view. The book switches between several characters in several locations, sometimes dwelling on a single character for a sentence or two before changing entirely. It's a unique thing that I'd never seen in print before – Michael Stachowsky Apr 12 '18 at 23:09
The goal is to get as much information to the reader about the society as possible. So we hear from a lot of people in many areas, all supplying a bit more info.
In films, this would be like the opening that shows many people in rapid succession, each doing their own thing, all illuminating the world you're seeing.
A montage in print, effectively.


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WASHINGTON President Obama mounted a frontal assault on the insurance industry on Saturday, accusing it of using "deceptive and dishonest ads" to derail his health care legislation and threatening to strip the industry of its longstanding exemption from federal antitrust laws.
In unusually harsh terms, Mr. Obama cast insurance companies as obstacles to change interested only in preserving their own "profits and bonuses" and willing to "bend the truth or break it" to stop his drive to remake the nation's health care system. The president used his weekly radio and Internet address to challenge industry assertions that legislation will drive up premiums.
"It's smoke and mirrors," Mr. Obama said. "It's bogus. And it's all too familiar. Every time we get close to passing reform, the insurance companies produce these phony studies as a prescription and say, 'Take one of these, and call us in a decade.' Well, not this time."
Rather than trying to curb costs and help patients, he said, the industry is busy "figuring out how to avoid covering people."
"And they're earning these profits and bonuses while enjoying a privileged exemption from our antitrust laws," he said, "a matter that Congress is rightfully reviewing."
The president's attack underscores the sharp break between the White House and the insurance industry as the health care debate moves closer to a climax. When Mr. Obama took office, he and his advisers had hoped to keep insurers at the table to forge a consensus. But as the months passed, the strains grew until this past week, when industry-financed studies attacking the Democratic plan signaled an open rupture.
The White House is concerned that the insurance industry may undermine public support for changing the health care system, much as it did when it helped doom President Bill Clinton's overhaul efforts in the 1990s. The new industry studies are fueling broader criticism that the plans advanced by Democrats will cost too much, raise consumer expenses and insert the government more deeply into the health care sector.
The report, issued by America's Health Insurance Plans, concluded that premiums would rise 18 percent more under provisions of a Senate bill than they would otherwise in the next decade, to an average of nearly $26,000 for families and $9,700 for individuals in 2019. The White House dismissed the study as "deeply flawed" and noted that it did not account for subsidies in the bill to help people who could not afford insurance.
Insurance representatives rejected Mr. Obama's assertions, saying they favor bipartisan overhaul but believe that the current versions would in some ways make things worse.
"Reform needs to work and deliver on the promise made to the American people that everyone will have quality, affordable coverage," Karen Ignagni, president of America's Health Insurance Plans, said in a statement. Citing the studies warning of price increases, she added, "We believe these issues can and must be resolved."
Jeff Smokler, a spokesman for the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, said his group was most concerned with provisions that he said would allow people to wait to buy coverage until they are sick. "The result of such a system would be higher costs for everyone," Mr. Smokler said. "This is counterproductive to the goals of health care reform."
In the official Republican response to Mr. Obama's address, Representative Kevin Brady of Texas said the Democratic plans would create a "one-size-fits-all plan" that would reduce competition and increase costs.
Mr. Obama on Saturday praised the Senate bill passed by the Finance Committee last week as "a reform proposal that has both Democratic and Republican support." Senator Olympia J. Snowe of Maine is the only Republican in either house of Congress to support any of the five Democratic health care bills.
The president complained bitterly about the insurers' attack on the legislation. "The insurance industry is rolling out the big guns and breaking open their massive war chest to marshal their forces for one last fight to save the status quo," he said.
His signal of support for reviewing the industry's antitrust exemption put him in league with Democratic leaders in Congress pushing for repeal or revision of the McCarran-Ferguson Act, which was passed in 1945 to keep regulation of insurers in the hands of the states. Although he did not explicitly endorse overturning it, a spokesman said it was the first time he had raised the matter publicly as president.
Senator Harry Reid of Nevada, the Democratic leader, testified at a Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday in favor of getting rid of the exemption. A day later, Representative Nancy Pelosi of California, the House speaker, said, "There is tremendous interest in our caucus" in such a move.
Assistant Attorney General Christine A. Varney, the head of the antitrust division at the Justice Department, testified at the Senate hearing that repealing McCarran-Ferguson would create more competition, which could help reform industry practices.


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No, I can't believe you arl bastards have a different definition for it.Ask anyone brought up in Liverpool who is my age, and I'm pretty sure they'll all say the same as me.
No, it was defo a word used to describe someone who has done a bad thing, or the bad thing itself.For example, if someone kicked a dog outside a shop, he would be an arlarse.Or, if some lad in school punched a little kid and ripped his blazer, that would be also arlarse.
It's one of them words like shite or bollacks that can cover a multitude of things. And when it's said, it's meaning is whatever context it's said in. Over me life time, it's sort of went from auld arse, to aul arse, to arlarse and in my case, sadly aul fat arse.
Over me life time, it's sort of went from auld arse, to aul arse, to arlarse and in my case, sadly aul fat arse.
I don't think you got the full evolution in there Fats. I'm sure I can remember a period where 'Owlarse' was very popular.This had nothing to do with owls, it was just the best way to write it in order to give the correct pronounciation.
That c*nt Kirkpatrick cost us the Title back in 72, i think when Derby won it,Toshack scored in the last 10 minutes at Highbury,we needed to win and ended up drawing 0-0,Toshack scored and that BALDY TWAT disallowed it for Offside
Hello Doc. Long time mate. I think the accent has changed dramatically over me life time. The kids speak so much slower now. And think back to the way the Owlarses spoke when we was kids. If they was still about no one would understand them nowadays.True story.... I had an Uncle Nick, auld sea farer. He had one of them little plastic hole things in he's neck. Must of had cancer or something. Anyway when I was a kid he used to stick a ciggie in it and smoke through it, blowing the smoke out of it. I loved watching him. And I kid you not, when they all used to come back to ours for a bit of a do on a Saturday night, he used to stick the penny whistle in it and play Irish/LOL proddy tunes.Shame he was a blue nose. They would have loved him on the Kop.
spent all me money and was absolutely bladdered outside wembley in 86 against the shite, every fucker who wasn't bladdered and had monkey boots on was climbin a 100 feet or more and divin in through windows, had to think quick so started cryin and told this bizzy lady that a big fella had mugged me and robbed me ticket, she took me over to the control room at the wembley conference centre and got me a vip pass into the ground, fuckin brilliant and after securing the double ( god bless the king) spent the night in the hotel stevie mcmahons mam & dad were in, everything was sound until on the sunday when the hotel that had 75 bods in, had already done 130 brekkies before 9.30am, the floor crashes had all gone down for breakfast and ate all the food, tommy mc wasnt to pleasesd but normal service was reumed after the bizzies arrived and a good old fashioned scouse whip round was had and the hotel owner was then well happy, happy days la, happy days and a double to boot.And still want to know who the sneaky fucker was who robbed me sun hat.From a 44 year sad bastard who as got more great memories of the travels that this mighty club has given me that cannot fail than to die a happy and fulfilled redman.
Yeah Shanks. Nick was sound. He could make a cat laugh. And me family, well, me Ma's side was Orange. They was from Netherfield Rd. I used to March in the Lodge. But me auld fella was catholic and when he became a Commie he put an end to all that.No wonder I'm so fucked up.
Hello Doc. Long time mate. I think the accent has changed dramatically over me life time. The kids speak so much slower now. And think back to the way the Owlarses spoke when we was kids. If they was still about no one would understand them nowadays.
And I kid you not, when they all used to come back to ours for a bit of a do on a Saturday night, he used to stick the penny whistle in it and play Irish/LOL proddy tunes.
Then all of us catholic f*****s moved up from scottie to rothsay square( behind the crescent boozer) on netherfield and me arl grandma said if we looked out of the letter box on a sunday when the scottish pipers were getting ready in the square to march with the lodge, they would poke ar eyes out and all that, tell yer lads am still shit scared when i hear them fuckin bagpipes
Did ye fuck,i went to school in Prince Edwin Street,we used to terrorise them King Billy c*nts
is right, like me family in the 4 squares in soho st, yous were all hidin behind the piggeries
I went to St Gregs(seniors) St Joeys(juniors) what school did ye go to Ted?
st joeys, then when they knocked ar slum down, for that fuckin tunnel, spread out like a wilds mans shite and we ended up in the fuckin countryside, leather bottle halewood, could have been worse suppose, not far from fuckin widnes but most of the fam stayed around rothsay and breck rd, kearns still live off william henny
Ted how old are ye?
depends on what type of day am havin,
Fuck off Ted,stop playing games,do you remember Ted Norton in St Joeys
Fat harold is a friend of mine if that helps?
lol you know ar billy then, reid and patsy
H used to live in Comus Street when he was younger,punched fuck outta him,many a time
comus st billy reid, patsy etc
Bunna Reid?
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That's a good observation that Fats. They do speak much slower nowadays - and funnily enough, they sing faster.
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19 February 2009
Can't See Surfing Tomorrow Either
A few people have asked what's wrong with my eyes. The main problem is that I'm seriously myopic; I literally can't see more than 6 inches without correction. (Now that I'm getting older, I can't see up close either, so my naked-eye depth-of-view is from about 5-6 inches. Ugh.) Normally my near-sightedness is fixed with soft contact lenses (and I worship their inventor), but for a week I haven't been able to wear them. Last Tuesday, S and I went for routine eye exams at Eyeworks of San Mateo, and a few days later, we both had eye infections. Coincidence? Perhaps, but I doubt it, and after shelling out for another exam and a $50 prescription copay, I'm not going to risk a return visit.
Regardless, I can't see well enough to surf without contacts, and of course I can't surf in glasses. And I can't snowboard or swim. Or even drive without added risk (no peripheral vision, objects closer than they appear). It wasn't so bad over the weekend, with heavy rain and storms chopping up big surf, but now that conditions have cleaned up and the swell is fun-sized, I'm getting very angry about this situation. My gills are all dried up and I need to get in the water and ride some waves. I'm afraid my eyes will not be well enough tomorrow, but fortunately it looks like Saturday will still have good surf on offer. And I'd better be better by then.
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I had caught the bus at India's most convenient bus station near Alambagh in Lucknow from where state's buses are operated. Luckily, a ready-to-go bus was there and I boarded the bus, now I was desperately waiting for the bus to move on towards Kanpur.
It was February 14, a bright day with breeze. While waiting for the bus to move, I gawked at starry-eyed girls in tight dresses, who cuddled and kisses their boyfriends and sauntered into gift shops. Overnight dozens of florist had opened a make-shift bouquet shops, red roses were the main attraction, whereas, other designer flowers were also available at unbelievable price.
There were plenty of signs and advertisements, strongly suggesting that expensive gifts, chocolates, perfumes, jewellery, etc. were the best form of expressing love and the assured way to woo a woman. Then, with a jerk, the journey from Lucknow to Kanpur started and I lost myself amidst the co-passengers inside, and yellow fields of mustard outside. I noticed that every single person sitting in was entangled in his/her own thoughts, and unlike them I was thoughtless but observant.
The bus broke down midway.
There was morbid silence as we passengers heard the death snarl of the engine that the 60 years old driver vainly attempted to coax to life. My immediate neighbour passenger was Ali, an ex-wrestler who retained his massive girth and with whom I had judiciously made friends by offering him a cigarette. Then there was Gopinath, a small-town farmer, Pappu, a factory worker, and some other people.
In the front seat, sat Tai, as we called her, a child bride, with a baby, her firstborn in her arms.
Tai wore a cheap nylon saree and clutched her tattered 'Jhola' as it is called and we tried our best to keep her comfortable. Pappu offered her his towel so that her baby was protected. Gopinath dug into his bag and offered an orange and I offered the baby a small chocolate and Ali, he just stood aroused, very massive but helpless.
A strange bond had developed between us as I passed around my water bottle and we exchanged our life stories.
Ali had retired from wrestling a couple of decades back, had married and settled down. He sold cement, bricks and sand and hoped construction would pick up in his village. Pappu was taking his voluntary retirement from the company where he was working and planned to marry his daughters off with the money; Gopinath hoped for a good harvest to repay his debts… Tai said that her husband was a clerk in a small firm. She added that she was sure her husband would be waiting to receive her at the last stop in Kanpur.
I revealed that I was an exporter. "What?" they asked. "I sell Indian Products to other countries." Even Tai momentarily stopped feeding her baby as she squinted into the sun to look at this exporter.
At last, the bus stopped. We were sad that we would soon part and perhaps never meet again. I was wondering about what Tai would do, there was no sign of her husband.
Then there was a sudden shout as her husband, a thin lad, came rushing in and I watched as they held each other by their hands.
The husband had missed work (and foregone his day's wages) and was waiting since morning for her. He had not eaten anything but drank water from the public tap. 'What! You have not eaten?' admonished Tai. They sat down on the dusty platform and she pulled out Roti and Dal, the simple staple food for millions Indians, from the tiffin box. They fed each other, laughing and staring at each other, content with what they had.
There was probably more love in the Dal-Roti than in all the jumbo heart-shaped, Swiss chocolate boxes. So now, tell me how to woo a woman and what is the best Valentine gift? Is it expensive gift or giving a woman your whole self, mind, soul and body ?
"Saab. . . Chaliye..!" my driver was behind me. I opened the car's door and slid inside. Tai and her man were looking at me strangely, Honda CRV had made me alien. I waved my hand, in return they looked at each other, then waved back. Car zoomed toward my home but this lump in my throat refused to go down and perhaps it was the dry wind coming through the car's window that made my eyes water.
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Okay, first things first: "Bowie" does not rhyme with "Joey". Nor does it rhyme with "Maui". It rhymes with "Louie". That's the proper pronunciation of the Scottish name, and the city of Bowie, Maryland is named after Maryland governor Oden Bowie, whose father had built the railroad to which the town owed its existence.
"But wait," some of you are thinking. "What about Jim Bowie, of the Alamo and Bowie knife fame? He pronounced it to rhyme with 'Joey'." No, he didn't. He rhymed it with "Louie".
"But the 'Bowie' in 'Bowie knife' rhymes with 'Joey'." No, it...well, it does and it doesn't. So many people pronounce it to rhyme with "Joey" that I'm not willing to say that's not a correct pronunciation. (This is basically how language change occurs: once enough people are doing something "wrong" it becomes right.) But the original pronunciation of "Bowie knife" had "Bowie" rhyming with "Louie", and that's also still a correct pronunciation, even if most people aren't aware of it.
"But David—" Oh, dear lord, where to begin? David Bowie wasn't sure how his name was pronounced. I'm not being flippant or insulting the man or anything like that. There is literally a video of him saying "I don't even know how to pronounce it anymore; I've lost track." When he first chose the name (you did know his real name was Jones, right?), he thought it rhymed with "Joey", but he later found out the proper Scottish pronunciation rhymed with "Louie", and of course by that time millions of his fans were pronouncing it to rhyme with "Maui". He once said he was fine with any of those pronunciations, so pronounce that one however you want.
But the city's name definitely rhymes with "Louie".
Incidentally, if you look at a map of Bowie, you'll notice something fairly odd. Streets that are near each other tend to start with the same letter. This apparently goes back to the 1950s, when a large parcel of land just outside the then-tiny town of Bowie was made into what essentially is a massive subdivision. That subdivision just outside Bowie quickly became a subdivision just inside Bowie, and probably accounts for over 90% of the land in the city. For some reason, whoever developed that land thought it would be amusing to create 24 little areas where the street names start with the same letter (there's no X or Z). Some of the letters have fairly small areas (the U section is only seven streets, with four of them being cul-de-sacs only a block or so long) and some of the areas have to come up with some fairly bizarre names to fit the pattern (the Q's give us Quoting Poet Court, Quantum Leap Lane, and Quarum Place, and yes that last one is Quarum not Quorum). The baseball team, incidentally, are just outside the city limits, so they manage to avoid this particular silliness.
Which is not to say they are devoid of silliness. There's the name, for example. The team is called the Baysox because Bowie is not located on the Chesapeake Bay. Yeah, sure, it's near the Bay. So is two thirds of the state of Maryland. Bowie isn't particularly close to the Bay, as the county it's in doesn't border the Bay. So trying to associate the city with the Chesapeake is a bit of a reach. I'm going to be nice and give them the "Local" bonus, but that's mostly out of pity because the team's score is still in triple digits even with that bonus and the logo, while not great, isn't that bad. That said, the way I see it the water in the team's logo must be the Patuxent River or something.
Then, of course, there's the whole idea of bay sox. As with my review several weeks back for Colorado Springs, I'm left wondering precisely what a "bay sock" is supposed to be. A strange word for a swim fin? Maybe a flotation device worn on the feet? I love that mental image. I love it primarily because I know that if you put a flotation device on your feet, then your feet are going to be bobbing on the top of the water while your head is a few feet underwater. You'll drown, but the authorities will have an easy time finding your body.
But no, the name really makes no sense. Which is fine, I suppose. When the team's geographic name is guaranteed to be mispronounced by 95% of the people who see it, they may as well distract you from that fact somehow. And this team name will have people puzzling over it so much that they'll forget all about the knife, the frontiersman, and the singer.
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